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[NickFitz]

It's drizzly out again, so tea has been a KFC delivery

I tried this a month or so ago and the fries left a fair bit to be desired, being rather soggy and undercooked; and reviews suggest this is a common problem at that branch. So this time I tried ordering from the one near the old flat, which is a bit further away, and the fries were distinctly better this time

[NickFitz]

Cold cocktail sausages and a bag of plain crisps for lunch

There's a couple of squirrels scampering around down on the lawns. They've been very active for a few weeks now, but I suppose autumn is their busy time

[NickFitz]

Afternoon denizens

Overcast day out, and an expected hour or so of drizzle has just started. Currently 16°C which is as good as it gets, and the barometers have leapt up to 1012/1020mB

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Saturday.

Due to the condition of the back, putting socks on was inneresting this morning.

Grey.

Dry.

Sunless.

Chilly in here at 18.1 deg, 19 deg in the kitchen, 17 deg in the leanto.

1019 mBar, 30.09 in Hg, 764.3 Torr, 14.779 psi, (down from 1020 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair), 74% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 15th of July 2019 there was much discussion of contracts, the lack thereof, of the days when one could just walk into same, plus talk of long forgotten films, with added discussion of meals & suchlike.

Walk (abbreviated) walked in the grey gloom.

Lunch: baked potato etc.

Entertainment: Craig Charles waffling on about the Falkirk Triangle to reach no conclusion.

Freecell scores: 100%, 89%, running average: 86%.

Next batches of bol and chilli con carne duly cooked and awaiting the freezer once they've cooled down a bit.

Tea: spag with the new bol, pretty meh, etc.

Entertainment:

Maigret

The Four Just Men.

Pulp (1972) with that Michael Caine chap. I saw this one a loooooooong time ago, possibly in the cinema, possibly during the endless tedium of Loogabaroo.

[ladymuck]

Good morning

Bright and sunny. Currently 12 degrees with a high of 19 expected. Barometer notably up to 1025 mBar.

In Oslo it's much the same although the high will be 17 degrees.

Will be leaving for the airport in about 20 minutes.

[NickFitz]

I also decided to strip the bed, so that's airing and will have to be remade before it gets late

This bright idea was predicated on the notion that I had clean bedding with which to remake the bed. Upon investigation, however, it transpired that the alternate bedding was neatly folded from its last removal, and awaiting its turn in the washing machine

There is a third set, but it's rather old and the fitted sheet doesn't fit the depth of this mattress. So I bit the bullet and put the alternate through the washer-dryer. As past experience has taught me that it's better to dry the duvet cover separately, it being of a rather heavy weave, it took quite some time to get it all done and dried

Anyway… tonight's major motion picture premiere was one of those ones that everybody but me has seen: Rocky (1976) which it turns out is very good

I wasn't aware that Sylvester Stallone also wrote it. You learn something new every day

And then one I hadn't rewatched in a good while but which was close alphabetically: RoboCop (1987) which is very good in its way. But stop-motion animation really stands out nowadays, given that we're spoiled by silky smooth graphics

The heavy-weave duvet cover was still drying at this stage, so that was enough of an excuse for a rewatch of The Accountant (2016) - not that one needs an excuse

And the bed is now made, so time for it

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Roast gammon with chips, fried eggs and beans for tea

[NickFitz]

That's me done for the week

I get the sun coming through my window too, though my monitors have their backs to it and the desk is on the inside of the room, so it only becomes a problem as the sun has got lower and gets through the gaps between them and shines in my eyes; so around six months of the year

Those who finished today have finished, and I managed to be reasonably productive this afternoon

I also decided to strip the bed, so that's airing and will have to be remade before it gets late

[ladymuck]

The sun has come out and is reflecting off my monitor so I've had to close the blind so as not to go blind. I really should rearrange my desk.

Had a meeting with the new 'Head of Product' who got to hear me complaining about how the team I'm in has no strategy or direction due to it not having a Product Manager owning its deliverables. Made it clear I was not interested in becoming that PM. Remains to be seen whether that's sounded the death knell for my contract (I'm half hopeful but, you never know, they might punish me by offering an extension).

[NickFitz]

Not as busy as I thought I might have been today

I've managed to get a good bit of Terraform stuff sorted out, and I suppose I ought to review the final commits from the other devs who finish today. But I pretty much know what they've been up to, and the Terraform stuff is more interesting

Lunch was Heinz tomato soup and white toast

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Friday.

