Many mumbling mice munching on Mango Monday thread

pinno

Ta da!

This should give SG a creative break.

Snow on Wednesday.

veronese68

Can't sleep either? Too much going through my head and having trouble switching it off. Time from first set of church bells striking the hour to the last set is a little over 10 minutes. Then we have peace for 20 before the half hour songs start.
You recovered from whatever bug you had?
Another nice day forecast for today, then expected to take a down turn tomorrow before rain on Wednesday. Hasn't rained here in over 100 days. Off to see elderly uncle and aunt later, going to take a COVID test first as she's not well and has been on oxygen for years. Really don't want to chance giving her anything. Have a good day people.

oxoman

Morning all.
WFW.
Gentle ride in as bike is over loaded with work gear.
Looking very dark outside again.
Hopefully nice again.
Enjoy mango Monday.
Hopefully Pinno and Veronese got some shut-eye eventually.

thistle_

'Ning

Looking nice again today and I'm not in work but got some DIY to do as a mother's day present.

No snow forecast here on Wednesday but looking cold, only 12 degrees looking wet on Thursday now but that works ok for me.

sungod

'ning

weather continuing descent back into winter

ride cafes and lab, bail, bubbly

Stevo_666

Thick fog round at Casa Stevo first thing and still a bit murky on the way into town. Following Saturdays bike ride, my leg has decided to start acting up a bit after not complaining at all yesterday. Bizarre.

Onwards to coffee and tax mitigation.

tlw1

Shoot sleep as stayed up late drinking and watching (catch up) the GP.

Gentle run completed and now work stuff followed by gym stuff

pinno

veronese68 said:

You recovered from whatever bug you had?

Getting there ta. I managed a 30 mile top class professional glass cranking ride with 2 visits to friends en route making it almost a 3 hour ride. I was impressed with myself.
Didn't get any cake or coffee though. Actually, thinking about it, can I put in a complaint?
You can blame Catholicism for your lack of sleep VN, i'll blame BST clock changes and Mrs P getting toots up (noisily) hextra hearly yesterday so that they would get to sleep at a reasonable time.

seanoconn

tlw1 said:

Shoot sleep as stayed up late drinking and watching (catch up) the GP.

Gentle run completed and now work stuff followed by gym stuff

You watched the GP from start to finish!? People do that? It’s a thing?

tlw1

seanoconn said:

tlw1 said:

Shoot sleep as stayed up late drinking and watching (catch up) the GP.

Gentle run completed and now work stuff followed by gym stuff

You watched the GP from start to finish!? People do that? It’s a thing?

If you are a geek

seanoconn

Brain did not enjoy waking this morning at 6:20 ( stupid wife’s alarm not mine) (her alarm is stupid, not her) in the dark.

seanoconn

veronese68 said:

Can't sleep either? Too much going through my head and having trouble switching it off. Time from first set of church bells striking the hour to the last set is a little over 10 minutes. Then we have peace for 20 before the half hour songs start.
You recovered from whatever bug you had?
Another nice day forecast for today, then expected to take a down turn tomorrow before rain on Wednesday. Hasn't rained here in over 100 days. Off to see elderly uncle and aunt later, going to take a COVID test first as she's not well and has been on oxygen for years. Really don't want to chance giving her anything. Have a good day people.

So you really are Italian then? Really truly?

MattFalle

Sooooo tired. Composing grumpy fucklong post in head for orher thread. #fuckme

veronese68

seanoconn said:

veronese68 said:

Can't sleep either? Too much going through my head and having trouble switching it off. Time from first set of church bells striking the hour to the last set is a little over 10 minutes. Then we have peace for 20 before the half hour songs start.
You recovered from whatever bug you had?
Another nice day forecast for today, then expected to take a down turn tomorrow before rain on Wednesday. Hasn't rained here in over 100 days. Off to see elderly uncle and aunt later, going to take a COVID test first as she's not well and has been on oxygen for years. Really don't want to chance giving her anything. Have a good day people.

So you really are Italian then? Really truly?

Si, I'm so Italian I even chickened out of military service when they issued a warrant for my arrest. Apparently I was whatever the Italian for AWOL is. That was news to me given I was 30 years old and in Kingston. They told me I'm Italian wether I like it or not. I like it, just not if it means being in the army.

homers_double

Feeling slightly below average today after a late night on Saturday.
I really need to get on the bike more as I've got 2 x 100 mile rides planned in May.

Stevo_666

veronese68 said:

seanoconn said:

veronese68 said:

Can't sleep either? Too much going through my head and having trouble switching it off. Time from first set of church bells striking the hour to the last set is a little over 10 minutes. Then we have peace for 20 before the half hour songs start.
You recovered from whatever bug you had?
Another nice day forecast for today, then expected to take a down turn tomorrow before rain on Wednesday. Hasn't rained here in over 100 days. Off to see elderly uncle and aunt later, going to take a COVID test first as she's not well and has been on oxygen for years. Really don't want to chance giving her anything. Have a good day people.

