What I Did This Weekend - In Pictures!

[Jonah]

I've been taught karate by Mr Miyagi.

 

[Lucy]

Got evacuated from a football stadium

 

[Gramaisc]

Got evacuated from a football stadium View attachment 3010 View attachment 3011

In these circumstances, if there is a chance that things are real, ensure that you pass through areas of concentration as quickly as possible, and consider your vulnerabilities as you move away.

Avoid 'being a target' - if there is an explosion, there's often a lot of injuries from falling glass, especially in modern 'public' areas. Unfortunately, if there is going to be shooting, you need to be close to the buildings or other cover. Our history here tends to lead one to anticipate explosions as the preferred method, so far.

 

[Lucy]

Yes indeed. I got as far away as I could whilst still being close enough if the kick off was only delayed, but many people stood around right outside, by a huge wall of glass. I am glad my Dad wasn't there, I'm not sure I'd have been so calm if I was also in charge of a not brilliantly mobile 77 year old.

 

[Gramaisc]

It seems we're all getting into the pallet garden furniture thing in our little 'enclave'. Next door neighbour now wants me to knock up a few long ones for their patio.

Some pallets might be available in Dublin, after this van was seized this morning.

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/738681608543346688

 

[littleme]

Today, husband is making a Strawberry planter from left-over decking (look for something the size of Pennycroft Flats) .

In the week we went on hollibobs to Barmouth.

 

[Carole]

Had a lovely day out at Bradgate park near Leicester yesterday. Gorgeous place. Took the dog and met my son for a lovely long walk then had a lovely pub lunch afterwards.

 

[Mikinton]

I went to the UK Games Expo at the NEC yesterday, just the trade area. I didn't play any games but did get to throw a few dice. (I flattened Bristol in a Battle of Britain game.)

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/cosplay-board-game-fun-open-11424984

 

[Jonah]

Been emptying my old shed. I think it may be a little bit rotten. Had to throw everything away, cut down an ivy which had grown over and inside it. All that is left to do is to dismantle it.

 

[Lucy]

Put this together (the OH had built it)


Next week, 2 of these will be attached to it.

 

[Gramaisc]

I can't get a good picture of this in action, but, after the bulb in my high-level brake light blew and was replaced, I fitted a small run of fibre optic through the housing, with the far end of it curled back to the lens of the lamp. I can now see a small tell-tale pinpoint of red light in the rear-view mirror when the brake lights are illuminated, if that bulb is still working. Bright enough to see, but not a distraction.

It was easy enough to check the two other lights by just backing up to a wall, but the central one could have been out for a while before I noticed it.

I used to use this system when I first installed 12V lighting on my pushbike, as the rough state of the roads killed bulbs fairly quickly - eventually I went LED and they have survived much better.

 

[age'd parent]

wot i did last week end and all week

 

[Trumpet]

Don't know how you keep the pace up at your age.

 

[Trumpet]

Don't know how you keep the pace up at your age.

Got any pictures of your barbecue type construction in the corner of picture 1 ?

 

[age'd parent]

Just made from bits in my shed , but it's done well for the last 4 years, plus it breaks down to pack in an old suitcase. [/ATTACH]

 

[Trumpet]

Liking the inverted barbecue idea.

 

[age'd parent]

Cornish pasty cooking, you can tell when it's done
by the faint wisp of smoke emanating from the
glowing red hot foil

 

[Gramaisc]

This is a great pitch for a TV series - a cross between Ray Mears, Rick Stein and Keith Floyd...


...and Victor Meldrew..

 

[PeterD]

 

[Carole]

@PeterD

That picture is so lovely. You look as proud as punch....and quite rightly so. What a totally gorgeous little thing.