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[WTFH]

Morning all
Early walk in very blustery conditions, but quite mild. Right coat was worn for the wind and light rain, but totally the wrong one for the warmth (11C)

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Snow!

Not a huge amount here; maybe a half-inch to an inch. But it's real, and it's sticking on the cars and lawns and roofs, albeit not to our drive

It's currently 1°C ("feels like" -5°) with an expected high of 3° for the day, while the barometers are expressing their concern by dropping to 986/994mB. The snow will peter out by nine or ten after which it'll be breezy, with sunny spells towards late afternoon

[NickFitz]

Tonight's reading was a bit more of Jeffrey Bernard.

And enough people I follow have left Twitter for Bluesky in the last few days that it's becoming a viable alternative. It's very much like Twitter used to be years ago, with little in the way of trolls and no algorithm to drive engagement farming. We shall see how it goes because these things always end up having their problems, but it's a nice change for now

Goodnight all

[WTFH]

Heard someone use a phrase earlier that I hadn’t heard in years, except it was a variation on the one I remember. He said “I’m going to rip your arm off and slap you with the soggy end”
Made me think back to where it originally came from, and supposedly it’s been used in lots of things over the years (such as Buffy), but the earliest I could find was Blake’s Seven, although that was “beat you with the wet end”. I actually prefer “soggy”, it’s a bit better.


TFBSZ

[ladymuck]

Hello from Glasgow

Got to HWMBO's about 5.30pm. It was starting to get frosty out and it's now -1 degrees with a low of -6 expected overnight. Barometer at 1002 mBar

In trying to check in for tomorrow's flight home, I fired up my work laptop and discovered a meeting booked for 9am. Not funny.

Very tired but hoping to stay awake for another hour or so before bed.

[NickFitz]

Tea has been the remaining KFC leftovers

Accompanied by a new Police Interceptors

I'm feeling very tired this evening. Could be the weather, or maybe I didn't sleep too well last night

[DoctorStrangelove]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0iqg2UanEc

'nuff said

Wot? You can warm up the house for practically zero cost? That's a win!

[NickFitz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0iqg2UanEc

'nuff said

[NickFitz]

The rain arrived on schedule and is still here, also as scheduled. But I chose to ignore it and went for my walk, incorporating a visit to the pharmacy to collect the monthly prescription

[sadkingbilly]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0iqg2UanEc

'nuff said

[NickFitz]

Lunch was leftover snacky bits from KFC - hot wings and so on - with lashings of ketchup

It's been variable here but turned rather gloomy in a final sort of way now. The rain seems likely to arrive around sunset

[ladymuck]

Afternoon all, Heathrow calling

Haven't actually looked outside but my weather app says it's cloudy with rain due soon. Currently 8 degrees and that's the high for the day. Barometer at 1012 mBar.

Uneventful flight back. Arrived at a bus gate which actually works out an easier trip than trekking from B or C gates.

Now waiting on our flight to Glasgow.

[NickFitz]

Links are up

[sadkingbilly]

Good luck!

Just back from visit to old uni mate. Not too many traffic jams by usual UK motorway standards. Out to dentist shortly. Grrrr.

Dentist?? - what's that??

[xoggoth]

Just back from visit to old uni mate. Not too many traffic jams by usual UK motorway standards. Out to dentist shortly. Grrrr.