ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Last time I checked, Devon was still in the UK, so no surprises there!
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(Is there anyone living anywhere in the UK who is happy with the condition of their local roads?
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Tesco!!!! Did I mention I hate Tesco? While shopping the lights blinked -ONCE.
"Due to the recent power cut you may experience some delay at the tills"
OK. I know it's not their fault but at work we had systems to prevent this and we were tiny. Surely Tesco can sort it???
Back tomorrow - queue is to the back of the store!
"Due to the recent power cut you may experience some delay at the tills"
OK. I know it's not their fault but at work we had systems to prevent this and we were tiny. Surely Tesco can sort it???
Back tomorrow - queue is to the back of the store!
Not around here. Lot of London money coming in.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
Our grandson is going on 4 months now and the daily stream of pictures and little videos does a lot for Mrs 12's spirits. With the wind chill it will be -35C today. When I was working at Social Security, my service area, about 50 k sq miles, included the Arapahoe/Shoshone joint reservation. This 13k sq miles area was once the home only of the Shoshone, but since the Arapahoe and the Shoshone were ancestral enemies, they put the Arapahoe there too. During this little spell of cold weather we've been enjoying, and having the baby on our minds, I can't help but wonder what it would have been like keeping an infant alive, clean and healthy while teepee living. In terms of staying warm, well fed, having all kinds of social contact and entertainment, not even the very rich a few hundred years ago, live as well as we do now. They sure as hell didn' t have a shed full of bikes, did they.
Not much outdoor stuff for me today, but hopefully I can keep amused. BTW, the dreaded effects of my 2nd vaccine shot never materialized as more than a sore arm. The second shingles shot was much worse.
Be well, safe and keep your powder dry.
Not much outdoor stuff for me today, but hopefully I can keep amused. BTW, the dreaded effects of my 2nd vaccine shot never materialized as more than a sore arm. The second shingles shot was much worse.
Be well, safe and keep your powder dry.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
If you were in Shetland you probably would be happy. The last time I was there I cycled most of the mainland as well as Unst and Fetlar. I saw one pothole up near Sullum Voe.Last time I checked, Devon was still in the UK, so no surprises there!
(Is there anyone living anywhere in the UK who is happy with the condition of their local roads?
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Been watching Adrian Dunbar's Coastal Ireland on catch up. Looks absolutely fabulous, been to a lot of the places he visited over the years as family holidays. Would love to do a bike tour along the west coast....dream on!
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I've been watching Hornblower on youtube 
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
I live in North Wales and although not perfect, the roads are certainly in better condition. In Devon, where my daughter lives, 10 miles from Bideford, potholes are 6" deep and sometimes more. Luckily, she is moving to East the Water ( what a strange name) next month so I might see an improvement but I am not holding my breath.Last time I checked, Devon was still in the UK, so no surprises there!
(Is there anyone living anywhere in the UK who is happy with the condition of their local roads?
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I suspect desirable locations are selling well. Friend of mine viewed the cottage that backs on to my house at 9.30. Offered the full asking price three hours later. I've said nothing but the general view is "how much???"
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Pah - mere pockmarks! We have PROPER potholes here...
Well, it IS East (of) the Water (River Torridge)!
I'm going to do a random Streetview sample of Bideford's roads to see if they look any worse than here...
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Last time I checked, Devon was still in the UK, so no surprises there!
(Is there anyone living anywhere in the UK who is happy with the condition of their local roads?
Not in Lancashire. In October I was in Yorkshire on a 90 miler round Buttertubs, Fleet Moss and Lamp Moss and we all remarked on how good the roads were. I don't think there was a shout for hole all day....... plenty for sheep!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ha - the very first place I looked had what looked like an iffy repair around a drain cover!
Most roads just had the usual crappy surfaces that I find many places that I ride.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
So my Tesco woes continued. I'd chosen to do a "scan and shop." This was a full week's shop plus things we had run out of and ingredients for batch cooking for the freezer. A BIG shop as they say.
Got to the self-scan tills. Still down. Had to unpack on to a conveyor, scan through a till and repack. 😠
Tesco should be able to cope with this. My last work place was very rural, power failures were frequent and our three-phase had the annoying habit of spiking the computer systems. All our IT equipment was connected to power surge protectors which were basically very heavy duty batteries. The battery was on a constant trickle charge and the PCs took power from the battery. If we had power cut or spike it hit the surge protectors and the PCs would run for 30 minutes on battery power. During that time we either shut down or the generators kicked in.
We were a tiny business. Lord knows why Tesco can't do similar.
Got to the self-scan tills. Still down. Had to unpack on to a conveyor, scan through a till and repack. 😠
Tesco should be able to cope with this. My last work place was very rural, power failures were frequent and our three-phase had the annoying habit of spiking the computer systems. All our IT equipment was connected to power surge protectors which were basically very heavy duty batteries. The battery was on a constant trickle charge and the PCs took power from the battery. If we had power cut or spike it hit the surge protectors and the PCs would run for 30 minutes on battery power. During that time we either shut down or the generators kicked in.
We were a tiny business. Lord knows why Tesco can't do similar.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
We encountered that monster 'pothole' on one of my forum rides. There was a sign indicating a road closure. We ignored it, thinking that we would easily be able to get round a few traffic cones and a ditch or two. Then we discovered that the road no longer existed for about 20 metres. We had to scramble up a muddy embankment to get round the hole.
