My Day

[Meantime]

27 minutes ago, Gracie said:

the trouble is half the house won't get done or I'll forget which rooms I've don

That's easy, the rooms with a full glass are not done, the rooms with an empty glass, there's a slim chance they might be done. Any rooms with a broken glass, you should give up and go to bed and sleep it off. 

 

29 minutes ago, Gracie said:

I haven't even started yet. Housework,

It's halfway through the day now, you might as well leave it for today and do it tomorrow. The housework, not the wine that is. 

Now you may notice that the Politician in me has evaded to answer one of your questions. 

[BroadAmbition]

I dislike porcelain 1200 x 600 tiles almost as much as glass or metal mosaics 

Griff

 

[Paul]

A sad day today, an entertainer who not only made me laugh, made me smile and once or twice even cry but a man I was privileged to call a friend. R.I.P Paul

[Chelsea14Ian]

Very sad indeed. A man of many talents. A great supporter of Battersea dogs and cats home. RIP Paul.

[CambridgeCabby]

An entertainer in the true sense of the word .

 

[kpnut]

Often near the mark but never stepping over. One of the only entertainers on TV and radio who made me laugh. 

[Regulo]

Went to see him record one of his daytime chat shows, never laughed so much. During breaks, he was even funnier. I'm not a fan of drag acts, but he was a genuinely nice man. A great loss. 

[FairTmiddlin]

Lived very close to me, would often see him and his partner shopping in the town. If you said hi he would always respond with a cheery voice and sometimes stop for a quick chat. Truly a man of the people and will be sadly missed locally.

 

Quick Paul O Grady anecdote

I took a semi-temporary stewardship of a golf club locally when I came out of Pubs. Ladies division sprang a surprise party on me and wanted Pink Champagne which the suppliers couldn't supply

Down to the local Waitrose and purchase 5x 6 packs and headed to checkout POG was in front of me in the queue with a trolley with quite a few bottles of booze in it "Having a party" he said. I quickly riposted with "Yes but you're not invited we need enough to go around". At which point he came and shook my hand.

[BroadAmbition]

it’s beer o clock

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Today we are due to explore the inside of a volcano that entails a long haul uphill. Also hoping to book a days sea fishing, for just me as my crowd are either too young or can’t manage sea sickness - that’s me on a day off 😄

Griff

[ChrisB]

Some excellent big game / Sport fishing off Lanzarote. Hope you like Tuna! 

[BroadAmbition]

Booked sea sport fishing tomorrow. Six Hrs. Sea state to be moderate at best. Fingers crossed 

Griff

[Chelsea14Ian]

We had a nice morning  in Hemsby. Had a coffee in the Lacon Arms.Very nice pub close  to the Lifeboat  station. Booked Sunday lunch next week.Walked on the beach. 

A few photos. 

[Jbx5]

At last we have had a great day out on the water with the wind dropped from the last few weeks and the sun out all day ( apart from very misty early morning which disappeared very quickly). Boat cleaned inside and out and a well deserved Sunday lunch at the Waters edge  Bramerton which was up to the usual good standard.

John 

[BroadAmbition]

Some excellent big game / Sport fishing off Lanzarote. Hope you like Tuna! 

Really?

At sea for about six hours, eight rods trawling for about two hours - Nowt

Four hours rod fishing, two small fish, one of which I caught and that was it.

Considered a blank, but still a nice day out at sea.

Next time then

Griff

 

[BroadAmbition]

Seeing as I’m here all week I thought I’d try Richo’s cafe for breakfast this morning. Chuffin Eck, £9:30 for a sausage muffin and a coffee  (Microwave) - Wow. Declined a receipt in case that cost another quid. Stalham high Street tomorrow 

On the upside the decor is pleasant  it’s card only, no cash payments 

Griff

 

[Maxwellian]

1 hour ago, BroadAmbition said:

Seeing as I’m here all week I thought I’d try Richo’s cafe for breakfast this morning. Chuffin Eck, £9:30 for a sausage muffin and a coffee  (Microwave) - Wow. Declined a receipt in case that cost another quid. Stalham high Street tomorrow 

On the upside the decor is pleasant  it’s card only, no cash payments 

Griff

 

 

1 hour ago, BroadAmbition said:

Chuffin Eck, £9:30 for a sausage muffin and a coffee  (Microwave) - Wow.

