Mundane News

[oldwheels]

I've got to go to the dentist's in a few minutes to have a feeling done . I hope the feeling soon dissipates !

We will be driving up to Yorkshire later. I need to empty the tank on the Jag so that I can benefit from cut in fuel duty when I fill up

I went to fill my tank before my upcoming mainland jaunt and found the price had gone up to 180.9. This will be in anticipation of the 5p alleged gift so that they can then continue at the old price with the next delivery.

 

[oldwheels]

Nice run down Loch na Keal this morning which was reasonably quiet on the outward leg. Birders out before me tho' and one even had his solar panels out beside his telescope. What on earth is that for and it looked as if he had been there all night in a Berlingo van. The rest were fresh off the first ferry and cruising with campervans at walking pace along the road.
On the way back a bit different and the idiots were out in force and none could read the road conditions. Stopping in totally useless places to let me past after I had stopped to let them past and refusing to approach while perched up a banking when I had left a perfectly wide bit of road for them to pass.
I know go on a bit about the evils of tourists but you have to live here now and in the past to understand the frustration they cause.
It seems I will have to get up a bit earlier to get any cycling done in reasonable peace. At least I was able to stop now and again in the early silence apart from the gentle swish of waves on the shore. Very pleasant with nobody else around at that point.

 

[biggs682]

Still no lemon curd in supermarkets what is the world coming to

 

[Andy in Germany]

That could almost be somewhere out here - either the suspension bridge over the Hundred Foot or the bridge at Black Horse over the Great Ouse... The giveaway that it's not are the hills on the horizon. We don't really have hills out here.

This region is very much like the fen country in the UK; straight rivers and drainage canals abound.

As you say the giveaway is the presence of the Black Forest. And a volcano.

 

[Reynard]

Moved a whole load of firewood this afternoon, and then repaired some more rat damage on the gutter flashing. Hopefully they can't get in anymore.

Now have a and a biskit.

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[Jenkins]

Getting up early for a ride at this time of the year is made worthwhile when you see the big orange ball in the sky and the different colours it brings.

Only to have the ride ruined (in my case) by finishing at the office, opening up the public counter and having a couple of truck drivers needing their paperwork sorting out before the coffee has been made, let alone drunk.

 

[DCLane]

I have a house full of cycle team kit to distribute on the east side of the Pennines. And my NeilPryde back, although we've put son no. 2's Boardman Airpro winter bike on the smart turbo. It can go there for a bit and gives us an additional race bike option for the summer.

 

[Jenkins]

A tough decision will have to be made at work tomorrow - I have enough coffee in the jar to make two mugs of coffee, but my shift is three mugs long. Do I sacrifice the third mug, have three smaller or weaker mugs worth, accept the inevitable and just open the next pack or approach the queen of the office tea club (of which I'm not a member) and scrounge a couple of spoonfulls of <shudder> instant coffee?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

A tough decision will have to be made at work tomorrow - I have enough coffee in the jar to make two mugs of coffee, but my shift is three mugs long. Do I sacrifice the third mug, have three smaller or weaker mugs worth, accept the inevitable and just open the next pack or approach the queen of the office tea club (of which I'm not a member) and scrounge a couple of spoonfulls of <shudder> instant coffee?

Thermos be some other solution.....

 

[Jenkins]

Thermos be some other solution.....

It could work for the first one of the day as I have a small flask that is just the right size. The problem is that I can only just co-ordinate myself to do a bowl of Weetabix at 5:30am, so add a kettle of hot water, filter paper, coffee & a filter cone into the mix and imagine the result...

 

[classic33]

We are here on Yorkshire. It was a sunny drive and warm . A bit too warm , my air con needs topping up as it was blowing warm .

I saw an Lotus Elite and Austin Healey 3000 when we were on our way to Coventry .

Which part of Yorkshire, North, East, or West Riding?

Can't let just anyone in here.

 

[Reynard]

It could work for the first one of the day as I have a small flask that is just the right size. The problem is that I can only just co-ordinate myself to do a bowl of Weetabix at 5:30am, so add a kettle of hot water, filter paper, coffee & a filter cone into the mix and imagine the result...

Just fold a mug's worth of grounds into a filter, fold it, put it in a plastic bag and then pop that in your pocket and take it with you.

See. Problem solved.

 

[Reynard]

Schnitzel, fried potatoes and steamed savoy cabbage and leeks for supper.

 

[PeteXXX]

It's been a busy day, today!
Cleaned out the aquarium. 5 mile walk around Cogenhoe & Whiston. De-cloaked the swing seat and patio furniture. Granddaughter walked over for a natter with us oldies, followed by daughter and grandson on his bike for more nattering and tea drinking.
Altogether, a lovely day!