Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Enjoying a very nice free lunch with the wife courtesy of Christmas vouchers. That's not the reason for posting though. Post lunch drinks in a local CAMRA men's pub of a gin & ginger beer and a pint of 7% cloudy cider for £10.
Don't mind if we stay for more...
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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Big pile of free logs for firewood from a cherry tree that fell into our garden.
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I would have but she is a lightweight when it comes to spirits. Wine on the other hand... but she'd had her fill of wine.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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Ordered a new Sora rear mach yesterday for the winter bike, fitted it this evening. Test ride tomorrow. If that doesn't sort out the odd missed/skipping gear, I'll be posting in the 'annoying' thread.
Also cheering up is the Exmouth part of the Exe Trail reopens tomorrow, all being well, after over three months of closure to replace a big chunk that had rotted away into the Exe mud.
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New mech seemed to work well on test run. Mind you, it didn't make the grey sky any less grey.
And using up the last couple of days of my free Prime trial, I got 5 button batteries, and now have two cheap watches that tell the right time. The batteries were only 80p each, and changing them was a doddle.
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The reopening of the Exe Trail all the way to Exmouth without a diverson onto the main road. They had to completely replace a long section over a tidal area, where the original wood structure had not lasted as long as it had been envisaged, with metal now replacing a lot (all?) of the wood, and improving the visibility of the surrounds in the process.
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Having a genuine Swiss sheep-bell with me cycling along the shared-use path to Exeter Quay... it seemed to get people's attention rather well.
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It would get my attention. Have you seen swiss sheep? Big feckers with attitude
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Went for a quick bike ride to the shops with the youngest earlier, on our way back through the woods we passed a lady who was taking her parrot for a walk (although technically the lady was walking and the parrot was just sitting on her shoulder)
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Finding another good place for lardy cake, and one that's nearer than Corfe... Chard, and it's on a regular cycling route. Big jersey pockets needed next time.
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Saw a job advert for a ship based marine surveyor and one of the items listed in their benefits was cycle to work scheme. It conjured up some amusing images.
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Great news!
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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Rather more trivial than Rick's news. Went to a gig with daughter last night at a club just down the road from me, Declan McKenna, young and trendy it seems. Tonight I'm going there to see Rick Astley with my wife, not young or trendy but should be a laugh. Just got tickets to see Jools Holland and Rod Stewart there in a few weeks, also going to another young and trendy one with both gigs at the end of Feb. All just a short walk from home. I know this is something that also pleases @kingstongraham
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Triggered by V68 going to a Rick Astley gig and hearing him live on radio earlier today, having a trawl into BBC iPlayer Piano Room sets: brill. Rick, Tony Hadley, Johnny Marr, 2024 Libertines 😳 lots more and more to come. Live music is so good. And there is BBC Concert orchestra doing its thing. Haven't spotted BT yet though. And Vernon Kay is v good as the 'host', really interacts with the artists. Recommend...
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I missed this. That's an idea...
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Wife overheard a pushy parent complaining to the teacher that the reading was too boring and easy for her son. Baller response: “we like to move the children on to more complex books when they can confidently read the books they’re currently on”.
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Kinder than my response which would have been "are you familiar with libraries?"
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Ah, but schools are supposed to provide 100% of a child's education, dontcha know?
I've got no idea what books we looked at at either my promary or secondary school, but I remember books at home from my earliest reading days: Ant & Bee, Dr Seuss, Edward Lear, Winnie the Pooh, Thomas The Tank Engine. And The Daily Telegraph, obvs.
I can't remember if we borrowed many children's book from the local library - I suspect not, as we had a lot at home. When I was at secondary school, I was right next door to Bristol Central Library, where I often escaped at lunchtime.
I mostly hated the books we were 'expected' to read at home, and skipped Y11, as that was the year you had to do English Lit.
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I'm currently rereading the Famous Five and slightly embarrassed to admit I'm eagerly awaiting tonight's chapter.
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The kids often have to demonstrate they have read the school book x times that week to get a new one, so if it genuinely was a poor fit then I understand the complaint.
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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Ugh, can't think of many things worse than having to read a book I'm told to. Something inside me makes me hate the book before I get to page 2 if I must read it.
I've read only a handful of story books, beginning to end. Just not my thing. Lord Of The Flies? Pfft, twaddle.
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Or Biff and Chip 🤮
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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I have some sympathy. A bit of flexibility on exactly what books must be read in what order would reduce the number of children put off reading by being forced to read dull stories that tick all the prescribed boxes.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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Are they still churning those out? My daughter loved them - that was 20 odd years ago now which is way too scary and doesn't belong in this thread!
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I can't put the blender on in our house without being compared to Biff Chop & Kipper's Dad.
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