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sungodsungod Posts: 15,410
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not quite as nippy as yesterday

ride and cafes, smidge of wfh, bask later if sunny
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,229
    Walk hounds, pack bag, work snizzle with an early dart and then chuck the kids and eldest GF into the van and off to the Lake District 😎
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,320
    Moŕning all. WFW with a bit of a hangover. Hopefully fund somewhere quiet 🤫 to hide for a bit. Weather looking good for the wkend.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 956
    Wfh. Maybe ease the doms out of the legs on Mrs B³'s peleton machine, one of the "easy" 30 min rides with one of the easy on the eye instructors. I think they call it "active recovery".

    Mrs B³ to Oslo, the boy working and staying at his dad's, so just me and mini to enjoy what's hopefully going to be a decent weekend.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,774
    Into town for a change of scenery and a free lunch. I'll escape the on-going workman deckingnisndone but weve now got the painter/decorator in ton do a few rooms and some workmen round to replace the old brick gateposts that have been doing a good impression of leaning tower of Pisa as they don't have any foundations. One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,323
    Friday the 13th! 🩸 😱
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,697
    tlw1 said:

    Walk hounds, pack bag, work snizzle with an early dart and then chuck the kids and eldest GF into the van and off to the Lake District 😎

    It's not... the BIG event is it? [I thought it was later later]
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,697
    Early sun has disappeared. Back to scrapin' n bangin' and stuff. Meh.
    What a come down after yesterdays pedal then racing excitement. Booo!

    Gd'i looks promising today. None of that sprinting bollox.
    Fair play to Diego Rosa.
    Hope Hatch develops laryngitis.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,229
    pinno said:

    tlw1 said:

    Walk hounds, pack bag, work snizzle with an early dart and then chuck the kids and eldest GF into the van and off to the Lake District 😎

    It's not... the BIG event is it? [I thought it was later later]
    No, just a jog in comparison
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 956
    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
  • photonic69photonic69 Posts: 1,877
    Morning. Ride in. Cooler than yesterday. End of a long and busy week after the last long and busy week. Thank farck its Friday. Early finish to the day then it's beer and pills and thrills and chills and crisps and sofa time.
  • veronese68veronese68 Posts: 26,139 Lives Here
    beansnikpoh said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
    I suspect this is most of us.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • veronese68veronese68 Posts: 26,139 Lives Here
    edited May 2022
    Morning folks,
    Should be a busy day of wfh, but a healthy dose of cba has kicked in after too much of the brown stuff this week. Should be going to the pub with the EPO later.
    I saw a bloke walking his dog with what must be the longest lead I've ever seen, not even retractable. Dogs in Bushy and Richmond Parks have to be on leads at the moment as it's baby deer season, so this plumb had a couple of hundred yards of the thing just dragging through the grass behind him and over the path. The dog is well out of frame ahead of him at this point, and the lead is still trailing in the grass the other side of the path. The path is the width of a road as you can see by the car ahead.

    Ordered some bike bits on Monday to be delivered to work, got the notification today they will be delivered tomorrow. That's irritating.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,774
    beansnikpoh said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
    Lucky it fell backwards parallel to the entrance and not blocking the drive. Too bloody heavy to shift and would have been a messy job with a sledgehammer.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,568
    Knackered as I spent a day on site yesterday lugging stuff about.
    Gym after work then finalize packing.
    Pre flight beer photo estimated (and notwithstanding the current airport queue fiasco) around 11am
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Weights weighted, chillin' with bambina, then chill out time with bambini, vino rosso and catching up on the Giro tonight
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 956
    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
    I suspect this is most of us.
    I always had you down as a "get it sorted before it catastrophically fails" kinda guy!

  • veronese68veronese68 Posts: 26,139 Lives Here
    beansnikpoh said:

    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
    I suspect this is most of us.
    I always had you down as a "get it sorted before it catastrophically fails" kinda guy!

    To be honest I'll usually investigate and guesstimate chances of catastrophic failure, then put it off for as long as possible, or until the EPO worries about it enough that a quiet life takes precedence over laziness.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • WheelspinnerWheelspinner Posts: 6,251
    Nice drive into town this morning, crisp sunshine, roof down, stopped for coffee and croissant on the way.

    Lazy afternoon of shed tidying, and little else. Slackest day I've had in yonks.

    Open O-1.0 Open One+ BMC TE29 Titus Racer X Ti Seven 622SL Kestrel RT1000 On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 956
    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
    I suspect this is most of us.
    I always had you down as a "get it sorted before it catastrophically fails" kinda guy!

    To be honest I'll usually investigate and guesstimate chances of catastrophic failure, then put it off for as long as possible, or until the EPO worries about it enough that a quiet life takes precedence over laziness.
    My favourite example of slovenliness was unknowingly wearing a front brake disc down wafer thin until it just tore itself to pieces when braking towards the bottom of Balham Hill. Luckily the back disc was still sound. Swapped over the disc and meandered home at more or less walking pace...
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    beansnikpoh said:

    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
    I suspect this is most of us.
    I always had you down as a "get it sorted before it catastrophically fails" kinda guy!

