I pick up my new bike in 1 hour and 10 minutes time... ;DRegulator picks up his new bike in 1 hour.... ;)
I pick up my new bike in 1 hour and 10 minutes time... ;DRegulator picks up his new bike in 1 hour.... ;)
My 3 mobile broadband connection is functional and I am posting this from a hotel room in Bury. :D
The tandem is in the hall, getting ready for the architecture ride tomorrow. :D
The tandem is in the hall, getting ready for the architecture ride tomorrow. :D
Great, I'll be there! What's Clarion going to ride?
The tandem is in the hall, getting ready for the architecture ride tomorrow. :D
Great, I'll be there! What's Clarion going to ride?
Um.... ??? :-\
But you'd be very welcome. I'll make up the spare bed just in case, eh? ;)
My 3 mobile broadband connection is functional and I am posting this from a hotel room in Bury. :D
So the good news is the 3 mobile broadband is working...
...and the bad news is you're in Bury!
But you'd be very welcome. I'll make up the spare bed just in case, eh? ;)
Thanks! I'll just go and put on my Speedo.
:P
I've managed to survive an ice skating trip without getting lost on the train, stranded in the middle of Milton Keynes, falling over, losing my shoes or falling down the gap. :-D
I found out today I'm getting a promotion at work.
I met a nice lady yesterday and I think she might be "a keeper".
These things come in threes. What's next ;D
I went for my first proper ride of my improved fixie to today. it was great, except for the wind. :)
Got some good news yesterday! :thumbsup:
Upgraded again :D
Arrive at the lounge at JFK to be greated with "We've been paging you we've put you in Club"
How do you do it.
How do you do it.
I spent some of it on delicious lentil curry ingredients :)
I spent some of it on delicious lentil curry ingredients :)
Any chance of posting the recipe to 'Food and Drink'?
It was our nine month anniversary on Saturday :thumbsup:
At home with a horrible cold and sore throat (didn't have a protein drink after finishing Saturday's Audax and my immune system is rebelling).With respect, given the 2 rides you've done over 8 days and the weather involved, you would have needed more than extra protein to prevent nastiness (certainly I'd have been vulnerable to lurghies).
The good news is I've only needed to do a few bits of work and I've had time to clean/service both the recently used bikes.
I went to bingo on Monday (a group of us from work go once a month and everyone there hates us because we spend most of our time laughing instead of concentrating) and I won £140.
I'll bet they do, I was walking through a packed out bingo hall, years ago before mobile phones had been made popular, to do a job in the bar, when my beeper went off - 200 middle aged Welsh dragons eyeing you with hatred and loathing. Phew! I've never recovered.
I am back from skiing and that means Woolly can get some sleep again! 8)
i've GOT soMe vArif0cal GlaSSes 8)
I have an appointment to have an impression taken of my ear tomorrow, in preparation for myold git devicehearing aid fitting....
Maybe I'll hear my wife now when she's having a go....Oh hold on a minute, this is the GOOD news thread isn't it? :)
YAY!!!!
If anyone's interested, we built this (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/2441939337_96af1884e1_b.jpg) anenometer in conjunction with e.on - all machined, from scratch, from billet aluminium :).
Part 1: I have finally terminated my relationship with my old company. It is far too complex to go into here but take it from me, this is good news. I can now concentrate on my new role as Project Manager for a big software development. Off to a meeting this morning to really get started. :thumbsup:
Part 2: This is our last weekend in Wales. Monday will see us both permanently resident in Lancashire. Mixed feelings but on balance I think it qualifies as good news. :-\
Part 1: I have finally terminated my relationship with my old company. It is far too complex to go into here but take it from me, this is good news. I can now concentrate on my new role as Project Manager for a big software development. Off to a meeting this morning to really get started. :thumbsup:
Part 2: This is our last weekend in Wales. Monday will see us both permanently resident in Lancashire. Mixed feelings but on balance I think it qualifies as good news. :-\
Part 1: I have finally terminated my relationship with my old company. It is far too complex to go into here but take it from me, this is good news. I can now concentrate on my new role as Project Manager for a big software development. Off to a meeting this morning to really get started. :thumbsup:
Part 2: This is our last weekend in Wales. Monday will see us both permanently resident in Lancashire. Mixed feelings but on balance I think it qualifies as good news. :-\
Peli is back did 50miles today and she did very well :)
Ok not as fit as last year but well fit, I'm not looking forward to the summer as it will be hard work keeping up with her since she have found her cycling legs again :)
Peli is back did 50miles today and she did very well :)
Ok not as fit as last year but well fit, I'm not looking forward to the summer as it will be hard work keeping up with her since she have found her cycling legs again :)
Peli is back did 50miles today and she did very well :)
Ok not as fit as last year but well fit, I'm not looking forward to the summer as it will be hard work keeping up with her since she have found her cycling legs again :)
I've bought a new Tandem. :D
I'm in Wales for the weekend and I have Internet access. :D
For anyone thinking about 3 mobile broadband .... don't do it >:(
Peli is back did 50miles today and she did very well :)Well, I'm not so sure about 'well fit', but it was a lovely ride.
