What have you done today thread?
- mangocrazy
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Aside from the wind, it would be a perfect day to get out on the bike. Warm, sunny, blue skies with just a few fluffy clouds, but the wind kills it - it's gusty, fierce and would be a nightmare to ride in.
There is no cloud, just somebody else's computer.
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I finished A World of my Own this morning (the book Knox-Johnson wrote after he completed his solo circumnavigation) and he talks casually about F10 in the roaring forties and having all his warps out (and IIRC even the anchor at one point as a drogue) trying to slow himself down) and I don't fancy it.
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Mowed the front and the verge, gave the back a whisk over with the strimmer. Nipped up a ladder and cleared the moss and silver birch twigs from a couple of gullies.
Played hunt-the-water-butt-connectors. Drew a blank but found lots of other bits and bobs that I was about to buy again like a can of yacht varnish, a roll of garden bags etc.
Spotted a Great Crested Newt (female) in the pond.
Wind's getting up a tad now but still reasonably pleasant.
Played hunt-the-water-butt-connectors. Drew a blank but found lots of other bits and bobs that I was about to buy again like a can of yacht varnish, a roll of garden bags etc.
Spotted a Great Crested Newt (female) in the pond.
Wind's getting up a tad now but still reasonably pleasant.
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But certainty is an absurd one.
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But certainty is an absurd one.
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It's peaked at gusting 54kts for now and is dropping down a bit. I've been on the ferry in a F10, it gets a bit bouncy. Meals are eaten with care, one hand for the spoon and the other hand for the plate. Don't order the soup. Musical accompaniment is the sounds of smashing plates. I wouldn't want to be out in a small boat on the open ocean in it.
It's been interesting watching the wind flurries blasting spray across the sea loch.
It's been interesting watching the wind flurries blasting spray across the sea loch.
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Had an extended Turkish breakfast with an old friend from UK. She's staying in Içmeler for a week with her daughter, SiL and 5 grandchildren. We've been friends for 39 years but haven't met up for a few years although she was at my son's funeral (she'd buried her husband a couple of weeks before) but knew I had lots of people to speak to so didn't stay for the wake.
It was great to catch up - we've both had a lot going on in our lives the last couple of years and it was good to see that she's getting on with life although like myself is not back to 100%. I think she'll be back over later in the year.
Incidentally, she's the owner of the vehicle reg plate PA55 FFS that some of you thought was a fake.
It was great to catch up - we've both had a lot going on in our lives the last couple of years and it was good to see that she's getting on with life although like myself is not back to 100%. I think she'll be back over later in the year.
Incidentally, she's the owner of the vehicle reg plate PA55 FFS that some of you thought was a fake.
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I’ve had a lazy day, sat in the library reading mostly.
I love those days where you have nowhere to go, no one waiting on you, no responsibilities and some space to be alone.
Pizza for dinner and now in bed at 7.22pm watching Downton Abby
I love those days where you have nowhere to go, no one waiting on you, no responsibilities and some space to be alone.
Pizza for dinner and now in bed at 7.22pm watching Downton Abby
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At 10am I thought I was putting a final coat on my kitchen walls, an hour max.
Then I put two coats on, re-did some bits of the ceiling.
The wife pointed out that the pantry needed painting to match and the open area under the stairs.
I finished at 4ish.
I'm knackered. The wife loaded my car with crap to take to the tip, but it closed at four, so I've got that to look forward to tomogga.
Then I put two coats on, re-did some bits of the ceiling.
The wife pointed out that the pantry needed painting to match and the open area under the stairs.
I finished at 4ish.
I'm knackered. The wife loaded my car with crap to take to the tip, but it closed at four, so I've got that to look forward to tomogga.
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Took my family to a so called gastro pub in norf Essex for her birthday dinner. It wasnt a gastro pub, it was a pub serving pub grub and not very well either. Ho hum. Nice afternoon regardless.
