wednesday somewhere, inside something , there is a rush of greatness

sungod

'ning

last of the sunnymild

ride, cafes, who cares, laze

thistle_

'ning

Looking a about cooler today, and looks like I'm coming home just before rainy season starts.

pinno

Where is ya Thistle?

pinno

Morning les esclavagistes

Gloomy grey, breezy. However, there is a bit of blue over Bill's mothers.
Mild though. Only had the log burner on twice this side of June 21.

Taxi, chores and a bit of WFH then taxi. Like me; simples innit.

tlw1

pinno said:

Where is ya Thistle?

Alsager

tlw1

Wet walk with hounds today, run later work in between

sungod

turned out cloudy, but very mild

cafe three looms

photonic69

Morning. WFW. Bikecommute #2. Very mild but dull. Less cycling clothes today.. Still a sweaty mess on arrival. I blame the hill.

homers_double

Drawing some metal shaped things most of the day followed by some meat shaped thing at a restaurant later accompanied by a red tinged goblety type thing.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Morning les esclavagistes

Gloomy grey, breezy. However, there is a bit of blue over Bill's mothers.
Mild though. Only had the log burner on twice this side of June 21.

Taxi, chores and a bit of WFH then taxi. Like me; simples innit.

Thinking of getting a log burner for the lounge.

Keeping busy here, but have managed to sort my trip North for later this month and catch up with a few mates from back in the day.

beansnikpoh

Rode all the way home on a lime bike yesterday as the tube was broken. Took ages, the speed limiter is a drag if going more than a mile or so.

Really annoyed by lack of shower facilities at new office. There are basement changing rooms and showers, but they are exclusive to the big law firm who are the main tenant in the building. There are building works on our floor which has put the single shower out of action since August. My trousers are getting a bit small as a result.

Home today, will turn pedals on static bike.

photonic69

Whoop! Just got the go-ahead to order my new pc workstation. i9 64GB Ram; 3x NVMe M.2 drives; GeForce RTX 4060 8GB graphics card. Nice.

thistle_

pinno said:

Where is ya Thistle?

Menorca.

Lots of nasty bitey things round here. My knee is now a funny shape with the swelling
1/5 would not recommend.

Off to see if the local beach is any safer.

thistle_

photonic69 said:

Whoop! Just got the go-ahead to order my new pc workstation. i9 64GB Ram; 3x NVMe M.2 drives; GeForce RTX 4060 8GB graphics card. Nice.

Sounds a bit overkill for watching pronhub?

thistle_

beansnikpoh said:

There are basement changing rooms and showers, but they are exclusive to the big law firm who are the main tenant in the building.

Maybe you need to make some friends they're and get a pass.
You might just need to sleep with the boss or something.

homers_double

@Stevo_666 deffo a worthwhile investment, couple it with a few glasses of red wine and enjoy the best sofa snooze ever!

photonic69

thistle_ said:

photonic69 said:

Whoop! Just got the go-ahead to order my new pc workstation. i9 64GB Ram; 3x NVMe M.2 drives; GeForce RTX 4060 8GB graphics card. Nice.

Sounds a bit overkill for watching pronhub?

Not when it's on a wall of 8K monitors. So lifelike you can almost smell them!

photonic69

thistle_ said:

pinno said:

Where is ya Thistle?

Menorca.

Lots of nasty bitey things round here. My knee is now a funny shape with the swelling
1/5 would not recommend.

So 4/5 of people would recommend the swelling?

webboo

Afternoon
Todays ride with Gerries was called because of the forecasted down pour. So what happens a couple of minor showers. So did a bit of climbing followed by weights then offered to help with Mrs W Hawthorn hedge trimming project which led to one of the showers occurring which was fine as the battery hedge trimmer was failing miserably. Which made 2 of us. So sacked it off in favour of some lunch.

orraloon

Jeffed. Garden work sesh today, team tackling a well neglected rock border. Maybe after effects of an eating and drinking week away. Or I'm just getting weak.

homers_double said:

@Stevo_666 deffo a worthwhile investment, couple it with a few glasses of red wine and enjoy the best sofa snooze ever!

Deffo indeed. Para mi, last night stove on, eat, pour 2nd (🤔) glass, put on a YouTube with Lance and Jan U. Wake up just short of midnight.

I could try again this evening...

Stevo_666

homers_double said:

@Stevo_666 deffo a worthwhile investment, couple it with a few glasses of red wine and enjoy the best sofa snooze ever!

Sounds good - time to do some research.

beansnikpoh

Stevo_666 said:

homers_double said:

@Stevo_666 deffo a worthwhile investment, couple it with a few glasses of red wine and enjoy the best sofa snooze ever!

