Mundane News

[biggs682]

apparently 4 covid vax jabs weren't sufficient fun, so I searched & searched for something else to entertain my immune system. lacking the right inspiration, I took to the bike & finally found what I was looking for. this unassuming little pooch!
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thanks to her, I wound up w/ a tetanus vax jab, due to this little nick, from her teeth
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the bike is fine, but I have to replace this zipper. fortunately, the thick cycling fabric protected me from more damage

Hope the dogs owner apologies and foots the bill

 

[oldwheels]

From Isle of Harris News where they love motorhomes so much many of the comments were censored

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[Andy in Germany]

Has anyone on here got experience of Support Dogs?

No personal experience, although we did look at their use in my training. They can be there for a wide variety of reasons from support for people trying to do a normal job with social anxiety, to (in rare cases) knowing when someone is likely to have an epileptic fit.

 

[mybike]

Turn the telly on and see what happens.

Sometimes she reacts.

 

[Illaveago]

Nice 22 miles completed
Wasn't as cold as I expected
First cuppa went down well
Saw petrol at £1.54 so off to get some at that price as £1.63 in town .

I went out to get fish and chips last night . I went past our Tesco garage which had petrol at £1.63 on the way to Morrisons which I was told was cheaper . I drove on to Morrisons forecourt to see a sign No Fuel ! I then went to the filling station opposite to find a similar sign . As I was nearly out of fuel I had to drive back to the Tesco garage before going back for chips .

I think it must be people going to and from the motorway that are emptying their tanks . It happened during the fuel panic .

 

[oldwheels]

On a lighter note, I have decided that due to an ouchy achey knee, I am going to temporarily have some help in the garden. I was recommended to ask Someone. That someone turns out to have a Support dog, and a Support Worker. He does strimming, edging and weeding, which suits me fine. I can manage the pruning, potting up cuttings, repotting etc.

Has anyone on here got experience of Support Dogs?

I used to know someone who had a hearing aid dog. Seems a bit unlikely but he was totally deaf and the dog alerted him to sounds or voices which it was trained to do. Worked ok for him.

 

[Reynard]

Formula E done. Great on one half of the garage . Somewhat less so on the other .

Now time for F1.

 

[Reynard]

Weight of trampoline 41kg
8 feet in diameter
Height of house: usual height for a two storey house.

I suspect it would likely have taken a more roundabout route than up-and-over. Trampolines are sneaky little bar stewards.

 

[Reynard]

I used to know someone who had a hearing aid dog. Seems a bit unlikely but he was totally deaf and the dog alerted him to sounds or voices which it was trained to do. Worked ok for him.

My aunt had a hearing dog. Used to alert her to the phone, to the doorbell, alarm clock, that sort of thing.

 

[oldwheels]

First tick of the season. Must have been in my garden which is now deer proof but they hibernate for a long time.
I have several tick removal kits in my bike bags, car and at home. The kits as sold work not too bad on largish ticks but for really small ones I have needle nose tweezers which are better. You have to be careful to get as far under as possible before removal to avoid squeezing the gut contents back into the wound which is not a good move. I then put on a dab of Tea Tree Oil which seems to work for me.

 

[Reynard]

Is wondering whether ticks tock...

 

[biggs682]

I went out to get fish and chips last night . I went past our Tesco garage which had petrol at £1.63 on the way to Morrisons which I was told was cheaper . I drove on to Morrisons forecourt to see a sign No Fuel ! I then went to the filling station opposite to find a similar sign . As I was nearly out of fuel I had to drive back to the Tesco garage before going back for chips .

I think it must be people going to and from the motorway that are emptying their tanks . It happened during the fuel panic .

Well the red House garage were doing a roaring trade in both diesel and petrol .

 

[Dec66]

I just got my ju jitsu yellow belt.

Well done me. Yay.

 

[PeteXXX]

From Isle of Harris News where they love motorhomes so much many of the comments were censored
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I'd love to see (or hear!) them sorting an Eaton Twin Split gearbox out 😂

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[deptfordmarmoset]

My walk has included my first outdoor beer of the year and now includes an indoor pint that is also my most expensive beer of the year. Google reckons I'm still 0.7 miles from home but it's a beer desert for the rest of the way. I'll make it home!