thursday is improbable

sungod
sungod Posts: 17,416
edited July 2019 in The bottom bracket
'ning

coffee and croissant, watch ducks, read inyt, third day of tweaking in lab, early bail
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,188
    Off to a meeting near a classic car parts place in London, should really have stayed over last night but too much on.

    Parents over later, apparently just for tea but I bet we end up in the pub
  • lincolndave
    lincolndave Posts: 9,441
    Morning, rain at the moment, the car is having a service today, tdf later
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    raining. estate agent coming round to give 3 viewings on Casa MF so have to pile out with the bambini for the day, ne'er to rrturn (well, not until 4:30).

    may make today a movie day.

    #goingtotheflicks
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    Morning
    Cycled a whole mile this morning from the car to the office. Planning on an MTB ride after work, might have lost all motivation by 4pm.
    MTB fork swap is on hold as the cheap ones I'd seen weren't bouncy enough.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,463
    Ah but SG, it's probably Thursday.
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    raining. estate agent coming round to give 3 viewings on Casa MF so have to pile out with the bambini for the day, ne'er to rrturn (well, not until 4:30).

    Selling casa mf and moving to Syria?

    Boy it poured last night. Now the sun has popped out. The marsh lands will have to be drained before I can mow.

    Some toots shenanigans today.

    Laters.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Hungover. Just had a lecture about the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from a colleague midway through a conversation about wood. MTB ride after work. Today isn't going well.
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    HaydenM wrote:
    MTB ride after work. Today isn't going well.
    Sounds like it's going to get better though.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    morning all and sundry.
    Spent this morning moaning at the service manager of a car dealership after they f*cked up.
    we bought a new (to us) car (£6k isn't much to some on here but my normal outlay on cars would top out at £1k and I like to think a reasonably reliable motor can be had for £200).
    63 plate, 55k miles, FSH Fiat (don't laugh) 500L, petrol.
    We got them to change the cambelt and waterpump before hand-over but were surprised to then have to top up the coolant and had some issues with the brakes so it went back after 3 weeks.
    2 weeks later (!) we got it back and now, 1 week on its losing coolant again and I noticed they had pinched the wiring loom between the cambelt cover and cylinderhead. The cable should be nicely routed in a slot in the cover but oh no. The other end of the cable, going to the oil pressure sensor, was then resting against the exhaust heat shield. And the car came back dirty.
    We need the car for summer pre-brexit grande tour on wednesday. ARGGGHHHH.
    Rant over.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    do you wnt me to send an MF round to burn them down?

    #fire&flames
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    thistle (MBNW) wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    MTB ride after work. Today isn't going well.
    Sounds like it's going to get better though.

    Very much so, going back in the wet to ride all the unofficial stuff at Ae after the last few rides in the dust. No KOMs for me today but probably better training for racing the weekend after...
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    do you wnt me to send an MF round to burn them down?

    #fire&flames

    No, thanks for the kind offer. I'm sure they wont get the works experience kid to do it this time.
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,320
    Couldn't get up for a run this morning, weekend has taken a huge toll on my sleep.

    Site visit this morning, investigating HRM,s this afternoon with work bits in between.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    do you wnt me to send an MF round to burn them down?

    #fire&flames

    No, thanks for the kind offer. I'm sure they wont get the works experience kid to do it this time.


    do you want me to send an MF down to see the work experience child to talk to him and persuade him to never touch anything again?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Pinno wrote:
    Ah but SG, it's probably Thursday.
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    raining. estate agent coming round to give 3 viewings on Casa MF so have to pile out with the bambini for the day, ne'er to rrturn (well, not until 4:30).

