I would just like to say

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Dark, DRY and cool out there.

The canines are pleased to get their beloved chariot back and celebrated by stretching out and falling asleep on the journey home, pity it has to go back soon to have the transmission oil changed and the handbrake switch replaced. What I really can't understand is why the car was booked in for a major service when they knew they did not have access to the required oil. They are well aware that It is a very long journey for me as I do not live 'round the corner'. :rolleyes:

Enjoy your day and don't work too hard.:)
 
Morning All :D
A cool 2° out there, and a bit slippery in places. :)
Posted the MIL's monthly order to Damart (those bastards do prey on the old with "as a valued Customer" offers). :(
Got the paper and am now sipping a good strong coffee.:)
Wednesday is usually the "free" day for us and I have no real plans. :)
Have a great day. :D
 
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Been sunny all day here today!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
Spent most of it frigging around with trying to get French long-stay visas.
Managed to fill the forms in but they don't tell you you have to register with yet another agency to book your appointment.
And they then told us we couldn't book one as they aren't handing any out yet. We are still on the "amber" list.
Still at least we have been able to save some of the info, and have an idea of how to go about it.
Climbed into the black bin with my wellies on to tramp the rubbish down. It went surprisingly far down.:):):)
So we'll be able to last until it is next emptied.;)
"Ragu bolognese" tonite. Yum yum!!
Back still painful, :(:(
But not stopping me getting on with minor stuff.
hope you all are having a good day and hope you all have a good evening!
:):):)
 
kevstar said:
Haha I do one job then move onto anther & wonder did I tidy up this mess... oh aye I did cause I
cant find nowt. o_O
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I suffer from always being able to lay my hands on what I am looking for even in the worst mess, call it pelmanism or whatever. My missus despairs of me. My desk at work always used to look the same. i had a couple of colleagues who were exactly the same.:D:D:D
Yet others had a clean desk at the end of every day.:rolleyes:
I think if I lost that knack and started being able to lose stuff I'd start being more tidy.
Also I prefer to have stuff "out" so I can see it and let it remind me of what I am doing.
Drives Wifey round the bend!;)
But then if she loses something I find it for her in seconds. ;););)
I think I must just have a good mind map.

Now this is a bit out there but bear with me.
How many times do you have to drive a route before you can remember it?
My bruv and my dad, and to a slightly lesser extent me, can remember most routes after only driving them once. And I am talking about 100s of miles.
I was once going to a wedding somewhere in the middle of Essex and had had a row with the ex when we were still married. I had had a look at the map before we set off and was determined to not ask her to help with map reading, even though there were a couple of nadgery bits to be negotiated. To her chagrin we made it there on time without her having to help. And I had made no notes or anything. So from deepest Dorset to there, quite a way.
It did help back when I was a rep.

Anyway, was just wondering if we think there may be a link between this ability and the ability to live with an untidy working environment?
Not proud of being a messpot by the way.;):(
 
Stanleysteamer said:
I suffer from always being able to lay my hands on what I am looking for even in the worst mess, call it pelmanism or whatever. My missus despairs of me. My desk at work always used to look the same. i had a couple of colleagues who were exactly the same.:D:D:D
Yet others had a clean desk at the end of every day.:rolleyes:
I think if I lost that knack and started being able to lose stuff I'd start being more tidy.
Also I prefer to have stuff "out" so I can see it and let it remind me of what I am doing.
Drives Wifey round the bend!;)
But then if she loses something I find it for her in seconds. ;););)
I think I must just have a good mind map.

Now this is a bit out there but bear with me.
How many times do you have to drive a route before you can remember it?
My bruv and my dad, and to a slightly lesser extent me, can remember most routes after only driving them once. And I am talking about 100s of miles.
I was once going to a wedding somewhere in the middle of Essex and had had a row with the ex when we were still married. I had had a look at the map before we set off and was determined to not ask her to help with map reading, even though there were a couple of nadgery bits to be negotiated. To her chagrin we made it there on time without her having to help. And I had made no notes or anything. So from deepest Dorset to there, quite a way.
It did help back when I was a rep.

Anyway, was just wondering if we think there may be a link between this ability and the ability to live with an untidy working environment?
Not proud of being a messpot by the way.;):(
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I can't remember what day it is or what I had for breakfast, but where things can be found in my little domain, not a problem, and events, who said what are like I have perfect recal, even stretching back 40 years or more..... I'm just an untidy slob.
 
