What have you been doing today?

[Mottie]

Having some stir-fried tonight with my dinner

Wahay! Allotment to dinner plate in less than 30 minutes. Just had to override the fire alarm.

 

[crystal ball]

I put a wash hand basin and pedestal with waste and taps outside. The guy tried to sneak up and just take the basin.

I went out and told him if he wanted the scrap, he had to take the pedestal as well.

Another time, I left a couple of batteries outside the front door to weigh in, went to post a letter and when I got back, I could see a Transit tipper leaving with them. Took the reg and reported the theft. 1 hour later, the batteries were returned by a copper....

I scrapped a Triumph Herald in the 70s, local yard offered me "50 bob", I said its got a new battery, that is for the battery was the response

 

[crystal ball]

Wahay! Allotment to dinner plate in less than 30 minutes. Just had to override the fire alarm.





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Fire brigade to Mottie in less than 30 mins

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I asked the householder to empty a shelf of tins, as he got to the back he asked to borrow my hammer & bolster, some tins had corroded and the contents congealed onto the shelf, lots of banging & swearing ensued

Oldest 'out of date', was 12 months - so not that bad, idea was to get rid of some of the surplus pots, pans and some camping gear, which was occupying space unnecessarily.

 

[Mottie]

I scrapped a Triumph Herald in the 70s, local yard offered me "50 bob", I said its got a new battery, that is for the battery was the response

We had a breakdown in our Corsair once so we pulled over into a lay by on the side of the road. While my dad was tinkering under the bonnet, someone started jacking the car up. "Oy, whatcha doing?" My dad said. The bloke replied "If you’re having the battery, I’ll have the wheels!”

 

[Odds]

Just glad that current tabby doesn't have a taste for mice and they usually live to fight another day. Cats we've had are either hunting all the time or not interterested at all. One of our older rescues we had some years ago wasn't interested and never caught anything, except once. It was a live bat, who must have thrown himself at our cat's feet for him to show any interest. Don't think he knew what to do with it. Took it to a bat rescue centre.

Your cat caught a bat?
Dr. Suess would be chuffed with that.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

We had a breakdown in our Corsair once so we pulled over into a lay by on the side of the road. While my dad was tinkering under the bonnet, someone started jacking the car up. "Oy, whatcha doing?" My dad said. The bloke replied "If you’re having the battery, I’ll have the wheels!”

The old ones are the best

 

[Mottie]

Just had a phone call. Work is commencing tomorrow at 10.00 am.

Well, they've spent all day digging a hole in my drive for the new manhole and haven’t found the drain yet! They've found one pipe but said it can’t be that as it’s running the wrong way. Going to have another go tomorrow. Not even begun the dig through two gardens yet…

 

[Mottie]

While the dig was going on, Mrs Mottie and I jumped on the train and went on a little trip up London with the dog. A walk round the tower, a stroll along the Southbank and St Katherine’s dock. Saw Tower bridge open to let a boat through. A spot of lunch then back home. Amazingly it only takes us 25 minutes from Upminster to the Tower.

 

[crystal ball]

Watching the Scottish Ospreys today in the strong wind...whoopsie

 

[Mottie]

Watching the Scottish Ospreys today in the strong wind...whoopsie

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I put an egg box full of scrap cable, metal and alloy out at the gate, with some plastics, plus steel 15 minutes ago, with a note on it 'ALL OR NONE PLEASE!' and it has gone already. No pick and mix, they took the lot

 

[Mottie]

I gotta say Harry, an egg box full of scrap is very little.

 

[crystal ball]

I gotta say Harry, an egg box full of scrap is very little.

My thoughts too

 

[Mottie]

I put an egg box full of scrap cable, metal and alloy out at the gate, with some plastics, plus steel 15 minutes ago, with a note on it 'ALL OR NONE PLEASE!' and it has gone already. No pick and mix, they took the lot

Was it windy round your way today Harry?