Tea: ribs and chips
Accompanied by the only remaining episode of the Gloucestershire police thing, which this time featured a drunk woman making a nuisance of herself in the Cheltenham convenience store I used to go to quite often, down past the Cotswold Inn on the other side of the road. The interior has been rearranged, and it doesn't look as if they still do those nice hot rotisserie chickens
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An unproductive day had but I did manage to find a couple of gigs to pitch for.
A recruitment bod called to say they didn't have any jobs but their contacts are saying they're waiting for the budget to decide what they're going to do. So they're erring on the side of "let's catch up with a load of people and make sure I have a book of available resources should BigCo be happy with Labour's budget". I feel that's a pragmatic approach but it does make me wonder if I'll get anything work-wise before Christmas.
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No further communication was received, so I spent the afternoon occasionally reading some docs which may possibly be relevant
And as the rain, which has been persistent if often drizzly all afternoon, had stopped, I popped round to the pharmacy to collect the monthly prescription
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Somebody who I gather is my new Delivery Manager finally popped up on Slack to ask if I was back at work. I assured them I was, and have heard nothing more
So I had lunch: chicken, tomato and lentil soup (herby) with a crust of wholemeal
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Afternoon all
Wet and windy today. Showers started in the wee hours and have continued off and on so far today. Allegedly no further rain forecast. Currently 16 degrees with a high of 17 expected. Barometer down to 1002 mBar.
This morning HWMBO and I went over to Costco in Hayes for a mooch about. He recently joined and got a card for me on his account. Their tyre prices are cheaper than Black Circles, which is handy.
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Back to work and… nothing
There's nothing in my Inbox telling me what I should be working on or who I should be working with. Nobody's been in touch on Teams or Slack. My calendar is empty except for a Tuesday meeting related to the old project which couldn't be deleted because the person who set it up left months ago, and the standard departmental stuff. And my contract manager is OoO on some training thing until Thursday, though she doesn't work on Friday so that means all week
I suppose I should ask around to see if I can find somebody who might know what I'm supposed to be up to
Once it gets to 12:46, I can invoice for a full day…
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Funny coincidence. Wordle and the Telegraph PlusWord have the same answer. Dunno wot 2 do 2day. Tired, low & grumpy. Ted Bundy had fun, maybe I'll try that.
PS Or maybe I'll just get on with repainting in the kitchen. Don't think you get executed for that.Last edited by xoggoth; Today, 09:04.
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Morning.
Monday.
Dreary.
Grey.
Sunless.
Damp.
No current precipitation.
No gale.
Chilly in here at 15.5 deg, 16.5 in the kitchen, 14 in the leanto.
998.5 mBar, 29.485 in Hg, 748.9 Torr, 14.48 psi, (up from 993 last night), 75% RH (Lidl electric).
Meanwhile on the 17th of November 2019 the viewing of S5 of BTVS was approaching its end, celebrated with an individual Xmas pud & custard, whereas NF had roast lamb & all the trimmings.Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Today, 08:24.
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Morning denizens
Rainy grey start, and expected to continue much the same. Kind of warmer though, being 12°C aiming for 15°; but that 12° feels like 5°, apparently. The barometers have plunged back down, to 988/995mB
I had a patchy night's sleep, but managed to drag myself out of bed and get started on preparing myself for the day. I'm not sure how work will be, given that I'm joining a team for an ongoing project doing rather different stuff; either I get a mellow few days to familiarise myself with what's going on, or I get thrown in at the deep end and have to work it out as I go along. I don't really mind either way, as long as I don't have to think about the previous project at all
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Lots of Monkey Life this morning
This afternoon's helpings of US borders and Antipodean roads policing were repeats though, so didn't get much attention
And this evening, a new Saving Lives in Cardiff and old 24 Hours in A&E
The latter was first shown in July 2022 so I assumed I would have seen it before, but I didn't remember it.
More rain has happened as predicted, and it's also getting very windy
Time for bed now (it having been remade earlier) as I have to be up for work tomorrow - well, I assume I do, as I haven't heard anything to the contrary
Goodnight all
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Tea: lamb cutlets with chips, peas and gravy
There was a bit of rain earlier and it seems likely there'll be more of it, perhaps heavier, overnight and tomorrow
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Evening all
Sunny but cloudy today. No rain but some forecast later this evening. Currently 13 degrees and the high was 15. Barometer down to 1013 mBar.
HWMBO and I visited Mum. No dramas although she did accuse my brother of stealing a teaspoon.
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Lunch has been a bacon bap (white) again
The bed is airing and a bedding wash is on, as I decided a nice comfy clean bed would be conducive to a decent night's sleep ahead of the resumption of remunerated labour tomorrow
Though the morning I'm really looking forward to this week is Tuesday. That's when the mortgage payment would come out of the bank, and it appears from anecdotal online sources that the Halifax can be a bit slow about cancelling the direct debit and then even slower about refunding the overpayment. I'm not really bothered about the money as such, just curious to see whether they've improved this aspect of things as the anecdotes are from a couple of years ago, or older
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Morning denizens
It was fairly sunny not long ago but is clouding over, and apparently it'll get windier later too. On the cooler side again at 9°C (feels like 5°) and aiming for 14°, with the barometers down the tiniest bit at 1010/1018mB
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