Tea? (Part 2)

[Summerking]

Evening everyone
you've had Sunshine today? bit of a gale here, sycamores bent over in the wind, no sign of the guineapigs tucked away in their hutches, in fact the hutches are weighed down with bricks and lumps of granite, the last gale rolled their hutches across the garden and in a fit of pique the guineapigs wouldn't look at me for a week. I meant to ask your opinions my mountain bike is 20 years old and the bits are wearing out in succession..do I buy a new alubobuminium or keep repairing my steel Raleigh? All the new steel bikes are out of my price range.

 

[Arch]

And you'll get free milk n burgers

The only problem is, I have it on good authority that cows can go up stairs, but not down....

A colleague at Uni told a story of a cottage on Orkney, where the owner got home one day to find a cow in an upstairs bedroom - it wandered in, got up there, and couldn't get back down...

 

[Arch]

Evening everyone
you've had Sunshine today? bit of a gale here, sycamores bent over in the wind, no sign of the guineapigs tucked away in their hutches, in fact the hutches are weighed down with bricks and lumps of granite, the last gale rolled their hutches across the garden and in a fit of pique the guineapigs wouldn't look at me for a week. I meant to ask your opinions my mountain bike is 20 years old and the bits are wearing out in succession..do I buy a new alubobuminium or keep repairing my steel Raleigh? All the new steel bikes are out of my price range.

Repair. Bits wear out, but the frame will stay good.

But also buy a new one. Then you'll have a spare!

 

[coffeejo]

The only problem is, I have it on good authority that cows can go up stairs, but not down....

A colleague at Uni told a story of a cottage on Orkney, where the owner got home one day to find a cow in an upstairs bedroom - it wandered in, got up there, and couldn't get back down...

The cows who lived at my mother's smallholding before my parents bought it coped ok with the milking parlour which was up a few steps

 

[Summerking]

ty Arch, yes I hadn't thought..I will need a spare, can't go without a bicycle while fixing/waiting for parts on the other, especially if the parts sit behind frosted glass doors.
'gonna' go ask google if there is steel to be had for £400.

 

[Arch]

The cows who lived at my mother's smallholding before my parents bought it coped ok with the milking parlour which was up a few steps

A few yes, but Wol mentioned 15 steps, which is a proper flight!

 

[phil_hg_uk]

The cows who lived at my mother's smallholding before my parents bought it coped ok with the milking parlour which was up a few steps

I read that quickly and thought for a moment you were talking about someone you didnt like

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Evening everyone
I meant to ask your opinions my mountain bike is 20 years old and the bits are wearing out in succession..do I buy a new alubobuminium or keep repairing my steel Raleigh? All the new steel bikes are out of my price range.

I'm biased because I quite like older Raleighs and dislike the current thow-away attitude of society, so I'll say repair.

Assuming the frame isn't damaged or corroded these old bikes can often be updated quite nicely: Here's mine.

 

[Summerking]

hmm this looking for used bikes online is err...challenging to say the least, Brittany is closer than 90%of Britain to darkest Cornwall, wonder if I need a passport to get to Lincoln? jus jokin, I'm sure summat'l turnup, deep breath and continue, now to fence with Ebay, en guarde!

 

[TVC]

Morning, back to Saturday working, still, chill out time when I get back. The lack of beer and choccie is being noticed

 

[TVC]

Finished me brew, off on my way, bye for now.

 

[coffeejo]

Mornings.

(Or bye TVC)

Was at 5. Then . Then . Then . Now trying to be again.

 

[Night Train]

Morning! We have in bed and will be out investigating the local farmers' market, and enjoying a coffee, in a while.

 

[Lullabelle]

Morning all up before 8am, and toast for breakfast, the downstairs is now clean, orchids watered and are now in the alleyway as I have given then a good zap with bug spray. Now time to do upstairs.

 

[Archie_tect]

Just off out for a walk at the seaside with MrsA_T then lunch at Irvins Brasserie.... it's a tough old life.
There may be ice cream cornets at some point...