Does not look very appetising either. Will give it a miss.

[CambridgeCabby]

The coffee price at £2.80 seems reasonable but £6.50 for the sausage muffin seems vastly over the top .

A milkshake at £4.50 will be a huge cash cow whilst all those families are waiting for their boats to be ready upon their arrival after a long drive to Stalham , very clever move for the business .

[YnysMon]

Maybe not such a clever move unless the food items meet expectations. That sausage muffin that Griff had looked awful. I wouldn’t pay any money for that. If Richardson’s business is based around a lot of returning customers I can’t see that the cafe will last long.

[Andrewcook]

If I was going to Richardson's Yard I would make a stop at the Crown Pub in Catfield for my refreshments as seeing Richardson's Café on site is a bit pricey. 

[ChrisB]

On 16/04/2023 at 20:24, BroadAmbition said:

Some excellent big game / Sport fishing off Lanzarote. Hope you like Tuna! 

Really?

At sea for about six hours, eight rods trawling for about two hours - Nowt

Four hours rod fishing, two small fish, one of which I caught and that was it.

Considered a blank, but still a nice day out at sea.

Next time then

Griff

 

Like rough shooting and wildfowling, so with deep sea fishing. " It is the unpredictability of the sport that makes it so addictive and exciting"

[NeilB]

I was topping up my electric at Richos office a couple of weeks ago and while I was there decided to give the new café a try.  Sadly my experience was similar to Griff's so I've not been back.

[Mouldy]

On 17/04/2023 at 09:12, BroadAmbition said:

Seeing as I’m here all week I thought I’d try Richo’s cafe for breakfast this morning. Chuffin Eck, £9:30 for a sausage muffin and a coffee  (Microwave) - Wow. Declined a receipt in case that cost another quid. Stalham high Street tomorrow 

On the upside the decor is pleasant  it’s card only, no cash payments 

Griff

 

 

That looks positively unappetising and a double sausage and egg McMuffin at the Golden Arches, complete with a coffee and hash brown, look like an absolute bargain.

[Chelsea14Ian]

On 15/04/2023 at 12:29, Chelsea14Ian said:

We had a nice morning  in Hemsby. Had a coffee in the Lacon Arms.Very nice pub close  to the Lifeboat  station. Booked Sunday lunch next week.Walked on the beach. 

A few photos. 

As of last night,wind and high tide have move some of the defences.More work needs to be done by Government .Otherwise more will be lost 

[ExSurveyor]

On 23/03/2023 at 17:08, ExSurveyor said:

Todays problem was I have too many desks in the old study and I am moving it to another room.

This is part of a resuffle of rooms and redecoration. We now have a 3 room newly decorated annexe that isn't needed after MiL passed away and a playroom full of toys that are mostly too young for the growing grandchildren.

Any way, I don't need five desks anymore, one has gone to youngest son. What I needed was 3 desks and a printer stand / bookcase.

I fired up the saw bench and reduced a desk to a printer stand / bookcase.

 I have nearly finished decorating the new study ready to move everything down to it.

One completed, made to measure unit.

 

The project escalated,

20 years of telephone systems, internet connections, multiple printers, all originally hard wired, then wireless, phone and internet extenders. That took some untangling.

 Then going through dozens of box files for previous businessess and properties followed by checking all the current files. I managed to burn out the heavy duty shredder.

I have finally finished the new study and updated all the tech connections.

In between I decided I needed a new office chair to match the new look.

Ebay produced a ratty and battered antique chesterfield chair I liked in Hertfordshire for £50. It was very cracked and scratched. It has taken some effort to refurbish it and bring it back to life. I have never tried leather restoration before, it is a very forgiving material. I did hesitate before getting the sandpaper out but it works really well. Filled, stained and polished then the wood refinished.

I quite enjoyed doing the chair.