I don't know where we're going, but I know where I am (part 9)

Widdershins

Widdershins wrote: »

*now* I can sleep.




My chocolate buns could've been brownies but I need a smaller tray so they can be deeprr, and to cook them for a shorter time. Possible add some solid chocolate to the batter just before pouring, as well as the chocolate powder. I used dr.Oetker powder this time and it us quite chocolately.

I put walnut pieces and dried cranberries in mine. Wasn't sure if I'd like it as I don't love walnuts but it was very delicious!

Sephiroth_dude

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

What the 😮😮🙀

Sorry not sorry!

Panda Killa

It's all very sedate & calm in here tonight!.... I guess we all need a little rest from the madness every so often....and cake..we need cake too

On the couch, feeling pleased with myself... I did something really small this evening that I hope when it comes to light, gives some boardsies a little giggle.

Gremlinertia

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I haven't heard of Occupied. Will have a look. Is Ultraviolet a 90's vampire thing?

Ultraviolet is a Polish group of hacktivists half working with the cops on a crime trail.

The Crazy Cat Lady

Im kitchen side, cooking my pancakes, I realized I didn't have any more

Gremlinertia

[Deleted User] wrote: »

On the couch, feeling pleased with myself... I did something really small this evening that I hope when it comes to light, gives some boardsies a little giggle.

Ooh I'm intrigued

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Finally in bed. His lordship needed his hair cut earlier, so that was interesting. As tempting as it was to put a bowl on his head and cut around it I think I did a pretty good job all things considered. Grateful of my hard work and talents as always, he said “it’ll do for now”.

These days of doing nothing are flying in. Have no idea how unemployed or people out of work for long periods cope. It is soul destroying.

There is only so much cleaning and batch cooking and walking one can do.

Trying to order paint so it’ll keep me busy. Too frugal to spend a fortune though.

Autosport

Morning all Delighted to hear Brownies were baked for us Seph pop on the kettle there thanks

Also thanks for the update Smurf

Currently missing my favourite man

IamMetaldave

Morning all! Still bedside at the mo but feel like an early start might be nice today! All the talk of buns and brownies has given Dave a goo for some!!!

Happy Thursday guys!!

Poochie05

Morning! Can’t believe it’s Thursday already!
I got a delivery from Tesco last night so planning to cook up a chilli this evening and stock up the freezer.
Have a good day folks

Sephiroth_dude

Bedside

Autosport wrote: »

Seph pop on the kettle there thanks

I've a better idea..........













You pop it on and make is both a cupan Tae 😃 how does that sound 😁?

smurfjed

One of these days I shall learn not to post while drunk :) To anyone that I sent a PM to last night, please take them with the good will that was intended, and the offers still stand.

I’m going back to bed

IamMetaldave

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Bedside




I've a better idea..........













You pop it on and make is both a cupan Tae 😃 how does that sound 😁?

That made me laugh out loud bro!

Ted_YNWA

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Bedside

Autosport wrote: »

Seph pop on the kettle there thanks

I've a better idea..........













You pop it on and make is both a cupan Tae 😃 how does that sound 😁?

Sure if you're making tae, can you add my name to the pot too?

On my second coffee & second batch of washing in.... Looks like rain out, so might sit at a dryer in a car park later.
Be as well sitting there as sitting at home

Sent my mam a telly bingo ticket for today & got one myself. So we will play together later on! Fingers crossed

CrowdedHouse

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Bedside




I've a better idea..........






You pop it on and make is both a cupan Tae 😃 how does that sound 😁?

Brave....or perhaps foolhardy would be a better word...


Morning all,

Nice sunny morning but coolish just 7C

Power outage caused panic at the salt mines but more seriously delayed my breakfast

Glitch

Sephiroth_dude

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Brave....or perhaps foolhardy would be a better word...

Ptch I ain't afraid :cool:



Deskside with the sweet stuff, thinking I'll order more as I've 4 packs left :eek:

Autosport

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ptch I ain't afraid :cool:



Deskside with the sweet stuff, thinking I'll order more as I've 4 packs left :eek:

You should be very afraid who do you think caused the power outage

Twiddling my thumbs

Trigger Happy

Home office side. My people allergy is very active today.

Widdershins

Morning. Fabulous weather. Bit cross.


Check your bankaccpunts in case something is messing up. I mentioned a Pending payment to Amazon that did not look right. It wasnt there before yesterday evening and was at tbe top of my online account, separate from other transactions listed.
Last week I cancelled an Amazon. Com order that hadnt been charged yet. About $75.
That's probably it. Whatever it was, it has been deducted today.

I have begun the long wait to get through to Card Services .
Of course if it is refunded it probably won't be back in there when its needed. Love of God!

