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friday along the watchtower

sungodsungod Posts: 15,914
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'ning

not quite as nippy

ride, wfh, arrange some non-gmc smiting, become hexajabbed, laze, bubbly
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,635
    Morning. Damp cold and misty out. Taxi duties for OH for a change. Pedal out later before the wind and rain hopefully. Enjoy you wkend all.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,122
    edited September 2022
    Morning

    Windy, wet and 'orrible.
    Wonder if Fort Loon is watertight after demolition work.

    Porker gearbox* re-assembled and ready to rock and roll. Just waiting on new gearbox mount.

    *Damn selector rod issue. I think that it had been man handled at some point before getting to me all those seemingly eons ago. Was going to sack it but when I split it, the teeth and syncromesh was in such beautiful condition, I thought I would never get another second hand one like that.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,554
    Knee still sore so went for a quick blast of a bike - should have worn gloves 🥶

    Work and hopefully less manic today, swim then pub later
  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 12,160
    Windy, yes; wet, ish; watertight? tbc. Plumber due this morning to do some more garage facilities fettling. Plus avec frère will crack on (spark on? Nah) with the electrics. Damn sight less physical day that demo day yesterday.
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,758
    @pinno are you an actual grease monkey or just a tinkerer? Either way it sounds like you sort of know what goes where.

    Gym before work and quite possibly a decent swim tonight as the lanes are on for 90 minutes. This might have to be my go-to session for IM training as all others are only 60 minutes.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,939
    homers_double said:


    Gym before work and quite possibly a decent swim tonight as the lanes are on for 90 minutes. This might have to be my go-to session for IM training as all others are only 60 minutes.

    Unless you get faster?
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,939
    'ning

    Went for a gentle run this morning while the weather was still reasonable.

    WFW today and planning what to do at the weekend.
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,758
    @thistle_ I don't think 2.4 miles inside 60 minutes is achievable for me...

    I did up my running last night though and felt the best I have in a very long time.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,122
    homers_double said:

    @pinno are you an actual grease monkey or just a tinkerer? Either way it sounds like you sort of know what goes where.

    I am a fully qualified mechanical engineer (BTech national diploma + City and guilds part 1 and 2). I quickly realised that unless you are on the top few rungs of a ladder (to a glass ceiling), it's a thankless, dirty, underpaid and knackering vocation.
    The theory is all there imprinted in my head from the training. What I lack, having not been in the trade for long, is the practical experience. So, the basics like: reading a wiring diagram or understanding a mechanical principle/effect, testing etc is there. It just takes me twice as long as a half decent mechanic but ultimately, the fixing is never as hard as you imagine but the diagnosing can be.
    I did choose a rather complex restoration in a 944 Porker. Mini's and Fords and old Merc's are a helluva lot simpler. It has been a steep learning curve and I have learnt so much.
    I know this model more than any other vehicle I know bar a Mini which is about a fifth of the complexity.

    [asleep yet?]


    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,554
    homers_double said:

    @thistle_ I don't think 2.4 miles inside 60 minutes is achievable for me...

    I did up my running last night though and felt the best I have in a very long time.

    Get some swimming training - I started just before lockdown and went from pants to average
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,758
    I have had one coaching session where we were filmed, that was in and out of lockdowns and then the follow up cafe session to look at weaknesses.
    That brought me on massively because any one can swim but actual swimming is a lot different and you can learn a lot from youtube etc if you take the time to put it into practice in the pool.

    My swim time for the 1/2 iron distance was 48 minutes and TBH I wasn't particularly comfortable in my wet and trisuit combination.

    I'm hoping for a sub 2 hour swim in July...

    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,758
    @pinno fair enough, a few people I know are mechanics and don't particularly enjoy it. I suppose when you leave school/college and have an actual interest in cars, rather than seeing them as a mode of transport the career path is more appealing.

    Any pics of the car currently?
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,332
    pinno said:



    [asleep yet?]


    Yep :smile:

    MRI scan this afternoon but seems to be getting a bit better today anyway (famous last words). More WHFH for now then it's a lazy weekend as I need to rest...
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,122
    homers_double said:

    @pinno fair enough, a few people I know are mechanics and don't particularly enjoy it. I suppose when you leave school/college and have an actual interest in cars, rather than seeing them as a mode of transport the career path is more appealing.

