Peggy's Mundane Thread

Tgwu wrote:

pepsipete wrote:

Grumpy wrote:

pepsipete wrote:

Man came to mend fridge this morning, and yes you know it has to order a part, will be back next friday. Thats two weeks with no fridge.

Here is one for you Pete, man came to repair my TV yesterday and despite being told in detail what the problem was he turned up with completely the wrong part and it will be about another ten days before he will be here again, no wonder I am grumpy.

Lucky to be able th find a TV repair man, none appear to want to do repairs.

Roger Baker was at Crownhill now Lipson, owned money for making Argyle match DVD

I went to primary school with one of Roger Baker's daughters.

Wouldn't worry about it too much, Grumpy - there's never anything on worth watching (except Have I Got News For You. And The Bridge.)

In other news, I'm not having cauliflower cheese for tea today.

knecht wrote:

As I left home this morning I saw my first swifts of the year. One of my favourite birds.

One of the few birds whose wingspan is greater than its body length, they cannot land or perch but must cling onto the side of things, your house if you are lucky.

There's a couple of Palm trees outside my hotel window- its overcast though. It was sunny earlier.

pepsipete wrote:

knecht wrote:

As I left home this morning I saw my first swifts of the year. One of my favourite birds.

One of the few birds whose wingspan is greater than its body length, they cannot land or perch but must cling onto the side of things, your house if you are lucky.

They sleep on the wing, mate on the wing and lay their eggs on the wing, so I am told.

Not having cauliflower cheese for tea today, either.

I went to pc world this afternoon for some retail therapy and for the first time in living memory I didn't find anything to drool over.

I came away quite disappointed

Grumpy wrote:

I went to pc world this afternoon for some retail therapy and for the first time in living memory I didn't find anything to drool over.

I came away quite disappointed

I reckon the only thing that would make me drool in a computer shop would be if I stuck my cock in the usb port and got an electric shock

Jock I am not casting any aspersions but usb ports are very small..............

Greenjock wrote:

Grumpy wrote:

I went to pc world this afternoon for some retail therapy and for the first time in living memory I didn't find anything to drool over.

I came away quite disappointed

I reckon the only thing that would make me drool in a computer shop would be if I stuck my cock in the usb port and got an electric shock

Ladbrokes screwed me over for the full £50 Jock.

Still £112.50 up though cos I won my (paying) £50 bet at Even money, ( Furyk to finish higher than Mahan the week before) plus the £62.50 they paid out on Donald.

Czarcasm wrote:

Greenjock wrote:

Grumpy wrote:

I went to pc world this afternoon for some retail therapy and for the first time in living memory I didn't find anything to drool over.

I came away quite disappointed

I reckon the only thing that would make me drool in a computer shop would be if I stuck my cock in the usb port and got an electric shock

Ladbrokes screwed me over for the full £50 Jock.

Still £112.50 up though cos I won my (paying) £50 bet at Even money, ( Furyk to finish higher than Mahan the week before) plus the £62.50 they paid out on Donald.

That's criminal. How the Fuc k can they take the win part of the bet off of your each way winnings? But they have allsorts of stupid rules and some don't let you withdraw any free bet winnings until you have played it 3 times. I used a free bet once and won about £200 and when I tried to withdraw it I couldn't. When they told me I had to bet with the winnings twice more I tried to put it on Barcelona at home in a Spanish Cup game which was about 1-50 and I couldn't because they had another rule that you couldn't use free bet winnings to bet on anything less than Evens!

They're crooks of the highest order.

And it's not the size of the cock that counts Grumpy. I've got a two incher but I can ram it home with my 25 stone!

Last night I convinced myself it was Friday. So much so that I actually put the telly on to watch Have I Got News For You. Oh well, it's definitely Friday today.

I'm offering odds on what I'm planning to have for tea, by the way.

Would't be cauliflower cheese by and chance

Being A Friday, Cod, chips and mushy peas. Making me hungry.

Trout.

Clue: vegetarians don't eat fish.

Points go to Pete, since at the time I posted that I was going to have cauliflower cheese. Since then, however, I've spent a couple of hours in the pleasant company of two small people, followed by a couple of hours' nap. So I'm having a jacket potato.

PS Knecht - I've never been called that before

*warning to all vegetarians - meat talk is about to ensue*

I've experienced a pretty depressing culinary disappointment this evening. I've had a beef madras on the go in the slow cooker since 1pm. Seven hours is usually plenty of time, even on a low setting, to get meat nice and tender.

To my dismay I've gone to serve it up, and most of it is tough as old boots.

Bugger.

Fridge man (Hotpoint) did not turn up today as promissed, after waiting till 3-0-clock for a promissed morning visit I eventually got through on the phone after listening to lots of crappy music, pressing lots of buttons and a long wait to be told the part was out of stock and they do not have a delivery date. Have already been two weeks without a fridge. Got on to customer relations and raised merry hell, to be told they will try to outsource the part on Monday morning, will phone and let me know. If they cant get part they say they will replace the fridge. We shall see.

Must eat that cauliflower today.

Off to Stratford upon Avon now for the day. To take in the culture, history and beauty of the birthplace of William Shakespeare. To see Anne Hathaway's cottage and the Elizabethan architecture, the serenity of the river, oh and to go horse-racing

At least she was impressed with the description I gave her, then threw in the fact that there was racing there today

A gentle stroll around Mount Wise Park after lunch; a chance for me to blow a few cobwebs away, and a chance for #1 son to run himself ragged and wear himself out.

Ironing.

Stratford upon Avon is just beautiful, so glad we went. Everything looks neat and tidy and well kept. Friendly people and some great sights.

Anyone going should take the time to check out the mechanical art and design museum. Just some of the wackiest contraptions and great fun.

Topped off with an afternoon at the races where I backed 3 winners which paid for the whole day out and some to spare. Lovely little racecourse too, definitely going back this summer.

Got home to find Nicholas Coelsarts had won the world matchplay golf, backed him at 14-1 and made £280 profit, I hope Czarcasm got on him as I advised him to on Thursday.

About as non mundane a day as you can get, sorry for spoiling the thread

I know Stratford very well.

It's an almost schizophrenic place. On the one hand you have areas of lots of wealth & comfort. And yet there are also areas of pretty run-down housing. Also you have the tourist spots and the rest.

The area around the theatre & river is lovely. Taking the hand-pulled ferry across is fun.

You wait until the season starts properly and the streets are full of Americans and Japanese.

Did loads of cleaning and that yesterday. Obviously I'm sickening for something again.

No news on the cauliflower cheese front, though.

Greenjock wrote:

Stratford upon Avon is just beautiful, so glad we went. Everything looks neat and tidy and well kept. Friendly people and some great sights.

Anyone going should take the time to check out the mechanical art and design museum. Just some of the wackiest contraptions and great fun.

Topped off with an afternoon at the races where I backed 3 winners which paid for the whole day out and some to spare. Lovely little racecourse too, definitely going back this summer.

Got home to find Nicholas Coelsarts had won the world matchplay golf, backed him at 14-1 and made £280 profit, I hope Czarcasm got on him as I advised him to on Thursday.

About as non mundane a day as you can get, sorry for spoiling the thread

Missed the boat there, great shout though, Jock. Gonna have a dabble at Wentworth this week, mind.