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[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Friday.

Dry.

Frosty.

Blue sky.

Sunny.

12.4 deg in here, 11.1 in the kitchen, 6 in the leanto, 1 out the back.

1013 mBar, 29.91 in Hg, 759.8 Torr, 14.69 psi, (up from 1010 last night), 63% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 8th of April 2020 NF was watching S1E1 of "Dad's Army".

I wonder what happened to MrMarkyMark who's not posted since the 24th of May 2020.

Walk (unabbreviated, towpath) walked in the sunshine and bitter cold. Two conversations.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Food programme. Possibly the Napoleon thing.

 

[WTFH]

-2C this morning on our perambulation. Clear skies and crisp. Cold but enjoyable

TFIF.

 

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

It’s a clear blue sky apart from a couple of big wisps, but the cars are looking frosty after it dipped below zero last night, and it's still a bit on the chilly side: currently 3°C (which apparently “feels like” 6°) and a daily high of 7°. The barometers are back up to 1006/1014mB

Today, a couple of new things will be arriving from Apple: the latest iteration of the Apple TV 4K, and the new HomeView thing. The first I bought because I always get the latest one, the currently-installed incarnation having been released around the time I moved here. This one includes support for the HomePod Minis that arrived the other week to be joined with the existing HomePods stereo pair to do surround sound. Though as I watch films wearing the AirPods Max to avoid disturbing the neighbours with explosions, I’m not sure why I bothered. Still, there’s stuff with “Spatial Audio” on Apple Music I suppose

The new home thing will, I suspect, end up in the kitchen being used as an expensive (£299) timer and occasionally having recipes I want to try sent over to it to save me having to either pull out my phone or rush back to the living room to check how many tbsp of whatever. But maybe it will prove to be useful?

DPD will be delivering these in two separate visits: one is due between 10:52 and 11:52, the other between 12:17 and 13:17. So the shopping, and the Christmas Viz, will have to wait until this afternoon

 

[DoctorStrangelove]

How much was the lamp? The assembled congregation awaits with awe.

 

[NickFitz]

The HomeView has arrived!

It feels extremely cold though, after its overnight journey from who-knows-where, so I’ll leave it to warm up before powering it up. Given that I’m not even sure why I got it, there isn’t really a sense of urgency

 

[NickFitz]

How much was the lamp? The assembled congregation awaits with awe.

A bargain at £199!

But somebody online whose opinions I trust, if only because I know from following them for years that they’re obsessional and will try a dozen variations on something before settling on one and selling on the rest, reckons it’s very good indeed

 

[NickFitz]

The new Apple TV 4K is here!

I heard a beeping outside which turned out to be a DPD van reversing, so hastened towards the stairs. But checking the phone app, it said he was still some way away doing delivery 37 while I was 54, so I concluded it must be for someone else. But after a few minutes, it occurred to me that he hadn’t moved very far from when I’d previously checked, so I Iooked again and according to the map, he was still in the same place he’d been for about half-an-hour

So I ventured downstairs… and there it was on the bottom step! He must have had the code for the door, or somebody else let him in. I assume he’s lost comms with the mothership as the map still shows him about a mile away, delivering number 37

Once again, it’s very cold from the journey so it can warm up and I’ll deal with them both this evening

Next: shopping! But not yet; I’ll let the lunchtime meal deal crowd dissipate first