thursday where is v when we need him

sungod

'ning

coffee, maybe a webex, not in the mood, may arrange to nip over to paris, i like the train

lincolndave

Morning, wet in kings Lynn, this job is growing arms and legs, I have been asked to come back next week,

tlw1

WFH again, hopefully not the same intensity as yesterday. Need to run later and promised to take the youngest out on his fun bike

Stevo_666

On the train into The Big Smoke - tired but have a few ciders to look forward to tonight. Finally got someone in today to fit the new desk & shelves etc in the study - strifey will be left to manage that so I feel sorry for him

Oxo - dont discourage him. You have a budding entrepreneur there.

darkhairedlord

oxoman wrote:

Morning. Lots of coffee, roadbike session this morning then mtb tonight meeting a few mates at local trail centre. Will be thrashing youngest to within an inch of his life to help sorting his lego out to sell. He wants the money from it, personally I feel guilty he's selling his childhood. His idea, not mine. They grow up way to quick.

Crate it up and pop it in the loft or shed. You'll be glad of it in a few years when your a grandad

haydenm

Morning, bikes last night has left me feeling bruised. Didn't crash but pushing hard on hardtails is like sitting on a pneumatic drill. It was my mate's first ride on his new steel hardtail and he seemed mightily impressed. Work, rain, meh today. Should find out if the shop have posted my bike yet though, if not I might need to enlist someone from near Harrogate to go and nick it for me

darkhairedlord wrote:

oxoman wrote:

Morning. Lots of coffee, roadbike session this morning then mtb tonight meeting a few mates at local trail centre. Will be thrashing youngest to within an inch of his life to help sorting his lego out to sell. He wants the money from it, personally I feel guilty he's selling his childhood. His idea, not mine. They grow up way to quick.

Crate it up and pop it in the loft or shed. You'll be glad of it in a few years when your a grandad

A guy at work bought loads of the stuff for his kids off a young lad who wanted the cash, he'd gone to loads of effort boxing it all up in categories so they gave him 50% extra. Quite a nice thing to do.

surfercyclist

Morning. Decent here weather wise, surf in morning and ride this afternoon is plan at mo.

As for selling childhood stuff, the wife has sold a ton of unwanted stuff on fleabay. The kids always had way too much shite (to my mind) so I have no issues with selling things on. Certain items kept for sentimental reasons but otherwise 90% can go.

Matthewfalle

oxoman wrote:

Morning. Lots of coffee, roadbike session this morning then mtb tonight meeting a few mates at local trail centre. Will be thrashing youngest to within an inch of his life to help sorting his lego out to sell. He wants the money from it, personally I feel guilty he's selling his childhood. His idea, not mine. They grow up way to quick.

don't let him sell it - you are correct that he will regret it badly.

can you not get a friend to buy it and keep hold rather than it going somewhere random

#Legoismega

Matthewfalle

drinking coffee then gym session.

just been listening to rees-mogg on r4 - probably the most annoying self justifying man on the planet. definitly worth a throat punch.

#bloodyrees-mogg

homers_double

Site visit cancelled, desk bound. No running or gym today but depending on the weather may try and get the bike out.

May also have a trip to the races on Saturday but that's dependent on cancelling other commitments.

step83

Agreed, don't sell it, if you can sort it back into its kits yes do that, box its up an store it (dark cool place ideally)
Some of the kits can be worth a fortune now even without the boxes.

Back to the orifice today, headache is strong an office moron/weirdo has been over twice since nine to find to whats changed, he stinks of TCP for some reason too, need my UKARA quick me thinks for this one. That or I'll lob something at his face.

#irritable

Bike shop also rang last night an sent me a photo of my hub which is wrecked inside so choices on new ones to be made, likely Miche or Hope CK is a little rich for me.

gethinceri

bath, coffee, work.

haydenm

TCP= younger Islay malts. He's pissed.

Matthewfalle

oxoman wrote:

Young oxo has decided to sell all the complete sets he has boxes for including a vintage castle he was given, but is keeping his loose stuff which is still a fair bit. I've already made him keep all his decent toy cars corgi etc, he was into all things construction so loads of diecast diggers and stuff for any kids to come. Suspect more stuff will be disposed of as showing interest in girls, he doesn't want to be seen as to babyish. His words not mine, seems sad as they grow up to quick nowadays.

this is sad and makes us unhappy. sorry.

#lossofyouth

pinno

Gethinceri wrote:

bath, coffee, work.

In that order?

Oxo: If you have any Technic's stuff, I may be interested. Especially pneumatic stuff. Otherwise, motors etc.

Me doing emails and paper chasing admin sort of stuff me. I couldn't think of any boring posts yesterday, so I didn't bother.

Weather is grey and dull and miserable and threatening rain.

Laters.

step83

Pneumatics were great, always wanted that stuff as a kid. May have to start a mini fund for some. Technic was way better anyway you could make much more with it.

Matthewfalle

i've broken my toe so am scrabbling round for drugs. shitloads of controlled drugs. may hit the morphine.