Mam of 4

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Glitch

I'll unglitch you and glitch myself Duvet :pac:

Seeing things with clearer eyes this morning

IamMetaldave

Widdershins wrote: »

Morning. Fabulous weather. Bit cross.
I have begun the long wait to get through to Card Services .
Of course if it is refunded it probably won't be back in there when its needed. Love of God!

I'm going through a refund situation too at the moment Widders, it's head wrecking - hotel and flight refunds to the tune of nearly a grand.. the usual 5-7 days is out the window apartently.. and I have been told to wait up to 28 days for the refunds to come through.. quick to take it! Brutal to return it, I wouldn't mind if humans had something to do with it... but most of it is just returns done by bank / refund systems... grrrrrrr

Widdershins

IamMetaldave wrote: »

I'm going through a refund situation too at the moment Widders, it's head wrecking - hotel and flight refunds to the tune of nearly a grand.. the usual 5-7 days is out the window apartently.. and I have been told to wait up to 28 days for the refunds to come through.. quick to take it! Brutal to return it, I wouldn't mind if humans had something to do with it... but most of it is just returns done by bank / refund systems... grrrrrrr

That's awful.
I was refunded by an Irish business this week and it was back in in less than 36 hours. That's actually what "Amazon" have taken from.

Edit: got through, card has to be cancelled, new card issued to me. They're nice, and helpful, at least.

Panda Killa

IamMetaldave wrote: »

I'm going through a refund situation too at the moment Widders, it's head wrecking - hotel and flight refunds to the tune of nearly a grand.. the usual 5-7 days is out the window apartently.. and I have been told to wait up to 28 days for the refunds to come through.. quick to take it! Brutal to return it, I wouldn't mind if humans had something to do with it... but most of it is just returns done by bank / refund systems... grrrrrrr

Yeah..same situation here.. hotels and flights... total of about €1750 and I'm in for a long wait.
I can't grumble too much.. there's nothing to stop hotels just keeping your money and making you chase them.
But most have been upfront and have said there will be refunds...my only fear is that there may not be enough funds to cover all refunds...just have to wait and see

IamMetaldave

Widdershins wrote: »

That's awful.
I was refunded by an Irish business this week and it was back in in less than 36 hours. That's actually what "Amazon" have taken from.

Edit: got through, card has to be cancelled, new card issued to me. They're nice, and helpful, at least.

At least... they should all adapt the virtual number the Apple use on their cards, the card number can just be changed instantly and no wait for a new card to arrive..

https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-change-your-apple-card-number-in-less-than-a-minute-18713910

Panda Killa wrote: »

Yeah..same situation here.. hotels and flights... total of about €1750 and I'm in for a long wait.
I can't grumble too much.. there's nothing to stop hotels just keeping your money and making you chase them.
But most have been upfront and have said they're will be refunds...my only fear is that there may not be enough funds to cover all refunds...just have to wait and see

That's a fair point Panda! And I guess it was monet spent so it'll be a bonus whenever it lands back to us.

Leg End Reject

Morning wherers, dull day here in every sense of the word.

Some things to do for work, then back to household tasks that have been on the long finger for years. Going to check my bank account too because I think the card charge is €30, not €60 as I somehow thought yesterday, so I might get a nice surprise.

Edit: No card charge yet!

Panda Killa

Today is actually the first day I woke up and didn't know what day it actually was..had to check my phone... thought it was Wednesday

Sephiroth_dude

Heading for a walk

Widdershins

Just realised half the reason I love rocketing out of bed in the mornings is because I need to escape my horrible dreams. I hate it when they float back to mind during the day. Begone, bas***d nightmares.

Kitchenside chatting to O.H and teaching him gardening stuff. I only learned half of it myself from reading Huw Edwards and Charles Dowding last night.

IamMetaldave

Deskside - working away.

No tunes at the mo, had some Megadeth going before I started watching Gemma O'Doherty's stream from last night (I think it was).. I have never paid any attention to the threads about her... but holy sh##t! This women is a space cadet! The nonsense she's spreading is boiling my blood, I can't turn it off though!

Permit me to enter rambling Marty Whelan mode, the music ran out so need to chat about nothing in particular at length until the news bulletin.

Visited local electrical store to replace broken earphones. I know, a non-essential item. Gloves and hand sanitiser, bandana stolen so had to make do with facial hair. Building was shut alas, only doing home deliveries. Fair enough, just ring the phone number. About to retreat, when I noticed a man in window who then beckoned me over. So began a curious game of charades, as the place was soundproofed. I pointed at my ears, he got the message instantly. Brought back three different varieties, I motioned number two with the peace sign. Then he produced the mobile cash machine. Held it against glass and I tapped with the debit card. Lovely hurling, but what happens next? Address written down on paper for him to meticulously copy? He held up a finger, "one minute". I heard a key turning in the door, an arm then outstretched with the earphones. We now have sound. "Thank you, have a good day". "Wait", says I (trademark Marty), "couldn't we have done this with the door slightly ajar to save the Marcel Marceau routine?". "You're right" says he, before locking up and waving me off. No complaints here, mission accomplished.

supermouse

Incredibly emotional today - tense, anxoius, irate. Worst is that I can tie this down to one person in my life I cannot get out right now, a close family member who's heart is in the right place but who is driving me insane right now. Not sure how to deal with it but I don't know how much longer I can cope without breaking.

