My sister recently bought food-bin liners from Marks and Sparks, which you'd think would be good quality, but they're apparently some sort of super-duper eco-friendly stuff, and are more prone to splitting than I'd like them to be.
I wonder if they're advocating "waste less", and therefore expect you won't have as much stuff to put in the bags, and therefore the bags needn't carry as much waste?
The Council give us free liners for our food waste caddies, which are designed to decompose. However they start to decompose quite quickly, within the caddy.
NEQ, I'm rather assuming that's the case with the M&S ones. It's a noble idea, but the manufacturers don't seem to have taken account of the fact that egg-shells have pointy bits ...
Still *quiet* weather here, but nice and mild - windier later next week, but hey, it's Autumn.
TICTH the various Idiots who, this morning, tried to cut me up whilst I was driving innocently about my business (shopping, mostly).
Maybe it's the fact that winter drawers draws on, but I reckon they must have been worried about their Graves getting cold before they could get into them...
The Daily Telegraph puzzles department have apparently changed their system. I've had several odd e-mails recently telling me that my worldpay.com payments have been declined. Checks with barclaycard and Bank show that there is no problem there, but trying to print off a crossword yesterday, I was taken to a page where there was info about a subscription can be for one crossword a day, or pay a lot more for more. I have been printing the Quick and the Cryptic on a Saturday but will be quite happy to print a Quick on another day. I'm hoping my son will be able to sort it out tomorrow so that I can have today's Cryptic to work on. Impossible of course to speak to anyone in the DT.
BF's right - be very wary of anything telling you a payment has been declined. I nearly got stung by a text message saying my mobile bill couldn't be paid, but I had the wit to check with my provider, who told me it was a scam.
Thank you - yes, a scam was my first thought and I did not click on any links in the e-mnails. However, when I went to the DT crossword page and tried to print, it took me to the page aboutsubscriptions, so I hope it will work out all right.
@SusanDoris have you tried using a different web browser? I normally use Chrome. but to get the DT puzzles page to play ball I have to use MS Edge. YMMV of course...
I find that, like most things in life, it's a matter of practice; you get to know how the different compilers think, and what they mean by certain things.
TICTH the receptionist who told my mother that the only way she could get a flu vaccination was by registering online. The surgery website says that the elderly who are not online can get appointments by phone, but the receptionist wouldn't give her one. Perhaps 87 isn't old enough to be regarded as "elderly"
TICTH warranties you are supposed to pay for. WTF! All that tells me that the company does such a half-assed job on its products that we are supposed place a bet that the product won't be good enough to last. Ptui!
@SusanDoris have you tried using a different web browser? I normally use Chrome. but to get the DT puzzles page to play ball I have to use MS Edge. YMMV of course...
My son came here on Sunday and saw that Chrome would not update my sub, so he tried Edge and fixed it straight away, so yes, thank you, using a different browser worked. I'll be back on the crossword trail next Saturday!
TICTH warranties you are supposed to pay for. WTF! All that tells me that the company does such a half-assed job on its products that we are supposed place a bet that the product won't be good enough to last. Ptui!
That’s not a real warranty, just an insurance policy under another name.
This afternoon we spent four and half hours on a train returning to Paris. Which is bloody long and could be consigned to hell in itself.
But I have a much more hellish gripe than that. The family in the row behind us had a little girl who was obviously not well with what looked to me very much like chicken pox (definitely fever and rash).
Who the **** takes a child with chicken pox on a four hour train journey???
I have very hellish thoughts regarding the subject of an overheard remark from one shop assistant to a colleague in a local convenience store:
"Then she said, I'm going for a Covid test later this morning"
I have very hellish thoughts regarding the subject of an overheard remark from one shop assistant to a colleague in a local convenience store:
"Then she said, I'm going for a Covid test later this morning"
Boy#2's entire year group is off for two weeks because of idiocy like that so I second your hellish thoughts.
It is just possible ( unlikely) that she is part of a random trial [ as my granddaughter was. She had to get tested though she had no symptoms. The result was negative.]
The Ark's nice new chimney has just blown down in the current gale. Why? Because MOIS did not take the simple precaution of securing it properly at the base. Fortunately, the chimney and its socket seem to be OK (I'll be better able to see in the morning), but the rain cowl has gone overboard.
I think the problem can be remedied, but some dry weather (and no wind) is required...meanwhile, I've lashed up a *jury rig* with the aid of duct tape...
If it moves when it shouldn't - Duct Tape. If it don't move when it should - WD40.
