Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 394279 times)

arvid · « **Reply #1325 on:** 08 February, 2014, 12:58:17 pm »

GN: Due to the relatively warm (and windy) weather I have set some speed records(/Strava PB's) on my commute (started in October, so I haven't seen any real good weather since the first two weeks) this week.
BN: I have shin muscle pains now.

Guy · « **Reply #1326 on:** 12 February, 2014, 04:54:22 pm »

Good: owing to the strength of the tail wind my last half-mile home tonight should be a 40mph freewheel.

Bad: owing to the strength of the side wind my first 2 miles home tonight will have to done on foot.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1327 on:** 12 February, 2014, 06:06:56 pm »

Quote from: Guy on 12 February, 2014, 04:54:22 pm

Good: owing to the strength of the tail wind my last half-mile home tonight should be a 40mph freewheel.

Bad: owing to the strength of the side wind my first 2 miles home tonight will have to done on foot.

I did the first wee bit of mine on foot. It was particularly exciting when the gusts turned up behind me and had me running along the pavement.

andrewc · « **Reply #1328 on:** 12 February, 2014, 08:32:10 pm »

BN: It's cold dark & windy, I'm _very_ stressed out at work..... I've not ridden my bike for fun since October ?

GN: There is food, rioja and the new Suzanne Vega album on the turntable. A shame I didn't know about the gig in Birmingham last week though

hellymedic · « **Reply #1329 on:** 12 February, 2014, 08:49:08 pm »

BN: The tree that David planted in our garden appears to be being blown over by the wind. It now is at 30^o to the vertical. Initially it popped back up after the wind stopped but now it has a permanent list. It was about 8ft tall, having grown from about 18 inches or less.

GN It's a Cypressus Leylandii which I do not like...

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1330 on:** 23 February, 2014, 06:36:15 pm »

GN: The final disassembly of the Harry Quinn frame went smoothly. Even the bottom bit of the headset didn't put up too much of a struggle.

BN: Deciding that the dishwasher was the ideal way to clean the bits was not a good idea. I now face a major buffing task to get the aluminium bits shiny again.

GN: Discovering that Harry Quinn had discreetly put a serial number on the fork steerer tube dispelled any suspicions I might have had about the F&Fs' provenance.

The ideal shit sandwich!

Vince · « **Reply #1331 on:** 25 February, 2014, 08:27:24 pm »

GN: Marks and Spencer has opened a large store in The Hague.

BN: Mrs Wunja seems set to do all food shopping there, and I'm not sure the bank account can stand the strain

Ruth · « **Reply #1332 on:** 25 February, 2014, 08:32:16 pm »

Afternoon off today, and the sun was shining

I really wanted to go on a bike ride, but for some reason felt far too anxious.

Damn and blast it.

tiermat · « **Reply #1333 on:** 05 March, 2014, 08:04:51 am »

BN: I may not be able to organize/attend any Cambridge social rides this year.

GN: This is because I am in line, currently, for 3 different contracts which would mean I would be home every night, and able to restart the NTR Thursday night social!

That counts as an overall win, to me!

L CC · « **Reply #1334 on:** 05 March, 2014, 02:00:49 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 17 December, 2013, 03:25:27 pm

GN: Don't need new specs
BN: I'm losing iris pigment, and that's probably what's causing the halos.

$:-\$

GN: Early detection means better monitoring
more GN: Only 30% of PDS leads to pigmentary glaucoma
even more GN: even then it's quite responsive to treatment

Update:

Quote from: eye doc

The halos are where light is coming in through your moth-eaten irises. Vigorous exercise will make this worse.

Quote from: fboab

So, if, say, I was the kind of person who gets her kicks from riding a bike all day and into the night, that would make it worse

Quote from: eye doc

Yes. But don't let it stop you doing anything.

Quote from: fboab

But I could use this as an excuse to get other people to change my punctures at night!

Quote from: eye doc

O, well yes, you should certainly do that!