Ok not as fit as last year but well fit, I'm not looking forward to the summer as it will be hard work keeping up with her since she have found her cycling legs again :)
Well, I'm not so sure about 'well fit',
we just moved back into our house!!!!Top news :)
we just moved back into our house!!!!Top news :)
I have tickets to Wembley for the game on Sunday. :)
luckily, its good 'tea and cake' distance from the 'uts, where Mr W'Bagger is organising an autumn pissup :)
and if anyone is passing [and knows where we are], you're v. welcome to pop in for tea!!
My friend had a baby girl last night. It was a difficult pregnancy which ended with an emergency c-section 10 days early, but they're both fine now.
In four hours' time my exams are over and my summer begins!
Gotta do an exam first though :-\
In four hours' time my exams are over and my summer begins!
Gotta do an exam first though :-\
Garden furniture delivered and I've spent the evening assembling it and tidying up.Before you do the BBQ. The next items on the list are:
Next item on the list is a BBQ.
Cut the grass!
Got a full time job, starting on Monday Hurraayyyyyyyy !!!! Now how does one celebrate that ?
By hugging me? :D
Peli, you should be hugging him surely?I've already done so, muchly.
Plus I wrote his application... ;)
Got a full time job, starting on Monday Hurraayyyyyyyy !!!! Now how does one celebrate that ?
Got a full time job, starting on Monday Hurraayyyyyyyy !!!! Now how does one celebrate that ?
Got a full time job, starting on Monday Hurraayyyyyyyy !!!! Now how does one celebrate that ?
He will be teaching kiddies to cycle and having lots of them call him "Sir"! ;D
I think I am emerging from my recent set of struggles. I feel happier and more confident and I have learned a lot. I've learned that I have lots of people who care about me, value me and tell me that I have made a big difference to their lives in someway. I know I have some great friends, who have been there for me through the tough times and I have found out who my true friends are.
Life feels rosier at the moment, I know I will have my bad days, but here's to a more happier days than bad!
I've just submitted my MA dissertation ;D
This means I'll be able to do something other than write my MA dissertation ;D
I'm going to a medieval scholar's drinks party at 4:30 - which is more fun than it sounds as it will be crowded with other MA students who have also just submitted their dissertations.
I've just submitted my MA dissertation ;D
This means I'll be able to do something other than write my MA dissertation ;D
I'm going to a medieval scholar's drinks party at 4:30 - which is more fun than it sounds as it will be crowded with other MA students who have also just submitted their dissertations.
After that I suspect that I'm going to drink some more.
Oh--I thought you were heading down to the crypt to hang out with Thomas Aquinas and the boys.
Basically when it comes to the major mendicant orders I can swing both ways ;D
Younger daughter is currently on the phone to Mrs. Wow with her degree result - she got a FIRST! :o ;D ;D ;D :D :D :DExcellent news!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Well done her...Obviously not her Fathers Genes ?
Congratulations to her!
I just found out I passed all my exams :D
Younger daughter is currently on the phone to Mrs. Wow with her degree result - she got a FIRST! :o ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D
Younger daughter is currently on the phone to Mrs. Wow with her degree result - she got a FIRST! :o ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D
That's how I like it. Well done! (Arts subject? If so, very well done)
that's bloody brilliant Wow - what about the exam she thought she's bollixed?
Just off for a graduation ceremony. I may be some time.
Just off for a graduation ceremony. I may be some time.
Is this the one you are banned from cycling to? I reckon you should wear
lycra on principle... :demon:
Five years after leaving her job to stay home with Anders (meaning we were on a single income), and after over a year at a great place to work as an underpaid half-time temp worker, Robyn is now working at the great place as a 3/4-time permanent salaried employee. Phew!
