Tell us something really trivial about your life Volume 40
Discussion
Perhaps caterpillar tracks are the answer, Bobbers.
Cookie got me out of bed at about 03:40 in the ante meridian so I took her out in the garden (haha) for a pee (Cookie) and a cig (404).
By the time I'd had a pee of my own it seemed rather pointless going back to bed, so I downloaded the Telegraph on the tablet and silently, internally ranted at the election "news".
Then, as I was finishing my Rice Crispies Charlie (fkoffyoulittlet
t) presented me with a new guest.
So we are now "in loco parentis" to another pipistrelle bat.
Fairly sure it's another boy. It's not hard to tell, but you have to flip the bat upside-downside for a look-see and it makes the bat cross.
Which is a funny thing to witness.
He seems pretty perky and is taking warmed up goat's milk with great enthusiasm.
If he survives I'll get him some solid food in about a week.
Morning All.
By the time I'd had a pee of my own it seemed rather pointless going back to bed, so I downloaded the Telegraph on the tablet and silently, internally ranted at the election "news".
Then, as I was finishing my Rice Crispies Charlie (fkoffyoulittlet
t) presented me with a new guest. So we are now "in loco parentis" to another pipistrelle bat.
Fairly sure it's another boy. It's not hard to tell, but you have to flip the bat upside-downside for a look-see and it makes the bat cross.
Which is a funny thing to witness.
He seems pretty perky and is taking warmed up goat's milk with great enthusiasm.
If he survives I'll get him some solid food in about a week.
Morning All.
Good morning all.
Back to porridge after a lovely few days in the sun with mates & made it through the post-apocalyptic wasteland that is Manchester Airport.
The past four days involved a lot of chat.
Topics covered included but were not limited to:
- children (happy ones, troubled ones, own ones, step ones, old ones, young ones)
- parents (dead ones, healthy ones, frail ones, demented ones, active ones, step ones, mellow ones, stubborn ones)
- motorcycles (ones we own, ones we'd like to own, ones we'd like to ride but not own, broken ones, bodged ones, modified ones)
- The unexpected similarities between golf swing and running gait
- The true meaning of hunger
- Identity politics
- And also: telly, books, retirement, holidays, the perfect woman, boats, achy joints
It was a lot more interesting with beer.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Back to porridge after a lovely few days in the sun with mates & made it through the post-apocalyptic wasteland that is Manchester Airport.
The past four days involved a lot of chat.
Topics covered included but were not limited to:
- children (happy ones, troubled ones, own ones, step ones, old ones, young ones)
- parents (dead ones, healthy ones, frail ones, demented ones, active ones, step ones, mellow ones, stubborn ones)
- motorcycles (ones we own, ones we'd like to own, ones we'd like to ride but not own, broken ones, bodged ones, modified ones)
- The unexpected similarities between golf swing and running gait
- The true meaning of hunger
- Identity politics
- And also: telly, books, retirement, holidays, the perfect woman, boats, achy joints
It was a lot more interesting with beer.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Good Moaneve Trivpeeps! 
After a lovely relaxing day cavorting with Bobbers & Co. on Saturday, yesterday I hurled myself headlong once more into the busy world of Robbopopping ( Events, Awards & Logistics )
Big George played exceedingly skilfully in the morning's last match of the season, and received an award for his dedication and commitment as a team player and the special set of skills that he has acquired over a long career:
The afternoon and evening were dedicated to aiding and abetting and spectating at Robbopoppet's Dance Academy Spectacular, in which she performed brilliantly, as fid all who participated in an amazing and very entertaining show.
After the final performance of the weekend, Star Awards were presented to a select few of the many participants, and we were thrilled when Robboppet was called to receive her award! No photography was allowed, but thus was taken afterwards:
[ Photo deleted to protect identity ]
Marvellous!
She's such a little Star!
Have a gnice day, yawl!
After a lovely relaxing day cavorting with Bobbers & Co. on Saturday, yesterday I hurled myself headlong once more into the busy world of Robbopopping ( Events, Awards & Logistics )
Big George played exceedingly skilfully in the morning's last match of the season, and received an award for his dedication and commitment as a team player and the special set of skills that he has acquired over a long career:
The afternoon and evening were dedicated to aiding and abetting and spectating at Robbopoppet's Dance Academy Spectacular, in which she performed brilliantly, as fid all who participated in an amazing and very entertaining show.
