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[NickFitz]

Home again after the journey south to say goodbye to the old place and leave my key

It turned out not to be a time of solitary pondering, as my sister and brother-in-law had underestimated quite how much crap my parents were capable of squirrelling away in a garage, two sheds, a summerhouse, and a greenhouse. They were almost through with it though and optimistic about getting it finished in time, so I helped out by taking a load of assorted stuff to the tip

In among my load was a large flowerpot full of assorted crockery, all of it quite nice and including a teapot. I don't have it in me to chuck away a perfectly good teapot, and there were various nice mugs and plates too, so I ended up bringing that back with me

And with that done, the various rooms photographed empty (a state I don't think I'd ever seen them in before, as I vaguely recall the move happening on a school day), and assorted photos taken of the garden, it was time to leave my key and head home

I stopped off at Big-Sainsbury's-Down-There on the way back as they stock Old Hooky and none of the ones up here do, so I grabbed four bottles of that along with some other bits and bobs

Now I've just got to wait for the solicitor to call tomorrow…

[ladymuck]

Afternoon all

Dry but cloudy with the occasional splash of sky poking through. Currently 16 degrees with a high of 17 expected. Barometer steady at 1005 mBar.

It's been a bit of a non-event so far today. I did have a sausage sandwich for lunch though.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Tuesday.

Dryish.

Wanly sunny.

Blue sky in parts.

Cool in here at 17.9 deg, 19.5 in the kitchen, 16.5 in the leanto, 14.5 in the saltinghouse.

Was wanly sunny, now overcast.

1000 mBar, 29.53 in Hg, 750 Torr, 14.5 psi, (up from 999 last night), 80% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 15th of November 2019 NF had spag bol, BR14's contract fell through at the last moment, and the weather was cold and nasty.

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

It was a rather gloomy grey start, albeit without rain either overnight or presently, but a minute or two ago the sun made it high enough to pass the bank of thick low cloud and start shining through the much flimsier stuff higher up. So things should dry up a bit more quickly, and potentially warm up a bit too. It's still not that warm though, being 13°C with an expected high of 15°, while it's also rather breezy which is making it feel like 10°. The barometers are essentially steady at 991/998mB

[NickFitz]

Tonight's only telly was another episode of the Gloucestershire police thing, in which there was a glimpse of the pub I initially stayed in in Cheltenham, and also the corner of the nearby street I later lived on, off the High Street. The pub is a restaurant now, I think, and the larger part of the building which formed the guest accommodation has been turned into a coworking space

A few more chapters of Burmese Days have been read

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Tea: takeaway leftovers

[NickFitz]

Bacon bap for lunch

Heavy rain continuing. I had been thinking of shifting some stuff to and from the storage unit and maybe taking a few bits to the tip, but I'm not going anywhere in this weather

I also need to pop down south and leave my key, but it looks like it's expected to be a bit drier tomorrow so I'll make my last ever visit to the house then

[NickFitz]

Links are up

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Overcast. Damp from overnight rain. Currently 17 degrees and that's the high for the day. Barometer down to 1005 mBar.

There was lots and lots of rain early this morning, around 1 am. The guttering failed to cope and overflowed at the spot that had been checked out. There was so much rainfall that on running down the wall, it found a way to get in the top of the kitchen door. The door is recessed into the wall but that wasn't sufficient to stop the rain finding a way in.

I have been asked to rejoin the project I was on at the beginning of the year, just for two days a week. Not enough income to cover all the bills but it reduces how much of my savings is being spent.

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

After what I think has been a rainy night, it's a foggy start. The fog also seems to be getting thicker, certain trees now seeming less distinct than they were a little while ago. It's keeping it relatively mild for autumn, being 16°C with an expected high of 18° - though only briefly, early in the afternoon. The barometers are down to 992/999mB, and more rain is expected soon

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Monday.

Grey.

Dark.

Dank.

Drizzly.

Dreary.

Sunless.

Cool in here at 18.2 deg, 20 deg in the kitchen, 17.5 deg in the leanto.

1000 mBar, 29.53 in Hg, 750 Torr, 14.5 psi, (down from 1002 last night), 80% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile for the 15th of November 2019 see yesterday's post.

Walk (abbreviated due to inclement weather) walked in the grey gloom & rain.

Lunch: there was.

Shopping trip to Boots & Morrisons duly washed dried sanitised & put away.

Freecell score: 90%, running average: 76%.

Tea: beans on toast etc.

Entertainment: PM <click>.

Read book.

Archaeology from the air: Stonehenge etc.

Meet the Ancestors.

Oak Island bollox: the metal detecting moron finds some cast iron ?bits of a stove?. More wood. Bits of lead. More rusty metal. Feck me, someone shoot me it would be a kindness to avoid "watching" this crap ever again.

[NickFitz]

Lots of Monkey Life this morning, and I watched an episode of Time Team with lunch

Then some of the US borders and NZ policing stuff was on, some of which I hadn't seen before

And this evening, Saving Lives in Cardiff and 24 Hours in A&E

Later, I read some more of Burmese Days

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

It stopped raining for a while, albeit with occasional spells of drizzle, but now it's raining heavily again, and a look at the lightning map shows regular strikes moving in a northwesterly direction towards Wellingborough. If they continue heading this way, they should be here in an hour or less

[xoggoth]

Nice wander round Lewes inc. visit to priory and castle with my nephew. Not been to former, never knew it existed. All that rain and thunder in the forecasts never happened.

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been breakfast, i.e. a fry-up

Making a special guest appearance were M&S pork breakfast patties, which I think are a new thing. Very nice and I'll probably get them again, but I think perhaps two of them was one more than required, given that they were in addition to rather than instead of anything