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[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Wednesday.

Damp.

Grey.

Dreary.

Sunless.

Cool in here at 19.6 deg, 20.5 in the kitchen, 18 in the leanto.

998 mBar, 29.47 in Hg, 748.6 Torr, 14.4748 psi (down from 1002 last night), 67% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 29th of March 2020 AndyGarbs popped in a lot, LM detailed skip charges for the parking bay outside her flat, WTFH popped in, and I turned the heating on briefly & roasted some beef, whereas NF suggested Brillo turned his car on and off to see if it made the clock work.

Awake at 06:20. Dream before waking was a work one: much use of the term "mother****er" happened in this dream. Can't remember a dream like that previously.

In other other news it's been hammering down for at least an hour, and windy with it.

If I could be arsed it'd be a good day to die hard have a bonfire.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Thing about AI on R4: they don't seem to realise that Terminator is a documentary. Followed by Best BTTC crashes on ITV4. Jungle Warfare on PBS: the Evil British in Malaya; the Evil French, followed by the Septics in Vietnam. Guess who were more successful against the communists. .

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

It’s a grey start today, with what seems to be a lot of layers of various thicknesses. It’s still breezy, and this is expected to continue, getting even breezier during or after the rain that’s expected to visit from the next hour or so to mid-afternoon. As a result of the breeze, the present temperature of 13°C “feels like” 8°; the expected high is 18°. The barometers are very slightly up at 991/999mB

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Dull and overcast, a bit damp. Currently 16 degrees ('feels like' 14) with a high of 19 expected. Rain supposedly starting soon but the sun might make an appearance this afternoon. Barometer down to 1004 mBar.

Sunrise 04:48; Sunset 21:11 BST

This morning I was called by the NHS Blood and Transplant service to ask if I'd consider switching from whole blood donation to plasma. This is mildly inconvenient because blood can be donated pretty much anywhere and there's a great centre at Westfield in Shephard's Bush. Plasma can only be done at one of three centres, my local being in Twickenham (the others are in Birmingham and Reading). Turns out there's not enough plasma donations in the UK and they're on a drive to recruit and be less reliant on imports. Plasma donations can also be given more frequently than blood. So, this weekend, I'll be off to Twickers to try it out.

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been leftover chips and lamb from the other evening, because I made too much

The rain was occasional and more inclined to drizzle after some early downpours, and seems to have petered out altogether now

[sadkingbilly]

Afternoon all
Greetings from the depths of Z_Land

found an old share cert when clearing my wife's effects.
Attempted to contact the authors for validity check, and I spent hours trying to negotiate their website, which insists on an 11 digit account number, when the number i have is only 8 digits.
The website helpfully gives a tel no to call in the case of an 8 digit number, but this is guarded by a robot which, after 2minutes of pre-recorded irrelevance, insists on an 11 digit no before even offering any alternatives.
All contact nos for this incompetently written website's owners are guarded by the same robot.
WTF writes this sh1TE???
no doubt the 'professionals' in the SotM thread.
Feckin code monkeys.
Grrrrr.
I see the taxdodgers are still excited