A right now thread

General chat topics, anything and everything you want or need to discuss
User avatar
Noggin
Posts: 10084
Joined: Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:46 pm
Location: Ski Resort
Has thanked: 19491 times
Been thanked: 4942 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Noggin »

Sitting in an hotel reception messing about on the internet! And doing some stuff I should have done last week but was a bit over stressed!! LOL

I had a mad moment when I thought I'd left my book of notes at home - disaster. But I just found it, so will stop messing online soon and get to some revision!!

(The tables in reception are way bigger than the little corner-space desk in the room! LOL)
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! :bblonde:
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 19885
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 12556 times
Been thanked: 8518 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Yorick »

Oops
Last edited by Yorick on Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 19885
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 12556 times
Been thanked: 8518 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Yorick »

Stuck at Sevilla airport :(

Barcelona airport is under water and the plane was coming from there.
30 flights canceled here today.

Just been given a meal voucher. Need to go back later for more info.
cheb
Posts: 5457
Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2020 6:51 am
Been thanked: 2721 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by cheb »

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:05 pm Stuck at Sevilla airport :(

Barcelona airport is under water and the plane was coming from there.
30 flights canceled here today.

Just given a meal voucher. Need to go back later for more info.
Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:20 pm Stuck at Sevilla airport :(

Barcelona airport is under water and the plane was coming from there.
30 flights canceled here today.

Just been given a meal voucher. Need to go back later for more info.
A 16 minute wait, that's terrible. There should be laws against torments like this.
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 19885
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 12556 times
Been thanked: 8518 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Yorick »

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:20 pm Stuck at Sevilla airport :(

Barcelona airport is under water and the plane was coming from there.
30 flights canceled here today.

Just been given a meal voucher. Need to go back later for more info.
The bad news is the rescheduled flight is Thursday.
The good news is that we're getting 3 nights in a hotel with free food and drink

:obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered:
User avatar
weeksy
Site Admin
Posts: 26908
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
Has thanked: 6115 times
Been thanked: 15467 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by weeksy »

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:16 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:20 pm Stuck at Sevilla airport :(

Barcelona airport is under water and the plane was coming from there.
30 flights canceled here today.

Just been given a meal voucher. Need to go back later for more info.
The bad news is the rescheduled flight is Thursday.
The good news is that we're getting 3 nights in a hotel with free food and drink

:obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Excellent that you're happy about it all :? :shock: :? :shock:

Image
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 19885
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 12556 times
Been thanked: 8518 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Yorick »

weeksy wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:23 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:16 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:20 pm Stuck at Sevilla airport :(

Barcelona airport is under water and the plane was coming from there.
30 flights canceled here today.

Just been given a meal voucher. Need to go back later for more info.
The bad news is the rescheduled flight is Thursday.
The good news is that we're getting 3 nights in a hotel with free food and drink

:obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Excellent that you're happy about it all :? :shock: :? :shock:

Image
Valencia and Barcelona has touched us all here.
Nobody is expecting the airlines to do anything special.

The insurance will be paying for this. I'd much rather go home.

I'm not playing down the tragedies.
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 19885
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 12556 times
Been thanked: 8518 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Yorick »

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:16 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:20 pm Stuck at Sevilla airport :(

Barcelona airport is under water and the plane was coming from there.
30 flights canceled here today.

Just been given a meal voucher. Need to go back later for more info.
The bad news is the rescheduled flight is Thursday.
The good news is that we're getting 3 nights in a hotel with free food and drink

:obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Didn't quite work out as well as the rep told us. Translation maybe.

I've bitten the bullet and got lucky. There's a direct flight home tonight and Pen's booked me on that. Rare direct flights

Had to pay as Vueling wouldn't let me transfer my existing flight to Gran Canaria

I'll be home this evening :obscene-birdiedoublered:
User avatar
gremlin
Posts: 7844
Joined: Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:12 pm
Location: Kent (AKA God's own country)
Has thanked: 1097 times
Been thanked: 5865 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by gremlin »

Yorick wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 12:16 pm

Had to pay as Vueling wouldn't let me transfer my existing flight to Gran Canaria
Vueling are cunts.

