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[NickFitz]

And what was the opinion thereon?

There are times when the Lucan-hunting chap's obsessive nature gets a bit exasperating, but it's worth persevering to the (surprising) end

This evening's reading has been a bit more of Lying for Money, with some interesting lessons in business strategy from the accountant to the Kray twins

Thursday tomorrow!

Goodnight all

[DoctorStrangelove]

Accompanied by the final episode of Lucan

And what was the opinion thereon?

[NickFitz]

Tea has been shepherd's pie. Very tasty

Accompanied by the final episode of Lucan

[NickFitz]

Another Scrambled Maps that seemed like it would be a nightmare but I got it in ten moves, though helped rather by seven or eight tiles (of 25) being in the right place to start with

[xoggoth]

Quite nice meeting at pub this morning with local history society bunch, all old farts as usual. Nice sunniesh walky later.

[xoggoth]

This evening, I finished The Peepshow in which the death penalty was eventually abolished

I was wondering why such a subject would be covered in a David Mitchell comedy episode until I Googled it.

[ladymuck]

Meanwhile on the 1st of December 2019 LM was surrounded by fost & frog, and, in a Cunning Plan had smashed 6 dinner plates & a pyrex dish at a family do the previous evening.

I remember that event. The family still take the mickey out of me for it.

[ladymuck]

Morning all, Seattle calling, local time 0643

Dark, sun rise is at 0713. Raining and that's expected all day. Currently 10 degrees with a high of 13 expected. Barometer at 1000 mBar.

Our flight was an hour late but otherwise had a very pleasant time. Knackered though.

[NickFitz]

I remembered I had a smallish bit of steak & Guinness pie left in the freezer, so that was lunch

The slight mist first thing thickened into a definite fog after an hour or so. Not sure when it dissipated as I was working by then, but it's a sunny day with an almost clear sky now

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Wednesday.

Dry.

Sunny.

Cold in here at 13.8 deg, 12.5 deg in the kitchen, 10 deg in the leanto.

1033 mBar, 30.5 in Hg, 774.8 Torr, 14.98 psi, (unchanged), 64% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 1st of December 2019 LM was surrounded by fost & frog, and, in a Cunning Plan had smashed 6 dinner plates & a pyrex dish at a family do the previous evening.

Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the sunshine & distinct chill.

Shopping trip to Morrisons done dusted washed dried sanitised & put away.

Lunch: brunch.

Shopping trip to Tesco done dusted washed dried sanitised & put away: forgot the cranberry juice.

^^^ A displacement activity to avoid the urge to go to B&Q & buy stuff.

Freecell score: 89%, running average: 80%.

Freecell score: 100%, running average: 80%.

Tea: beans on toast etc.

Entertainment: PM.

UFO bollox on Blaze <click>

Book. Other other book (Foundation 5th story).

Went to look for some components for a project. Found stuff I'd long forgotten about, which is always a nice surprise. .

Maigret: the one where the cop gets shot by the jewel thieves and Palmari gets offed as well.

[WTFH]

Morning all
CBS, etc. I even went as far as wearing a heavier jacket over a t-shirt. I prefer cold and dry to raining -when it comes to walking.

[NickFitz]

Wot is the opinion of "Lucan"? .

I'm finding it pretty interesting - I'll probably watch the third and final part tonight

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Bit of a misty start, but looks as if it'll turn into a sunny morning once the sun gets high enough, before clouding over towards lunchtime. Getting chilly in the morning now: 3°C to start, though rising to 11° later. The barometers remain quite high at 1025/1033mB

[DoctorStrangelove]

Lying Tory bastards: who'd have thunk?

Wot is the opinion of "Lucan"? .

[NickFitz]

This evening, I finished The Peepshow in which the death penalty was eventually abolished, in part because of the case of Timothy Evans. The book ends with an interesting discovery in the National Archives: a record of something Christie said to a prison officer immediately after his sentencing that appears to completely exonerate Evans, which was suppressed by the Conservative government (all the correspondence about it between the various politicians involved is also in the archive) who feared it could make a forthcoming vote on the death penalty go the "wrong" way

And then I started on Lying for Money: How legendary frauds reveal the workings of our world by Dan Davies, which promises to be an interesting read

Wednesday tomorrow! Soon be Thursday

Goodnight all