Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

Posts and likes get counted towards your total stats in this thread.

So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[Lou]

All good here! Haven't had chance to make the pizza yet but we are determined to! Maybe try and do it tomorrow afternoon! Forums stop for no one especially @Dan

 

[Dan]

Morning folks. Living the dream as usual . Geneva last week (expensive place), London this week and home for a week next week.How are you all?

Eyup mate! You actually have a week off?!? Gwan son. Or do you mean just not working away?!

Got up today wanted a bike ride. Daughter ended up going her mates for 9:30 and its raining!

Bike didn't even make it out the shed. Booo

 

[Dan]

All good here! Haven't had chance to make the pizza yet but we are determined to! Maybe try and do it tomorrow afternoon! Forums stop for no one especially @Dan

I did stick one in from the freezer and me and spud had it and it was bloody lovely. Still not a patch on a homemade one though!

 

[Lou]

Morning everyone, lots of emails to catch up on today!

Just realised it is Easter this weekend! Anyone going away? If so where to etc??

 

[Dan]

Any Americans going join in? Where's @Megawatt these days?

 

[Lou]

I have seen him about.

Awful news yesterday about that bridge wasn't it? Quite shocking to see. You could see the lights go out on the ship and then loads of black smoke just before it crashed into the bridge. I guess there is no chance of stopping a ship that big and heavy in such a short distance.

 

[Dan]

Yes I saw all the flashing lights, it is surprising how something like that can happen - it looked like a little nudge but those ships are ginormous. Very sad for the families involved.

I suppose ships were smaller in the 70s so the bridge wasn't designed for the force it took.

 

[Sintra]

Eyup mate! You actually have a week off?!? Gwan son. Or do you mean just not working away?!

It's an actual week off mate and I can't wait.

 

[Dan]

It's an actual week off mate and I can't wait.

Oh well don't bloody spend it on a forum my mate go enjoy life a bit.

 

[Lou]

Morning all!!

Got some running about to do today - take the mother in law to get the veg for Sunday Dinner and stuff.

Might get some hot cross buns - havent had one in years!!!!

 

[Moley]

Today should be an easy day. We've finished all the work so just a wander around checking things. Only 1 van allowed on site so need to get that to the car park, sort out everyones tools and then head home. May take the scenic route through Saundersfoot, Wisemans Bridge, Amroth, Pendine and then back on the main roads and M4 back home.

 

[Dan]

Ooo love them final days. As a tiler it'd be going around everything with a polishing cloth to get grout dust off the tiles.

Don't think breathing that in would have helped my lungs any.

 

[Moley]

Probably not. Reminds me of when I was night shift maintenance at South Wales Transformers. If the powder coat plant went down we would be in fixing it without masks. I hate to think what I've breathed in

 

[littlespark]

Sitting at maccies for breakfast. Just paid my CEF bill. Having a quiet day.

Heading up to aviemore tonight…. Still got to pack.

 

[Lou]

Sitting at maccies for breakfast. Just paid my CEF bill. Having a quiet day.

Heading up to aviemore tonight…. Still got to pack.

Haha blokes always leave it to the last minute to pack! I start 3 weeks before gathering stuff. @Dan is a last minute guy.

No breakfast yet for me just a mug of tea!

 

[Dan]

Morning lads and ladies. Hope you're all loving the sunshiiiiiine (oasis).

Had take my 80 year old mate doctors he had tremors. Thank feck its not parkinsons I never even thought it could be that I thought inhalers but it was an antidepressant I convinced him to take over winter but he's alright to come off them now. I think. Ha

Did loads of tests on his steadiness and lateral arm strength and stuff and he seemed to nail all them.

 

[Rockingit]

Thus far 2.5 hrs down on messing about with calls and complaints to HMRC!!........

 

[Rockingit]

Haha blokes always leave it to the last minute to pack! I start 3 weeks before gathering stuff. @Dan is a last minute guy.

No breakfast yet for me just a mug of tea!

@Lou - I never fully bother unpacking!! I'm like an expectant mother with a series of go-bags. I generally figure on packing for two weeks at a time in between laundry runs on a longer tour and can throw a pack together in literally five mins if needed.

 

[Rockingit]

Yes I saw all the flashing lights, it is surprising how something like that can happen - it looked like a little nudge but those ships are ginormous. Very sad for the families involved.

I suppose ships were smaller in the 70s so the bridge wasn't designed for the force it took.

I saw an engineer online do the maths - the ship weighed roughly 200,000 tons and was travelling at about 9mph - that equates to something like 800,000kN of force!!!