As you were.
Remember Anne Diamond!
User avatar
KungFooBob
Posts: 17484
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
Has thanked: 627 times
Been thanked: 9455 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by KungFooBob »

Sat in an Irish bar... In Marrakesh.

I've had the most crazy taxi ride ever, I've never filtered in a Renault before. Almost been run over a dozen times, on pedestrian crossings. Seen a million cats, the first two outside the airport.

I've only been here two hours.
636mick
Posts: 1114
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:34 am
Location: In my village
Has thanked: 1269 times
Been thanked: 881 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by 636mick »

Air source heating fitting started today, house is bloody freezing so I’m now sat in a very nice canal side cafe having breakfast😁 very nice it is too!!
Mick
User avatar
Horse
Posts: 14192
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:30 am
Location: Always sunny southern England
Has thanked: 7585 times
Been thanked: 5913 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Horse »

636mick wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:07 am Air source heating fitting
@636mick could you start a dedicated thread?

Choices, decisions, etc. , and how it works out

Ta :)
Even bland can be a type of character :wave:
636mick
Posts: 1114
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:34 am
Location: In my village
Has thanked: 1269 times
Been thanked: 881 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by 636mick »

Horse wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:22 am
636mick wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:07 am Air source heating fitting
@636mick could you start a dedicated thread?

Choices, decisions, etc. , and how it works out

Ta :)
Happy to, they should be done by Thursday so I’ll do a review.
Cheers
User avatar
Sunny
Posts: 1467
Joined: Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:56 am
Has thanked: 3532 times
Been thanked: 1663 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Sunny »

I've just hauled myself out of bed and made it to the settee, thanks to a particularly shitty cold that meant I couldn't sleep.

The cold hasn't floored me, but the lack of sleep did.

Will log on to check work briefly shortly, then resume my rotting position here.
User avatar
Noggin
Posts: 10084
Joined: Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:46 pm
Location: Ski Resort
Has thanked: 19491 times
Been thanked: 4942 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Noggin »

Sat in a cool reception area to eat and do some paperwork - regretting not setting off an hour or more early cos I is COLD!!!
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! :bblonde:
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 19885
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 12556 times
Been thanked: 8518 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Yorick »

Noggin wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 5:18 pm Sat in a cool reception area to eat and do some paperwork - regretting not setting off an hour or more early cos I is COLD!!!
27c here right now.
User avatar
Noggin
Posts: 10084
Joined: Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:46 pm
Location: Ski Resort
Has thanked: 19491 times
Been thanked: 4942 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Noggin »

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 8:32 pm
Noggin wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 5:18 pm Sat in a cool reception area to eat and do some paperwork - regretting not setting off an hour or more early cos I is COLD!!!
27c here right now.
Yeah yeah!! :lol: But I couldn't live in that heat all the time! Downside is that I've done so little riding in the last few years, I don't have the right kit for autumnal weather here!! :( :(
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! :bblonde:
User avatar
Noggin
Posts: 10084
Joined: Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:46 pm
Location: Ski Resort
Has thanked: 19491 times
Been thanked: 4942 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Noggin »

Currently sitting in a boulangerie having stopped halfway from Aix les Bains to Bourg cos I couldn’t feel my hands anymore!! A restorative coffee and a dodgy bit of something vaguely like pizza that wasn’t as hot as I needed it to be and I few half human again (pretty normal TBF!!)

I do so very much need to invest in good cold weather gear and the first is winter gloves!! I’ve always avoided them as I have little hands and short fingers so gloves are a bastard to find. But for winter riding - it’s a must ! 🤣🤣🤣

Setting off again in a mo - but the sun is up over the mountains now and the mist has lifted. Should be quite nice! 🤣🤣🤣
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! :bblonde:
cheb
Posts: 5457
Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2020 6:51 am
Been thanked: 2721 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by cheb »

Trying to get all the stuff in the greater proportion of the house into the smaller portion so the new floor tiles can be laid. That's the kitchen, utility room, front porch and living area into three other rooms that are also in use.
Sadlonelygit
Posts: 1095
Joined: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:10 pm
Has thanked: 94 times
Been thanked: 796 times

Re: A right now thread

Post by Sadlonelygit »

A couple of B52s just flew over en route to Fairford.
Surprisingly quiet for 8 engines and no con trails, obviously euro5
Post Reply