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[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

About half-an-hour ago there was a thin patch in the cloud towards the east through which the sun, though not visible as such, was able to cast a bright diffuse light. But this mistake has been corrected, and it’s now uniformly grey with a shower spitting light rain, and potentially more to come. It’s also expected to be quite windy. It’s currently 6°C (“feels like” -1°) and expected to reach 10°, and the barometers are down to 1009/1017mB

I awoke too early this morning, but only because the alarm went off at the usual time but they pulled the rug under the usual time to an earlier position. I was greatly tempted to just go back to sleep, but managed to force myself out of bed on the basis that I might as well get used to it, because they’re not correcting the situation until October

[NickFitz]

This evening’s viewing was the latest episode of Ambulance

And tonight’s reading was more of Death’s End

Monday again tomorrow. But it’ll be Easter at the end of the week! Though a four-day weekend isn’t quite as cool as it used to be, given that I normally have a three-day one nowadays

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Lunch earlier was a Pukka steak slice, and tea just now was chicken and chips, said fowl being seasoned enough to make it a bit zingy

Lots of mucking around with the forum import stuff earlier. I ended up having to get vB5 running locally again which was a pain, but it was the only way to double-check something

[xoggoth]

Got most of me clockies changed. Just one downstairs and me little van to do. Forgot to do it last night and got up late but fortunately nowt I had to do this morning.

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Cloudy. Currently 9 degrees with a high of 10 expected. Chance of rain. Warming expected over the next couple of days. Barometer up to 1029 mBar.

Sunrise 06:44; Sunset 19:29 BST

I had forgotten to press the summer time toggle button on my Sony Dream Machine ICF-C273L radio alarm clock before going to sleep so initially thought I had an hour more to lie in, until I checked my phone. I am therefore a bit behind my usual Sunday visiting schedule. HWMBO and I will be on our way soon.

[DoctorStrangelove]

VCRs. Our ancestors clearly realised that concealing the instructions for how to do so in manuals that can't be found when you need them would baffle even such an other-worldly threat

You'd have loved the clock setting & timer programming on the Grundig 2x4 Super. Very challenging. .

Morning.

Sunday.

Dry, then damp, now drizzling.

Grey.

Sunless.

Dark.

Dank.

Dreary.

Chilly in here at 12.8 deg, ?12 in the kitchen, 9 in the leanto.

1026 mBar, 30.297 in Hg, 769.6 Torr, 14.88 psi, (down from 1028 last night), 62% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 22nd of March 2020 Brillo popped in more, AndyGarbs popped in, NF popped in, and I was watching a programme about the plague.

Walk (unabbreviated, towpath) walked in the cold grey gloom in an effort to avoid the forecast rain: it didn't work, and despite an extra layer it was still cold.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: TWTW. More news of the doings of the Orange Moron and the consequences thereof. Doomed etc. It appears more & more likely that he really is a Russian asset. .

Tea: beans on toast with jacket spuds. Nice enough. Entertainment: Music quiz thing. History thing about Operation Mincemeat. Shorty's Dream Shop: 1955 DeSoto hemi V8.

Beyond Skinwalker Ranch. So interesting I slept through most of it.

Sergeant Cork S3 E10 "The case of the hero's return". Not one of the best. Bit meh really.

Thing about rain on BBC Alba. Och ye'll have brought your Macintosh. .

Thing on BBC2 NI in Irish Gaelic about a WWII Wellington bomber crash on a bog in the Donegal Air corridor.

https://www.ww2irishaviation.com/hx737.htm

More recently a white cross has been erected at the crash site.

Sgt Court's son (84 years old) and his grandson visited the site.

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

It’s another grey start and it's still a bit breezy, though not as much as it was. Therefore, the 6°C we’re getting right now “feels like” -2°; the expected high is 10°, but will presumably also be discounted. The barometers are up a touch at 1015/1023mB

I see the BST Demon has visited in the night. Strange that such a powerful supernatural being can’t change clocks on older devices like cars, cookers, and VCRs. Our ancestors clearly realised that concealing the instructions for how to do so in manuals that can't be found when you need them would baffle even such an other-worldly threat

[NickFitz]

Monkey Life and other wildlife matters graced the screen today, and did a much better job of it than any of our human leaders ever manage

And tonight, I continued reading Death’s End

Early night now which will, through the power of BST, be transformed into a late night

Goodnight all

[ladymuck]

The fillum was very silly and very entertaining. Mark Kermode mentioned Patricia Arquette's dodgy "Irish" accent, and it was terrible. However, if you ignore that, the rest of the film is a perfect example of the "switch your brain off and enjoy the spectacle" genre. So many funny little details and nods to a multitude of other films.

