Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[Telemark]

Soft Westies often get more clouds & less frost/ice ... it was a beautiful clear morning further east , so yesterday's puddles had gone a wee bit crunchy (mind, the sun didn't come up until well after I arrived at work )

Well done on your record commuting times ... what a waste of good cake though if the bad had happened properly

 

[Pat "5mph"]

No ice at all here in Glesga, just a chilly wind and a few folks murdered in parks
Glad you got your tyres @Telemark !
I have been doing some baking
Used to bake a lot years ago, when it was two of us, sort of got out of the habit but talking to Telemark made me remember how enjoyable baking is. Thanks T.

 

[Telemark]

No ice at all here in Glesga, just a chilly wind and a few folks murdered in parks
Glad you got your tyres @Telemark !
I have been doing some baking
Used to bake a lot years ago, when it was two of us, sort of got out of the habit but talking to Telemark made me remember how enjoyable baking is. Thanks T.

What you have you been baking? You'll have the Westies gang queueing up at your door (if they know where you live ) ...
Plenty of takers who will help you to enjoy your baking even more ... are you planning to join the Loch Lomond ride?
I'll have to do something with a few spare cooking apples this weekend before they go off ...

Not got the tyres yet, they were last seen in Koblenz at 7pm, according to the tracker

 

[Pat "5mph"]

You will probably get them tomorrow, took 2 days with both my orders.
I have been making Lebkuchen, hallumopitta (halloumi bread) and Kourapiedes (almond short bread)
Will make another batch of Lebkuchen for the Lomond ride, as it really is delicious if i may say so myself

 

[Telemark]

Wow, you've been busy! Never heard of hallumopitta or kourapiedes before ... love Halloumi & almonds though ...
Whereas Lebkuchen are one of my favourite baking items . The TriCentre currently has a Lebkuchen replica shop, complete with Lebkuchen bikes, in the shop window, must take a photo and post it here!

There is a recipe thread somewhere in the Cafe, it keeps getting resurrected every so often ... fancy posting the recipes?

T

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Wow, you've been busy! Never heard of hallumopitta or kourapiedes before ... love Halloumi & almonds though ...
Whereas Lebkuchen are one of my favourite baking items . The TriCentre currently has a Lebkuchen replica shop, complete with Lebkuchen bikes, in the shop window, must take a photo and post it here!

There is a recipe thread somewhere in the Cafe, it keeps getting resurrected every so often ... fancy posting the recipes?

T

I am sooo lazy at writing down recipes, but will make an effort

 

[Col5632]

Ouch, glad you are both OK! There was ice on this site of the Forth, too, out of town anyway.
The spiked tyres I wanted were back in stock again yesterday at the site recommended by @Pat "5mph" , mine are now dispatched, total cost inc. postage from Germany less than £45 (massive discount) . I went for the Schwalbe Winter in the end (700 x 30c), there are lots of types/sizes to choose from ...
Thanks again, Pat!

T

Both fine just gave me a bit of a freight

Really struggled this morning, cycled home about 1am this morning, up at 8 to then cycle the 5 miles straight into the wind which for me is always tuff on a wednesday cause i play football the night before I was really ready to give up this morning

 

[Fubar]

Both fine just gave me a bit of a freight

Really struggled this morning, cycled home about 1am this morning, up at 8 to then cycle the 5 miles straight into the wind which for me is always tuff on a wednesday cause i play football the night before I was really ready to give up this morning

No wonder you fell over if you were carrying freight!!

 

[Telemark]

Both fine just gave me a bit of a freight

Really struggled this morning, cycled home about 1am this morning, up at 8 to then cycle the 5 miles straight into the wind which for me is always tuff on a wednesday cause i play football the night before I was really ready to give up this morning

But you didn't ...
Wind is character building, as they say , you'll be flying come spring if you don't stop during the windy months
(hang on, I shouldn't be encouraging you, I want to beat you on MCL next year )

T

 

[Telemark]

Tomorrow looks a bit 'interesting' for the morning commute, according to the MetOffice ... yellow wind warning, sleet and 41mph head/cross wind gusts at +3C for around sea level in Edinburgh ... my office is at 200m asl , will there be ?
I might just review my options in the morning and see what it looks like outside, instead of auto-piloting into my cycling gear.
Nae sign of the winter tyres yet

T

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Tomorrow looks a bit 'interesting' for the morning commute, according to the MetOffice ... yellow wind warning, sleet and 41mph head/cross wind gusts at +3C for around sea level in Edinburgh ... my office is at 200m asl , will there be ?
I might just review my options in the morning and see what it looks like outside, instead of auto-piloting into my cycling gear.
Nae sign of the winter tyres yet

T

Oh my the wind! Discovered Mrs. Doubtfire at 3 stone is not easily swayed, she was a rock!
What I want to know is why, having changed directions 3 times in my commute tonight, the wind was in my face the whole way. By logic, I should have had a tail wind (storm) at some point.
Took me 45 min instead of the usual 30
Deserve a wee bit of cake now
Your tyres won't be long @Telemark , Christmas postal service

 

[Telemark]

Oh my the wind! Discovered Mrs. Doubtfire at 3 stone is not easily swayed, she was a rock!
What I want to know is why, having changed directions 3 times in my commute tonight, the wind was in my face the whole way. By logic, I should have had a tail wind (storm) at some point.
Took me 45 min instead of the usual 30
Deserve a wee bit of cake now
Your tyres won't be long @Telemark , Christmas postal service

It's like going round Arthur's Seat when it's windy ... the wind is either with your or against you all the way round, when it should in theory switch the other way at some point . Well done, Mrs D & @Pat "5mph" , enjoy your cake!

The ice tyres have crossed the Channel and were in Oldbury near Birmingham this evening , yay for parcel trackers .

T

 

[Col5632]

Tomorrow looks a bit 'interesting' for the morning commute, according to the MetOffice ... yellow wind warning, sleet and 41mph head/cross wind gusts at +3C for around sea level in Edinburgh ... my office is at 200m asl , will there be ?
I might just review my options in the morning and see what it looks like outside, instead of auto-piloting into my cycling gear.
Nae sign of the winter tyres yet

T

Yeah I think ill do the same, wind is really something tonight, glad my commute home was wind assisted, was mega close to giving up this morning, still adjusting to the heavy hybrid again too, hate not being able to move my hands and arms anywhere else

 

[Telemark]

just picked up another stalker

T

 

[Col5632]

just picked up another stalker

T

Weird that cause i just did too Just realised i wasnt stalking you already so thought i should