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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by spesh on Today at 11:58:18 am »Satellite of Love - Lou Reed
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by rogerzilla on Today at 11:54:35 am »Love Missile F-111 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
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Where The Wild Things Are / Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Last post by PaulR on Today at 11:52:15 am »My spotting of a freshwater shrimp in the road yesterday led me to a website where you can buy a multipack of dragonfly nymphs, 5 per pack, mixed species, for just over £20. I wonder how that fits in with conservation.
https://blades-bio.co.uk/shop/living-organisms/pond-life/dragonfly-nymphs/
https://blades-bio.co.uk/shop/living-organisms/pond-life/dragonfly-nymphs/
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Where The Wild Things Are / Re: Seen today
« Last post by PaulR on Today at 11:50:26 am »Alas I didn't have a camera with me, but as I walked back from our garage with an axe yesterday (the garage is in a different street from our house) I stepped over a trickle of water that runs across the lane most of the winter, possibly because of the number of tiny springs in the small limestone ridge we live on, and spotted some movement. It was a large freshwater shrimp, in the middle of the road.
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OT Knowledge / Re: Soil pipe joint
« Last post by rogerzilla on Today at 11:49:31 am »Took the side of the bath off to investigate.
Toilet pan end is siliconed and solvent welded. None of that is reusable
20240427_113718 by rogerzilla, on Flickr
Soil pipe end is the usual ring seal push fit.
20240427_113755 by rogerzilla, on Flickr
So it's going to have to come out of the soil pipe. Lots of silicone lubricant will be employed. The word is that these often leak if disturbed after many years, so that brings me back to my original question - is there any way to renew the rubber ring seal in these? It's not easy to replace the whole tee due to the bath and basin connections, although there are no further connections above this. People seem to use sealant and/or self-amalgamating tape in the event of leaks - it is all very accessible once the shelf at the bacl of the bath has been ripped out, which it will be.
Toilet pan end is siliconed and solvent welded. None of that is reusable
20240427_113718 by rogerzilla, on FlickrSoil pipe end is the usual ring seal push fit.
20240427_113755 by rogerzilla, on FlickrSo it's going to have to come out of the soil pipe. Lots of silicone lubricant will be employed. The word is that these often leak if disturbed after many years, so that brings me back to my original question - is there any way to renew the rubber ring seal in these? It's not easy to replace the whole tee due to the bath and basin connections, although there are no further connections above this. People seem to use sealant and/or self-amalgamating tape in the event of leaks - it is all very accessible once the shelf at the bacl of the bath has been ripped out, which it will be.
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Online quizzes / Re: Squaredle
« Last post by Wowbagger on Today at 11:29:53 am »I played https://squaredle.com 04/27:
*24/24 words (+1 bonus word)
🎯 In the top 12% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 6
I played https://squaredle.com/xp 04/27:
*24/24 words (+1 bonus word)
🎯 Perfect accuracy
*24/24 words (+1 bonus word)
🎯 In the top 12% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 6
I played https://squaredle.com/xp 04/27:
*24/24 words (+1 bonus word)
🎯 Perfect accuracy
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by Mr Larrington on Today at 11:15:02 am »Lowdown In The Street ~ ZZ Top
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Freewheeling / Re: Pilgrimage Symposium, 17/Apr/24, London
« Last post by Salvatore on Today at 11:12:50 am »It may be coincidence or planning, but while tile-hunting some time ago I came across this view of Oxford which gives the impression that it is nothing but a collection of dreaming spires set in a rural idyll, without any sprawling housing estates or car factories.
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Further and Faster / Re: New bike for Audax from Halfords.
« Last post by Jethro on Today at 11:07:59 am »I have a very nice Van Nicholas Yukon (Titanium) Audax bike for sale. See the For Sale section.
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Further and Faster / Re: New bike for Audax from Halfords.
« Last post by Paul H on Today at 11:07:52 am »FWIW, I reckon regular riding is a good start - when I was commuting a reasonable distance (about 7 miles each way, 5 days a week) my role of thumb was that doing my weekly distance in one go was a fairly plausible ride. Maybe type 2 fun, but doable without *too* much trouble.That was also my experience. My first Audax* was three times longer than my previous longest ride. I jumped from a couple of 30 mile CTC easy rides to the 150km Forest Ghump. But I'd been commuting 5 miles each way for over a year. I did struggle a bit, but not to the point where it looked like I might not finish, and the BP minimum time is generous enough to allow walking up any hills. Rode that and a few others up to 300km on a bike not dissimilar to the OP's, though the advice to change tyres was much appreciated.
I then spent a decade, and a considerable chunk of money, chasing the perfect Audax bike before ending up with a bike similar to the one I started out with, though of far better quality. I think the OP should ride more on the bike they have, with better tyres as the first upgrade, then look for a better bike for them rather than better for Audax.
* I didn't know what an Audax was, possibly still don't, though I now know what I want from it.