thursday demonstrating the principle of least action

sungod

'ning

bit nippy to start, but no rain

ride cafe, wfh with early bail, bubbly outing

Charlie_Croker

Moaning,

Cool but no rain WFW shorley and a couple of jobs on the way home, if I remember

tlw1

Walk hounds and then the joys of the M6 toll, etc.

Meeting fun for most of the day then a gentle run with a pal and then hopefully back in time for a few pints

sungod

windycold out, brr

two cafes and a pain au choc so far, cafe stroll in a while, savoury this time

catch up on gd'i later

Stevo_666

Day 3 in the Twatcave and I'll need a change of scenery soon, so off into town tomorrow where coincidentally there's an expenses paid lunch to celebrate surviving year end and the bloody auditors. Told the minions what their pay rises and bonuses are so they're fairly happy for now.

orraloon

Rumblewagon's engine mgmt system baffled mechanics, couldn't reset codes post service work. All sorted (disconnect the warning light? ) now so pedal over to collect. Plus point is yesterday was soggy, today is sunny.

Rental market crazy. Letting agents already lined up several viewings for Saturday. Now just how untidy can I make it appear?

pinno

sungod said:

windycold out, brr

two cafes and a pain au choc so far, cafe stroll in a while, savoury this time

catch up on gd'i later

Another boring flat stage and probably another boring sprint made a teensy weensy bit more interesting with Cav and Caleb probably in the mix providing they get over the early bump.
I'll tune in with 200 metres to go.

#preyforabreakaway

Tomorrow looks spicy.
Will Yates dream be shattered by a young Lopez?
Dumoulin should retire given his negativity.

pinno

Anyhoo, day of admin and emails but no decoratin'/scrapin'/cleanin'/cursin'/bashin'/smashin'.

Watch some cyclists go around town later.

Will pedal when essentials are cleared out of the intray.

pinno

Grumpy chops:

oxoman

Morning all. Busy day at work but not as bad as yesterday. Family errand later then pedal to the pub to meet a friend. On other disastrous news just been called up for jury service, arghh. Saw the letter in the post and thought I'd been caught out being naughty but no. Just got to put them off a wk due to holiday cover etc. Why is life never easy.

sungod

pinno said:

sungod said:

windycold out, brr

two cafes and a pain au choc so far, cafe stroll in a while, savoury this time

catch up on gd'i later

Another boring flat stage and probably another boring sprint made a teensy weensy bit more interesting with Cav and Caleb probably in the mix providing they get over the early bump.

yeah, flat boring, my plan is re-run the etna stage on eurosport, have been avoiding hearing the result or checking gc

MattFalle

sungod said:

pinno said:

sungod said:

windycold out, brr

two cafes and a pain au choc so far, cafe stroll in a while, savoury this time

catch up on gd'i later

Another boring flat stage and probably another boring sprint made a teensy weensy bit more interesting with Cav and Caleb probably in the mix providing they get over the early bump.

yeah, flat boring, my plan is re-run the etna stage on eurosport, have been avoiding hearing the result or checking gc

glad i read this before tuning in - gonna do exactly the same re Etna.

Wheelspinner

Cool/mild, cloudy and still. Perfect mowing weather. A few hours later... I've done about 2/3 of it. Will finish the job tomorrow or Saturday if the weather holds up. Hopefully the last time before spring.

CAB watching the racing on telly any more, broadcast is too late for me to bother these days.

pinno

Wheelspinner said:

Cool/mild, cloudy and still. Perfect mowing weather. A few hours later... I've done about 2/3 of it. Will finish the job tomorrow or Saturday if the weather holds up. Hopefully the last time before spring.

CAB watching the racing on telly any more, broadcast is too late for me to bother these days.

Yeahbut -Robbie Mcewan is a pretty darn good commentator. i hope he ousts the annoying Hatch.

Wheelspinner

McEwen (sp?) is good. He was a fixture here on the public broadcaster SBS which has had the cycling coverage for many years, along with a local host Michael Tomalaris - who was pretty good - and a couple of others.

Tomalaris was rather suddenly let go last year, reasons not clear but was not a happy parting. IIRC McEwen's contract was "not renewed" either also for no reasons other than they wanted a "refresh" which seems like BS. He was also pretty unhappy about being dumped I think. That's why he's now available for other channels I assume.

