Blimey Klon, you don't need a TV, you have entertainment on tap.

Quote from: Mups on May 13, 2026, 10:26:10 PMIt looks like its only me and CHF  who sleep all night then!

I am quite surprised at how little  sleep others need.
If I need to be up earlier I have to set my alarm,  else I just don't wake up,  even more so in the winter with the dark mornings.   

I also have never had a TV  or computer in my bedroom.  I have always read a nice, usually heartwarming,  type book to go to sleep on.    It takes my mind off all the bad news, and rotten things that we hear all  day long.

Ah, Mups, I'm usually up a couple of times in the night, but I usually have to 
force my eyes open to see my way to the bathroom...    I have no TV in my
bedroom. I used to have a radio alarm before I retired. 


May 14, 2026, 11:05:37 AM

Quote from: Raven on May 13, 2026, 10:39:38 PMI can sleep round the clock when my body's too tired. Been doing that quite a bit lately. Dunc keeps going on at me for increasing my pool lengths, I want to get back to 50, I'm at 40 now so only 10 to go. Last time I did it was the day before lock down back at the start of Covid. He keeps reminding me I've gone through a load of trauma and two big operations since then, also I'm 6 years older, says it's too much for me now, and I should be satisfied with the 40.......But I'm not somehow. 😟

My goodness, you must be a good swimmer, good on you, girl!

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 14, 2026, 09:05:57 AM4,000 police.. !!! That must be the whole of our police force!!..
Nakba March.. Unite the Kingdom rally.. and the Cup Final..

Now, let me guess which one the police will be concentrating on..

I'm sure I know which one.  No prizes for guessing.

After another three years of an incompetent Labour government, the best thing we can hope for is that the US might help Reform to restore much of what our country has lost.  The good thing is that Labour will never be able to form our government again; the Conservatives too.

The real damage will not come from Russia; they have enough on their hands with Ukraine and they wouldn't dare to open another front in Europe, at least for a long time.  The real damage is more likely to come from some of our own people, especially the uneducated young, who have absolutely no idea what to do with themselves other than joining protests.  From what I hear, even universities are lowering their standards: apparently first-class degrees (like what I have got! years ago when it was around 3%) are now something like 25% or more of all degrees.

Reform is going to face an uphill struggle in 2029.

Get ready with your phone or camera. You need to take a picture and get it framed. In the future a picture of UK roads being repaired in 2026 will be worth a fortune. Antiques Roadshow may pay to get it on the air.

Quote from: Mups on May 14, 2026, 09:16:48 AMOooer,  they've cleared off again.   How odd.  Perhaps got the wrong place!   

They work in teams. Next door is being convereted into flats and needed an additional electric meter.

A flatbed truck and men turned up and dumped off barriers and signs then cleared off

Another team turned up with pneumatic drills and a digger. They dug a big hole and dumped all the stuff they dug out on the road. They cleared off.

Another team arrived with a big skip and pickup arm and transfered the pile of muck from the road into the skip and cleared off.

A team of blokes turned up and connected up a new cable to the street main and ran it to the house then cleared off.

The skip and digger lot returned with stuff to fill the hole and flatten it down and cleared off.

Finally another lot turned up with tarmac and pneumatic cutters and flatteners and all the usual tarmac laying stuff. Covered the hole and cut it all in to match the existing multipart jigsaw which passes for a pavement here. Then they cleared off.

Finally the van that delivered the barriers and road signs came and took them away.

Nobody offered to clean all the dust and crap this caused off my car. They didn't even ask if I wanted white chips in the tarmac.

This bridged a weeked when nothing got done.

If anybody wants something to watch while Eurovision or the football is on just ask and I'll pull the CCTV and put it together. Expect a lot of inaction with blokes in orange jump suits and hard hats leaning on brooms, pneumatic drills etc. or staring into a big hole in the pavement. Very handy for making tea, comfort breaks or a bit of shuteye as it will be several hours long.

Bert was a bin man with a big van

M&S have no idea what people want to wear.. No idea about fashion and keeping up with it..
  

Must get out today.. going stir- crazy..
It is cold and rain is on the horizon..

Gertie is cute..

Quote from: Mups on May 14, 2026, 09:16:48 AMThe dreaded pot-hole menders are outside my house rigging up their temporary traffic lights and road signs.    I've got my Ocado order coming in another hour, so I hope they've cleared off by then.

 
. .  Oooer,  they've cleared off again.  How odd.  Perhaps got the wrong place! 

Ooooer !!! I hope they come here..

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 14, 2026, 09:11:56 AMI think M&S has had it's day.. Many of their big stores in and around this area have been forced to close their doors.. Taking their food stores with them. Which is sad to see..

Yes,  the one nearest me has just closed it's cafe down now, but kept the rest of the shop open.

As you say,  I won't be surprised if M&S eventually close down.    I dont' think its good quality anymore,  and there are  other shops around that are far cheaper.

Good morning all.
Sunny but chilly here, with rain forecast.

The dreaded pot-hole menders are outside my house rigging up their temporary traffic lights and road signs.    I've got my Ocado order coming in another hour, so I hope they've cleared off by then.   Also finally got the plumber coming to fix my dripping tap,  so he'll need to park outside too.

 
. .   Oooer,  they've cleared off again.   How odd.  Perhaps got the wrong place!