Mundane News

[biggs682]

@biggs682 Did you know that The Aviator at Sywell caught fire on Thursday night? 🔥

Yes I read about it but not sure how much damage was done

 

[PeteXXX]

Yes I read about it but not sure how much damage was done

It's still open for business but parts of it are damaged, apparently.

 

[Illaveago]

The Facebook business platform is bewilderingly complex. I'm in there on an almost daily basis and I still can't find what I'm looking for most of the time!

Bono had a similar problem years ago !

 

[PeteXXX]

Bono had a similar problem years ago !

Sadly, he found it!

 

[Illaveago]

The Poles are generally a very hospitable people. Plus the collective memory of the older generations of a) fleeing the Nazis and the Soviets in 1939/40 and then b) living under Moscow's thumb until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

The traditional way to greet guests in Eastern Europe* (Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic States and even Russia) is to give them bread and salt - the two most important things to sustain life.

* Can't say what that is in Hungary, as Magyar and Slavic traditions tend to be different.

If you read Homer's " Odyssey" it seems that people were treated in a similar way back in those days .

 

[Illaveago]

Thats rare these days, it wasn't uncommon in the days of 6 speed, in those days the club I rode with used to do a little bit of rough stuff on the Sunday rides and I used to break rear axles a couple of times a year. Which reminds me that I need to check the pump and puncture kit I carry on the bike, need to make sure its still OK, I don't want to find out its knackered by the roadside.

It is a 84 Raleigh Clubman which looked like it had been hurried in silt at one time . I was still cleaning dried silt out of the rear sprockets yesterday . It has protected a lot of the metalwork though, even the paintwork has survived well over the years .
The break was clean through by the thread.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
It is grey here and it feels cold indoors.
Georgie has come up to see us and was lying on the bed looking at the world upside down .
Oh! I had a thrilling day yesterday .
As I started to sort out the broken axle , wheel out of the frame and on the ground I heard a hissing sound ! The tyre decided to go down again ! A trip to a not so local bike shop followed. I bought a new axle , bearings, rim tape and inner tube . Oh what fun !
Got back home with my bits and started work . The leak was a patch that I put on , it had forced its way out in a small area . The rim tape was an old plastic thing which had gone hard . I wire brushed the inside of the rim to remove any crud and fitted new tape . It was fun centralising the new axle. As they say , it went in and out of the frame more than a fiddler's elbow ! New bearings and grease applied and bike back together. Oh! Had to adjust the stops on the rear mech.
I might try the bike out later if it warms up .

 

[Deleted member 1258]

It is a 84 Raleigh Clubman which looked like it had been hurried in silt at one time . I was still cleaning dried silt out of the rear sprockets yesterday . It has protected a lot of the metalwork though, even the paintwork has survived well over the years .
The break was clean through by the thread.

I'm guessing drive side, thats usually where they used to go.

 

[Illaveago]

I'm guessing drive side, thats usually where they went.

Climbing up out of Castle Combe last week must have done it .

 

[oldwheels]

The Poles are generally a very hospitable people. Plus the collective memory of the older generations of a) fleeing the Nazis and the Soviets in 1939/40 and then b) living under Moscow's thumb until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

The traditional way to greet guests in Eastern Europe* (Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic States and even Russia) is to give them bread and salt - the two most important things to sustain life.

* Can't say what that is in Hungary, as Magyar and Slavic traditions tend to be different.

Way back in medieval times Poland had a large population of Scottish people who started as traders but eventually were prominent in the army and government.
Initially they were regarded with suspicion and it was a threat to unruly children " you behave or the Scotchmen will get you?

 

[oldwheels]

For those who remember that some months ago I cancelled my TV licence, I just thought I would update you. Since I cancelled I have received at least five threatening letters from the 'enforcement team' which I ignored, thinking that their records would eventually be updated. But no. The letters get more and more threatening and today I had a visit! Unfortunately I was out all morning so I missed the opportunity to shut the door in his/her face. I may still get a chance though because the card they put through the door says I may well get another visit soon.

So they are still going around frightening some of the more susceptible OAPs into buying a licence. They look very official when they come to your door but they have no powers at all. They are just sales people who get paid commission whenever they sell a licence.

I get the occasional letter which gets binned but never a visit. I do live in a more awkward place to reach which may explain.

 

[oldwheels]

Did you fill I'm the online form explaining why you do not need a licence?
We cancelled ours a few years ago, as we don't have 'live' TV, and have not heard from them since.

I was not given the online option and do not see why I should buy a stamp to send a form back or pay for a phone call.

 

[oldwheels]

Another lovely sunny day so better get out before the hordes start going for car runs and cluttering up the roads.

 

[PeteXXX]

I was not given the online option and do not see why I should buy a stamp to send a form back or pay for a phone call.

No Thanks linkie

I guess it's the same in Scotland?

 

[biggs682]

Apple and raisin crumble just placed in the oven.
Granddaughter duties have finished