friday, little fluffy clouds
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dramatic deviation from normal plan this morning: wfh, cafe, wfh, etc.
upheaval due to early webex with apac chums
dramatic deviation from normal plan this morning: wfh, cafe, wfh, etc.
upheaval due to early webex with apac chums
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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little fluffy clouds ? ....... most inappropriate lyrics for Bristol today
got filthy on my commute .... and not in the good way of looking at ladies bums, covered in black grimy road spray .. eurgh !0 -
working from home, so I can pick up the new chainsaw
Already got the log burner going to dry the paint & keep the decorator happy. I was hoping he would have finished today, but it's not looking hopeful
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TLW1 wrote:working from home, so I can pick up the new chainsaw
Already got the log burner going to dry the paint & keep the decorator happy. I was hoping he would have finished today, but it's not looking hopeful
Later is the pub
Chainsawing is hard work. I gave it a go 17 years ago and after a few hours with little to show for my efforts I decided to pay for my logs.
But it gave me great pleasure in using an axe to make kindling and there were always a few faces getting the good news when I started chopping.
Two tenders to sought today, a decent glass of whisky tonight watching a The Shield.“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”
Desmond Tutu0 -
A decent night's sleep as the nurofen seemed to work, but thinking about Spinners wise words yesterday I may give them a break despite what it says on the packet.
Now working from home and drinking coffee while a couple of blokes with chainsaws deforest the garden. (Awaits indignant response from people with too much time on their hands). Tomorrow is athe trip to the frozen North."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I'm on my second chainsaw, the first was a CSO from china, reccomended by our local tool company as it worked on a discontinued Stihl design.
Spare parts??? WTF are those was the answer.
Now I have a genuine Stihl and it cuts like the preverbial hot knife.
Which reminds me, I'm way behind in wood production, again...Advocate of disc brakes.0 -
Morning folks,
In the office today so a little more slacking and less looking at XL. A visit to the finest eatery in these environs for lunch, the cafe as it's otherwise known. Seem to have picked up a dose of man flu, coughing up lumps of green stuff and nose running like a tap.
Take paracetemol Stevo, or if it's bad paracetemol and codeine, and breathe deeply. Like Piña said, don't sneeze. That hurts and put me in hospital for a week when I did it, but that was three ribs that were completely snapped.0 -
Morning big Nork supports
I have a Stihl extended hedge cutter - it's brilliant. I had a very old Stihl chainsaw which eventually died. Someone offered me a Mcculloch very very cheap and I took it seen as I didn't intend to use it much. Then after the woodburner was fitted, I started using it more but it was carp.
So I then got a second hand Komatsu 450 with no bar and chain and fitted an Oregon combo. It's a brilliant thing but unfortunately, it's now on it's last legs - bought in 2009 second hand, used and abused. The volume the woodburner consumes, I gave up trying to keep up with demand . I would like to replace it with another Komatsu. I think they are as good as the Stihls but not quite so pricey.
Husqies are shyte nowadays. They used to be good.
Me trying to recover me. 2nd coffee and croissants just been consumed. I think pedalling is going to be of the soft indoor variety today.
Laters.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Second visit to the airport in three days, meaning the will to live was reduced temporarily to a feeble flicker..
Glorious day though, official start of the pool season here at Spinner Manor... fresh, but refreshing under the 31 deg C sunshine. 8)Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
We can go off people you know...Advocate of disc brakes.0
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It's nearly the weekend, so i may drop the painkillers and just go for alcohol insteadVeronese68 wrote:Take paracetemol Stevo, or if it's bad paracetemol and codeine, and breathe deeply. Like Piña said, don't sneeze. That hurts and put me in hospital for a week when I did it, but that was three ribs that were completely snapped. "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
homers double wrote:I'm on my second chainsaw, the first was a CSO from china, reccomended by our local tool company as it worked on a discontinued Stihl design.
Spare parts??? WTF are those was the answer.
Now I have a genuine Stihl and it cuts like the preverbial hot knife.
Which reminds me, I'm way behind in wood production, again...
Just bought a stihl - just waiting for the shop to take delivery, I want to play
Way behind on my wood and not got much to do and all not aged - the problem with moving :-(0 -
T'noon,
Day off so cracked on finishing my work bench racks up tools hung just odds an ends to do. filled the estate with crap from the garage so much more space in there.
This talk of man tools reminds me as im hopefully moving soon im having a workshop thatll have a small pot belly wood burner in there. Worth investing in a proper chain saw? Or just stick with a big old axe?0 -
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Did you buy any overpriced shoes while you were down?Flâneur wrote:eh ho slackers. another day another dollar. pub later inspired by, well most of you lot.
Glad to see nobody appears to be fit and healthy.
