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[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Tuesday apparently.

Damp.

Puddle considerably reduced.

Grey.

Hints of sun.

Chilly in here at 14.1 deg, 12.5 in the kitchen, 11 in the leanto, 8.5 in the saltinghouse.

1005.5 mBar, 29.69 in Hg, 754.2 Torr, 14.584 psi, (up from 1000 last night), 68% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 6th of March 2020 NF got a ticket for the boring conference on the 20th of May , LM tried but they'd all gone & she was going to be in Oslo that day anyway, whilst NF's car failed the MOT on a lightbulb, then passed when they put a new one in, though a rear tyre had a nail in it.

Washing frenzy in progress.

Some clown sent a gigantic text message to my ancient batphone which seems to have removed its ability to receive text messages, which is rather irritating.

Walk (unabbreviated, towpath) walked in the sunshine, during which Morrison was visited: done dusted washed dried sanitised & put away.

Looks very much as if the canal overtopped the towpath in several places yesterday.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Y&Y waffling on about landlords. TWATO.

Washing frenzy complete after the TD was pressed into service: everything now airing upstairs. Must remember to retire that worn out towel with one of the many left by my late mother because: a) it smells and b) it doesn't dry worth a damn any more.

Tea: soup etc. Nice enough until I discovered the added saltiness was due to a split lip.

Entertainment: PM. <click>.

Lee Van Cleefe in a 4 stars production of "Trail's End (1953)". He didn't make it to the credits. .

Time to Remember: 1911 to 1913: starts with the investiture of the Prince of Wales (well he lasted ever such a long time as King), the King Emperor's visit to India for the Delhi Durba, the young lady who threw herself under the King's horse at the Derby, and the Titanic which proved rather less than unsinkable. Narrated by Dame Edith Evans. 1959. A different age.

The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder: "The Treasure House (1971)".

[WTFH]

Morning all

Wet and windy overnight, but calmed down this morning, although our walk was quite muddy.

[NickFitz]

I finished Sisters By a River tonight. I think I’ll be going straight on to another Barbara Comyns book; they’re very enjoyable

Earlier today I did some stuff with RealityKit, leading to a cube drifting around randomly in 3D space. This may not sound like much, but it means I’ve worked out how to integrate RK with GameplayKit, which provides all kinds of weird and wonderful functionality such as path following and flocking

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Tea has been some Turkish leftovers

To go with this, The Crash Detectives (though iPlayer seems a little uncertain about whether “The” should be included in the title), with no fatalities for a change!

[xoggoth]

wotsisname? - Boris?

No, he says his name is Cyril.

[ladymuck]

Popped out to the post office to send some tree baubles and a jar of home-made mincemeat up to HWMBO. This morning's sunny outlook has definitely disappeared in favour of a dull grey. The forecast rain was trying to get going with some spits here and there. Chilly breeze too.

The bed linen is nearly all laundered. I will leave the mattress topper for another day; once the rest has dried and I have more room to put it out.

[NickFitz]

Lunch: some cold cocktail sausages and a bag of crisps

[sadkingbilly]

Free day 2day, most exciting thing is trip to town to look for a new mattress. Tiny spider still on me monitor, he's going to be my best mate he is.

wotsisname? - Boris?

[NickFitz]

Links are up

[xoggoth]

Free day 2day, most exciting thing is trip to town to look for a new mattress. Tiny spider still on me monitor, he's going to be my best mate he is.