    Any pics of the car currently?

    None of them very interesting. Plenty of the underside. It will go in for bodywork/respray once I am over this final obstacle.

    https://forums.tipec.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=24357
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • WheelspinnerWheelspinner Posts: 6,411
    Sent the visitors off for a day on their own, so we'd have some peace and quiet. Resumed garden tidy up works for a while, with occasional beaks to sit in the sun and snooze

    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,635
    pinno said:

    homers_double said:

    @pinno are you an actual grease monkey or just a tinkerer? Either way it sounds like you sort of know what goes where.

    I am a fully qualified mechanical engineer (BTech national diploma + City and guilds part 1 and 2). I quickly realised that unless you are on the top few rungs of a ladder (to a glass ceiling), it's a thankless, dirty, underpaid and knackering vocation.
    The theory is all there imprinted in my head from the training. What I lack, having not been in the trade for long, is the practical experience. So, the basics like: reading a wiring diagram or understanding a mechanical principle/effect, testing etc is there. It just takes me twice as long as a half decent mechanic but ultimately, the fixing is never as hard as you imagine but the diagnosing can be.
    I did choose a rather complex restoration in a 944 Porker. Mini's and Fords and old Merc's are a helluva lot simpler. It has been a steep learning curve and I have learnt so much.
    I know this model more than any other vehicle I know bar a Mini which is about a fifth of the complexity.

    [asleep yet?]


    Nows the time to get back into engineering experience or not such is the shortage of engineers. Yrs ago you needed to be multiskilled but such is the shortage that it doesnt matter now, tbh the training is so diluted that a lot of multiskilled guys are mediocre at best and useless at worst. Continental shifts will get you 46 to 50k without overtime in some industry areas.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,332
    oxoman said:

    pinno said:

    homers_double said:

    @pinno are you an actual grease monkey or just a tinkerer? Either way it sounds like you sort of know what goes where.

    I am a fully qualified mechanical engineer (BTech national diploma + City and guilds part 1 and 2). I quickly realised that unless you are on the top few rungs of a ladder (to a glass ceiling), it's a thankless, dirty, underpaid and knackering vocation.
    The theory is all there imprinted in my head from the training. What I lack, having not been in the trade for long, is the practical experience. So, the basics like: reading a wiring diagram or understanding a mechanical principle/effect, testing etc is there. It just takes me twice as long as a half decent mechanic but ultimately, the fixing is never as hard as you imagine but the diagnosing can be.
    I did choose a rather complex restoration in a 944 Porker. Mini's and Fords and old Merc's are a helluva lot simpler. It has been a steep learning curve and I have learnt so much.
    I know this model more than any other vehicle I know bar a Mini which is about a fifth of the complexity.

    [asleep yet?]


    Nows the time to get back into engineering experience or not such is the shortage of engineers. Yrs ago you needed to be multiskilled but such is the shortage that it doesnt matter now, tbh the training is so diluted that a lot of multiskilled guys are mediocre at best and useless at worst. Continental shifts will get you 46 to 50k without overtime in some industry areas.
    You're suggesting that Pinno gets a job? Steady on now...
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,774
    Stevo_666 said:

    oxoman said:

    pinno said:

    homers_double said:

    @pinno are you an actual grease monkey or just a tinkerer? Either way it sounds like you sort of know what goes where.

    I am a fully qualified mechanical engineer (BTech national diploma + City and guilds part 1 and 2). I quickly realised that unless you are on the top few rungs of a ladder (to a glass ceiling), it's a thankless, dirty, underpaid and knackering vocation.
    The theory is all there imprinted in my head from the training. What I lack, having not been in the trade for long, is the practical experience. So, the basics like: reading a wiring diagram or understanding a mechanical principle/effect, testing etc is there. It just takes me twice as long as a half decent mechanic but ultimately, the fixing is never as hard as you imagine but the diagnosing can be.
    I did choose a rather complex restoration in a 944 Porker. Mini's and Fords and old Merc's are a helluva lot simpler. It has been a steep learning curve and I have learnt so much.
    I know this model more than any other vehicle I know bar a Mini which is about a fifth of the complexity.

