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41degrees forecast today. It's usually a few degrees warmer at my house than the village so I'm expecting 45 this afternoon, it's already 30.
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Warm where we are today & we’re watching a much more relaxed world than we’re usually in :)
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Waking up after a night shift, one more to go, ugh!
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:45 pm Waking up after a night shift, one more to go, ugh!
I know how you feel, and I’ve got 2 more to go!! Never sure what meal I should be having when I wake up, is it cereals and toast or roast chicken!!
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636mick wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:08 pm
MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:45 pm Waking up after a night shift, one more to go, ugh!
I know how you feel, and I’ve got 2 more to go!! Never sure what meal I should be having when I wake up, is it cereals and toast or roast chicken!!
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The missus is having an MRI so I'm in the lovely hospital canteen scoffing sticky buns with a lovely sea view :)
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MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:07 pm
636mick wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:08 pm
MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:45 pm Waking up after a night shift, one more to go, ugh!
I know how you feel, and I’ve got 2 more to go!! Never sure what meal I should be having when I wake up, is it cereals and toast or roast chicken!!
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Always go with your body clock not the clock clock.
I used to do a 18:00 - 06:00 shift, you soon get used to having full dinner and a couple of bears at 8 in the morning. :obscene-drinkingcheers: the 3 days a week off were a bit of a bear though
Did you wear the Bumming Hat?
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Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:55 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:07 pm
636mick wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:08 pm

I know how you feel, and I’ve got 2 more to go!! Never sure what meal I should be having when I wake up, is it cereals and toast or roast chicken!!
Mick
Always go with your body clock not the clock clock.
I used to do a 18:00 - 06:00 shift, you soon get used to having full dinner and a couple of bears at 8 in the morning. :obscene-drinkingcheers: the 3 days a week off were a bit of a bear though
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Found some respite from short heatwave up in the hills at our fave place.
We come here at least twice a month. Great food
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Yorick wrote: Sat Aug 12, 2023 3:20 pm Found some respite from short heatwave up in the hills
We had one day over 40 this week, it's back to the usual 32 now. We're off over towards Seville for a couple of days this week, then staying with a mate in his cave in Galera for a night. At least the cave will be fairly cool.
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Pirahna wrote: Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:01 pm
Yorick wrote: Sat Aug 12, 2023 3:20 pm Found some respite from short heatwave up in the hills
We had one day over 40 this week, it's back to the usual 32 now. We're off over towards Seville for a couple of days this week, then staying with a mate in his cave in Galera for a night. At least the cave will be fairly cool.
This is just 3 or 4 days. Then back to a steady 30c every day.
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One of my best friends daughter has passed yesterday. 16 year old . Cancer. They don’t give a flying fuck what the temp is today.
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Wscad wrote: Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:34 pm One of my best friends daughter has passed yesterday. 16 year old . Cancer. They don’t give a flying fuck what the temp is today.

Indeed

It's tough losing a child (of any age).

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Wscad wrote: Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:34 pm One of my best friends daughter has passed yesterday. 16 year old . Cancer. They don’t give a flying fuck what the temp is today.
That's bad man. Your pals are going to need you.
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Parked up at Jamaica Inn for the night and it’s so windy the heavy and relentless rain is coming in sideways!! :wtf: What’s Fowey like? Got some time to kill In the morning and am looking for somewhere to go…
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Pop down to Lerryn. Lovely little village, car park on the river where you can stay overnight, great pub. Bit narrow getting there, but you’ll be fine if you’re not too huge. I assume you’re in a van?
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My train this morning has just hit a tree between Manningtree and Ipswich, not going anywhere now - should have stayed in bed!
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v8-powered wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:03 am My train this morning has just hit a tree between Manningtree and Ipswich, not going anywhere now - should have stayed in bed!
One you were at the pointy end of? Hope ur OK.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:40 am
v8-powered wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:03 am My train this morning has just hit a tree between Manningtree and Ipswich, not going anywhere now - should have stayed in bed!
One you were at the pointy end of? Hope ur OK.
I wasn't driving, passenger, but as a contractor to the operator and technically competent ( :lol: ) had to get involved with supporting traincrew.
4 hours to detrain with NR and BTP staff, then await recovery - once the recovery boys arrived I beat a hasty retreat back in the direction of home and pick up the day job!
Pretty significant damage to the train and pulled down 200m of OHL.