 

[Dan]

Jesus christ no wonder we didn't get the earth slow down a bit! Or speed up. Was it heading east or west? Lol

 

[Moley]

Saundersfoot got rained off but did spend some time at Wisemans Bridge watching some dogs and owners getting very wet on the beach. Going back a day, when I left site yesterday I heard a crash in the back of the van. I had forgotten to put some stuff away including a 1/2" drive deep impact socket set. I pulled over and the sockets were all over the floor. I grabbed them and chucked them back in the case but couldn't find the 13mm. Got back to the hotel and searched the van. No sign. On the way out of the site today I thought I would just check where I had pulled over - there it was at the side of the road. Result

 

[Dan]

No way. I ran hospital today in the rain in a full north staffs hospital car park (renowned for being full). Parked the car half up a grass bank. Got out make sure people could get out. Decided they could and went in. Only wives foot related discussion, my lungs are alright now. Drove home couldn't find phone. Checked obvious pockets etc and wanted get back I had a feeling it was there. Ringing it all the way, got closer and closer and it was face up ringing nobody picking it up all that time. Buggers. But thankfully no half inching either. Was wet but water resistant. Or so they say lol

Result for us both there then. Luck is on our side.

 

[littlespark]

I didn’t leave anything, but driving up to aviemore last night, we stopped at Kinross for a comfort break… I opened the boot to get the dog out for a walk and half the bags fell out.

It’s cold and frosty this morning. We’ll head out for a walk round the site later…..

 

[Lou]

I didn’t leave anything, but driving up to aviemore last night, we stopped at Kinross for a comfort break… I opened the boot to get the dog out for a walk and half the bags fell out.

It’s cold and frosty this morning. We’ll head out for a walk round the site later…..

Ugh it was pouring down last night too! And super windy!!

Have a lovely trip! Send us a pic of a nice view or something!!

We ate 2 giants easter eggs in bed last night and they were delicious but I will have to do extra swimming next week!

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter, you all deserve a nice break!

 

[Rockingit]

On a supplies run for more cinnamon to make hot cross buns later

 

[Lou]

You should apply for bake off!! Did they turn out good? I had some earlier for the first time in years and really enjoyed them. Asda ones they were. (Other brands are available lol)

 

[Rockingit]

You should apply for bake off!! Did they turn out good? I had some earlier for the first time in years and really enjoyed them. Asda ones they were. (Other brands are available lol)

 

[Rockingit]

You should apply for bake off!! Did they turn out good? I had some earlier for the first time in years and really enjoyed them. Asda ones they were. (Other brands are available lol)

So, I basically spent lockdown baking. Ish. The entertainment industry was on total stop and whilst I had some big commercial sparky jobs on the go I also had to juggle that with week on/off mini-me and home schooling. Meanwhile, the Aussie (GF) was an essential worker running a chain of animal hospitals on skeleton staff. I quickly realised that she was being the dutiful leader and doing cakes/whatever from various supermarkets every day as thank you encouragement to the staff kind of thing and I pointed out to her that it was a) costing a fortune and b) just filling up her staff with cr4p. So I made the suggestion that instead of that, we took her company credit card and combined it with my wholesalers card, bulk bought a ton of ingredients and I’d just bake instead. It was a win-win - saved her a job every morning, gave me something to do and saved her staff from a heap of processed produce. And it also became a bit of fun because everyday I’d think of a title for something I’d made that was pandemic related - so for example Millionaire Shortbread became ‘Pandemic Politics Biscuits’ and so on. I vaguely recall that one day I titled whatever it was as simply the 0845 number for weight watchers! And on all accounts the staff also loved this and would have guessing games before opening the trays. It was OK at first because the numbers were small, maybe a dozen, but then as the months went by and drip-feed staff numbers returned to normal I was doing 60-70 every day, at which point I stopped as the fun was going. But yeah, I love baking.

Oh - was 2P Friday again today, naturally…. Sorry @Dan

 

[Dan]

So, I basically spent lockdown baking. Ish. The entertainment industry was on total stop and whilst I had some big commercial sparky jobs on the go I also had to juggle that with week on/off mini-me and home schooling. Meanwhile, the Aussie (GF) was an essential worker running a chain of animal hospitals on skeleton staff. I quickly realised that she was being the dutiful leader and doing cakes/whatever from various supermarkets every day as thank you encouragement to the staff kind of thing and I pointed out to her that it was a) costing a fortune and b) just filling up her staff with cr4p. So I made the suggestion that instead of that, we took her company credit card and combined it with my wholesalers card, bulk bought a ton of ingredients and I’d just bake instead. It was a win-win - saved her a job every morning, gave me something to do and saved her staff from a heap of processed produce. And it also became a bit of fun because everyday I’d think of a title for something I’d made that was pandemic related - so for example Millionaire Shortbread became ‘Pandemic Politics Biscuits’ and so on. I vaguely recall that one day I titled whatever it was as simply the 0845 number for weight watchers! And on all accounts the staff also loved this and would have guessing games before opening the trays. It was OK at first because the numbers were small, maybe a dozen, but then as the months went by and drip-feed staff numbers returned to normal I was doing 60-70 every day, at which point I stopped as the fun was going. But yeah, I love baking.

Oh - was 2P Friday again today, naturally…. Sorry @Dan

That was nice to come on and read mate. YOU should apply to bake off @Rockingit !!

 

[Rockingit]

That was nice to come on and read mate. YOU should apply to bake off @Rockingit !!

It’s been mentioned by a few…. I’m just not sure I’ve got that big an ego!