The Chill Out Zone

[FLYING BANANA]

Just been given 6 bottles of Henry Weston’s, 3 of the bottles are of the 7.% variety. If you don’t hear from me for awhile then you will know why.

[roverbarmy]

Grandson collection duties this afternoon. (Note to self - turn hearing aids down!)



SWMBO had a problem with the Polo seatbelt not releasing from the pillar yesterday, so stripped off all the cover trim and blasted out all the fluff (where does it come from) and sprayed silicone in and around the roller/locking mechanism, after slowly unrolling it by hand (finger and thumb actually). It now works perfectly again. (Thankyou to whoever it was on t'internet for the "cure"!) Not sure if it's a permanent fix but time will tell.
Stay cool (and hydrated) folks.

[Lancpudn]

Morning all, Cooler temps & some rain forecast for today, I'd better get the bedding washed & dried on the line before it arrives

[coolcat]

Leo is keeping cool in the front bedroom/office this morning...

Leo by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

[roverbarmy]

Originally Posted by coolcat

Leo is keeping cool in the front bedroom/office this morning...

Leo by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

Leo looks very wise and the "snoozer" in the background looks very chilled too!

[stevestrat]

Keeping cool isn't a problem here, some sun but a lot of cloud hanging around. Supposed to be light rain/drizzle later.

[Lancpudn]

Way more bearable today with a good breeze blowing. The rain doesn't look too far away too. I noticed the first ripe tomato in the greenhouse this morning & I tipped a 30ltr bucket of charlotte spuds out, Happy with those & they've only been in just over 12 weeks.

[stevestrat]

Hmm . . . . I was going to water the garden but according to the current weather its supposed to be light rain now and heavier rain to come. Might hang off a bit.

Bleedin' rain waited til I nipped down to the garage to get something then the heavens opened with a real heavy blatter. Soaked coming back in

[stevestrat]

Rain didn't last long enough to do any good so had to water the garden anyway

Sadly while doing so discovered the remains of a young rabbit in the front garden. No doubt what happened to it, there was what Google told me is a fresh fox poo within 12" of it. Probably only happened this morning, still "fresh". Get a lot of rabbits on the grass outside the cottages, especially mornings and evenings

Had a buggeration moment earlier, found out the bottom of the shed door frame is rotten, brick built "shed". Found out because the hinge pulled out of the wood Might do a temp repair by placing a hinge a bit higher, in the good wood for now.

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by WillyHeckaslike

Hi Phil. Yesterday was a scorcher here (today is looking the same) so I made use of it to get out to sort some things. As a result I didn't see your post until I checked for emails late last night by which time it was too late to reply then. So apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

The holds on the larger modern airliners are pressurized so your tinned tuna will be ok. Don't be tempted to carry it in hand baggage though as you will likely know that it could fall foul of fluid regs. Pets and other live animals can be carried in a hold, the 787 (which you often use) has 3 and its fwd hold is designed and equipped with the facility to carry very perishable items. Items such as vaccines which you will know are very temperature critical. I have had a couple of iffy experiences, lol, with carrying food on my travels so I tend to avoid doing so. I had an apple confiscated on my 1st trip stateside which resulted in all of the party I was with being recalled to customs to hand over all food leftover from their inflight boxes - food which they had hoped to keep for later. Don't ask about the melon which I was persuaded to bring back from Cyprus.

Your tree removal service at £150 in total seems like a bargain in comparison to UK prices. A relative was quoted in excess of £1300 in Sheffield a few years back to have a conifer removed from a property they bought there. I would happily pay what you did to have my conifer problem dealt with but the problem is one of access. I'm in a pre-war semi with a garage built on the side which blocks access to the back of the property. The garage is full and it would have to be emptied to give the required access. Which reminds me of yet another thing on my ever-growing to do list. I saw the unfolding situation in Kenya on UK TV news, best wishes to you and J and hope the trouble keeps its distance from you. Regards current loss of internet I see that Elon Musk apparently now covers Kenya with his starlink service, might be worth a look at it. Click

Good morning Steve and thank you for those thoughts and for your advice about the tinned tuna, your aviation insights and knowledge are appreciated.

Yesterday because of the riots in Nairobi, we stayed in. We had to cancel our appointments for Physio. We heard 23 people died in the protests, so we decided not to chance it. The mob was throwing rocks and stones at cars being driven, so didn’t want my back windscreen smashed.

We heard how snipers were on the tops of buildings taking out looters, suspects and trouble makers. The government are trying to put an end to judiciary executions, as its not very good for tourism and human rights. We also heard how scores of police were injured by the mob.

On checking local news, the city was quiet last night with no more shootings. Hopefully a sign the mob has been frightened off by the heavy presence of the police and army. They have got what they want, no new finance bill and no new taxes, a high price to pay with the loss of life.

We are checked in online and will be taking a taxi to the airport early tomorrow morning. We expect to be stopped and searched on the way and have our ID’s and tickets checked, it’s normal.

Then after checking in the luggage we are planning on having a cooked breakfast in the Java restaurant whilst we wait boarding.

Take off is planned for 08:55 and I have booked two seats with extra leg room and extra recline on Kenya Airways, Boeing 787-8. Most of their 787’s are 8-10 years old. The flight is direct 9h 15

Thank you very much for the Elon Musk Starlink link. How really very kind and thoughtful of you to think of that.


Have a great day.