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Don`t forget to have fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy for the win. Now what to do for the rest of the day.

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Congrats Admiral.

1 more hot day to get through as the sun rises here.

Anyhow it's coffee time.

Cheers.

Ah, the joys of being in the right country in the right season......

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Well we're already up to 26C here on the mountain with still a few hours to go until the peak heat hits, yet the experts have just dropped our expected max down from 29C to 28C (yesterday it was 30C), and just out on the plains to the west it's already in the mid 30C's and they head for the 40C's while down the other side on the coast it's 1-2C warmer with about 40% more humidity.

Anyhow I'm just going to enjoy the 22C inside here while it lasts.

Cheers.

Congratz Admiral.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

It's now up to 27C (feels like 26C) outside here (24C inside) as clouds begin to gather.

Cheers.

Congrats Admiral. Best say it while it is relatively safe to post!

Thanks everyone. Now who thinks it is safe to post. I have a few odd ideas up my sleeve. It may be safe now. But one of you will spring the trigger soon.

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The mercury here did reach 28C (felt like 27C) today, but it's cooling down nicely now.

Cheers.

A sunny morning win.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Posting as the temp drops down with a cool easterly wind blowing and hopefully it'll be cool enough to finally get the beer brew going in the morning.

Cheers.

Went on a pizza run a few hours ago. Had to take a detour because of a rollover vehicle accident. Police and fire department had the four lane road closed for the last suv to be turned over on its wheels.

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Covid day 3. worst day yet.
I was exposed on Thursday 2/2 and told about the exposure the following day. Started getting a cold or flu on Sunday 2/5 but tested negative. It was better on Monday 2/6 but tested positive. Today I feel horrible. Fever, headache, congestion, soar throat. My doctor ordered Remdesivir for me and I should be able to pick that up later. I want that virus out of my body.

Congrats Admiral and here's wishing for a good and speedy recovery Carlos!


Over here, certainly having fun with a very heavy frost, an equipment panel that looks to have failed due to excessive condensation getting into the works, and the Royal Mail not delivering yet again...

Or rather for the Royal Mail delivery, they tried delivering last thing on Friday and then again at some silly first thing on Sat. Ofcourse there was noone here to pick it up... (Poets and all that and February celebrations...) Arranging a redelivery is dangerously too close to Friday again... So where is their "Delivery Service Office" and with what restrictive hours that they'll condescend to see non-Royal people?...

Meanwhile, we have some beautiful misty sunshine that is flying by far far too fast by far!!

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The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)

Had rain last night as a cold front past through.
I am flat on my back in bed doing a edema leg treatment. My legs look like they are in mid thigh air inflatable boots. The boots inflate in stages starting at my toes and goes to my thigh’s. Then deflates some and starts again at the toes going up my lower legs. Trying to move the extra fluid out. It takes a hour to get a full session in. They want me to do this once a day if not twice.

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Get well Carlos.

Well the sun is about to rise here as I enjoy a coffee.

Cheers.

Successfully dodged multiple red rallying vehicles to find...

Really? Only four parking spaces for "visitors"?!

And 25% of those spaces are reserved for disabled blue-badge parking...

And very dire threatening notices all around elsewhere around the industrial estate screaming not to even think about parking there...

Double yellow lines everywhere else (no surprise to stop anyone parking anywhere else there)...


Fortunately, I was able to make use of a vacant space.

And... The office was very dimly lit, very small, and there was noone there.

Mmmm...

Tried the door and... It opened! (No alarms went off.)

Walks in and, there's definitely noone there...

Then, from the corner of my eye I spy a small handwritten post-it note half way up the side wall saying: "Press bell"

Ok... Bell push was pushed. There was a tinny ring somewhere in the distance underneath the surrounding cacophony of bangs and clangs...

And as if by magic, a jolly postman appeared!

And even more magically, he was jolly, service with a smile, and all very efficient and exactly as it should be. Not even a grunt about the heavy parcel. All gently handled even (no stereotypical show-off "it is heavy-slam-bang-thump"!)...


Well. I'm very happy to admit that one of my prejudices has been mellowed/muted by an example of perfectly fair service.

That leaves just the random inconsistencies seen for the operatives out in the field...

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See new freedom: Mageia Linux
Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)

Cool and rainy here this afternoon.

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It's a cool start here too at 14C (feels like 11C), but the heat will so be on in my brewroom very soon.

Time for 1 more coffee before that happens.

Cheers.

After 4.5hrs I'm finally getting my 3rd coffee in while outside it's up to 18C (feels like 14C).

Now the yard has me wondering if I should run the mower over it again before the expected rain gets here or wait until after it, but either way I'll have to raise the cut height this time.

Anyhow I better get into this coffee.

Cheers.