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[NickFitz]

Afternoon denizens

Another grey day, though not rainy, or not at the moment. It’s supposed to be a bit breezy but the minimal motion of the trees suggests that they may be exaggerating when saying the present 7°C, which is the high for the day, “feels like” -2°. The barometers are down a little more at 973/981mB

[NickFitz]

I had Popeyes chicken and fries for tea. Made a nice change

And I finished watching the C5 thing about the Swedish sisters going crazy on the M6

[NickFitz]

In Stalingrad, the Russians have encircled the Germans, much to the surprise and dismay of the latter. And it’s still only the start of December! Plenty of winter to come yet…

Goodnight all

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Saturday.

Restless night for some reason: including trying to remember my batphone number at about 04:30 for no readily apparent reason.

Some of the restlessness might have been due to the intermittently howling gale.

Wet.

Grey.

Sunless.

Windy.

Chilly in here at 12.9 deg, 12 in the kitchen, 10 in the leanto.

982.5 mBar, 29 in Hg, 736.94 Torr, 14.25 psi, (up from 978.5 last night), 66% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 13th of March 2020 covbob, AndyGarbs, eek, SimonMac, LondonManc, and LM popped in, whilst there was much sniffing & coughing in the computer room in the library in preparation for The Great Toilet Roll Hunt.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: book. News quiz. book.

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Sunny, with occasional wisps. Currently 7 degrees ('feels like' 4) with a high of 9 expected. Barometer up to 994 mBar.

Sunrise 07:51; Sunset 16:37 GMT

HWMBO and I are at Heathrow Terminal 4 for a flight to Paris. Just a quick overnight trip so he secures Flying Blue Platinum. Nice dinner and Sunday lunch planned.

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

It’s sunny out! Such clouds as there are have been scooting by pretty fast though so it seems to be windy too, at least higher up. It’s 6°C which supposedly “feels like” -2°, and aiming for 8° in the early afternoon; the barometers are up a bit at 981/989mB

Off to the dental hygienist in a bit, then onwards to Big Sainsbury’s

[WTFH]

Morning all
Very stormy overnight, some of the electrics tripped earlier. I rest them, got the kettle boiled for a cuppa then took the dog out. They tripped again while I was out. Tracked it down to the circuit containing the summerhouse and the kitchen hob (no, I’ve no idea why they are on the same trip). Went to the summerhouse to find that there was water dripping from one of the wall sockets. Went to disconnect that socket from the wiring, only for one of the doors of the summerhouse to blow open and the pane in it smashed.

[NickFitz]

Dentistry and shopping done!

The hygienist was a different one to the one I’ve seen for the last couple of years, but she was very good

Then onwards to be reminded of why I stopped going to Big Sainsbury’s on Saturday afternoons. I managed to get what I thought I probably needed, then set off home, only to be reminded of another reason not to go anywhere on Saturday: association football! Luckily I was ahead of the worst of it as the fans were only just starting to make their way there, but the traffic’s bad anyway on Saturdays. So it took me twice as long to get back as I’d expected, but at least when I did, my preferred parking space was still free

Time for lunch now. I fancy a cold roast chicken leg, so it’s a good job I got some