Monday opening up to New year stupidity.

oxoman

Morning All. WFW an it's just dark and cool no frost. Expecting the day from hell as management and projects fully back at work today and both useless. So it will be new year same old same old.

lincolndave

Morning, frost free at last spitting about with rain though, busy morning, the car also needs washing, bike needs riding etc etc
Have a good day

tlw1

Decided not to run this morning as I’m going to have a crack at a longer run again, so rest day bar a road ride later

thistle_

'ning
Got up early-ish for a run but it was shite.
All the ice/frost has gone but it feels quite chilly due to the strong wind, which was interesting while crossing the big aqueduct.

haydenm

Morning, thoroughly enjoying the new start time of 9am rather than 8am in my old job, pure luxury to have leisure time in the morning. The OH got a wormery for Christmas which she set up in my office, they have all escaped so I might spend the next hour or so nuking the place. Luxury.

sungod

'ning

not as freezing as last few days, gloomygrey

ride, wfh, laze, avoid plague zombies

seanoconn

Skin has been really irritable lately but I’ve narrowed the cause down to something I’m eating, drinking, washing power/fabric softner or soap I’m using. So as long as I don’t eat or drink, wear clothes or wash I should be fine.

MattFalle

Ciao

Just finished school run, WFH (not sure how MF can tbh, but hey ho....), will warm up a bit then weights sesh. May pedal slowly to Edwyn's to get some pate for lunch.

darkhairedlord

Good moaning. WFH but have to go into work to collect some tat that Mrs DHL is going to go ballistic over me bringing home. Conveyor system, PLC, electronic sensors, wiring, lots of random components. Unfortunately I can only go in to collect essential items until Wednesday, so today it is. The WFH for the rest of day. Just got to get the kids started first.

oxoman

DHL sounds like a training rig you have to play with.

thistle_

darkhairedlord said:

Good moaning. WFH but have to go into work to collect some tat that Mrs DHL is going to go ballistic over me bringing home. Conveyor system, PLC, electronic sensors, wiring, lots of random components.

Is this for your next Lego build?

MattFalle

Just had an email from Hermes saying my new handlebars should be here in the next couple of hours.

#excitement

step83

Morning, interesting one thus far. Went to walk the dog, came out the house went up the hill to the wood, a Mr & Mrs Plod at the gate asking me where I had come from an the purpose of my journey.
My response "escorting my four legged companion for a sniff and poop expedition" did make one of them chuckle, thankfully one of them knows me as being local. Apparently though there's a lot of people coming from well outside the area coming to bike in the woods, so that's fun! Likely explain all the new logs on the roadside to prevent parking.

Anyways, DHL appears to be making a new food delivery method akin to Yo! Sushi's but sans plates so he can sit at the end while a Mini DHL drops Jaffa cakes or French Fancies on for him to imitate pac man to.
MF is off to acquire mushed animal product.
SG needs a spade to deter zombies, I'd go with a border spade, bit lighter so better for long term use.
Thistle nearly feel off an aquaduct due to a butterfly in japan.
An Sean is going full naturalist nudist on us shunning food an clothes and relying on photosynthesis.

Think all things covered?

MattFalle

SG needs an entrenching tool for that caper

Short so easy to handle
Easy to make razor sharp
Unbreakeable

#comeonthen.i'llhaveya

Wheelspinner

step83 said:

Morning, interesting one thus far. Went to walk the dog, came out the house went up the hill to the wood, a Mr & Mrs Plod at the gate asking me where I had come from an the purpose of my journey.
My response "escorting my four legged companion for a sniff and poop expedition" did make one of them chuckle, thankfully one of them knows me as being local. Apparently though there's a lot of people coming from well outside the area coming to bike in the woods, so that's fun! Likely explain all the new logs on the roadside to prevent parking.

Anyways, DHL appears to be making a new food delivery method akin to Yo! Sushi's but sans plates so he can sit at the end while a Mini DHL drops Jaffa cakes or French Fancies on for him to imitate pac man to.
MF is off to acquire mushed animal product.
SG needs a spade to deter zombies, I'd go with a border spade, bit lighter so better for long term use.
Thistle nearly feel off an aquaduct due to a butterfly in japan.
An Sean is going full naturalist nudist on us shunning food an clothes and relying on photosynthesis.

Think all things covered?

Pretty much. Except for Seano apparently.

Hot day not quite as hot as forecast but still.... hot. Max of about 32. Messed about in shed for a while. Finally had clouded over and "cooled" down to 28 by late arvo so went for a ride.