    Selling casa mf and moving to Syria?

    well, i understand property are low there at the mo' - its a buyer's market

    #locationlocationlocation
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,856
    Afternoon folks,
    Busy as the proverbial one armed juggler with crabs this morning, thankfully the phones have been quiet. Unfortunately some bright spark has just fixed the phones. You coming to visit us TLW? Got to get everything sorted ready for my holiday, heading to Italy tomorrow morning. :-)
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Got to get everything sorted ready for my holiday, heading to Italy tomorrow morning. :-)
    See, that's a proper holiday destination. Good food, wine, culture, no 9 hour flight.
    Sat in the pikey non-airline lounge and trying not to sigh or roll my eyes.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,416
    could be worse, at least there's some decent wine in the usa, not been to mia for ages but recall us drinking the hotel dry of the mumm napa bubbly, slight rose tint, way better than a lot of french bubbly, and for casual poolside quaffing try the 'white' zinfandel
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Swweeet. Got upgraded to premium cattle. Still, bubbly going round. See you in 9 hours.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    hopkinb wrote:
    Swweeet. Got upgraded to premium cattle. Still, bubbly going round. See you in 9 hours.
    I can cross my legs in comfort. :D
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    sungod wrote:
    could be worse, at least there's some decent wine in the usa, not been to mia for ages but recall us drinking the hotel dry of the mumm napa bubbly, slight rose tint, way better than a lot of french bubbly, and for casual poolside quaffing try the 'white' zinfandel
    Flying in to MIA. Then fort Lauderdale, then disney, on to st Petersburg, down to the keys, then MIA for 4 nights at the end. Lots of driving. Mrs H3 has "lost" her driving licence.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,416
    you've been fitted up!
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,320
    I thought you'd bailed?
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,463
    homers double wrote:
    I thought you'd bailed?

    He should have.
    But in retaliation err..., I mean return, Hoppy should get carte blanche on the next destination.

    What are the hapless grease monkey's providing as an excuse DHL?
    It's shoddy. Those cooling systems are a pain to bleed properly. Renault's are worse.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,758
    Busy day.

    Enjoy the hols Hoppy, Veronese and DHL and anyone else who's going away. I'm not going for another month, but he who laughs last and all that. Pedalling back to dog related chaos soon, may have a drink to balance things out. Unfortunately the in-laws are coming round on Saturday which means the weekend is less attractive than it normally is.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    hopkinb wrote:
    Swweeet. Got upgraded to premium cattle. Still, bubbly going round. See you in 9 hours.

    have a good flight and some vino for us.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Pinno wrote:
    homers double wrote:
    I thought you'd bailed?

    He should have.
    But in retaliation err..., I mean return, Hoppy should get carte blanche on the next destination.

    What are the hapless grease monkey's providing as an excuse DHL?
    It's shoddy. Those cooling systems are a pain to bleed properly. Renault's are worse.
    They are sending a clean monkey (if they are dirty I will make them wash) to collect the car on Monday. If it's not done on time we'll keep the loan car for the holiday. They had no excuse, what excuse is there when you pinch the loom between a cover and the cylinder head. Still, they put new new discs and pads on the front thinking I had a sticking caliper. If they had bothered to listen to my diagnosis in the first place they wouldn't have needed to. Still, what do I know?
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,188
    Veronese68 wrote:
    You coming to visit us TLW?
    As I was with one of your ex employees, we were considering it, but the meeting didn’t finish until just after 16:30
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,463
    TLW1 wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    You coming to visit us TLW?
    As I was with one of your ex employees, we were considering it, but the meeting didn’t finish until just after 16:30

    In other words VN, you're no longer considered as competition.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,188
    Pinno wrote:
    TLW1 wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    You coming to visit us TLW?
    As I was with one of your ex employees, we were considering it, but the meeting didn’t finish until just after 16:30

    In other words VN, you're no longer considered as competition.
    Or I wanted the pub more?
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Pinno wrote:
    TLW1 wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    You coming to visit us TLW?
    As I was with one of your ex employees, we were considering it, but the meeting didn’t finish until just after 16:30

    In other words VN, you're no longer considered as competition.

    harsh words. but are they true?

    #commercialism
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.

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