Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

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KungFooBob wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:00 pm
Horse wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:56 pm One of them must be called Phil.

The bees are back in town again :D

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I spotted two bee's disappearing in to tunnels in my back garden today.

I was today old when I discovered that bees tunnelled!

I'm now worried about mowing the lawn in case I collapse the burrows!
I found out that bees tunnelled when our Labrador dug up a nest in the back garden
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KungFooBob wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:00 pm
Horse wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:56 pm One of them must be called Phil.

The bees are back in town again :D

20220416_185342.jpg
I spotted two bee's disappearing in to tunnels in my back garden today.

I was today old when I discovered that bees tunnelled!

I'm now worried about mowing the lawn in case I collapse the burrows!
The house I grew up in had a slightly unusual grass surround with a flat top and 45 degree side 'walls' which contained huge bee's nest - it got used as a BMX / motorcycle ramp without anything bad happening. Don't worry, it'll (probably) be fine :)
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KungFooBob wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:00 pm
Horse wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:56 pm One of them must be called Phil.

The bees are back in town again :D

20220416_185342.jpg
I spotted two bee's disappearing in to tunnels in my back garden today.

I was today old when I discovered that bees tunnelled!

I'm now worried about mowing the lawn in case I collapse the burrows!
They'll be fine, usually go quite deep. Miner bees - there's 1500 different types. Got 'em in our lawn too. :thumbup:
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Count Steer wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:09 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:00 pm I'm now worried about mowing the lawn in case I collapse the burrows!
They'll be fine, usually go quite deep. Miner bees
Hopefully, KFB won't be caught interfering with miners ;)
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Freeview STV going down. She wanted to watch Britain's Got Talent :lol:
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Going out out for my last soiree of the season with €95 in my pocket

Got hammered, danced, had a great night.

Checked my pockets this morning €75, a condom and some stickers :banana-dance: :banana-dance:
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Jody wrote: Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:51 am Going out out for my last soiree of the season with €95 in my pocket

Got hammered, danced, had a great night.

Checked my pockets this morning €75, a condom and some stickers :banana-dance: :banana-dance:
Is that you, Jake ? :D

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I thought I'd already mentioned this, but can't find it ! ?

About 10 days ago I noticed a smallish cat kicking around the backyard, the very definition of a scaredy cat, but looked healthy.
I started by leaving saucer of milk on my window ledge which he nervously lapped up. Over time, I started leaving the window open, then moved the saucer closer and closer until after about a week we got to here...

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About 3 days ago another larger cat appeared at the top of the wall, they were meowing at each other very loudly. I decided to investigate further, particularly as the cat would come, eat, run away and then come back less than an hour later. It was then that I realised that the back yard is surrounded by 8ft high walls, the poor damn cat is stuck !!

I went and bought some actual food for him(?) as I figured I was the only person providing for him!
I made a bridge / ramp so that he could get out, I put food at several spots on the ramp and a pile at the top.
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When I checked a few hours later, the food from the ramp was gone, except the stuff at the top and my mate the cat was in his default position, wedged into a tiny corner :(

I put more food on the ramp, hoping this would eventually work.

This morning I've been out and checked and I can't find the cat and all the food from the ramp has gone. I'm thinking the cover of darkness gave him the confidence he needed to escape.
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You were lucky. It would have attacked you during the night and eaten your face.

Cats do that. Fact.
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gremlin wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:27 am You were lucky. It would have attacked you during the night and eaten your face.

Cats do that. Fact.
They usually wait till your dead....
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David wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:38 am
gremlin wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:27 am You were lucky. It would have attacked you during the night and eaten your face.

Cats do that. Fact.
They usually wait till your dead....
Your dead what?


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Ramp?

Cats don't need no steenking ramp. Well, not some of them.



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Horse wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:52 pm Ramp?

Cats don't need no steenking ramp. Well, not some of them.



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That last clip looked like something from The Goodies :lol:
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Someone posted out sockets for me to work on the Triumph. Sadly they were not the correct size, but he posted them 1st Class and told me to return them slowest post. Kind people make things better, even if it is not always quite right.
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VAT inspections :(
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Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:24 pm :lol:

Another one jumps in! :D

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Auto renew letter dropped on the doormat for the Harley, oh bugger thinks I, here we go this is about to cost me an hour of my life doing the usual comparison checks and then on the phone to get them to match it :angry-cussingblack:

Pleasantly surprised that it's 80 quid cheaper than last year and within a tenner of new prices online, so that's a little win for the day :thumbup:
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#1 Passing cars at the toll booths that flew past me a few seconds earlier and watching them fly past me again a few seconds after because they are a bit thick and haven't bought toll booth tags

#2 Fully loaded LWB HT sprinter campervan, 60 MPH = 31.8 MPG !
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We've just had our youngest guests in the apartment, 22 &25.

Very nice and we waved them off at 8:30 .
Just been down to check everything OK and they'd been out and bought us a thankyou card and nice bottle of wine. :)

Maybe Karma for me helping them change a flat tyre on their hire car late last night. They were panicking coz of their early flight today.

I'm sure they'll be back :)
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Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:17 pm

I'm sure they'll be back :)
So will I be when you're about to open that bottle of wine. :thumbup:
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