Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

I discovered that I'm a hypermiler today. I didn't know hypermiling existed till now but I find I do nearly everything on here apart from unnecessarily carrying things around in the back of the car.

 

[rockyroller]

I discovered that I'm a hypermiler today. I didn't know hypermiling existed till now but I find I do nearly everything on here apart from unnecessarily carrying things around in the back of the car.

👍 Wifey treats her car like a storage unit on wheels & I certainly can use a little cleaning out too

 

[rockyroller]

rainy morning & kitty kat got a nice bath & even let me dry him off w/ a towel. w/ a brushing to finish. happy kat

 

[fossyant]

rainy morning & kitty kat got a nice bath & even let me dry him off w/ a towel. w/ a brushing to finish. happy kat

You bathed a cat, and lived.

We've only done it a handful of times, only when one of the fluffy Ragdolls get poop stuck to them badly. Even we just survive that and they are a placid breed

 

[fossyant]

Forgive my cycle chatters ! For I have sinned.

I'm currently taking my punishment - I can hardly walk.


I, ahem, cough, cough, drove to work yesterday. We had a sudden snow fall between 5:30 and 6:30 yesterday morning. In my self preservation mode (studded bike tyres were removed a month ago), I got dressed and drove to work early, so less traffic.

My right ankle soon disagreed with this 'driving in traffic' requirement. I was hobbling yesterday, and after 'driving' home last night, I'm in agony again today.

Serves me right.

Ride not drive.

PS I've not driven in traffic for a long time.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Forgive my cycle chatters ! For I have sinned.

I'm currently taking my punishment - I can hardly walk.


I, ahem, cough, cough, drove to work yesterday. We had a sudden snow fall between 5:30 and 6:30 yesterday morning. In my self preservation mode (studded bike tyres were removed a month ago), I got dressed and drove to work early, so less traffic.

My right ankle soon disagreed with this 'driving in traffic' requirement. I was hobbling yesterday, and after 'driving' home last night, I'm in agony again today.

Serves me right.

Ride not drive.

PS I've not driven in traffic for a long time.

You miserable sinner, you,

Heretic, et c.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I discovered that I'm a hypermiler today. I didn't know hypermiling existed till now but I find I do nearly everything on here apart from unnecessarily carrying things around in the back of the car.

I sometimes find an unbelievable amount of junk in my Xtracycle when I tidy the bags out. I think the extra weight of work bikes can mask the amount of extra cr*p you're carrying.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It's so wintry here I've had to relight the wood stove; I thought that was done for the year.

 

[oldwheels]

@tyred, could you be Sheriff Brody?
"A multi-million dollar sequel to the blockbuster movie Jaws is to be filmed and produced in Kilkee.

It’s understood award-winning movie Director and Producer Kiefer Pellicola and a team of production assistants have made a number of trips to the West Clare town over the last number of months to assess its facilities.

Basking sharks coming to Clare’s coast are believed to have alerted producers to the area, with the film set to provide a significant economic boost to the local economy.

Kilkee-based Fianna Fail Councillor Cillian Murphy says the development will be a great chance for West Clare to be seen on a global scale."

We used to get lots of film crews here and there were many short term jobs as extras and general runners aboot. Interesting and we met many famous film stars. The props people used to go around scrounging for bits and pieces as well and in one film Adolf Hitler scans a bit of 35mm film. My contribution to the film.
Nothing recent tho' as eco freak tourists are too numerous now.

 

[fossyant]

It's so wintry here I've had to relight the wood stove; I thought that was done for the year.

It's got to be cheaper than electricity !

 

[Andy in Germany]

It's got to be cheaper than electricity !

That's one reason: the wood is free under my rental agreement so I'll also use it to cook the dinner and boil the tea...

 

[mybike]

You mean like this?

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If you didn't get wet you weren't close enough.

 

[Speicher]

The wardrobe installers have been working well, and they should finish in a couple of hours.

 

[Reynard]

Sunshine and wintry showers here chez Casa Reynard, and it's a fair bit blustery.

I slept well (hooray!) and have spent the morning writing. This afternoon, there's a pending ladder job to repair some more rat damage on the extension gutter flashing. Reckon the reason why they're such a problem after three decades of not a single issue is that they recently re-worked one of the main drains in a nearby field as it was getting horribly waterlogged each time it rained, and that it's the works that have disturbed them.

Anyways, it is time for luncheon.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Swept the apartment. My goodness it was filthy.

My long handled brush is getting manky.