Gondor's Grumblings

[Gondor]

Another evening with nothing done. Spot (the cat) came home once he saw that I arrived home, and the evening unfolded in a similar way that Monday evening had. He was fed, I unpacked food shopping, and then I started to look at the computer. Spot had other ideas. He wanted me to come into the bedroom so he could sleep on top of me. Not too much of a problem until after an hour and a half roughly, he dropped one. I thought dogs were supposed to have bad-smelling wind, but Spot has a silent and decidedly deadly variety.
Well, that ended the nap and any thoughts of him staying on top of me. It was no help that he prefers to sleep high up on my chest, almost snuggling into my beard, which means any "wind" is also quite close to.
The fact that today is a Wednesday also means that a lot of the YouTube channels have released videos, and it's always a good idea to stay on top of those and spending one evening catching up on them is far better than letting each of them chip away at my evenings for the rest of the week. Anyway, not long until I have plenty of time to spend finishing up to six models for the eighteenth 

[Pellson]

I feel for you. Otto, our minischnauzer is decidedly not so mini when it comes to discharge of deadly gases. Generally, such an event causes an exodus from relevant spaces, ironically unfailingly led by the culprit himself.
And still you bear with them..

[Gondor]

I feel for you. Otto, our minischnauzer is decidedly not so mini when it comes to discharge of deadly gases. Generally, such an event causes an exodus from relevant spaces, ironically unfailingly led by the culprit himself.
And still you bear with them..

Very much so. He came home this morning as I was exiting. I left him in the kitchen stuffing his face. He has an area of the bed that he uses when I am not there and his food bowel was full so he should be happy enough when I get home.

[Rick Lowe]

Must admit despite getting the excellent Starling 1/700 Leander kits a revisit of the airfix Leander in 1/600 with the 3D upgrade set and etch is a tempting distraction

Sometimes we just have to revisit our 'First Loves/Starting Points'... not always a bad thing, with decades-long enhanced skillsets...

[Rick Lowe]

I feel for you. Otto, our minischnauzer is decidedly not so mini when it comes to discharge of deadly gases. Generally, such an event causes an exodus from relevant spaces, ironically unfailingly led by the culprit himself.
And still you bear with them..

Very much so. He came home this morning as I was exiting. I left him in the kitchen stuffing his face. He has an area of the bed that he uses when I am not there and his food bowel was full so he should be happy enough when I get home.

Yea, I could tell you stories about one of our previous cats... X-P

And should you really be refilling the Food Bowel? Isn't that just asking for more trouble?   

[Gondor]

I feel for you. Otto, our minischnauzer is decidedly not so mini when it comes to discharge of deadly gases. Generally, such an event causes an exodus from relevant spaces, ironically unfailingly led by the culprit himself.
And still you bear with them..

Very much so. He came home this morning as I was exiting. I left him in the kitchen stuffing his face. He has an area of the bed that he uses when I am not there and his food bowel was full so he should be happy enough when I get home.

Yea, I could tell you stories about one of our previous cats... X-P

And should you really be refilling the Food Bowel? Isn't that just asking for more trouble?   

I think the problem is due to what he is eating elsewhere. Previous to him deciding to only spend some time at home he never had a problem. It's only now that he has grown up and moved out, think student at University or the like, so only home on holidays etc, that he has shown any propensity to phart.

[Rick Lowe]

Maybe attach a note to his collar asking folk to please watch what they feed him?
Or maybe the problem is that your University Student Adolescent is picking up whatever he can in the way of takeaways and lager (very typical Uni Student, again)... 

[Pellson]

Maybe attach a note to his collar asking folk to please watch what they feed him?
Or maybe the problem is that your University Student Adolescent is picking up whatever he can in the way of takeaways and lager (very typical Uni Student, again)... 

The aforementioned dog has developed a habit of snacking on hare spilling when left unattended outdoors. As we're living properly in the sticks, he has too many opportunities and accordingly, he sometimes has a horrendous stench from his mouth. Usually that renders him a good toothbrushing, something he thoroughly despises, and you would think that would keep him from having a second round once left outside again. Not so much. I strongly suspect he's undrownable. His empty head will float like duck regardless of how hard you try to pull him under..

[Rick Lowe]

 

[NARSES2]

Many, many moons ago I would occaisionaly "drop one" and my Dobberman would leave the room in disgust alongside the wife 

I've also been known to clear a tube carriage and a pub after one particular Test Match day at the Oval. 

Must admit since I retired I don't seem to have those problems. Blame stress or just eating at odd times and grabbing whatever you can grub wise while at work ?

[Rick Lowe]

Many, many moons ago I would occaisionaly "drop one" and my Dobberman would leave the room in disgust alongside the wife 

When even the dog leaves, you've been Told! 

[Gondor]

Yesterday, late afternoon, I was in the kitchen and looked out at the car park, not much else out there, when I saw a dark, rounded shape on the corner of the property wall. This boundary wall has paving slabs on its top, so it's not exactly thin and has become a cat highway. Anyway, I digress. The dark shape was Spot, hunkered down and watching the base of the hedge that runs away from the wall at the corner. An ideal hunting place for a cat. So, deciding to see if he wanted to come in, I went out and put some rubbish in the communal bins. All this noise got his attention, and as he saw who was around, decided to come over to me as I was returning to the flat. A bit later, he was shoving his nose into his food bowl, so I decided to go back into my modelling room. Surprisingly, a little later, he trotted into the modelling room rather than going to sleep on the bed, and started to eat from the bowl in this room, which was almost empty by human standards, let alone cat standards! So I had to fetch more food. Once he had his fill, he decided that my lap was the place to be. Now this is a bit of a problem. Not only does having him on my lap limit my movements around the room, but he has a tendency to slide down my legs, so I need to use a hand to help him stay on my lap without using his anchors. I did try to place him on my chair, and then move it to one side and use the much older chair in front of the modelling desk, but he decided that this was not good enough and that my lap was the only option. A bit later, after another snack, he decided that he wanted out.

[Gondor]

Back to modelling, rather than talking about Spot, the cat. I have just finished giving my Royal Navy ship a wash to clear off odd bits or dust from sanding, etc. Easier to do that now rather than waiting for more fiddly parts to be added, which will make cleaning up joins and filler far more difficult. I have packed away both the Short Stirling and the Buckingham so that I can direct my focus onto the builds that are far nearer completion.

[scautomoton]

Woohoo, P.1121 here we come! (kidding)

[Gondor]

Woohoo, P.1121 here we come! (kidding)

Well, not for Perth, but it will be back on the build list for Telford.