Smart TV

So the old TV is meant to be smart.  However, it doesn't really have the facilities to install apps not already on their platform. Smart enough.

The What Now

I think "the" is even more useless than an Oxford comma... It adds to the word count, I guess.

Oxford Comma

I just explained to someone what an Oxford comma is and why they are important, in law.

Hand Me Down TV

I was not keen on a potential faulty TV.  On closer inspection, apart from two dead lines, I am not sure there was any fault to it, so I adopted it! It is a 40" TV, biggest I have had!

Microwave Dimsum

I had a lot of microwaved dimsum growing up.  We took it for granted that they are always there at the 7-Elevens.  I microwaved some frozen dimsum.  They were not designed to be microwaves, so they did not turn out particularly well.  We need to appreciate the food scientists more.

Hokke Mackerel

We had a grilled fish lunch at a Japanese restaurant.  It was very nice.  It was called Atka Mackerel, so I asked the boss a naive question, is that British?  Then I was swiftly told that fish came all the way from Japan, they definitely were not the typical British mackerel.  We looked it up, it is also known as Hokke. Shame that we would not have access to a kitchen, we would have to rely on people cooking it for us!

Head Bulb

It is the time of the year when we start to notice our head lamp has failed.  I changed one bulb, the bulb looked fine, surely that is the fuse...

I checked all the fuse, they were all right.  Let see the busted bulb again.  I changed the wrong bulb at the first instance...  Measure twice, cut once, must remember.

Frost Bitten Tomatoes

The tomatoes have been harvested and they area clearly not happy.  I suspect the discoluoration is actually slight frost bite.  I will keep a mental note for next year.

Charging Lead Mystery

I have a charging lead with an intermittent issue.  It is so bad that I decided to splash out for some new leads!  We rely on the phone too much, it is even making me nervous when my phone dies.

Parking Costs

A lot of councils are putting up their parking charge prices, and I ended up using a nice private car park, works out perfectly for me.

On the other hand, some operators would increase theirs, as they expect theirs are better than councils, and they are raking it in!

Shoe Integrity

Rain does not just stress test the roof, gutters and drains, they also stress test shoes...  I may have to retire these old shoes, until next summer...

Late Season Tomatoes

The forecast is finally turning, so I brought down all the tomatoes, they looked okay, but I am not sure they will ripe, at all.  Let see.

Designer Shopping

It is always a shock to see how the other half lives.  I was helping my friends to get something from the outlet.  How can one knitware be £60, and that is after all the discounts.  Sarah and I spend that much for all our clothing in a year.

Coop Reopens

Coop has finally reopened after the fire.  It needs some airing out, the only way is to open the doors.  I was playing spot the difference.  They have got some new freezers and moves some baskets around.  I wonder if there will be more changes.

Sizzling Saturday

We went by many farm shops, and I concluded the Sizzling Saturday deal would give me a cheaper steak.  The steak and pork chop were quite nice from Waitrose!

Flash Seaside Break II

The accommodation's breakfast was also very good.  We watched some fishing league in Hornsea for a bit, then we went to Beverley on the way back, hoping to check out a windmill.  The windmill doesn't have its cap and sails on, which was quite disappointing.

Flash Seaside Break

I am not too far from the coast, and when I am on a bike, we just go to the coast on a day trip.  I spotted somewhere nice and at a very good price, so we went for a one day break!  We had sit down fish and chips, crab salad and scallops!  Such luxury.

Coarse Tofu

More supermarkets are putting out more tofu.  I don't know how to describe them except coarse.  They are not smooth like how they are supposed to be.  They are very strange indeed.  On the other hand, don't think of them as tofu, they are just protein...

Budgens Challenge II

We wanted a TGTG from Budgens, then it got cancelled, possibly because the increase custom from the Coop incident.  

Then we finally got one!

This time we got it! This time has a lot of fresh food, a lot of fruit and cheese.  We are very happy with this haul.

Bird Feeder Relocation

I moved the bird feeder pole to a new location and temporary connected to the top half of the bird feeder.  It didn't take long for the robins to came back.

Gentle Shock

I got a gentle shock, electricity, from a repair.  It reminds me why I hate electricity.

Eggs Sorting

We bought more eggs from the farm shop.  And I weight them and further separate them by size.  It is only normal!  It is good to confirm they are all large as advertised.

Season End Bike Washing

The water butt has been refilled, and I took the opportunity to use the soft water for bike washing.  I managed to put the bike before the rain!

Coop Fire

My local Coop had a fire.  A freezer caught fire  It doesn't look to bad. I guess I won't have yellow labels for a little while.