The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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caseydog said:
Oh, I lit a fire in the fireplace, so psycho poodle and I are nice and warm.
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The last thing I thought of when building my house was to install a fireplace. I wish I had now. Even if it's only a conversation piece 11 months of the year.
 
Electricity is off again. Looks like it is on for 30 minutes, then off for 30 minutes. According to the local news station, It looks like this will possibly be going on tomorrow, and into Tuesday.
 
Much milder today, 8C at present. The snow is melting, though there are still big patches where blocks of ice have formed, but should go in the next couple of days.

Today is an anniversary for those of us in the UK. Fifty years ago today, it was Decimalisation Day, when the old pounds, shillings and pence disappeared. The only coins that have survived since 1971, at least in their original form, are one and two pence pieces. The half-pence coin only lasted until about 1984, I think. The twenty pence coin came along later and the five and ten pence coins were remodelled. We had a fifty pence coin that changed size, too, a smaller version coming along in 1997. Even the pound coin has had a change and the two pound coin was a later beast altogether. So the only (valid) coins with 1971 on them are the ones and twos.
 
caseydog said:
Electricity is off again. Looks like it is on for 30 minutes, then off for 30 minutes. According to the local news station, It looks like this will possibly be going on tomorrow, and into Tuesday.
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I remember a time in Kuala Lumpur back in the late 90s. A fail safe on a power station had failed which caused another to "overheat" and so on and within an hour or so, the whole of Peninsular Malaysia was out of power.

Now, although that would be a nuisance in normal circumstances, in Kuala Lumpur it was a disaster. Folks who haven't a clue how to drive confronted by non-operational traffic lights had no idea how to deal with it. Total grid lock.
 
Morning Glory said:
They will become obsolete before long - in fact, cash might become obsolete in the not too distant future.
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I used cash regularly before the lurgy arrived, but I've hardly used any in the last year. About the only thing we use cash for is paying the newsagent for deliveries - he only takes cash. One obvious giveaway is that we used to find coins lying around in the street all the time, but you hardly ever do these days. We found a pound coin last month - quite a rarity.
 
I should go to Rome on next week for work. I am always very happy when I have to come back to Rome for several reasons. But not this time. I am not very confident because of the situation still so uncertain and risky. My boss said “is just a proposal, let’s see how it goes. Just in case, would you prefer going by train or airplane?”
“By thought, thanks 😂”
 
My old teapot fell and shattered into a million pieces. So here is a new and beautiful Japanese stainless steel model.
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I gave to my mom a teapot I bought several years ago in London from Emma Bridgewater shop, I had another one alike but it has been broken during a moving (yes, I cried) thus as soon as I’ll meet my parents I’ll take a pic of it. It’s colourful, green-colour base. Mine was orange-colour. I miss it ☹️
Now I have a total white one which I bought somewhere in Milano. I’ll take a photo of it later
 
Houses...we bought our first house before the housing bubble from 20 or so years ago started and sold it at the height of the bubble for a scandalous amount. I almost felt immoral with the price we got. We had people bidding on the house, and it wasn't any special by any means. Selling that house was like winning the lottery. Twice. :)

Weather...we're currently at 18F/-6C, just waiting for the foot of snow to show later today and tomorrow.

Cash...I never like to carry it, because then I spend it. However, a lot of places around here won't take credit cards, so I frequently find myself checking the entranceway for the little stickers that show they take cards. I do my best not to patronize places that won't take cards.
 
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