The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

As it happens, I had just yesterday discovered this technique for getting the old oil furnace out of my basement, which is a job for next summer.
It is cast iron too, apparently. Thank you for the extra tip about the one spot tapping. I presume you used a chisel also?
When you say small, are we talking 4 pound or 8 lb ? - I have both. My 8 lb is a good one with a second grip near the head, so I can use it as an 8 lb 'small' hammer.
I may not need it, as I have built myself a demountable 1 ton gantry hoist. I used it to get my new woodstove into the house, and the old one out.
Today, I am mostly doing electrics. New sub panel now has power, and I am putting in the first outlets and lighting.

[CharlieOneSix]

Nowhere near as difficult as cast iron bath and oil furnace removal but when we converted the loft into two guest bedrooms and an ensuite shower room 25 years ago, I put in place a double bed before the spiral staircase was fitted. The day will come when we move when boltcroppers and a saw will have to be taken to the mattress and base as there's no other way to remove it......unless new buyers want the bed...

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

It's a tricky one.
When I designed my last house, I made the U-turn staircase 37-1/2 wide, not 36 as standard, because that just allows a king size mattress to be shifted up the stairs.
With my current, 100 year old house, I fitted a patio door where the fixed section is easily removeable - perfect for moving big sofas in and out.
I build the bed frames myself. With screws!

[Pontius Navigator]

Fox, no chisel and Just a 4lb short handle. Same job, we removed two walls, thermometer block and cement skim. I managed to remove one side and all the block and left the cement skim intact.

Iirc , my impact pointless on a top edge about half way along which set up maximum stress. It basically split in half with the odd extra but breaking off.

[OFSO]

Guests for lunch. Left at five pm. Now evening walk completed. Same temperature as last night but nagging wind has returned so not pleasant. Met Dutch (?) dog walkers, only second time this year even though they are permanents. I feel very Christmassy.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

I see England has a Yellow Snow warning again.
Remember, don't eat it!

[Ex-Ascot]

Morning folks. It is going to be another hot one. I do not know what is wrong with NRs. They just can't live without jungle bunny noise. Every bloody boat going by yesterday was noisy. Talking to a local safari guide yesterday he said that they are the same in the bush on safaris with him. Moronic.

He was trying to talk us into going camping with him. I mean little tents with an open fire etc.

Got a mother with child hippo just behind the boat eating lilies.

Mammoth watering.

Edit: Enormous scorpion in pool. Dead fortunately.

[TheGreenAnger]

But enough of this early morning levity. Spent most of late evening Sunday dealing with the idiocy of a client's Asian subcontractors who pretend to be a world class IT organisation, but who truly give meaning to the term "dissembling Dumm·kopfen" who wouldn't recognise a federated Azure AD Credential if it bit them on their useless posteriors.

3 degrees outside again but inside nothing but the sounds of silence punctuated by a cup of tea.

EGSS 050504Z 0506/0612 02009KT 9999 SCT020 TEMPO 0506/0512 8000 -RA BKN007 PROB30 TEMPO 0512/0520 8000 -SHRA BKN012 BECMG 0607/0610 32010KT

@Ex-Ascot - Don't water the woolly mammoths too much, as their wool might shrink!

[OFSO]

Morning all. Dawn, mostly clear, 10°. Can't find the source of the loud thump/bang last night as we were dropping off to sleep.
Wife: what was that?
Me: no idea, I'm in bed.

[Ibbie]

Morning . 12c presently, 18c later it is thought. Heavy rain also predicted for late evening.

Apparently the black hairy boars have taken up a residency by the swimming pool.

[OFSO]

They are a real menace. Never seen so many indications of boar as this year. They're come South over the Pyrenees to avoid the French (which is understandable).

[EA01]

Still 29c here at 17:30 local..... too hot!!

Bahamian fish soup for dinner

[TheGreenAnger]

They are a real menace. Never seen so many indications of boar as this year. They're come South over the Pyrenees to avoid the French (which is understandable).

Bloody French, always quoting Proust and debating Sartre loudly over multiple Pastis near the pool. Truly boring!

[OFSO]

..... and on strike. Most TGVs cancelled, Eurostar walk out over Christmas. Decision to fly looks like the correct one. Not Ryanair as they are on strike in Spain (and Belgium).

[talmacapt]

-9c this morning but forecast to start snowing around midnight tonight, expecting about 10cm, so temperature will climb to about -1c.

Hard work tomorrow as the snow will be very heavy to move.

Rinse and repeat, more snow forecast Wednesday and into Thursday, after which the temperature will start to go down again.

[Wodrick]

'Morning,
from the overnight low of 11c I am now showing 15c, man has been rubbing the wrong side of the seaweed as he predicts 22c.
Broken, 100% overnight rain.

When the bloke doing the cladding departed never to return work ceased. After a couple of weeks I WhatsApped the Serb to find out what was happening as there was about 2m to complete.
He had been told job finished. Not coming this week as taking the bridge holiday and going to Germany to see wife's family for some pagan festival but will come next week to complete.

Looks like pool re-tile in January.

Feet and Dr much later. Battle with the masses first, for essentials.

[Pinky the pilot]

Never seen so many indications of boar as this year.

Where are Asterix and Obelix then when you really need them?

[TheGreenAnger]

Never seen so many indications of boar as this year.

Where are Asterix and Obelix then when you really need them?

Listening to Cacophonix by Toutatis!

[Malvernian]

After a weekend of us both having headaches, sore throat, coughing and feeling pretty lousy, Mrs M decided we should test for covid....bingo...we both have it. So much for the four jabs we've both had. I blame a crowded train journey to Birmingham last Tuesday.

[Ex-Ascot]

-9c this morning but forecast to start snowing around midnight tonight, expecting about 10cm, so temperature will climb to about -1c.

Just 47 degs warmer here. No snow.

Egg, chips and baked beans again for lunch. We really know how to live it up. Will need the genny to run the air fryer so can pump the pool for 30 mins as it is too cloudy for solar power.