Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Farway

YoungBlueEyes said:

Glad you’re back on fine form Farway. Re your bin, I think I’d be ringing and ringing and ringing the council then, as you’re paying for them to collect it. Lazy swines. 

The bu66ers have all got Covid now according to today's e-mail form council and rubbish bins are not being collected or late

Garden bin collections suspended and will catch up if possible, for which I read "no chance"Seems like my garden bin is on same trajectory as your drying, a distant dream

OT, on a lighter note, pun intended, replacement light switch from Amaz"! arriving later, ordered yesterday, so something works around here

YoungBlueEyes

Ahh I'd be cross about that. They've got you over a barrel really, and I expect a bit of reimbursement would be a distant dream too... 

Well my washes are back in and having a spin. It is absolutely definitely truly gonna be windy today say all of them. I've deleted the bbc one in a fit of pique cos of their poor and inaccurate reporting over that thing that's going on in a hot place. Say no more.

Mild out there this morning but damp with it. Still nothing in the sunrise/sunset dept but we're coming into the better time of year for it. :fingerscrossed: Sunny and cold again today which I do like, as long as the humidity is low. I'll be making the most of it cos there's a whole lot of weather coming for us easterners  

YoungBlueEyes

Here’s a pic I took last night about 7pm, so after sunset but not dark yet. My phone doesn’t do it justice really. It wasn’t spectacular but imagine it looking better than this. It’s the linear clouds I like, and the colour was …brooding… there a few stars but my phone didn’t pick them up. 

Farway

Sunny, cold & windy, not a day for pottering in the garden, so I won't

Only garden related is I'm hoping to get out there & collect the runner seed pods while it is still dry, grotty storm on the way for rest of the week, but more West & Norf than here

While I'm out there, I will try for an Autumn style pic, I know what I have in mind, but there's a world of différance between what I wanted & what I get. * See later for an example

YoungBlueEyes said:

Ahh I'd be cross about that. They've got you over a barrel really, and I expect a bit of reimbursement would be a distant dream too... 

I've deleted the bbc one in a fit of pique cos of their poor and inaccurate reporting over that thing that's going on in a hot place. Say no more.

Ha yes, although one year they did tack an extra month on

I gave up on Beeb a bit back, it's only local TV weather, Beechgrove & GW that keeps me there these days, now I rant over where the naughty un woke boys & girls are with loads of Welsh car & gold adverts

Your pic trumps mine

* example, Venus this morning

YoungBlueEyes

Well that’s clearer than any of my (instantly deleted) Venus pics! 

Speaking of deletions - where’s my profile pic and sig gone? Is that cos someone complained or do they just do it cos they’re pi$$y? 

twopenny

Just looking at the diy forum there seems to be a shortage of avatars at the moment so it's nothing personal Bluey.

Window lady been, car cleaned and cooking done. Too chilly and windy to enjoy the garden.
Beans are down again. No point putting them back with the forcast but I got a very good portion from them last night.

I think it's some good news that my box hedge which is being eaten by something is showing new shoots. I must make a thread about all the problems out there and see if anyone has an idea.
Perhaps tomorrow as it looks like a day in.

YoungBlueEyes

Ah ok, thanks 2p. They’re maybe having a cull then. 

Well it might not be gardening stuff but you’re whipping along Good news on your hedge, the new shoots sound promising 🤞🏻
Nothing moving here, tomorrows dinner’s in the slow cooker and I’m off walking with lovely neighbour and handsome at 1530. 

Washing’s all dry though! Thanks so much St Fiacre

Dustyevsky

YoungBlueEyes said:

Well that’s clearer than any of my (instantly deleted) Venus pics! 

Speaking of deletions - where’s my profile pic and sig gone?

Like events which happen in the news, these things are usually not accidental. However, it was Western Power (now the Irrational Grid) which deleted my entire post this morning. I shall never recover those minutes of my life or the content of my missive, but knowing what I said, maybe that's a good thing!

Anyway, both photos are splendid and I'm glad they're still there.

My gardening today is very topical; I have been recycling bits of a huge cold frame I built in the 1990s to make winter side panels for the polytunnel. It's sat in the barn for 14 years and I knew it would come in handy....one day.

Good luck with the car 2p. Another MoT for me near the end of the month. Can't wait!

twopenny

Car hasn't been mot'd but inspected by 3 garages as to whether it will pass.

Each garage gave a different answer and what needs doing so I'm really none the wiser

Decided to hang onto it because I'm finally getting trades and furniture after 4yrs from the move so I'll take advantage and keep my fingers crossed for the car.

I did find a beautiful little flame red one, 10yrs old but 18000mls and all the gadgets including 2 cup holders    - that I loved but it was much more than I budgeted for. I'm having to stop myself driving past and gazing at it.

New window seals on the outer windows today and all catches and locks serviced so fingers crossed that it will keep some of the cold out.

Abs, see you're front page again!

The weather has warmed up.....suddenly it's 15 and around 11 tonight so windows open again. It's like a roller coaster.

Tomorrows deluge would be a bonus. Need to sort out water/leccie/etc

I have some pics to put up but that's on the list for tomorrow too. So here's one (a little fuzzy cause I was walking)  that's weather relevant - we'll be seeing a few of these methinks.

YoungBlueEyes

Ooh congrats Arb! Quite right too cos that is (and the rest were) lovely pics  

2p I'll have a dig through my phone and see if I can find a thing about garages for you. It's from a few years ago in the Martin Lewis email. He put up a list of council garages that'll check your car and tell you what's up but they don't do any work or recommend another garage. They just give you an honest to-do list. I'm sure I kept the info somewhere.

Mild out there this morning, 11' and dropping humidity Bit breezy but I shouldn't complain cos tonight it'll be properly windy. Looks like your dgd is gonna get it again Farway... has she got dried out from last time? 

Oh and this is from a while ago but someone was saying about patio cleaner? Well lovely neighbour uses this stuff. Once a year usually she says, but very occasionally twice if you get a while lot of moss/lichen.

https://www.diy.com/departments/spear-and-jackson-path-patio-cleaner-concentrate-5l/5060230113821_BQ.prd