What have you been doing today?

[Stivino]

I was sitting reading news on laptop and listeningtotheradio. I could hear a JCB working, it's digging a track for a new water main.
Then I couldn't hear the JCB nor the radio.
Yep, he's gone and damaged the power cable.
So, I came to sit here.

I can now see that the water in the pool is circulating so the power must be back on, I'm going to make a sandwich.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I can now see that the water in the pool is circulating so the power must be back on, I'm going to make a sandwich.

I take it you're not sitting outside in Jockland as you're foot's not turned blue. Can I ask are you on long hol, or do you own a property elsewhere?

Friend in local retired about 3 years ago, no responsibilities. 3rd of Jan every year he disappears to Gran Canarial like a migrating bird, and reappears 3 months later when things start getting milder. Seems like an eminently sensible plan. First week, he's drowning in San Miguel, then he stabilises and starts pacing himself and living more healthily. To say I'm envious...........................

 

[Mottie]

I can now see that the water in the pool is circulating so the power must be back on, I'm going to make a sandwich.

It’s a hard life……

 

[Stivino]

It’s a hard life……

I was just thinking that.

 

[Stivino]

Can I ask are you on long hol

I live here, most of the time.
I've been here for four months but my daughter is going to have a baby soon so I'm think about going home to Jockland asap.

like a migrating bird

They actually call us Swallows here, because we fly south in the winter.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

They actually call us Swallows here,

Guessing you're in The Canaries?

 

[Stivino]

Guessing you're in The Canaries?

Tenerife

 

[ellal]

when I got home I found my new British passport had been delivered.

Is that the new blue one* printed in Poland by a French-Dutch company ?

*The colour of which wasn't prohibited when the UK was in the EU

 

[Ihavenojob]

Is that the new blue one* printed in Poland by a French-Dutch company ?

*The colour of which wasn't prohibited when the UK was in the EU

Are you jealous? The way you come across is that of a spoiled brat who can't get their own way. Is not having a passport the main reason you didn't leave ?

 

[Ihavenojob]

my new British passport had been delivered.

Been sold a pup. Says "Her Britannic Majesty" . Must be using up old stock.

 

[Mottie]

Today I’ve done a bit of electrickery fault finding. I noticed that my firestick wasn't running as good as usual. Checked the connection and it was running on Wifi. It should have been running on the ethernet. Checked the TV. Same thing. Got my cable tester out and all the connections were good from the ethernet switch to the various ethernet sockets. Same with the connection to the switch from the router. I brought the telly down from the bedroom and plugged a lead from the router directly into the tv. It worked on the ethernet. Same with the firestick. I thought it must be a faulty ethernet switch so I put everything back together…….and everything started working! Don’t know what I did - maybe a faulty connection from the router to the ethernet? Maybe switching things off and switching them back on cured it? Who knows - I’m still chalking it up as a fix.

 

[Mottie]

Been sold a pup. Says "Her Britannic Majesty" . Must be using up old stock.

If you go back to pick the car up and they hand you a hand-written MOT certificate, you've been done again!

 

[Ihavenojob]

If you go back to pick the car up and they hand you a hand-written MOT certificate, you've been done again!

Pukka MOT, advisories on all tyres, otherwise fine.

 

[securespark]

I had an advisory on the Honda's tyres ..

There was more than 3mm all round.

???

 

[Mottie]

I had an advisory on the Honda's tyres ..

There was more than 3mm all round.

???

Limit is 1.6mm. I’d start looking for new tyres when mine get down to 3mm.