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Monday, on the cusp of winter

pinnopinno Posts: 48,649
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cafe stroll gmc kill laze wfw bail bubbly
seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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  • sungodsungod Posts: 15,399
    'ning

    overnight deluge, nippy

    cafe stroll, wfh, laze
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,225
    Cold out there and not too warm in the house either, should really put the heating on
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,313
    Overdid the winter clobber this morning so slightly sweaty ride in. Coffee followed by work avoidance.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,737
    I can see a bit of snow on the hills but it's just rain and sleet here. Work from cave this morning then headed into town where a free dinner awaits.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,313
    Stevo_666 said:

    I can see a bit of snow on the hills but it's just rain and sleet here. Work from cave this morning then headed into town where a free dinner awaits.

    Must have p!ssed down last night, few flooded stretches of road in the way in.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • photonic69photonic69 Posts: 1,877
    edited 16 January
    Morning. WFW. Should have ridden in but took the car instead. Motivation to ride is low, unlike my waistline which seems to be rising. B*gger.
  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 11,431
    Very pretty outside, sun shining blue sky no wind and snow on the tops of big hills away in the distance. More seasonal garden jungle hack back to come.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 953
    Found a flat when I opened the bike shed, fixed the flat, found the offending sliver of glass, so uneventful ride into a chilly headwind. Buff for a "hat" and my thick winter gloves. My bike is shamefully filthy, I'm surprised it still works.
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,310
    Morning all. Back to WFW. Just a tad Chilly and damp but due to get chillier. CBA to ride in today.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,313
    beansnikpoh said:

    Found a flat when I opened the bike shed, fixed the flat, found the offending sliver of glass, so uneventful ride into a chilly headwind. Buff for a "hat" and my thick winter gloves. My bike is shamefully filthy, I'm surprised it still works.

    Don’t clean it! Probably all the crud holding it together. Last time I cleaned my bike it cost me £100 for a new derailleur
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • veronese68veronese68 Posts: 26,128 Lives Here
    Afternoon folks,
    Cold and wet out there this morning, thankfully I knocked it back a notch from full winter kit and didn't get too hot. Also came across some flooded stretches of road and path. Now suffering a busy day in the orifice, I think I'm being too nice to people. I say people, I mean idiots. Reading the rim depth thread Ugo has a point about the old guys that were rude but helpful. The old guys that started the company were like that, if you asked a question without thinking and trying to get the answer yourself first you'd come in for some hefty abuse. If you'd thought about it and had a go they were very helpful. Now they've retired and those of us that have been here for a while aren't rude enough, the youngsters aren't learning anything because it's easier to ask one of us. I'll have to smite the next one that asks a silly question.
    B³ and I could have a filthy bike competition, reckon I could win that.
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  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 953
    seanoconn said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    Found a flat when I opened the bike shed, fixed the flat, found the offending sliver of glass, so uneventful ride into a chilly headwind. Buff for a "hat" and my thick winter gloves. My bike is shamefully filthy, I'm surprised it still works.

    Don’t clean it! Probably all the crud holding it together. Last time I cleaned my bike it cost me £100 for a new derailleur
    Good advice - will leave until April.

  • N0bodyOfTheGoatN0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,461
    Mbbbrrr!
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    2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
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  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,313
    N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

    Mbbbrrr!

    Is that the muffled sound of a bike covered in dirt screaming?
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,565
    Nice anniversary weekend away for me and wifey, now back to the grind.
    And the cold has returned so tonights club run will be a chilly one.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,737
    Full of free food 'n' wine having paid the price of listening to an hour long presentation on international tax developments. Should sleep well tonight.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,649
    Stevo_666 said:

    Full of free food 'n' wine having paid the price of listening to an hour long presentation on international tax developments. Should sleep well tonight.

    Surely you would have slept without the wine? Wouldn't you?!
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,737
    pinno said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Full of free food 'n' wine having paid the price of listening to an hour long presentation on international tax developments. Should sleep well tonight.

    Surely you would have slept without the wine? Wouldn't you?!
    It was more about the hour long presentation.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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