What have you done today thread?

[David]

I was offered a straight swap for one on a messerschmidt..........in 1965.

[Wossname]

3000 Mk111 BJ8 Phase 2 if you want the detail...

[Noggin]

I've just received a letter that confirms my T-rex/spazzy status!!

I'm not sure what it means in real terms for me yet, but being registered as having a disability means I'll more appealing to employers (they have to have a certain percentage of disabled on the books) - but being self employed I'm not sure it means anything!!

[Mr. Dazzle]

but being self employed I'm not sure it means anything!!

It means 100% of your staff are disabled and you can brag about it on insta and linkedin.

[Ditchfinder]

Blue badge parking ?

[MingtheMerciless]

Been out for a bike ride with junior hound tagging along and diving into every stinking muddy puddle he could find. He needed a shower when we got home to merely make him offensive. I also managed to get my HR up to 183bpm so fitness and “climbing rage” slowly coming back.

[Noggin]

but being self employed I'm not sure it means anything!!

It means 100% of your staff are disabled and you can brag about it on insta and linkedin.

Wonder if I get brownie points from the govt for that!!

Blue badge parking ?

I have no idea if they have that here! Have to go to see someone tomorrow about something else, so will ask her whilst I'm there!!

[Noggin]

Today is a GOOD day! I've finally got an appointment to (hopefully) get my residency card Sadly not until the end of August, but hey, I have an RDV

So the chances are that the Irish passport will arrive before I have the RDV, but the stress is melting a little with the knowledge that the passport is being processed and (usually) having an RDV for the residency card means I'll actually get it!! Belt and braces!! LOL


It did take some email chasing to actually get the email telling me to book, but hey - I have the appointment so am a bit happier and a smidge less stressed!!

Now to deal with the ton of other paperwork I have to sort and I will be even less stressed! But lack of ability to work here has been hanging over me and causing real issues for everything else that's going on. I have less excuses now!! No excuse when I have one or the other in my little mitt!!


Bars open, drinks are on me (well, cheap ones till I can actually get back to work!!!)

[slowsider]

Two women hitting each other for a prize.
No more edifying than when men do it, but, hey, at least the women get to wear hats to protect their smaller brains.

[Yambo]

I watched Kellie Harrington win again this morning and then went for a wander and passed through Portland Row and saw everyone celebrating and her family do all the TV interviews. We spent (a wet) day in Bray and the news crews were still there when we came back at 3pm.

Womens boxing has really come on, really entertaining stuff where you get a real mix of styles and talent, the blokes top level stuff has become a bit like F1.

The fight for the gold medal on Sunday should be a cracker.

Luckily, Fallon Fox went for MMA (now retired I understand) and not boxing. Otherwise women's boxing wouldn't last too long as an Olympic sport.

[slowsider]

Two women hitting each other for a prize.
No more edifying than when men do it, but, hey, at least the women get to wear hats to protect their smaller brains.

I don't get people that have a downer on others choosing things that they like to do.
Kellie Harrington seems like a really nice, kind and switched on lady, I can't see why you'd put her down for doing what she wants

Some sports require precision, others endurance, more require sustained levels of fitness; man y carry a risk of injury but I don't see how trying to knock someone out in the ring is much different to trying to do it outside. YMMV.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of ... _in_boxing

[Demannu]

Keeping boss lady happy
Not as easy as it looks to tile to the middle of the loo, when you have to start at the doorway at the other end!

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[Mr Moofo]

well, the wife has just smashed my iPad Pro screen , tidying it up from where it didn't need tidying up from.
So I have been scanning the replacement cost - 450 -550 GBP to you sir for a new screen.

Bit on an arse as I only bought it from Couchy for 600 !

[Cousin Jack]

Today it has been watching 3 scaffold monkeys erecting the scaffolding on top of the chipboard laid yesterday by 2 other monkeys to protect the decking. Eventually a roofing monkey will arrive (scheduled for Monday), replace 3 slates that were damaged in a storm, and then the whole lot will need to be dismantled.

All this because "Health and Safety doesn't allow a roofer to access the roof from a ladder" ! The scaffolders certainly took no risk of falling off a ladder, they came without one and climbed the bloody scaffolding. So much for 'elf 'n safety !!!

Think on this the next time you complain your house insurance is a bit high. I have no idea how much this is costing but it is a LOT more than the estimated £75 that a local roofer would have settled for, cash in hand and no invoice. Next time I won't bother with the insurance route, I had to pay a £50 excess and have had waaaay more than £25 worth of buggeration.

[KungFooBob]

Where's the tonight's DVD thread?

I just watched 'Prospect' on Channel 4's free catch up.

For a low budget sci-fi movie it's aces.

Pedro Pascal is brilliant.

[Horse]

@Yambo

I think, a few days ago, you said that some of your neighbours felt that the rest of the world was unaware of the fires?

[slowsider]

Yambo looks fit in the picture, and that second thumb must be handy



Although you're gonna need a bigger hose.

[MingtheMerciless]

Sat on the the loo 3 times so far this morning as something I ate yesterday has vehemently disagreed with me.

[Yambo]

@Yambo

I think, a few days ago, you said that some of your neighbours felt that the rest of the world was unaware of the fires?

People have certainly been vocal about the lack of awareness and reporting, particularly in the UK but I don't think I've mentioned it (I may have done but there's been a bit of stress recently and I can't remember everything I've written ). There have been a couple of reports in the Times by a young lass who, I believe, is back in Turunç today preparing another piece.

That FT piece is rather political isn't it, not so much about the widespread devastation but more about Recep's response and Turkey's (the government) attitude to climate change. To be expected from the FT I guess. The stories of the firefighters trying to save villages in shorts and flip flops, helicopter crews working through every hour of daylight, women providing meals and drinks for the fire fighters, others collecting donations from people in the UK and immediately heading into town for medical supplies, to refill fire extinguishers, buy chain saws - whatever is needed, isn't the sort of stuff the FT want to print or their readers want to read.

There has been a fair bit of news on social media but that has, in a lot of cases been quite alarmist and not necessarily objective. people in the UK have been well aware of what is happening but have not seen very much reporting by the media and BBC in particular. This is/has been a huge event in a lot of peoples' lives and some would like to have seen more coverage. Personally, I'd have liked to have seen more resources and manpower. The army are supposed to get involved with things like this but all we've seen of the military has been two LCTs in the bay which did nothing except attract a bit of attention for 5 minutes.

The media will publish what they think will interest their readers so I'd suggest that wild fires in Turkey is of no interest to many people except those that have friends or relatives in the affected areas. C'est la vie.

[Yambo]

Yambo looks fit in the picture, and that second thumb must be handy

Although you're gonna need a bigger hose.

Yambo wears M & S underwear. His hose is . . . has always been big enough for his uses.