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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2021 0:48:00 GMT
Morning All!
Ralph will now explain why Week 2 was called what it was.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2021 6:56:37 GMT
Morning All!
It's Monday - 2021 Week 3
Yesterday: Decent day, but stayed up a bit late doing a jigsaw puzzle Liz left out. It called to me. Was far too cold and sweating a bit by the end which was worrying, I think temp had dropped and I'd not noticed. Face hurting too, cheekbones and jaw both sides.
Today: L day off. J recorder. Me in charge.
Pray Day goes OK, Sinuses, CMT and Head cope OK. Pray we stay protected from the virus.
Have a good day, stay safe & well.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 18, 2021 10:20:36 GMT
Morning All! Ralph will now explain why Week 2 was called what it was. It is not for Ralph to say... -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2021 11:11:48 GMT
Number 2 lived at the green dome
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 18, 2021 12:13:09 GMT
Oh, I misread! I thought you had asked how this week got its' title.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 18, 2021 22:11:07 GMT
3 seventy is probably what 2000AD will cost an issue by the end of the year.
SURELY THERE IS NO OTHER CRYPTIC MESSAGE HIDDEN IN THOSE BASTARD FUCKING NUMBERS.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 18, 2021 22:20:57 GMT
I'm not convinced it will go up another 60p by the end of 2021.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 18, 2021 22:29:35 GMT
But what else could Phil possibly be referring to?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2021 22:58:00 GMT
3 seventy is probably what 2000AD will cost an issue by the end of the year. SURELY THERE IS NO OTHER CRYPTIC MESSAGE HIDDEN IN THOSE BASTARD FUCKING NUMBERS. First outing this year :-) Start early..... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2021 7:38:09 GMT
Morning All!
It's Tuesday!
Yesterday: Long and tiring. My Car Robots Black Convoy Arrived as did an unexpeted box containing Christmas presents from Mum. Nothing major went wrong during the day but it ran me down and I had nothing left by the evening.
Today: J out at ARC group. L teaching. Me hosting the Gateway PM tonight. It would be J's ASD group tonight but we've opted to put that on hold till I'm jabbed or the situation eases.
Pray Day goes OK, Sinuses, CMT and Head cope OK. Pray we stay protected from the virus, especially J as he goes out to his group.
Have a good day, stay safe & well.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 19, 2021 11:00:27 GMT
Dad (79) just got an appointment to have his first jab this coming Saturday, yay!
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 19, 2021 11:58:36 GMT
The Man from Dyno-Rod has been to check the drains. It's a cavalcade of excitement here.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2021 7:18:50 GMT
Morning All!
It's Wednesday.
Yesterday: Bit of a slog again. CMT struggling with weather, face pain bad, head slightly wobbly in places. But got off earlier.
Today: Pouring out there today so CMT is taking a pounding already. Face doesn't feel good either, wondering if the weather is feeding into that too. Guest speaker with video at the 8am Prayer Meeting. Need to write a tech plan for Alpha tomorrow. Case Files 36 should arrive - delayed from September by the chaos bug. J out at group this morning. Food ordering needs doing. Homegroup tonight.
Pray Day goes OK, Sinuses, CMT and Head cope OK. Pray we stay protected from the virus, especially J as he goes out.
Have a good day, stay safe & well.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2021 11:59:46 GMT
Meeting went OK, missed cue for fist Breakout room, ooops. Video worked, that's the important thing. Tech plan done and sent to person leading. Rebellion comics downloaded, cbz's cracked open and reformatted in to compilations, loaded onto iPad. Backup running. Interweb reset. Washing washed and drying. Second steam done for hurting face. And breathe......
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 20, 2021 14:54:47 GMT
missed cue for fist Breakout room *imagines giant robot fist breaking out of a room* Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2021 23:39:02 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 21, 2021 7:16:05 GMT
Morning All!
It's Thursday.
Yesterday: BUSY. Did not stop all morning! Prayer Meeting went OK, missed cue for fist Breakout room, ooops. Video worked, that's the important thing. Tech plan done for Alpha and sent to person leading who was happy with it. Rebellion comics downloaded, cbz's cracked open and reformatted in to compilations, loaded onto iPad. Actually mnaged to read both Tooth and Meg! Backup run, forgot in Decemeber. Interweb reset. Washing washed and drying. Epic Collection spreadsheet formula massively simplified, was a LOT of excess and duplication, that's the problem with Workbooks that grow organically! Article guessing Sept-Dec Epics nearly there. Dredd sheet updated just as Case Files 36 arrived - 37 and 38 are on there with guesses for the next few. Food ordered. Made it about an hour into homegroup before I retired to the bath.
