Making the best of a shit situation

I am going to chuck out half of my kids' toys

You monster

Unless your kids have left home

How things have changed, SD.

Now you brew your own beer and LIVE IN WEST LONDON ffs??!? :)

Guilty as charged

7, 5 & 5, they don't need countless little bits of plastic. I am enjoying saving my running medals and bike parts that they'll have to sort out in the future. Along with 2000 odd 12" records.

Ho ho ho

Behave exactly how you want now, kids, but be aware my hoarding is taking notice

countless little bits of plastic
2000 odd 12" records.

Little bits.
12" bits.

12" bits are thin and orderly, worth over £500

Little bits are under my feet, every day. Different bits. Bits making scuttling noises as little feet knock them on the floor.

My records are noisy, but intentionally so

worth over £500

Only if there are buyers willing to pay that much.

There are better fillers out there, dependant on how you are painting it.

That's for my kids to worry about once I pop my clogs!

I sold some of my late dad's records recently. I got about £600 for 80 or so.

Mine are a bit more niche, but definitely rarer

I got about £600 for 80 or so.

That's good going.

I've bought venetian blinds for the kitchen, long overdue but going to make it more habitable. At the moment it's too blindingly bright and windows are overlooked so there's no privacy (cannot be 100% naked all the time in my own home - the travesty!).

Also going to start a deep spring clean throughout the house, and doing minor home improvements. It looks like we have an ocean of time, it would be a waste to have any chores left undone by the end of this... besides, this is a form of activity and exercise.

If I run out of things to do I'll start experimenting with ordering books by combinations of size, colour, theme, author, ISBN, thickness, or other arbitrary criteria.

How things have changed OS

You used to influence Street design attend Hackney Cyclist meetings.

Now Hackney is proposing segregated tracks while you write poetry ffs

(cannot be 100% naked all the time in my own home - the travesty!

You can now.
No one is going to come round and complain.

Perhaps wait till the official Lockdown announcement

Keep talking in there, there's folks who don't post there but who defo enjoy the updates :)

@Velocio
I love wandering about at home totally starkers.. with the missus.. soon as the weather warms up gonna venture out into the garden topless at least..

If I run out of things to do I'll start experimenting with ordering books by combinations of size, colour, theme, author, ISBN, thickness, or other arbitrary criteria.

Ah, this is a good point, I've been meaning to ask - does anyone have a recommendation for an ISBN scanning app that would automate the process of recording what books I own?

I’m love wandering about at home totally starkers.. with the missus.. soon as the weather warms up gonna venture out into the garden topless at least..

Not just me then.

If the situation gets worse I'm going to buy latex gear and a gas mask... for hygiene reasons only, obviously.

Used an app called, surprisingly, "Books" and scanned in the first shelf, which was 145 books worth. I'll tackle the other shelves when I've got some motivation to do so.

Mmmm, Ive got over 1000 in the back of the garage,£££

The wild garlic is out and Lidl had parmesan

Last weekend we made wild garlic sourdough loaf.

Have already stocked up on hazel and Parmesan to make wild garlic pesto.

My local greengrocer has English Asparagus.

Last weekend we made wild garlic sourdough loaf

Send me or post the recipe please.
I've been baking various sourdoughs every week. Stocked up on Einkorn flour which tastes amazing

Turbo trainer set up

Trying to update software on v v old iPhone 4s to see if that can run trainer road

This Rugby commentary exemplifies making the most...
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/03/20/this-commentators-got-no-live-sport-left-so-hes-commentating-on-everyday-life-and-its-brilliant/