biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Damp underfoot and I think it is a lighter shade of grey.
A14 bound later in both directions wicked
A14 bound later in both directions wicked
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
I can see across the fields to Bozest straight so it must be clearing up
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
Popty-microdon, cariad
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Good morning from cloudy but dry Suffolk. Coffee has been had and it seems like my cold is finally on its way out just in time for tomorrow's day away. All that needs to be done today is a little bit of travel snack shopping for tomorrow and that's it.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Looking for potential schools for Beautiful Daughter. We still have a three tier system in this state, with Gymnasium (Grammar school) Realschule (Secondary tech) and Werkrealschule (Secondary modern). All my lads graduated from Realschule, but Beautiful Daughter's grades mean she's been recommended for Gymnasium.
Once again I'm started by the amount of choice (small towns have two Gymnasium schools specialised in different things) and how small the schools are, about 800 pupils. Each school has a couple of main areas that is focuses on, on sciences or arts or language, but they all assume that everyone can speak German and English, and they offer a third language, in the case of science-based schools this is Latin, egads.
It's all a bit confusing but bearing in mind Beautiful Daughter can already speak and write fluently in English, German, and Japanese, I reckon she'll manage it...
Once again I'm started by the amount of choice (small towns have two Gymnasium schools specialised in different things) and how small the schools are, about 800 pupils. Each school has a couple of main areas that is focuses on, on sciences or arts or language, but they all assume that everyone can speak German and English, and they offer a third language, in the case of science-based schools this is Latin, egads.
It's all a bit confusing but bearing in mind Beautiful Daughter can already speak and write fluently in English, German, and Japanese, I reckon she'll manage it...
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
A14 has been travelled
B&M has been negotiated
Second cuppa going down well.
Blue sky patches
B&M has been negotiated
Second cuppa going down well.
Blue sky patches
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Second cuppa went down well
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
6 hours overtime this morning then home for a quick dinner followed by trip to local hardware store to get a new pull switch for the bathroom as it broke last night at bedtime leaving the light on.
Fixed the light then spent a couple of hours padding the wall and gate in readiness for the new car as its a bit wider than the old one and the gate is narrow so i have put foam padding ang reflective stripes along it and cut more out of the post at wing mirror height.
Given the bike a quick wash and now its sarnie time whist it dries before i lube it ready for next week, lights on charge .
Mrs ck is sitting there having a strop for unknown reasons and will not talk or answer anything .
Fixed the light then spent a couple of hours padding the wall and gate in readiness for the new car as its a bit wider than the old one and the gate is narrow so i have put foam padding ang reflective stripes along it and cut more out of the post at wing mirror height.
Given the bike a quick wash and now its sarnie time whist it dries before i lube it ready for next week, lights on charge .
Mrs ck is sitting there having a strop for unknown reasons and will not talk or answer anything .
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's been a chilly but occasionally sunny day here chez Casa Reynard, and much more pleasant than yesterday.
Did not sleep well. First, the brain wouldn't switch off. After I signed off here, I ended up pulling bits out of my archive for the editor overseeing that error-strewn article. What I thought might be a half hour to find the relevant references and zip off a quick e-mail ended up taking me nearly three hours. Whoops. And then my back started to remind me that it wasn't happy with things.
I slept in this morning, which helped somewhat. Spent the morning splitting logs, as the stuff that I've hauled in off the fence is much to big to fit in the grate as is - most of it is in the region of 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Unfortunately big lumps have their issue - half of one squirted off the axe and landed with some brio on my poorly foot. Ouch!
I've been finding it uncomfortable to drive as it is, but I think that's now kiboshed any though of going to Race Retro on Friday. I already was in two minds about it given it's £30 to get in, and I'll need about the same in fuel as it's over the two hours to get to Stoneleigh (it's a venue used a lot for cat shows), but I'm not sure it's a good idea to drive for four hours and then trot around a motor show all day.
Lovely luncheon of a ham, cheese & coleslaw sandwich, fruit and a
I'm now making marmalade.
Did not sleep well. First, the brain wouldn't switch off. After I signed off here, I ended up pulling bits out of my archive for the editor overseeing that error-strewn article. What I thought might be a half hour to find the relevant references and zip off a quick e-mail ended up taking me nearly three hours. Whoops. And then my back started to remind me that it wasn't happy with things.
I slept in this morning, which helped somewhat. Spent the morning splitting logs, as the stuff that I've hauled in off the fence is much to big to fit in the grate as is - most of it is in the region of 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Unfortunately big lumps have their issue - half of one squirted off the axe and landed with some brio on my poorly foot. Ouch!
I've been finding it uncomfortable to drive as it is, but I think that's now kiboshed any though of going to Race Retro on Friday. I already was in two minds about it given it's £30 to get in, and I'll need about the same in fuel as it's over the two hours to get to Stoneleigh (it's a venue used a lot for cat shows), but I'm not sure it's a good idea to drive for four hours and then trot around a motor show all day.
Lovely luncheon of a ham, cheese & coleslaw sandwich, fruit and a
I'm now making marmalade.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Marmalade made. Have five 1lb jars plus a dollop / pot scrapings.
Will make another batch in a few days, depending on how things pan out. My "double orange" i.e. half Seville, half sweet orange is the one that seems to please the most - it's not too sweet for those who like a bitter marmalade, and yet it's not too bitter for those who like a sweeter one.
Will make another batch in a few days, depending on how things pan out. My "double orange" i.e. half Seville, half sweet orange is the one that seems to please the most - it's not too sweet for those who like a bitter marmalade, and yet it's not too bitter for those who like a sweeter one.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I went out for a ride this morning on my Orbit Gold Medal. I did my usual 12 miles, it was flippin cold. I've done 39 miles on it since I welded up the dropout.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Time to feed the cat, and then it will be time to feed me.