Tales from the Lock-Down

[phantasmagoriana]

My Garmin's "helpful" insights tell me I usually do more steps on a Thursday. Too bad it doesn't have special lockdown mode!

[Mrs Pingu]

I bet people all over the world are saying "oh fuck off, Garmin"

[ElyDave]

several times a day, to the strident little bastard

[phantasmagoriana]

I feel I should probably revise my 10,000 steps a day target for the time being...

[Greenbank]

I find the adaptive steps goal mode (checks manual) "Auto Goal" is better.

If you achieve the daily goal it ups it for the next day.
If you fail to meet the goal is drops it for the next day (but by less than a successful day raises it).

Mine hovers around ~9,000 as I rarely make 9,000 steps each day. One of the days that was worst for it was a day I usually did a 45 minute spin class and then an hour long swim, so I'm hardly being idle. It's getting a bit better during the lockdown as I'm limited to walking/running at the moment (cycling would mean ignoring my family and going out solo).

[rafletcher]

Today’s Guardian is a little strange. The last 2 pages are from yesterday’s paper.

[Feanor]

Working from Home, I got bored during an interminable Teams video conference and started doodling like I did at school.
I've done 3 doodles so far, all themed on iconic images from Silly Long Bike Rides.

Sadly, I can't find my Rotring Isograph pens of old ( they are not where I thought they were, and even if they were, the ink would be solid ).
So I'm just using a random gloopy gell pen, which does not suit detail.

I don't have a scanner, so these are camera-phone pics crudely dropped to B+W (2-colour). They are JPEGs, and do not preserve the clean-ness of the lines. Zoomed in, they have fuzzy virus-like quality and they merge together into a blur which is not present in the originals. So shit scans, basically.

Kylesku Bridge, from the North Coast 600:

Kylesku Bridge by Ron Lowe, on Flickr

Corran Ferry, from the Twilight 600:

Corran Ferry by Ron Lowe, on Flickr

Barmouth Bridge, from the BCM 600:

Barmouth Bridge by Ron Lowe, on Flickr

[Cudzoziemiec]

They're rather good. 

[PaulF]

They’re brilliant, no complaints about the quality

[ian]

Local micropub landlord is offering to bring the beer to us. He's going to drive around with his Landrover full of beer, I guess. You send him a message, he appears outside your door bearing two or four pints of your selected tipple.

I will only be doing this to support local businesses.

[nicknack]

Local micropub landlord is offering to bring the beer to us. He's going to drive around with his Landrover full of beer, I guess. You send him a message, he appears outside your door bearing two or four pints of your selected tipple.

I will only be doing this to support local businesses.

There are 3 near to me that have started to do that. I'm supposed to be on a diet at the moment so I've avoided taking them up on it. My willpower may not last long though.

[Tim Hall]

Local micropub landlord is offering to bring the beer to us. He's going to drive around with his Landrover full of beer, I guess. You send him a message, he appears outside your door bearing two or four pints of your selected tipple.

I will only be doing this to support local businesses.

There are 3 near to me that have started to do that. I'm supposed to be on a diet at the moment so I've avoided taking them up on it. My willpower may not last long though.

I'm trying to organise a piss up from brewery in the Forest of Dean, by getting them  to deliver BEER to one of my grate frends on the occassion of his 60th birthday. However this proving somewhat tricky, what with them not returning phone calls.

[rafletcher]

Hmm.  We’ve been self isolating for 2 weeks, the only exceptions being my 2 shopping trips, which were both last Friday morning. We’ve now both got a cold.    No fever, no breathlessness, no coughs, just bunged up. And neither of us has a history of hay fever, not that there’s much blossom about anyway.

[Kim]

As a chronic sufferer, I can report that the hayfever is getting going, as of last week.

[mattc]

Working from Home, I got bored during an interminable Teams video conference and started doodling like I did at school.
I've done 3 doodles so far, all themed on iconic images from Silly Long Bike Rides.

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Barmouth Bridge, from the BCM 600:

Barmouth Bridge by Ron Lowe, on Flickr

I'm no artist, but I think that's rather good! (I'll leave the other 2, sorry ... )

[MikeFromLFE]

I ordered a marquetry kit from a shop in Devon on eBay on Wednesday, arrived yesterday morning (Thursday).
It came with a handy practice kit - just as well, because it's a skill I'm going to need a lot of practice to become even a little bit good at.
It's something I've wanted to have a go at for a long time.

[SteveC]

Very quiet on my morning run. I was bit earlier than I have been, getting out of the house at about 8.15. I saw two dog walkers and one neighbour putting some rubbish into her bin. No other runners, no cyclists.

[ian]

Working from Home, I got bored during an interminable Teams video conference and started doodling like I did at school.
I've done 3 doodles so far, all themed on iconic images from Silly Long Bike Rides.

<snip>

Barmouth Bridge, from the BCM 600:

Barmouth Bridge by Ron Lowe, on Flickr

I'm no artist, but I think that's rather good! (I'll leave the other 2, sorry ... )

It appears to be missing a rampaging kaiju. They always go for the landmarks.

[Jaded]

I've added another item to the Lock-Down list.

Resurrect the darkroom kit*, get some chemicals and take a 35mm film to be developed and printed...

*41 years ago, last used.

[Regulator]

Mr R has agreed I can buy an exercise bike...

...but everywhere is sold out - even the high price spin bikes are out of stock (unless you pay silly Peleton money).   I think I've managed to get the one of the last Decathlon one's available - not my first choice but beggars can't be choosers.

[ian]

Mr R has agreed I can buy an exercise bike...

...but everywhere is sold out - even the high price spin bikes are out of stock (unless you pay silly Peleton money).   I think I've managed to get the one of the last Decathlon one's available - not my first choice but beggars can't be choosers.

My wife ordered one that was £1399 (zoinks!)

Fortunately, the manufacturer decided a day later that it was out of stock.

The only other one that was a available was fortunately a more modest £350.

[ian]

Local micropub landlord is offering to bring the beer to us. He's going to drive around with his Landrover full of beer, I guess. You send him a message, he appears outside your door bearing two or four pints of your selected tipple.

I will only be doing this to support local businesses.

There are 3 near to me that have started to do that. I'm supposed to be on a diet at the moment so I've avoided taking them up on it. My willpower may not last long though.

Hmm, it seems we have six pints booked for 7 pm.

I've just realised that I've not left the house since last Sunday (other than to wander around the garden). I think we'll go take a walk tomorrow.

[Tim Hall]

I've added another item to the Lock-Down list.

Resurrect the darkroom kit*, get some chemicals and take a 35mm film to be developed and printed...

*41 years ago, last used.

Ooh, that's an idea. Amongst the piles and piles of photo tqt that my Dad left me is a knock down enlarger that all fits into a small metal suitcase.  I've got some of the prints he did with it hanging round my flat.  The only time I've done wet photo developing was too many years ago at University, developing and printing electron micrographs. What could possibly go wrong?

[Andrew Br]

Local micropub landlord is offering to bring the beer to us. He's going to drive around with his Landrover full of beer, I guess. You send him a message, he appears outside your door bearing two or four pints of your selected tipple.

I will only be doing this to support local businesses.

There are 3 near to me that have started to do that. I'm supposed to be on a diet at the moment so I've avoided taking them up on it. My willpower may not last long though.

Hmm, it seems we have six pints booked for 7 pm.

I've just realised that I've not left the house since last Sunday (other than to wander around the garden). I think we'll go take a walk tomorrow.

My bold.

Think you'll manage both ian ?

[citoyen]

I've added another item to the Lock-Down list...

I've decided to finally get around to using this...