Sunny.

Bright.

Blue sky.

Chilly in here at 17.9 deg, 19 deg in the kitchen, 16.5 deg in the leanto, 13.8 deg in the salting house.

1014 mBar, 29.94 in Hg, 760.56 Torr, 14.71 psi, (up from 1004 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair), 76% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 15th of July 2019 scruff was agent oranging the garden whilst I was busily spring cleaning again.

Smalls in the WM.

Smalls out of the WM, during which I put my back out, so pegging smalls out was inneresting.

Shirts in the WM. Forgot to press "Start" due to back trauma, so that's delayed matters somewhat.

Shirts out of the WM & pegged out on the line.

Cottons in the WM.

Walk (slightly abbreviated with pitstop halfway) walked in the sunshine.

Shirts in off the line and awaiting the attention of the iRon.

Cottons out of the WM & pegged out on the line.

A light shower just to piss me off, in which, it succeeded.

Lunch: scrambled egg etc.

Entertainment: the last 5 minutes of some thing about Henry Lincoln.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001q0kj

TWATO waffling on about lunes crossing the Med.

Hannah Fry waffling on about graphs and such.

Shirts and associated cottons in off the line & roughly iRoned whilst listening to the archive hour thing about Henry Lincoln, with contributions by Rat Scabies, whoever the feck he is.

Smalls in off the line & airing upstairs.

Bed remade. I'm almost reconciled to fitted sheets.

Entertainment: "More or Less" repeat. PM.

Tea: soup.

Entertainment:

JoP. JoP.

Dial 999 E29 "Deadly Blackmail". Gosh. Tracking a suitcase of money with a radio transmitter.

More bollox on Blaze: Strangest Things: Jericho skull. Wilhelm Reich & the Cloudbuster. The Map.

What on earth? more sat photos.

The Swedish Customs thing on something or other. Hope that no cats get offed this week.

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Dull damp start but looks like it might be brightening up. Currently 16 degrees with a high of 19 expected with a sunny afternoon beckoning. Barometer up a touch to 1016 mBar.

Need to pack for holiday.

[NickFitz]

No goodnight post? Just shows how knackered I was feeling

Anyway, the opal hunters had their varying wins, failures, and mechanical troubles; followed by Police Interceptors :

A good night's sleep was had, and most importantly: it's Friday!

It's turned from a grey-looking to a sunny start out as the sun rose above the neighbouring blocks, including the garage of the Super Monkey Car. Currently 12°C and reaching 18° later, while the barometers are back up a little at 1003/1010mB

I suppose I'll need to spend a chunk of the day reviewing the other devs' code and docs to make sure I have everything I need from them before they clock off for the last time this afternoon. Shame, as I'm quite enjoying getting into Terraform for deploying AWS infrastructure; it's different enough from what we've been working on for the past six months to make a refreshing change

[NickFitz]

Going to do the shopping in a bit, once the rush hour has died down. I might have to take the outer ring road route, as somebody got stabbed to death a few hundred yards up the road from the old flat last night and if the resultant road closure is still in place, it'll be doing terrible things to the traffic in that area

The road had reopened and the traffic had largely cleared, so I went that way. The chestnut tree is just starting to turn, but the most exciting news is that the Polish café has got a new sign! Very classy looking sign too

Onwards to Big Sainsbury's where I'd been nominated as solitary mask wearer again. Got the shopping done, and filled the car up, and so home via the VAT fraud chip shop. And thus tea has been Pukka chicken & mushroom pie and chips

Now catching up on the opal hunters, which I'd recorded while I was out

[NickFitz]

That's me done for the day

Still very grey out, and may rain a bit shortly.

Last day tomorrow for most of the team. TBH, it'll be a bit of a relief not having to help anybody else - for whatever's left to do, I'd rather just do it myself

And the chap in charge of my next team is happy with me taking a week off in a couple of weeks. This depends entirely on how well the remaining stuff on this project goes, but it certainly gives me a major incentive to get things sorted out, as I won't be able to take the time off unless the relevant people are happy it won't cause a calamitous delay to anything

Going to do the shopping in a bit, once the rush hour has died down. I might have to take the outer ring road route, as somebody got stabbed to death a few hundred yards up the road from the old flat last night and if the resultant road closure is still in place, it'll be doing terrible things to the traffic in that area