Mundane News

[Ming the Merciless]

Having nice green tea 🍵

 

[Reynard]

I'm (mostly) an English Breakfast Tea kinda gal.

 

[Andy in Germany]

No cycling today, but I did put proofhide on both the Brooks saddles. With due ceremony of course.

 

[Illaveago]

There's something funny about these new mattress toppers. No sooner than the people have fitted them they fall asleep !

 

[fossyant]

Today wasn't quite to plan. Got up for a shower, flicked the wall switch, then the shower started hissing. That shouldn't happen.

Unfortunately its an issue we've had with it before where you switch it off on the shower, it then stops flow, but the heater doesn't. Its a bit alarming when steam shoots out.

I've fixed it before by ensuring everything inside is dry and the pressure switch is cleaned with electrical cleaner. This hasn't worked this time.

So, I was fitting a new electric shower this afternoon. Another brushed aluminium effect, so that limited us to one in the end that had the water supply on the left.

Fairly simple job to do although had to re-drill holes in the ceramic tiles. Fortunately I still have the diamond drill bit from when we refurbed the bathroom.

 

[Reynard]

Right, time to go feed the cats, and then it'll be time to go feed me.

Felix AGAIL for the girls, chicken enchiladas for me.

 

[fossyant]

Our gang have munched through another box of 40 Felix.... got a load in the garage in reserve, but that's if we get poorly. Kyoto doing really well, bit bored today as we have to keep her in for a bit (no cat run adventures yet).

 

[Magpies]

Audax bike back from its MoT this evening. Too late to take it for a ride, so fingers crossed for a few hours' decent weather this weekend.

Don't forget the snorkel and flippers!

Snatched a pleasant ride during a dry-ish period in the early evening ..... happily, no snorkel or flippers required!

 

[tyred]

I finally got around to buying a new external DVD drive today to replace my old dead one and finish watching the Touch of Frost box set I was given as a present last Christmas and also back up my photos to DVD as I had been planning to do for ages.

€27 from Argos. My old one cost me about 200 many years ago

 

[Andy in Germany]

Tea and Lebkuchen before bed.

Some serious hedonism going on here...

 

[Kempstonian]

I had an appointment today at the doctor's for my flu jab. I had to be there at precisely 2.42 pm. As my car still isn't working I intended to walk round there (approx 15mins), so imagine my joy when I woke up to p*ssistent rain! All morning.

But the gods were smiling on me today. The rain stopped at 2.25 (I was due to leave at 2.30), so I had a dry walk to the doctor's and a dry walk home again. Home at 3pm. The rain started again at 3.15.

Just call me 'Lucky'!

 

[Reynard]

Snatched a pleasant ride during a dry-ish period in the early evening ..... happily, no snorkel or flippers required!

Yay!!!

 

[Reynard]

Almost time for MOTD

Which means it's almost time for a

 

[Gravity Aided]

I went to the local co-op for some parts today, as we are sort of open now to the members who fix bicycles, but not the public. I found some parts. An old Raleigh frame followed me home. It rained most of the day, but that is okay, what with some bike oriented things to do again.

 

[classic33]

I went to the local co-op for some parts today, as we are sort of open now to the members who fix bicycles, but not the public. I found some parts. An old Raleigh frame followed me home. It rained most of the day, but that is okay, what with some bike oriented things to do again.

Will you be returning the Raleigh to it's owner, once fed.