Morning.
Wednesday.
Sunny.
Blue sky.
Dry.
Chilly in here at 14.3 deg, 13 deg in the kitchen & leanto.
1015 mBar, 29.97 in Hg, 761.3 Torr, 14.72 psi, (down from 1019 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair), 67% RH (Lidl electric)....
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Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Today, 14:03.
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Morning.
Tuesday.
Grey.
Gloomy.
Wanly sunny.
Picking with rain.
Chilly in here at 14.7 deg, 13 deg in the kitchen, 14 deg in the leanto.
1021.5 mBar, 30.164 in Hg, 766.188 Torr, 14.815 psi, (down from 1022 last...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Yesterday, 22:07.
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Just think, Ratcliffe on Soar lasted 56 years whereas the combined cycle gas turbine power station in Baglan Bay barely lasted 10.
Meanwhile the Chinese produced more CO2 in 10 years than the UK produced since 1750 (according to the Torygraph).
Finally stopping the Z80, whereas...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 22 April 2024, 15:17.
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Morning.
Monday.
Dry, whilst picking with rain.
Grey.
Wanly sunny.
Chilly in here at 14 deg, 13 deg in the kitchen & leanto.
1026 mBar, 30.29776 in Hg, 769.56 Torr, 14.8808 psi, ( down from 1026 and a bit last night),...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 22 April 2024, 21:22.
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Done. Off to Oxfam with it. Rather enjoyed that one.
Curious how things were worse after the war than they were during it.
Next: "Never Again" by Peter Hennessy. Same old same old 1945 - 1951. Dunno when I bought this, it came from a different bookshelf, so may have...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 22 April 2024, 09:48.
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Morning.
Sunday.
Dry.
Sunny.
Blue sky in parts.
Chilly in here at 13.5 deg, 12.5 deg in the kitchen & leanto.
1027 mBar, 30.327 in Hg, 770.3 Torr, 14.895 psi, (up from 1026 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair), 68% RH (Lidl...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 21 April 2024, 23:07.
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Morning.
Saturday (though it may be Sunday by the time this posts).
Dry.
Blue sky.
Sunny.
Chilly in here at 13.5 deg, 12.5 in the kitchen, 12 in the leanto.
1026 mBar, 30.2977 in Hg, 769.56 Torr, 14.88 psi, (up from 1021 last...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 20 April 2024, 21:20.
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Morning.
Friday.
Grey.
Sunless.
Gloomy.
Chilly in here at 13.2 deg, 12.5 in the kitchen, 13 deg in the leanto.
1017mBar, 30.03 in Hg, 762.8 Torr, 14.75 psi, (down from 1018 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair), 70% RH (Lidl electric)....Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 20 April 2024, 09:05.
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Morning.
Thursday.
Dry.
Sunny.
Blue sky with the odd tiny cloud present.
Chilly in here at 12.4 deg, 13 deg in the kitchen, 10 deg in the leanto, 5.4 deg in the saltinghouse.
1021.5 mBar, 30.164 in Hg, 766.188 Torr, 14.815...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 18 April 2024, 18:19.
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Afternoon.
Wednesday.
Dry but picking with rain.
Sunny.
Blue sky.
Not sunny.
Overcast.
Chilly in here at 13.7 deg, 12.5 deg in the kitchen, 14 deg in the leanto, 11 deg in the saltinghouse.
1015 and...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 17 April 2024, 18:34.
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Morning.
Tuesday.
Damp.
Raining.
Sunny.
Blue sky in parts.
Chilly in here at 13.5 deg, 12.5 deg in the kitchen, 13 deg in the leanto.
1013 mBar, 29.913 in Hg, 759.8 Torr, 14.692 psi, (up from 1010 last night),...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Yesterday, 22:27.
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Curiously I can still edit my last post in TPD using the search (click on user name: brings up list of posts, click edit & voila!). Though it brought up a 524 error it had made the edits.
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I came to the conclusion the only bits I enjoyed was the parcel inspection & the dogs, so I've stopped watching the programmes.
Morning.
Monday.
Damp. Following on from the rain, hail, & murrain of beasts earlier.
Blue sky in parts.
...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Yesterday, 22:27.
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^^^ LM Zen Chury Om.
^^^^ Well if the septic plod can expend 90 odd bullets on some poor sod DWB for not wearing a seatbelt, the border control lot are almost polite in contrast.
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Inneresting enough, more so than many: Off to Oxfam with it.
Next: "Our Hidden Lives" by Simon Garfield: Mass Observation Diaries from May 1945 to July 1948. There's a cat lady: "Maggie Joy Blunt" who owned a small bookshop after the war that specialised in stuff about...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 21 April 2024, 18:53.
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No idea, it hasn't been switched on for at least 5 years & probably more like 10.
It's going with 20 or so 10" reels of Scotch 207 and 10 or so 7" reels of assorted 207/175 (whatever 175 is, that's on the box but not necessarily what's on the spools).
I paid £600...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 14 April 2024, 10:13.
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Morning.
Sunday.
Dry.
Sunny.
Blue sky.
Frosty.
Chilly in here at 13.9 deg, 13 deg in the kitchen, 12 deg in the leanto.
1021 mBar, 30.15 in Hg, 765.8 Torr, 14.8 psi, (up from 1020 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair),...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 14 April 2024, 20:56.
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I never did get around to listening to the 4th Shaun of the Dead commentary on the dvd.Wrong film: it's Hot Fuzz with 4 commentaries IIRC. Which I obviously don't.
Morning.
Saturday.
Dry.
Grey.
Sunless.
Dreary.
...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 21 April 2024, 12:25.
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