A Tale of Four Gamers - the Sequel

[Techno]

Yep, we keep getting letter from Boots Opticians about booking our appointments. Tried 'phoning but says book online, which you can't do unless you tick the diabetic box!!! Confused? We sure as hell are. We might try some other opticians as it's farcical.

I've always found Specsavers very good, Steve.

When I went in a few weeks ago to have one of the arms on my specs 'cannibalized', they were very efficient.
Fair do's.....They would only have one customer in the shop at a time....But I can't imagine a shop that size in Cardigan ever having more than two people in for tests, at a time.

The young lass wore a 'full set' of PPI, and her 'apron' was to be replaced after every customer.
Things may have changed by now regarding the number of folk allowed in at one time, so they could even be back to 'almost normal'.

Give 'em a try, Matey.

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Thanks Phil, we're going to try some others, but near us all of the independents have closed .

[Steve J]

Commission Figurines trenches all painted and ready for flocking.

[Steve J]

Trenches flocked .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Talking of trenches...
Two hours in the park with my youngest daughter and her mates from school.
Another 2.4m trench dug today, external this time, in the rain. One half full of rubble and broken roof tiles, the other side was clay!
Bath.
Double bed frame built for my eldest daughter.
And a new tool used in my Dremmel, side cut drill bit to cut the holes for electrics in our new plaster board in the kitchen, only two went wrong.

Tired now, but that was a GOOD day... 
Painting, not done any since last week.

[Steve J]

That's a busy old day to say the least Will. What's the trench for if I may ask?

[Techno]

Drain ?

I'm pretty sure Will told me about a 'blocked' area for 'something' coming out of the kitchen or utility room (?), a while ago.

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Upstairs toilet has been causing us problems with the saniflow for years (now on my 3rd), its dorectly above the kitchen, so soils pipe going in while we gut the kitchen.

[toxicpixie]

And I was hoping for interesting archaeology!

Did you do a geofizz first or have a battered floppy hat on?

[O Dinas Powys]

Bits and pieces painted - mostly in brown and bronze - including a base/undercoat on a dragon my wife bought me as a birthday present 

Receipt was in the box: 1994, Virgin Games Centre (Oxford Street)!

Grenadier Dragon Lords Red Dragon II for those who are interested 

Think she's a keeper 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Probably worth a bit.

On eye tests, Arrowe Park just set my diabetic test for next SAturday

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Trench extended today, found a complete luadanim bottle in it! hole cut in exterior wall, pipe work for upstairs toilet fitted across kitchen floor, wiring chased in, sockets wired in, brokenn pipe repaired, pipework boxed in (by me), door frame plaster boardededed by me, soil pipe surrounded by pea gravel.

Just a quiet day.

[Steve J]

Sounds like you're doing a grand job Will. Did you take a swig from the bottle to ease the pain of the day ?

[Techno]

Brilliant work, Will !

I was wondering about the bottle, as well, Steve !

Never found anything exciting 'digging'...never will now.
I wouldn't mind having a go at metal 'detectoring' in the fields, at some stage....but I think the best I'd find are a lot of old horseshoes.....and possibly mortar shells, from what I understood from 'Old Sid' who used to live up the road. (So perhaps I'll give it a miss.)

Cheers - Phil.

[toxicpixie]

Have a watch Of the Detecorists by Mackenzie Crook - it's very low key and very funny!

[Steve J]

The Detectorists is just sublime telly .

I've finished flocking the pillbox bases, so all the defence pieces are now completed ready for my mini-campaign.

[Techno]

Have a watch Of the Detecorists by Mackenzie Crook - it's very low key and very funny!

I know you lot think I'm completely daft.....But I'm NOT risking digging up old bits of WWII stuff.
Petrol fireballs are my absolute limit.....and i won't be doing that again.

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Bases completed on a variety of WWII infantry to round off existing forces. Uniforms to be started tomorrow.

[FierceKitty]

Dacian nobles done, Bastarnae and Trogloditae under the brush.

[toxicpixie]

You're painting illegitimate cavemen now?