Mundane News

[Speicher]

Some fireworks are making a lot of noise. Kizzy briefly stopped washing her physog, and Bob stayed asleep.

 

[Illaveago]

I'm having a glass of cider . It is partially to help the apple growers and also if I'm feeling drunk I might as well have a reason for it .

 

[DCLane]

Changed the front and rear pads on my Wilier Montegrappa. Whilst removing the old pads - recycler that I am - I've sliced all the way down my left thumb with the first one.

Turns out I tried to remove a non-removeable pad by pushing it out with a sharp screwdriver

 

[tyred]

I've always quite liked After Eights so I bought a packet of the bite-sized version to try and I must say I'm a bit disappointed. Too sweet and not minty enough. I won't be buying again.

 

[Jenkins]

Anyways, I had a wet, blustery and ridiculously muddy hour in the company of Max the MTB - about 8 miles in total. I am sat here with a and a chocolate suggestive, grinning like a loon. I really enjoyed that!

Poor Max does need a bit of a bath, but I will do that tomorrow. His front mudguard is very good at keeping the mud off me, but it's even better at flicking the mud all over his downtube and BB...

I know the feeling - my shopping trip this afternoon included quite a bit of off roading on the 29er - slimy mud, wet sand and a couple of farm tracks/bridleways churned up thanks to the beet harvest. I'm surprised Tesco let me in. Cleaning the bike can wait for a few days.

 

[Reynard]

I know the feeling - my shopping trip this afternoon included quite a bit of off roading on the 29er - slimy mud, wet sand and a couple of farm tracks/bridleways churned up thanks to the beet harvest. I'm surprised Tesco let me in. Cleaning the bike can wait for a few days.

It's potatoes being lifted here. Would've thought it was a tad early for beets... But the mud, oh my goodness... Saw another lady cyclist coming the other way on one of the worst stretches, and bless her, she was on a road bike!!! That was brave.

But this is exactly what I built the MTB for. Wish I could've stayed out for longer as I was enjoying myself, but the light was fading and it was just a bit too slippery in places.

 

[Jenkins]

It's potatoes being lifted here. Would've thought it was a tad early for beets... But the mud, oh my goodness... Saw another lady cyclist coming the other way on one of the worst stretches, and bless her, she was on a road bike!!! That was brave.

But this is exactly what I built the MTB for. Wish I could've stayed out for longer as I was enjoying myself, but the light was fading and it was just a bit too slippery in places.

It's only just started with the beets, so some may have been potatoes. When it gets going properly, there's some roads that are off limits for weeks due to the mess - tippers that are almost as wide as the road churn the hell out of the verges.

 

[Reynard]

It's only just started with the beets, so some may have been potatoes. When it gets going properly, there's some roads that are off limits for weeks due to the mess - tippers that are almost as wide as the road churn the hell out of the verges.

Oh, tell me about it... It's exactly the same here.

On the flip side, there's plenty of free tatties to be had by the side of the road.

 

[biggs682]

Morning y'all no early morning ride today still feeling groggy .
Hope it clears soon
Daytime TV is c@ap

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning. Currently working out a route to the art Wholesalers the other side of Freiburg. I've not been there before and I'm wondering if I should thake the shortest route, which I don't know, with all the potential for missed turns and distractions in a frankly rather nice region, or do I try and stick to a slightly longer route along known roads until the edge of the city and follow the cycleways around it?
On the return journey I'd like to indulge my inner nerd and have a look at the extensive freight lines in the western side of the city, including the Swiss piggyback lorry loading terminal, so I'd like to leave a bit of time for that...
Decisions, decisions...

 

[raleighnut]

Got soaked yesterday evening, i'd decided to go up to the 'topshops' to get ingredients for a Thai curry and as i came out it was hissing it down, luckily I had my waterproof trews in the panniers.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
Not too sure how I am yet. At least I didn't feel too drunk when I went to make our . I'll give it another go in a minute to make some more .

 

[Illaveago]

Looks like someone's doing a bit of tidying up ! What have you fettled today seems to have changed .

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I think £7 from a chippy is about right for a fish supper. Take aways are so expensive, and it's kind of funny, because a lot of the "favourites" are so easy to do at home. And a lot nicer / healthier.

One of my cat show friends was moaning that during lockdown, her supermarket food shop bill had gone through the roof. But she was a regular eater-outer and take-away buyer, and didn't include that in her food spend. And then of course, when she couldn't eat out etc and had to buy and cook at home, I think the penny finally dropped...

According to an ONS survey earlier this year, on average, around 25% of people's calorie intake is bought (and eaten) outside the home.

We had the same thing, we're regulars in most of the local cafes and with them closed up went our food bill, it also didn't help that we didn't see my Stepdaughter, she often drops off a bag of shopping when she visits.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

One of the dogs has had a good go at eating one of the kids’ carved pumpkins in the night. Told the kids that he’d been trying to make it even more gruesome. They were happy with that.