Hopefully, tomorrow afternoon will be dry enough for me to re-seat the loose section of chimney, with some added filler/cement/duct tape, and anything else I can think of.
If it moves when it shouldn't - Duct Tape. If it don't move when it should - WD40. .
Frankly, that has long been my main mantra in life....
I just wish, in the current circumstances, it were permissible to apply the duct tape to the mouths of those in groups on buses who refuse to wear face coverings (not those who genuinely can't, they are generally sat quietly with heads down) and who will persist in spreading themselves across the bus, shouting at each other, or talking loudly on their devices for the duration of the journey.
Add those who won't wear face coverings in shops, and are rude to retail staff with reasonable requests to follow the law, (I was commiserating deeply with my local corner shop staff - all correctly face covered up and very fed up) and I'd soon run out of my currently copious supplies of Duct Tape.
I'll even let them choose their colour! (Silvery-grey, black, white, or green are currently available in the Japes' Maintenance Cupboard.) After all, I am constantly being exhorted to "Be kind, be considerate" by posters on buses, voices across supermarket tannoys, my workplace.
I did suggest to one lot if they want their offspring to be in school/college, then giving me the Plague was a Very Bad Idea and they'd be the first to complain loudly about educational establishments closing again because all the staff have gone down with it. I'd already overheard a conversation on the subject so knew I was on safe ground!
If it moves and it shouldn’t: Duct tape
If it should move and it doesn’t: WD40
If it still doesn’t move, don’t force it, get a bigger hammer.
And remember that duct tape doesn’t cure stupid, but CAN muffle the noises.
I send to hell the whole day. Mr image with much help was able to get dressed and down our steps and into the car. I was all set to take him out for the first time in about a month. I drove the car out of the garage, and parked it in the middle of the driveway, thus blocking our mini camper still in the garage, to make it easy for Mr. Image to get in so we could go to a one day only drive-through flu shot site. This would have saved him walking to the very back of the drug store to get his shot, which now he seems unable to do. The car that 5 minutes before I drove out of the garage would not start. It sounds like the starter motor is gone. Our mechanic can not get us in until next week, and it now sits in the driveway blocking our other vehicle. Add to that our dishwasher is not working. The repairman arrived this afternoon to inform me it is not worth the cost of repair and I would be better off putting the money toward a new one. ( What money? ) This evening Mr. Image's physical therapist told us he had tried to call us at the start of the week when we had no power and no phone. As we did not answer they took him out of the schedule and I will have to call the powers that be and get him reinstated. I know the good news is Mr. Image was able to walk to the car, and the car was at our house when it died and not in a line of people waiting in their cars for a flu shot. I can hand wash dishes as I save for a new dishwasher. Never the less this has not been my favorite day.
I always sigh with relief while watching TV in the days after an election. But to be honest I'm not sure that I want to watch TV this week anyway. It seems impossible that the news shows will be anything but stressful.
Watch *other* things, maybe? Especially things you usually find funny, relaxing, comforting, or *safely* cathartic.
--I don't know what's available in your area, but there's always YouTube. Lots of full-length, free TV shows and movies.
--And Pluto TV. It's free, and has both scheduled/live and on-demand offerings. As it says, "Drop in for 100s of free TV channels and 1000s of movies & TV shows". Available online and on all sorts of devices.
For me, there are some minor annoyances, like somehow being unable to bookmark a particular item so I can easily go back to it. I can't find any problems with my system that might cause that. But it's workable.
And it's a good place to re-watch vintage "Dr. Who"!
I've developed a love of short films--partly due to some good ones I saw in school. I like/love many of the FSS selections. FYI: they can be light and happy, puzzling, sarcastic, sad, shocking, quirky, and hilarious.
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Examples:
We Hate To Waste
"I Haven't Made Any Trash In 2 Years. Here's What My Life Is Like" (mbgplanet).
Not pushing that. Just running it up the flag pole as a possible reason.
(That's about 68ºC, but doesn't it sound more impressive in Fahrenheit?)
12C here, overcast, very light winds - OK October weather for southern BrexitEngland.
Actually, it's about 38C. Pretty damned hot anyway. Forecast here is for 35C/95F. Unusual for the Bay Area.
Having said that, Pigwidgeon can keep her 38°/100° as well ...
TICTH the various Idiots who, this morning, tried to cut me up whilst I was driving innocently about my business (shopping, mostly).
