Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164733 times)

Quisling · « **Reply #4650 on:** 27 November, 2011, 08:35:25 am »

Thanks for the good wishes. As part of the deal I've gained a 3 year old "sister" for MiniQ. This gave me an excuse to buy a child trailer off another forum member

Arch · « **Reply #4651 on:** 27 November, 2011, 09:17:05 am »

Quote from: Quisling on 27 November, 2011, 08:35:25 am

Thanks for the good wishes. As part of the deal I've gained a 3 year old "sister" for MiniQ. This gave me an excuse to buy a child trailer off another forum member

Wins all round then!

Don't forget a scooter bike too....

tonycollinet · « **Reply #4652 on:** 27 November, 2011, 11:07:18 am »

Quote from: Quisling on 26 November, 2011, 06:32:40 pm

Thank you WB. It's been 5 years since the dear Mrs Q passed away and for a while I wondered if I'd ever get sorted out again, but here I am and it's brilliant and she's fantastically lovely.

And she has a bike.

It's surprised me that I've been reading YACF that long (actually must have been the other place), that I remember that sad time. So pleased for you with this latest turn of events.

Much Happiness.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4653 on:** 30 November, 2011, 11:33:11 am »

My copy of Group B Owners Edition has arrived. This promises much eighties rallying goodness, as the mailroom droid appeared to be struggling to carry it.

tiermat · « **Reply #4654 on:** 30 November, 2011, 11:48:10 am »

I have booked my B12 injection for Friday, this is good news as I will not be Mr Grumpy on Saturday at the Northern Xmas do....

clarion · « **Reply #4655 on:** 30 November, 2011, 11:52:39 am »

How will we recognise you?

tiermat · « **Reply #4656 on:** 30 November, 2011, 11:53:40 am »

Quote from: clarion on 30 November, 2011, 11:52:39 am

How will we recognise you?

Good point, maybe I should put it off until Monday

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #4657 on:** 30 November, 2011, 05:03:39 pm »

I just bought a Thorn Voyager kiddyback tandem on the CTC site for a song! Includes mudguards, a pannier rack & kiddy cranks!

Yay! I'm hoping I can use it for the school run a.s.a.p.

L CC · « **Reply #4658 on:** 30 November, 2011, 05:58:17 pm »

marcusjb · « **Reply #4659 on:** 30 November, 2011, 06:06:07 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 30 November, 2011, 05:58:17 pm

Ooh. What's in the box then?

L CC · « **Reply #4660 on:** 30 November, 2011, 06:18:04 pm »

Quote from: marcusjb on 30 November, 2011, 06:06:07 pm

Ooh. What's in the box then?

'S'not addressed to me.
I believe it may be No1Son's Christmas present to himself.

(Pompino in green)

Good news=I get my bikes back for sole use

marcusjb · « **Reply #4661 on:** 30 November, 2011, 06:20:42 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 30 November, 2011, 06:18:04 pm

Quote from: marcusjb on 30 November, 2011, 06:06:07 pm
Ooh. What's in the box then?
'S'not addressed to me.
I believe it may be No1Son's Christmas present to himself.

(Pompino in green)

Good news=I get my bikes back for sole use

Gotcha! All good news still.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #4662 on:** 30 November, 2011, 07:17:17 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 30 November, 2011, 06:18:04 pm

(Pompino in green)

Nice! I've got one of those

L CC · « **Reply #4663 on:** 30 November, 2011, 09:01:15 pm »

'Give 'us a hand with this'

OK....

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=44537.msg1105985#msg1105985

tiermat · « **Reply #4664 on:** 02 December, 2011, 09:44:31 am »

Just had an email from On-One, my new gegs are on their way

I am now N-1.5, why is this good news? Well I just need to move on one more bike frame (which *may* be going in a week or so) and I can go back to N+1, although it will be N-X on aggregate....

geraldc · « **Reply #4665 on:** 02 December, 2011, 09:19:41 pm »

They offered me the job!!!