[xoggoth]

Busy day. Woodland volunteer thing this morning, didn't really do much, long walk to place where we were supposed to be removing bracken and there wasn't any there. Afternoon with loony lady 1. Little history group party this evening at local 15th century place, nice except flipping cold.

[NickFitz]

Tea was brought to me from the East African place

They don’t mess around there when it comes to chilli sauce! I had to take several breaks to blow my nose due to gustatory rhinitis

[ladymuck]

My plants arrived while I was at Argos-in-Sainsbury's buying Mum a new kettle.

HWMBO made a delicious lamb curry for dinner. It was an early dinner today as we're off to the cinema to see "They Will Kill You".

[NickFitz]

Afternoon denizens

It’s a windy day, with patches of blue sky to the west but mostly grey to the east - though a patch of blue has just appeared low in the northeast as well. Currently 8°C which is today’s high, but it “feels like” 0°. The barometers are up though, at 1013/1021mB. Light rain is expected to stop in a few minutes but I don’t know how much faith to put in this prediction given that there is, in fact, no light rain falling at the moment

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Sunny with lumps of fluff. Currently 9 degrees ('feels like' 6) with a high of 10 expected. Barometer up to 1025 mBar.

Sunrise 05:46; Sunset 18:28 GMT

HWMBO and I have been to the farmers' market. I am waiting on delivery of some chilli plants. Royal Mail's estimated delivery slot ended 10 mins ago...

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Saturday.

Up an hour earlier in preparation for tomorrow.

Dry.

Sunny.

Blue sky.

Chilly in here at 13.7 deg, 12 in the kitchen, 10 in the leanto, 7 in the saltinghouse.

1021.5 mBar, 30.16 in Hg, 766.2 Torr, 14.82 psi, (up from 1018 last night), 63% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 22nd of March 2020 Brillo popped in a lot but BR14 managed to get one post in edgeways. .

Washing frenzy in progress: awaiting the iRoning frenzy shortly. Ironing frenzy complete. Everything other than towels now airing upstairs.

Entertainment: Archive hour: thing about Radiophonics, sort of. Well Daphne Oram & Delia Derbyshire were mentioned.

Warm it isn't but the sun & the semigale dried stuff well, thought the couple of minutes of hail added immeasurably to the joy of the morning.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: Moneybox wondering quietly quite why Crapita are so called. .

Walk (unabbreviated, towpath) walked in the sunshine & cold wind. Brrrrr.

Entertainment: turning on the wireless and found "Brian" talking to someone. It was The Archers. On a Saturday afternoon. The horror! Oh the Horror!

Tea: soup etc. Nice enough. Entertainment: PM.

Just spent an inneresting half an hour examining the contents of the wardrobe: 6 pairs of trousers I no longer fit, two pairs I do fit, 2 pairs of M&S jeans (regular) that I fit, a pair of cords that I don't fit, 4 pairs of "slim fit" jeans that I can get on, but are difficult to get off again, and are in danger of gelding me should I be so incautious as to attempt to sit down: definitely don't put a wallet in a pocket or it's a certainty. .

Are red jeans still a thing? Askin' for a friend. .

"To the four corners": 1956: the 4 corners of the UK: Kilkeel (granite quarry), Cardiff (docks, Butetown, coaling colliers in the docks), Crossbost, Isle of Lewis (a wedding), Lincoln cathedral plus the castle. A Brooke Bond Tea film, which explained the bright red Commer Bedford CA van with their logo on the side in one scene in Lewis.

Maigret S4 E1 "Poor Cecile". Nearly word perfect on this one. .

"Blacklight (2022)" with that Liam Neeson. Lowest rated Neeson film on rotten tomatoes: pretty meh really: filmed in Australia apparently, Bruce.