A random thread for small things that don't really warrant a thread of their own

[andyoxon]

Turns out a neighbour is quite the flagger.  Festooning bunting, multiple union jacks etc etc. Event on the green near here on Sat.  Not in the mood...   

[citoyen]

One of the (few) benefits of living on a main road is absolutely no danger of street parties. 

[Mr Larrington]

We had some massive tit setting off fireworks at two o'clock this morning but that seems to be the limit of royal twattery thus far.

[Jurek]

Delighted to say that there isn't a single union flag in my road. 

[phantasmagoriana]

I saw my first bunting-bedecked house today, down in the borders. Amusingly, the house opposite it was displaying a large Saltire.

[Auntie Helen]

Nothing here in Germany at all. Phew!

[Socks]

Nothing here.  Then again, we are staying in a small basic campsite on the unfashionable west side of the Lake District.

[perpetual dan]

My neighbour on one side, who had a flag on a pole all the time, has bunting on their chicken's shed.

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[rafletcher]

One of the (few) benefits of living on a main road is absolutely no danger of street parties. 

Likewise on a dead end village road.

[ian]

Two houses on our street and one of them is unoccupied. It’s a very exclusive street party. Also a 25% hill so not good for tables.

[citoyen]

Nothing here.  Then again, we are staying in a small basic campsite on the unfashionable west side of the Lake District.

Sounds idyllic.

[T42]

This morning, for the first time in my life, I spent over 100€ on a tankful of diesel.

[Mr Larrington]

This morning, for the first time in my life, I spent over 100€ on a tankful of diesel.

Had the same experience last month but with the BRITONS' Pounds.  It hurt.

[citoyen]

Even for our tiny i10 it costs over £50 to fill the tank with unleaded now.

Knew we should have got a battery-powered car last time out but couldn't persuade my wife. I think she'll be more open to the idea for the next purchase.

[T42]

I'm glad we don't have to drive to work every day.  A tankful will last us around 3 months.

[Salvatore]

Nothing here in Germany at all. Phew!

There wasn't much in Leipzig in 1977. But I do remember receiving an airmail letter, with half of the front covered by a silver picture of HM the Q, and wondered what they made of it am Runden Ecke¹.

The British press which was available² didn't have much Jubilee news either.

¹ Stasi HQ in Leipzig. The building with the forest of antennae on the roof.
² The Morning Star.

[citoyen]

am Runden Ecke¹.

Not being familiar with the building in question, I wondered why it would have that name... <google images> oh, it really is that obvious! 

[TheLurker]

This morning, for the first time in my life, I spent over 100€ on a tankful of diesel.

Lechlade petrol prices
Last Friday £1.72 / l
Last night £1.77 / l
Today £1.82 / l

I don't normally pay attention to the price of diseasel but today it's about £1.87 / l

Meanwhile in Carterton (7 of your earth miles from here) it's £1.74 / l.

The phrase, "money-grubbing pirates" would be appropriate were it not too mild a rebuke.

[ElyDave]

This morning, for the first time in my life, I spent over 100€ on a tankful of diesel.

Lechlade petrol prices
Last Friday £1.72 / l
Last night £1.77 / l
Today £1.82 / l

I don't normally pay attention to the price of diseasel but today it's about £1.87 / l

Meanwhile in Carterton (7 of your earth miles from here) it's £1.74 / l.

The phrase, "money-grubbing pirates" would be appropriate were it not too mild a rebuke.

There's somehwere I've not thought about in years.  Dad's last posting was Brize Norton and I went to school in Carterton and then Burford before buggering off to Bath.

[ian]

Even for our tiny i10 it costs over £50 to fill the tank with unleaded now.

Knew we should have got a battery-powered car last time out but couldn't persuade my wife. I think she'll be more open to the idea for the next purchase.

Our ancient Ford Ka is about the same. The bog standard Mercedes wanktank on the adjacent pump ate £141 worth. I may have laughed.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Nothing here in Germany at all. Phew!

Except on your velomobile!

[Mr Larrington]

This morning, for the first time in my life, I spent over 100€ on a tankful of diesel.

Lechlade petrol prices
Last Friday £1.72 / l
Last night £1.77 / l
Today £1.82 / l

I don't normally pay attention to the price of diseasel but today it's about £1.87 / l

Meanwhile in Carterton (7 of your earth miles from here) it's £1.74 / l.

The phrase, "money-grubbing pirates" would be appropriate were it not too mild a rebuke.

Hell station in Ottershaw (Leafy Surrey) currently wants £1.92 for petril and £1.93 for diseasel.

[ElyDave]

Even for our tiny i10 it costs over £50 to fill the tank with unleaded now.

Knew we should have got a battery-powered car last time out but couldn't persuade my wife. I think she'll be more open to the idea for the next purchase.

Our ancient Ford Ka is about the same. The bog standard Mercedes wanktank on the adjacent pump ate £141 worth. I may have laughed.

ALthough I did like driving it, and the green oval on the front, the Disco 2 did have a bit of a drinking problem, and even pre-price hikes would have cost me £100 to fill.  The X-trail gets at least 10mpg better, and is in some respects a much more useful beast.  I think if I were doing more miles per year I'd definitely be looking at something smaller though.  Our new motability vehicle will be electric, and I expect that to be the vehicle of choice for local journeys.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I'm a bit confused about the status of this jubilee. I had thought we were to get a four-day weekend, with Thursday and Friday being bank holidays. But our bins were collected as usual on Friday morning, all the shops were open (okay, shopping is one of the main points of a bank holiday so of course they were), and today we had some post delivered. I mean real Royal Mail post, not courier stuff.

[hellymedic]

Our bins were emptied today, rather than Thursday.
RM treats Saturdays in Bank Holiday weekends like all other Saturdays. You might receive post on Saturday at Easter.