#sweaty

sungod

MattFalle said:

SG needs an entrenching tool for that caper

Short so easy to handle
Easy to make razor sharp
Unbreakeable

#comeonthen.i'llhaveya

i have my trusty ice axe, stab, club and hack all in one handy implement, also easier to maintain social distance

seanoconn

Naked selfie anyone? It’s a bit chilly so don’t expect to be impressed.

seanoconn

MattFalle said:

Just had an email from Hermes saying my new handlebars should be here in the next couple of hours.

#excitement

Unboxing video?

You’ll need some white gloves.

Stevo_666

WFH oddly enough. Had been looking at going for a MTB expedition with a mate down in Bedgebury sometime but its over 40 miles away so not sure plod would buy my 'it's the nearest place to go MTB'ing' excuse even if it is the closest trail centre to me. So going running instead - yawn.

Work aside, need to guarantee Stropteen's tenancy agreement as they've signed up for a house in the summer already. Hey ho.

veronese68

Afternoon folks,
wfh today and battling the new computer system still, very tedious.
MF's working from home is easy, tell them where the Mr Men plasters are and then do a Teams presentation on how to open a bottle of Calpol.

#pushdownbeforeyouunscrewit
#nopushdownfirst
#pushitdownthenunscrewwhilstpushingitdown
#ohffs

elbowloh

What is MF's job? I know its medical, but in what capacity? I take it from the above it's school nurse?

seanoconn

School nurse for shouty children with big guns.

hopkinb

Administration of hello kitty plasters to the grievously wounded was how I understood it.

thistle_

step83 said:

Morning, interesting one thus far. Went to walk the dog, came out the house went up the hill to the wood, a Mr & Mrs Plod at the gate asking me where I had come from an the purpose of my journey.
My response "escorting my four legged companion for a sniff and poop expedition" did make one of them chuckle, thankfully one of them knows me as being local. Apparently though there's a lot of people coming from well outside the area coming to bike in the woods, so that's fun! Likely explain all the new logs on the roadside to prevent parking.

Ditto here.
Was going to rant but CBA.

homers_double

WFH this morning which was a blessing as I can't remember going to bed last night...
WFW this afternoon.
Food shopping and Zwift later )hopefully)

MattFalle

veronese68 said:

Afternoon folks,
wfh today and battling the new computer system still, very tedious.
MF's working from home is easy, tell them where the Mr Men plasters are and then do a Teams presentation on how to open a bottle of Calpol.

#pushdownbeforeyouunscrewit
#nopushdownfirst
#pushitdownthenunscrewwhilstpushingitdown
#ohffs

You may joke, but yes - I've just had to do exactly that.

#itsinthebigbagwiththeredcrossonit.don'tstealanything

MattFalle

hopkinb said:

Administration of hello kitty plasters to the grievously wounded was how I understood it.

exactomondo

#aaaarrrggghhhtheresfuckingclareteverywhere,bud
#who'sbloodisthisclaret?
#putaplasteronit

thistle_

MattFalle said:

veronese68 said:

Afternoon folks,
wfh today and battling the new computer system still, very tedious.
MF's working from home is easy, tell them where the Mr Men plasters are and then do a Teams presentation on how to open a bottle of Calpol.

#pushdownbeforeyouunscrewit
#nopushdownfirst
#pushitdownthenunscrewwhilstpushingitdown
#ohffs

You may joke, but yes - I've just had to do exactly that.

#itsinthebigbagwiththeredcrossonit.don'tstealanything

If you can't figure it out yourself, you shouldn't be using it?

step83

Stevo_666 said:

WFH oddly enough. Had been looking at going for a MTB expedition with a mate down in Bedgebury sometime but its over 40 miles away so not sure plod would buy my 'it's the nearest place to go MTB'ing' excuse even if it is the closest trail centre to me. So going running instead - yawn.

Work aside, need to guarantee Stropteen's tenancy agreement as they've signed up for a house in the summer already. Hey ho.

Probably get told off for that. I read about a group driving 45 miles to the Forest of Dean an the police told them to go away.

I wonder if the woman from down our road who shoves stupid Avon flyers through our doors every month will get a fine, shes due soon.

homers_double

Our local country park (Hollingworth Lake) has been getting ridiculously busy on a dry weekend, I just think some people are thick.

During lockdown #1 the council closed the main car parks, they need to do the same now.

step83

Yeah been having that problem here, the carparks fill up, then the passing points as a lot of its narrow, then the farmers field entrances and then just randomly they park on the sides of the road. Or just all the way up this byway which in the winter is hilarious as a lot of them get stuck

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.9942934,-0.6602161,3a,75y,34.18h,92.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5PP0sKI1MckEQlHK7Nkt6w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656