Stanleysteamer said:
I suffer from always being able to lay my hands on what I am looking for even in the worst mess, call it pelmanism or whatever. My missus despairs of me. My desk at work always used to look the same. i had a couple of colleagues who were exactly the same.:D:D:D
Yet others had a clean desk at the end of every day.:rolleyes:
I think if I lost that knack and started being able to lose stuff I'd start being more tidy.
Also I prefer to have stuff "out" so I can see it and let it remind me of what I am doing.
Drives Wifey round the bend!;)
But then if she loses something I find it for her in seconds. ;););)
I think I must just have a good mind map.

Now this is a bit out there but bear with me.
How many times do you have to drive a route before you can remember it?
My bruv and my dad, and to a slightly lesser extent me, can remember most routes after only driving them once. And I am talking about 100s of miles.
I was once going to a wedding somewhere in the middle of Essex and had had a row with the ex when we were still married. I had had a look at the map before we set off and was determined to not ask her to help with map reading, even though there were a couple of nadgery bits to be negotiated. To her chagrin we made it there on time without her having to help. And I had made no notes or anything. So from deepest Dorset to there, quite a way.
It did help back when I was a rep.

Anyway, was just wondering if we think there may be a link between this ability and the ability to live with an untidy working environment?
Not proud of being a messpot by the way.;):(
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Ive got a great built in map system but the misses gets lost at the shops, has a great memory for
remembering details names dates bla bla I just remember important things like car stuff, deals on
this n that plus whos got what stashed away. The tidiness came from when I was a garage
manager the big bosses insisted the depo to be minted & minted it was, its easy to keep it that
way if youve got a routine/system in place. Me = drinking coffee & point yes lad under there too.
All the lads loved me as a boss as we were making a fortune wink wink :D:D
 
DanClarke said:
I can't remember what day it is or what I had for breakfast, but where things can be found in my little domain, not a problem, and events, who said what are like I have perfect recal, even stretching back 40 years or more..... I'm just an untidy slob.
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I have always wondered how some famous peeps have been able to write their memoirs going back years and quoting what was said at the time.
Doubtless some kept really good diaries, but others must just have phenomenal memories.
There are moments in my past when I can remember events and conversations word for word, but there are literally years where I cannot remember much about them at all. Work was so much the same, day in day out. Cannot even necessarily remember which year we went where for holidays without a lot of working out.
Selective memory I suppose!:(
 
kevstar said:
Ive got a great built in map system but the misses gets lost at the shops, has a great memory for
remembering details names dates bla bla I just remember important things like car stuff, deals on
this n that plus whos got what stashed away. The tidiness came from when I was a garage
manager the big bosses insisted the depo to be minted & minted it was, its easy to keep it that
way if youve got a routine/system in place. Me = drinking coffee & point yes lad under there too.
All the lads loved me as a boss as we were making a fortune wink wink :D:D
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Have to admit, when I ran the food and drink store for Bath uni it was all tidy. I had to be able to stock check anything quickly as the stocktaking was rolling and random. Also I couldn't afford to have not ordered something we were getting short of due to an apparently full box being aksherly nearly empty.
I was taught by an ex QM sergeant major. So if a box was opened it was emptied and chucked. So you always could see what you had. (We never had the room for a two bin system). Nor could anything go out of date. The stores were pathetically small for what we had to keep, stuff stored in the aisles etc. And before the open Uni courses started to run in the summer vac stuff was absolutely everywhere. Not locked up in one of the stores at all!
Not that many people would have stolen boxes of A10 tins of new spuds!;)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
I have always wondered how some famous peeps have been able to write their memoirs going back years and quoting what was said at the time.
Doubtless some kept really good diaries, but others must just have phenomenal memories.
There are moments in my past when I can remember events and conversations word for word, but there are literally years where I cannot remember much about them at all. Work was so much the same, day in day out. Cannot even necessarily remember which year we went where for holidays without a lot of working out.
Selective memory I suppose!:(
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Apparently I have selective hearing..
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Have to admit, when I ran the food and drink store for Bath uni it was all tidy. I had to be able to stock check anything quickly as the stocktaking was rolling and random. Also I couldn't afford to have not ordered something we were getting short of due to an apparently full box being aksherly nearly empty.
I was taught by an ex QM sergeant major. So if a box was opened it was emptied and chucked. So you always could see what you had. (We never had the room for a two bin system). Nor could anything go out of date. The stores were pathetically small for what we had to keep, stuff stored in the aisles etc. And before the open Uni courses started to run in the summer vac stuff was absolutely everywhere. Not locked up in one of the stores at all!
Not that many people would have stolen boxes of A10 tins of new spuds!;)
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How many tins have you got left :D
 
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