I didn’t get home from my Tuesday meeting until 10.45pm, and even later than that after the Wednesday one. The latter took place in Bulls Green, Datchwood, which is near Knebworth in north Hertfordshire, and it took me nearly two hours to drive home. As a result, I felt deadbeat last night and only just registered the fact that a parcel had been delivered whilst I was out. In fact, I was so tired that I had an uninterrupted sleep that lasted just over eight hours … something that I haven’t done for quite sometime!
This morning I had a few domestic chores to do (shopping, tidying up the garden, and clearing the leaves from our hard standing and front pathway) and I’ve only just got around to opening the parcel … and discovered a present from Ian Dury, a larger number of painted 15mm figures for my Belle Époque project!
For the time being I’ve left all of them in the packaging they arrived in as I want to spend some time slowly unpacking them. When I have done, I’ll share a photo or two of my ‘new’ figures on my blog.
Another example of England and the US being separated by the same language: Deadbeat over here is a person who does not pay their bills as in "he is a deadbeat"!!!
ReplyDeleteDick Bryant,
DeleteI think the difference is in the use of the word as a noun or adjective. In the UK, a deadbeat is exactly as you describe, but as an adjective it means exhausted.
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
DeleteI have tended to think of the exhausted form as two words: 'dead beat'. Of course, I'd probably be more likely to say 'absolutely kna---'.
Ain't delayed gratification a joy, though, especially once you get past the 'delayed' bit...
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteI thought that using the word kn*ckered might confuse non-English English-speaking readers as it is best-described as being an ‘informal‘ word!
I’ve now split deadbeat into two words to avoid further confusion.
I’m looking forward to taking my time to unpack the figures. I’ve seen photos of them, and I am hoping that they will form the basis of at least one Eastern European/Balkan Belle Époque imagi-nation army.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteGood to get in a full eight hours night sleep- I tend only to sleep for an hour and a half or two hours at a time- very disturbed sleep. Certainly looking forward to the newly arrived 15mm figures from Ian and seeing them and finding out how they fit in with your plans. Best Wishes. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteIt is very rare for me to sleep for so long without waking up at least once. This is probably due to me suffering from sleep apnoea, for which I am scheduled to get treatment in the New Year.
I hope to unpack the figures from Ian Dury either tomorrow or on Sunday when I can do it at my pleasure. From what I have seen, they will provide me with enough figures to create at least one more Belle Époque army.
All the best,
Bob