Mundane News

[EltonFrog]

Tent is up. Tea is made.

We might have to move though, it's a bit windy.

 

[fossyant]

I'm relaxing on my last afternoon off, evidence of my earlier work had now been documented

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It's your fault it's started raining. Not that the fact I washed 2 cars and an MTB !

 

[potsy]

It's your fault it's started raining. Not that the fact I washed 2 cars and an MTB !

Rained for all of 5 minutes here, with one small crack of thunder, blue skies again now

 

[Smithbat]

Tent is up. Tea is made.

We might have to move though, it's a bit windy.

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Nice tent! I am jealous

 

[Katherine]

@Katherine get ready, it's coming

Rained for all of 5 minutes here, with one small crack of thunder, blue skies again now

It came!!
About 20 mins of thunder followed by about 10 mimutes of really heavy rain. Only spoilt by the noise of a neighbour's dog howling in distress and no one in to calm her. They're back now, thankfully.
Still very warm and cloudy.


I decided to scub the grout around the tiles in the shower today because it was warm enough to get inside the cubicle wearing very little and get wet. I put plastic bags on my feet to protect them from the cleaning products. I finished the bottle of Flash with bleach, nice and rich and foamy, and had to use Asda's own brand equivalent which turned out to be a false economy due to being much more watery so it just ran straight down.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Feeling frustrated.

I'd intended to get my century for the month in today but it was raining when I was aiming to leave and this morning's update of the forecast looked less than enticing (a couple of hours of thunderstorms around lunchtime then showers through the afternoon).

As it turns out it's been pretty much dry since the early morning rain stopped, so I could have got out. Pretty windy though so I suppose I've been spared that and it's given time to do a bit more preparation so I've got a choice of bikes for the morrow.

 

[Hill Wimp]

And another bottle of gin appears to have made its way into my bag.

I've spent £140 on gin this morning. I think I may have a problem.

I will be there early Tuesday morning so don't drink it all !!!!

Today I have marketed Foodie to a quivering wreck in Alba. I let him have a snooze after lunch then we returned for an amazing art exhibition that our hostess was exhibiting in.

Now enjoying an aperitif in the evening warmth of about 28c. I will so miss this beautiful land when we come home on Monday.

 

[EltonFrog]

The Fragrant MrsP decided we needed a shower and utility tent. So we went out to buy some more stuff, we now have more stuff than GoOutDoors. #allgearnofeckinidea!

 

[TVC]

The Fragrant MrsP decided we needed a shower and utility tent. So we went out to buy some more stuff, we now have more stuff than GoOutDoors. #allgearnofeckinidea!

All of these things are available at a B&B, like I said.

 

[Bryony]

Sat at work doing my coursework, because there's feck all else to do!!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I just got back from a quick escape to @summerdays ' wonderful world of Bristol and its environs. I can report back that Bristol is even worse for driving around in than London. Also that Roll for the Soul (bike community café thingummy) did an excellent job at no notice on my brother's touring bike, which had developed a graunchy bottom bracket. (I met up with my brother while he's on a trip out west.) Because he's having to replace his Raceface BB every year or so he decided to swap over to a square-taper BB. The mechanic agreed, saying ''that's what I would do, bring it in''. Hour later, job done.

 

[Fab Foodie]

After art and culture.....more food and drink....

 

[summerdays]

I just got back from a quick escape to @summerdays ' wonderful world of Bristol and its environs. I can report back that Bristol is even worse for driving around in than London. Also that Roll for the Soul (bike community café thingummy) did an excellent job at no notice on my brother's touring bike, which had developed a graunchy bottom bracket. (I met up with my brother while he's on a trip out west.) Because he's having to replace his Raceface BB every year or so he decided to swap over to a square-taper BB. The mechanic agreed, saying ''that's what I would do, bring it in''. Hour later, job done.

Don't drive in central Bristol.... especially near Roll for the Soul.... we are hopefully getting near the end of the chaos of the centre redevelopment for Metro-bus (though it's a bit silly that currently the buses can't get past each other near the harbour), but they are bound to just move the distruption elsewhere.... did you check out the cycle provision on the street outside? It's the one with a zig-zag cycle path going in and out of the trees

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Don't drive in central Bristol.... especially near Roll for the Soul.... we are hopefully getting near the end of the chaos of the centre redevelopment for Metro-bus (though it's a bit silly that currently the buses can't get past each other near the harbour), but they are bound to just move the distruption elsewhere.... did you check out the cycle provision on the street outside? It's the one with a zig-zag cycle path going in and out of the trees

I was distinctly unimpressed by any of the cycling infrastructure that I saw. But impressed that there was a good number of cyclists going about the town despite half-hearted provision. While the traffic's going nowhere the cyclists aren't going away...

 

[hopless500]

not stopped today. Car mainly packed, new stuff labelled. 4 buttonholes and buttons to go and then I'm done.