Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

We are just at the cinema watching a production of Tosca from the Met. They are about to shoot Mario Caravadossi at Castel Sant’Angelo........and we were there 48hrs ago.

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I heard it on the radio.

 

[Gravity Aided]

This
is the kiss
of Tosca!

 

[Fab Foodie]

It was just a puffin?

Nah, nuffn’....

 

[Fab Foodie]

I've just been for my first ride in 3 weeks.....yippie I think the 'flu is finally gone

Me too, felt good to be out on 2 wheels at last :-)

 

[StuAff]

Me too, felt good to be out on 2 wheels at last :-)

Even though it was raining heavily, it was still good to be out yesterday. Today has been indoors though (we've got electricians in tomorrow, full rewiring, so stuff needed moving, plus computer fettling. Ironically, it was sorting out the non-functioning USB card I went out to replace yesterday, replacement card didn't work either so took it back and got a refund. It was a loose power cable…oh well.

Oh yes, bike cleaning. Litespeed was still wearing the grot from the century three weeks back, now it isn't. Chain a little orange-peely but never mind. It'll be getting dirty again this week (emergency commute duties, Honda in for work again…).

 

[Paulus]

Just finished decorating he spare bedroom. MrsP will have me doing the bathroom soon.

 

[StuAff]

On BBC2 tonight at 6pm, British Cycling Superheroes: The Price of Success, about what's gone wrong. It's a bit early evening, so might not be exactly in-depth, but I'll probably look in.

'tis a repeat from November. But worth watching if you haven't seen it.

 

[screenman]

Metatarsalgia, wins, I have had it for about 6 months now and it is keeping me off the bike and not getting better.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely spring-like day here; mild, beautiful so spent the bulk of the day outside wielding clippers, loppers, chain saw and wheel barrow. I'm a bit as a result. Now sitting down to a and a packet of crisps while watching an underwhelming FA cup tie.

One and a half of the skittled plum trees have been cleared up. The other half is still dangling in the top of the conifer where I can't reach it yet. Plus I've clipped and sawn up three large branches from said conifer as well, and have stacked the logs in my wood store - they'll be for a future winter once they've dried out. Now that I've shifted a load of greenery (will need to borrow a friend and his trailer to nip to the tip) I can actually see that it's four plum trees that have been skittled. Hey ho.

No sign of Mr Alpha Male from number 6 today.

In other news, Lexi brought me a headless and disemboweled mouse.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Not this previously unpublished tale then,


View: https://youtu.be/XZnwYJj_a4g

Funny, I don't remember writing that one.

 

[classic33]

Lovely spring-like day here; mild, beautiful so spent the bulk of the day outside wielding clippers, loppers, chain saw and wheel barrow. I'm a bit as a result. Now sitting down to a and a packet of crisps while watching an underwhelming FA cup tie.

One and a half of the skittled plum trees have been cleared up. The other half is still dangling in the top of the conifer where I can't reach it yet. Plus I've clipped and sawn up three large branches from said conifer as well, and have stacked the logs in my wood store - they'll be for a future winter once they've dried out. Now that I've shifted a load of greenery (will need to borrow a friend and his trailer to nip to the tip) I can actually see that it's four plum trees that have been skittled. Hey ho.

No sign of Mr Alpha Male from number 6 today.

In other news, Lexi brought me a headless and disemboweled mouse.

Not much done then, apart from tidying up!

 

[Reynard]

Not much done then, apart from tidying up!

You volunteering by any chance?

A good chance to save on gym membership...

 

[classic33]

You volunteering by any chance?

A good chance to save on gym membership...

Don't have gym membership, I'm saving already.

Been there, done that as well.

 

[Reynard]

Don't have gym membership, I'm saving already.

An old uni mate of mine takes out gym membership, then keeps moaning that he's skint. He doesn't go there much either...

 

[tyred]

The bottom bracket of my Raleigh project seemed a little gritty and stiff. I suspect the previous owner may have had a lax attitude to servicing...not sure what gives me that impression...

Thankfully it cleaned up pretty well, very slight pitting but still serviceable for a while yet.

This is to be minimal fuss and no expense if possible refurb.