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

My internet connection is not much faster than dial-up, this morning. Is it the public wifi? The Iowa caucus? An Elbonian DDOS attack?

Vip, because I'm so happy to see you back, I will give you a last-to-the-forum exemption; you can wear a LARP costume instead.

LARP costume! On it!

*comes back in full plate armour and a two handed sword, grinning hugely*

Suddenly I want a smiley.

I fitted in Coventry as well as Manchester and Sheffield yesterday, so by the time I got home I felt like I'd circumnavigated the globe. But I don't now need to go into the office today; and I included *two* branches of Greggs in my travels; and I travelled through the Hope Valley and saw some of my favourite places through the train window. So, a good day. No breweries though.

Mol

Next time we could visit Pastey's brewery together, Mol

Countdown to new laptop: three days to go.

Count-up: Day 613 of medically forced retirement.

Still "relatively" sane.

Coun-up from a different thread:

Third groundhog Day so far this year

But how many dead groundhogs?

I guess I'm going to have to open the room for political discussion again. The Americans, of which genre I am one, are now well into a bizarre election year.

I was just reminded that this is the anniversary of the tragic conclusion of A695450

Three talented lives cut short.

Re post 109:

Bizarre indeed. I just heard Cruz quoted for saying that Trump might nuke Denmark. I'm not sure I want to hear more about this. My time is valuable

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I'm surprised Mr Trump has time to campaign, what with his great business ventures and intense interest in genealogy. It's been a while since he demanded proof of Mr Obama's American heritage, and now he's focused on the fact that Mr Cruz was born in Canada.

I hope that there will be an end to the dreary 'mild' weather, as it has been a very unsettled 'mild' winter for the UK.

I'm looking forward to warmer weather.

I'm looking for a long, hot summer in the UK, especially Manchester, especially Temperance Street.

Mostly, I want people to think that coming out to my brewery tap is a great way to spend a weekend

[GDZ]

We have a mild winter as well in Denmark. Birds, flowers, bushes...are acting as if it were spring. I met a jogger yesterday and she asked: Is it spring I hear? She had forsaken the music in her ears to listen to the birds. And when I look out of the window in my office it seems that the garden is begging me to come and do some digging.

I ordered this year's seeds, onion sets and seed potatoes last night So I definitely feel that Spring is nearly here.

It has been ridiculously mild this winter in the UK. So we already have daffodils, and early blossom. But it has been a very gloomy and wet winter. I'm glad it's nearly over.

Mol

Last year, the month of February had need of snow clearing on each of 23 days. This year, maybe a large sponge for the rains?

Thank Bob it is still too wet to mow the lawn