What have you done today thread?

[Horse]

Interview for Community First Responder this evening.

I think it went ok - taken sizes for uniform and booked onto training

Awesome! Which area?

I used to do that when I lived in Somerset A smidge annoying/frustrating and sometimes stressful, but very rewarding too

'South Central Ambulance' - which covers from the Hampshire coast up to Ox and Bucks. I will be in Newbury area only. Probably - I didn't actually ask how far I might be asked to travel!

[mangocrazy]

Just got back from seeing Aussie Pink Floyd. Not a massive Floyd fan, but the convicts put on a very good show...

I've heard good things about Aussie Pink Floyd.

I went to see Whole Lotta Led a few years ago, they were really impressive too. They even look like (most of) the members would look about now, if they were still touring.

The Aussie PF don't look much (if anything) like the real ones, and they employ as many band members on stage at any one time as necessary to get the depth of sound right. Two guitarists (one of whom doubles on keyboards), bass, drums, keyboards, vocalist and three female backup singers.

And the occasional visit from an inflatable teacher and a kangaroo. Just because.

[Noggin]

Interview for Community First Responder this evening.

I think it went ok - taken sizes for uniform and booked onto training

Awesome! Which area?

I used to do that when I lived in Somerset A smidge annoying/frustrating and sometimes stressful, but very rewarding too

'South Central Ambulance' - which covers from the Hampshire coast up to Ox and Bucks. I will be in Newbury area only. Probably - I didn't actually ask how far I might be asked to travel!

We didn't travel far. I was in Wells in Somerset and we had no ambulance station. So the group started there to get to people faster than the ambulance would

Good luck

[Silly Car]

Car has passed its MOT with the following advisory “ Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))” which translates to ‘Your CV boot has got a small nick in it, we’ve wiped off the grease and you should get it sorted’.

On asking how much and when they could do it, the response was ‘just get it done when the service is due (3000 mile / 3 months)’. I got the feeling the MOT man didn’t want the work and he knows I use a BMW specialist to maintain the service history who can get his hands dirty / mess around with removing the driveshaft / stretchy / split boot etc.

I’ve updated my CPD log, booked the last of my annual leave for the year and shuffled paper around my desk.

[Skub]

Knocked my pan in giving my garden and my elderly neighbour's their last (hopefully) tidy until the Spring. Everything's sodden with the weeks of rain we've had,so it was hard going,but happy it's done.

I spent a few hours in the garage trying to get some semblance of order. I repositioned a few things and made some headway,maybe fiddle further over the weekend.

Mrs.Skub is out with her mates tonight,so I'm gonna slob out and watch FP1 & 2.

[Taff]

Resigned.

then went out on the tiger and landed up test riding a tracer 900gt.

4 weeks left working with submarines

[Horse]

Resigned.

Anything lined up, just had enough, or retiring*?

When made redundant age 50 I suggested to Filly that... perhaps I could take early retirement?

'No', apparently

[Noggin]

I went home this afternoon to get some stuff. A friend called me a nutter - it was snowing at that level when I set out!! I did say that that tag has never been disputed

Interesting/scary driving someone else's very powerful automatic up the mountain on not very grippy roads


Was bloody lovely. SNOW!

[v8-powered]

Been to see our kitchen designer bloke - coming along nicely but looking like 30k+ to keep her majesty happy

[Cousin Jack]

Took the bike out for a jaunt. Lunch in Bideford, a look at the sea from the pebble ridge at Northam/Westward Ho, and home via Widemouth Bay.

I am a happy bunny, but the bike is filthy again.

[Pirahna]

Resigned.

Anything lined up, just had enough, or retiring*?

When made redundant age 50 I suggested to Filly that... perhaps I could take early retirement?

'No', apparently

Happened to me at 54. Rather than look for the same again I set up a gardening business, which went tits up when covid arrived, then went part time for Tesco delivering shopping. Wifey finally realised we could retire so did it last year at 58.

[mangocrazy]

It's mainly been a dough making kinda day. First off I made a wholemeal bread loaf (two thirds wholemeal flour, one third unbleached organic white flour), then made a batch of pizza dough, enough to make 4 tribal sized 15" pizzas (one of which we've just finished eating). The rest are quietly freezing to death (I haven't heard any screams...)

I have to give a shout out to the best independent miller's flour I've ever used - Gilchester Organics of Northumberland. Their strong wholemeal flour, unbleached strong white flour and pizza and ciabatta flour are simply the best. All organic, all top quality kit. Order online and get it delivered.

[Taff]

Resigned.

Anything lined up, just had enough, or retiring*?

When made redundant age 50 I suggested to Filly that... perhaps I could take early retirement?

'No', apparently

I'm only 48 and my military pension doesn't cover the mortgage, so yeah, it's for another job and back in the world of aviation with GE propellers.

[Yorick]

Washed the mighty Duster.

Arranged to pick some folk out and said I'd be in a blue Duster. Went outside and it was so dirty, you really couldn't tell what colour it was.

It's shiny blue again now

[Mr. Dazzle]

All organic, all top quality kit. Order online and get it delivered.

Thank fuck for that, cause Northumberland is miles away.

Do you buy fresh yeast from anywhere? I keep thinking about acquiring some but never get around to it. I have a sourdough starter but that's different.

[Count Steer]

All organic, all top quality kit. Order online and get it delivered.

Thank fuck for that, cause Northumberland is miles away.

Do you buy fresh yeast from anywhere? I keep thinking about acquiring some but never get around to it. I have a sourdough starter but that's different.

My local 'health food' shop has it. Worth looking/asking in one if you have one locally. I think they get it once a week and when it's gone, it's gone.

I think you can get it delivered from Bertinet too.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I've heard you can blag it from the in store bakery at lots of supermarkets. Or any other baker I suppose.

Normally I make sourdough anyway. This weekend however I'm making Brunsviger, having just received a massive delivery of confectionary ingredients from my Danish rellies.

https://mummum.dk/brunsviger/

[Count Steer]

I've heard you can blag it from the in store bakery at lots of supermarkets. Or any other baker I suppose.

Normally I make sourdough anyway. This weekend however I'm making Brunsviger, having just received a massive delivery of confectionary ingredients from my Danish rellies.

https://mummum.dk/brunsviger/

Never understood why a baker would provide you with the means to make your own.

[Taipan]

Been to see our kitchen designer bloke - coming along nicely but looking like 30k+ to keep her majesty happy

One of the few/only good things about living in a small place. I got our kitchen done earlier in the year and our bathroom is being done next week. Both complete makeovers and it will come to less than that!

[gremlin]

All organic, all top quality kit. Order online and get it delivered.

Thank fuck for that, cause Northumberland is miles away.

Do you buy fresh yeast from anywhere? I keep thinking about acquiring some but never get around to it. I have a sourdough starter but that's different.

Ask the bakery section in Morrisons. They've always sold me fresh yeast.