I've not tuned in since to see who's left.

beansnikpoh

0-120 km in a week is not a good idea after a fairly long period of relative slothfulness. I mean, I get my daily 10k or so steps in from walking to stations and to work, and exercising the dog. I will be wfh from tomorrow and rubbing liniment into my thighs, and sudocreme onto my barse. Ooof.

pinno

Cycling tour series came to Stranraer and whilst the women's race wasn't well frequented, the men's was. Fast. Really fast.
Asked politely for a Bidon for Shorty and she got a hat too from Trinity racing. I thought seen as their man won they would be conducive and they were.
The US criterium champion won - came out of the last bend, 120m to go 3 lengths ahead and won the sprint at a canter.

I guess the locals didn't know the tradition of banging the boards but the commentator managed to generate some input and I did my best.

A good day. I hope it comes back net year.
National Champs in Kircudbright (pronounced Kurkoobrie) in June. From the Olympic curling champion (who lives in my local village), to the World Skiff championships, now a national cycling event and the National champs, we're on the map.

veronese68

Excellent, sounds good Piña. I really enjoyed watching the Olympic events going through these parts, obviously not something that's going to happen here again. The women's race was the more impressive spectacle, but that was probably due to the weather conditions being really grim.

orraloon

Might say point of order m'lud, but i'd go with Kercoobree. But then I'z not from round those parts. Yet.

Rumblewagon back and running sweet, gave me an afternoon of mowing and flaming for a remaining client, on the wind down. Another one where I've stopped asked me to call in past, nice chat and gave me a pressie of a 2011 Pauillac bottle, Christmas sorted.

The nat champs road race in June has multiple loops through Castle Douglas, women and men's races. Runs up King St. Ooh, I can see a sesh at the Sulwath microbrewery tap room with repeated step outs onto the pavement with cowbell.

pinno

orraloon said:

Might say point of order m'lud, but i'd go with Kercoobree. But then I'z not from round those parts. Yet.

Rumblewagon back and running sweet, gave me an afternoon of mowing and flaming for a remaining client, on the wind down. Another one where I've stopped asked me to call in past, nice chat and gave me a pressie of a 2011 Pauillac bottle, Christmas sorted.

The nat champs road race in June has multiple loops through Castle Douglas, women and men's races. Runs up King St. Ooh, I can see a sesh at the Sulwath microbrewery tap room with repeated step outs onto the pavement with cowbell.

Numerous vantage points to be had. What a lovely part of Galloway to have the race.
Are we hooking up or are you going to drink beer all the time?

pinno

veronese68 said:

Excellent, sounds good Piña. I really enjoyed watching the Olympic events going through these parts, obviously not something that's going to happen here again. The women's race was the more impressive spectacle, but that was probably due to the weather conditions being really grim.

The woman's race was more interesting. It split early due to a crash and a group of 4 containing the eventual winner went clear and the chase was on.
17 year old, yes 17 year old Emma Jeffers won the sprint - with restricted gearing as she is classed as a junior.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Are we hooking up

What a horrible thought. I suppose you need something pretty drastic to take your mind off the footy

orraloon

pinno said:

orraloon said:

Might say point of order m'lud, but i'd go with Kercoobree. But then I'z not from round those parts. Yet.

Rumblewagon back and running sweet, gave me an afternoon of mowing and flaming for a remaining client, on the wind down. Another one where I've stopped asked me to call in past, nice chat and gave me a pressie of a 2011 Pauillac bottle, Christmas sorted.

The nat champs road race in June has multiple loops through Castle Douglas, women and men's races. Runs up King St. Ooh, I can see a sesh at the Sulwath microbrewery tap room with repeated step outs onto the pavement with cowbell.

Numerous vantage points to be had. What a lovely part of Galloway to have the race.
Are we hooking up or are you going to drink beer all the time?

That's the week after The Move. But, with the exit of the rental hotel coinciding still working on The Plan. E.g. on the Friday would I rather pootle down to Kercoobree and watch the criterium OR be in da saff giving house keys to the end of tenancy deep clean team? With a daughter living in the same estate, there's an option. Unless she's in Canada that week... All tbc

That Sulwath taproom is rather good 😉

pinno

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Are we hooking up

What a horrible thought. I suppose you need something pretty drastic to take your mind off the footy

Still a point clear of the spuds.