Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 25)
Discussion
Morning, chaps.
The lid of the glove box didn't fall off of its own volition, after all. It had previously been broken off at the hinges because someone, by the look of it, had put their full weight on it and then bodged it back in place. To rejoin the hinges to the cover I cut two straps of a near match of black plastic for the outside and two tiny metal brackets for the inside and carefully glued and screwed them in place. It was a completely useless waste of time. Plan B will have to wait until next weekend. Mrs C was all for buying a new one. She knows a lost cause when she sees one. My motto for this will be, If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then give up, No use making a damn fool of yourself. (Was that WC Fields? Can't remember.)
The lid of the glove box didn't fall off of its own volition, after all. It had previously been broken off at the hinges because someone, by the look of it, had put their full weight on it and then bodged it back in place. To rejoin the hinges to the cover I cut two straps of a near match of black plastic for the outside and two tiny metal brackets for the inside and carefully glued and screwed them in place. It was a completely useless waste of time. Plan B will have to wait until next weekend. Mrs C was all for buying a new one. She knows a lost cause when she sees one. My motto for this will be, If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then give up, No use making a damn fool of yourself. (Was that WC Fields? Can't remember.)
I scared myself witless last nigh. emptying the pond to clean it of five years of gunk resulted in me having to go out late last night to check on progress. It was cacking down and in the mirk and gloom I turned it on, only to come face to face with hopping frog central. Loads of them and a broiling mass of evil aliens that are they before become dragonflies.
'Mother nature' is all teeth slime and things hell bent on eating their neighbours.
I shall lay off the late night coffee and scary alien horror movies.
'Mother nature' is all teeth slime and things hell bent on eating their neighbours.
I shall lay off the late night coffee and scary alien horror movies.
I've been drinking less lately and feeling prety good as a result. Not that I ever had a huge capacity for alcohol, you understand, I just like pubs and wine and beer. When my folks retired to Devon, my old fella took to drinking in the Yacht Club Bar. He realised he might be overdoing it when he got a special mention at the AGM.
DickyC said:
I've been drinking less lately and feeling prety good as a result. Not that I ever had a huge capacity for alcohol, you understand, I just like pubs and wine and beer. When my folks retired to Devon, my old fella took to drinking in the Yacht Club Bar. He realised he might be overdoing it when he got a special mention at the AGM.
People like your old man are stalwarts(not Stalwarts though); sailing types spend too much time messing about on boats and too little time in the bar imbibing and spending money.
hidetheelephants said:
People like your old man are stalwarts(not Stalwarts though); sailing types spend too much time messing about on boats and too little time in the bar imbibing and spending money.
When my brother read what I had written towards the old boy's eulogy he raised his eyebrows at, "he was a natural sailor". He advised, "There will be people at the funeral who can actually sail. You might want to change that to, "enthusiastic." "His exploits in the bar were legendary, though.
"John's not intending to drive home is he?"
"Well, he can't f
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