Mundane News

[Illaveago]

Ooh! That's odd! They've interrupted Wombledon for a governmint announcement!

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely hour and a half riding some local back roads and gravel trails in the company of Max the MTB. I think I earned that and two chocolate biskits that I'm about to have.

I will have to do some fettling on Max, as I'm not 100% happy with the positioning of the grips and brake levers, plus Max seems to have developed a bit of a clunky wiggle on the headset. And he needs a bath, as he's all dirty and dusty.

 

[Reynard]

It has gone horribly dark on the horizon...

 

[Reynard]

Ooh! That's odd! They've interrupted Wombledon for a governmint announcement!

Well, it's the expected verbal diarrhoea from the Dear Leader.

That's gonna come and bite him in the bum for sure. I'm not going to change anything in terms of what I'm doing, because this is not going to end well...

 

[Reynard]

Yes. It is the same here.
It's only happened once before. It's all the inconvenience of having to put it up for sale again, that is if they don't pay . I'm sure they used to have the option of offering it to the under bidder but that seems to have gone . It makes me angry !

Drat, that's a right pain...

 

[tyred]

I'll try and dodge some showers and fit my evening ride in. I'll take the Brompton as I need to visit the supermarket while I'm out.

I love my Brompton T-bag as it's great for shopping.

 

[oldwheels]

I've been car hunting by trike a Vauxhall Astra est, but the opening at the tailgate was an inch too low for my trike to fit in .............gets home ........what if I let all the air out of back wheel = lower .

I have a Peugeot Partner and the trike goes in unfolded with the back wheel between the two front seats but not protruding. The Berlingo will be the same. Plenty of headroom. I have taken the back seats out as I never need them but it would fit with only the middle one out I think and the other two folded down.
It also has a spare full size wheel.

 

[oldwheels]

Spent my lunch break sorting out the car part junk yard that my son had turned my garage into. I really don't know how he managed to strip and replace his car engine given the way he works - total chaos.

Spent some time chasing round the garage, and behind plant pots for various sockets. Managed to find everything bar a 10mm T30 bit and a 10mm deep impact socket - I suspect the socket's fallen behind one of my storage units as that's where I found two. All his spare 'engine bits' are now in three boxes.

Strange coincidence but my main socket set is missing the 10mm. Plenty of spanners but how did I lose the one socket I most need?

 

[Reynard]

The dark clouds seem to have moved away - I've just looked out of the window. Unfortunately, the view currently includes a pair of bonking pigeons in the guttering.

Anyways, never mind that.

Time to go feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Pulled down a rickety chunk of stone walling in the garden ready for a rebuild.

 

[DCLane]

@numbnuts +1 to a Peugeot Partner/Citroen Berlingo for bike carrying. Mine can fit a bike in - a trike would probably work with one/either side seat still up.

@Reynard - I agree it's going to end badly. I'm expecting chaos in a couple of months' time.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've just looked at the time and I've no idea how it got so late so early.

 

[pawl]

Well, it's the expected verbal diarrhoea from the Dear Leader.

That's gonna come and bite him in the bum for sure. I'm not going to change anything in terms of what I'm doing, because this is not going to end well...

My felling exactly

 

[oldwheels]

@numbnuts +1 to a Peugeot Partner/Citroen Berlingo for bike carrying. Mine can fit a bike in - a trike would probably work with one/either side seat still up.

@Reynard - I agree it's going to end badly. I'm expecting chaos in a couple of months' time.

The seats could not stay up for a trike as the seat would foul them I think tho’ I must admit I have not tried. Might work with the seat off but never thought of that. Just an extra bit of faff and mine is ready to go straight from the car with only the flag needing to be put on. Could try it if I ever need back seats.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I don't know about you lot but I've just made a pot of tea.