Mundane News

[Gwylan]

I knew it was an 8mm allen key for the wheel bolts, but couldn't remember what I read about removing the connector and there was something nagging in my mind about special washers. Having checked Ribble's Youtube page where there's a brief 'how to' video, it turns out the connector is a simple pull apart/push to fit but there's black arrows on black plastic to line up, a small 'c' clip to hold things in place and special directional washers to make sure the wheel is put back in correctly. Which would have been fun in the dark!

There were leaflets that came with the bike covering it all when it was delivered and are exactly the sort of thing I'd have filed away as essential future reading - do you think I can find them now...

The plugs & sockets can have arrows to line them up. It would take a total cretin to not be able to do that. Be gentle to locate the alignment.
Also, there will be some some sort of alignment mechanism to align the wheel on the bike.

Is it a belt or chain drive ?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I don't buy my German christmas treats from anywhere other than Lidl or Aldi. Gluehwein from Lidl (the same brand I used to buy when I lived in Berlin!) and lebkuchen from Aldi; sadly no pfeffernuesse this year. I was commiserating with a German friend about the absence of pfefferneusse.
UK versions of gluewein are all too heavy on the cloves, I find, and therefore reminiscent of the dentist and the year I tried Aldi gluehwein, I was very disappointed - then I looked at the label and saw it had been manufactured in the UK (probably the same place as makes the ones sold in Tesco, Morrissons etc).

I had a Pfeffernüss stout this Christmas. Very nice it was too!

 

[Gwylan]

I had a Pfeffernüss stout this Christmas. Very nice it was too!

Some people would drink Hedge Clipping Ale if it was available

 

[Reynard]

Lovely supper of random-vegetable-soup, followed by a reprise of the thai-ish prawn curry and rice.

I am currently craving chocolate biskits (hormonal munchies) so I shall go and have a furkle in the cupboard.

 

[Reynard]

I don't buy my German christmas treats from anywhere other than Lidl or Aldi. Gluehwein from Lidl (the same brand I used to buy when I lived in Berlin!) and lebkuchen from Aldi; sadly no pfeffernuesse this year. I was commiserating with a German friend about the absence of pfefferneusse.
UK versions of gluewein are all too heavy on the cloves, I find, and therefore reminiscent of the dentist and the year I tried Aldi gluehwein, I was very disappointed - then I looked at the label and saw it had been manufactured in the UK (probably the same place as makes the ones sold in Tesco, Morrissons etc).

I normally bake a selection of different varieties, but was short on time and Tesco happened to be convenient. Shan't be repeating that particular exercise. The Aldi ones were sort of a Nurenberger Lebkuchen - the ones where you get six in a packet. I still find them a touch sweet, but they are rather nice.

Fortunately the Tesco attempt at a Buntes Allerlei found a good home at one of the local vets where a good friend works as a receptionist. They didn't last long once the biscuit vultures (and those are her words exactly) got their hands on them LOL.

Umm, do you want a recipe for Pfeffernusse?

 

[Gwylan]

Some of the teachers had nicknames for.
Unfortunately most would never get past the swear filter on here. You'll just have to guess, I guess.

All teachers and guards had alternative names.

DAJ
Fuzzy
Dobbin
The Black Panther
Slinky
Nobby
The wart
Tommy
Noddy
Pug
Arsey
Drakula
Goblin

 

[biggs682]

Morning
Been a breezy night outside

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down well
Very dark outside not sure if still raining?
Busy day ahead

 

[Magpies]

Cycling against a blustery chilling headwind - typical winter morning!

 

[Jenkins]

The plugs & sockets can have arrows to line them up. It would take a total cretin to not be able to do that. Be gentle to locate the alignment.
Also, there will be some some sort of alignment mechanism to align the wheel on the bike.

Is it a belt or chain drive ?

It's a chain drive (Ribble Hybrid Al-e) and having had a look at the 'how to' video, it's quite straightforward when I get time over the weekend.

 

[Jenkins]

Anyhow, good morning from a very windy but warm Suffolk. Sat at the desk with the first coffee of the day just finished and wondering if I should actually start doing something soon.

 

[KnittyNorah]

I normally bake a selection of different varieties, but was short on time and Tesco happened to be convenient. Shan't be repeating that particular exercise. The Aldi ones were sort of a Nurenberger Lebkuchen - the ones where you get six in a packet. I still find them a touch sweet, but they are rather nice.

Fortunately the Tesco attempt at a Buntes Allerlei found a good home at one of the local vets where a good friend works as a receptionist. They didn't last long once the biscuit vultures (and those are her words exactly) got their hands on them LOL.

Umm, do you want a recipe for Pfeffernusse?

Nah. it's OK. I have ple3nty of authentic recipes, - I just CBA baking such things when its only me here, and almost everyone else - except at choir! - seems tp prefer mince pies and the like. But thanks.

Of course commercially-made stuff is always sweeter than home-made - apart from the fact that it's cheap , sugar - of all sorts - increases shelf-life and bulk, so it's an obvious ingredient even in the'genuine' ie german-made -article. Ah well.

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa going down well
Black bin has been emptied and returned to its original place.

 

[oldwheels]

All this chat about food reminds me I made a rather good Cullen Skink for yesterday's evening meal.
Not authentic so far as the purists are concerned as I used smoked basa fillets from Vietnam but I tend to improvise anyway.

Another depressing day with rain battering on my front windows again.
The local library which was shut for a few months but reopened has a very bad access so far as I am concerned. New library assistant is keen to get as many readers as possible and is trying to work out a way to get me in. The problem is a steep slope with a very uneven surface and no handrails where I am very likely to fall over. I could take the trike to the door but getting back up the slope could be a problem. Even my mobility scooter would struggle and in any case the approach is very uneven and a delta type three wheeler is a nightmare in such conditions.
In any case I have enough books at home to keep me going for years.

 

[Mo1959]

All this chat about food reminds me I made a rather good Cullen Skink for yesterday's evening meal.
Not authentic so far as the purists are concerned as I used smoked basa fillets from Vietnam but I tend to improvise anyway.

Another depressing day with rain battering on my front windows again.
The local library which was shut for a few months but reopened has a very bad access so far as I am concerned. New library assistant is keen to get as many readers as possible and is trying to work out a way to get me in. The problem is a steep slope with a very uneven surface and no handrails where I am very likely to fall over. I could take the trike to the door but getting back up the slope could be a problem. Even my mobility scooter would struggle and in any case the approach is very uneven and a delta type three wheeler is a nightmare in such conditions.
In any case I have enough books at home to keep me going for years.

Lots of libraries do ebooks now that you can read on a tablet.