The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

[Wodrick]

As seems usual waiting just short of an hour to see the consultant. Private too.

[limeygal]

Re. Teddington-My first job after leaving school was with Barclays Bank. I had to go to Teddington to learn the mysteries of the NCR32 accounting machine that printed the bank statements. Quite a complicated bit of kit, but one that I strangely enjoyed. It took about 30 minutes to get there by bus from my house.

NCR 32

[llondel]

As seems usual waiting just short of an hour to see the consultant. Private too.

I've always taken that sort of wait with a philosophical approach, because I'd rather be the one who needs minimal time with a medical professional because there's nothing wrong, than be the one that needs that extra hour to go through all the issues.

[Wodrick]

Seems waiting worthwhile she has been taken away for the first treatment of three.

[Wodrick]

Looking like Cheese on toast

[PHXPhlyer]

Afternoon folks. 30°c so pullover now off. Just looked up that lady C16. What an incredible girl. I love the "I Only Joined for the Hat".

Fairly calm wind today. Our chap spent 6 hours raking sand today. He likes raking. Should get him a job at a golf course.

Or better yet, a beach.

PP

[G~Man]

Hot and sweaty after a sortie with the CFI, our resident Sky God who professed me competent to bounce around in aircraft for another year at least.

Have given two check rides in the last two days to two of my pilots, one in a Long Ranger, the other in a Bell 407.

[TheGreenAnger]

Hot and sweaty after a sortie with the CFI, our resident Sky God who professed me competent to bounce around in aircraft for another year at least.

Have given two check rides in the last two days to two of my pilots, one in a Long Ranger, the other in a Bell 407.

Do the gnomes adjudicate?

[OFSO]

Up since 5, unpacking 18 plastic containers from old flat, many cardboard boxes, assembling IKEA furniture, setting up internet devices. Carrying packaging to recycling bin. Changing wardrobe shelves, hanging clothes.
Wrong fridge arrived but decided to squeeze it into foreseen cupboard. Had to remove cupboard doors to get it in, once in, removed fridge doors to screw cupboard doors back in, then replace cupboard doors, then fridge doors. Utterly silent. Unlike Mrs OFSO who wants cupboard doors mechanically connected to fridge doors. Beyond my skill. I'm electronics, not fridge doors.

[TheGreenAnger]

Tom Cruise may be a short arse (and a Scientologist) but you know, he walks the walk. A good pilot (commercially rated, fixed and helicopter pilot) who does all his own stunts...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1 ... ict-stunt/

[Hydromet]

Forecast 22C today, looks likely. Skies blue, sun shining. Hardware store visit planned.

[ricardian]

For some reason the mention of "Cocaine Hippos" in that article conjured up an image of drug-fuelled hippos on the rampage . . .

It seems the "Cocaine Hippos" are all descended from one male and three female hippos that were released into the wild in Columbia, so with just a single male ancestor they must be pretty inbred. Probably does nothing to help their temper.

Proof positive!

[Karearea]

To market, to market, on a mild (15°C) but most blusterous day.

Had heard an odd sound earlier, such as might be made by a plastic bin blowing along the street.
So it proved to be, and I retrieved it from outside my place and delivered it several houses up the street to its source.
Little halo shines.

Wind swirling in all directions in the CBD, blowing back from buildings, and my clever parking in sheltered parking spots proved to be in the path of gusts from unexpected directions after all.

Anyway, Essential Supplies replenished and all ready for the next weather event which is supposed to be very cold next week.

[G-CPTN]

decided to squeeze it into foreseen cupboard. Had to remove cupboard doors to get it in, once in, removed fridge doors to screw cupboard doors back in, then replace cupboard doors, then fridge doors. Utterly silent.

Be prepared for unusual behaviour (such as increased cycling) from your fridge due to it being enclosed in a cupboard.

[Ibbie]

Morning folks.

Presently 24c. usual clear blue sky. 32c high guessed.

I do worry about Mrs IB at times.....this morning she fed the cat the dog's food.

[Wodrick]

Good Moaning All,

It's Friday

Guess 32c, currently 30c, 40% Managed 33 yesterday. In downtown AGP yesterday afternoon car registered 35.6c.

Tootling along the Autovia on the way to SM's appointment came to a grinding halt. Traffic as far as the eye can see.
"what this" - the impossible question, the reason we set off early I replied.

Didn't matter waited 30min past the appointment time, took two hours but IPL treatment commenced for her intense blepharitis.

As it is a local holiday hereabouts I get to play hunt the open pharmacy in an hour or so.

On this day ;

Upper Volta—now Burkina Faso (which means “Land of Incorruptible People”), a landlocked country in western Africa—proclaimed its independence on this day in 1960, ending more than 60 years of French rule.
Relief



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[Groundgripper]

Had heard an odd sound earlier, such as might be made by a plastic bin blowing along the street.
So it proved to be, and I retrieved it from outside my place and delivered it several houses up the street to its source.
Little halo shines.

Wind swirling in all directions in the CBD, blowing back from buildings, and my clever parking in sheltered parking spots proved to be in the path of gusts from unexpected directions after all.

That reminds me of the time a few years when I was driving down a narrow back street in my local town in a gale force wind and, looking in my rear view mirror, found I was being pursued by trampoline on its side, happily ricocheting off cars parked on both sides of the road, which had obviously escaped from somewhere and was intent on seeking pastures new. I was doing 20mph (the limit) and it was gaining on me quite rapidly which was a bit worrying. Luckily one of its feet snagged on a parked car and it swung through 90 degrees and disappeared down a side alley.

GG

[Ex-Ascot]

Morning folks. Nice day. Watered the garden area today. Think that we are going to start increasing the frequency. All a bit dry especially the lawns.

[John Hill]

Tom Kruse movie, 1954

[Hydromet]

When I worked in South Australia mid-'70s Tom had a service station and workshop at Hawker. Nice bloke, and had an interesting display of Flying Doctor artefacts in the front window.