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Ben6899

Rick Chasey wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Really how can someone so fat be so cold but all the stick insects in the office be fine.

Is that a serious question?

Well sort of tbh. In an office of ~12 people why is it always me and one other woman who are the ones always so cold when everyone else is fine. What is different about us that makes us feel the cold in this office so much.

Body heat is lost through the skin. If one has a greater surface area of skin, then one will lose heat more readily. That could be a reason why "someone so fat" feels cold while "all the stick insects" feel fine. There is no scientific backing to the common thought that "fat people stay warm because of all the insulation".

I figured smaller people have a bigger surface area - weight/volume anyway.

You're correct, in relative terms.

It's also worth bearing in mind someone who is "overweight" is likely to have inferior circulation to someone who is "normal" weight.

bails87

Yeah, thin people have a bigger surface area relative to their mass, so lose heat relatively more quickly.

It does just vary by individuals though. There's a woman in the office who's always too cold, and others who are always too hot.

king_jeffers

bails87 wrote:

Yeah, thin people have a bigger surface area relative to their mass, so lose heat relatively more quickly.

It does just vary by individuals though. There's a woman in the office who's always too cold, and others who are always too hot.

This subject needs its own post and further study...

suzyb

King Jeffers wrote:

bails87 wrote:

Yeah, thin people have a bigger surface area relative to their mass, so lose heat relatively more quickly.

It does just vary by individuals though. There's a woman in the office who's always too cold, and others who are always too hot.

This subject needs its own post and further study...

I wonder...how would the bike radar research team apply for a government grant to do this research

EKE_38BPM

bails87 wrote:

It does just vary by individuals though. There's a woman in the office who's always too cold, and others who are always too hot.

I posted an account earlier in this thread (can't find it due to the search being rubbish) from a former colleague who installed a fake thermostat in an office so that the women could 'control' the temperature. They felt they were in control of the temperature and the complaints of the office being too hot/cold stopped.

rolf_f

Skinny and cold here - minimal body fat plus duff circulation has to be a reason.....

Asprilla wrote:

Apparently Keo have stopped making their non-grip cleats because americans keep falling over and suing them.

Balls.

The non-grip versions last so much longer than the grippy ones.

Double balls.

Have you tried the copies - they probably will be available non grippy forever and are cheaper.

bails87

Yeah, I remember that.

The temperature of our office does vary massively though, we either have cold air con on, or radiators, occasionaly both, sometimes none.

The aircon is switched on in the spring and cannot be turned off or changed until it goes off in the autumn. The radiators do seem to be on a thermostat, but that hot spell we had in October came after the AC was turned off, so it was roasting, but when it was pretty cold a few weeks earlier, the AC was on full.

But one person is always cold, everyone else is fairly normal.

Ben6899

Chicken Cottage, KFC. No... Just, no. It takes a real evil genius to take a hunk of lean protein and transform it into something unhealthy.

tgotb

Broke 5 of the 20 spokes in my front wheel on Saturday. Not a huge problem (once I'd manhandled the bucking bronco from 30mph down to a standstill without taking anyone out), I was racing and sh*t happens. So I took the wheel to my LBS, which is a well-respected independent shop run by cyclists and selling a good range of high-end gear.

Guy in the LBS took one look at the wheel and said it was beyond repair, if you break that many spokes it's impossible to true the wheel, yada yada yada. To his credit he didn't try to sell me a new one, but he clearly wasn't interested in selling me any spokes. I tried to explain how it had broken, but he knew better and wasn't having any of it.

Next stop Sigma Sports in Kingston, where they rummage around in the back of a drawer, produce 5 spokes of the correct length and type, charge me a reasonable amount and send me on my way. Half an hour with a spoke key and my wheel is like new.

This isn't the first time I've had poor advice from this LBS. I may have turned up in jeans rather than lycra, but why oh why do they have to be so insistent that I don't know what I'm talking about? I'm sure as h*ell not going there again :x

rick_chasey

TGOTB wrote:

Broke 5 of the 20 spokes in my front wheel on Saturday. Not a huge problem (once I'd manhandled the bucking bronco from 30mph down to a standstill without taking anyone out), I was racing and sh*t happens. So I took the wheel to my LBS, which is a well-respected independent shop run by cyclists and selling a good range of high-end gear.

Guy in the LBS took one look at the wheel and said it was beyond repair, if you break that many spokes it's impossible to true the wheel, yada yada yada. To his credit he didn't try to sell me a new one, but he clearly wasn't interested in selling me any spokes. I tried to explain how it had broken, but he knew better and wasn't having any of it.

Next stop Sigma Sports in Kingston, where they rummage around in the back of a drawer, produce 5 spokes of the correct length and type, charge me a reasonable amount and send me on my way. Half an hour with a spoke key and my wheel is like new.

