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[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Grey again, though not foggy at the moment. It's 9°C but only reaching 13° today, which seems to be what we can expect for the foreseeable future. No rain expected though, unlike next week when there's not just rain but lightning forecast! The barometers are dithering at 1019/1027mB

[NickFitz]

Finally getting to the science bits in Ossian's Ride though I expect there are still plenty of John Buchan-style antics to come as well

I had two items delivered by Amazon today, but their tracking went on the fritz, so though they were delivered around half twelve, I wasn't notified until about three. I went down to get them (there was a photo of them at the bottom of the stairs) and they'd gone!

They were finally deposited at my flat door sometime this evening. I assume there was also one or more packages for one of the neighbours, and they (or their partner) had just scooped up the lot. At least they noticed they weren't for them before opening them

Wednesday tomorrow! Just got to get through that and Thursday, and it's holiday time!

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Tea has been cottage pie (out of the freezer)

And this was accompanied by the rest of last night's Traffic Cops

[ladymuck]

The bed has been made; there'll be no nasty surprises later.

[ladymuck]

Funny coincidence you should resurrect that the day after the same nephew was here for a rare visit. He's at the Tower of London now.

That's a bit harsh, did he offend the monarchy?

[xoggoth]

Meanwhile on the 23rd of February 2020 LM watched a prog about the V&A, xogg's nephew worked there

Funny coincidence you should resurrect that the day after the same nephew was here for a rare visit. He's at the Tower of London now.

[sadkingbilly]

This thread seems to be the only one that gets much traffic nowadays.

How things have changed since the glory days of 200 posts/per day & people complaining, Specifically in General. of posters they'd never heard of with post counts in the 1000s. .

Did WTFH miss much?

Not that I noticed. .

that was before holy willy banned everybody.

[DoctorStrangelove]

This thread seems to be the only one that gets much traffic nowadays.

How things have changed since the glory days of 200 posts/per day & people complaining, Specifically in General. of posters they'd never heard of with post counts in the 1000s. .

Did WTFH miss much?

Not that I noticed. .

Just remembered the fuss over "all these strange new posters with enormous post counts" suddenly appearing Specifically in General, way back when.

Gosh. The Gorn commented on it too. .

And it took pages and pages and pages on the 30th of October 2014 to find this.

[sadkingbilly]

Welcome back!

I don't believe you missed anything exciting, though who knows what goes in in the bowels of General (specifically)

notalot

[NickFitz]

Did I miss anything here?

Welcome back!

I don't believe you missed anything exciting, though who knows what goes in in the bowels of General (specifically)

[NickFitz]

Lunch: a couple of roast chicken thighs out of the freezer

I cooked these the other week but now can't remember what herbs and spices I used on them. Quite nice though

[ladymuck]

Afternoon all

Overcast, quite dull. Currently 12 degrees with a high of 14 expected. Possibility of some minor precipitation. Barometer up to 1030 mBar.

Sunrise 07:24; Sunset 18:10 BST

Meetings this morning, including this month's 'knowledge share' at ConsultancyCo. The knowledge shares are on multiple topics that are of personal interest to the person presenting them, rather than being work-focussed. I don't always turn up to them as they are either about something I'm not bothered about or they clash with other stuff. Today's was about LLMs and the discussion point being 'can LLMs truly understand?'. The consensus was no.

This morning the bed was stripped and left to air, and all items have been laundered and draped around to dry.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Tuesday?

Dry.

Grey.

Wanly sunny (using some imagination).

Chilly in here at 17.5 deg, 17.5 in the kitchen, 16.5 in the leanto, 15.5 in the salting house.

1025 mBar, 30.27 in Hg, 768.8 Torr, 14.866 psi, (up from 1023.5 last night), 65% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 23rd of February 2020 LM watched a prog about the V&A, xogg's nephew worked there, eek and BR14 popped in, I had some rice pud, and NF had crinkle cut chips.

Washing frenzy Part Deaux in progress.

Walk (unabreviated, towpath) walked in the grey gloom. Two actual conversations on the way back. Probly my lot for this week.

Gosh. Here I was expecting Am Dro this afternoon & it turns out there isn't one. . I think we've have our 4 for this year.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Y&Y waffling on about how the government inspired house insulation scheme fell prey to scammers & bad workmanship. Who'd have thunk?

Am Dro. .

4 lawns mown. Knackered now.

Tea: soup etc. Nice enough.

Entertainment: PM.

Dial 999. The forged £ notes one.

The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder: the scam artist one.

WWII from above: BP vs the Nazi submarines.

"The cold light of day (2012)" with Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis (compos mentis), Sigourney Weaver.

Not in the mood for "Otto" either.

[covbob]

Morning everyone

Grey and dull here - looks like it's about to drizzle.

I've gone into the office to see a different set of four walls for the day. Luckily it's fairly quiet and the shoutiest service desk and HR types aren't in right now.

[WTFH]

Morning all

Did you miss me?
Quick summary:
BA new Club Suites are good
Old Qatar Business is better (as is there level of service)
Tired old BA 380 business is not how I remembered it.
About 4,200 photos taken, which will be whittled down to a hundred or so. Much wine consumed, much wildlife viewed.

Did I miss anything here?