h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Things I learned today: The Irwell Sculpture Trail is *NOT* cyclable.

At some places it was barely walkable.

Next time I plan a long cycle ride, I'm just going to stick to roads. Preferable flat ones.

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Not cyclable, eh? Sounds like you had fun

Back at work again – still no water, toilets or lifts in the building and we have hammering, drilling and assorted other loud noises – but fortunately the 14 people in our office have been given 6 pairs of ear muffs to share between us.

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that doesn't sound good

That's not even protecting one ear each!

Mol

I didn't intend that comment to have a tumbleweed effect, sorry.

We did the back to school shopping today. Joy.

Mol

I made quantities of chilli jam yesterday. mmmm
Had a visit to the fracture clinic during the week, they are going to keep the weight off of my leg for another month eek ! this is dragging on. No sign of being able to drive in the next couple of months and he said it would be a year until I was fully recovered. Stupid broken leg.

Hello world. Matina, would you do up a nice lot of cinnamon buns, please? And some tea.

Sorry for the long absence, but my health really took a dive. I wasn't expecting it, which was probably silly of me, given my overall condition, but there you are. You never expect to break a leg either, or have your car break down in the wilderness, or be pecked to death by malignant toucans.

I'm still very tired and I lack ambition, but the latest round of antibiotics is doing its thing.

SiO2, it sounds as if you're wearing very comfortable slippers!

So Pastey is attempting impassable trails, Bluebottle is still enduring horrid working conditions, Tod is laid up, Moni has a new baby and therefore isn't sleeping very much... what is everyone else doing?

I'm building a Queen Anne house in 3D, transitional Victorian/Craftsman, a real folly with turrets and a mansard roof. I guess it's the equivalent to making a model of Buckingham palace out of popsicle sticks -- one doesn't think about the plumbing and electrical conduits, one just makes the building. Elysium House could conceivably be used by gamers once I'm done, though.

I'm wearing felted slippers with bells (of course). The bells are tiny and purely decorative, although my children complain about the noise they make.

Sorry to hear about your health blip.I hope things are improving.

Glad to hear from you Lil and that you seem to be mending. Bummer with the healing delay, Tod - might and help just a bit?

I have been overly involved with my impulsive idea to attend the next h2g2 mini meet.

This will start with an 8 1/2 hour direct fight, and culminate with almost 13 hours for the return (with a 2 hour layover in Philadelphia).

I have wanted to visit London and the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth for most of my adult life.

I have 10 days blocked out for the trip, 4 days in central London, 4 nights in Portsmouth and one night in a hotel hear Heathrow (Staines).

At my age and resources this might well be my last great adventure, but you never know

I am hopeful I will get to meet several good friends along the way


perhaps a and scones to get me ready, or a to prepare for the trauma

I will pack my

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Sounds a good plan to me, FS.
I'd recommend that you pop into a tourist information office - some attractions in Portsmouth you can get discounted entry for if you pick up a 'Defence of the Realm' leaflet (though not the most-wanted to visit ones).

The latest in the work situation is that we now have a working toilet in our building - on the second floor - but we still can't get to it, even by the stairs (the lift has been out of order for almost 4 weeks now). They've locked off the corridor that leads to it for 'essential flooring services', which I think means that they're laying a new carpet. Not that the 2nd floor's carpet was the horribly stained one (which is the one on our floor).

Oh well...

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Camping is a lot of fun, but there's nothing quite like that first shower after getting home!

FS, we will expect you to take lots of pictures and to be seen in meet photos!

Bluebottle, your work situation sounds more and more like something from a Tom Holt novel.

God a'mighty, the OTHER demented woman from across the hall has decided to invade and take over my room mate's hair care. She is extremely bolshy, too.

Why must my tiny alarm clock be set to 5am, with no snooze button?

Lil it doesn't sound like much fun.

I don't think I ever want to pay another car off. Paid off my current car in December. The transmission died yesterday, no indications that anything was wrong either. The repair is going to cost almost half of what the car is worth.

*Breezes in*

Hallo! How are we all? I'm as I usually am... working, musicking, gaming. Currently in a league for a two-player boardgame called Twilight Struggle, in which the Cold War is abstractly recreated. It's kind of surreal as I'm the only one in the league old enough to actually remember the Cold War.

Oh! Yes! I had a date the other week! It went rather well... we're planning our second date (but she's having surgery next week so it'll be a while).

Earl Grey and a cinnamon role please, Matina.

*ning all
Heading North to Manchester in preparation for Pastey's Birthday do ...


Bad luck with the car GDZ, I assume from the costs it must be an automatic, that's one reason I stick to manual.

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IT is indeed an automatic BB. The really weird ting about this is that I'm not angry about it.

*presses a button to lower the cross-beam in the first t*