Need to walk. 2km x 200 laps I'd say. **JOKE, obviously.

Hope you are all well. And warm, bit chilly out there today? Or just my stone cold heart projecting onto the planet around me? Who knows.

Love.

smurfjed

Room service time.

smurfjed

smurfjed wrote: »

One of these days I shall learn not to post while drunk :) To anyone that I sent a PM to last night, please take them with the good will that was intended, and the offers still stand.

I’m going back to bed

Don't worry about it Smurf. The pictures were a bit graphic though. I understand you were just showing off your fancy hotel robe but I do wish you'd tied it. *

























*Smurfjed did not and never has pm'd me.

Trigger Happy

Still at work and making people's day. At least I think I am...

Autosport

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Don't worry about it Smurf. The pictures were a bit graphic though. I understand you were just showing off your fancy hotel robe but I do wish you'd tied it. *

























*Smurfjed did not and never has pm'd me.

That made me laugh out loud

Having lunch now

This has become my go to thread for posting any kind of nonsense. Sorry about that. But sometimes I want to say something but I don't know where to say it... So ...here's today's ruminations...

I'm in my kitchen... (Just saying where I am so I've met the thread criteria)...

I'm thinking maybe it could possibly be fun to post a photo or two a day from our homes/gardens. Anything from your cat, to a flower, to a lamp you particularly like to the horse in the field across the way. I dunno. But I went to the photography forum thinking I might suggest it there but man alive there's some talented people over there. I don't want to post my crappy photos taken on the world's worst phone in that forum!

It's just that I thought about that today and it inspired me to wander around my garden noticing things I otherwise wouldn't have like buds appearing and a little mushroom and an exceptionally bright yellow buttercup, standing taller and prouder than the rest. It was a nice little break for my mind.

But I don't like starting threads (oh the pressure ) and I guess it's only suitable for the photography forum but I'm definitely not suitable for it.

Anyways.. can always post on Instagram I suppose.

If you made it to the end of that rambly nothingness.. fair play!

Autosport

Here’s a picture I took earlier of CH

He’s going to kill me

I do like your idea BB (thumbs up from me)

Currently gardenside

Sephiroth_dude

Deskside tired

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But I don't like starting threads (oh the pressure ) and I guess it's only suitable for the photography forum but I'm definitely not suitable for it.

Anyways.. can always post on Instagram I suppose.

If you made it to the end of that rambly nothingness.. fair play!

Great idea BB, no objections from me to you posting pics, as long you say where you are but I would encourage you to start that thread as well in the photo forum, yes I would...........

You're gonna start that thread now right?

*cocks pistol at BB from under the table*

supermouse wrote: »

bit chilly out there today? Or just my stone cold heart projecting onto the planet around me? Who knows.

Love.

Nope Its warm out and I'd say that warmth is coming from your heart!

Sephiroth_dude

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Anything from your cat,

These photo's are approved :pac:

Ok I'm gonna do it... I'm going over to the photography forum right now... Just .. any second now.... I'm gonna do it... Or maybe you can do it???

No, no I can do it... Be brave, be brave................

Gremlinertia

I managed to accidentally take a nice photo once

Gremlinertia

Gremlinertia wrote: »

I managed to accidentally take a nice photo once

The drop on the right looks like a diamond!

I suggested it in their off topic thread.

Wayne Jarvis

Bedside where I have been for the last 24 hours and will be for the next 24 too. I am sick with a couple of non COVID-19 illnesses.


I like the idea BuileBeag, I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're going for but I took this video a few months ago on an early morning walk by the river. I'm very lucky to live right beside it. I'm no professional cameraman clearly but here it is anyway.

https://streamable.com/00lkoz

Guy Person

Guy Person wrote: »

Bedside where I have been for the last 24 hours and will be for the next 24 too. I am sick with a couple of non COVID-19 illnesses.


I like the idea BuileBeag, I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're going for but I took this video a few months ago on an early morning walk by the river. I'm very lucky to live right beside it. I'm no professional cameraman clearly but here it is anyway.

https://streamable.com/00lkoz

That's lovely guy. The sound of the water and the sound of the birds! Gorgeous!

Panda Killa

I took this pic...and then played with it a little..I'm actually proud of it

Sardonicat

Panda Killa wrote: »

I took this pic...and then played with it a little..I'm actually proud of it

More of those, Panda. It actually makes the place seen atractive. Where did you take that from?