Swagger Inn thread 166 - where the forrin one tries to come up with a witty title but fails

[WickedWenchOfTheNorth]

Storms have decided to be shy and didn’t turn up this morning. 4pm apparently. We shall see.

Had to go to mother’s this morning because Freeview needed retuning. Father had tried but it hadn’t worked. Anyway, I masked up and got them sorted and they can watch tv again because they definitely don’t want to sit outside.

Your AC sounds fab Fancy!

I’m considering sitting outside in the shade but I’ve found an episode of Robin of Sherwood.

Strike announcement (TV, not lightning):
Episode 1: Sunday 30th August
Episode 2: Monday 31st August
And there are 4 episodes in this one - hurrah!!!

Well done sorting out the parents LetUs. I shall continue to bask under the airblade work in front of my USB fan, which is doing it's best.

Excellent Strike news! at TV not lightning.

Lightning map seems to be active in Fancy’s part of the world. Hope so.

Have suggested to DS1 he has an earlyish night so he can get up at the proper time tomorrow for results. He seems reluctant and doesn’t see the fuss so says he’ll be up whenever. I may be filling up the Nerf water gun in preparation.

Afternoon. We had an awesome storm last night, about an hour of constant lightning. Not a lot of thunder though and about 10 minutes of rain.

I thought I'd go and sit outside in the shade this afternoon but found I'd left the sunlounger cushion, pillows and towels out last night, and they were all soaked.

They haven't given a time for Strike, have they? Bit strange as the last ep of A Suitable Boy will presumably be on at 9 o'clock. I can't remember the story and don't think I've got time to re-read it before then.

Well done for the TV engineering LetUs. There is no end to wenches' talents.

Oh and good luck to DS1 for his results.

Apricot - but surely that just made your lounger a lovely cool place to lie down without overheating?

LetUs - are you preparing for a celebratory 21-gun salute for DS1's results? Or are you just going to pelt him with foam bullets until he gets up? Either or both work for me Fingers crossed... The HBFs are offering to help you with your aim anyway.

Hope Fancy is having a nice cool day

Hope that Wicked is less blotchy and itchy. Kylo suggests a cooling bath, but I've run out of pictures so you'll have use your imagination - such a hardship...

Thanks Apricot

Oh no re cushions, pillows and towels

We’ve had thunder for over an hour and have just had lightning. Temperature has dropped and it’s gone quite breezy.

Have just checked BBC Media Centre page and it says time to be confirmed for Strike.

Thanks Helen. I was going to use the water one but the foam bullets would make less mess

HBFs demonstrating their grip expertise there

I agree that AD recommends a cooling bath for Wicked.

Who’s left this unplugged cable lying about? Better tidy it away.

Bit of rain might help Fancy cool down? Or is it sweat?

Nice cooling shower maybe?
FFS - Paulo has no idea - you're going to have to peel his clothes off LetUs

Oh - here you go - moving pictures... (assuming it loads)

Rash still here and it seams to spread. Got some tiny red ones on my arms now also. Eating antihistamin and it makes me really tired.

Get to the GP Wicked It's not meant to be spreading if you're on antihistamines.

I second that it’s time to see the doctor Wicked

Silly silly Paolo

HAyloft... night all.
I shall go do bed and dream of airblades... though HBFs would be most welcome too.

We had some distant thunder and a little rain in townwhereIwork. Meanwhile at home it was so loud the house shook apparently

time for a bath I think, I'm feeling dirty

Wenches! It's... cloudy! And cool, and fresh.... Don't know if it will last, but it's rather nice.

And now I need to get DS out the door to SportingActivityMorning...

Laters. (Everything crossed for results, apart from legs of course, because wench)

Morning wenches. Scorchio again.

Day not exactly going to plan. Results down from mocks and predicted, although still good results. Has got a place at his insurance but is appealing via college. Possibility of a similar course with a foundation year at his firm choice through clearing but waiting for appeal but doesn’t want to miss out.

I’d bang my head against a wall but it’s too hot for anything that energetic.

Also the toilet button flush has broken. So I’m trying to a) see if I can fix it myself after a trip to B&Q, and b) how to flush in the meantime.

And DS1 now has an appointment at college this pm but unclear whether by phone/online/in person.

I suggest banging HBFs against walls. Much more fun.

Temperature is ramping up here again as well.

In other news, lots of Strike stuff at www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/strikelethalwhite

Hoping for some more thunder later. Am in the office - my feet are feeling chilly

It’s all gone a bit to shit. Foundation at preferred uni is full. No idea when appeal will come through or whether he’ll get the grades he needs anyway. He’s so fixed on going somewhere he can commute to. He got ABB (although college had sent through AAA) and he’s currently going nowhere. I feel so bad for him. And for all the other students who’ve been basically done over.

Evening. Cooler here and cloudy. I put a line full of washing out and it got rained on.

Have you seen the GP WW?

So sorry about DS1 LetUs, hope he's able to sort something.

Evening.

The whole A-Level thing sucks, to put it politely. Or, is fucking appalling and horrendous if I'm feeling less polite. How the actual fuck they can justify giving people lower results than they got in their mocks, I have no idea. Bet the GSCE students are full of confidence about their results now

No rain here, but its cloudy and cool and a bit misty.

DS took a bit of a tumble at SportingActivity this morning and is complaining that his back hurts. I also took on another job because it would be easy. FML, I should have doubled my rates.

Oh bloody hell at washing getting rained on Apricot. Typical given the recent weather.

Poor MiniHelen - hope he’s okay.

He’s applied to a few other places through clearing and has a couple of offers but two are not commutable, and the other is commutable but it’s not a great university. The latter have more or less snatched his hand off. I suspect he will decline the not-commutable offers (one has said they want a decision by tomorrow at 4pm which I suppose is far enough so people don’t hog places) and accept the commutable one. I’m so sad for him because he deserves to be a really good university.

He’s on a waiting list for favoured university for a foundation year course but who knows when or if he’ll get a place.

My head is spinning, but on the plus side I’ve not eaten much so hurrah.

And as for GCSEs, I can see that being an even bigger clusterfuck shitstorm than this.

Apologies for lengthy wah wah post

You're perfectly entitled to post a lengthy wah wah post LetUs - whether or not it's

Fingers crossed for it all sorting itself out. (How's the toilet now, btw)