Tweets on 2009-03-19

The Metro newspaper is ten years old today?! No way! #
You can never tell how long the planning committee will last. I thought we’d be done by now. #
Ooh. A member has just moved “that the question not be put.” Never had that here before. #
Hmmm. Chamcery Lane fire. Strange haze over Nottingham. Coincidence? I think not. #
Not really enjoying hearing a sparrow necropsy on #bbcr4 whilst I’m cooking dinner. #
@having tomato, onion, chick peas, apple, clementine #5aday #
@charltonbrooker does that mean manic cleaning shortly before filming? #

Tweets on 2009-03-18

@snapesbabe So am I. Wish I wasn’t. #
In the absence of a real meat mallet, tenderising turkey breasts with a wine bottle. #
@having pineapple, spinach, carrots, apple, clementines #5aday #

@meryl_f if Square Cam were working, it would be showing lovely sunny day. #
@owenblacker well, durr. How else are they going to find another one? #
6.30, still light, birds tweeting. Spring! Woo! #
Heading to group meeting for briefings from 2 of the Council’s most senior managers. Hoping there will be biscuits. #
@willhowells specialist subject? Presumably they can’t prepare the questions for that overnight? #
@artesea thanks 🙂 but I was still in meetings this week 😦 #

@documentally Not in the party? Whaaaaat? @helenduffett not have her membership pad with her? #
OK, I understand why my nose is running, but why does my jaw ache? #
Buying a spirit-level. Wooooooh! #
hmmm, is.gd short links haven’t been working for me for a few days. Wonder why not? #
…and then in a twinkling of an eye immediately after complaining about it, is.gd suddenly started working fine. I know I’m being watched. #

@moleend I’m no expert but those coops don’t look to have much protection from foxes that can dig. #
@moleend the Eglu run has chicken wire that bends outwards from the run enclosure. More chicken wire on ground would also work? #
@benpopps http://twitpic.com/1am30 – How did the chickens cope with the snow? #
@moleend looong debate on Eglu vs coop options:http://tr.im/hmYw #

Rats – late for committee because I can’t get the idea that O&S is at 2.30 out of my head. It’s at 2. Grr. #
Listening to another delightful selection of hits from Trax to Irritate Bus Passengers vol 2. #
Brain: don’t have sweet and sour, you always have that. Mouth: sweet and sour pls. With token beansprouts. #
@edfordham I’ve still not written about my trip to Dachau last year. Still processing some of the info. #
Watching moving giant ferris wheel whilst moving yourself creates worrying optical illusions. #

Heartened to read Mortimer on suits, after two days wearing jeans in a room full of 400 suits. http://tr.im/hg3M #
Bridge demolitions with an opera soundtrack. Funnier than it sounds. http://tr.im/hg8o #
Oooh, ooh, ooh, did I mention? we overtook the Google Car on the M4 out of Bristol this afternoon at roughly 2pm. #

Good lord, they keep feeding us. Lots of fruit and veg, tho. #
Equality/Diversity session. Not sure about the phrase “people of difference”. #
Lib Dems cllrs on Fire Authorities agree that being too nice in public life can be counterproductive. #
Combined Fire Authorities are pointing out the flaws in the floors. #
“Three people in the world understand the funding formula – one went mad, one died, and I’ve forgotten.” #
Labour members disappointed that the Audit Commission think that red flags are bad. #
Just passed a cute young man in a tshirt that says “Camp Leader”. Not sure whether to ask how camp, or which camp? #
removing the commercial, technical and cultural barriers to achieve seamless multi-agency interoperability. #
@mitchbenn Slum Dogpoo ? #
Reading twitter covertly from a meeting, and really struggling not to laugh out loud at @mitchbenn #
Colleagues talking about web-footed dogs that rescue drowning people. Surely they’re winding me up? #