    To be honest I'll usually investigate and guesstimate chances of catastrophic failure, then put it off for as long as possible, or until the EPO worries about it enough that a quiet life takes precedence over laziness.
    My favourite example of slovenliness was unknowingly wearing a front brake disc down wafer thin until it just tore itself to pieces when braking towards the bottom of Balham Hill. Luckily the back disc was still sound. Swapped over the disc and meandered home at more or less walking pace...
    i once did the same on a motorbike when I was 17.....
    lessons learnt, eh...
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • veronese68veronese68 Posts: 26,139 Lives Here
    beansnikpoh said:

    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    veronese68 said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    One of them fell over the other week which prompted us to do something.

    :)

    This is me....
    I suspect this is most of us.
    I always had you down as a "get it sorted before it catastrophically fails" kinda guy!

    To be honest I'll usually investigate and guesstimate chances of catastrophic failure, then put it off for as long as possible, or until the EPO worries about it enough that a quiet life takes precedence over laziness.
    My favourite example of slovenliness was unknowingly wearing a front brake disc down wafer thin until it just tore itself to pieces when braking towards the bottom of Balham Hill. Luckily the back disc was still sound. Swapped over the disc and meandered home at more or less walking pace...
    That reminds me, my pads are below minimum thickness. Might replace them this weekend if they're now below a hair's breadth, I'll be fannying about trying to stop a creak anyway.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 11,438
    Well now, turns out one can teach an old dog a new trick. Learned today how to adjust to size and reach, sharpen and use a scythe. And the experienced bloke who was teaching us newbies said I scythed really well.

    That's me prepped for a role in #toryscum Grease-Smug's vision of BrexshitBritain. Oh wait, I'm escaping. Fallback option - there's always The Grim One.

    In summary, give me my Stihl powertool strimmer / brushcutter every time.

    And it's cold beer time, to be followed by Giro catchup.

  • photonic69photonic69 Posts: 1,877
    orraloon said:

    Well now, turns out one can teach an old dog a new trick. Learned today how to adjust to size and reach, sharpen and use a scythe. And the experienced bloke who was teaching us newbies said I scythed really well.

    That's me prepped for a role in #toryscum Grease-Smug's vision of BrexshitBritain. Oh wait, I'm escaping. Fallback option - there's always The Grim One.

    In summary, give me my Stihl powertool strimmer / brushcutter every time.

    And it's cold beer time, to be followed by Giro catchup.

    I learned/taught myself (probably badly) how to use a scythe when I was about 13 to keep our orchard/bramble and grass filled plot in check. Evil looking thing. It’s was about 80 years old back then but the blade was as sharp as ever. Used a long double conical shaped stone to hone it. Still have 11 fingers, 3 thumbs and 13 webbed toes so must have done something right.

  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,323
    orraloon said:

    Well now, turns out one can teach an old dog a new trick. Learned today how to adjust to size and reach, sharpen and use a scythe. And the experienced bloke who was teaching us newbies said I scythed really well.

    That's me prepped for a role in #toryscum Grease-Smug's vision of BrexshitBritain. Oh wait, I'm escaping. Fallback option - there's always The Grim One.

    In summary, give me my Stihl powertool strimmer / brushcutter every time.

    And it's cold beer time, to be followed by Giro catchup.

    Never seen a scythe in action in this country. Respect 👍
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,774
    seanoconn said:

    orraloon said:

    Well now, turns out one can teach an old dog a new trick. Learned today how to adjust to size and reach, sharpen and use a scythe. And the experienced bloke who was teaching us newbies said I scythed really well.

    That's me prepped for a role in #toryscum Grease-Smug's vision of BrexshitBritain. Oh wait, I'm escaping. Fallback option - there's always The Grim One.

    In summary, give me my Stihl powertool strimmer / brushcutter every time.

    And it's cold beer time, to be followed by Giro catchup.

    Never seen a scythe in action in this country. Respect 👍
    It's classed as a power tool in Scotland.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,320
    Stevo_666 said:

    seanoconn said:

    orraloon said:

    Well now, turns out one can teach an old dog a new trick. Learned today how to adjust to size and reach, sharpen and use a scythe. And the experienced bloke who was teaching us newbies said I scythed really well.

    That's me prepped for a role in #toryscum Grease-Smug's vision of BrexshitBritain. Oh wait, I'm escaping. Fallback option - there's always The Grim One.

    In summary, give me my Stihl powertool strimmer / brushcutter every time.

    And it's cold beer time, to be followed by Giro catchup.

    Never seen a scythe in action in this country. Respect 👍
    It's classed as a power tool in Scotland.
    And an offensive weapon anywhere else.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,229
    Camp and kit sorted



  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    tlw1 said:

    Camp and kit sorted



    that view out of the door looks painted on!

    #lush
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    vino, pizza, 'Phonics, thinkin', ponderin' here
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • photonic69photonic69 Posts: 1,877
    tlw1 said:

    Camp and kit sorted



    Nice. Airbeam. Love our airbeam. Makes it so easy and quick. From boot to tent shape in 15 mins. Fab!
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