wednesday would lay waste to everything in its path

sungod

'ning

smidge brighter

cafe stroll, wfh, départ fictif, wfhilton/tdf, bubbly

tlw1

Work snizzle down the toll road, going to be a shock to the system

Charlie_Croker

Moaning,

Grey blah, forecast showers

WFW again today, hope the rain stays away as outside

Survived yesterday somehow, got a good night’s kip which always helps, still have this painful cough though

beansnikpoh

Scurrying around for last minute packing. Gatwick flounge. Hols to recover from the plague. Only a week.

seanoconn

sungod said:

'ning

smidge brighter

cafe stroll, wfh, départ fictif, wfhilton/tdf, bubbly

Smidge brighter!?

Dull and damp cycle in, work meh, thundery showers cycle home.

seanoconn

beansnikpoh said:

Scurrying around for last minute packing. Gatwick flounge. Hols to recover from the plague. Only a week.

Where we off to? Somewhere pretty with museums and lots of old buildings with towers and knobbly bits?

thistle_

'ning

Forecast is dry and scorchio here so of course it's been raining since 6am.

Another eye test later so on the train today.

pinno

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

sungod

beansnikpoh said:

Scurrying around for last minute packing. Gatwick flounge. Hols to recover from the plague. Only a week.

assume you're in club, if it's route long enough for full meal, let us know the menu, choices have been grim the last few flights, might take a picnic

seanoconn said:

sungod said:

'ning

smidge brighter

cafe stroll, wfh, départ fictif, wfhilton/tdf, bubbly

Smidge brighter!?

Dull and damp cycle in, work meh, thundery showers cycle home.

well it's brighter after the shower and in between the dark clouds

pinno said:

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

land of volcanoes, smooth roads and a tabby

homers_double

More excitement should arrive via the amazon man later, need to put summer tyres back on the non turbo bike and ditch the slime tubes, my god that set up felt heavy!
WFW followed by some WFH later and maybe some TDF highlights later if time permits.

beansnikpoh

sungod said:

beansnikpoh said:

Scurrying around for last minute packing. Gatwick flounge. Hols to recover from the plague. Only a week.

assume you're in club, if it's route long enough for full meal, let us know the menu, choices have been grim the last few flights, might take a picnic

seanoconn said:

sungod said:

'ning

smidge brighter

cafe stroll, wfh, départ fictif, wfhilton/tdf, bubbly

Smidge brighter!?

Dull and damp cycle in, work meh, thundery showers cycle home.

well it's brighter after the shower and in between the dark clouds

pinno said:

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

land of volcanoes, smooth roads and a tabby

Oooh, same destination. Plague means I won't be on a bike as I was planning to be.

I'll photo the club menu.

beansnikpoh

seanoconn said:

beansnikpoh said:

Scurrying around for last minute packing. Gatwick flounge. Hols to recover from the plague. Only a week.

Where we off to? Somewhere pretty with museums and lots of old buildings with towers and knobbly bits?

If only. It's hotel and pool in Lanzarote with all of us plus my mother. Not to say it's not pretty, in a bleak volcanic way. I've seen most of the sights over the years though, and seeing as I'm out of breath on the stairs due to plague effects, I'll not ride a bike.

seanoconn

Enjoy SG and Beans 👍

seanoconn

pinno said:

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

Wherever it is, it won’t be quietly with good grace. I’ll be kicking and screaming like a banshee

beansnikpoh

seanoconn said:

pinno said:

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

Wherever it is, it won’t be quietly with good grace. I’ll be kicking and screaming like a banshee

I thought that was Mrs Seano, or is that just when you're actually going on a plane, and not a question of passage through life's vicissitudes.

seanoconn

beansnikpoh said:

seanoconn said:

pinno said:

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

Wherever it is, it won’t be quietly with good grace. I’ll be kicking and screaming like a banshee

I thought that was Mrs Seano, or is that just when you're actually going on a plane, and not a question of passage through life's vicissitudes.

Plane anxiety + airport strikes will be interesting. Glad she’s going first.

Stevo_666

It's a grey day looking out of the cave window. Best keep working till it gets better and if it's OK later I may go for a pedal round the lanes after work.

Stevo_666

Update: boss just called and asked if I wanted to go see the Ashes down at the Oval next Thursday, courtesy of our insurance brokers. Beats working I guess

beansnikpoh

Stevo_666 said:

Update: boss just called and asked if I wanted to go see the Ashes down at the Oval next Thursday, courtesy of our insurance brokers. Beats working I guess

That's the stuff. Full hospitality, or just tickets?

