Monday Morning Meh

MountainMonster
MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
edited January 2011 in The Crudcatcher
Last day of break for me before classes start, day of relaxing, and if weather permits a cheeky little ride. Trying to get a computer sold has resulted in about 50 scammers emailing me, including one by name "Fred Perry", who insists it is not a scam and wants me to send the laptop, afterwards I will be reimbursed for my efforts. He also has a good enough understanding of German to use the word gift, which in german means poison. He wants to buy the laptop as poison for his cousin in Canada.

Funny times these days with the scammers.

Anyways, morning all!
My London Road

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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,220
    morning

    It hurt getting up today - needed longer in bed!
  • submityournentries
    submityournentries Posts: 912
    morning
    earliest ive been up in a few weeks, but back off to uni today :) nice too see everyone, just a shame about the work thats gotta be done

    also got no car for the next month or so, meaning the only riding i can do is down a canal towpath, :( not good
    Ragley Blue Pig
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Morning chaps,
    Decided to have a meeting with an old friend Glen-Fiddich last night, boy did he make me pay this morning!
    Nice ride yesterday, glad i had my waterproofs of, was covered in glourious mud!

    Only a 4 day week here, off on friday to the london bike show with Gazlar. Gonna ride into london with an empty rucksack to fill with freebies and bits and bobs! :D

    Coffee is being consumed but laying off the food as managed to consume a huge amount over the last 4 days!

    Anywhooo
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    Morning chaps,
    Decided to have a meeting with an old friend Glen-Fiddich last night, boy did he make me pay this morning!
    Nice ride yesterday, glad i had my waterproofs of, was covered in glourious mud!

    Only a 4 day week here, off on friday to the london bike show with Gazlar. Gonna ride into london with an empty rucksack to fill with freebies and bits and bobs! :D

    Coffee is being consumed but laying off the food as managed to consume a huge amount over the last 4 days!

    Anywhooo

    Lucky man, I don't know of a bike show here in Vienna, could do with some freebies and posters and such to hang in my room!
    My London Road
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    MountainMonster
    I'm sure i could send you out some freebies? I wont have my daughter with me this time, she was like a freebie magnet last year!
    She would go up to the stalls with the look of "puss in boots" from shek LOL never failled. stickers bags and posters etc.
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    MountainMonster
    I'm sure i could send you out some freebies? I wont have my daughter with me this time, she was like a freebie magnet last year!
    She would go up to the stalls with the look of "puss in boots" from shek LOL never failled. stickers bags and posters etc.

    YGM
    My London Road
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Good Morning Freaks!

    First commute in to the new office today and I must say it was pretty good. Had a bit of a to-and-fro battle with another commuter, who ended up at the new office – this could be good… Bit of an increase in the daily mileage as well.

    Now to hunt down some bacon and coffee. :D
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    El Capitano
    will there be inter office commute battle? LOL that could be fun, loser buys the bacon?
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Definitely Garfield syndrome today.. "I hate Mondays.."
    Traffic was crap today, so I guess everyone's back at the grindstone now..
    Just another day passing away time today, although it should be a busy one, so hopefuly time will fly past..
    The Bouncer
    The Shaker
  • spongtastic
    spongtastic Posts: 2,651
    Found out I have a meeting this afternoon, at Alton Water, so I could have bought the bike in :(
    Plus side is that I've got an invite to a meeting in London on Friday so I might just happen to visit some bike show that's apparently happening.
    Visit Clacton during the School holidays - it's like a never ending freak show.

    Who are you calling inbred?
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Yah morning all hope you had a good weekend.

    I went out in Firday morning's blizzard simply because I was all fired up to go whatever the conditions and had a miserable ride through virgin mushy snow, the kind of snow where you stop pedalling and you stop dead.

    After that, things could only get better and Saturday was a balmy 5 degrees with a bit of sun, but the official trails were caked in a kind of mud-coloured jelly stuff so I gave them a miss. Just regular mud off-piste so not too bad at all.

    Sunday was positively tropical - double figures in the sun - and it felt almost spring like at times. Had a good spin round the North Side, it was very quiet.

    Back to the grind today...
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,083
    Morning
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    spongtastic
    Be rude not to join us :wink:
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,083
    Oh yeah missed spongtastics post, come on down. Maybe wecould all chip in and buy a yacht
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Morning everyone. Well, my weekend on lameness is turning into a week of lameness.

    It was really icy in Pudsey (the town, not the bear) this morning. It was black ice too, so I turned a corner, and the front wheel washed out. I now have a nicely swollen and grazed knee, and a grazed hip. Also, my minion phoned in sick today, so I have noone to do things for me :evil:

    I need pig related sandwiches me thinks.
    It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
    Join us on UK-MTB we won't bite, but bring cake!
    Blender Cube AMS Pro
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    El Capitano
    will there be inter office commute battle? LOL that could be fun, loser buys the bacon?

    Oh I think so... :wink:
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  • spongtastic
    spongtastic Posts: 2,651
    Gazlar wrote:
    Oh yeah missed spongtastics post, come on down. Maybe wecould all chip in and buy a yacht

    As long as it's a model one about a foot long
    Visit Clacton during the School holidays - it's like a never ending freak show.

    Who are you calling inbred?
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Well, day got even better!

    Walking past the local bike shop, and coming running after me was the mechanic there who is a good friend of mine. He picked up a few parts for a new wheelset that would be perfect for my bike, and said a price that I couldn't say not to. Hope pro 2s in gold, with some rim, cant remember exact model and some light weight spokes. Weighing in at 1450 grams. And best part, since his best friend is my father in law, he's letting me pick them up with just a small deposit, and pay when i've got more cash.

    Oh man it's a good day.
    My London Road
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    MountainMonster wrote:
    Weighing in at 1450 grams.

    Not too shabby. :D
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    El Capitano wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    Weighing in at 1450 grams.

    Not too shabby. :D

    Yeah I know, perfect price, perfect weight, that's about 400 grams savings from my current wheels, which i'm going to save for bike parks, and use these wheels for the trails in my area, as they are not so technical for the most part. And they look proper bling! Been waiting for something like this for a long time!

    Happy bunny today!
    My London Road
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,719
    My lungs are currently trying to escape my chest via my mouth, so I'm knocking back inhuman amounts of cough medicine. I might just go back to bed...

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