Illaveago
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- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
This morning we're moving son no. 2 back to university; cue two cars for this trip and three bikes. It's a two-stage affair with another three bikes plus more stuff in a fortnight after the Irish track nationals.
Just how he's got more than two cars' worth of stuff already I don't know
Just how he's got more than two cars' worth of stuff already I don't know
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
This morning we're moving son no. 2 back to university; cue two cars for this trip and three bikes. It's a two-stage affair with another three bikes plus more stuff in a fortnight after the Irish track nationals.
Just how he's got more than two cars' worth of stuff already I don't know
I've got an image of all of the cars that follow the TdF loaded down with bikes !
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Morning .
Nice and sunny here with a bit of high cloud .
I have got the Men's Shed this afternoon. I will take the exhaust clamp that I made and a couple of spanners with me so that I can fit it.
Nice and sunny here with a bit of high cloud .
I have got the Men's Shed this afternoon. I will take the exhaust clamp that I made and a couple of spanners with me so that I can fit it.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
No rain forecast but I can see a shower passing down the other side of the Sound.
At 0755 my car vanished off down to the garage for an MOT. Very handy service but I do not know how many people get this.
Driving could be difficult just now anyway as highland bulls are reported loose again on the main road.
There has been a landslide at Gribun which is a road I sometimes cycle on. Road blocked. I have put up pictures in the past which show the cliffs which are a bit unstable and large rocks falling are not uncommon.
A local haulier taking this route once found out too late that the road was blocked and had to reverse his lorry about a mile before he had enough room to turn round.
Calmac have managed to get information out on one text telling us a ferry is delayed due to a broken down car on the car deck. Must be a record of some kind or else somebody [not me] has been complaining about the blizzard of messages to give simple information.
In the past I was approached by a local who had a van with a defective battery asking if I would tow him off the ferry to get a bump start as my van had a towbar to attach his rope to. He obviously came prepared but nowadays I doubt Calmac would allow such things.
I identify with @Reynard and her car contents. Mine is probably worse and I keep referring to it as a van when it is in fact a car.
At 0755 my car vanished off down to the garage for an MOT. Very handy service but I do not know how many people get this.
Driving could be difficult just now anyway as highland bulls are reported loose again on the main road.
There has been a landslide at Gribun which is a road I sometimes cycle on. Road blocked. I have put up pictures in the past which show the cliffs which are a bit unstable and large rocks falling are not uncommon.
A local haulier taking this route once found out too late that the road was blocked and had to reverse his lorry about a mile before he had enough room to turn round.
Calmac have managed to get information out on one text telling us a ferry is delayed due to a broken down car on the car deck. Must be a record of some kind or else somebody [not me] has been complaining about the blizzard of messages to give simple information.
In the past I was approached by a local who had a van with a defective battery asking if I would tow him off the ferry to get a bump start as my van had a towbar to attach his rope to. He obviously came prepared but nowadays I doubt Calmac would allow such things.
I identify with @Reynard and her car contents. Mine is probably worse and I keep referring to it as a van when it is in fact a car.
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I got too cold sleeping with just a duvet cover over me so added a blanket, which made me too hot. Mental note to add just a sheet when that next happens.
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
I dipped too many oaty biscuits in my tea this morning. The bottom of my cup is now a slurry of tea and oats.
Titan yer tummy
No meatings b4 dinner!
- Location
- Beckenham, SE London
Wall to wall blue across S London this morning.
One of those sun drenched commutes when you think to yourself. Shall I stop at the office or just keep going and make cycling adventure of it
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I'm at my desk 😭
One of those sun drenched commutes when you think to yourself. Shall I stop at the office or just keep going and make cycling adventure of it
.I'm at my desk 😭
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Washing on the line
Second cuppa with a slice of toast and lemon curd going down well
Second cuppa with a slice of toast and lemon curd going down well
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
And nicely manicured nails
Could be worse Mrs 73 once had to stop someone bleeding to death with her fist.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I meant to add this morning that Corran ferry is back on but just as well I did not as it is broken down again and out of service.
Re cars broken down on the ferry. Our “Head Girl” was given an Austin A30 but lost her keys while travelling on the ferry. The car had a few free trips to Oban and back until she found them in the waistband of her trousers.
She was not an A30 person and I got a lift once in her mini. She drove like Jehu to quote somebody ie furiously and on the single track roads swore a lot at inept touroid ( in a ladylike fashion of course)
Re cars broken down on the ferry. Our “Head Girl” was given an Austin A30 but lost her keys while travelling on the ferry. The car had a few free trips to Oban and back until she found them in the waistband of her trousers.
She was not an A30 person and I got a lift once in her mini. She drove like Jehu to quote somebody ie furiously and on the single track roads swore a lot at inept touroid ( in a ladylike fashion of course)
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Yes, and it will contain heavy water.