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[ladymuck]

Morning all

Cloudy, overcast. Weather app says it's sunny and will remain that way all day. Currently 11 degrees with a high of 17 expected. Barometer down to 1032 mBar.

Sunrise 07:20; Sunset 18:14 BST

Off to see Mum today. I have hired a Zipcar, which is located about a 15 minute walk away. Here's hoping it's got some petrol in it.

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Very foggy start out. It seemed as if there was quite bright backlighting to it earlier, suggesting it would be sunny if the fog cleared, but that seems to have changed now so it's just quite grey. Not very warm either at 9°C, though it'll creep up to 15° later. The barometers are down a touch at 1021/1019mB

I had a very good and refreshing night's sleep, except that I seem to have managed to squash my right hand which is a bit sore as a result. It seems to be gradually improving though

Could just be arthritis triggered by the damp and foggy conditions, I suppose

[NickFitz]

Pukka steak slice for lunch

[xoggoth]

Nice weekend wiv me nephew. Went to some historic places, he's a history enthusiast. Back home now. Snore.

[NickFitz]

Leftovers from last night for tea

This was accompanied by a further episode of Netflix's Critical: Between Life and Death. Only one more left now

[ladymuck]

The drive to and fro was uneventful. The Zipcar had petrol and I could have gotten away with not topping it up but I was feeling kind and had enough time to leave it full for the next person.

I have to into the office tomorrow for an all day workshop.

[NickFitz]

I finished Random Acts of Senseless Violence. It's very good. Jack Womack has written four other books set in the same future at different times; this is the "first" one, though not the first to be written. I'll give the others a go, though a lot of people seem to think this is the best of the series

And then I started Ossian's Ride by Fred Hoyle. I've seen this described as science fiction written in the style of John Buchan, and from the first few chapters, that seems fair. The story belts along at a good pace though

Monday tomorrow. Oh well, at least I'm off for ten days after Thursday

Goodnight all :weave:

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Sun on its way up, cloudy. Currently 13 degr6with a high of 16 expected.Low chance of precipitation. Barometer down to 1029 mBar.

Sunrise 07:22; Sunset 18:12 BST

On my way to the office for a day of sitting in a meeting room.

[NickFitz]

Goodnight all :weave:

":weave:"? Why has autocorrect taken to correcting words that are perfectly cromulent in the first place? That should, of course, read

Morning denizens

It's a grey and misty morning out; everywhere looks as damp as if it had been drizzling all night, but it hasn't. The temperature is, and will be, roughly in the now-standard range: currently 10°C, aiming for 16° for a brief period this afternoon. The barometers are tiptoeing down at 1019/1027mB

[DoctorStrangelove]

":weave:"? Why has autocorrect taken to correcting words that are perfectly cromulent in the first place?

It's the Trumpian takeover of CUK.

Morning.

Monday apparently.

Dry.

Grey.

Sunless.

Chilly in here at 16.7 deg, 16.5 in the kitchen, 15 in the leanto, 13 in the saltinghouse.

1024.5 mBar, 30.25 in Hg, 768.44 Torr, 14.859 psi, (down from 1025 last night), 65% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 23rd of February 2020 AndyGarbs and BR14 popped in, my garage & next door's shed were both very wet, LM was in a washing frenzy, NF enjoyed his latest batch of zingy soup, and I contemplated getting rid of The Corolla (Needless to say: it's still there), and spent some happy hours collecting cans and bottles on the road up to the res, this being just before The Trauma of The Leg.

Washing frenzy in progress.

I see that Sounds has been afflicted with entuliptification: what used to be a seamless progression though Infinite Monkey Cage now requires a return to the programme page to continue through the offerings. Brilliant. Though the floating player thing does do that, it gets a bit confusing since it points to the original ep when playing the next.

Freecell score: 93%, running average: 84%.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Monday links.

Walk (towpath, unabbreviated) walked in the grey gloom, though I did see a vague shadow at one point & picked up an accessory for my left shoe at another.

Now getting outside a mug of mediocre but consistent coffee.

Washing frenzy complete.

Tea: chicken in white sauce etc. It was rather nice today.

Entertainment: PM.

"Land (2021)".

Oak Island nutjobbery.

NCIS Origins S1 E1. I somehow doubt I'll be watching much of this. It's the Gibbs Gibbs Gibbs/Mike Franks origin story. Probably with actors who look nothing like them.