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cheb wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:04 pm How much is an 11x7 steel shed delivered to here?

Never mind that, real question is how long it will stay there. Isn't it a bit breezy?

Today I have mainly come home.

Now I have to start shedding the weight that restaurant/gastropub food has added. But first I had to satisfy a craving for fresh fruit and a proper cup of tea.

Count Steer wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:17 pm Today I have mainly come home.

Now I have to start shedding the weight that restaurant/gastropub food has added. But first I had to satisfy a craving for fresh fruit and a proper cup of tea.

Same - 5 days away, 10lbs added!

Made myself some scrambled eggs in the microwave at work, as I've done for many years. Throw in a toasted bagel and a bit of smoked salmon, and you have a tasty lunch. Easy-peasy, right?

Anyway, along comes a woman who asks what I'm making. I tell her it's scrambled eggs. Looks at me agog, incredulous that such a stunt can be attempted in a microwave. One of her friends comes over and the two of them start to grill me on how to make it. I mean, I didn't want to be facetious, but it's eggs and drop of milk...in a bowl in the microwave. Stirred once in a while.
They then watch me complete this seeming feat of culinary witchcraft by deftly removing it from the microwave, and when I plonk on a few bit of smoked salmon and shove the toasted bagel on the top, the accompanying sighs of delight were almost embarrassing.

I now know how celebrity chefs must feel doing a cooking demo.

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:05 pm

cheb wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:04 pm How much is an 11x7 steel shed delivered to here?

Never mind that, real question is how long it will stay there. Isn't it a bit breezy?

It'll be well anchored down. The base will likely be 150mm of reinforced concrete, I'm not sure if they'll set rag bolts in for the uprights or there's a pad with protruding suds that gets cast in.

I'm hoping I can squeeze it in under permitted developments.

Lit the fire!

Demannu wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:17 pmLit the fire!

Just back from staying at a place where the person we saw most of was the man with a wheelbarrow of logs who seemed to appear twice a day to feed the fireplaces. 7.30 this morning and the dining room fire was going a treat. He, meanwhile, was wearing shorts

got my ZZR 14 back from Leeds Yesterday after having abandoned it in Spain Earlier in October Was a nice sunny day for a ride back to Askrigg in The Yorkshire dales.

Finished the west side scratio for the shed. All done with blocks I found in the new garden, there's a few terracotta tiles on edge in there, the rain will wash the quarry dust grouting into the gaps. The cementy looking patch is the quarry dust. It's not permanant but the blocks may as well be useful when stored rather just in stacks. Next I'll start on the south side with the rest of the 100mm blocks. The bench was left in the shed too, it'll do a turn for the firewood saw.

I have a lockable internal door that leads from my hallway to a small ante room and downstairs loo, with a lockable door from there into the garage. I keep the recycling boxes in there along with all my biking gear and helmet. I keep it locked, just for a bit of extra security.

Last night I managed to break a bit of the bloody key off. Couldn't get into it via the house, nor from the garage. Bugger. Kinda need my gear to get to work.

Luckily I have a mate who works in a key cutting place. I took the broken key to him and he sorted me a new key whilst I unexpectedly worked from home today.

Nice one, Little Lee.

Took the cat to the vet for his booster and health check.

A couple went in with their dog just in front of me which I thought unusual as they normally keep the waiting area empty.

The receptionist must have sussed something was up and she asked when my appointment was.

I was only a day early wasn’t I.

That’s what you get for a. Being retired and losing track of days and b. Checking the calendar on the phone rather than the iPad.

Scotsrich wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:35 pm Took the cat to the vet for his booster and health check.

A couple went in with their dog just in front of me which I thought unusual as they normally keep the waiting area empty.

The receptionist must have sussed something was up and she asked when my appointment was.

I was only a day early wasn’t I.

That’s what you get for a. Being retired and losing track of days and b. Checking the calendar on the phone rather than the iPad.

Well yes, but did Tibbles get checked and boosted or are they making you both come back tomorrow?

Tibbles asked if we have a cat rolleyes smiley.

Potter wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:44 pm Went to breakfast in 'Spoons, then went to do a bit of shopping for winter clothes, bought enough to make our own Schoffel catalogue.
Discussed having a pair of William Powell shotguns made to measure.

Ooh...12's or 20s? Any particular reason for going Powells?

Just paid 508€ to have this fitted to the mighty Duster.
Now we're independent and fully mobile.

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:20 pm Just paid 508€ to have this fitted to the mighty Duster.
Now we're independent and fully mobile.

I guess we have to guess that 'this' is a towbar.

Count Steer wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:25 pm

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:20 pm Just paid 508€ to have this fitted to the mighty Duster.
Now we're independent and fully mobile.

I guess we have to guess that 'this' is a towbar.

Yeah

Added photo

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:33 pm

Count Steer wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:25 pm

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:20 pm Just paid 508€ to have this fitted to the mighty Duster.
Now we're independent and fully mobile.

I guess we have to guess that 'this' is a towbar.

Yeah

Added photo

Nice towbar.

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:20 pm.

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Did he cut that out with his teeth????

How does a towbar make you independent and fully mobile? I was expecting a recovery winch.

cheb wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 6:12 pm How does a towbar make you independent and fully mobile?

The tow bar voted for Brexit.