Maybe it's the fact that winter drawers draws on, but I reckon they must have been worried about their Graves getting cold before they could get into them...
Thanks, Basso! Looking at my temperature conversion chart, 38ºC is to the left of 100ºF, and 68ºC is to the right. I goofed.
68 Celsius is about 154 Fahrenheit!!
Thank you - yes, a scam was my first thought and I did not click on any links in the e-mnails. However, when I went to the DT crossword page and tried to print, it took me to the page aboutsubscriptions, so I hope it will work out all right.
I find that, like most things in life, it's a matter of practice; you get to know how the different compilers think, and what they mean by certain things.
TICTH warranties you are supposed to pay for. WTF! All that tells me that the company does such a half-assed job on its products that we are supposed place a bet that the product won't be good enough to last. Ptui!
But I have a much more hellish gripe than that. The family in the row behind us had a little girl who was obviously not well with what looked to me very much like chicken pox (definitely fever and rash).
Who the **** takes a child with chicken pox on a four hour train journey???
"Then she said, I'm going for a Covid test later this morning"
Boy#2's entire year group is off for two weeks because of idiocy like that so I second your hellish thoughts.
But probably not.
The Ark's nice new chimney has just blown down in the current gale. Why? Because MOIS did not take the simple precaution of securing it properly at the base. Fortunately, the chimney and its socket seem to be OK (I'll be better able to see in the morning), but the rain cowl has gone overboard.
I think the problem can be remedied, but some dry weather (and no wind) is required...meanwhile, I've lashed up a *jury rig* with the aid of duct tape...
Oh, no! Take care and be careful! And all praise be to duct tape!
Hopefully, tomorrow afternoon will be dry enough for me to re-seat the loose section of chimney, with some added filler/cement/duct tape, and anything else I can think of.
A new rain cowl has been ordered...
Classic!
I hope everything will go well. Chim-chimeny-chim-chimeny and all that.
Frankly, that has long been my main mantra in life....
I just wish, in the current circumstances, it were permissible to apply the duct tape to the mouths of those in groups on buses who refuse to wear face coverings (not those who genuinely can't, they are generally sat quietly with heads down) and who will persist in spreading themselves across the bus, shouting at each other, or talking loudly on their devices for the duration of the journey.
Add those who won't wear face coverings in shops, and are rude to retail staff with reasonable requests to follow the law, (I was commiserating deeply with my local corner shop staff - all correctly face covered up and very fed up) and I'd soon run out of my currently copious supplies of Duct Tape.
I'll even let them choose their colour! (Silvery-grey, black, white, or green are currently available in the Japes' Maintenance Cupboard.) After all, I am constantly being exhorted to "Be kind, be considerate" by posters on buses, voices across supermarket tannoys, my workplace.
I did suggest to one lot if they want their offspring to be in school/college, then giving me the Plague was a Very Bad Idea and they'd be the first to complain loudly about educational establishments closing again because all the staff have gone down with it. I'd already overheard a conversation on the subject so knew I was on safe ground!
Cement and duct tape were duly employed in large quantities, and the chimney seems to now be firmly-ish in position.
But it is leaning at a slight angle (I noticed this too late to adjust it) and looks as if it has had too much GIN.
If it moves and it shouldn’t: Duct tape
If it should move and it doesn’t: WD40
If it still doesn’t move, don’t force it, get a bigger hammer.
And remember that duct tape doesn’t cure stupid, but CAN muffle the noises.
Watch *other* things, maybe? Especially things you usually find funny, relaxing, comforting, or *safely* cathartic.
--I don't know what's available in your area, but there's always YouTube. Lots of full-length, free TV shows and movies.
--And Pluto TV. It's free, and has both scheduled/live and on-demand offerings. As it says, "Drop in for 100s of free TV channels and 1000s of movies & TV shows". Available online and on all sorts of devices.
For me, there are some minor annoyances, like somehow being unable to bookmark a particular item so I can easily go back to it. I can't find any problems with my system that might cause that. But it's workable.
And it's a good place to re-watch vintage "Dr. Who"!
--You might also search on "Film School Shorts". It runs on PBS stations and sites, and on other sites. Here's KQED's collection of them to watch.
I've developed a love of short films--partly due to some good ones I saw in school. I like/love many of the FSS selections. FYI: they can be light and happy, puzzling, sarcastic, sad, shocking, quirky, and hilarious.
FWIW. YMMV.
Marking the end of the last day before Lockdown Two? Or maybe marking *Bonfire* Night a few days early?