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Mundane facts about your day: Part Deux.
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tek-monkey
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Rewired the pond electrics, pump has been dead for a while due to water ingress in the supposedly weatherproof box. Means there was lots of horrible water in the filter system, and a dead bird. Got the pump working but one of the hoses split and covered me in stagnant water, lovely.
Now do I clean up and go to town to get what I need, or save myself 1/3 and have amazon deliver it tomorrow?
Now do I clean up and go to town to get what I need, or save myself 1/3 and have amazon deliver it tomorrow?
Theresa Green
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Carole
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And actual physical books apparently.
Although in the interest of accuracy, I was the only person in WHS upstairs perusing the books. No one else, just me.
Waterstones, however, was rammed, took me a bit of careful navigation and a few “excuse me’s” to reach my aisle of choice.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Took cushions back to the caravan but the mice have returned, so spent a few hours between fairbourne and near aberdovey beaches with the dogs.
littleme
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It's my day off tomorrow, I'm working overtime....bets on/odds on for me getting into trouble???!!!
Theresa Green
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Met Miley Cyrus today
Lovely skin
She glows
In the dark
Which is nice
Lovely skin
She glows
In the dark
Which is nice
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Like a tiny bit of cheese with your onion then Basil?
Theresa Green
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staffordjas
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Last minute decision to visit Weymouth sealife centre this morning. Had a wet walk there as wind too rough for brollies.
Relief to see the entrance as we were rather soaked ......
Then found out you can't just walk in & pay at the door nowadays!
Met by a pirate at the entrance who checked we'd prebooked..... " Errr no"
Told luckily there were slots available, as long as we have a smart phone to go online & book whilst standing at the desk, as can't pay there.
Walked us to his colleague on the desk and told him to guide us through booking process
( is it that obvious we're old fogies and not so quick sussing the phone out
)
All the hassle then getting payee verification/authorisation from the bank on banking app etc . Is it a scam? Is it a genuine company ?Do I really want to pay?
Then back to the website to finish booking.
(He'd chosen a cheaper slot option a
bit later than the present time for us, but it still let him then zap the barcode and we eventually get in!)
Would have been much easier and quicker to swipe my debit card !!!
Had a good few hours out though in the end , followed by a sauna and quick dip in the hotel pool ( as hospital have now finally ok'd swimming again 12 wks after my fall. YAY! )
Relief to see the entrance as we were rather soaked ......
Then found out you can't just walk in & pay at the door nowadays!
Met by a pirate at the entrance who checked we'd prebooked..... " Errr no"
Told luckily there were slots available, as long as we have a smart phone to go online & book whilst standing at the desk, as can't pay there.
Walked us to his colleague on the desk and told him to guide us through booking process
( is it that obvious we're old fogies and not so quick sussing the phone out
)All the hassle then getting payee verification/authorisation from the bank on banking app etc . Is it a scam? Is it a genuine company ?Do I really want to pay?
Then back to the website to finish booking.
(He'd chosen a cheaper slot option a
bit later than the present time for us, but it still let him then zap the barcode and we eventually get in!)
Would have been much easier and quicker to swipe my debit card !!!
Had a good few hours out though in the end , followed by a sauna and quick dip in the hotel pool ( as hospital have now finally ok'd swimming again 12 wks after my fall. YAY! )
littleme
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I thought fir aoment that you'd had a sauna & dip in the seaside centre...visions of you & hubby wallowing with sting rays & dolphins....Last minute decision to visit Weymouth sealife centre this morning. Had a wet walk there as wind too rough for brollies.
Relief to see the entrance as we were rather soaked ......
Then found out you can't just walk in & pay at the door nowadays!
Met by a pirate at the entrance who checked we'd prebooked..... " Errr no"
Told luckily there were slots available, as long as we have a smart phone to go online & book whilst standing at the desk, as can't pay there.
Walked us to his colleague on the desk and told him to guide us through booking process
( is it that obvious we're old fogies and not so quick sussing the phone out
All the hassle then getting payee verification/authorisation from the bank on banking app etc . Is it a scam? Is it a genuine company ?Do I really want to pay?
Then back to the website to finish booking.
(He'd chosen a cheaper slot option a
bit later than the present time for us, but it still let him then zap the barcode and we eventually get in!)
Would have been much easier and quicker to swipe my debit card !!!
Had a good few hours out though in the end , followed by a sauna and quick dip in the hotel pool ( as hospital have now finally ok'd swimming again 12 wks after my fall. YAY! )
staffordjas
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Years ago I was going to buy a ' swimming with sharks experience ' for son's birthday. In the Sealife centre by Cheshire Oaks.
Actually rang to book , but they were still in final process of setting up & told me to ring back in a few days...
Hubby went bonkers when I told him...son never did get to be slung to the sharks
staffordjas
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Not so sure my ring doorbell is a good idea.
As well as being woken at 6am yesterday with a bloke pushing a leaflet through door, I'm seeing lovely sunny dry calm weather outside my house. Look out of window here in Weymouth and yet again dark skies and wet & windy
Could be worse I suppose. TV weather news just showed snowy conditions just along the coast in Devon.
As well as being woken at 6am yesterday with a bloke pushing a leaflet through door, I'm seeing lovely sunny dry calm weather outside my house. Look out of window here in Weymouth and yet again dark skies and wet & windy
Could be worse I suppose. TV weather news just showed snowy conditions just along the coast in Devon.
staffordjas
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Decided to be adventurous and try a fish restaurant tonight.
Shouldn't have decided to be adventurous!
Enjoyed my mushroom starter. But hubby ended up having 1 & half main meals , then after my disastrous choice ( for me) of puddings he ended up having most of that as well
Back in hotel bar now , considering ordering one of their pizzas as I'm still starving after forking out £100 for that 'special' meal .
At least we tried it , and hubby enjoyed his ( and mine).
Either hotel restaurant or a chain pub for a Hunters Chicken tomorrow night!!!
And feel better now that hubby demonstrated to taxi driver how he shouts at me whilst driving. Not my driving, as I already knew , then ...
Taxi Driver " I know where I'm going mate , I'm a taxi driver!
!!!!"
Shouldn't have decided to be adventurous!
Enjoyed my mushroom starter. But hubby ended up having 1 & half main meals , then after my disastrous choice ( for me) of puddings he ended up having most of that as well
Back in hotel bar now , considering ordering one of their pizzas as I'm still starving after forking out £100 for that 'special' meal .
At least we tried it , and hubby enjoyed his ( and mine).
Either hotel restaurant or a chain pub for a Hunters Chicken tomorrow night!!!
And feel better now that hubby demonstrated to taxi driver how he shouts at me whilst driving. Not my driving, as I already knew , then ...
Taxi Driver " I know where I'm going mate , I'm a taxi driver!
!!!!" Staffordy McStaffordface
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Sounds like she's given you an achy breaky heart.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Fixed a pressure washer by pulling apart 2 broken ones, feels like an accomplishment but if I was paid NMW for the job it would have been cheaper to buy the replacement parts! Pond wired back up too, filters cleaned, now lets see how long it takes before I can see fish again.