thursday with mizutani on guitar

'ning

soggygloomy

off to h street for dental scrape, polish and check, followed by cafe and wfh, laze

not walking there in this weather

my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny

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  • Webboo2
    Webboo2 Posts: 1,166

    Morning

    Just cold here weather wise. Waiting for the shopping to be delivered before I can get on with today.

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,606
    edited February 2024

    Morning astronautes d'eau douce

    Wet and windy and cold and god knows what precipitation going to be chucked at us. Even Beans can't be bothered with going out.

    Taking Mrs P out to the café in the sticks for a spot of lunch if snow doesn't prevent.

    She is 40 today.

    Laters.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,781

    Happy birthday Mrs P 🥳

    Out for a romantic date with mr & Mrs tlw1 later. No confirmation yet but I’m outside their hotel and they’ll have to come out eventually.

    pretty miserable out, might have a coffee across the street and keep an eye on the entrance.

    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • beansnikpoh
    beansnikpoh Posts: 1,533

    Happy cake day to Mrs P!

    Weather has defaulted to fcuking awful, so I'm not leaving the house. Therefore I will be dodging the cleaners later. Damn it though, I have to get their cash, forgot it last night when I was out picking up mini.

  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218

    'ning

    'W'FH because of the forecast weather armageddon which has not materialised 😡

    Got some lung damage on the ride home last night, I think there was something up and the pedaling hard aggravated it.

  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,297

    Brrr. Forecasting the white stuff arriving soon, lots of... tbc. On the day when the trades guys arrive to start dismantling the stupid front porch to replace with something much more practical and better looking. Good day to open up to the outside world. Reckon the woodburner(s) will be getting revved up.

  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,217

    Happy birthday mrs P

    chilled start in the hotel as no hounds to walk. Ensure the current wife gets to her meeting, then back to the hotel for a bit of work, a run and obviously food and beer at some point. Pick the wife up, few drinks and a late dinner reservation at a nice restaurant.

  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 3,021

    Happy P-Day Mrs Birthday.

    Intended to ride in today. Saw rain bouncing off paving. My decision was made. Triffic bloomin' awful as expected.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,910


    I suspect most of my day will be getting wet on cycling commuting, trying to dry out, and then getting wet again.

  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,923

    HB Mrs. Pinno.

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,923

    Took the taxi home from the station last night as cba to walk after last night's beers. Mrs. 666 didn't seem too pleased about the waft of cider that she got when I walked in the door 😊

    Soggy n dull out there, got through my 8am call unscathed. More cheap coffee is needed.

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,781

    Whatever 😕

    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,923

    This is what happens when you snub an invite to go drinking with the A-Team 😉

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,781

    To be fair, I don’t suppose these country bumpkins types get to London very often and would like to see something other than the inside of a pub.

    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,923

    You haven't met tlw before, have you 😀

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,894

    Afternoon folks,

    Another day of orifice based drudgery, particularly dreary outside as well. Today being Thursday it's drive the EPO in day which is a good thing in this weather. Also a good thing as I have a bicycle here I can throw in the back.

    A good time last night, lovely to meet TLW and the current wife. Hope her meeting was worth the trip. Nice pub we went to. I'm not sure how TLW knew it was me, possibly the fact that I looked like a tourist around all the city types.

    Out with the female child tonight to see Declan McKenna live, supposed to be pretty good. At least it's only a short walk from home. I might have a beer.

    Happy birthday Mrs P, I'll have a Polish doughnut in your honour. Apparently it's fat Thursday to the Poles today, I thought most christian countries waited until next Tuesday but it seems the Poles are keen.

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,606

    Pinno goes solar... Well, finance was approved: 14 panels producing 425 watts ea. Total cost spread over 10 years £238 pcm and that's before the feedback tariff currently 15p per kw/h with my leccy company.

    Estimated production at 130% of consumption. Twin battery, 25 year lifetime plus insurance. Seems good to me.

    Electrical production is calculated @ 10% below what will probably be produced.

    Hmm...

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218

    I thought the sun never came out in Scotland?

  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,495

    probably going to install some of these to power it


    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • beansnikpoh
    beansnikpoh Posts: 1,533

    You and loon can compare notes on who gets the most sun/generates the most power.

  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,297

    520 kWh generated since start of November. In grey dreich SW Scotland. I win.

  • beansnikpoh
    beansnikpoh Posts: 1,533

    How much have you used?

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,606

    I'll have 14 panels and Loon has 12.

    We shall compare. Perhaps i'll lay a cable to Fort Loon and then we could do leccy swap.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,297

    All of it, and then some. End of November had big boy ASHP hybrid system installed. Different world. My year on year comparison for month of January shows less than 1/2 spend on imported energy cost. Come springtime I'll be off grid. And feeding in t'power for all yous townies 😉

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