Mundane News

[Oldhippy]

I've had to sharpen my pencil.

On the subject of pencils, I really need to start sketching in my 'going for a ride' journal. I carry at all times in my saddlebag but get caught up in photos and forget to write and sketch. Must try harder.

 

[tyred]

On the subject of pencils, I really need to start sketching in my 'going for a ride' journal. I carry at all times in my saddlebag but get caught up in photos and forget to write and sketch. Must try harder.

I wish I could sketch but at best I can only manage things with square lines like blocks of '60s council flats or Volvo 740s.

 

[Oldhippy]

I wish I could sketch but at best I can only manage things with square lines like blocks of '60s council flats or Volvo 740s.

I am rubbish but I feel I should try, everything is rushed these days and I want to take time and enjoy more of the scenery I ride through.

 

[Reynard]

Hauled in another load of broken branches from previous week's storms. The rest of the wood either too poor quality to be worth bothering with, or I can't move it without getting the chainsaw out.

Anyways, I've got half the garden in my hair, so I'm going to wash it.

 

[Reynard]

Hair washed.

Also put green bin out for collection in the morning. And for the first time in four months, I've also put the black bag out. It's still less than half full, but it's gotten a bit pongy.

Now sat down with a

 

[oldwheels]

I am rubbish but I feel I should try, everything is rushed these days and I want to take time and enjoy more of the scenery I ride through.

I used to carry a pad and pencils with me rather then a camera and just stop for a quick sketch if anything interesting appeared. Now I have got a bit lazy and use a phone camera. The facility to sketch quickly goes a bit I think if not kept in practice so I must try harder to stop and sketch as they have more interest in some ways.

 

[Reynard]

I've just put the oven on to preheat.

 

[oldwheels]

Not a very productive day. Went to the local Calmac office and to my surprise got the bookings I wanted with no argument. Spent a lot of time just footering aboot and continued reading a library book on aspects of Scottish history we were never taught at school.
After the Irish potato famine the same thing happened over the whole north of Scotland in 1846/47. The grain harvests were ok in the east but the Anglo landlords got better prices in London so all grain was being shipped south giving rise to widespread famine as none was retained locally. There were widespread riots due to the rising price of food which many could not afford and English troops were drafted in based at Fort George near Inverness to try to restore order. They opened fire on unarmed people on several occasions and also had bayonet charges on people armed with sticks and stones.
By the end of 1847 or thereabouts the price for export salt herring rose giving more local employment and grain merchants were persuaded to lower their prices so that people could afford to eat and peace kind of returned.
Could it happen again?

 

[Hebe]

what size paper are you using? I remember going thru a lot of 8x10. altho I had a home job that required a lot of 5x7s for a company's insurance records. I had to photo all employees & make a B&W 5x7 of everyone. a simple job but wound up being a nice big project. always wanted running water in the basement but had to do the final rinse in the kitchen sink

I seem to use all the sizes… my 35mm have been mainly on 5x7 just so I could get through the backlog reasonably fast and see which ones were worth taking bigger. Today was doing 35mm negs from my Sprocket Rocket, which are double width, so those were on 10x8. My medium format negs tomorrow will also be on 10x8. I also make photograms of vintage lace clothing and then contact print those, generally using 20x16 because that has to be life size.
The darkroom has a washing tank that makes it all very straightforward. I just put them in and then take them out again a bit later. Every so often I fish out an old test strip that‘s been forgotten.

 

[PeteXXX]

I've just put the oven on to preheat.

Gas Mk6? 🤔

 

[DCLane]

Son no. 2's been collected from his race in Belgium. He survived but had a DNF; a combination of riding with a heavy cold and just too crazy riding for his liking.

A few days recovery then back to an E123 race at the weekend. At least his bikes weren't damaged; one fell off his team car, and another team's Spesh S-Works came off on the cobbles and was driven over by a few cars, just being left behind.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My mouse battery just ran out of juice. Luckily an old rechargeable had held enough of a charge to work.

I also had to change a C2032 battery on the turbo computer. It promptly set itself to kmph and switched cadence off. I didn't notice at first but then wondered how comes I was cycling so fast.

 

[Reynard]

Gas Mk6? 🤔

A bit impossible since no gas here.

180C fan.

Veggies are in now to roast.

 

[simongt]

St Patrick's Day

And also 28 years to the day since I began at my place, also being of Irish descent, it was savories & cakes all round for my crew at work - !

 

[classic33]

My mouse battery just ran out of juice. Luckily an old rechargeable had held enough of a charge to work.

I also had to change a C2032 battery on the turbo computer. It promptly set itself to kmph and switched cadence off. I didn't notice at first but then wondered how comes I was cycling so fast.

Not a CR2032 battery?