Anyway back to work, Ribble Valley tomorrow for some fine food after last weeks smog adventures"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Make sure you just chop the wood and not legs and arms. Have you got some kind of safety system worked out you always stick to?TLW1 wrote:homers double wrote:I'm on my second chainsaw, the first was a CSO from china, reccomended by our local tool company as it worked on a discontinued Stihl design.
Spare parts??? WTF are those was the answer.
Now I have a genuine Stihl and it cuts like the preverbial hot knife.
Which reminds me, I'm way behind in wood production, again...
Just bought a stihl - just waiting for the shop to take delivery, I want to play
Way behind on my wood and not got much to do and all not aged - the problem with moving :-(Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
I have a Stihl extended hedge trimmer. Weighs a bloody ton, the adjustable head isn't long enough to cut the top of any but narrow hedges, wherever you adjust the harness it doesn't seem to balance the weight of the trimmer. Waste of money. Give me a light trimmer and a stepladder any day.Pinno wrote:Morning big Nork supports
I have a Stihl extended hedge cutter - it's brilliant. I had a very old Stihl chainsaw which eventually died. Someone offered me a Mcculloch very very cheap and I took it seen as I didn't intend to use it much. Then after the woodburner was fitted, I started using it more but it was carp.
So I then got a second hand Komatsu 450 with no bar and chain and fitted an Oregon combo. It's a brilliant thing but unfortunately, it's now on it's last legs - bought in 2009 second hand, used and abused. The volume the woodburner consumes, I gave up trying to keep up with demand . I would like to replace it with another Komatsu. I think they are as good as the Stihls but not quite so pricey.
Husqies are shyte nowadays. They used to be good.
Me trying to recover me. 2nd coffee and croissants just been consumed. I think pedalling is going to be of the soft indoor variety today.
Laters.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
seanoconn wrote:
Make sure you just chop the wood and not legs and arms. Have you got some kind of safety system worked out you always stick to?TLW1 wrote:homers double wrote:I'm on my second chainsaw, the first was a CSO from china, reccomended by our local tool company as it worked on a discontinued Stihl design.
Spare parts??? WTF are those was the answer.
Now I have a genuine Stihl and it cuts like the preverbial hot knife.
Which reminds me, I'm way behind in wood production, again...
Just bought a stihl - just waiting for the shop to take delivery, I want to play
Way behind on my wood and not got much to do and all not aged - the problem with moving :-(
Yes always do it before going to the pub, not afterwards0 -
If you cock it up it hurts less after the pub.TLW1 wrote:seanoconn wrote:
Make sure you just chop the wood and not legs and arms. Have you got some kind of safety system worked out you always stick to?TLW1 wrote:homers double wrote:I'm on my second chainsaw, the first was a CSO from china, reccomended by our local tool company as it worked on a discontinued Stihl design.
Spare parts??? WTF are those was the answer.
Now I have a genuine Stihl and it cuts like the preverbial hot knife.
Which reminds me, I'm way behind in wood production, again...
Just bought a stihl - just waiting for the shop to take delivery, I want to play
Way behind on my wood and not got much to do and all not aged - the problem with moving :-(
Yes always do it before going to the pub, not afterwards0 -
Step83 wrote:T'noon,
Day off so cracked on finishing my work bench racks up tools hung just odds an ends to do. filled the estate with crap from the garage so much more space in there.
This talk of man tools reminds me as im hopefully moving soon im having a workshop thatll have a small pot belly wood burner in there. Worth investing in a proper chain saw? Or just stick with a big old axe?
If you can't find a friendly joiner and take away his off cuts. It's handy for old pallets but they burn quickly. Where are you going to source your wood?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Meh!
Whole weekend on-call. No booze allowed until Monday night.
Cycling limited to a 1 mile radius lap around the house so that I can be at work within 30 minutes if called.
Roll on Monday, or 100 miles, whichever comes sooner.0 -
You run an escort service Gromson?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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My wife has decided to start watching 24
I think the whole house needs rendering.0 -
Gromson wrote:Meh!
Whole weekend on-call. No booze allowed until Monday night.
Cycling limited to a 1 mile radius lap around the house so that I can be at work within 30 minutes if called.
Roll on Monday, or 100 miles, whichever comes sooner.
Is there that high a demand to have the blocked toilets at McDonalds cleared?I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0 -
Garry H wrote:My wife has decided to start watching 24
I think the whole house needs rendering.
You have told her Jack Bauer is a cyclist?I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0 -
Didn't know he was in 24.Was he a child actor?SloppySchleckonds wrote:Garry H wrote:My wife has decided to start watching 24
I think the whole house needs rendering.
You have told her Jack Bauer is a cyclist?0 -
