Sunday Lunch at KFC, 31.1.21.

 Lunch again today at KFC!.

Only in contact with one person who is handing you your meal, nearest person otherwise is the car in front and the one at the rear so no problems.

All KFC staff you can see though the window are all in masks and gloves.

Plenty of Robins about again.

Lots of Pied Wagtails, not sure what the collective nouns for these are?.

Before going for our lunch finished off the latest project which was a Wooden model Carousel, from Amazon, where else these days!.

There we are on display in the back bedroom with the Lego models.

Eight horses, all going up and down and twirling around.

After KFC we called in at Debdale Park and had a quick walk down to the Lower Reservoir but has you can guess after all the rain we've had it was quite muddy and bitterly cold so just fed the ducks and swans and shot back to the car. The car park was as usual at weekend full to bursting, so not a good place to be walking about there these days.

Counted seven swans in all.

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Support your right to bare arms-wear short sleeves.

Seen it all- done it all- can't remember most of it!.

There are three kinds of people- those that can count -and those that can't.

When everything's coming your way, your in the wrong lane.

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Lunch with friends, 26.1.21.

 This morning finished the current Model Wood Kit, a trailer for the truck I'd built last week but as you can see I'd bought them from Amazon but different companies!, bad idea as you can see different scales!.

Nice model to build but a lot bigger than the truck I'd built last week!.

There's no way that truck would manage to connect to the big trailer.

Go to the tabs at the top "Wooden Models" to see the rest of the pictures of the trailer.

Had lunch today at KFC at Denton Rock after a visit to the Vets for Pepe's tablets.

Shared my lunch with a couple of Robins and lots of Pied Wagtails.

The Wagtails , quite tame almost coming into the car, though very quick and always on the move and wagging their tails, thus the name.

KFC must be environmentally friendly as they also have these bug hotels on the fence. 

Had a quick run up the M67 to top up the battery after having to call out the AA the other day with a flat battery, short journey's and sat with the heater and CD playing doesn't do the battery much good these days, AA guy said they've had a lot of  similar calls during lock down so beware!.

Back home just a few yellow berries left on the Firethorn bush.

Think the berries left are a bit lower so the thrushes must be a bit wary of them, being a few cats in the area that call round to see if there's a free meal for them!.

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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

Laughing Stock, cattle with a sense of humour.

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Snowy Saturday, 23.1.21.

 Snowy Saturday today, had woken up to a fine day and then it all went pear shaped and it started to snow, soon melted then whilst I was it the shower it started again.

Still quite cold so decided to give McDonalds a miss, much to Pepe's disgust.

Decided to finish off the Wooden model I'd been working on the last few days.

There you are with a ruler to give it some scale.

Was a nice build though very fiddly in parts.

This company give you some extra parts, ie the mudguards as they must know people are going to have difficulty with them. 

To see more of this model go to the tabs just under the header picture.

The thrushes came back today but there aren't many red berries left.  

Found one!.

Still some yellow ones left.

Soon polish these off!.

Read that the GPs are up in arms about us Oldies having to wait 12 weeks of our second jab, I was disappointed getting a cancellation 48 hrs before my second but understand what the government were on about, but I think the GPs  are concerned that the supplies are getting a bit low and we might finish up over the 12 weeks.

Well looking out of the window at teatime it looks like the snow has all gone, the sun is shining, but I'll bet its still very cold outside.

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Boycott shampoo, demand the real poo!.

Anyone going slower than you is an idiot, 

anyone going faster is a maniac.

I want patience ...AND I want it Now.

Home is where you hang your @.

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News from over the weekend, 16-17.1.21.

 This weekend had a nice surprise with a visit from a couple of Song Thrushes on my Cotoneasters. 

Not many berries left today, but that's why I planted them in the first place.

My Mate over in Denton says his Cotoneatsers have been stripped as well! so we hopefully have seen them over this cold snap.

