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oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
If I am very lucky I may just get to Aldi next Wednesday by which time all the useful bits will have gone. Given the unpredictable nature of our ferry service and not being a tourist I cannot say for certain until I actually get off the boat and reach the Aldi car park.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Just think how a dozen could improve things !
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Wettish day today but not much wind.
I discovered on searching that I have far more photographs than I knew about as I am slowly feeding old ones on to our local FB page. One problem is I have found some contact sheets with what looks like good material but cannot so far find the negatives. Mostly they are kept together but these seem to have been separated for some unknown reason.
The FB page has had to be partitioned as too many lazy idiots are asking stupid questions.
" I am coming to stay for a holiday but what can I do and are there any restaurants? "
" We have bought a house and are coming to live but are there any food shops and is there a school for the children?"
I kid you not. That is the level of many of them. If you want to buy a house you are not welcome unless a key worker and why not do some basic research first?
When I employed more people I used to get letters asking for jobs as they found life on the mainland too stressful and wanted to come somewhere more laid back. Life here is actually harder than on the mainland with added stress but does have advantages. After all I have now lived here for 50 years.
I discovered on searching that I have far more photographs than I knew about as I am slowly feeding old ones on to our local FB page. One problem is I have found some contact sheets with what looks like good material but cannot so far find the negatives. Mostly they are kept together but these seem to have been separated for some unknown reason.
The FB page has had to be partitioned as too many lazy idiots are asking stupid questions.
" I am coming to stay for a holiday but what can I do and are there any restaurants? "
" We have bought a house and are coming to live but are there any food shops and is there a school for the children?"
I kid you not. That is the level of many of them. If you want to buy a house you are not welcome unless a key worker and why not do some basic research first?
When I employed more people I used to get letters asking for jobs as they found life on the mainland too stressful and wanted to come somewhere more laid back. Life here is actually harder than on the mainland with added stress but does have advantages. After all I have now lived here for 50 years.
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Rained all night here but I think it’s off now. Still pitch dark
Popcorn doesn’t really do it for me either. Can’t remember when I last had any. Thai Sweet Chilli crisps on the other hand!
Tesco’s Cheese and onion for me
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
There is nowhere in Macclesfield to buy a coffee at 9am on a Sunday morning!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
What about the Wetherspoons? They will be open and do coffee
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I suppose at a push, something like a lightweight carbon gravel bike, maybe with summer and winter tyres would do me to be honest.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Raining in Leicester. Managed to get a hours ride in before it got heavy. Looks like the rest of the day will be wasted watching telly and drinking tea. 
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
And BEER
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Are you still doing huge miles? I can barely be arsed cycling at the moment. Too many back and sciatic problems have robbed me of leg strength plus I'm carrying just over an extra stone of lard that I can't seem to shift. Might actually do more jogging over the winter months and try and shift it.Raining in Leicester. Managed to get a hours ride in before it got heavy. Looks like the rest of the day will be wasted watching telly and drinking tea.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
No. Covid and stress of work completely killed my mojo, I've done just over 3,000 miles this year. Though I did do back to back 100 milers on Thursday and Friday
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Not sure I'll even make it to 2,000No. Covid and stress of work completely killed my mojo, I've done just over 3,000 miles this year. Though I did do back to back 100 milers on Thursday and Friday
Not too bothered. The days of mad miles doing Strava challenges is over for me. I just ride as and when I feel like it now.
carpiste
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Just back from Aldi and morrisons. Bought a can of gt85, waterproof trousers and a cycle work stand from Aldis and 4 tubs of date, fig and grain yoghurt from Morrisons
The sun is shining now but I`m knackered after hardly sleeping last night so no cycling today...... probably
Anyway, back to my cuppa
The sun is shining now but I`m knackered after hardly sleeping last night so no cycling today...... probably
Anyway, back to my cuppa
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Sorted! Not at 9am, but at 10.30am by the start line
Now I just wait and hope he gets up fast, then down OK. The madness of hillclimbing: go as hard as possible uphill, possibly/probably throwing up &/or passing out at the top
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