Mundane News

[Threevok]

Just when I thought it was all over, I got blown back to work this morning

10% chance of rain, my Arse

Got soaked

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

After a night of sustained meteorological pressure washing, they've only managed to make the pavements and roads shiny. The rest is a wet, windy grey.

 

[Illaveago]

ah... instant hot water after all these years ...life is good!

Have you bought a kettle ?

 

[Illaveago]

We are now at yellow wheelie bin alert

Is that an AA breakdown recovery bin ?

 

[Illaveago]

I've persuaded a friend to come and ride with my on my next Lunacy 100km ride. We've ridden together before, when I bought the Bakfiets in Amsterdam we cycled back up the Rhine together. He's ten years younger than me, and usually is a speck in the distance when we ride together.

On the other hand he currently doesn't have a bike so I'll be loaning him my commuter, which means I need to strip down the pedals tomorrow and repack them as they're a bit iffy. I'll also have to put my new Brooks on the Tourer and the touring saddle on the Commuter because the commuting saddle is awful.

He's not cycled in ages, and instead of riding a work bike I'll be on my lighter and faster tourer.

How much do you want to bet he'll still be a speck in the distance?

Ah! Which distance ? In front or behind ?

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
I think I need a rest after just catching up .
I had to go to the dentist first thing this morning . I had a family snapshot taken while I was there . Apparently there is a fragment of bone left which causes my gum to flare up now and then . I could have a specialist remove it for a £1,000 !!

 

[mybike]

We are in the middle of a Met Office Amber wheelie bin warning. It was black bin day today and after the bin voiding technicians had been the air was filled with the intermittent thump of a bass drum as another one was blown over. They were all over the place.

Mine was on its side.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Had two phone calls to make this morning where I need to ask questions. Both calls went to voicemail. Typical.

 

[MontyVeda]

Have you bought a kettle ?

no but i've been using the kettle for all hot water since before Xmas.

 

[Old jon]

If you could give us a hint about where to stash the vast proceeds of our crimes, I would be very grateful.

Vast? When I opened my account there, back in the mists of antiquity, it was known as the Yorkshire Penny Bank.

 

[Reynard]

I have made the filling for tomorrow's pie - turkey, smoked bacon rib and leek.

Made entirely from YS ingredients except for the flour and butter. The bacon rib cost me 38p and the large lump of cooked turkey, which I acquired on Christmas eve, cost me 33p (as opposed to just shy of £7), as did the pack with two leeks. The pastry I have was also a YS buy.

There is alphabet soup and sausage rolls for lunch.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I have made the filling for tomorrow's pie - turkey, smoked bacon rib and leek.

Made entirely from YS ingredients except for the flour and butter. The bacon rib cost me 38p and the large lump of cooked turkey, which I acquired on Christmas eve, cost me 33p (as opposed to just shy of £7), as did the pack with two leeks. The pastry I have was also a YS buy.

There is alphabet soup and sausage rolls for lunch.

I have eaten my lunch for the last three weeks on YS. My fellow Americans don't like salad, apparently.

 

[Illaveago]

Grrrr!
Stupid woman pulled out of a side road in front of me ! I shouted out but got no response apart from a plastic drink's cup thrown out of the window by the passenger !
My wife said that she will ban me from riding if this continues to happen .

 

[Reynard]

I have eaten my lunch for the last three weeks on YS. My fellow Americans don't like salad, apparently.

I'm assuming these salads are far more tasty and substantial than a limp leaf of butterhead lettuce, half a tomato, two slices of cucumber and a dollop of pickled beetroot...

 

[Illaveago]

I cycled over to Lacock this afternoon as it was sunny . The height of the river came as a bit of a shock.