Author Topic: What are you doing right now? (Read 2458799 times)

Torslanda · « **Reply #22000 on:** 04 May, 2018, 05:53:05 pm »

Reply #22001.

Sitting looking at a Wilier Gran Turismo and kind of wishing someone else would come along and finish its conversion to Ultegra R8000.

Wondering why anyone at Shimano Inc. thought that the shape of an R8000 rear mech was in any way aesthetically pleasing?

and

YOYOYOY did they have to bugger about quite so much with cable attachment?

and

Life's too bloody short to be pissing about with internally routed cables when the exit hole in the frame is around 3mm in diameter.

If this is the future then I'm going fixed . . . *

*I'm not - but this job is making it seem attractive.

Torslanda · « **Reply #22001 on:** 04 May, 2018, 06:01:47 pm »

Quote from: andrewc on 04 May, 2018, 03:23:36 pm

Sitting on a bench at Liverpool Lime St, waiting for the train to London so I can get a train to Portsmouth & ferry to France.

**Firmly bolting the stable door etc.**

There is a direct train to Portsmouth from Manchester Piccadilly. It's a roughly similar time to the M/C-London-Portsmouth (as it seems to stop at everyone's garden gate IIRC) but doesn't involve VoyagerLinos. When I wuz contemplating a Normandy Escape a couple of years ago it seemed like a viable alternative to trying to get from $Mainline station to station in that London that they have now...

andrewc · « **Reply #22002 on:** 04 May, 2018, 06:54:38 pm »

I shall bear that in mind for next time. I’ve no problems with the Liverpool to London run. There is usually bike space & not the dangly kind. I’d happily miss having to ride to Waterloo & having to deal with SouthWesterns bike rules though.

Canardly · « **Reply #22003 on:** 04 May, 2018, 08:42:14 pm »

Lots of pics I hope, not at all envious.

<<<< Note is Green! An alternative that showed up the year we went to Normandy due to train machinations was direct to Brighton and then trundle along south coast rail to P'mouth.

ElyDave · « **Reply #22004 on:** 04 May, 2018, 08:47:14 pm »

drinking prosecco while trying to do this week's expenses

I blame the wife - prosecco, not expenses

andrewc · « **Reply #22005 on:** 04 May, 2018, 09:26:09 pm »

I made the same mistake as last time, got off at Portsmouth Harbour instead of Portsmouth & Southsea.
Currently in the ferry terminal which is full of Scouts.

Clare · « **Reply #22006 on:** 04 May, 2018, 09:56:57 pm »

You are better off getting off at the harbour, that way you get a flat push out of the station and no turnstiles to negotiate.

Beardy · « **Reply #22007 on:** 04 May, 2018, 11:33:30 pm »

Sitting in my fathers living room with a restorative beer after an argument about my political naivety. 🤕
At fifty eight you’d have thought that I would have learnt by now!

andrewc · « **Reply #22008 on:** 05 May, 2018, 09:03:13 am »

Quote from: Canardly on 04 May, 2018, 08:42:14 pm

Lots of pics I hope, not at all envious. <<<< Note is Green! An alternative that showed up the year we went to Normandy due to train machinations was direct to Brighton and then trundle along south coast rail to P'mouth.

Le Havre Loop https://trackmytour.com/C96kt

I’ll be posting some pics here.

T42 · « **Reply #22009 on:** 07 May, 2018, 10:51:26 am »

Sulking in my geriatric tent after fucking up my guitar neck.

andrewc · « **Reply #22010 on:** 11 May, 2018, 07:56:25 am »

Waiting for Monet’s garden to open, it’s an absolutely beautiful morning as well.

Canardly · « **Reply #22011 on:** 13 May, 2018, 12:10:35 pm »

Kicking myself for not recognising the engine rumble of the Lancaster bomber that has just flown overhead at low level. Only caught rear end view which quickly disappeared.

ian · « **Reply #22012 on:** 16 May, 2018, 09:40:00 am »

I'm sitting in my office/remote command centre for the first time in three weeks (after a bout of travel) trying to remember what precisely I am paid to do when I sit in my office.

Beardy · « **Reply #22013 on:** 20 May, 2018, 12:52:17 pm »

Writing my "Father of the bride" speech for this months important wedding taking place next Saturday.

bludger · « **Reply #22014 on:** 20 May, 2018, 05:57:36 pm »

Watching breaking free and lying on my bed because I have five new stitches in my leg

cycleman · « **Reply #22015 on:** 20 May, 2018, 07:12:55 pm »

Sitting in the garden enjoying the evening sunshine with a birthday drink

Basil · « **Reply #22016 on:** 20 May, 2018, 10:17:33 pm »

Happy birthday, matey.

T42 · « **Reply #22017 on:** 21 May, 2018, 10:44:43 am »

Many happy reruns.

cycleman · « **Reply #22018 on:** 21 May, 2018, 06:18:42 pm »

Cheers guys

I have had a nice quiet birthday this year .

andytheflyer · « **Reply #22019 on:** 21 May, 2018, 09:13:11 pm »

Watching a sparrowhawk reccy-ing my garden for some unfortunate fledglings. Fortunately the first crop of blackbirds departed last week, the second crop is still in the nest and the new sparrows had all hidden themselves, along with the 3 new rabbits.

I get very paternal about my fledglings after feeding their parents all winter and no interloping raptor is going to predate on them - even if it's got its own fledglings to feed. It can go and eat someone else's offspring.

Andrij · « **Reply #22020 on:** 24 May, 2018, 04:09:22 am »

Not sleeping.

T42 · « **Reply #22021 on:** 24 May, 2018, 07:58:40 am »

Listening to cars swish by on the wet road outside.

Beardy · « **Reply #22022 on:** 24 May, 2018, 08:26:14 am »

Pulling my self together in preparation for the second leg on our journey to Dartmoor for ms Beardy the elder’s nuptials.

Beardy · « **Reply #22023 on:** 24 May, 2018, 04:25:29 pm »

Now having a sneaky 20 minutes in my room over the pub, avoiding the chaotic over filled¹room that is my daughters sitting room.

1. Physically there are currently 8 others there, but there are some BIG egos and it’s all just a bit too much for my delicate psyche.

Basil · « **Reply #22024 on:** 24 May, 2018, 04:46:41 pm »

Cleaning up after the builder's "thorough clean up".

He won't be back till Tuesday

and will just need to skim and finish.

Wonder what he'll say when I tell him I've no money left.

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