Mundane News

[oldwheels]

The only time I wore a suit was at my wedding, 39 years later its still in my wardrobe, I can still get in the trousers, just, but the jacket is too small for me, I can't get it over my shoulders.

I had to sometimes wear a suit for work purposes and I still have one which I kept when I retired. Totally out of fashion now but it is my "funeral suit" and was called "The Investment" when it was new as it was quite expensive. I can still just get into it but the jacket will not go near fastening.

 

[Threevok]

I actually have three funeral suits, in different sizes

Size 1 - Been commuting on the singlespeed for the last six months
Size 2 - Let the cycling lapse a little bit and using the 3x10 MTB a little
Size 3 - Not been on the bike since my son started work at the same place as me, so get a ride in with him like the lazy git I am

 

[Reynard]

I'm the other way round... I have one trouser suit (from Matalan) and it's now far too roomy. I have one good skirt and one posh blouse, and that's it. I don't actually own a dress.

I do have jeans in varying degrees of smartness, from "barely worn expensive" to "holey, baggy, saggy mucky job"

 

[postman]

I was waving

It's nice and sunny in Lanzarote. I've brought shoes/helmet/kit just in case I get the chance to sneak out for a ride, hiring a bike locally. Not that I've looked

Son no. 2 dropped us off, then went to buy a crab in Leeds market. Which is currently scuttling around the bath.

So what time did you take off,now it's time to log out of C C and enjoy your holiday,we are going to Menorca Calan Bosch when the skool holidays are over and it gets less busy we will also leave from Leeds and Bradford it's so easy.

 

[classic33]

@KnittyNorah,

Any ideas/

 

[rockyroller]

I think @Illaveago means cheap as in secondhand bargain basement rather than cheap and cheerful.

Although oddly, one of the nicest lenses I have is the cheapest one that Canon make - a 50mm 1.8 mk2. Bought mine used off a guy I shared an office with then I did my postgrad.

I had a lovely little Sigma 28-105 which was very nice as well, both in terms of range and image. I sold it on, as its electronics didn't "talk" to my newer camera bodies - Sigma reverse-engineer what Canon do in order to create compatible glass, but it can lead to problems. I actually regret selling it, even though I replaced it with a very nice (used) 28-70 L...

oh absolutely. in fact I'm very happy with 2 Nikon "kit" lenses. meaning the kind sold as a kit w/ a camera. they aren't fast but they have good glass. I had to read lots of reviews to find just the right ones. my previous employer sold me a Nikon DSLR but I only had non digital AF lenses. so they worked, but their exact plane of focus was off a tiny bit. OK in good light, but not as good as a dedicated digital lens. the cheap glass I may have referred to was some off-brand no-name type thing. I hold brands like Sigma in high regard

 

[rockyroller]

It means I fed the cat some tuna flakes and when I went downstairs to pour out my cuppa , pesky cat had spread his tuna flakes around the kitchen floor

of course it does. don't know what I was thinking hehe

 

[rockyroller]

our bathroom remodeling is going well. the vanity & toilet are out. the tile & subfloor is up. the flange needs replacing, as expected. the men are taking lunch & will pick up some materials. I saw boxes of tile but they will need the subfloor stock, the flange & who knows what else. it's not a one-day job. we like the guys, a team of 2 from New Hampshire, hired by the family owned business in our town, which is who we are dealing with & paying

 

[rockyroller]

laryngitis abating & PCR test completed, results tomorrow I think. looking like a nice sunny day with temps approaching 60F I think. if I felt better I'd be tanning & cycling

 

[Reynard]

oh absolutely. in fact I'm very happy with 2 Nikon "kit" lenses. meaning the kind sold as a kit w/ a camera. they aren't fast but they have good glass. I had to read lots of reviews to find just the right ones. my previous employer sold me a Nikon DSLR but I only had non digital AF lenses. so they worked, but their exact plane of focus was off a tiny bit. OK in good light, but not as good as a dedicated digital lens. the cheap glass I may have referred to was some off-brand no-name type thing. I hold brands like Sigma in high regard

Can't comment on Nikon gear, I'm afraid...

I started out with that Sigma 28-105 and a Canon 75-300 which I bought as a "kit" with my EOS 5 35mm body. The Sigma was decent, the Canon 75-300 not, the latter being too short and too slow. After an ill-advised foray into extenders, I bought a 100-400 L.

I do have a Sigma 300 2.8 plus extenders. I'd say it's OK, no more than that. Not a patch on the Canon 300 2.8 which I had on loan for a while. That is one banging lens. But I compromised with the Sigma, because a) I couldn't justify the cost vs usage for the Canon, and b) I couldn't actually handle the Canon very well as it was just too big and heavy. I'm a 4ft 11 tall lady, not a 6ft plus bloke...

The Sigma does a job when I need it, but the chromatic abberation gets intrusive after a while.

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, I'm off for half an hour of bike time.

 

[DCLane]

@postman - a 10am take-off, so over you around 10.15. Security was VERY slow so go early or book the fast-track. And enjoy your holiday

 

[oldwheels]

Went out from my house this morning for a short spin around the higher bits of my area. Found a right of way blocked by a hotel who have marked one end of it as car parking. A monument at one bit has vanished and some extremely ugly fencing put up to stop stupid people stepping over the cliff edge.
Put on what I thought was suitable clothing but got far too hot on the way uphill to my house. Since it was only a short distance I stopped to cool off for a bit before completing the climb.
My car battery has allegedly arrived and should be fitted this evening they claim but best leave the car collection till tomorrow.
Just need to keep pestering them as I really need the car. This is the first time for many years I have had only one vehicle since we had at least one van, sometimes two and at least one available car.

 

[postman]

@postman - a 10am take-off, so over you around 10.15. Security was VERY slow so go early or book the fast-track. And enjoy your holiday

I saw your plane you came from my right across left,and 10-15 it was,wonderful have a great holiday,and enjoy the cycling if you get some.

 

[Reynard]

Had a nice gentle bimble in the company of Max the MTB.

Now sat down with a and a chocolate chip suggestive.