This isn't the first time I've had poor advice from this LBS. I may have turned up in jeans rather than lycra, but why oh why do they have to be so insistent that I don't know what I'm talking about? I'm sure as h*ell not going there again :x

Name and shame.

rjsterry

TGOTB wrote:

Broke 5 of the 20 spokes...but why oh why do they have to be so insistent that I don't know what I'm talking about?

Probably don't want to assume any liability for a wheel that might fail again and in more challenging circumstances.

tgotb

Rick Chasey wrote:

Name and shame.

Nah, it's a small business, and they've put a lot of effort into making it work (which is why I keep going back there). It might just be that I insulted one of the staff in a previous life or something, doesn't seem right to name and shame them on the internet...

rjsterry wrote:

Probably don't want to assume any liability for a wheel that might fail again and in more challenging circumstances.

I didn't want them to fix it (though Sigma would have done that anyway), I just wanted them to sell me some spokes...

veronese68

TGOTB wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Name and shame.

Nah, it's a small business, and they've put a lot of effort into making it work (which is why I keep going back there). It might just be that I insulted one of the staff in a previous life or something, doesn't seem right to name and shame them on the internet...

rjsterry wrote:

Probably don't want to assume any liability for a wheel that might fail again and in more challenging circumstances.

I didn't want them to fix it (though Sigma would have done that anyway), I just wanted them to sell me some spokes...

There's a shop near you that immediately sprang to mind. Might not be the right one of course. But, I find one of them to be exceedingly arrogant and way too far up his own aris'. The other chap I dealt with couldn't have been nicer. Top bloke and very helpful. I did get my bike there, but tend not to go back as it's a bit out of my way. However, we're I not made to feel inferior for buying a 'cheap' bike by one of them, I would have happily gone out of my way.
If you're in Richmond, Yorkshire please ignore all of the above.

rjsterry

TGOTB wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Name and shame.

Nah, it's a small business, and they've put a lot of effort into making it work (which is why I keep going back there). It might just be that I insulted one of the staff in a previous life or something, doesn't seem right to name and shame them on the internet...

rjsterry wrote:

Probably don't want to assume any liability for a wheel that might fail again and in more challenging circumstances.

I didn't want them to fix it (though Sigma would have done that anyway), I just wanted them to sell me some spokes...

True, thought of that just after I posted.

rjsterry

Such fun this evening: had just set off and got as fa as Moorgate when I realised I had forgotten to pop out at lunchtime to get Mrs RJS an anniversary card. "Oh, crap! ... Hang on" I thought, "I'll swing by Waterloo: Paperchase are bound to have something suitable.
Then I remembered I had left my wallet at home today - b*llocks. Then I remembered I had some change from buying lunch with a note - yay - but that was back in the office - b*llocks again.
But wait, I keep some emergency money in my saddle pack! Pull over to check: yep, a few quid. Right off to Waterloo.
Arrive at Waterloo... FFS, what have they done with Paperchase? In fact, what have they done with all the shops? Half of them have gone altogether, and the rest are covered in scaffolding.
Eventually find something suitable in WHSmith (have to wheel the bike around the aisles, which is fun) and set off home. Half way home, I realise that I have not loosened my helmet straps enough when I adjusted it to fit over my hat, and have a head ache by the time I get home. Hope Mrs RJS likes the card.

optimisticbiker

rjsterry wrote:

Such fun this evening: had just set off and got as fa as Moorgate when I realised I had forgotten to pop out at lunchtime to get Mrs RJS an anniversary card. "Oh, crap! ... Hang on" I thought, "I'll swing by Waterloo: Paperchase are bound to have something suitable.
Then I remembered I had left my wallet at home today - b*llocks. Then I remembered I had some change from buying lunch with a note - yay - but that was back in the office - b*llocks again.
But wait, I keep some emergency money in my saddle pack! Pull over to check: yep, a few quid. Right off to Waterloo.
Arrive at Waterloo... FFS, what have they done with Paperchase? In fact, what have they done with all the shops? Half of them have gone altogether, and the rest are covered in scaffolding.
Eventually find something suitable in WHSmith (have to wheel the bike around the aisles, which is fun) and set off home. Half way home, I realise that I have not loosened my helmet straps enough when I adjusted it to fit over my hat, and have a head ache by the time I get home. Hope Mrs RJS likes the card.

Been there, done that... I'm surprised they let you wheel the bike round... last time I tried that I got a mouthful from an irate security tw*t... mind you it was in Lidl...

Cafewanda

Rolf F wrote:

Skinny and cold here - duff circulation has to be a reason.....

