Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Just removed an Acera rear mech from a Bike Shaped Object that was dumped on donated to us.

One advantage of BSO's is that they tend to have a mid range rear mech so people think they are better quality than they are. As the "bikes" are so awful they are hardly used the rear mech is usually hardly worn. You just need to get rid of the rest of the bike...

 

[Andy in Germany]

In other news; it's now foggy.

Are you lot conspiring to send me your unwanted weather?

 

[cookiemonster]

Does this work?

View: https://twitter.com/gregjames/status/1597500459597852673

One of these did.

 

[mybike]

For the past few weeks there has been a bso fastened to the bus stop at the end of our road. Initially I hadn't noticed the lock & cable fastening it to the pole & wondered why it hadn't been liberated.

 

[biggs682]

Chilly lunchtime stroll completed

 

[tyred]

My Wispa is broken in half.

 

[Tenkaykev]

My Wispa is broken in half.

That was careless…

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It’s Nasty out there, as @Juan Kog will tell you.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That was careless…

Last Christmas …

 

[PeteXXX]

Couple of miles walked with the dog this morning. Drizzle & mizzle. I love the smell of wet dog in the morning!..
Luckily it stopped before my ride to the blood donoring place so I managed to donate my 65th pint during a 12 mile pedal.

 

[tom73]

Down to work today with my usual small group of misfits who don't fit our one size eduction system.
Only to be told we need you to take a maths class. Thought ok thinking be the bigger group of almost misfits.
No top set , year 11 good job Ive got higher qual maths and qual to teach. Double lesson too
They loved it i'm not like the academy staff i'm a way more relax, treat them as individuals. Planners on tables , powerpoint ect stuff that we had a ball not sure the head of dept approved bet you they remember it come exams though.

 

[Andy in Germany]

My Wispa is broken in half.

Quick, eat it before someone notices.

 

[Reynard]

Been a dull, dank and mostly foggy day here chez Casa Reynard.

I overslept massively after feeling rather pawly last night, but I did go out into town to sort out some errands. I now have the Christmas Boxes for the postie, the bin men, the guys on the recycling truck etc.

Also popped into Tesco for bread, milk and a couple of other gubbins. I had planned on a grocery shop over this weekend just gone, but ended up not doing that. Picked up ham, milk, bread, raspberries, a cauliflower and crisps on yellow sticker.

There's obviously been some backlash over the whole 30p onions thing, as they are now priced at 17p each. Which more or less brings them down to back where they were before this whole thing kicked off. Still, can't see why they don't sell them by weight like everybody else. It's just bonkers...

Now sat down watching the footy - am channel hopping between the Holland - Qatar and Ecuador - Senegal games.

 

[Reynard]

Down to work today with my usual small group of misfits who don't fit our one size eduction system.
Only to be told we need you to take a maths class. Thought ok thinking be the bigger group of almost misfits.
No top set , year 11 good job Ive got higher qual maths and qual to teach. Double lesson too
They loved it i'm not like the academy staff i'm a way more relax, treat them as individuals. Planners on tables , powerpoint ect stuff that we had a ball not sure the head of dept approved bet you they remember it come exams though.

Sounds so much better than the dry, stodgy and uppity maths teachers I had at school.

Maths was so much more fun at uni when it was mixed up with all the interesting engineering stuff.

 

[postman]

Mrs P has just called out a scammer.Story on Thursday son and daughter are staying overnight.Friday morning a family get together because one year ago Mrs Ps mum died.So we are being together for the day.Right so they want us to get the Xmas tree out and also dress the room.So in the space where the tree is she found sons guitar amp.She puts it on FB market place,up comes a buyer.I wont go on and on.He is busy courier to pick up,Mrs P to pay £93 insurance which he will pay at the end,then a few email accounts come up.Bank details,So Mrs P gets interested,why should she pay blah blah.He gets a bit stroppy he is busy.She asks where are you from he replies Texas.She replies no sale is going to take place thank you.So he goes ok i will take legal action against you Ok go on then i an a retired police officer with 32 years service and there are too many red flags in this conversation.He has not replied for over one hour now.Bastard.