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Seems like pretty good evidence she'd be capable of unloading it at the tip too
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You'd think.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:25 pmSeems like pretty good evidence she'd be capable of unloading it at the tip too
But the call of the shops was too strong.
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Fitted a new gate latch (as the first replacement from Screwfix was shockingly poor quality), lifted some of the slabs of my new path to the aforementioned gate and added more sand (I ran out when I did it originally, and it was a smidge wobbly ), evicted several spiders in advance of the arachnophobe turning up, had a lovely curry with said arachnophobe and his wife (and Muz!), waved them off, and am now trying to decided whether to call it a night or stay up...
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Went for a late lunch on the coast the other side of the Solent, at Milford on Sea, then had a bit of a walk down Hurst Spit before heading to Beaulieau to watch a thing about Mary Sievier (google her).
Ran into Fern while we were there, haven't seen her for ages!
Ran into Fern while we were there, haven't seen her for ages!
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Driven around the islands at high tide, no bad flooding but some terrible sea spray coming over the causeways. Taken a few months of life off the van I suspect.
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On Friday I drilled holes in the brickwork to accomodate wall plugs, inserted wall plugs and bolted the gutter support brackets to the wall, then fitted the gutter to the brackets. Yesterday I filled the gutter with soil (a 4 metre length took exactly 50 litres of compost) and watered it in. Today we went to the local garden centre/nursery and bought 15 strawberry plants, 10 Elsanta and 5 Cambridge Favourite. Then came home and potted out the strawberry plants into the gutter. The gutter (with lots of brackets to support the weight of the soil):
And the strawberry plants sitting in their new home:
And I can already see a snail poised to attack the plants. It will be dealt with.
And the strawberry plants sitting in their new home:
And I can already see a snail poised to attack the plants. It will be dealt with.
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Not a million miles away, The Swan Inn at Chappell (Wakes Colne). Nice place and almost under the Chappel viaduct, but the food wasn't great. Plus they had run out of chardonnay and Pinot Grigio so the girlies weren't best pleased!
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Nice and straight and level!mangocrazy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:08 pm On Friday I drilled holes in the brickwork to accomodate wall plugs, inserted wall plugs and bolted the gutter support brackets to the wall, then fitted the gutter to the brackets. Yesterday I filled the gutter with soil (a 4 metre length took exactly 50 litres of compost) and watered it in. Today we went to the local garden centre/nursery and bought 15 strawberry plants, 10 Elsanta and 5 Cambridge Favourite. Then came home and potted out the strawberry plants into the gutter. The gutter (with lots of brackets to support the weight of the soil):
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And the strawberry plants sitting in their new home:
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And I can already see a snail poised to attack the plants. It will be dealt with.
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Walked the hound, dodging (most) of the showers.
Dug out my ABBA stand, ordered fittings for it for the KTM.
(Also dug out a single-sided swing arm paddock stand that has been forgotten about, last used for the 1050 Speed Triple. Anybody want it? Shall be chucking it on Marketplace soon.)
Adjusted the catch on the wood burner door to stop it pinging every time it's opened (which took five minutes, including fetching the allan keys, it's been doing it for months ).
Put up a picture.
Looked for a replacement back protector insert for my Rukka.
Ate an entire Easter egg.
Dug out my ABBA stand, ordered fittings for it for the KTM.
(Also dug out a single-sided swing arm paddock stand that has been forgotten about, last used for the 1050 Speed Triple. Anybody want it? Shall be chucking it on Marketplace soon.)
Adjusted the catch on the wood burner door to stop it pinging every time it's opened (which took five minutes, including fetching the allan keys, it's been doing it for months ).
Put up a picture.
Looked for a replacement back protector insert for my Rukka.
Ate an entire Easter egg.
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Fark. Hope they didn't run out of shandy ?Taipan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:28 pmNot a million miles away, The Swan Inn at Chappell (Wakes Colne). Nice place and almost under the Chappel viaduct, but the food wasn't great. Plus they had run out of chardonnay and Pinot Grigio so the girlies weren't best pleased!