#22

Morning He_2 and chums,

Just as I was bemoaning the insufficient quantity of good boys and girls on our park walk this morning, I spotted a German Shepherd and a brown and white border Collie, absolutely beauties and the very best of friends. Chasing and jumping all over each other :hugs::heart_eyes: which served to remind me that I don’t really want a dog. I want TWO dogs because seeing two dogs playing happily together is one of the purest and most joyful things a person can witness.

Had a thoroughly lovely time watching Rumours of Fleetwood Mac last night at the Hexagon. Wish @avery was able to enjoy it more. I felt very young in that audience. We were sat down until the last two songs and I had to try to restrain the enthusiasm of my head bopping a bit as I seemed to be one of the only ones with a jerky head…

Work :frowning:
Need to buy sunglasses and stuff - cba
Leftovers for lunch and veggies lasagne again for dinner - :blush:

Have a lovely Wednesday everyone!

#23

Happy Birthday!

#24

Good Morning!

test driving a car at lunchtime, going to see one of my favourite bands tonight, meeting an old friend for a drink beforehand, WFH tomorrow and away for the weekend :+1:

#25

I heartily recommend it.

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#26

IRKED!

(sorry in advance for venting)

When I was at university 7 of us lived together in a large house. To varying degrees we’ve stayed in touch since. This morning 3 of the 7 posted on facebook about a camping trip that they’ve been on (fair enough). However, in so doing, the post reads:

“20 years ago we lived together in a student house in Newcastle (together with [name redacted], [name redacted], [name redacted] and others). How times have changed”

I’m the only person not named (i.e. I am the others).

Obviously I’ve done what any level headed, reasonable and mature person would do - I’ve given it a passive aggressive ‘like’. It’s knocked the wind out of me a bit though tbh.

#27

Ugh that feels really shitty, I’m sorry :frowning:

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#28

People are having very loud conversations outside my office meaning I cannot hear my podcasts THIS WILL NOT STAND :triumph:

#29

secretly working from home on a day off like a chump

#30

bit emotional today, gotta take it easy and not think too much

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#31

I did enjoy it a lot, it was just the incessant hand clapping right in my ears throughout anything with a beat. I mean to their credit, they at least clapped more or less in time.

ooooh! Little behind the scenes insight into how things go down in this house… When that gnome is typing our her posts, she often blurts out a few words, in a questioning way, as if she expects me to know exactly what the heck she’s posting about. For example, from the post I’m replying to, she might well out of nowhere, have said, “enthusiasm of bopping my head?”. The problem is, she offers no context. I sometimes wonder if she thinks I can actually read her mind. I’m forever having to remind her that I’ll need to know a little be more information before being able to answer whatever “question” she’s asked.

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#32

Odd and exclusionary and I’m sure you feel a bit funny about it. Do the other 6 stay in touch more often, do you think? That might explain it.

Anyway, 20 years ago I lived with some questionable people at uni too and I’m well rid. :grinning:

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#33

Happy birthday!

#35

Me too!

It’s grim isn’t it… I do this three times a week :nauseated_face:

#36

Happy birthday @jordan_229 you smasher :kissing_heart:

I’m wfh but have a few work calls that absolutely fill me with the dreadies.

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#37

Hi DiS, I’m WFH today.

Took the car in for its MOT early this morning and had a nice walk home. The birds were singing, it was very refreshing.

Hope you all have a super day

#38

Hmmm, don’t think so. We’re right spread across the country. The 3 that are in Newcastle and southern parts of Scotland probably see each other a bit more often, but the rest of us, no.

However:

This. I’m too old for this shit. C’est la vie.

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#39

Have to nip home on my tea break to pick up a bottle of surgical spirits for cleaning guitars. Other than that I plan on having an uneventful day.

Meeting the drummer for NOT EARTH to discuss music stuff after work as well. Going to keep pitching for a potential UK tour.

Feeling a bit better about job stuff today as well. Going to start looking for new positions now so I have an idea as to what to do later in the year.

#40

Morning team

Going to see Jason Lytle tonight :sunglasses:

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#44

They have redways for pedestrians and cyclists which don’t really necessarily follow the road - they’re a network of their own that link the different grid sections.

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#46

Hi he_2, all,

Much more prepared for it to be my turn now although have little to say. Instead I have two things to show you. one I found funny and the other I would rather like to take some advice on. Before I go any further, this post is going to have to be made across three devices, as I’m currently typing on my laptop but need to upload two photos. One from each of my old and new phones…

As you’ll all know, from a post I made within the last month, our kettle lid stopped working not so long ago. I decided to buy a new kettle. I came, as so many electronic and some non-electronic devices do, with a nifty little user manual. Now, obviously I have used a kettle before and would have been perfectly capable of using this kettle without opening the user manual at all but something compelled me to and I’m glad I did. I’m not one to normally clean a kettle more than maybe once a quarter at best. It seems that’s not good enough and the good people who make kettles have asked the equally good people who write kettle user manuals to make sure I improve my kettle cleaning routine:

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What follows is actually a week out of date, so your urgency in responding to the following poll is very much appreciated… and in advance too - you’ll have seen just then that I appreciated responses in advance of even offering you the chance to respond. That’s some real appreciation, right there.

Last Wednesday, I opened the recycling bin (that gnome will tell you I never do this, she’s fibbing) in the front yard to find a pair of size 10 Nike trainers (pictured). Rules surrounding the legalities of fly tipping aside, I’m rather curious as to what events would lead to someone throwing a pair of seemingly fairly new trainers into someone’s recycling bin? I’ve had a few thoughts on the matter but I’d happily (another form of advance appreciation. This post is just so full of them) hear some more points of view on the matter. I’ve just realised I could actually take a new photo of the trainers on my new phone, but I’m committed to a three device post now, so here’s the photo from last week:

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  • Some mean kids threw some other kids trainers in your bin as part of a really mean prank
  • Leave the trainers on the pavement out the front
  • A crime has been committed
  • These trainers are the final piece of evidence in a gritty crime drama that’s unfolding around Reading
  • They’re your trainers now @Avery
  • Put them back. whoever put them there had just taken them off to keep them dry as it looked like it was about to rain and they’ve been looking for them, in their stocking feet ever since
  • I think I saw that footprint on Crimewatch last week.
  • Best to get the police involved, just in case.
  • do they have sniffer dogs on the way into police stations?
  • Mackerel frittata ooooh and add peas.
  • I’ll have them if you don’t want them.
  • OMG it’s only a week until Primavera!

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I hope you all have a lovely day, or if you’re currently in Milton Keynes, at least make it out of there in one piece.

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