After the final performance of the weekend, Star Awards were presented to a select few of the many participants, and we were thrilled when Robboppet was called to receive her award! No photography was allowed, but thus was taken afterwards:
[ Photo deleted to protect identity ]
Marvellous!
She's such a little Star!
Have a gnice day, yawl!
Edited by glenrobbo on Monday 24th June 11:11
glenrobbo said:
That's one cute little batlet, _404.
Fingers crossed he/she/it/they/them make it okay.
Thanks Glenners. Thoughts and prayers sort of thing...Fingers crossed he/she/it/they/them make it okay.
You might recall that we have some form in the matter of bat rescuage so we're hopeful at least.
This is another common pipistrelle, a breed which seems to be readily amenable to adapting to human foster parents.
I'll update as and when if anyone is interested.
Good aftermorn, Trivpeeps!
Firstly, congratumalations/commiserableations as apprpriate, and good luck with another surrogate bat, 404!
It's twot dahn Sarf, and yet for some reason I've had a busy day so far, mostly consisting of walking and pressure-washing. In my mind I'd committed to blast the algae from my own and my upstairs neighbour's parking spaces, which are what estate agents like to call "undercroft", and are the equivalent in size to a four (4)-car garage. As they're open to the elements at both ends, the three (3) metres of concrete at each end gets wet, and then algae breeds, which becomes slippery when wetness occurs again. So I decided that if the climatic conditions (warm and calm) allowed, and my neighbour was out, and if I felt in the mood to tackle the task of pressure-washing many square metres of concrete, I'd roll up my sleeves and get the job done.
So I did.
I'm sitting in a comfy chair, with a naching back, but the warm, satisfying glow of a job well done surrounds me as though I'd just put away a large bowl of Ready-Brek.
This afternoon I may decide to continue with claying, waxing and putting a coat of proteciion on my Golf. If I feel like it.
Firstly, congratumalations/commiserableations as apprpriate, and good luck with another surrogate bat, 404!
It's twot dahn Sarf, and yet for some reason I've had a busy day so far, mostly consisting of walking and pressure-washing. In my mind I'd committed to blast the algae from my own and my upstairs neighbour's parking spaces, which are what estate agents like to call "undercroft", and are the equivalent in size to a four (4)-car garage. As they're open to the elements at both ends, the three (3) metres of concrete at each end gets wet, and then algae breeds, which becomes slippery when wetness occurs again. So I decided that if the climatic conditions (warm and calm) allowed, and my neighbour was out, and if I felt in the mood to tackle the task of pressure-washing many square metres of concrete, I'd roll up my sleeves and get the job done.
So I did.
I'm sitting in a comfy chair, with a naching back, but the warm, satisfying glow of a job well done surrounds me as though I'd just put away a large bowl of Ready-Brek.
This afternoon I may decide to continue with claying, waxing and putting a coat of proteciion on my Golf. If I feel like it.
Bobberoo said:
Dreading having to replace the tyres on Ivor, going to be around £600.
The old Mazda 6 Estate was £220 per tyre and you had to at the least do both tyres on the same axle at the same time, else the tyre pressure warning went off all the time.I once did all 4, because I got a £100 discount and was fed up with the bloody alert going off all the time.
Error_404_Username_not_found said:
Cookie got me out of bed at about 03:40 in the ante meridian so I took her out in the garden (haha) for a pee (Cookie) and a cig (404).
By the time I'd had a pee of my own it seemed rather pointless going back to bed, so I downloaded the Telegraph on the tablet and silently, internally ranted at the election "news".
Then, as I was finishing my Rice Crispies Charlie (fkoffyoulittlett) presented me with a new guest.
So we are now "in loco parentis" to another pipistrelle bat.
Fairly sure it's another boy. It's not hard to tell, but you have to flip the bat upside-downside for a look-see and it makes the bat cross.
Which is a funny thing to witness.
He seems pretty perky and is taking warmed up goat's milk with great enthusiasm.
If he survives I'll get him some solid food in about a week.
Morning All.
Probably been answered before, but don't you have you be on a register to be a bat worrier Sorry Warrier... By the time I'd had a pee of my own it seemed rather pointless going back to bed, so I downloaded the Telegraph on the tablet and silently, internally ranted at the election "news".
Then, as I was finishing my Rice Crispies Charlie (fkoffyoulittlet
t) presented me with a new guest. So we are now "in loco parentis" to another pipistrelle bat.
