Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Good morning from Suffolk. It looks to be a bright and sunny start to the day, but probably a bit squelchy underfoot as there appears to have been a bit more rain overnight. The first cuppa of the day has just been finished so I suppose I'd better get up and have some breakfast.

At some point this weekend I need to replace the inner tube on the rear tyre of the main commuter bike - it was a bit soft when I went to use it yesterday (I used the ebike instead) indicating there's one of those almost untraceable very slow punctures where it's easier just to check the tyre and replace the tube.

 

[Jenkins]

A Freightliner class 66 pulling a further 3 class 66s has just gone up the line heading to Ipswich. Guess there's not much freight to be hauled from Felixstowe Port this weekend.

 

[Mike_P]

Yuk. Foggy again with drizzle in it. Hence car to Waitrose this morning and then a Simply Food where I found a distinct lack of free from mince pies. This years comparison of them looks like being limited.

 

[Speicher]

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And who's car do you think this is? 🤔

Wyatt Earps?

Editted to add: oops too late!

 

[tom73]

Early morning mist still hanging around, not too cold out and about but with all this mist it feels pretty wet and damp.

 

[biggs682]

I can see patches of blue sky in amongst the clouds

 

[Tenkaykev]

Trying out our new Tefal portable induction hob. Very impressed so far.

 

[PeteXXX]

We've popped into our local café.
Tea & cake for me and a free sausage for Bonnie 🐶

 

[mybike]

And the flipping clocks change to make it even darker on Sunday. Yippee, dark end of work commutes coming up; at least with WAH it should just be one a week. Actually prefer them on the ebike as the cycle route avoids an otherwise necessary right turn off the A61 at a set of traffic lights where the oncoming traffic is invariably doing more than 30 coming off a decent. Judging at night a gap in the incoming traffic is always interesting.

It'll be lighter when I take the dog out.

 

[Mike_P]

It'll be lighter when I take the dog out.

Maybe true but it's a sad fact the road accident rate always shoots up with putting the clocks back. Not sure the reasoning that it benefits farmers stands up any longer given how many carry out farm work in the dark evenings, farm yards floodlit and powerful lights on tractors.

 

[PeteXXX]

114/75
P63

 

[mybike]

I made it to the cafe for breakfast without getting soaked. I had rorn my raincoat but it's too hot for it really.

My breakfast was served on a square plate this morning. Life doesn't get much more exciting!

This is supposed to be mundane news.

 

[mybike]

Very dark when I got up at my usual time this morning and a bit depressing that it will be even darker from next week.

Lighter, surely.

 

[mybike]

Maybe true but it's a sad fact the road accident rate always shoots up with putting the clocks back. Not sure the reasoning that it benefits farmers stands up any longer given how many carry out farm work in the dark evenings, farm yards floodlit and powerful lights on tractors.

RAC Foundation suggest that the weather has more to do with it than the change in the clocks. Of course, the change also upsets our sleep rhythm, which must affect our concentration. It would probably be better to keep to the natural time, where midday occurs when the Sun is at its highest. Then, if we wanted more daylight, we could get up earlier.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Maybe true but it's a sad fact the road accident rate always shoots up with putting the clocks back. Not sure the reasoning that it benefits farmers stands up any longer given how many carry out farm work in the dark evenings, farm yards floodlit and powerful lights on tractors.

About 19 extra accidents per day averaged over two weeks following the change, though they do acknowledge that worsening weather at this time of year is almost certainly a factor. Conversely the accident rate decreases when they put the clocks forward in the spring.