Mundane facts about your day: Part Deux.

[Glam]

Don't say that word....the other word we don't mention at work is 'quiet'...

Although I like it when it's not quiet...

We don't mention the 'Q' word at work either. Guaranteed to be a kick off just after, or the next patient admitted hasn't taken their medication for yonks and is in a right old state.

 

[The Hawk]

Nights are drawing in......

Not yet, the solstice may have passed, but nights don't start drawing in until after the 25th.

On the other hand mornings have been 'drawing in' since the 17th.

| EarthSky

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[DeltaHotel]

Stafford Crown Court
Four year old Shenstone 6 case adjourned until September 2026 ( apparently )
If you were wondering about the protests
But you probably weren’t

 

[littleme]

Stafford Crown Court
Four year old Shenstone 6 case adjourned until September 2026 ( apparently )
If you were wondering about the protests
But you probably weren’t

Stand with the #Shenstone6

Six actionists will stand trial for “conspiracy to commit criminal damage” after five of them scaled the roof of Israel’s Elbit owned weapons factory UAV Engines Ltd. The five dismantled […]

palestineaction.org

Was that what the drums were about?

 

[Noah]

Soon be Christmas.....

There is one tv channel that has been screening nothing but Christmas films for the last couple of weeks

 

[PeterD]

I was in Sainsbury's last night and I have to admit I am glad I don't work there. Those scanners the staff use, they have a better tolerance than me as the beep went right through me.

 

[Glam]

I was in Sainsbury's last night and I have to admit I am glad I don't work there. Those scanners the staff use, they have a better tolerance than me as the beep went right through me.

I've mentioned to the girls loads of times about those. One said she'd love chuck it in a freezer and close the door.

 

[DeltaHotel]

Profit before People

Vote Tory

 

[Gramaisc]

I did a test run of a route which was suggested for a Friday evening hike - it is 12km (8 miles) but it has some very hard sections and took me 4h 40m - we'll see if that is an acceptable standard...

I did have to walk a very short section of the tarmac road that leads over the pass, that I had used to access the carpark on the ridge, this road generally requires your full attention, so I had never noticed these gunneras before - that is a decent-sized tree behind them

And I found a secret house - I might not have noticed it even on foot, if the tree had still been there.

Part of the mission was to reach the odd little lake on the ridge, but, a few seconds before I stopped to take this picture, I had admitted to myself that I wasn't sure that I was going to find it this time and time was dragging on, so I might have to give up on that target - yet I was walking straight at it, there, only fifty yards away.

A good trek, but not one for innocent walkers and maybe not for Friday evening - but, that is not my decision...

An interesting aspect of this route is that it is down and then back up, rather than the usual and and back down sequence - a lot of people are of the opinion that 'coming back down is harder than going up', but that may be, at least partly, because they are more tired from having done the going up bit already..?

 

[Noah]

'coming back down is harder than going up'

Always the reverse for me, much easier going down than up. Way behind people going up, racing past them going down. For some reason it seemed to annoy people

 

[littleme]

Always the reverse for me, much easier going down than up. Way behind people going up, racing past them going down. For some reason it seemed to annoy people

Ditto

 

[Gramaisc]

I am just about recovered from yesterday - I expected a three hour journey and it took nearly five hours of hard going - and, when I got back, I was greeted by a cat in the hall, looking at the clock, about six and half hours after I had accidentally locked her in the house...

We have agreed on a more reasonable route for tomorrow evening's hike - I've done it before and it really is a three-hour event this time, without any serious physical risks.

I plan to rescue a bonsai forest that I spotted on the previous expedition - it will only get driven over, if I don't remove it first.

 

[staffordjas]

Just had millions of flying ants suddenly emerging from my conservatory skirting boards. No sign of any all day , then suddenly they're everywhere all over the floor,walls,windowsills. Squirted loads of ant powder down , tried squashing loads crawling around covered in white , but they all seem resistant to the powder .

Now got patio doors which lead to the conservatory closed to hopefully stop them coming into the actual house .

Hubby wants a breeze through , or more like gale force wind. He'll just have to do with just the front and side door open. (at least I get my way and don't have to sit in a wind tunnel now that patios are shut

 

[DeltaHotel]

Nevergotsomuchwashingdriedasthisweek

 

[Cue]

Just had millions of flying ants suddenly emerging from my conservatory skirting boards. No sign of any all day , then suddenly they're everywhere all over the floor,walls,windowsills. Squirted loads of ant powder down , tried squashing loads crawling around covered in white , but they all seem resistant to the powder .

Now got patio doors which lead to the conservatory closed to hopefully stop them coming into the actual house .

Hubby wants a breeze through , or more like gale force wind. He'll just have to do with just the front and side door open. (at least I get my way and don't have to sit in a wind tunnel now that patios are shut

Combat Max syringes from Amazon. The powder is useless because it’s not attractive to them.

You can grab some reusable NOPE bait stations in a pack of 8 if you need them, or just put the stuff down raw. It’s Fipronil so in theory isn’t that dangerous to pets given we put it on them to deal with fleas, but never can be too careful.

 

[Gramaisc]

I plan to rescue a bonsai forest that I spotted on the previous expedition - it will only get driven over, if I don't remove it first.

View attachment 16945

I have rescued an entire forest this evening.

We'll see if it survives.

 

[staffordjas]

Combat Max syringes from Amazon. The powder is useless because it’s not attractive to them.

You can grab some reusable NOPE bait stations in a pack of 8 if you need them, or just put the stuff down raw. It’s Fipronil so in theory isn’t that dangerous to pets given we put it on them to deal with fleas, but never can be too careful.

Cheers

Spent over an hour this morning clearing up the mess in the conservatory I made going crazy with the Raid powder last night , throwing it everywhere.

I was watching a 'white ant' party last night through the closed doors. Just resulted in thousands of angry powder covered flying ants taking over the place . Still some crawling around this morning covered in the stuff . No sign of any dead bodies...... hope they haven't invited their friends to another party bash tonight!

 

[littleme]

Wasn't recognised by my own family today....

 

[Gramaisc]

Wasn't recognised by my own family today....View attachment 16962

I thought it was you...

 

[littleme]

I thought it was you...

View attachment 16963

It's a bit longer than that, but probably that colour!