Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Maybe the 'someone else' they chose changed his/her mind, so they have had to readvertise? Makes me wonder why they didn't contact you to see if you were still interested though.

I wondered that, they moved pretty fast though of that's the case: interview; offer; rejection re-advertising, in the space of 24h.

ETA: Other possibility is that someone else had been offered the job by the time I applied on the 26th, then cancelled yesterday on the 27th.

I'll take it to the Emp. Agency on Monday and see what they suggest.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I had a group interview a couple of months ago with five of us interviewing for one position. Not one of us got the job. The person giving me feedback said they group interview three or four times before they find their 'ideal' person. 🙄

That is the other possibility. The thing is, there aren't that many people with my qualifications and they generally don't want to work in this area.

 

[Illaveago]

They just showed Mandy Jones winning the Women's World Road Championship in 1982 in this country on a proper bike !

 

[Reynard]

Well, I went to see that Claud Butler yesterday. Had to take a load of garden waste anyways, so figured I could just as well.

@raleighnut was right - it did have 26 inch wheels. 14 inch frame, but with that geometry, it was too big for me.

Was the age old problem of the top bar being too high and me being smacked where I don't want to be smacked every time I stopped. Steerer tube would've wanting some serious cutting down as well, as the front end was too "tall". Other than that, it would've been ideal. Drat.

Would've been a nice project for a ground-up rebuild. Shame. Never mind, with patience, I'll find what I'm looking for...

On the flip side, the bods at the tip now know how to measure for frame size. They had no idea it was that simple.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Oooh, oooh, the day just gets more exciting; going to Aldi soon. I may even go to Real, (local version of Tescos).

I know, two supermarkets on the same day.

The moment has come, all family members are awake, and we're nearly ready to go...

 

[Lullabelle]

Oohh...this all looks a bit posh

 

[Andy in Germany]

The moment has come, all family members are awake, and we're nearly ready to go...

Oh, wrong again: Beautiful daughter has chosen the wrong socks...

 

[Reynard]

I'm off to have some lunch. There may be pork pie involved.

Not sure I like this new CC layout...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What time did you find your way in?

2011

 

[Ripple]

It looks like I am the only one who's got no problem at all with new look of the forum.

 

[raleighnut]

Well, I went to see that Claud Butler yesterday. Had to take a load of garden waste anyways, so figured I could just as well.

@raleighnut was right - it did have 26 inch wheels. 14 inch frame, but with that geometry, it was too big for me.

Nah that is a 'quill' stem, you just undo the bolt a bit and whack it with a Nottingham screwdriver, that frees off the clamping wedge and allows the whole stem to drop then you tighten the bolt up again, doesn't do much about the top tube though.

 

[Reynard]

Nah that is a 'quill' stem, you just undo the bolt a bit and whack it with a Nottingham screwdriver, that frees off the clamping wedge and allows the whole stem to drop then you tighten the bolt up again, doesn't do much about the top tube though.

I take it a Nottingham Screwdriver is the same as an Irish Spanner...

How much adjustment is there in a quill stem? I'd have needed to take a good four or five inches off the height at least...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Nah that is a 'quill' stem, you just undo the bolt a bit and whack it with a Nottingham screwdriver, that frees off the clamping wedge and allows the whole stem to drop then you tighten the bolt up again, doesn't do much about the top tube though.

This works until the stem is short enough to push it further down. Otherwise you need a hacksaw.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I take it a Nottingham Screwdriver is the same as an Irish Spanner...

How much adjustment is there in a quill stem? I'd have needed to take a good four or five inches off the height at least...

I hacked off a couple of centimetres on the quill set on the Wayfarer we just built. I'm not sure how much you can reasonably take off though.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I take it a Nottingham Screwdriver is the same as an Irish Spanner...

How much adjustment is there in a quill stem? I'd have needed to take a good four or five inches off the height at least...

An adjustable spanner in Germany is colloquially known as a "Englander"; I asked if that was because it was because it was flexible and useful, but my colleague said it was because it was inexact but you could hit things with it, bless him.