Free Falling Foxes

For only the second time, we have ordered something from AliExpress and like the 1st time, really impressed with the service and in particular, the tracking information. Their info is so detailed, I've joked that they tell you when the item is taken off the shelf, put on the van, arrived at the port, placed in a container, container doors closed, container loaded on ship........ you get the idea. Faultless. They then inform you it's arrived in UK and with customs. Item quickly clears customs and is now with the courier - Evri. Evri take over the tracking. 17:56 Package received 18:30 Package mislaid. We'll keep you updated. That was on Tuesday. F all info since. Travels from the other side of the world, arrives here and.......

Panic over. Five of eight eggs hatched overnight.

Well, that's depressing. No dogs here and I'm only aware of one on the entire street, though adjacent streets no doubt will boost that number. What we do have unfortunately, is a cat lover living opposite. At the last count she had 8 (eight! ) of the bloody things. Our Blue Tit was on the nest again overnight and most of this morning but still no signs of any hatching.

I have, yes. No idea if it is the same pair from last year but on that occasion, 7 eggs were laid and only two hatched. Perhaps she has fertility problems? You're right, perhaps I need to turn the camera off.

Blue Tits have nested in our birdbox and laid 8 eggs. Slightly worried though as the incubation period is usually 14/15 days and we are now on day 17. We have a camera in the box and it appears even the female is concerned. Although she has been dutifully sitting on the nest, now she often fidgets and keeps looking at the eggs and nudging them slightly. Mrs. FFF says I'm like a nervous expectant father, pacing up and down the maternity ward corridor. Somethings wrong though, I can feel it.....

When I was an apprentice, I pinched a reel of wire. I stuffed it up my coat and at the very moment I walked past the foreman to leave, it fell out onto the floor This was on a Friday and I was sweating all weekend expecting I would be given the sack on Monday morning. Fortunately for me, nothing was even mentioned.

Plasters these days are next to useless. Years ago, if you stuck one on your knee or finger, it would stay put for days. Now, they start falling off after 15 minutes.

We're still massive. Headline banner on BBC news is rolling with the war in Ukraine, trouble in Kashmir, death of the Pope and Jamie Vardy leaving Leicester.

The season review after the last relegation is finally with the printers. It should be available soon.......

Listening to BBCR4 this morning and I thought what an absolute bizarre world we are living in. Politician after Politician being asked for their definition of what makes a women and all dodging an answer. Secondly, the police would like to be able to sack officers who fail background checks. Satire has become reality.

We've known about the shambles at King Power for years, now the national media are beginning to pick up on it. Who in their right minds would wish to become our next nanager? We're a complete basket case of a club, right across the board.

https://www.visitleicester.info/whats-on/old-town-festival-p709811 And at the same time...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx13zwn3rzo Seems like Leicester City Council have the same organisational and planning skills as Leicester City Football Club.

Not funny ha ha, but moreso in an ironic sense. I have to smile thinking of the QPR FA Cup match. We not only scored, but scored SIX. Thanks to the fog though, I only saw 2 of them.

Now that, that, could just be the catalyst for something massive to happen.

Agree. However, you get the distinct impression that bugger all will happen. Why? What fits the narrative? Football seem secondary for KP, almost like a 'cover' Laughing and joking amongst each other as our relegation is confirmed! I wouldn't be surprised if it was all later exposed as some giant money laundering operation.

Sports news on BBC just said Leicester, resolute but relegated. Well, there's a word that has not been said about us before this season, resolute.

If you stay with a provider, any provider, and just automatically renew, then they rip you off big time. You would think loyalty would get rewarded but not with ISPs. I'm with Virgin, have been for years. However, at the end of each contract, I've said I'm leaving and, so far, always been offered a better deal. In fact, my bill shows the discounts I'm getting are halving their 'full' price. Regarding your folks and the difficulty you are having contacting $ky, several ISP's will now handle the move from your existing provider on your behalf. Just check online those the do this and let them sort it. Here's an example. Bare in mind though, if your parents have just renewed with $ky, there can/will be an early leaving fee. That said, some providers will also cover any leaving fee - upto a point.

Ned Ludd, from whom the Luddites derived their name, was an Anstey lad.

A guest on Newsnight has just said what I and many others are saying, the American people voted for Trump, with most knowing full well what they were getting and the probable consequences.

I've just used the bank of England inflation calculator to work out todays equivalent cost of our first house. It cost £14 000 in 1980. Todays value, according to the calculator, is just under £60 000. However, those houses are currently going for over £230 000!

Vue cinema start times. If a film is advertised to start at say, 14:30, when does the actual film itself start? I'm assuming that first you get 10 or 15 mins of other stuff and what you actually wish to see begins around 14:45. Is that fair to say? I'm asking because I cannot arrive to see a film until 10 mins after the advertised start time.

Think he got himself in a bit of a pickle there.