On this particular Thursday: BUSY morning <screams> 8am Prayer Meeting 30mins 9am J music theory 10am L teaching 11am-Midday food collection..... I'm hosting - in a technical Zoom sense - the first evening of Gateway's Alpha tonight from 8 so prob need to sort bath before then to give the body a better chance of cooperating tonight!
Pray Day goes OK, Sinuses, CMT and Head cope OK. Pray I make it through day and am physically up to doing tonight. Pray we stay protected from the virus.
Have a good day, stay safe & well.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 22, 2021 7:33:55 GMT
Morning All!
It's Friday!
Yesterday: Ever so busy, but got through it OK. Teching for Alpha went well, no real problems. Hulk Epic 5 turned up. DW S24 Blu Ray got announced.
Today: MUCH quieter. Chip shop lunch.
Pray Day goes OK, Sinuses, CMT and Head cope OK. Pray I make it through day. Pray we stay protected from the virus.
Have a good day, stay safe & well.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 22, 2021 7:34:31 GMT
Tried to take a week of leave, to avoid being in a position of carrying pretty much a whole year's worth of leave over into my next leave year at the end of March. Was partially successful. Found myself working about 3 hours each day from home when supposed to be on leave. Cracked yesterday and went back into the office for human company. Final tally - knocked 5 days off my annual leave, but accumulated almost half a week's worth of flexi-hours credit. Still, it's progress. Full day back in the office today.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 22, 2021 20:27:58 GMT
Boiler has packed in. First available service appt is 6 days away. Balls.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 22, 2021 20:29:33 GMT
Argh no.  Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 22, 2021 20:34:35 GMT
Yeah, if only British Gas hadn't cancelled the boiler service two weeks ago...
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 22, 2021 20:35:58 GMT
Got any electric heaters?
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 22, 2021 20:52:05 GMT
We have a couple. And Transformers blankets.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 22, 2021 21:34:48 GMT
It was about this time last year ours died. Sympathy.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 22, 2021 21:56:31 GMT
2020 Week 64th Feb: On Sunday the boiler/water heater in the kitchen started dripping water out the bottom. It's done it before in wet weather, about six months ago, we reckoned water was striking the outside of the house and getting in through a vent. So we didn't worry too much Sunday and just reached for the pots to catch the drips. On Monday we thought the drips were getting worse, especially when the heating was running. We confirmed this this morning when I got up before it came on and saw the change. So I book an engineer for Thursday, same firm that did our radiators two and a bit years back and warned us he boiler had not that long left. At 3pm the heating should have come on. Instead the power tripped out and I was woken by an alarm on my stair lift. Reset the power, turn the boiler on manually, power trips again. Oooops. Throw the isolator switch on the boiler, walk away! I suspect it may not be pining for the fjords and has joined the choir invisible.... which is inconvenient at the best of time but especially mid winter when you need to pay for some works to the house too! The immediate problem is the CMT needs heat and hot water for me to function. May have to decamp to London.... Boiler update: Dead. It's 30 years old and they don't do the parts anymore :-( They're sending us some quotes, probably be a week or so yet - I'll be staying in London till then. This comment caught my eye though.... Oh no! Which Hubber boiler will break next???!!! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 23, 2021 8:03:49 GMT
Morning All!
This is Saturday, Wear A Smile!
Yesterday: Quieter. Thank You Lord. Head still struggled with the hand cleanliness and washing a bit. My Firestick arrived so we spent some time setting that up. REALLY not keen on the current main menu, the older one my mother had was nicer.
Today: Bit tired, didn't get a lie in, body woke me before 7. Bit wobbly too, the mist outside won't be helping the CMT. Quiet morning I hope. Zoom with Mum. In the control chair for the TMUK Zoom tonight.
Pray Day goes OK, Sinuses, CMT and Head cope OK. Pray we stay protected from the virus.
Have a good day, stay safe & well.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2021 11:20:47 GMT
It was about this time last year ours died. Sympathy. It is old and will probably need replaced. We've run the numbers and should be able to cover a new one if needed. Just a pain we can't get it looked at until next Thursday. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2021 11:30:58 GMT
And with perfect comedy timing, it is now snowing.
*draws Transformers blanket tightly around himself*
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2021 7:32:49 GMT
Morning All!
It's Sunday, Praise The Lord!
Yesterday: All went OK, quietish day.
Today: Church this morning.
Pray Day goes OK, Sinuses, CMT and Head cope OK. Pray we stay protected from the virus.
Have a good day, stay safe & well.
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