Slowlycatchymonkey

I seriously hate that song. Having to grin and bear people singing at me for over 3 solid minutes is pants. I learnt to join in singing it loudly to get through it after going on holiday and the barman seeing me squirm when people started singing it at me.. so he played it EVERY SINGLE time we went in for a bit of apres for ten days on the trot

The disturbed personalities that make up those characters are now otherwise engaged spreading hateful bollox on the internet

Things are looking up, cos I have rewarded myself for the decorating I’m about to do with a chinese takeaway to be delivered this evening to the flat between 18.30-19.00 I’ll be smugly stuffing noodles down my gob relishing the idea that whatever idiotic holiday maker caravan accident has jammed the M5 this Friday isn’t one I’m stuck in Now wine or beer to go with

More feckin decorating. Really bored of it now. The boys have lost all enthusiasm so either I drive them and the project to completion or leave them to it. Leaving them to it will entail them living at home for a lot longer and I can see the peace and quiet I'm looking forward to slipping further n further away... where's mi overalls

I've spoken to concierge, they had a word with the man upstairs and arranged better weather over the flat next week.

I wouldn’t mind the painting so much if it didn’t always seem to involve so much prep work. Even Mr Slowly will offer to to a bit of rollering once there’s no danger of having to do anything else Right now my least favourite- stain blocking a brown grease coloured kitchen ceiling before it can even be painted. The sugar soap didn’t touch it. Tbh I don’t think one coat of stain block will be enough to hold it back. God I need a cup of tea and to be too busy to help next time

Not a chance. Temp he is fine so long as you don’t do physical work. Up n down a ladder, no thanks!

That’s just crazy, decorating is literally watching paint dry It’s the prep the does me in, takes 3 plus times more than the actual rollering.

Tis bastid warm decorating in this

No it’s bloody not I’m in Brizzle now waiting for the washing machine repair person and it’s definitely not sunny. Just as well Id be pretty pissy if I got sold a dummy on that Outside right now…..

The beautiful sunny day promised is looking distinctly unsunny, I was gonna go for a sun shiny ride and get some breakfast but this is the sort of overcast that lasts til lunchtime

Have been looking at routes to Brighton next week. Thinking of taking the BSA as Mr Slowly wants to try out a new luggage configuration meaning for the first time ever I will be carrying nothing except a bank card and my phone. Whoop whoop. Have even scouted out a pub with a view so if the weathers good (fatal words I know) there may even be a picture or two! No promises, pigs might fly

Superior genes like that could swim in ice-cream no problem. Taken up fire breathing to go with the pin eating act?

Busy eating pins.

Think I've caught some sort of cold, feel awful, have had to go back to bed, annoyed cos I have a lot to do. Might wade around the internet spending money on stuff I dont need

Well riding in the pissing rain is definitely annoyingly in my wheelhouse so brace yourself September is completely variable, it is the month we can have a second summer or freeze in the pissing rain. If your friend would like to wear jeans and waterproofs it is completely doable but they would be wise to also pack a merino wool base layer (which can be worn under normal clothing) and a mid layer like a north face Thermoball. Thermoballs whilst expensive are quite remarkably as warm wet as dry which is a fantastic bonus if you’re in a downpour for too long. The combinations available of these items layered together allows for the different temps you may well find in September and will make riding in normal clothes comfortable. As for the boots yes you definitely need decent waterproof boots but as it can be hot make sure they are also breathable or it can be uncomfortable when the sun makes an appearance. As for the type of waterproofs you use that depends on how much money you want to spend but the most important part is that they give a close fit around the neck so water pearls off your lid onto the waterproof and not inside it, that your gloves fit well and easily with the cuffs and most importantly they seal particularly well around your boot as this stops the upwards creep of water that invariably finds it’s way back down into your boot. I carry a very long piece of string and midget sized embroidery clips (link below) to use as a make shift washing line in hotel rooms for clothing that cannot be tumble dried, I tend to try and tie it across a radiator to speed up drying. Ideally if in no rush and the forecast is crap I just stay another night in the same place so my clothes dry thoroughly and the weather has passed. Putting on wet clothes in the morning if it’s cold is not a great feeling. It is sensible to carry a second pair of gloves as once soaked they don’t dry out easily. Sometimes time constraints give you no option but to ride in torrential rain (like having to get to a ferry for a particular time) but a lot of the time so long as you don’t plan to cover huge distances in a day then you can simply check the forecast and plan your departure around the least % chance of rain. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Redamancy-Quilting-Coloured-Binding-Suitable/dp/B09FY3J32Z/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?adgrpid=51981171983&hvadid=259083097916&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006886&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6646502311475529478&hvtargid=kwd-354482821807&hydadcr=28149_1724799&keywords=quilting%2Bclips&qid=1692175946&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1 edit- it is helpful if your waterproof trousers can be put on without taking your boots off, it’s almost guaranteed when the ground is sodden you end up tapping your foot on the floor mid waterproof tussle. A simple carrier bag over your boots lets the waterproof slide on very fast rather than sticking to the non slip sole.

I’m wondering is it ok to have a cider whilst doing DIY? I mean it is the west country way and some traditions shouldn’t be lost should they? But I’ve nearly finished my first and the prep isn’t looking quite so fussy as it did at the beginning Have I mentioned I hate decorating?

You wanna check out before the bit where you can do whatever you like (money dependant of course)?!!

Happy Birthday @busabeast Hope it was a good one

No-one needs stuff rotting in them for that long.

I’ve just realised they must of based Zoolander partly on him. Zoolander (sequinned merman model) gives up modelling and goes back to his dad and brothers to work in the coal mines. He arrives they take the piss and reject him and off he toddles So I googled it and yes it is part based on him. It also threw up these gems, link at bottom. In 'Pedigree of Champions' - Adrian Street reflects on his life & times (IN ALL CAPS), including the following claim: AN UNEXPECTED BONUS CAME OUT OF MY DESIGNING FABULOUS COSTUMES, AS I ALSO BEGAN TO DESIGN CLOTHES FOR “CARNABY CAVERN” IN LONDON’S CARNABY STREET AND “GRANNY TAKES A TRIP” IN KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA. MANY OF MY CREATIONS HAVE BEEN WORN BY STARS LIKE MARK BOLAN, DAVID BOWIE, ADAM ANT, GARY GLITTER AND ELTON JOHN JUST TO NAME A FEW. ‘Glitter, Glam Rock, and a Forearm Smash’ is an appreciation of Adrian Street at the UK Wrestling Heritage site. Witness Adrian Street the recording artist performing such songs as Sweet Transvestite with a Broken Nose, Sadist in Sequins, Breakin’ Bones and Imagine What I Could Do to You. See him discussing his ‘gay’ performing persona in an interview. https://www.metafilter.com/156029/Adrian-Street-Sadist-in-Sequins

Kind of, his dad still doesn’t look too amused and the other pit guys have enough material to keep them going for years!

Yum yum nice work.

True dat. That’s why I suggested the ground anchor, slow them down. You can also speak through it though and tell the little bastards the police have been called and if they want to remain free they’d better scarper asap.

Completely agree with all of that. I understand that now the majority of the population doesn’t support bullfighting anymore but it’s entrenched within certain groups and they wouldn’t have got the bill through without excluding bulls. When the older gen’s shuffle off they’ll have another go for sure. I’m sad they excluded dolphins, I went to a water park near Malaga about 20 years ago, never again, it was awful. You wouldn’t think you could tell if a dolphin was depressed but the one I saw lolloping on the water edge of a tiny tiny pool was in a miserable state.