Polar Bear · « **Reply #1335 on:** 05 March, 2014, 05:25:44 pm »

Ride back of tandem more and keep your eyes closed.

andrewc · « **Reply #1336 on:** 05 March, 2014, 07:09:14 pm »

Good news: Liverpool's Everyman Theatre has reopened, as has it's much loved bistro.

Bad news: they've put the prices up and the menu is smaller than before.

PaulF · « **Reply #1337 on:** 06 March, 2014, 06:31:40 am »

Good News: after about 4 months my new rims have arrived at my not so LBS

Bad news: there's now a 2 week delay on the hubs

It's all moot as the frame won't be here until the end of the month

Marco Stefano · « **Reply #1338 on:** 08 March, 2014, 02:43:17 pm »

Good news: Ms Marco has made the England U18 Touch Rugby squad for Euro Champs in Swansea in August!

Bad news: We now have an 'opportunity' to buy the kit... How much?!

Oh well...

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1339 on:** 11 March, 2014, 07:35:56 pm »

GN: I had my driving assessment at work today. I was evaluated as low risk. It was rather a worthwhile exercise

BN: that probably means i will have more work put on me for no extra pay.

BN: I am too tired to see The Stranglers in Leamington tonight & it's probably Jet Black's swansong tour.

PaulF · « **Reply #1340 on:** 11 March, 2014, 08:41:24 pm »

Bad news: Motocrossers have ruined the nicest singletrack decent in the village.

Good news: My Strava king of the mountains is safe for a while.

On balance though I'd rather have the singletrack though

Tim Hall · « **Reply #1341 on:** 19 March, 2014, 09:30:35 pm »

BN: Last week I bust a pedal on the ~~pink~~ magenta bike.

More BN: Tonight the bearing packed up on a pedal on the fixer.

GN: Yesterday I fitted a new pair of pedals to the ~~pink~~ magenta bike. I now have on my shelf one borked RH pedal, one part worn LH pedal. The pedal that died this evening on this fixer is a LH one. Hurrah!

Salvatore · « **Reply #1342 on:** 20 March, 2014, 10:07:05 am »

BN: While I was on my way home from dentist and shopping, I got out of the saddle to pull away from the lights at a busy crossroads, and my phone fell out of my pocket onto the tarmac, although I wasn't aware of it.

GN: The people behind me in their car at the traffic lights just happened to be my next-door neighbours, and they were waiting for me when I got home to hand it back.

jogler · « **Reply #1343 on:** 20 March, 2014, 10:10:21 am »

With luck like that Salvatore you should buy a ticket for this week's Friday Euro Millions lottery

Salvatore · « **Reply #1344 on:** 20 March, 2014, 10:36:52 am »

That was my first thought, but I've never bought a lottery ticket and wouldn't know how to go about it. I'd probably make an embarassing faux pas and people at the newsagents would point and giggle.

I'll just hope that my premium bonds win something in April. That would make it six months in a row.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1345 on:** 26 March, 2014, 08:56:01 am »

GN: last night I won a prize in the choir's Easter Raffle.

BN: The choice was between a lady's electric razor and a bottle of Martini Bianco.

clarion · « **Reply #1346 on:** 26 March, 2014, 10:29:19 am »

GN: Wowbagger will be setting a PB in this season's Time Trials.

Julian · « **Reply #1347 on:** 26 March, 2014, 12:46:09 pm »

Bad news: I'm feeling poorly today.

Good news: My panel, bless their cotton socks, have taken pity and released me until tomorrow.

Canardly · « **Reply #1348 on:** 26 March, 2014, 01:02:38 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 26 March, 2014, 10:29:19 am

GN: Wowbagger will be setting a PB in this season's Time Trials.

Oh very good! Much mirth.

haliaetos · « **Reply #1349 on:** 26 March, 2014, 08:24:39 pm »

GN: The Di2/hydraulic levers for my new build has appeared at the LBS, and the frame has finally arrived in the country.

BN: The frame still hasn't arrived at the LBS, so it's really going to be cutting it fine to get it built in time for going on holiday with it. Getting stressed, but perhaps this should be going in the first world problems thread...

Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 394279 times)

Ruth