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[NickFitz]

Tonight's viewing was the fare dodgers. And later, I read a couple more Rumpole stories

I've also been busy in the kitchen, for tomorrow sees the coming of the washer-dryer installers! During a quiet spell this afternoon, I made sure the new drain hose would reach by poking it through the hole it has to go through behind the cabinets, then scrabbling in an undignified manner inside the cupboard under the sink until I was able to pull it through. It turns out it's long enough that they'll be able to attach it to the machine with it there, so there was no need to extract it again and it's good to go.

This evening, the question arose of the water inlet hose extension and the power lead, which had to go through another hole, lower down. I joined them together with one of those thick elastic bands a postman had dropped on the stairs a while back, and did some more scrabbling. The extension, being 3m, was never going to be a problem, but I wasn't sure about the power lead. Turns out it's long enough that even with the machine out where they can work on it, it can still reach its intended socket, so both of those are also ready and the installers won't have to abase themselves!

One minor point which I luckily spotted: the water hose appears to have two identical ends, one to screw onto the water thing and one to screw on to the adapter that will join it to the hose that's already on the machine. But it turns out one end has a fine gauze filter fitted which needs to be at the tap! There are no instructions but I'd seen mention of the filter in the manual, so it's a good job I checked and pulled it through the right way round or I would have risked humiliation in the eyes of the installers

So that's all as ready as I can make it, except for removing the blanking cap and refitting the drain adaptor, which will only take a minute or two in the morning… I hope

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Quite an enjoyable day today. I suppose this team will expect me to start being productive soon, but things don't seem quite as pressured as the last two projects tended to be quite often

It started raining about five, presumably because it had been told I had to pop round to the chemist's for the monthly prescription. However, it jumped the gun, having failed to take account of my ability to dither before actually setting off. So the very light drizzle had stopped by the time I'd made it to the corner, and it's brightened up a bit out there now

A major milestone was reached at the chemist's, where the assistant saw me coming in the door, remembered my name, and had gone in the back and fetched my stuff before I made it to the counter! It's only taken two-and-a-half years!

And as I was quite enjoying ambling about, I extended my walk to the kebab shop, so tea has been kebab and chips

[NickFitz]

Lunch was pâté on a toasted bap

I keep meaning to make a white loaf but haven't got around to it. I'll make one tomorrow, once the washer-dryer has (I hope) been dealt with

Another meeting-rich day today as it's sprint end/start time. Makes a change to be working on a project with a steady cadence again; it wasn't practical for the previous project to run that way, and the one before that was mostly just me so sprints didn't make sense

[ladymuck]

Hotel move done. Got a room upgrade. It's an old fashioned hotel, definitely could do with some updated features here and there.

Lunch was a couple of empanadas from a little shop around the corner.

[WTFH]

Morning all
Got soaked walking the dog earlier, then had a dental appointment (teeth are fine, gums are falling apart)
A very pleasant weekend of birthday celebrations for The Wife finished yesterday (her actual birthday)

[ladymuck]

Morning all, local time 1030

Quite cloudy but it's high level stuff and still bright. Currently 16 degrees with a high of 27 expected. Barometer up to 1019 mBar.

Sunrise 07:43; Sunset 20:45 CEST

Quiet morning. All packed to move hotels at checking out time. A 20 minute walk up the road.

Yesterday's dinner was at a Nikkei place. Very delicious but two of the dishes were too salty for my taste. Maybe some overuse of msg.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Tuesday.

Damp.

Grey.

Sunless.

Blue sky in one very small part.

Cool in here at 19.4 deg, 19.5 in the kitchen, 18.5 in the leanto.

995.5 mBar, 29.34 in Hg, 746.7 Torr, 14.44 psi, (down from 997 last night),

Meanwhile on the 14th of February 2020 Churchill, AndyGarbs and vetran popped in, NF watched ST:TMP (presumably not the even more extended extended version as if the original version wasn't long enough to send you to sleep) whereas I watch ST:The Wrath of Kahn, and WTFH had flown back from SepticLand at 780mph due to tail winds.

Walk (towpath) walked. "They" have cleared the fallen tree branches, so there's now 40 in the canal between Tonna & Neath.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Y&Y <click>

Freecell score: 90%, running average: 84%.

Tea: soup etc.

Entertainment: PM <click>.

Nothing on the idiot lantern: Digging for Britain <click> Repair Shoppe <click>

PBS The atomic spies <click>

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Sunny start, with some clouds hither and yon, and more arriving later. Going to be a bit cooler today: currently 13°C, it's only expected to reach 18° this afternoon, then cool back down and possibly (30%) rain a bit at teatime. The barometers are back up a bit at 991/999mB

I was just poking my head out of the bedroom window, taking in the view of the trees and things and seeing which members of the avian contingent were up and about, and a blue tit flew up from the small tree that spreads over the wall from the neighbouring garden, landed clinging to the wall a couple of feet to the side of the window and slightly above me, glanced quizzically at me for a second or two, then flew back down!

[NickFitz]

I watched the second part of the Scottish murder thing, as each episode is only thirty minutes

And later, another Rumpole story. Quite entertaining

Apparently there's a chance of seeing the aurora over the next couple of nights! Probably when I'm asleep because I have to be up in the morning, though. They should do it at the weekend

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Just done Wordle in 2 goes! Lucky day I hope. Nowt on today, just walky and farting about in me garden.

I got it in two as well!

[xoggoth]

No sign of rain on walky again today but it must have chucked it down last night, glad I wore me wellies.

[NickFitz]

September 7th will be a full moon and a lunar eclipse so if you have unimpeded views eastwards and it's clear it might look rather cool (actually reddish).

Excellent!

Though I noticed last night that the moon is very low in the sky here this month, so even if the sky's clear, it may be obscured by the tall trees that adorn the neighbourhood

[NickFitz]

Tea has been a couple of chicken thighs, seasoned with herbs and spices and cooked in the air fryer, with chips. It's the first time I've tried doing chicken thighs in there and they turned out very nicely

And lunch, which I neglected to record because lunchtime was a bit pressured due to last-minute Teams meetings, was some cold bits of sweet and sour pork left over from Saturday

Tea has been accompanied by the first part of Limbs in the Loch: Catching a Killer on iPlayer, yet another murder documentary from BBC Scotland. Bet the Scottish Tourist Board love them for revealing that the tranquil glens and lochs are actually a hotbed of murderous violence

[ladymuck]

September 7th will be a full moon and a lunar eclipse so if you have unimpeded views eastwards and it's clear it might look rather cool (actually reddish).

[NickFitz]

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