Another pointless thread

Once spent a week in a B&B in Morfa Nevyn with Ken Dodd's brother Frank and his wife. Another very funny Dodd!

Sure that was on R2 on Sunday and they said it was Capt. Tom's favourite song. I was already close to the Watford Gap heading deep south......

Stupid, stupid, stupid! That's how I am feeling after my old Dyson hand vac battery died and on impulse ordered a Gtec equivalent in the Black Friday sale. A replacement Dyson compatible battery on Amazon is 31 quid, why didn't I think of that earlier? What a dope.

It Happens Rob, I just ordered a pair of pedals for my old bike only to find a spare set at the back of the hut!

Talking of bikes, the pedal type, we had a nice ride into Leeds along the canal this morning. Once we reached Granary Wharf it was bacon buttie and coffe time before riding back.

24ish miles in total and a lovely sunny morning.

Anyone fancy a debate about the merits of OEM compared with compatible batteries ?? Back in April I paid £66 + £7 delivery for a genuine Dyson battery for a hand held vac. RobL would feel much better if he knew that a decent battery would have cost him over £70 compared with £31...

Steve

Buy the genuine Dyson battery, and then send the Gtec vac, and the non-OEM battery, back when they arrive - as you are legally entitled to do.

Not cycling weather here, even if I cycled. Grey damp and windy. How can it be foggy and windy I wonder?
Haven't been on a bike since dislocating my elbow in a fall. I wish I had the courage to try again, but I don't. Lost my nerve, what there was of it, and a nervous cyclist is a dangerous cyclist.

December already! For a year in which we weren't allowed to do anything or go anywhere it seems to have gone by pretty fast. Must be getting old...

You're only a day older than you were yesterday.

Just been with Mrs L. to a carpet shop to start the process of getting a new one for a bedroom. Too much choice, far too much choice...

Steve

The house we are in now already had laminate all through. Not really my taste, and chilly underfoot in the middle of the night, but easy to look after. Nothing a few rugs could solve if only I could find the right ones!
Good luck with choosing that carpet, so difficult, all that choice, and something you have to live with for quite a while!

I laid laminate flooring over the concrete screed flooring in our new conservatory over 20 yrs ago - but, before the top layer of screed was laid, I got the builder to lay 50mm of "Jablite" polystyrene insulation board over the lower layer - you can walk on that without shoes even in the coldest weather! .

Somewhat similarly, when I laid the new "tongue & groove" suspended wooden floor in the through-lounge, I hung plastic netting between the joists and then filled in with 50mm "Rockwool" bats in the netting to reduce the heat loss and draughts - that also worked a treat!

Xmas can start now. Daughter on the mend. Tree and decorations up

Our floors are completely insulated, also between storeys, as is the entire house, since it is Swedish. Still cold underfoot in the middle of the night. I don't understand why they didn't put in underfloor heating when they built it, but there you go.
The gas bills are lower than the average for a small flat, nevermind a detached house

Glad to hear that Barrie.

Bit early for decorating yet here, but I did post all the international Crimble cards today. Dutch ones will go next week after Sinterklaas. Happy with my design this year .

Still more than 3 weeks to go. Why is everybody getting so excited? It will be burn-out before the Big Day and boredom by 12th Night. Start slow, gradually build up, peak on the 25th and gently wind down over the next 12 days. That's the best way to do it. (Oh yes it is! Oh no it isn't! etc. etc.)

Steve

Bah ! Humbug !