The Lemon Fool

Tedx wrote:I cant find my plastic stone effect bird bath.

And something made a hell of a clatter at around 4.20am, but I have no idea what. Probably just a trampoline passing through.

where are you bud

Not too far from that bus!

Right, I'm off to find my bird bath.

Tedx wrote:Not too far from that bus!
Right, I'm off to find my bird bath.

be careful, that page shows a huge tree down in your area
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpspr ... ieston.jpg

Tedx wrote:Not too far from that bus!

Right, I'm off to find my bird bath.

It's in my garden, near Glasgow. I'll get it posted to you.
It was a bit blustery here, but nothing out of the ordinary.

--kiloran

Found the bird bath! Phew. It was behind the shed hiding.

A couple of flower pots over and the bird feeder pole is at a jaunty angle. That's it really.

I think we're gonna make it.

Tedx wrote:Found the bird bath! Phew. It was behind the shed hiding.

A couple of flower pots over and the bird feeder pole is at a jaunty angle. That's it really.

I think we're gonna make it.

Nothing much out of the ordinary south of the Campsies, although a couple of weeks ago there were a few trees down, and part of someone's washing ended up on our roof - no claimaints so far.

scotia wrote:Nothing much out of the ordinary south of the Campsies, although a couple of weeks ago there were a few trees down, and part of someone's washing ended up on our roof - no claimaints so far.

Every cloud.. brings a new wardrobe

Very moderate here in the Kingdom aside from numerous bins blown over and a rich harvest of paper and plastic contents distributed to the unlucky downwind culdesac residents.
Yeah - you guessed it!

Northern lights: Aurora seen across UK in spectacular display
More displays are expected in the coming nights.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64782372

pje16 wrote:Northern lights: Aurora seen across UK in spectacular display
More displays are expected in the coming nights.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64782372

If that makes you go ooooh...
....just wait for the walking killing plants!

servodude wrote:If that makes you go ooooh...
....just wait for the walking killing plants!

not oooh
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/s ... 180952635/

Back in the day.....a smokey nightclub, very poor disco lighting, some beers, some shots, some more shots, a bit of Dutch courage and....

....and the next morning you wake up in your bed in a hungover haze with your left arm trapped under that thing.

You are in a hightened state of alarm.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64796926



To misquote Howard Payne from the movie Speed

Pop quiz, hotshot. Your wake up and arm is trapped under a brute. Once you move, the brute starts to stir. If you try to escape, the brute will awaken and will probably rip your genitals off.

What do you do? What do you do?

A warning that hospitality along the NC500 in Scotland is reaching "taking the p**s" levels:



https://twitter.com/UllapoolCraic/statu ... 2601464833

Scott.

swill453 wrote:A warning that hospitality along the NC500 in Scotland is reaching "taking the p**s" levels:
Scott.

we avoided being ripped off in Achnasheen last year
swanky hotel £332 pppn
the bunkhouse in the same grounds £37 (very basic but what a saving!")

pje16 wrote:we avoided being ripped off in Achnasheen last year
swanky hotel £332 pppn
the bunkhouse in the same grounds £37 (very basic but what a saving!")

Last time I stayed in a bunkhouse it was £4 per night.

It was a while back though.

Scott.

For 2 fish n chips and a couple of galsses of wine?

I think it reached and surpassed taking the pi55 levels sometime ago.

A stunning murmuration - what's that !
Have a look
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... e-64825414

swill453 wrote:A warning that hospitality along the NC500 in Scotland is reaching "taking the p**s" levels:



https://twitter.com/UllapoolCraic/statu ... 2601464833

Scott.

From the Northern Times:=
https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/new-company-buys-kylesku-hotel-and-is-set-to-snap-up-others-236790/

Its a few years since we last ate there - i.e. before the takeover, and it was excellent, but not cheap. Its a beautiful site and has a very smart modern dining room. Its a pity if the food standard has dropped. In sparsely populated areas, it can sometimes be difficult to replace top quality chefs - and that may be a problem. Chez Roux has also disappeared from the Inver Lodge Hotel in Lochinver.

I had my first ever avocado yesterday. I feel the urge to go and make a 'Tik Tok' (whatever that is) now.

Seriously though, I went for lunch with the missus yesterday - at lunchtime. The cafe was full of women or varying vintages and a few very young children.

The thing that got me about the place was the sheer racket. A wall of cackling and squawking ladies determined to out volume each other. It wasnt until I pointed out the noise level that the wife stopped, listened and eventually agreed with me that it was loud in there. Initially, she couldn't hear anything amiss.

Ear defenders next time. If there ever is a next time.

Tedx wrote:I had my first ever avocado yesterday. I feel the urge to go and make a 'Tik Tok' (whatever that is) now.

Seriously though, I went for lunch with the missus yesterday - at lunchtime. The cafe was full of women or varying vintages and a few very young children.

The thing that got me about the place was the sheer racket. A wall of cackling and squawking ladies determined to out volume each other. It wasnt until I pointed out the noise level that the wife stopped, listened and eventually agreed with me that it was loud in there. Initially, she couldn't hear anything amiss.

Ear defenders next time. If there ever is a next time.

There is a tendency to construct tea rooms in modern buildings which are full of hard surfaces - large expanses of glass, tiled floors, smooth hard walls, minimally cushioned chairs and no fabric covers on the tables. All very attractive, and hygenic. So there are perfect sound reflectors all around, and few sound absorbers. Hence the noise problem. And if you are unfortunate to be seated near the centre of the room, all the sound reflections appear to be focussed on you. Then when you find it is difficult to hear what your missus is saying, you naturally raise your voice, like all of the other patrons. In engineering terms - positive feedback.
If you find yourself in such a restaurant, try and get a seat in a corner or in any other nook or cranny.