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[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning Afternoon.

Wednesday.

Dry.

Sunny.

Blue sky.

Cool in here at 15.1 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 13.5 in the leanto, 10 in the salting house.

1021 mBar, 30.15 in Hg, 765.8 Torr, 14.81 psi, (up from 1020 last night), 59% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 4th of January 2020 BR 14 popped in & was a tad grumpy (with reason), and I watched a thing about Clive James Postcard from London, followed by his interview with Mary Beard whilst he was dying, and NF got around to watching "predator (1987)" again.

Washing frenzy in progress.

Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the sunshine. Weeded the parents' and brother's grave.

Lunch: brunch.

Entertainment: Y&Y waffling on about something.

More work on next door's shed: fixed the bottom of door jamb a bit more firmly to the rest of the crumbling structure and removed a large ivy creeper that was in the way. Indoor ivy in the shed, it's a thing in that shed. Even dug the circular saw out & used that to cut the new half rotten bit of wood I installed rather than the ancient ripsaw I used yesterday.

Managed to ignore him & her next door by hiding in the garage as they walked past to avoid saying things I couldn't take back.

Hope he appreciates the £1 I'm leaving him in my will against the £300k for his sister.

Not that I've ever been known to bear a grudge. Much. After all the dissector of human remains is still above ground as far as I'm aware. .

Now outside a mediocre cup of Tesco instant coffee so feeling a bit better.

Tea: chicken in white sauce etc.

Entertainment: PM <click>

Thing on PBS about the Kennedys: Bobby post 22 November 1963.

Thing about War Machine: WWII: in the air. Oh look, the septics did almost everything. .

Maigret The Vanishing M. Owen.

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been half a large Dickinson & Morris pork pie

I didn't feel too bad for much of this morning. Then just before lunch, I came over all of a slump. I'd just been working on something; not going to make that mistake again

Luckily, the stuff that needs to be done this afternoon can be done by the others while I cheer them on from the sidelines. And there's the weekly departmental meeting mid-afternoon, which I use as an excuse to grab a coffee and some biscuits and do nothing for an hour or so

[WTFH]

Just found out that my photography student has won a second award.

[NickFitz]

Tea: shepherd's pie

Accompanied by another episode of the RAF thing on C4

[NickFitz]

I seem to have forgotten to bid TPD good night! In my defence, I came over all of a slump again after reading a chapter of Caledonian Road (not the book's fault, it was the lurgy) and went to bed quite early while feeling extremely tired

Today is another grey but mild start, being 7°C going on 15° again. The barometers are down a little to 1009/1017mB. No precipitation anticipated today, though

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Thursday.

Damp.

Dreary.

Grey.

Misty.

Wanly sunny.

Chilly in here at 14.7 deg, 13 in the kitchen, 13.5 in the leanto.

1018.5 mBar, 30.07 in Hg, 763.93 Torr, 14.772 psi, (down from 1020 last night), 61% RH (Lidl electric).


Meanwhile on the 5th of January 2019, BR14 popped in, whilst NF followed on from watching "Predator (1987)" with "The Final Countdown (1979)" which someone had described as having "too many planes taking off & landing", whereas it was all misty & moisty, grey & grim around here. Bit like today really.

Walk (unabbreviated) walked: saw my shadow twice, in between it drizzled that fine rain that's wetter than wet.

Lunch: brunch.

Entertainment: the last 2 minutes of "The Infinite Monkey Cage" ep 200 followed by <click> when some oik started rapping away. Turned out to be about armed robbery. Leave it out, guvnor.

More potching down in the garage: the workbench reassembly is coming along slowly. The usual 6" and 8" nails used by my late father seem quite reluctant to leave said workbench. I'll be using screws instead.

Trimmed the ends of said workbench to make it look a bit more presentable. Even managed to extract the final bolt that holds the vice in place.

Knackered now.

Once I'm outside this cup of coffee it'll be back to it.

Really unpleasant afternoon: that fine rain is falling and there's no sign of it going away.

Tea: beans on toast. Couple of boiled eggs. Nice enough.

Entertainment: PM <click>

PBS: War Machine: logistics.

PBS: Spy Ops: Proect Azorian.

Sky Arts 25 top SF films: Close Encounters pips Blade Runner to the crown.

"The Big Sleep (1944)". Who killed the chauffeur?

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Cloudy but quite bright. Currently 11 degrees with a high of 16 expected. Cloud cover set to dissipate as the day progresses. Barometer down to 1022 mBar.

Sunrise 05:48; Sunset 18:26

Had a lovely evening out with a friend last night. HWMBO arrives this afternoon.

[WTFH]

Morning all
Overcast but dry here. a pleasant walk earlier and Max has now headed off to the beach.

[xoggoth]

Damn it, the clutch on me little van is acting up again. Had to drive last 1/2 mile home last night in 2nd gear. Can't find a local garage who can do anything for nearly 3 weeks. Only good thing in life is that I got a Viz in Smiths yesterday.

[NickFitz]

The bicycle has arrived!

Well, it's at the shop. I'll go and collect it tomorrow, when I have plenty of time