#ouch

haydenm

Stand down guys, no need to go to Harrogate to get my new bike. Fedex have it now so it's lost into the ether

Matthewfalle

HaydenM wrote:

Stand down guys, no need to go to Harrogate to get my new bike. Fedex have it now so it's lost into the ether

Harrogate is quite nice isn't it? Is that the one by Strensall?

#quaint

step83

Fedex usually find larger parcels, its the small ones they have problems with.

Coffee in a tin acquired, was advised it actually tastes OK so dabbled, thus far it tastes surprisingly alright.

haydenm

Matthewfalle wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Stand down guys, no need to go to Harrogate to get my new bike. Fedex have it now so it's lost into the ether

Harrogate is quite nice isn't it? Is that the one by Strensall?

#quaint

Only been through it, I think it's quite posh. It certainly has a very fancy bikeshop with some very fancy bikes in it (one less now though hopefully).

I'm going to WFH tomorrow to cut out any scope for missing delivery and them taking it away rather than leaving it in a garage/with a neighbour like all the other delivery drivers

haydenm

The hermes guy who delivers to us is really good, whoever delivers for amazon tends to leave it in one of the neighbours sheds or outbuildings then not leave a note which is always enjoyable

Matthewfalle

HaydenM wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Stand down guys, no need to go to Harrogate to get my new bike. Fedex have it now so it's lost into the ether

Harrogate is quite nice isn't it? Is that the one by Strensall?

#quaint

Only been through it, I think it's quite posh. It certainly has a very fancy bikeshop with some very fancy bikes in it (one less now though hopefully).

That sounds right - I think I went there with TDLO for a quiet evening and a beer - found a pub by a canal. It was very nice and we were blissfully happy. Strensall was doing all the ebola training at the time which is why fate thrust us together thus and then cruelly ripped us apart, to bethrown to the winds, never to meet again.

#sadness

Matthewfalle

oxoman wrote:

Sorry Pinno, eldest has the technics and pneumatic stuff and he won't let it go or even give it to young oxo.
Come on MF fess up how did you manage to bust your toe.
Hayden, your stuffed as FedEx usually just leave at a nearby address and its to big to do a Hermes throw.

weights bench picked a fight with me so I kicked the phukk out of it. Toe lost. It hurts. I'm off to get Fentanyl.

#smackmeupwithsomeofthat

joe_totale-2

HaydenM wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Stand down guys, no need to go to Harrogate to get my new bike. Fedex have it now so it's lost into the ether

Harrogate is quite nice isn't it? Is that the one by Strensall?

#quaint

Only been through it, I think it's quite posh. It certainly has a very fancy bikeshop with some very fancy bikes in it (one less now though hopefully).

I'm going to WFH tomorrow to cut out any scope for missing delivery and them taking it away rather than leaving it in a garage/with a neighbour like all the other delivery drivers

Prologue? All the high end brands in there, barely anything that I could afford, says a lot about the wealth of the local area IMO. The cafe is very nice.

haydenm

Joe Totale wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Stand down guys, no need to go to Harrogate to get my new bike. Fedex have it now so it's lost into the ether

Harrogate is quite nice isn't it? Is that the one by Strensall?

#quaint

Only been through it, I think it's quite posh. It certainly has a very fancy bikeshop with some very fancy bikes in it (one less now though hopefully).

I'm going to WFH tomorrow to cut out any scope for missing delivery and them taking it away rather than leaving it in a garage/with a neighbour like all the other delivery drivers

Prologue? All the high end brands in there, barely anything that I could afford, says a lot about the wealth of the local area IMO. The cafe is very nice.

They have some stunning stuff by the looks of things! Unfortunately this is an mtb and Stif had what I was looking for:
https://www.stifmtb.com/

Matthewfalle

oxoman wrote:

That will teach you not to pick a fight with something harder than you.

Its alright - I know where it lives. I'm gonna burn its house down later.

#fire.good.burn.

step83

Matthewfalle wrote:

oxoman wrote:

That will teach you not to pick a fight with something harder than you.

Its alright - I know where it lives. I'm gonna burn its house down later.

#fire.good.burn.

Odds you burn yourself trying?

Matthewfalle

i'll get an MF to do it. it'll be fine.

#whatcouldgowrong?

surfercyclist

You know it's windy when you turn corner into headwind and have to change down a gear going downhill to maintain cadence! Good ride though, and tailwind home was sweet.

Wheelspinner

HaydenM wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Stand down guys, no need to go to Harrogate to get my new bike. Fedex have it now so it's lost into the ether

Harrogate is quite nice isn't it? Is that the one by Strensall?

#quaint

Only been through it, I think it's quite posh. It certainly has a very fancy bikeshop with some very fancy bikes in it (one less now though hopefully).

I'm going to WFH tomorrow to cut out any scope for missing delivery and them taking it away rather than leaving it in a garage/with a neighbour like all the other delivery drivers

Long time ago I had a mate lived in a converted water mill house on the river at Knaresborough, stayed for a weekend there. Had dinner in Harrogate at some fancy restaurant notable for being run by an Aussie at the time, featured kangaroo steak on the menu. Other guests included some bloke who was chief numbers man for Wisden's Almanac.Vaguely recall that being a pretty entertaining night.