Fairly sure it's another boy. It's not hard to tell, but you have to flip the bat upside-downside for a look-see and it makes the bat cross.
Which is a funny thing to witness.
He seems pretty perky and is taking warmed up goat's milk with great enthusiasm.
If he survives I'll get him some solid food in about a week.
Morning All.
Byker28i said:
Probably been answered before, but don't you have you be on a register to be a bat worrier Sorry Warrier...
Curiously; not so far as I am aware, Byker. Which is a trifle odd, considering that all species are highly protected. I've never been asked that before. It's a good question. The national bat conservation people and my local (ish) contacts (like the nice RSPCA lady) have never mentioned it.
In fact the local chap who is based near Loch Lomond asked me last year if I would serve as a local point of contact and advisor for other people in Kintyre who might be trying to rehabilitate bats.
As if I know anything.
I can only do my best.
glenrobbo said:
Flippin' 'eck, Dicky, that tyre of yours looks totally Bibendemmed! 
It's lucky you didn't attempt the drive oop norf to partake in the Brassington, for it may have decided to totally give up the ghost whilst you were proceeding at the approved rate of leptons and sent you hurtling into Oblivionland.
I would advise you to choose a random suitably severe pothole, photograph it with a measuring stick included, and send it with a pic of your tyre damage and a quote or bill from a supplier of black circles to the appropriate authority with a claim for full restitutionness.
Something needs to be done.
I shall write a stern letter to the Trivton Bugle and Gazette.
"He went doing what he wanted."It's lucky you didn't attempt the drive oop norf to partake in the Brassington, for it may have decided to totally give up the ghost whilst you were proceeding at the approved rate of leptons and sent you hurtling into Oblivionland.
I would advise you to choose a random suitably severe pothole, photograph it with a measuring stick included, and send it with a pic of your tyre damage and a quote or bill from a supplier of black circles to the appropriate authority with a claim for full restitutionness.
Something needs to be done.
I shall write a stern letter to the Trivton Bugle and Gazette.
"Being upside down in a field?"
DickyC said:
glenrobbo said:
Flippin' 'eck, Dicky, that tyre of yours looks totally Bibendemmed!
It's lucky you didn't attempt the drive oop norf to partake in the Brassington, for it may have decided to totally give up the ghost whilst you were proceeding at the approved rate of leptons and sent you hurtling into Oblivionland.
I would advise you to choose a random suitably severe pothole, photograph it with a measuring stick included, and send it with a pic of your tyre damage and a quote or bill from a supplier of black circles to the appropriate authority with a claim for full restitutionness.
Something needs to be done.
I shall write a stern letter to the Trivton Bugle and Gazette.
"He went doing what he wanted."It's lucky you didn't attempt the drive oop norf to partake in the Brassington, for it may have decided to totally give up the ghost whilst you were proceeding at the approved rate of leptons and sent you hurtling into Oblivionland.
I would advise you to choose a random suitably severe pothole, photograph it with a measuring stick included, and send it with a pic of your tyre damage and a quote or bill from a supplier of black circles to the appropriate authority with a claim for full restitutionness.
Something needs to be done.
I shall write a stern letter to the Trivton Bugle and Gazette.
"Being upside down in a field?"
Heading in the opposite direction is a guy driving one of the 911 variants reasonably spiritedly.
If you think you can see where this is going, you might well be wrong
Matey in the 80 comes round a slight kink only to find 911 matey pressing on, twitches and must hit a compression in the road because it spat him off the road into the field - actually an earth bank - at a rate of knots. Made quite the impression. The lads following on bikes stopped and went to check he was okay and possibly to give him some new pants
Error_404_Username_not_found said:
Thanks Glenners. Thoughts and prayers sort of thing...
You might recall that we have some form in the matter of bat rescuage so we're hopeful at least.
This is another common pipistrelle, a breed which seems to be readily amenable to adapting to human foster parents.
I'll update as and when if anyone is interested.
I well remember your previous devoted fostering, but it's the reports on the early flying lessons when they're big enough that I enjoy the most! You might recall that we have some form in the matter of bat rescuage so we're hopeful at least.
This is another common pipistrelle, a breed which seems to be readily amenable to adapting to human foster parents.
I'll update as and when if anyone is interested.
Tying them to a stone weight and whirling them round in big circles on the end of a long string...
Don't try this at home, folks, remember _404 is an expert in such procedures.
( But he really needs to trim his fingernails a bit! )
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