Minimum of 3 layers unless running or cycling

mudcow007

My delightful border collie pup bit my nose on the weekend - loads of blood an me looking like I had just been mauled by a leopard

this morning i have woken up with a dribbly nose meaning i have to keep blowing my nose where i have the cut gah! i had snotty noses!!

bunter

Encountered a delightful and helpful chap yesterday in his car behind me as I (in primary position) approached a traffic light controlled junction. Traffic lights changed to red so I slowed down. Said chap honked his horn at me for preventing him from jumping the red light. He then helpfully pointed at the gutter (which was full of ice) to show me the error of my ways. I shook my head and pointed at primary (which is safer any and clear of ice). I felt bad for losing it and giving him the finger when I saw he had a kid in the back seat.

optimisticbiker

Thanks to the dump truck driver on Clerkenwell Road this morning who gave me a near heart attack.. was slipstreaming said lorry about 5m back when he signals right, slams on his brakes and pulls to the right, blocking the road. I naturally slow and move left thinking he's turning right, and going for the small gap between his rear and the kerb when he slams it into reverse and starts backing up onto a drop kerb on the left (who knows where he was planning to go). Still signalling right, but there were no warning signals, no reversing lights and he clearly wasnt hanging around..or looking! I had to hop up on the kerb to avoid getting squished.

veronese68

Virgin meeja, no broadband all night. Call them and it tells me the lines are busy. The stuff I need to do won't work on the phone with 3G.
Would one of you clever IT types tell them how to fix it for me?

SimonAH

Hate HATE to do this as my profile says rants is where I post the most, but BT Vision has gone all error V404 on me again. Love the concept hate the delivery.

jonny_trousers

Bought my Genesis Equilibrium frame from De Ver cycles with the promise that it would be sent straight off to Colour Tech to be resprayed three fecking months ago and still it has not been returned to me!!! I'm sure, as I've been told, it's Colour Tech's fault, but I am a De Ver customer and feel hugely let down by them (lovely though they all seem to be). I wanted the damn frame as a winter trainer and at this rate it will be Spring by the time I get it. Grrrrr!

nich

Veronese68 wrote:

Virgin meeja, no broadband all night. Call them and it tells me the lines are busy. The stuff I need to do won't work on the phone with 3G.
Would one of you clever IT types tell them how to fix it for me?

Had the same problem - it was a problem across the south, maybe even the whole country

It was fixed for me before 9ish though

mudcow007

Veronese68 wrote:

Virgin meeja, no broadband all night. Call them and it tells me the lines are busy. The stuff I need to do won't work on the phone with 3G.
Would one of you clever IT types tell them how to fix it for me?

what are the lights you have on your router/ modem?

is your connection through a white coax cable or through a phone line?

Kieran_Burns

7:30 this morning, in East Leake... Honda Civic (type r) parked up, left hand indicator on. I therefore assume he is parked.

So he pulls off just as I start to pass the supposedly parked car, not a huge problem as I'll just tuck in behind.

Nope. He does an IMMEDIATE U-turn right in front of me. I'm grabbing handfuls of brakes and trying to stay upright while heading straight for the side of his car. Shouting my damn head off he FINALLY turns his head and sees me, accelerating out the way as my front tyre brushes his rear bumper.

The lady stood at the side of road asked if I was okay, I said I was although VERY annoyed and I don't think she was too impressed at my language.

I still don't know how I stayed upright, I was clipped in the whole time - and the next couple of miles flew back due to the excess adrenaline sloshing around...

DrLex

On the subject of clips, is it worthy of YouTube posting?

veronese68

mudcow007 wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Virgin meeja, no broadband all night. Call them and it tells me the lines are busy. The stuff I need to do won't work on the phone with 3G.
Would one of you clever IT types tell them how to fix it for me?

what are the lights you have on your router/ modem?

is your connection through a white coax cable or through a phone line?

Coax into a cable modem thingy with an Apple wifi thingy connected. The Apple unit is happy with it's green light on. The modem has the power light on and the ethernet light on, but the in and out lights are dead as a dodo.
I think it's Virgin that have a problem as I got my Dad to look at their website and it said they had national issues.
Not sure if it's working this morning, didn't have time to check.
Problem with these things is I know enough to get myself into more trouble, but not to get out of it.

mudcow007

Kieran_Burns wrote:

He does an IMMEDIATE U-turn right in front of me.

this happened to me a few years ago in Prescott (by the Knowsley Safari Park) but it was a white volvo 850.

i left a black mark all over the side of the car where my tyre had rubbed

serves him right

it was fecking scary

veronese68

SimonAH wrote:

Hate HATE to do this as my profile says rants is where I post the most, but BT Vision has gone all error V404 on me again. Love the concept hate the delivery.

Every time you post in this thread think of something good that has happened and post in Anti-rants. See if it makes you a happier person.
I'll assume I've guessed your answer and be farking orff now.