The builders knocked a big whole in the wall, taking the existing bricks out and cleaning them up. Then started rebuilding it. I reckon the wall will be done tomorrow and then it'll need a render a coat of paint.
At least they had a good day for it.
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Tea: Sainsbury's TTD beer-battered cod fillet, with chips and beans
To watch with this, the Gloucestershire police night shift programme, or rather the first half of an episode thereof. They're chasing suspected burglars along the disused railway line in Cheltenham, now a cycle and foot path, that I used to walk along to get from the station back to the town centre when I had a gig in Bromsgrove whilst living there
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Lunch has been a ham toastie
The white loaf had turned out exceptionally well, lovely and light throughout. And it toastifies beautifully into a really nice crisp, but not hard, shell
In other news, I finally remembered to ask about the exemption I'd sought from the requirement to spend 40% of the working week in the office, and I got it! Take that, proponents of good health; heart disease causing an increased risk of harm from Covid (and other transmissible diseases) FTW!
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^^ Happy Anniversary, WTFH
Morning all
Sunny with not a wisp to be seen. Currently 12 degrees with a high of 19 expected. Will cloud over as the day progresses. Barometer steady at 1016 mBar still.
Sunrise 06:27; Sunset 19:29 BST
Builders in the back garden today fixing the wall the (now ex) tree was pushing out of its way. Initially the builder wanted to take the whole wall down and rebuild it. Now I think they're kind of pushing it back into position and putting some ties across. Maybe. Lots of banging going on at the moment.
In other news, feeling heaps better today. Hurray. That's a boring topic now come to an end.Leave a comment:
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Morning denizens
Sunny start, but not going to be as warm as that might suggest: currently a mere 11°C, and though it's expected to reach 20°, that's only for a brief spell mid-afternoon. The barometers are up a little at 1004/1012mB
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After yesterday's record 08:35, today's awakening was 06:20 with a dream of some exam or other and an essay.
Morning.
Tuesday apparently <checks clock>
Damply dry.
Sunny when I looked out of the window: grey now.
Cooler in here at 18.8 deg, 19 in the kitchen, 17 in the leanto.
1008 mBar, 29.766 in Hg, 756 Torr, 14.62 psi, (down from 1009.5 last night), 71% RH (Lidl electric).
Meanwhile on the 14th of February 2020 AndyGarbs, Brillo, and vetran popped in, LM was having difficulties with HWMBO distributing drying washing around the flat thusly disturbing The System, whilst NF was also doing washing, and I was failing at Freecell and also doing washing.
Freecell score: 82%, running average: 84%.
Walk (towpath, unabbreviated) walked. It was sprinkling with a touch of light rain towards the end, so I obviously timed that about right.
The canal is now full: the sluices are allowing the excess water to flow gently into the river.
All that nasty green scum has gone and the water is looking much fresher than it was.
Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Y&Y waffling on about where do you buy your clothes? <click>.
Freecell score: 88%, running average: 84%.
Tea: soup etc.
Entertainment: PM.
Dial 999 "Down to the sea" (1958).
The mind of Mr J.G. Reeder: "The stealer of marble (1969)".
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Morning all
CBS, etc, but a little cool out.
Long day yesterday on client site, with heavy rain on the drive home.
14th wedding anniversary today.Leave a comment:
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That was explicitly mentioned as a reason why it couldn't be a Friday!Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
Tonight's viewing was more fare dodgers. I think the most amusing ones are those who claim they have a ticket or railcard but they "can't get a signal" and so on as they fiddle with their phone for several minutes, before triumphantly showing it to the inspector - who then points to the date and time clearly visible on said ticket or railcard, which shows that they've just bought it after being stopped
And then another Rumpole story was read. It's interesting that the collections of these stories used to be tremendously popular, regularly appearing in the bestseller lists as far as I remember, yet now many of them are out of print. Sic transit gloria mundi
The white loaf came to fruition, and seems to be of excellent quality again! Having found that Allinson's yeast seems to work better than Sainsbury's own brand, I splashed out on some of their wholemeal flour last week, and shall see if that makes a better loaf. The Sainsbury's wholemeal flour seems to make a loaf that's acceptable, but not perhaps as good as it could be
Goodnight all 
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Tea: chicken madras with rice and naan
I sometimes buy these mini-naan from Sainsbury's, thinking I'll eat less that way. But all that happens is I have two of them, which I'm pretty sure ends up equating to more than one normal-sized naan
Some good news at work today: the DM has suggested, without any prompting from me, that we try to ensure we have at least one meeting-free day every sprint! I indicated that he will have my wholehearted support for this proposition
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^^ I remember that P38 discussion
Afternoon all
Sunny with lumps of fluff. Currently 21 degrees ('feels like' 24) with a high of 22 expected. Chance of a shower mid afternoon. Barometer at 1016 mBar.
Sunrise 06:25; Sunset 19:31 BST
Still not feeling great. Headachy, lack of energy, lack of appetite. I have no doubt the latter is causing the former but it's all a vicious circle at the moment. Meetings have been a struggle as I try to string a sentence together or spell things properly.
Had some Heinz chicken and vegetable soup for lunch.Leave a comment:
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