Mundane News

[DCLane]

So if you are a big cyclist you would have to squeeze onto a bike which fits their dimensions ?

A bit like what Graeme Obrea did in the film The Flying Scotsman .

Basically, yes. One of my son's team-mates is 6' 7" and had to borrow a smaller TT bike as his XXL one was never going to fit in the jig.

 

[Illaveago]

I've got David Cassidy singing away in my head !
He's singing "How can I?"
I could ask a similar question! How does he fit ?

 

[oldwheels]

Currently sunshine but I came back indoors because it was pouring rain after testing my new scythe. Everything is sodden so the real work will have to wait.
Calmac putting out dire warnings for afternoon ferry sailings as gales and heavy rain are forecast to start soon.
No triking for a few days if forecast is correct but by then the mad drivers will be out. Not just the racing types but the boy racers get infected.
The rally organisers have been putting out warnings to competitors and hangers on to remember they are in a foreign country and the rules for face coverings etc are different. Not that a lot of them will bother. They are too self important to comply with petty rules.

 

[fossyant]

I've got David Cassidy singing away in my head !
He's singing "How can I?"
I could ask a similar question! How does he fit ?

No no no, no !

No David Cassidy.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've got David Cassidy singing away in my head !
He's singing "How can I?"
I could ask a similar question! How does he fit ?

I know it's a big ask, but can you keep him there? Under no circumstances let him out.

 

[oldwheels]

Just looked out my front window and realised it was not rain falling but hailstones. Welcome to October.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Mucky lads weekend coming up. 5-6 of us off to my van in Wales. Penmachno and Llandegla are on the cards, as well as beer, pool, darts, chippy tea and a curry.

A weekend to which the term "Blast radius "could apply...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Is it lunchtime yet?

No.

Bummer.

 

[fossyant]

A weekend to which the term "Blast radius "could apply...

I have purchased extra loo roll and air freshener.

 

[rockyroller]

Is it lunchtime yet?No.Bummer.

just had some sesame noodles for breakfast does that count?

 

[mybike]

Not stretch ... Shrinkage. The ski bars needed moving back. All done now. He's had better rides, but will go again in the national road race on Saturday.

I take it 'ski bars' are the bars that stretch out ahead, on the handlebars, that give a change of position.

 

[mybike]

called time on sleeping in the buff for this year.

TMI

 

[oldwheels]

A minor Victor Meldrew moment.
I bought some pease meal from an on line health food store. Inside the box are two bits of paper. One with details of the charges which do not make much sense as they appear to have undercharged me by £1.30.
The other bit tells me in large letters that if I have NOT RECEIVED my order to email them.

 

[Speicher]

Slightly chaotic here today. I think the new people moving in were here before the current occupants had finished moving out. Five removal vans, or was it six, parked up so as not to block people's driveways, take up a lot of space.

That is the house four doors up, not two doors down or opposite. The house two doors up will be next, I assume.

So far, by way of four-legged occupants, we have:

One cat that stays indoors, and is described by its staff as a "psycho" cat. If she had not adopted it, it would have had to be euthanised.
One small Jack Russell, a well-behaved, well-trained dog.

 

[cookiemonster]

Feeling better now. The kick ass medication is working but I now have a 200 quid medical bill that BUPA will be paying for. Will try and get out on the bike for a quickie tomorrow. Long holiday weekend as 1st October is Flags%$gger day here (National Day officially, the establishment of the PRC). Flags everywhere.

Had to meet Wil (Mr Cookiemonster) earlier so took an opportunity to go to my favourite vinyl shop here in HK (Wan Chai) and spent too much on vinyl, as ever🤣.

Off to see the new Bond movie tomorrow. Looking forward to that.

Still not cooling down weather wise, 34c today, in early October. This is shaping up to be the hottest year on record in HK according to the experts.