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[turps]

It turned out M3GAN wasn't that scary at all. Still not something I'd go see again but I didn't need to close my eyes at any time, so that was good.

Yesterday was the usual Sunday routine. Company first thing, pick up a couple of Olio requests, a stop at Costa, where I had to ask for a top-up of my coconut latte as the cup was nearly all foam.

I also got a Too Good to Go magic bag from Morrisons Cafe. It was the first time I'd ordered from there and it was well worth the money. It cost £2.99 and when I checked the bag it contained four packages of sandwiches, each one priced at £3, and six cakes.

We'd also nipped into Lidl because you can never get everything you need at Company, and James was delighted when they had the lathe he was after. I laughed at him so much because he was so excited about getting that lathe, it's something he's wanted for a while and he'd saved the money he got for his birthday and Christmas and yesterday they finally had what he wanted.

Though now he's got that I'm going to move all of Kayleigh's resin supplies to the desk in Corey's old bedroom as woodworking and resin don't mix. Kayleigh does incredible memorial jewellery but it's delicate work, and she really doesn't need wood dust mixed in with ashes.

Nanna's brother, who I call Uncle G, actually lives opposite to one of the Olio ladies I go to. James decided to call in on him as Uncle G has been doing woodwork for years so wanted to ask for some tips. He eventually came out with some books, some wood to practice on and a bit sad that Uncle G was looking frail. Which isn't surprising as he's 90, but he's been like nanna, extremely healthy even at such an old age. But it seems he's had flu and recently fell in a supermarket and is now feeling those 90 years for the first time.

And I'm sure you'll all be relieved to know the diverter is now working in the bathroom mixer tap. It was fixed with the tried and tested method of bashing it with a hammer and squirting in a load of WD40. That suggests the diverter was sticking due to limescale build-up. Or just sticking in general. Whatever it was, it's working now.

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[cold_clarity]

i saw m3gan this weekend too! i agree: i wouldn't see it again, it was kind of weirdly paced. but it was a fun "this is so goofy we can laugh" watch with my friend.

[turps]

but it was a fun "this is so goofy we can laugh" watch with my friend.

That's a good way of describing it. I was expecting it to be much scarier than it actually was, but in fact all the tense scenes had been shown in the trailer. I wasn't bad, but it wasn't excellent either.

[turlough]

That was indeed a great haul for the price! I hope both the sandwiches and cakes were tasty.

A lathe, how very exciting ;-D

Poor Uncle G, first the flu and then a fall. That's enough to make even someone much younger feel frail and old. I hope he will feel better soon.

If you can't solve a problem with violence, try more violence, or possibly some lube :-)

[wenchpixie]

I am DELIGHTED to hear about the diverter, excellent work.

That sounds like a brilliant magic bag. I always wonder about theirs - I've two morrrisons nearby both with cafes, although one of them gets very low ratings on the app!

That's an excellent bit of luck for James - I didn't think anyone did well out of those middle aisles, just got caught buying a 100 things they didn't need, so I'm pleased to hear of someone who did well!

[turps]

I was so pleased that the diverter is now working. You're right, WD40 is brilliant stuff. As is hitting with a hammer it seems *g*

It's such a risk getting magic bags as some can be terrible. I know you can get your money back but it's still the initial effort involved to get out and pick it up. But the Morrisons cafe one was really good and well worth the money, so I'll be watching again tomorrow to see if I can grab one. I do often wonder what they give out for the places with really low ratings. Heron's has just started the scheme here and one of the Heron shops has a 2 star rating. I imagine people turning up and getting a mouldy bag of apples or something.

It was such great luck he got the lathe. Because you're so right, often the middle of lidl is impulse buys that turn out to be useless. Like the blow-up canoe that turns up every now and then. Who would actually buy that?

[turps]

Well, James said the sandwiches were tasty and lasted for two days which was great. I tried some of the cake and that was nice, in fact, it all was apart from one lemon meringue pie. James had that and couldn't finish it due to it being so sweet. So in all, it was an excellent buy.

James is finding his lathe exciting, I'm mustering up excitement as I'm shown lumps of wood to be used on the lathe *g*

I felt sorry for Uncle G as he's always been such a healthy man, no way would you have thought he was ninety, and in fact was driving an hour each way to see his long-term partner until he had the fall. It really has knocked him. I hope he can pick up.

If you can't solve a problem with violence, try more violence, or possibly some lube :-)

Advice for the ages!