The good morning thread

Andyk

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Dry January is just a gimmick for all those wannabe alcoholics, just push on through.
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To be honest I'm offended by those who say Dry January, I got shtfaced on your birthday, so you can reciprocate on mine...

And remember I am in the trade and you know how the saying goes…

A wine is not just for Christmas…

Well done Mart for keeping me in work.
 

Andyk

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A very good morning to all. Trip to Hams Hall up Birmingham way for a meeting. Hopefully not a long one.
 

philw696

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Good morning everyone.
Resigned ourselves to the fact we won't have central heating this Winter and most likely can't use our wood burning range either.
Snow causing a bit of chaos with motorways closed around Paris and black ice too.
Hopefully we'll avoid that here.
Take care all.
 

zagatoes30

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Morning all, all this talk of dry January and it's started snowing here - is it too early for a wee dram to keep me warm?

Maybe I'm in the wrong thread
 

DLax69

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Nothing like a good ol' state of emergency. Supposed to travel to the state capital today, then have a meeting back here tonight...perhaps not. Decision made that we are closed, save for "essential staff." Any guesses as to who might be "essential"...? Gonna be a long day.
 

CatmanV2

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Nothing like a good ol' state of emergency. Supposed to travel to the state capital today, then have a meeting back here tonight...perhaps not. Decision made that we are closed, save for "essential staff." Any guesses as to who might be "essential"...? Gonna be a long day.

Why is there a state of emergency? 'Just' the flooding? Doesn't seem to make a load of sense given it's only shower?

C
 

DLax69

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Why is there a state of emergency? 'Just' the flooding? Doesn't seem to make a load of sense given it's only shower?

C
Wind gusts...70 mph in the mountains to 30+ at the coast. Schools canceled because buses will get tipped in those kinds of winds. This state has five urban pockets...two cities in excess of a million people...but 100 counties, some sparsely populated. Differences in infrastructure are considerable...
 

schell70

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Ah-ha!

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Morning, you 'orrible lot. Today has involved a late arrival to LA, a dismal reminder of what a shitolé LA is and then an upturning of that belief with a very pleasant walk north up the coast from Venice Beach to Santa Monica for brunch and then back the other way. Now on a flight to Vegas to be reminded why America does weird so well. As if we needed reminding (@DLax69 of course being the lauded exception).

Happy Monday, all. Go out and smash it. Whatever it is.
I would recommend Hogs & Heifer's off Fremont Street in Vegas for a suitable weird but entertaining bit of bar life :)
 

philw696

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Hump Day !
Morning all Ms French at home so trying to get our bedsit room warm so that she can work.
I'm continuing with my painting.
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