Time to relax.
I guess it is time to retire.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Winning on a damp Hump Day morning in the highlands.

Cheers.

Well... For the ultimately surreal...


Not that long earlier, there I was, sat Zen-like crossed legged on the ground in amongst golden near ripe corn in a golden sunset in a business forum Zoom meeting! Oooops!!

Well... I didn't have a tripod with me and the stalks were ideal for holding the mobile in place for working "hands free".

All worked fine on mute and no video until... Near the end, my 'input' was required and so my cover was then blown!

... In the wrapping up, there were some (friendly) jealous comments about my healthy place for conferencing :-)

All good fun and usefully good when the power of IT works!!

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I guess that when I have this coffee break finished I'd better get downstairs and fire Robbie up before I go out to check the damage in the rain gauge and then getting some more work done.

We're still at the same temp that I woke up to, 10C (feels like 9C), and the rain is still falling (maybe I'll get a break in it at 9am), but today's 15C expected max may again be a step or 2 too far away.

Anyhow I better start of this coffee.

Cheers.

Up most of the day. Thinking a small spinal reset is in order. Crawling into the adjustable bed with memory mattress is clawing at my wakefulness. I feel like HAL. My mind is going. I can feel it…

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I'm just having a cool down break as it was getting a bit too warm welding away down by the fire, but hopefully v1.0 of the 2 kindling splitters is ready for its final grind up before paint (that is until I take my new little angle grinder to a few tight in welds, but that'll have to wait until the rain stops).

Damn, and it's too early yet for a beer break. :-(

Cheers.

Winning before work.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

After a bit of a clean up the smell of welding has been replaced by the smell of KFC chicken pieces and bones simmering away on the fire as I can now sit down and relax with a beer or 3. ;-)

Cheers.

I`ll join you in a second.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Mmmm... I'm looking forward to my healthy veggie stew and wraps!

Yum! Nom!!

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Winning in the very early hours of Thorsday morning now that the rain has stopped here.

Cheers.

Burger King chicken sandwich, onion rings and a fizzy drink just went down the hatch.

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Sept is coming up...

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Winning before work.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Winning as a productive day was had here once the cloud that was sitting on us decided to move on.

Now I'm having my 1st taste of the soup that I've been cooking and I must say that not much else needs to be done with it other than to be consumed. :-)

Cheers.

Welcome to UK weather.
UK summer norm - warmish, rainish, dullish

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Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Enjoying a welcome blast of Sunshine!

... But beware the scorching Azores High Pressure weather blocker...

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Winning on a chilly Good Friday morning as I prepare myself for another productive day.

Cheers.

It is a “brain” roaster outside. The heat index is brutal.
Fair
102°F
39°C
Humidity 29%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 105°F (41°C)
Last update 7 Jul 3:45 pm CDT

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It was a slightly frosty and very foggy 2C (felt like -2C) start here at 6am and that hasn't changed as yet even though we know that there's a sun up there somewhere with just 10C expected today.

I'll light the fire downstairs in about half an hour before checking the rain gauge and then heading to the chemist & post office so that by the time I get back the shed should be warm enough to get some more welding done. Getting the grinding done will depend on how long this fog will hang around for and if we can get some good sunshine raining down on the front of my shed.

Anyhow I might just squeeze 1 more coffee in before doing all that. ;-)

[edit] Well what a difference 30mins makes as the fog suddenly needed to be elsewhere allowing the sunshine through and kicking the shed's solar heating system into top gear so I'll hold off lighting the fire until I get back from my wander around half the village to see how far it goes (it's already gone from 8-16C down there).

Cheers.