Mundane facts about your day...

[Mudgie]

Is there anywhere decent to lock up a bike within a 10 min walk of Holmcroft Surgery? I don't fancy the railings on the crossing.

Put it in the waiting room.
There's plenty of space without any seats.

 

[Mudgie]

Cheers all, my appointment is on Friday so I've got time to have a wonder up and see.

Whether I should be cycling to and from a blood test is another question.... I think I should be alright? I'll stick a Lion Bar in me pocket just in case.

Yes, you should be alright.
A blood test doesn't mean "very nearly an armful".

 

[Mudgie]

Back in the 1950s you could go to the grocer's and buy a single egg. They didn't come in boxes.

That might be why I once heard something about putting eggs in a basket.

 

[Mudgie]

I went to a talk he did in a village hall at the end of 1967.

I saw a picture of him some years ago and he didn't really look that much different, all things considered.

It was only about a ten minute walk I heard but he seemed a decent sort of chap.

 

[Mudgie]

The last time I did the horseshoe was 2012. Prior to that I'd have to go back to the 70's since I'd done it. I'd swear blind that between then and 2012 somebody had been up there and sharpened that Crib Goch ridge.

For those who don't know it, here's some drone footage:

I've certainly not got the balance for anything like that nowadays - which makes me thankful I did what I did when I was young and fit.

 

[Carole]

A chap I worked with was sent to Venezuela on a job in the 1980s. He got quite pally with his hosts.

This brought out very exotic and lovely memories for me.
I also got “quite pally” with a Venezuelan when I used to visit Caracas regularly late 80’s and early 90’’s.

My “Mr Carreras” was absolutely lovely.

My Dad couldn’t understand it when I’d say I was nipping over to Caracas for a long weekend... “People go to Wales for the weekend, not to Caracas”

Anyway, I made lots of lovely Venezuelan friends and they all lived in the Macuto area where the hotel was. But then we lost touch as you do.


But very sadly there was a massive landslide in 1999. It totally decimated that area and to this day I don’t know if the people that I knew survived.

 

[Carole]

I think tomorrow I need to find a some pictures of those days.

All this talk of Venezuela has got me delving into my past and Memory Lane.

 

[staffordjas]

Back in the 1950s you could go to the grocer's and buy a single egg. They didn't come in boxes.

Mother - in-law used to get us to buy 4 eggs from West Brom Market , for Sunday Breakfast , when we were in town on weekends I stopped over . Carried home in a brown paper bag.

 

[Trumpet]

Got rid of my 'lockdown hair' yesterday. Don't look like Bojo when I get out of bed now.

 

[Thehooperman]

During a very boring annual conference, which was mandatory attendance, I assembled a number of these to decorate the garden.

I’m now running out of coloured bottles so may need to hit the gin to complete the project

 

[SketchyMagpie]

I think street view is out of date, I'm sure those bollards aren't there now. I can't get it to go any nearer, but I thought there were 2 tiny bike stands by the right hand window & bushes of the pharmacy. I could be very wrong though.

https://www.instantstreetview.com/@52.821968,-2.132163,292.66h,4.8p,2.11z,mJT3DorOZA3Cd-mdzC4goQ

Can now confirm they are tiny front wheel bicycle stands in front of the chemist. Cheers for the heads up, I would have missed them otherwise.

 

[SketchyMagpie]

You know how you can select 'No Substitutes' for items on a groceries order? I wish there was a way you could say "Accept Substitutes EXCEPT THIS ONE SPECIFIC THING" because so often I get something replaced that I don't mind being replaced but with the precise item I wouldn't want and I'm too polite to refuse it.

 

[rudie111]

You know how you can select 'No Substitutes' for items on a groceries order? I wish there was a way you could say "Accept Substitutes EXCEPT THIS ONE SPECIFIC THING" because so often I get something replaced that I don't mind being replaced but with the precise item I wouldn't want and I'm too polite to refuse it.

We send some subs back most weeks. If its not good it goes back. Same with anything we notice that is short dated

 

[Carole]

Last year I’d been on the hunt for some longer type shorts. I’d got short shorts suitable for holidays but I needed some knee length ones.
The search was fruitless, everything seemed baggy and made me look like Don Estelle in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum.

Today I was sorting out stuff in my wardrobe to take to the the charity shop and I came across some chino type trousers, hardly worn but which I thought were a bit dated.

A quick chop with the scissors, iron all round with wonder web. 20 mins later I’ve got two pairs of shorts, one pink, one blue, both a perfect fit and I’m chuffed to bits.

 

[Lucy]

Regatta do some lovely chino shorts, called Solita. I have 4 pairs.

 

[Carole]

Regatta do some lovely chino shorts, called Solita. I have 4 pairs.

I’ve just googled them @Lucy

Yes, that’s exactly the sort of thing. I’ll have to pop over to Trentham and have a look.

 

[Gramaisc]

everything seemed baggy and made me look like Don Estelle in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum.

Pictures..?

We need to make a proper assessment.

 

[Lucy]

I’ve just googled them @Lucy

Yes, that’s exactly the sort of thing. I’ll have to pop over to Trentham and have a look.

They are great, I have a couple of plain pairs for golf and a couple of patterned ones (which they don't seem to do any longer) for casual. I'd say they come up true to size - I took a punt and bought the first pair online.

 

[Carole]

Pictures..?

We need to make a proper assessment.

Not a chance!

 

[Noah]

There used to be a lot of Regatta clothes in Dobbies at Gailey. Haven't been in there in a long while though so don't know the current situation.