Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
The parental is Belgian, so we celebrate Sinterklaas here too.
I'm just SO relieved Zwarte Piet didn't leave me any lumps of coal...
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The parental is Belgian, so we celebrate Sinterklaas here too.
I'm just SO relieved Zwarte Piet didn't leave me any lumps of coal...
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Considering who was operating it at the time, thankfully not
No, mainly a wheeling arm & coordinated celebratory camp skip
- Location
- Inside my skull
I think he’s more of a wingdings kind of guy
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Typical winter weather for here, grey, damp and windy. Cold in the wind but not too uncomfortable. Frost has gone from the car but still some icy bits on the ground.
Given up on getting the trike out this week I think and getting too much packed into the car.
For years I had vans and latterly a motorhome so got too used to just opening the doors and chucking anything in. The Peugeot Partner is really a van with windows and optional rear seats but the trike takes up a lot of space.
The mountains I can see on Mull have a sprinkle of snow down as far as I can see but the Morvern ones are clear and none to be seen on Rum either.
Given up on trying to make sense of the text messages coming out of Calmac. The lift for disabled passengers is out of action on MV Isle of Arran but that is not supposed to be here. My next trip is a few days away so no point in trying to pin them down until the actual day of travel.
If they cancel the boat I am meant to be on and I have to take a later one my ticket will be invalid and it probably gets complicated with the new system.
I could go on standby for an earlier boat with that ticket but if I do not get on then it means about 3 hours sitting in the car for the booked one.
Given up on getting the trike out this week I think and getting too much packed into the car.
For years I had vans and latterly a motorhome so got too used to just opening the doors and chucking anything in. The Peugeot Partner is really a van with windows and optional rear seats but the trike takes up a lot of space.
The mountains I can see on Mull have a sprinkle of snow down as far as I can see but the Morvern ones are clear and none to be seen on Rum either.
Given up on trying to make sense of the text messages coming out of Calmac. The lift for disabled passengers is out of action on MV Isle of Arran but that is not supposed to be here. My next trip is a few days away so no point in trying to pin them down until the actual day of travel.
If they cancel the boat I am meant to be on and I have to take a later one my ticket will be invalid and it probably gets complicated with the new system.
I could go on standby for an earlier boat with that ticket but if I do not get on then it means about 3 hours sitting in the car for the booked one.
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I just got on an all-electric double-decker triple-hyphenated bus. All the seats on the upper deck had USB sockets. None of them were in use, probably because no one thought to bring along a charging cable for the bus.
M&S just keeps giving 1st I got all the posh stuff for Christmas cheep due to store closing down. Now i've just been to the new one to pick up an online order and they can't find it. They very quickly owned up saying they'd look in every box on the shelf. I know I said I was watching we both had a bit of laugh about it.So they've arranged a refund and reordered it free of charge. The point is she was quick to tell me, said sorry and sorted it without having to do anything. All round good service so no point getting angry about it. She even thank me for being understanding about it. The other plus point was I picked up my free sparks card offers and a bottle of port I also went for turned out to on offer too.
Many years ago I purchased a B+W " Zeppelin " speaker from JL. It came with a 2 year guarantee. After about 18 months it went on the blink so I rang up JL. They said bring it in and we will send it off for repair. After a couple of weeks I got a message to say it was in store and awaiting collection. When I went to the store nobody could find it. I was patient and good natured as the search went on. Eventually the manager apologised and said that I could have the newer upgraded version whih they had in stock, free of charge. I was delighted, what fabulous service! Then at the last minute one of the staff found it on a shelf in a nondescript cardboard box. Oh boy, was I disappointed.
A bitter/sweet encounter.. Good service, though!
Funny you said that I've just had a phone call the store has now found my order. Will have to wait and see if the refund has already gone though.
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
Was hoping for a battery one to use with my Makita batteries.
76 year old arrested with battery powered angle grinder. "Charged with going abroad equipped." Probably try "intent and criminal damage."
I could become a folk hero rather than "stupid old tw*t." And it wasn't twit that the taxi driver shouted at me because I explained to him that he was in a 20mph zone
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
Managed 25km this morning. Most layers I've ever cycled in.
Roads were icy, had a few oops but no a daisy.
Roads were icy, had a few oops but no a daisy.
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
With a load of smut and a coating of innuendo?
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
My working day is completed
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
I've had some goodies arrive for my six-speed Brompton.
A 50T narrow/wide chainring, a friction thumbshifter, and 12T, 14T and 17T rear sprockets.
That turns it into a mighty 9-speed!
My gears will change from 32" 40" 50" 62" 78" 97" to 30" 37" 43" 47" 57" 67" 74" 90" 105"
Not that I need a 105" gear...
A 50T narrow/wide chainring, a friction thumbshifter, and 12T, 14T and 17T rear sprockets.
That turns it into a mighty 9-speed!
My gears will change from 32" 40" 50" 62" 78" 97" to 30" 37" 43" 47" 57" 67" 74" 90" 105"
Not that I need a 105" gear...