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I have a new job :D Not quite as well paid, not quite such a good car, no company phone... but a pretty steady 36hr week (shame it's 9-5 not 8:30 - 4:30 but you can't have everything!) and the prospect of getting to sleep in my own bed most nights of the year! After 10 months of weekly commuting to Dublin, followed by (so far) 2 months of spending 3 days a week in our welding shop (ie painted shipping container) on a site in South Wales I'm pretty chuffed. And the job came to me, which is even better. Approach via an agency, turn up on Fri with no suit or tie for interview (it'd been a long day, and I don't do suits and ties if I can help it, they were lucky it wasn't jeans on a Friday), told I'd be contacted Friday the following week after they'd done more interviews, but got call on Tues pm saying they wanted me. Even got them to up their offer by £3k. ;D
I feel quite pleased, though how my wife will take to having me under her feet again is anyones guess! 8)
I feel quite pleased, though how my wife will take to having me under her feet again is anyones guess! 8)
I bet she'll be delighted to have her husband back, rather than someone who's not that happy with his job and tired because of all the travelling and working conditions. Congratulations.
Seth is ridable again.Wohoo! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
As I didn't say it in a card I will say it here; Happy anniversary darling, I love you loads and thanks for the best nine years of my life.In two days and 8 years time I will be saying the same :)
Mrs. TKP and myself are celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary today. Nothing too elaborate, we skipped on cards but are going out for a curry tonight. As I didn't say it in a card I will say it here; Happy anniversary darling, I love you loads and thanks for the best nine years of my life.
Mrs. TKP and myself are celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary today. Nothing too elaborate, we skipped on cards but are going out for a curry tonight. As I didn't say it in a card I will say it here; Happy anniversary darling, I love you loads and thanks for the best nine years of my life.
I'm happy :)That is good news. :thumbsup:
I'm happy :)Hurray \o/
I'm happy :)
I'm happy :)
and I'll punch the man who says I'm not!
</Ivor Cutler>
Double good news. We have a tenant for our house in Wales at last and we have heard today that we are going to get the bungalow we want to rent in the lovely village of Freckleton. So it is goodbye to paying mortgage and rent at the same time and goodbye to drug row in St. Annes.
Double good news. We have a tenant for our house in Wales at last and we have heard today that we are going to get the bungalow we want to rent in the lovely village of Freckleton. So it is goodbye to paying mortgage and rent at the same time and goodbye to drug row in St. Annes.
Little Miss Wow had a nice surprise on her return from Lunnon Town: an envelope from Girton College contained a cheque for £250 by way of a "brown envelope" job for her degree.Wot, Girton are so short of students they have to bribe people to get degrees? :)
My new sofas arrived today. They look great. I also bought lovely rug which is a perfect match to the sofas..... and the rug was reduced from £89.00 to £30.00 and then I got 10% off with my mum's discount card :) :) :)I think you might have gazupmed us there Elleigh, that sounds like triple good news. :thumbsup:
Best of luck.
Oh - if the post facto negotiations don't fare well, can I have your bike in your will?
Tomorrow I go on work experience for a week, in Cardigan. I'm camping about 8 miles away, so get to cycle in every morning, and the company I'm working with said I can shower there :). They seem like a really friendly bunch, too :D.
I'm now a fully accredited cycling instructor \o/ \o/ \o/ :)
Tomorrow I go on work experience for a week, in Cardigan. I'm camping about 8 miles away, so get to cycle in every morning, and the company I'm working with said I can shower there :). They seem like a really friendly bunch, too :D.
Good luck. What will you be doing?
Elleigh that's brilliant!
How'd you do it?
NO MORE SCHOOL FOR 7 1/2 WEEKS!!!! ;D ;D ;D
NO MORE SCHOOL FOR 7 1/2 WEEKS!!!! ;D ;D ;D
I've got a date tonight :)
I've got a date tonight :)NO MORE SCHOOL FOR 7 1/2 WEEKS!!!! ;D ;D ;D
Somewhere, Zipperhead is banging his head against a desk
We have just picked up the keys to our new rented home, a bungalow in a quiet village called Freckleton. So goodbye to druggies, drunks, chavs and endless police sirens, hello birdsong and nice neighbours.
The pain has been manageable today :)
I have had a nice few days and I found out that I can still ice skate. I think my balance might be good enough to start cycle again.
I have a lot of pent up anger at the moment, all you need to do is point me in the right direction. Can I assume it's Greenwich at the moment?No quite close to you Victoria Park, festival was more important arrggh.
My good thing - I've stopped throwing up!