Stevo_666

beansnikpoh said:

Stevo_666 said:

Update: boss just called and asked if I wanted to go see the Ashes down at the Oval next Thursday, courtesy of our insurance brokers. Beats working I guess

That's the stuff. Full hospitality, or just tickets?

Good point, didn't think to ask, but given that it's the brokers footing the bill and my boss is the Group CFO, I'm guessing it's the former. I just know the plan is that we meet up to have brekky at London Bridge then make our way over to the Oval (and there's a sodding tube strike on...).

Coincidentally a mate of mine has got free tickets to see Kent v Surrey at the Oval on 11th August, so twice in 2 weeks.

beansnikpoh

In my last 2 jobs, I had to decline hospitality tickets to the cricket, as the value was > £150. Turned down on appeal as well, miserable sods. These policies never seems to stop people with actual power to award contracts from being entertained/bribed. Just low level scum like me. Having said that, I'm not sure there's a similar policy where I am now.

Stevo_666

Ticket price = £110 so I reckon we're getting fed. Given the boss invited me, I figured there was no problem accepting the hospitality and in any event it was a good idea to take him up on the offer

homers_double

Last hospitality event I attended was the Porsche Cup at Brands Hatch pre covid, free champers (the decent stuff) for the girls and a LOT of Sauvignon for us lads.
The food in the box/room was absolutely amazing as well, all sponsored by someone trying to sell my mate fluids for their paper mill.

pinno

Long walk up the stunning Crafnant valley from Trefriw. Cream crackered me.
'Bumped' into 2 road cyclists who passed me on the steep 1 in 3 section at iro 4mph as I had enough time to crack a joke or two. They must have been in something like 34 x 34. Christ it was steep and relentless.

webboo

Evening
Out with oldies, got p!ssed on early doors but then it stayed dry for the rest of the ride. Feeling a bit weary listening to it thunder outside, might have a drink to celebrate my first ride for 9 days🤣

orraloon

Back to the NTS gardens for first full day volunteering since early June, wot wiv da roofers being here now gone. Nice sunny pleasant day pottering about in nursery garden sorting out Stuff, with some free bonus plants now chez moi. Now enjoying a coldie out front in the sun. Chill time.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Long walk up the stunning Crafnant valley from Trefriw. Cream crackered me.
'Bumped' into 2 road cyclists who passed me on the steep 1 in 3 section at iro 4mph as I had enough time to crack a joke or two. They must have been in something like 34 x 34. Christ it was steep and relentless.

Sounds like they needed a 33 x 36 like on mine.

homers_double

On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

homers_double

In fact I recall, whilst somewher in the midst of Ride London people walking... YES actually walking up Box Hill.

It's not even a hill!

beansnikpoh

beansnikpoh said:

sungod said:

beansnikpoh said:

Scurrying around for last minute packing. Gatwick flounge. Hols to recover from the plague. Only a week.

assume you're in club, if it's route long enough for full meal, let us know the menu, choices have been grim the last few flights, might take a picnic

seanoconn said:

sungod said:

'ning

smidge brighter

cafe stroll, wfh, départ fictif, wfhilton/tdf, bubbly

Smidge brighter!?

Dull and damp cycle in, work meh, thundery showers cycle home.

well it's brighter after the shower and in between the dark clouds

pinno said:

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

land of volcanoes, smooth roads and a tabby

Oooh, same destination. Plague means I won't be on a bike as I was planning to be.

I'll photo the club menu.

@sungod

Vegetarian katsu curry, which smelled good. Lamb shank. Prawn salad, which I had and was fine.

sungod

beansnikpoh said:

beansnikpoh said:

sungod said:

beansnikpoh said:

Scurrying around for last minute packing. Gatwick flounge. Hols to recover from the plague. Only a week.

assume you're in club, if it's route long enough for full meal, let us know the menu, choices have been grim the last few flights, might take a picnic

seanoconn said:

sungod said:

'ning

smidge brighter

cafe stroll, wfh, départ fictif, wfhilton/tdf, bubbly

Smidge brighter!?

Dull and damp cycle in, work meh, thundery showers cycle home.

well it's brighter after the shower and in between the dark clouds

pinno said:

Where are you off to SG?
Where are you off to B³?
Where are you going Seanoconn*?
Where have you been Thistle?

*This one is a rhetorical/life question thingy?

land of volcanoes, smooth roads and a tabby

Oooh, same destination. Plague means I won't be on a bike as I was planning to be.

I'll photo the club menu.

@sungod

Vegetarian katsu curry, which smelled good. Lamb shank. Prawn salad, which I had and was fine.

thanks, much as i suspected, hate lamb, allergic to marine insects, picnic!