Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Morning it is raining here.

Did anyone on here ever own an Emmelle bike ? I'm just curious as to what they were like . I never wanted one as the name put me off !

The company should have got its money back from whatever marketing company they used that suggested that name !

Emmelle Empstead!

In my teens I had an Emmelle mountain bike with 24 gears - unusually with a quadruple chainring up front and 6 at the back. If memory serves it was purple.

 

[Jenkins]

@Jenkins if you're heading to Silverstone this weekend, the A43 is closed both ways ftom J15a to the A5 at Towcester.

Not again!

Many thanks for the warning, the normal division would be via Milton Keynes, but the Black Cat roundabout on the A1 is also being worked on so it could be a long day.

 

[Jenkins]

Hello from Brands Hatch. A thoroughly miserable drive down through the rain and little on track action early due to the conditions, but at just before 11 the tap was turned off and the sun came out. it's a lovely afternoon at the moment and just waiting for the post lunch break racing.

 

[classic33]

A sleán.

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Many a day spent on the bog with one of those, back in the day before the machines moved in on the job.

Thought this might interest you!
Lot 1208

 

[mybike]

This morning, being a Saturday, I decided I'd treat Cassie to a long walk.

The footpaths were slightly muddier than usual & I detoured from the path a bit in the cow field. When I came to the bridge over the mill stream it was flowing really fast & high underneath, but then I turned off the bridge & discovered the stream had broken its banks & the newly laid path was under water. It grew steadily worse, topping my walking boots, until I reached the steps up from it. Cassie, who isn't a fan of puddles, wasn't happy. The stream had spread across the next bridge, so I decided on taking the steps up onto the old railway.

And I see from the radar we can expect more rain

 

[Mike_P]

A couple of hours playing with the new tv and discovered a shotcut menu accessed by long holding a number that has not had a shortcut allocated to it (um.. what if all have been). 1 to 5 had already been auto-allocated to Iplayer etc, so put Freesat BBC1HD (Yorks) on 6 and Freeview BBC1HD (NE & Cumbria) on 7 and a long hold of 6 or 7 will now flip between Freesat & Freeview, somewhat quicker than the 19 step alternative even if automated.

 

[simongt]

War of the Roses.

According to a renanctor who specialised in that period of history, it was originally known as 'The War of the Cousins'.
As with the Black Death; it was known as 'The Great Death' until Victorian dramatistic writers got hold of it - !

 

[simongt]

Walkers are now producing Christmas Pudding flavour crisps.

Yep, Aldi HAVE gone one better; now advertising 'Christmas Dinner Flavour' bubble gum - !

 

[Illaveago]

I've got a head cold !
I'm going to have another nap . It's the safest thing to do.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

According to a renanctor who specialised in that period of history, it was originally known as 'The War of the Cousins'.
As with the Black Death; it was known as 'The Great Death' until Victorian dramatistic writers got hold of it - !

And up here the English Civil War gets lumped in with the War of the Three Kingdoms. Basically Charles I.

 

[biggs682]

Another cuppa went down well

 

[tom73]

Thank you both for that explanation. I thought he was deluded, and you have explained why.

I finished Chemo about five days before lock down, when the hospitals were starting to be over-loaded. It made me think that if someone had to "choose" between my survival (62 years old) and that of someone younger, fitter and with a young family, I can imagine what they would decide.

In reality it would never be that simple, there might be ten patients and only seven beds with all the clinical equipment.

Another factor to remember not everyone who is offered ICU bed will take it. A number of stories during covid of people willing to say no so others with a better chance may live. I know of one such case.

 

[biggs682]

Garage re shuffled around a bit to make access a bit easier

 

[Speicher]

Garage re shuffled around a bit to make access a bit easier

And more room to practice your dance moves! Have you got your Paso Doble outfit sorted?

 

[biggs682]

And more room to practice your dance moves! Have you got your Paso Doble outfit sorted?

Yep going for green and gold but just can'f decide on hoops or stripes ?

What about you ?