Mark's Grade 8 organ result arrived today, and it's a distinction. Not an earth-shattering top-in-the-country kind of score, but a comfortable few marks above the magic threshold nevertheless. There's many a slip etc. but this result makes an offer of an Oxbridge organ scholarship a distinct possibility. Then all he has to do is get straight 'A's at 'A' level and he's in. Sounds easy when you say it quickly, doesn't it? He now has a hat-trick of Grade 8s - piano, violin and organ. I can just about play the recorder.
Wassa Grade 8 organ?
Mark's Grade 8 organ result arrived today, and it's a distinction. Not an earth-shattering top-in-the-country kind of score, but a comfortable few marks above the magic threshold nevertheless. There's many a slip etc. but this result makes an offer of an Oxbridge organ scholarship a distinct possibility. Then all he has to do is get straight 'A's at 'A' level and he's in. Sounds easy when you say it quickly, doesn't it? He now has a hat-trick of Grade 8s - piano, violin and organ. I can just about play the recorder.
Wassa Grade 8 organ?
Wooo!
I've I've had a full nights slep!
The art of seduction remains alive & well :thumbsup:
It was a lady forumer!
\o/ she called me a lady! \o/The art of seduction remains alive & well :thumbsup:
It was a lady forumer!
The art of seduction remains alive & well :thumbsup:
It was a lady forumer!
\o/ she called me a lady! \o/The art of seduction remains alive & well :thumbsup:
It was a lady forumer!
I just spoke to Woolly and he had an excited New-Bike-Quiver in his voice :D
Chutney? Cause it's kinda lumpy?? ??? Or cause it's a sweet accompaniment to summat spicy?
I had a pm from a forumite saying he's coming to Edinburgh.Who? Who? Spill the beans! :D
Chutney is so-christened because she is mango-coloured! :thumbsup:
Yesterday I repeatedly walked within 5 metres of David Cameron :-\
I had a pm from a forumite saying he's coming to Edinburgh.
Who? Who? Spill the beans! :D
Is this a sign that your psychic's prediction that you would have a fling with an unsuitable man?!
Yesterday I repeatedly walked within 5 metres of David Cameron :-\
That's good news how, precisely? Do you have a new bike? :-\
Who? Who? Spill the beans! :DQuote from: ElleighIs this a sign that your psychic's prediction that you would have a fling with an unsuitable man?!
I think I'll let him tell you himself.
Should I cancel my holiday to dicover the identity or will someone PM me later?
Clarion? ;)
gossip is not the sole preserve females :demon:
I had a pm from a forumite saying he's coming to Edinburgh.
Is this a sign that your psychic's prediction that you would have a fling with an unsuitable man?!
I'll bet you that you will find some cool stuff and have few trips down memory lane :)
Got my hands on Chutney, and she rides very well looking forward to take her to the Pyrenees \o/Chutney is indeed beautiful. :D
Pictures to follow as soon as I have found my camera ...
I have been diagnosed.That is good news Sam, lets hope they come up with some effective treatment quickly.
2 more days at work then I'm off for 10 days! And I get to go bike shopping!HA! I got you beat 1 and a half day at work and then I'm off for 16 days and I all ready got my new bike :)
2 more days at work then I'm off for 10 days! And I get to go bike shopping!HA! I got you beat 1 and a half day at work and then I'm off for 16 days and I all ready got my new bike :)
It's not a phantom bike.2 more days at work then I'm off for 10 days! And I get to go bike shopping!HA! I got you beat 1 and a half day at work and then I'm off for 16 days and I all ready got my new bike :)
so where's the photos? We need proof!!
I have a hole in my bank account to prove it. ;DIs that good news?
Yep, as I'll get some of it back through the Cycle Scheme. :thumbsup:I have a hole in my bank account to prove it. ;DIs that good news?
I've had an email from my daughter, who spent the night with a family in Lima. Later today she takes the white-knuckle bus ride from Lima to Huancayo. The weather in Huancayo is bloody cold. With a population of nearly half a million and at an altitude of over 10000 feet, I wonder if there's a bigger city anywhere in the world which is so high?
On top of the one for the pedals? :oYes, two in two days! :thumbsup:
On top of the one for the pedals? :oYes, two in two days! :thumbsup:
Awarded by my peers, so I must be doing something right. :)
On top of the one for the pedals? :oYes, two in two days! :thumbsup:
Awarded by my peers, so I must be doing something right. :)
it's our wedding anniversary! 10 years today. :thumbsup:
(but this afternoon could be expensive A contemporary or modern 10th anniversary gift has a theme of Diamond Jewellery. (http://www.anniversaryideas.co.uk/10th-wedding-anniversary.htm))
Arse.
it's our wedding anniversary! 10 years today. :thumbsup:
(but this afternoon could be expensive A contemporary or modern 10th anniversary gift has a theme of Diamond Jewellery. (http://www.anniversaryideas.co.uk/10th-wedding-anniversary.htm))
Arse.
