Crap Weather for June!

[walpurgis]

Getting cloudy now and temperature has dropped half a degree.

Wind is getting up a bit too.

[Marco]

yes it had actually - from 12c to 17c in between the two trips out.

I like to take my jacket because it has all my stuff in it and it actually looked like it was going to rain again when I stepped out of the house.

Lol - no worries... I like to travel light, which for me is easy, as I don't smoke, wear glasses (or sunglasses) or carry smartphones around - just my car keys, which go straight into Del's handbag!

If you see me with a jacket on, it's either freezing cold (and I mean FREEZING) or pissing down with rain, either of which my car would normally provide shelter against.

Marco.

[Barry]

Been staying in London since Saturday. Very hot in the day but better in the evening. Eat dinner al fresco on the terrace, and then later (around 10:30 PM) we went out for a walk ending up in a pub for drinks: Peroni Nastro Azzurro for me, and a Martini for her.

The house is relatively cool as we keep the curtains closed, and have a fan running when we sleep.

[Barry]

Suffered a sense of purgatory today - spending over three hours in Ikea having to wear a mask. Nearly had a panic attack as we negotiated the labyrinthine route to the checkout! And then had to be tolerant of a new starter (today) cashier who was being shown the ropes.

[walpurgis]

Suffered a sense of purgatory today - spending over three hours in Ikea having to wear a mask. Nearly had a panic attack as we negotiated the labyrinthine route to the checkout! And then had to be tolerant of a new starter (today) cashier who was being shown the ropes.

Sounds horrific! Half an hour even without a mask would be more than enough for me.

[Barry]

Yes it was - and the shopping bill was almost £100.

[Roy S]

Yes it was - and the shopping bill was almost £100.

I feel your pain, we were bed & furniture shopping on Saturday for two hours, went on this thing -

https://www.bensonsforbeds.co.uk/sleeppro/

It worked out we needed a soft mattress from analysing our pressure points but then none of the recommended beds felt anything like the 'sleeppros' recommended setting?

Then on to corner suites...

[Barry]

A colleague at work once gave me some very good advice: "choose the shoes you wear and the bed you sleep in with care, because if you're not in the one you're in the other". Fortunately all size 8 shoes fit me, and I'm not too fussy about the bed (as long as it's not too soft).

[Barry]

Cooling down nicely now. Dinner al fresco again to be followed by a late evening stroll.

[Marco]

Suffered a sense of purgatory today - spending over three hours in Ikea having to wear a mask.

Sorry to hear that, but what took you so long?

When Del and I go there, we select what we want from their website in advance, check it's in stock before we go, and *specifically target only those items*. No wandering around aimlessly, lol.. We also only go to stores at off-peak times and days when they're liable to be quiet.

When we arrive, we locate the items we're looking for in the store and use the ticket information (plus pencils and paper provided) to jot down where they're held in the warehouse. Then go to the warehouse, collect them and take them to the tills. That process normally takes no more than an hour or so, then it's offski home and job done!

Marco.