Saturday: Slaying Satan at the Self Service Altars of Sainsbury's

photonic69
photonic69 Posts: 3,119
edited January 18 in The bottom bracket

Morning

Well, I'm up and awake. Good sleep aided by tablets.

Shopping. Snooze. Snacks. Coffee.


Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

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  • oxoman
    oxoman Posts: 623

    Morning Photonic. OH sloping off to work work for the morning whilst I run. Ice hockey match later with the family. Quick service on gravel bike before tomorrow's ride out. Will be interesting as first time bike used in peak district and currently unfit as well. Down to be a tad cool as well.

    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • Evening, warm and breezy here, walk with borrowed dog and child, with a cafe stop for a long black and a date scone, recovery from flights underway...

  • oxoman
    oxoman Posts: 623

    Enjoy your break Vince. If you bump into a ginger Highland cow then you've bumped into my sister. 😉. Lovely place and unspoilt mostly unlike UK.

    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 62,161
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 62,161

    Currently having a leisurely brekky as I don't have a whole load to do today. Will meet mate who is out skiing for lunch at the bottom of the lifts to break up the day a bit. At least managed to find a couple of comfortable positions to sleep in.

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,710

    Not really unspoilt. In fact, beyond the veneer is some pretty insidious stuff. This for example:

    I have been following this story as the Nitrate pollution from dairy farming in NZ is extremely high and the govt. are getting resistance from the farming industry. The govt. want to reduce the maximum levels of certain pollutants. This I do not understand as we in the UK have set minimum Nitrate levels according to EU law and here in the SW of Scotland, despite strict Nitrate levels, have some of the highest milk yielding herds in Western Europe. The PPM of acceptable Nitrate levels are 1 eighth of that in NZ and the farmers are resisting a restriction to a level 4 times higher than that set in Western Europe.

    "...2/3rds of the countries rivers are not fit to swim in..."

    Have a quick Google of plastic pollution too.


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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,710

    [Sorry]

    Anyhoo: Morning

    A bit dreary grey.

    Will do stuff and then drop Shorty of to a bowling party. This means peace and quiet.

    Coffee disappeared long ago. May need another one.

    Jägermeister Stevo: the preferred anaesthetic of skiing fails.

    Laters

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  • oxoman
    oxoman Posts: 623

    I knew it had problems but didn't realise it was that bad. Seems better than Australia or other non developed countries. Luckily my Sister lives in a nicer area, and she can stay there i don't want her back in the UK.

    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • Webboo2
    Webboo2 Posts: 1,299

    Morning

    4 degrees and murky here and forecast to start getting colder. So it’s looking like any exercise will be indoors.

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,710

    Luckily my sister lives in Kenya. I would have preferred NZ as it is further away. But you can't have everything.

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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,820

    Lazy start, croissant and coffee quaffed. Play with my kettlebell for a bit then wrap up warm to watch South London’s greatest football team and grab some overpriced junk food.

    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 1,007

    If you can sift through the agenda beating, this is quite an informative watch.

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  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 3,119

    Unfortunately my sister lives in Scotland which is 400 miles too near. She's threatening to come down early Feb. I might have to leave the country or die or similar.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • oxoman
    oxoman Posts: 623

    Personally anywhere on the planet is to close. However I'm lucky that she has a medical issue that stops her flying and she can't afford to come via boat. 🥳

    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,947

    Evening folks,

    Traditional slow start was enjoyed, mild pottering followed. Hmmm, sisters, one in Dunstable and one in Italy. The one in italy has had to deal with my mother being there for a couple of months now, she's very much looking forward to a break soon. Puts me back on duty of course.

    Sorry to hear about the collarbone Stevo, hopefully there's enough to keep you occupied through the day. You could go to Italy by cable car for a day out, only about 6 different cable cars as I recall. Did it about 40 years ago, even had to show a passports and one of the changes. Gave the old man a chance to have a kip in Courmayer whilst he waited for us.

    Lad worked on a dairy farm in NZ, most of the production was for the Chinese as I recall. They certainly weren't concerned about anything other than maximising production, he won't drink milk to this day, goes with the oat version.

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  • vincesummerskRoxcBTr
    vincesummerskRoxcBTr Posts: 1,343
    edited January 18

    The problem is the dairy industry in NZ relies on cows grazing in high density as most of the fields require irrigation to maintain the grass growth because of the quick draining nature of NZ souls and substructure. It is never going to be great environmentally. Apparantly it was a boom industry to fulfil China's huge demand for powdered milk.

    Well, one of the problems anyway!

  • Thanks, we come over every couple of years as have family here. Agriculture is similar ro the UK but more intensive in a lot of ways, the non faired areas and hills are wilder feeling than the UK as less obvious human activity. We like it but still like life in the Borders so have no desire to move here.

  • Thanks! Usually only affects us for a day or two. Enjoying the 20c weather though!

  • MidlandsGrimpeur2
    MidlandsGrimpeur2 Posts: 2,244
    edited January 18

    Blimey, there is not a lot of sibling love on here! I think as I get on well with my brothers that I take it for granted that most siblings are close. Clearly not! 😂

  • oxoman
    oxoman Posts: 623

    I think brothers as siblings are not to bad but sisters as siblings to brothers are PIA. They tend to stir things big style. Mine could have saved me from getting to involved with ex, if only she had opened her mouth.

    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • Interesting. I only know one brother/sister combo and they aren't close at all. Perhaps brother/brother or sister/sister are the less aggro pairings!

  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,947

    My elder sister is fine...

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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,710

    Yes indeed. The 2bn NZ dollar irrigation scheme planned for Hawkes bay could go a long way to revitalised the local economy and diversifying.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,725

    I got on really really well with my (older) sister.

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  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 3,119

    I didn't speak to my sister for over 7 years after my mother then father died. That was 20 years ago. She was a bipolar alcoholic nutcase. Luckily she's reformed and on meds now. She now tries to be too nice rather than the drunken, spiteful, venomous, devious snake-bitch she was. I let her back into my life in 2018 after she hit rock bottom due to alcohol and her as then undiagnosed bipolar disorder. She was sectioned and stayed in hospital for 8 months. She's a lot better now and I can tolerate her in micro-doses. However she's coming to stay in two weeks to visit our very elderly aunt on her last legs.

    Not looking forward to it.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • oxoman
    oxoman Posts: 623

    Photonic it sounds like your sister came out of a similar mould to mine, only thing missing is bipolar. Luckily she's stuck in kiwi land after marrying one. 1 or 2 calls a year is to much tbh, especially if she's been on the pop.

    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • Blimey, I can certainly sympathise with the lack of a close sibling bond in your case PN! I guess there will be plenty of examples out there where the lack of a bond is due to fairly extreme behaviour on the part of one sibling. I am lucky everyone in my family is pretty sane and down to earth.

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,710

    My sister: lying, manipulative, profligate and avaricious in equal measure. Abused her p of a iro of £30 to £40k - this after extracting £thousands of my father when he was alive. Charms the socks off people which totally pi$$es me off: This pulls the wool over their eyes and they think the sun shines out of her exit facility.

    ...and the emotional blackmail. My word.

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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,451

    Blimey, this is very familiar, other than my sister isn't so clever that people don't see through it after a while and she moves on to some other sucker. Haven't spoken to her for nearly a decade, which is impressive IMO considering she lives less than 5 miles from me in the same house as my mother who I visit semi regularly.

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