So you really are Italian then? Really truly?

Si, I'm so Italian I even chickened out of military service when they issued a warrant for my arrest. Apparently I was whatever the Italian for AWOL is.

What more proof do they need?

pinno

MattFalle said:

Sooooo tired. Composing grumpy fucklong post in head for orher thread. #fuckme

Which thread where who?

orraloon

Bit of a CBA start to the day. Got Stuff to do... but... Enthusiasm levels down on the red. Think I might dig out the old Kona tourer with the racks, find a pannier, wobble to the shops, save me £15 worth of fuel for a 10 minute saunter. If only fewer lazy gits stopped driving oh a whole 500m or so...

seanoconn

Attempt to service pedal fail. Bearings all over the floor, never to be seen again. New bearings ordered. Should have finished the YouTube video before I took the pedal apart 🤦‍♂️

Ben6899

pinno said:

MattFalle said:

Sooooo tired. Composing grumpy fucklong post in head for orher thread. #fuckme

Which thread where who?

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13115632/football-stuff#latest

Wheelspinner

Another day of loitering about town in between appointments.

Neuro dude recommends I have (yet another) round of needle in the neck trial, despite the last two being of limited to zero effectiveness. Tempted to Will Smith him.

Back on the tools to get the home office renovation finished. Up a long ladder to sand beams and boards, then fit skirting/architraves, paint the whole thing, build a new light box, remodel existing desk I built years ago for a bigger room, build all new cabinetry for rest of it, and figure out how I can re-wire bits of it.

Might order new garage doors tomorrow.

veronese68

Had lunch like a tourist, a lazy tourist it seems

orraloon

Mucho bikes fettling today. Got the Kona Sutra rolling for the first time in 18 months plus, jings it's a heavy bombproof steel tourer, panniers, shop, food bits, sound.

Hadn't ridden the roadie Synapse in over a year, time to freshen it up. Running tubeless, not best practice to leave it sitting doing nowt for a year. One valve blocked with gunge, ended up breaking the stem, then lots of 'fun' stripping out congealed sealant around the tyre. First reseat attempt failed, need to do a total clean and reseal, another day.

Is what happens when gravelling takes over one's life.

Now got a venison casserole in t'oven, running down freezer contents ahead of The Move, using a St Bernardus dark Belgian beer, mmm smelling good.

beansnikpoh

orraloon said:

using a St Bernardus dark Belgian beer, mmm smelling good.

See, now I like these strong Belgian beers, but Mrs H³ says, quite rightly for once, it's just spesh in a fancy bottle.

beansnikpoh

Ah, just seen you're not drinking it, but making venison stew. What a good idea. I bet those carbonnades are made with good strong beer like that.

orraloon

Indeed, I do like the flavours blended into the carbonnades using dark beers. Got another 30 mins or so before dishing up.

Belgian beers have such a wide range; ignore the Jupiler, Stella etc. Been Vlaamse-ing for best part of 30 years now (😳), enjoying good food, good beers, and good friendly people. The first (of many) van t'vat Hommelbier is always a 'oh yes, indeed' moment. Back there in a month's time,🤞no further c-word restrictions come in.

Edited to add: Mmm, mmm, mmm, the venison carbonnade is really tasty, soft soft meat and loads of flavours throughout. If anyone wants the recipe, as far as I can recall it, just ask.

beansnikpoh

I need some venison first! Do you put juniper berries in? That's a traditional flavour for venison.

Hurrah. Booked some warm. 10 nights, 2 different places in Andalucia at the end of August into September. A nice hotel in a pueblo, and then a big villa where we have stayed before. Belongs to a friend of the MiL. Mate's rates makes it affordable.

Everyone else is going to St Ives in Easter hols. I'm there for Easter weekend. Too busy to do longer.

orraloon

Juniper not in my cupboard unfort. Used redcurrant jelly from my jars stock for sweet, added some Sungold cherry toms from freezer stock for another sweet / sharp line. What I missed was celery, none in shop, so a bit of celery salt but not the same contribution. Is fun to play the flavour spectrum. Last time I prepped this I used blackcurrant jam, again sweet and sharp.

beansnikpoh

Cooking is all about balancing or highlighting the sweet, the sharp, the hot (if you like it, or it's appropriate) and the salty.

pinno

This ^ should be in that thread wot I created.

tetley10

Evening, weather forecast wrong this morning. Proper cold and I was under layered. Had to seek out hills on the commute to keep warm.