Sounds good - time to do some research.

I have one down in Porlock so as we don't freeze in the evenings. Storage heaters running off the cheap nighttime electricity are fine in the day, but run out of juice by about 7. I've finally found a local cheapish source of seasoned hardwood that doesn't just deliver by the lorryload (no outside space). As HD and Loon say, lovely and cosy when they get going.

Stevo_666

beansnikpoh said:

Stevo_666 said:

homers_double said:

@Stevo_666 deffo a worthwhile investment, couple it with a few glasses of red wine and enjoy the best sofa snooze ever!

Sounds good - time to do some research.

I have one down in Porlock so as we don't freeze in the evenings. Storage heaters running off the cheap nighttime electricity are fine in the day, but run out of juice by about 7. I've finally found a local cheapish source of seasoned hardwood that doesn't just deliver by the lorryload (no outside space). As HD and Loon say, lovely and cosy when they get going.

It's not like we need it, as there are 4 rads in the lounge, but would be nice and less messy that the open fire that's there but currently unused and sealed with an iron plate to stop the draughts.

Only problem is, there's a nice ornate wooden mantelpiece round the fireplace which Mrs. 666 really likes and would probably warp if we started using it.

veronese68

Evening folks,
Another day of feeling rough and WFH. Fell asleep on the couch at lunchtime like a proper old git. No pub tonight due to lurgy, all very tedious.
Lime bikes are fine for a half cut few miles, but as B³ says, awful for anything more. You can pedal them over the max speed for the assistance, but the amount of drag makes it hard work.

photonic69

Ah bollux. Working late and my ride home will be in the dark and p!ssing rain. No rain shell or overshoes. Going to be a damp one. Just peachy

beansnikpoh

thistle_ said:

beansnikpoh said:

There are basement changing rooms and showers, but they are exclusive to the big law firm who are the main tenant in the building.

Maybe you need to make some friends they're and get a pass.
You might just need to sleep with the boss or something.

I reckon if I get in with the facilities guys they might give me access.

pinno

Stevo_666 said:

beansnikpoh said:

Stevo_666 said:

homers_double said:

@Stevo_666 deffo a worthwhile investment, couple it with a few glasses of red wine and enjoy the best sofa snooze ever!

Sounds good - time to do some research.

I have one down in Porlock so as we don't freeze in the evenings. Storage heaters running off the cheap nighttime electricity are fine in the day, but run out of juice by about 7. I've finally found a local cheapish source of seasoned hardwood that doesn't just deliver by the lorryload (no outside space). As HD and Loon say, lovely and cosy when they get going.

It's not like we need it, as there are 4 rads in the lounge, but would be nice and less messy that the open fire that's there but currently unused and sealed with an iron plate to stop the draughts.

Only problem is, there's a nice ornate wooden mantelpiece round the fireplace which Mrs. 666 really likes and would probably warp if we started using it.

Building regs say it should be at least 18" from the burner. My oak mantlepieces haven't warped. I would go cassette, inset convection type. Do some reseach.

They can be quite magnificent:

seanoconn

photonic69 said:

Ah bollux. Working late and my ride home will be in the dark and p!ssing rain. No rain shell or overshoes. Going to be a damp one. Just peachy

Was it peachy? Don’t mind the rain if I’m prepared. Sucks to get caught out. Although evening rain was forecast! 😉

homers_double

It won’t warp, we put a solid oak beam above ours and it’s fine

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

beansnikpoh said:

Stevo_666 said:

homers_double said:

@Stevo_666 deffo a worthwhile investment, couple it with a few glasses of red wine and enjoy the best sofa snooze ever!

Sounds good - time to do some research.

I have one down in Porlock so as we don't freeze in the evenings. Storage heaters running off the cheap nighttime electricity are fine in the day, but run out of juice by about 7. I've finally found a local cheapish source of seasoned hardwood that doesn't just deliver by the lorryload (no outside space). As HD and Loon say, lovely and cosy when they get going.

It's not like we need it, as there are 4 rads in the lounge, but would be nice and less messy that the open fire that's there but currently unused and sealed with an iron plate to stop the draughts.

Only problem is, there's a nice ornate wooden mantelpiece round the fireplace which Mrs. 666 really likes and would probably warp if we started using it.

Building regs say it should be at least 18" from the burner. My oak mantlepieces haven't warped. I would go cassette, inset convection type. Do some reseach.

They can be quite magnificent:

Yup, time to do a spot of research and get the tape measure out. Ta for that.