Now I'm going to be heading up a dept, (well technically I am the dept until I recruit an underling).

Arch · « **Reply #4666 on:** 02 December, 2011, 09:37:58 pm »

Yay! Well done.

Mr Arch · « **Reply #4667 on:** 03 December, 2011, 12:57:36 am »

I have a commission for a piece of bespoke jewellery.

jogler · « **Reply #4668 on:** 03 December, 2011, 01:15:42 pm »

Marj has been out onna bike...again

woollypigs · « **Reply #4669 on:** 03 December, 2011, 01:38:40 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 03 December, 2011, 01:15:42 pm

Marj has been out onna bike...again

Good news, but who bakes the cakes then ?

jogler · « **Reply #4670 on:** 03 December, 2011, 01:44:03 pm »

atm we have a cake intermission

Marj is protecting my waistline from myself

but soon there will be more mince pies,fairy cakes, Xmas cake & Xmas pudding all done by the fair hand of the Kitchen Godess

Arch · « **Reply #4671 on:** 03 December, 2011, 05:04:01 pm »

Quote from: MFWHTBAB on 03 December, 2011, 12:57:36 am

I have a commission for a piece of bespoke jewellery.

Yay!

I have a commission for another belt, as we sold out today! Better find a tyre....

In other news, our craft stall took just over £200.

interzen · « **Reply #4672 on:** 03 December, 2011, 05:06:25 pm »

Quote from: Arch on 03 December, 2011, 05:04:01 pm

Quote from: MFWHTBAB on 03 December, 2011, 12:57:36 am
I have a commission for a piece of bespoke jewellery.

Yay!

I have a commission for another belt, as we sold out today! Better find a tyre....

I might be able to help you there ... seriously.
I've got a bunch of tyres that I'm never going to get rid of, even on fleaBay, so if you can make use of them you're more than welcome to have them.

Quote

In other news, our craft stall took just over £200.

Nice one

Arch · « **Reply #4673 on:** 03 December, 2011, 05:11:33 pm »

Quote from: interzen on 03 December, 2011, 05:06:25 pm

Quote from: Arch on 03 December, 2011, 05:04:01 pm
Quote from: MFWHTBAB on 03 December, 2011, 12:57:36 am
I have a commission for a piece of bespoke jewellery.

Yay!

I have a commission for another belt, as we sold out today! Better find a tyre....
I might be able to help you there ... seriously.
I've got a bunch of tyres that I'm never going to get rid of, even on fleaBay, so if you can make use of them you're more than welcome to have them.

Quote
In other news, our craft stall took just over £200.
Nice one

Cool, if you really don't have a use for them, I think this is going to be an ongoing project, on the basis of today. And Bernie from Bike Rescue was there and said they have plenty to get rid of too.

Of course, the best seller is the hardest thing to make, currently. We've been using bike chain links as rivets and they are the devil to get through thick tyres. We could downgrade to plain rivets, but the chain links are such a nice touch....

Anyway, that's all in the R and D process for the future. For now, I need tea, and pizza. Hell, I might nip out to the corner offie and get some beer!

interzen · « **Reply #4674 on:** 03 December, 2011, 05:34:41 pm »

Quote from: Arch on 03 December, 2011, 05:11:33 pm

Cool, if you really don't have a use for them, I think this is going to be an ongoing project, on the basis of today. And Bernie from Bike Rescue was there and said they have plenty to get rid of too.

Well, I've got two pairs of 'cross tyres which I'm never going to use (they came as standard on the Genesii, but I swapped them out for slicks pretty much straight away) and an old Conti Top Touring 2000 which has been in the shed for ages and I'd never fit on a bike due to potentially dodgy sidewalls. I reckon the 'cross tyres would make pretty good belts, although the knobblies on them would probably make them, erm, interesting to work with!

Either way, if you want 'em then you can have 'em - I can cut the beads off them as well, which will help with transport as I'll be able to fold them up.

Of course, you could always use old sprockets and whatnot to build trophies inna Scrapheap Challenge-stylee