Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

Posts and likes get counted towards your total stats in this thread.

So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[littlespark]

Happy birthday for yesterday. Nice to see there's still some youngsters on here.

Cheers.

I think the last time I had candles was my 40th….

Word of advice…. Don’t light that many in a small touring caravan.

 

[littlespark]

Bit of an up and down day today.

Wife had a job interview which seemed to go ok, but will know tonight if she got it…. Youngest failed her driving test… after a few nervous lessons with me… and we’re still waiting on getting the keys for the middle ones flat.

On a positive note, I’ve got this to build, and somehow add a light kit….



And will be tucking into these….

 

[Moley]

I HATE YOU!!!!!

 

[littlespark]

Little update.

Middle daughter was at the shop this morning before work, in the WHITE kia picanto... As she reversed out the parking space, some loon comes tearing along the road in his RED car.... stops right behind her... which makes her stop, and go back into her space. He parks up, then comes along and accuses her of driving into him. Kicking off about white paint scratch on his red car.

She's adamant she didn't hit him, getting upset as he's effing and blinding (in the middle of town at 7:30 in the morning).... Not a mark on her car (red, or otherwise)

An elderly gent comes along and tells crazy man to wind his neck in... he saw everything and in no way even touched his car. Tells my daughter just to get to work...... and really tells the other guy off for upsetting "the young lass"


See... not all older gentlemen are miserable sods.

 

[littlespark]

I HATE YOU!!!!!

I know

 

[Moley]

See... not all older gentlemen are miserable sods.

I am. Especially where raspberry or pineapple tarts are concerned

 

[littlespark]

Middle daughter flat completion date - still waiting


17 year old nephew been on a lads holiday and came back with a tattoo. Grandma is not best pleased.


Best advert on tv for ages…. Sing the next line everybody….

“If you’ve got nausea, heartburn, indigestion… upset stomach..”………

 

[Moley]

My kids hate me as I'm always singing that. I really hate the advert but I just can't get it out of my head.

 

[littlespark]

My kids hate me as I'm always singing that. I really hate the advert but I just can't get it out of my head.

We sing it as “south koreaaaAAA” ‘cos that’s where we’re going in October.

 

[Moley]

Going to pop 'oop norf' while you are there? Or at least a visit to the DMZ?

 

[littlespark]

Going to pop 'oop norf' while you are there? Or at least a visit to the DMZ?

oh, no no no...... There might be some history lesson going on if i do that....... I'll be photographing the electrical sockets over there, though... From what ive seen so far.. its a lot of overhead lines slung between buildings.

What i have done is research the macdonalds menu..... 21 just burger based choices! ....

Didn't see a kimchi milkshake though...

 

[Moley]

Spent the day disconnecting and IR'ing some cast resin transformers today. Did a little bit of unexpected 'ship spotting' too.

 

[littlespark]

Sod all on telly but football and tennis…. So I’m sitting watching the entire Live Aid concert.

Can’t believe it’s been 40 years. I think I remember staying up and watching, aged 11

 

[westward10]

We've been watching that going to record the end. I was 20 my better half 19 where did it all go, sitting here saying they're dead, he's dead Jesus the passage of time.
If you met my girlfriend you wouldn't believe the concerts she went to as a teen, Queen three times, AC/DC, Whitesnake to name a few and Motorhead which left her deaf for nearly a week!

 

[HappyHippyDad]

We've been watching that going to record the end. I was 20 my better half 19 where did it all go, sitting here saying they're dead, he's dead Jesus the passage of time.
If you met my girlfriend you wouldn't believe the concerts she went to as a teen, Queen three times, AC/DC, Whitesnake to name a few and Motorhead which left her deaf for nearly a week!

You're 60, your lady is 59. You are both soo young!! As long as you have your health, which I really hope you both do, you have another 10 years (at least), maybe 15 of doing crazy stuff. I have just got back into walking (bear with me, as that doesn't sound too crazy). I walk into the middle of Dartmoor, as far from roads and human stuff as possible, then camp by a stream/river for the night. It is very cathartic. last time, I was pitched up, it was just getting dark, and a family of horses quietly walked up (including 2 very young foals). They hardly acknowledged me, drank, and slowly wandered off. So peaceful.

However, at other times, like this exact moment, I am sat in my comfy chair, sipping fresh coffee and either playing on-line chess or chatting to you lot, whilst wondering what to cook for dinner. Not so crazy.

 

[mainline]

Started doing some work on a really run down house that a lady had bought, attempting to get it up to a standard that would be liveable.

The elderly person who was there before was obviously a very keen electrical diyer after 2 days there I had removed the inverter etc and a load of lead acid batteries.

I started putting down lights in the kitchen area and main room, but stopped work as the whole house needed rewiring, I've never seen anything so badly done and rodent damaged.

This was on a Wednesday and I couldn't go back there until the Tuesday due to other commitments.
Turned up on the Tuesday morning to find this.

Lost about a £1000 in tools that i had left there along with a £300 consumer unit and a few new 100mtr drums of cable.

 

[littlespark]

sheesh... is that your insurance claim or theirs?

is there going to be an investigation? arson?
Just thinking if they pick up electrical fault.... whos getting pointed at? hopefully the previous owner

 

[mainline]

sheesh... is that your insurance claim or theirs?

is there going to be an investigation? arson?
Just thinking if they pick up electrical fault.... whos getting pointed at? hopefully the previous owner

No insurance on the house and no insurance for my gear.

I disconnected the supply before I left, so it was just the cutout, meter, and Henley blocks.
Investigators said the fire started in the centre of the property under the floor, for which the only access to was from outside and the only door which wasn't locked.

 

[westward10]

Sounds like arson.

 

[mainline]

Sounds like arson.

There was no electric, gas or oil supply.

Fire people have done a report and have also been around looking for cctv, but nothing heard so far.

The only comfort is that I got £90 for the batteries.