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I has spring flowers !!! Didn't have any snowdrops but I has crocus and a primrose

I buy a MegaMillions lottery ticket every week, valid for the Tuesday & Friday draw. They have a random multiplier so you never get the base prize ($5) for matching the Mega #. The multipliers are 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x & 10x. This week I had the 4x multiplier.
On Tuesday I matched the Mega # (which was 23), so $20
Tonight's draw had the same Mega # and I also had one other number for 4x $7

So $48 this week

Plus I also matched the Mega # once last week on a 3x multiplier, so $15 last week too.

A couple of things over last day or so:

Receiving my chef’s knives back from Kin Knives having been sharpened for the first time in 5 years, free service but I needed to pay for return postage. It took a couple of weeks from posting to receiving them back. They are again foo Kin sharp

Coffee machine was playing up, Nespresso arranged collection, repair and return, all within 4 days of registering the fault which is pretty impressive. I have just tested it and it is as good as new

Mrs. Gremlin singing along to Meatloaf: 'Paradise by the gas board light'

I think I prefer those lyrics.

And the new addition to the Chez Gremlin household, Magda* the robot vac and mop. Bloody hell, it does a good job of keeping the floors clean, even up against Sydney's furballs and muddy footprints.

The colour of the waste water when it finished mopping the floors was disgusting.


*We had to call it something and Magda just came to mind.

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2026 10:21 am
*We had to call it something

Why ? lol

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2026 10:21 am And the new addition to the Chez Gremlin household, Magda* the robot vac and mop. Bloody hell, it does a good job of keeping the floors clean, even up against Sydney's furballs and muddy footprints.

The colour of the waste water when it finished mopping the floors was disgusting.


*We had to call it something and Magda just came to mind.

Two of my bike pals have G/Fs called Magda.

weeksy wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2026 10:24 am

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2026 10:21 am
*We had to call it something

Why ? lol

Well, she speaks to me, so rude not to.

It also has a live feed camera, so that you can watch the cleaning in first person view.
Mind you, having seen a clip of Gladiators with the Walsh father and son double act, watching a bit of low-level mopping around the hallway seems positively entertaining in comparison.

The venerable old VW T4 van, 268,000 miles on the clock. passed its MoT today with just a couple of minor advisories. Long may it continue...

Carnaval

In February and March each town has Carnaval week. Lots of parties and bands culminating in huge parade through the town.
This island loves to party. All the shops shut and it's like Xmas.

This week it's our town. The council has put up a huge stage and there's bands on every night. All free.

I'm sat 400 yards away and can hear them warming up.

Saturday is the big parade. Dozens of huge floats and probably 1,000 folk.

All the locals get dressed up as well.

Paaaaarrrrttyyyyyyy

From Autumn to Spring we get thousands of geese around here & whilst out for a walk this morning for the first time since last September I've not seen or heard any geese,it's one of my favourite signs of Spring.Roll on Summer!!

Bustaspoke wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 6:40 pm From Autumn to Spring we get thousands of geese around here & whilst out for a walk this morning for the first time since last September I've not seen or heard any geese,it's one of my favourite signs of Spring.Roll on Summer!!

We have a pond at the back of the house. Its a geese fucking stop over, Bloody hell do them things ever shut up TBF its a lot better than living in the city where all you hear is traffic.

Felix wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:47 pm

Bustaspoke wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 6:40 pm From Autumn to Spring we get thousands of geese around here & whilst out for a walk this morning for the first time since last September I've not seen or heard any geese,it's one of my favourite signs of Spring.Roll on Summer!!

We have a pond at the back of the house. Its a geese fucking stop over, Bloody hell do them things ever shut up TBF its a lot better than living in the city where all you hear is traffic.

(Probably needs a trigger warning for the sensitive )

SES used a drone to gauge surface temperatures in Mount Gambier, South Australia.

... Operator Brad Flew

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dro ... 00201.html

Accepted an offer on our house.

Another small step in the big picture

Count Steer wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:57 am

(Probably needs a trigger warning for the sensitive )

Think i need the landowners permission to hunt and as that is the local Council then my arse is out the windows.

Yesterday I went back to the shop to buy the jeans. I didn't want to pay €100 a pair, especially as I need 2 pairs, but I need new jeans and that's what they cost.

Got to the shop and it's buy one pair, get a 2nd pair at half price

I then went to another shop for a cheap shirt for work. Saw one for €9.99 and thought that'll do. I got to the till only to find out it was actually only €5

We see the ONCE lottery sellers everywhere. By far the biggest lottery here.

Just discovered it's run by the blind society so profits going to a good cause
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https://www.ohmycosta.nl/en/blogs/how-d ... -in-spain/
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Woohoooooooo - I have wood !!!!!




Finally the colleague that was offering to help me get some wood delivered sorted it! Not only that but the guy that delivered it and stacked it too

Does he cover Worle?