Mundane News

[Reynard]

I always buy the wonky veg and salad. Funnily enough, although wonky would suggest odd, strange, not quite right I`ve found they taste exactly the same as non-wonky!
You just gotta love wonky

Likewise me.

OK, when I've got my engineer's hat on, the weird sizes and non-uniformity offends me. It's arsey to package etc. But when I've got my cook's hat on, it's to hell with appearances, I'm only concerned about the flavour. Especially if all I'm going to do is chop stuff up and put it into a sauce or a soup or something.

 

[Reynard]

Chinese what? man,woman,car,bike

A delectable meal, that's what... Now if you'll excuse me, the wok is hot...

 

[oldwheels]

Likewise me.

OK, when I've got my engineer's hat on, the weird sizes and non-uniformity offends me. It's arsey to package etc. But when I've got my cook's hat on, it's to hell with appearances, I'm only concerned about the flavour. Especially if all I'm going to do is chop stuff up and put it into a sauce or a soup or something.

In our local coop wonky carrots are obviously the floor sweepings given a rinse to get the muck off.
I buy wonky veg on the mainland for the same reason as you but no longer locally.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Trip down memory lane ...
( For some )
The Ransom 3 gang mower which l remember oh so vividly from school cricket pitch maintenance;
l guess ours must be 60 or 70 years old at least, but as you can see , in harmony withy much loved Toyota pick-up, still works well mowing the horses fields'

View: https://youtu.be/GEFOrKuWqCo

 

[Reynard]

Chinese turkey curry, steamed veggies and egg fried rice.

Happy little Reynard.

 

[Reynard]

In our local coop wonky carrots are obviously the floor sweepings given a rinse to get the muck off.
I buy wonky veg on the mainland for the same reason as you but no longer locally.

Ouch.

The best veggies are the ones that fall off the farm trailers when they're lifting them. Between now and the end of October, all bike rides are done with the hybrid, as there is a pannier permanently attached.

 

[Illaveago]

I have fed the cats, and some furkling about in the fridge has yielded the makings of a Chinese.

Whispers ?
Torture ?

 

[classic33]

I feel a rant about holiday homes coming on.
Opposite is a holiday home where the owner is so tight he cannot bring himself to pay for a sheet of paper with the various bin emptying days on it. { He does come from Yorkshire where apparently they are like Aberdonians with the streak of generosity removed }. Result is as soon as one of our bins goes out they put all their bins out jammed between our cars and obstructing our access. There they will remain unemptied until one of us gets exasperated and throws them back in the gate.
A Victor Meldrew moment some time later when looking out my window I noticed a small white car about the size of a Fiat Panda trying to turn at the top of a T junction with no other traffic around. Failed and moved further up to a wider spot where no reversing is required. Back down and stopped in an emergency stop behind another neighbours car leaving about the thickness of a sheet of paper between the cars .
Emerge from car and up to yet another holiday letting house.
These people are driving around on our roads which is why I do not go out on my trike during normal daytime hours.

He may be from Yorkshire, but may not be a True Tyke. We've similar problems with absent landlords letting out second homes bought on the cheap.

 

[Jenkins]

What a complete waste of a bank holiday. Spent a bit of time cleaning & lubing bike chains & pumping tyres up, then went for a ride - that's about as exciting as today got.

 

[raleighnut]

How very true

They even took over my mate Andy's pub, the (Princess) Charlotte.

 

[classic33]

T'is quiet, even the owl, that was on the roof opposite, has quit for the morning.
Might just be the light rain falling for the last four hours that made it take flight for dryer surroundings.

 

[biggs682]

Morning y'all
Another easy start to the day
Got to get workstation set up

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm nearly up.
It's too early, though 😔

 

[carpiste]

Just had my Weetabix and tea. No thought of cycling yet with the back still giving me a bit of pain so it`ll be another cuppa very shortly

 

[Andy in Germany]

Finished the morning bike ride I mean commute. There was a lot of cloud over the Black Forest today. In the mist the terraced vineyards were grey shapes; it reminded me of North Wales.