Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
I've wondered about one of those to wear during the as yet purely aspirational cycle tour in Japan.
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I've wondered about one of those to wear during the as yet purely aspirational cycle tour in Japan.
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
They are bloody marvellous things, it is worth twatting about making sure you get the right size. Thanks to the dangling chin strap lace thingy it stays on full tilt downhill, is waterproof to a point, comfy and looks good I think.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Grey and chilly here chez Casa Reynard. Although it's not raining... yet.
Did not sleep well (those hot flushes can bloody go and fark off
) and so have spent the morning gently puttering about. Have re-jigged the fridges in the kitchen and utility room, re-filled the fruit bowls and re-checked all the images I edited yesterday before moving them onto a USB key. I also did a quick (!) scud through the archive just to refresh my mind.
Those 24 included in the count, I now have 182 prints in my archive along with all the other... stuff.
Although the photos are heavily skewed towards the F3000 end of things. So at least I know where I have to concentrate my efforts going forwards, but I do have more stock car and FF1600 photos than I thought. I also have 42 programmes. Oops, how did that happen? 
In my defence, I've been curating this since 1987. I started out with a history exercise book (we had different colour covers depending on the subject) blagged from school stores into which I pasted newspaper clippings and some photocopied bits from Autosport.
Anyways, it is time for luncheon and I has a hungry.
And the cats are demanding their ham.
Did not sleep well (those hot flushes can bloody go and fark off
) and so have spent the morning gently puttering about. Have re-jigged the fridges in the kitchen and utility room, re-filled the fruit bowls and re-checked all the images I edited yesterday before moving them onto a USB key. I also did a quick (!) scud through the archive just to refresh my mind.Those 24 included in the count, I now have 182 prints in my archive along with all the other... stuff.
Although the photos are heavily skewed towards the F3000 end of things. So at least I know where I have to concentrate my efforts going forwards, but I do have more stock car and FF1600 photos than I thought. I also have 42 programmes. Oops, how did that happen? In my defence, I've been curating this since 1987. I started out with a history exercise book (we had different colour covers depending on the subject) blagged from school stores into which I pasted newspaper clippings and some photocopied bits from Autosport.
Anyways, it is time for luncheon and I has a hungry.
And the cats are demanding their ham.
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
Anyways, it is time for luncheon and I has a hungry.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Beautiful day here but very cold northerly wind.
Went for a haircut which is a bit of a social occasion at the traditional barber I go to in Oban. Apparently the local population are dropping like flies with covid so I saw nobody indoors without face covering. One did appear at the barbers and was told no mask no service so he fished one out and put it on.
Food prices are definitely higher particularly in Tesco but Aldi and Lidl not so much. Annoyed to find Lidl which was my last shop had better apples at a lower price than Aldi.
Traffic was pretty much gridlock the whole way through to town from the northern boundary nearly to the southern boundary. Need to start earlier tomorrow morning as ferries do not wait and you cannot get into the assembly lanes after the cut off time.
Went for a haircut which is a bit of a social occasion at the traditional barber I go to in Oban. Apparently the local population are dropping like flies with covid so I saw nobody indoors without face covering. One did appear at the barbers and was told no mask no service so he fished one out and put it on.
Food prices are definitely higher particularly in Tesco but Aldi and Lidl not so much. Annoyed to find Lidl which was my last shop had better apples at a lower price than Aldi.
Traffic was pretty much gridlock the whole way through to town from the northern boundary nearly to the southern boundary. Need to start earlier tomorrow morning as ferries do not wait and you cannot get into the assembly lanes after the cut off time.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
The photo I posted yesterday might give the wrong impression of the road width. This one just along a bit shows the real width.
This is probably a shellfish collection van.
No idea why the row of symbols is along the bottom as they are not on the original and cannot be bothered going back and fiddling around to get rid of them.
This is probably a shellfish collection van.
No idea why the row of symbols is along the bottom as they are not on the original and cannot be bothered going back and fiddling around to get rid of them.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Lovely luncheon of two slices of wholegrain seeded bread, one with polish sausage (Żywiecka) and one with some lovely ripe camembert, plus a pear, a banana and two 
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
That's what happens if Mesdames Poppy & Lexi *don't* get their ham...
I buy the basic wafer thin ham for them, and they share a slice at lunchtime.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Right, I'm going to put some presentable clothes on and tootle off into town.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Sounds like an extremely ecologically sound Marvel character.
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
I have just heard a radio advert that said one internet provider had a thing where you could run a 100 things on Wi-Fi at once! I know I am under the average with just a mobile phone on pay as you go but who has a household that needs to run a hundred things at all, let alone on WiFi!
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
The greyness & coldness continues, but now with added drizzle.
In better news, I did manage to get out for a few hours for a slow bike ride before the wetness started, tea has been consumed and in about 45 minutes I'll be heading out to Cambridge to see Sunflower Bean on the opening night of their UK tour.
In better news, I did manage to get out for a few hours for a slow bike ride before the wetness started, tea has been consumed and in about 45 minutes I'll be heading out to Cambridge to see Sunflower Bean on the opening night of their UK tour.
kayakerles
Have a nice ride.
- Location
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Yesterday it was below freezing, yet tomorrow it will be over 22°C. Unfortunately it will probably also rain tomorrow, so even though today is partly cloudy at best, the temperature is a wonderful 11°, one of my favourite riding temperatures. In five minutes time even in shorts, you are warm, and yet you won’t break a sweat the rest of the day. Ideal. Out I go on a day off work. 👋🏻🙂
