What have you done today thread?

[Sunny]

I’m heading to the Lake District to spend a week building one of these:

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https://www.fyneboatkits.co.uk/kits/kay ... ter-sport/

At Fyne Boats near Kendal.

I decided I’d rather ‘do a thing’ than sit by a pool, wander around a city, etc.

Nice! Great minds...

In a similar but different way I have next week off and am doing a week-long timber framing course

https://www.oakheath.co.uk/courses

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Epic! That looks fabulous. I foresee a timber built workshop for the hapless one at some point on your horizon.

Heh - we already built him one (a quadruple garage to be precise!), but from a quick-garden kit - I was very impressed with it to be fair.

We'll see how well this goes as to what gets built as a result - I, of course, have great plans, but my optimism may get a dose of reality

[v8-powered]

Drilled 2x 100mm holes in limestone slabs for the pool steps - what a bastard to drill through!

Just had a rummage through the garage for unused shit to sell on ebay, so far have found a set of 4 alloy wheels and 1 of the 6 pushbikes in there!

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Been painting a garden wallbitsquiffy standing to do the topbits

[derek badger]

Went to Scotland for the weekend. Girvan, Balloch and Glasgow. My liver hurts...

[KungFooBob]

I had to google Dragon Soop.

Is it the 'new' Buckfast in Scotchland?

[derek badger]

I had to google Dragon Soop.

Is it the 'new' Buckfast in Scotchland?

They sell it down south too, it's like 8% Monster Energy drink. Looney juice.

[Felix]

I had to google Dragon Soop.

Is it the 'new' Buckfast in Scotchland?

Vile stuff. Only ever had a mouth full and that was enough for me.

[MingtheMerciless]

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Chilly dog walk.

[Sunny]

Learnt how to, and then made by a hand an oak pegged mortice and tenon joint

Tomorrow we get let loose on the power tools and actual frame creation

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[KungFooBob]

Tonight after work I have mostly fitted a bog and a sink.

Sort of.

The bottle waste for the sink didn't fit and the tap pipes are two inches too short.

Waiting for the silicone on the bog to go off before I go christen it.

[asmethurst99]

That’s quite nice.

[Scotsrich]

Got new neighbours in the rental next door. They moved in last week and we introduced ourselves over the fence. That’s the only time we’ve seen them.

A couple and their kids originally from Sri Lanka but lived in London. A bit of a difference moving up to a small Scottish town.

Anyway the bell went tonight and it was the husband and one of his kids with a bowl of chicken and potato balls deep fried. Presumably a Sri Lankan dish. Absolutely fabulous.

So I guess we’ve passed the good neighbour test. Now we need to give them something back.

[Mr Moofo]

Got new neighbours in the rental next door. They moved in last week and we introduced ourselves over the fence. That’s the only time we’ve seen them.

A couple and their kids originally from Sri Lanka but lived in London. A bit of a difference moving up to a small Scottish town.

Anyway the bell went tonight and it was the husband and one of his kids with a bowl of chicken and potato balls deep fried. Presumably a Sri Lankan dish. Absolutely fabulous.

So I guess we’ve passed the good neighbour test. Now we need to give them something back.

They will love the mutton pies, lorne sausage and deep fried Mars bars ...

[ZRX61]

Vile stuff. Only ever had a mouth full and that was enough for me.

That was my experience with Red Bull, can't understand how they didn't go bankrupt the first week.

[ZRX61]

Learnt how to, and then made by a hand an oak pegged mortice and tenon joint

Tomorrow we get let loose on the power tools and actual frame creation

Tapered peg & a slightly offset hole in the tenon to pull it tight?

[Noggin]

I do have the best brother!! I just received another red cross parcel.

He's horrified at the meals, so last time I got salt and pepper grinders - today



I'm actually more excited at the fudge than the sauces, but definitely not complaining


AND - met another English here, not only English, she's from a 3 valleys resort and we sort of know each other on FB

Sooo - pretty sure we'll get to chat a bit on quiet days, and she offered that, if any of her friends are coming to visit, she'll ask them to meet my friend so I can get a bag of books from her !!


Finding out that it's probably going to take much longer than I thought to get out sucked, but the balance is meeting nice people and having hte best brother!!

[gremlin]

Is that your tart's handbag I can see in the background?

[Noggin]

Is that your tart's handbag I can see in the background?

It is indeed!!! Bought in a supermarket in the uk for the simple reason that it said TART !!!

[Noggin]

And this afternoon I got a goody bag from a fellow spazzy sports person and then got to go in the pool for the pool therapy


It is so good. I still can't put weight on the bad leg, but I can move it so much easier, further, higher!!! And they let me do some shoulder exercises too - although I might have done a bit much of that Never was that good at knowing when to stop, and it's been a while since I've done those exercises - they feel so easy in the water and I forget that they aren't!!

Just got to get through tonights terrible meal (putting of starting it as I have to spend too long picking out the chickpeas ) and hopefully I'll sleep really well !!!

[ZRX61]

Bought 14 steaks for breakfast for $34, so that's me sorted for the week altho I already has ham & eggs this morning, so two steaks for lunch today.

About to start the first of 4 loads of laundry.

Puppy school tonight..