    [asleep yet?]


    Nows the time to get back into engineering experience or not such is the shortage of engineers. Yrs ago you needed to be multiskilled but such is the shortage that it doesnt matter now, tbh the training is so diluted that a lot of multiskilled guys are mediocre at best and useless at worst. Continental shifts will get you 46 to 50k without overtime in some industry areas.
    You're suggesting that Pinno gets a job? Steady on now...
    Yep, echo this. Wash your mouth out oxo.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,635
    Somebody's got to replace me when I retire fully.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,278
    Fckin' grim. Otter's pocket.

    Hot shower has restored my equilibrium.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,939
    Thought my tooth/face/head ache from earlier in the week had gone away but it's returned with a vengence this afternoon :neutral:
    Hope it stays away for the weekend.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,332
    Been MRI'd, quite relaxing lying down with some headphones on. Mrs. 666 is helping our resident Ukrainian with her English using a Michael Morpurgo book. She seems keen to learn and it'll help as she wants to get a job.

    Time for a drink soon the lie on my back some more and watch the box. If I'm going to be an invalid, may as well chill a bit.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,774
    Would have got soaked cycling home but for the admiral performance of my Non cycling specific rain coat jobby with helmet compatible peaked hood. Bone dry and cozy.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,122
    seanoconn said:

    Would have got soaked cycling home but for the admiral performance of my Non cycling specific rain coat jobby with helmet compatible peaked hood. Bone dry and cozy.

    Like this?:


    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,122
    oxoman said:

    pinno said:

    homers_double said:

    @pinno are you an actual grease monkey or just a tinkerer? Either way it sounds like you sort of know what goes where.

    I am a fully qualified mechanical engineer (BTech national diploma + City and guilds part 1 and 2). I quickly realised that unless you are on the top few rungs of a ladder (to a glass ceiling), it's a thankless, dirty, underpaid and knackering vocation.
    The theory is all there imprinted in my head from the training. What I lack, having not been in the trade for long, is the practical experience. So, the basics like: reading a wiring diagram or understanding a mechanical principle/effect, testing etc is there. It just takes me twice as long as a half decent mechanic but ultimately, the fixing is never as hard as you imagine but the diagnosing can be.
    I did choose a rather complex restoration in a 944 Porker. Mini's and Fords and old Merc's are a helluva lot simpler. It has been a steep learning curve and I have learnt so much.
    I know this model more than any other vehicle I know bar a Mini which is about a fifth of the complexity.

    [asleep yet?]


    Nows the time to get back into engineering experience or not such is the shortage of engineers. Yrs ago you needed to be multiskilled but such is the shortage that it doesnt matter now, tbh the training is so diluted that a lot of multiskilled guys are mediocre at best and useless at worst. Continental shifts will get you 46 to 50k without overtime in some industry areas.
    I am still toying with the idea of a degree in engineering.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,774
    pinno said:

    seanoconn said:

    Would have got soaked cycling home but for the admiral performance of my Non cycling specific rain coat jobby with helmet compatible peaked hood. Bone dry and cozy.

    Like this?:


    Ooh nice.

    This but blue


    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,939
    pinno said:

    I am still toying with the idea of a degree in engineering.

    Freshers' week :smiley:
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,332
    seanoconn said:

    pinno said:

    seanoconn said:

    Would have got soaked cycling home but for the admiral performance of my Non cycling specific rain coat jobby with helmet compatible peaked hood. Bone dry and cozy.

    Like this?:


    Ooh nice.

    This but blue


    Looks like good train spotting gear.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,332
    thistle_ said:

    pinno said:

    I am still toying with the idea of a degree in engineering.

    Freshers' week :smiley:
    Good idea, but is he fresh enough to be allowed in? :p
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,278
    seanoconn said:

    Would have got soaked cycling home but for the admiral performance of my Non cycling specific rain coat jobby with helmet compatible peaked hood. Bone dry and cozy.

    Did it keep your feet and shorts dry? Or do you sensibly have front and rear mudguards, making that less important.

    My jacket today was heavy shower proof, so not too bad. Bottom half disastrous.
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