Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25th August 2026

25th August, 2026.

It’s Tuesday.

And, going by the BBC’s weather website?

We’re due rain … tomorrow.

I hope it turns up: we could do with it.

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The government’s announced plans to give grants to local councils, so they can build more social housing.

Council housing, social housing built and run local councils, rather than by housing associations.

That’s all to the good: we could certainly do with more in Brentwood.

And a central government grant would be bloody handy: I don’t think Brentwood Council could afford to build any social housing schemes, without the help.

Here’s hoping … !

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I had an earworm playing through my head, yesterday: Freur’s “Doot-doot”.

So … ?

One: I’m passing it on.

Two?

I’m going to sit here, amazed that the thing still sounds as gorgeous as it did, back in the 1980s.

~≈♬≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-8-2025 — Nottinghamshire. (Ten Questions)

25th August, 2025: Nottinghamshire.

It’s officially Monday: and officially a bank holiday.

Which means?

I’m up … at a later time than usual.

As my weight management groups got the day off.

We’re back to normal, next week.

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Just in case you’re wondering … ?

I’ve finally finished another Star Trek review: both the written and video versions.

I hope you enjoy it!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25th August 2024

25th August, 2024.

Right then … Sundays … !

And, frankly?

I’m expecting a quiet one.

Although … I might just watch some more of The Big Bang Theory.

It’s rather fun!

~≈😂≈~

While we’re talking about videos … ?

My nephew, Jude, has done another one!

I hope that picks up a few likes, and a few extra subscribers: the amount of work he puts in deserves it, I think.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-8-2023 — Sean Connery.

25th August, 2023: Sean Connery.

Right … it’s Friday … 

Which means?

It’s the day after Thursday.

It also means that it’s the day after I had a meeting with a worker from Peabody: to help with my Personal Independence Payments.

Unfortunately?

There’s not much help they could offer, at the stage I’m at.

Although they did point me at a website, that could offer some financial help.

So that’s something.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25th August, 2022

25th August, 2022.

Yes: I’ve officially got up early.

I’ve got one of the later in a series of weight management program meeting.

At ten.

What was nice … ?

Is simply the fact that I woke up to rain: which is much needed.

And to an almighty flash of lightning, along with the appropriate thunder, thunder that sounded like it was going off over-head … 

And that possibly would’ve woken the dead.

Which is nice.

After the heatwave this year, we needed that!

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JUST as a thought … ?

My nephew, Jude, was over, yesterday.

Video occurred!

As did ducks … 

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And finally … ?

I’ve posted my written and video reviews of the last episode of Stranger Things’ fourth series.

The next series is going to be big!

~≈🧟≈~

Censor — A Review

24th August, 2021.

Any minute now … ?

I am going to get into bed.

I’ve noticed that the older I get?

The more an early night appeals.

But, before I do … ?

I wanted to make sure I do my usual thing on an evening like this.

Make sure I’d started on a movie night post: to remind myself I’ve seen a film … 

And that I wanted to tell you about it.

Tonight’s film?

The 2021 Prano Bailey-Bond directed, Censor.

Arguably, it could be better … but is very good for a first timer … 

~≈Á≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-8-2021: Tim Burton

25th August, 2021.

I went shopping, yesterday.

Shopping.

I always possibly spend a bit too much.

And always forget something.

Would you believe it … ?

Toothpaste.

I forgot toothpaste: and washing up liquid!

Oy … !

~≈🪥≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-8-2020: The Number, 25 …

25th August, 2020.

Right … 

We have rain … and a nice chilly breeze!

Which, frankly?   Given how warm it’s been … ?

Is a welcome change.

~≈∏≈~

Does that mean my phone signal’s back up … ?

Nope!

O2’s website tells me they’ll have have more updates on the 31st August … 

Whilst they email update system … ?   Has no idea … 

Apparently?

O2 have got the hang of Matthew 6:3.

Their left hand really doesn’t know what their right hand is doing … 

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Which, now I think about it … ?

Equally applies to the Shaw Trust: who are running the Work and Health Programme I’m on, for the Job Centre.

I’ve applied for a European Computer Drivers License course: it’s a computer literacy course.   OK, I’m fairly computer literate.

But having the paperwork that says I know how to copy and paste from one Word document to another is helpful.

With that in mind, I’ve applied for the ECDL course, AND for a home working job that needs me to have a Windows based PC — not something I want, but there you go — running a recent version of Windows Ten, and a recent version of MS Office.

So I’ve sent off the relevant bits of paper-work, and the eyewatering tech specifications to my case worker: who’s referred it upwards.

I checked in with him, yesterday.   Only to find that he’s on holiday: and I need to mail the colleague who’s covering him, to follow up on that.

That colleague?   Has just emailed me, literally, just emailed me.

To tell me they wouldn’t be able to fund a laptop for the home working job I’ve applied for: without a firm offer of a job.

Which is disappointing, but understandable.

But also told me I’d need to speak to my usual support worker about anything else: when he gets back on the 1st September, about anything else.

Why I mention this?   In connection with Matthew 6:3?

Is simply that one didn’t have a clue about the other’s caseload.

Which is also fair enough … but … 

Well … 

Either way … ?

I think I’m going to have issues, when it comes to doing the course: I may just have to cancel … 

~≈∏≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25th August, 2019

29th August, 2019.

Oh, lord, yes: I’m still tired.

But, if nothing else?

I’v no one to blame but myself.

After all, I managed to stay up late, last night: watching The Midnight Meat Train, after recent comments from regular, Anne.

It’s good to have seen it, again: Vinnie Jones is still the most menacing thing in the movie.

But, boy … six and a half hour’s sleep is not good … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-8-2017: Neptune

Yay … !

My hallway light’s working … !

You may or may not know it, but I had an electrician around, yesterday.

To fix my hallway light.   Or, to be more accurate, replace the fitting in the hallway light.

That’s done!

While he was here?

I’ve got smoke detectors in my flat: ones that — like all of them — have batteries in them: that way, if you get a power cut, the detectors will still work.

They beep, annoyingly, if the battery needs changing.

Mine have been beeping for a while.   A mix of inertia and not being able to get the covers off, meant I hadn’t changed the batteries for a while.

The chap managed to sort out my smoke detectors, as well.

Yes!!!!!!

I’m beep free: and the flat’s unnervingly quiet.

Which kind of makes up for the fact that last night’s film — the Ben Wheatley produced, Gareth Tunley directed, The Ghoul — wasn’t one of the best movies I’ve seen …

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