What have you done today thread?

[gremlin]

Btw… Pooh.

Poo is different.

He's a fucking shite!!


Anyhow, £55 later I'm up and running.

[gremlin]

Took my friend and colleague's letter of resignation today, as he's decided to throw in the towel and head into retirement.

27 years we've worked together, during which time we've both got married (not to each other, obvs), became dads, lost family to cancer, been thrown out of drinking establishments, had a few professional disagreements and fuck knows what else in all that time.

I'll miss him, and I'm ever so slightly envious.

[Yorick]

Fastest ever cycle ride.
11 mph average. Normally 10 point something
The wind was favourable. Good job coz lost use of the big derailleur so only 3 gear ratios

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[KungFooBob]

Three coats of white paint on a bare plaster ceiling, looks to have done the job, we'll see in the morning.

I also put a coat of the ceiling paint on the walls as a base coat and when that was dry a coat of the final colour, Almond White... which is covering a brownish shade, hence the base coat of the cheaper paint. It's still needs at least one more coat of the final colour.

[Felix]

Three coats of white paint on a bare plaster ceiling, looks to have done the job, we'll see in the morning.

I also put a coat of the ceiling paint on the walls as a base coat and when that was dry a coat of the final colour, Almond White... which is covering a brownish shade, hence the base coat of the cheaper paint. It's still needs at least one more coat of the final colour.

Lost the will to live after three on my bedroom ceiling as it was new when i moved in here. 17 years later its still patchy

[Sunny]

Mist coat on bare plaster first is what you need. I appreciate it's way too late for this advice, but

Today I spent far too much on new glasses. I swear the mark-up on these things must be huge.

[Mussels]

'What a very blustery day' remarked Poo to Piglet as they wandered through 100 Acre Woods.
'Perhaps we shall fly a kite', offered Piglet, hopefully.
As they exited the woods to the road, they saw Gremlin.
'Hello Gremlin!', exclaimed Poo excitedly, 'Would you like to join our blustery day party and fly a kite?'
'Not today', said Gremlin glumly, 'As I've picked up this fecking screw in my back tyre, and the blustery and pissy weather is further adding to my sense of fuck-fuckery. I've now got yo piss around getting to Swanley to get a repair, in the pissing rain and wind, when I should be at work'.
'Oh, come on' said Piglet, 'Turn that frown upside down'
Gremlin thought for a moment, then gave Piglet the heftiest boot he could muster, sending Piglet flying back into the woods. Poo, sensing his saccharine cheerfulness might mark him out for a good shoeing too, sensibly backed off into the woods, being careful not to mention the very blustery day again....

I was going to call bullshit on some of that but I checked and there is no rule against kite flying in 100 acre wood, therefore when I find it I shall go and fly my kite with Piglet and see if I can attract the ire of a park ranger.

[gremlin]

Mist coat on bare plaster first is what you need. I appreciate it's way too late for this advice, but

Today I spent far too much on new glasses. I swear the mark-up on these things must be huge.

JP Optician is your friend. Used their online service many times. Cheap, UK -based and reliable.

[Mr Moofo]

Mist coat on bare plaster first is what you need. I appreciate it's way too late for this advice, but

Today I spent far too much on new glasses. I swear the mark-up on these things must be huge.

JP Optician is your friend. Used their online service many times. Cheap, UK -based and reliable.

Any good with variofocals?

[Sunny]

Mist coat on bare plaster first is what you need. I appreciate it's way too late for this advice, but

Today I spent far too much on new glasses. I swear the mark-up on these things must be huge.

JP Optician is your friend. Used their online service many times. Cheap, UK -based and reliable.

Will check then out

Muz's have been ordered online for a while tbf, using glassesdirect IIRC. I find choosing glasses in real life easier, given my small face and I couldn't find these online any cheaper.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Last night I had a few beers at a colleague's leaving do, today I'm being reminded why I don't normally drink alcohol

[Taipan]

Mist coat on bare plaster first is what you need. I appreciate it's way too late for this advice, but

Today I spent far too much on new glasses. I swear the mark-up on these things must be huge.

Yup, or a 50/50 PVA water mix FTW!

My wife went for an eye test yesterday and said to me you wont be happy when you see how much you've just spent on my new glasses! As usual, she was right!

[MingtheMerciless]

Last night I had a few beers at a colleague's leaving do, today I'm being reminded why I don't normally drink alcohol

Snap, was at a colleagues retirement do last night, ended up on Gin and Tonic and I'm feeling very secondhand this morning.

[asmethurst99]

Renewed one of the bikes insurance and changed AA breakdown to cover both of them - wincing at the cost having moved house but all done.
Chopped down some more pyrocantha -
Was going to drop the lower bodywork on the CBR as I can hear a slight rattle but as feeling “secondhand” due to the breadknife having her mates round for her birthday drinky poos I’ll give it a miss

[Count Steer]

Sun's out. Going to play 'Hunt the Mower' in the garage...

[Skub]

Blowing sideways here. I'm going nowhere by choice.

[Sunny]

One of the mates coming round tonight is a genuine arachnophobe, and we live in an old house, so a substantial amount of the last couple of hours has been spent hunting out and removing spiders and spiders' webs.

Guaranteed he'll still spot one

[cheb]

Blowing sideways here. I'm going nowhere by choice.

It's just touched F10 here. It's interesting trying walk about outside.

[636mick]

Did a repair to the log rolls at the back of the garden, need some hanging pots now to get planted up to cover up the “temporary” repair!
Painted the fences on one side and at the back, half way through the long run down the middle but run out of fence stuff so stopped, glass of wine in the garden now with Absolute classic rock on the speaker, bit breezy but warm so im staying put for a bit!
Shame about the wind, I was looking forward to a ride later, maybe tomorrow.
Mick.

[Skub]

Blowing sideways here. I'm going nowhere by choice.

It's just touched F10 here. It's interesting trying walk about outside.

My neighbour's fence is disassembling,so I've been out in an attempt to limit the damage until things calm down. The fence feels alive in my hands,if it gets free,it'll never be seen again!

It is nice and warm out of the wind,though.