The frog didn't seem to bother them!.

The Goldfinches are all doing well on the Sunflower hearts.

One here doing a Nuthatch pose.

Another one here doing a Tit Pose.

As if Hyde Road hadn't enough problems, on Saturday a water main burst in the middle of the road.

McDonalds had to close as they had no water, there went my balanced diet (alternate days of McDonald's and KFC) but reopened next day.

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What's the difference between the Government and the Mafia?.

One of them is organised!.

The Prime Minister has left the country on a tour of friendly countries,

He's expected back tomorrow!.

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Should have had second jab today!. 13.1.21

Should have had my Second Jab today, after having a reminder by text on Thursday (7th)  from the surgery, was looking forward to a pleasant weekend, thinking only a few more days to go to second jab. But on Monday (11th) got another text from surgery stating the governments U turn and were sorry to have to cancel my appointment and would contact me at a later date!.    I can understand the Governments reasoning but it was still a bitter disappointment, not that it makes a lot of difference really as I would still be under the rules of the present Tier lockdown until that changes!.

With an Amazon voucher for my birthday from son John and his wife, exchanged it for another Lego car, so more building to relieve the boredom.

This kit has two models to make,

The A model.

The B model. an hot rod.

To see more of this "A" one check out the tab "Lego Technics" under the header picture.

What to do now, done the washing and ironing!.

So decided to try something else for a change.

Check out Amazon!., and found this wooden model, that looks a challenge thought I. 

Ordered and arrived next day.

Looking on the back of the box, saw that sandpaper was included, But looking inside the box, it was just slightly bigger than a postage stamp, good job I'd got some of my Late Wife's emery boards to use, just the job.  

Will keep you informed of progress on these kits!.

Not a lot of people in the Debdale park, car park today when we went for lunch and a bit of exercise, plenty of customers at McDonalds but police busy getting served and only a quick check round the car park.

There has been an Army staffed, Covid 19 check point set up in the sailing club there, but only for booked Appointments, when people have been in contact with someone I suppose, only saw a couple of people going in whilst I was there, hopefully it meant there were not a lot of people needing to go!.

 Meanwhile Back home, my hungry goldfinches still doing well on the Sunflower seeds. 

Looking though some old pictures found this one, the whippet Molly, we had before Pepe, beautiful bitch and slightly larger than Pepe and not as much hair.

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Why not just train the Amazon delivery drivers to give the Vaccine

Entire population would be immunised  by Saturday, Wednesday if you are with Prime.

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KFC today for lunch, 7.1.21.

 Yesterday had to go up to Oldham to the Dog Groomers, Pepe was already overdue by a couple of weeks due to a lot of people getting their dogs spruced up for Christmas!.

My little Goldfinches seem to be doing alright even though it was snowing yesterday an hour before I took these pictures

Must clean the windows!.

Got this Robin cabin box today from Amazon, hopefully will get a tenant in it, will let you know!.   

Hope that string weathers off a bit, by the time I'd got it up I was covered in blood from all the very sharp thorns on the cotoneaster, hopefully will keep the cats off too.

Got this nice Lego Technic set off Son John for Christmas.

Not much in the box, but as it says on the box "Technics Set" so quite tricky in parts, and if you don't like putting the stickers on this is not the set for you!

Finished it!

Knob on top works the steering!.

Picture of the real one and Lego's interpretation 

Thoroughly enjoyed this build and afterwards it fitted on my Car transporter. 

Just had text from my GPs surgery, confirming my second Vaccine jab next week after the 21 days interval, the government it seems left it to the various GPs to carry on with the 21 days interval and  perhaps it was to get rid of the deep freeze stuff as a lot of surgeries wouldn't have the facilities to store that.

Perhaps that's the difference with the size of the Surgery you go to!.

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Have faith in the Pfizer Vaccine, don't forget they make Viagra!.

If they can raise the dead...they can save the living!.

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