I'm superhuman! Well not quite but I did spill a just boiled kettle of water on myself when I fell with no consequences.
I'm superhuman! Well not quite but I did spill a just boiled kettle of water on myself when I fell with no consequences.
I'm seeing an early screening of Hellboy 2 in, ooooooh, about a hour! *bounce*The sets are impressive.
Nice one, Sam.
I don't need my crutches any more. :)
Nice one, Sam.
I don't need my crutches any more. :)
^^^ Was it good???
Yay! Well done! Does that mean you can ride again too?
Nice one, Sam.
I don't need my crutches any more. :)
Can we use them as a rounders bat on Saturday? :thumbsup:
Yay! Well done! Does that mean you can ride again too?
Sadly not. :(
The very very very earliest I'm allowed to ride again will be the FNRttC, and even then only if I feel utterly recovered.Nice one, Sam.
I don't need my crutches any more. :)
Can we use them as a rounders bat on Saturday? :thumbsup:
Maybe. ;D
I unlocked an iPhone and it now works beautifully with my T-Mobile Web'n'Walk package. *bouncebounce*
I've just met in person for the first time a 12-year-old who I've been trying to get into the UK for two years.
An' his auntie gave me a big bunch of flowers.
:D
I unlocked an iPhone and it now works beautifully with my T-Mobile Web'n'Walk package. *bouncebounce*
I've just met in person for the first time a 12-year-old who I've been trying to get into the UK for two years.
An' his auntie gave me a big bunch of flowers.
:D
I gather that it might lock itself again when you connect it to i-Tunes.Nay, 'twill be fine, I haff neutered iTunes. :D Every single thing works, even synching music and outlook stuff through iTunes.
I've just met in person for the first time a 12-year-old who I've been trying to get into the UK for two years.
An' his auntie gave me a big bunch of flowers.
:D
Sorry, but that is a totally different beastie. Googling a lot and then sifting out the misinformation is what I had to do with this iPhone, plus a fair amount of trial and error. Good luck!I unlocked an iPhone and it now works beautifully with my T-Mobile Web'n'Walk package. *bouncebounce*
Oooh any tips on how to unlock a blackberry from O2?
I gather that it might lock itself again when you connect it to i-Tunes.Nay, 'twill be fine, I haff neutered iTunes. :D Every single thing works, even synching music and outlook stuff through iTunes.
Have lots of fun. :thumbsup:
This afternoon we set off on our first tour. Its only for 2 nights and the distances are very modest. I have toured before but 20 years ago, Kirsty and Twinkle Toes are tour virgins. Kirsty is very nervous, I am very excited, not sure what Twinkle Toes thinks.
There will be a ride report.
Having met Twinkle toes, I think she'll love it, Kirsty will come round to it too, it's just the thought of it is worse.
I'm starting to feel better :) if a little weird
...if a little weird
My Minty Arse Lard arrived as did 2 Vittoria Open Pave EVO-CG tyres.
It is sooooooo hard to resist fitting the tyres now!
This is Good News indeed. Many congratulations annie.
I quite like the concept of Granny Annie - sounds like somewhere you'd put an aged relative (the Granny Annexe).
Anyway, at least you can rest secure in the knowledge that you'll easily win the 'Glamorous Granny' competition! ;D :-*
Last Friday I became a Granny and am now Granny Annie. :-\
Last Friday I became a Granny and am now Granny Annie. :-\
I'm stunned! Congratulations. :)
Last Friday I became a Granny and am now Granny Annie. :-\
I'm stunned! Congratulations. :)
Thanks all. I have been out purchasing little baby bits and bobs, sooo much fun and so cute.
I will be purchasing a cot at some stage in the next few hours but have no idea what or where to look, tis many years since I used one.
Last Friday I became a Granny and am now Granny Annie. :-\
My boobs are still growing.
I'm going to be taken away for a few days :)
And not by aliens, or the men in white coats ;)
I am finally on top of things.:thumbsup:
I am finally on top of things.
I am starting to smile again.
I am finally on top of things.
Thanks alan, do you really think so ?I am starting to smile again.
Suits you :thumbsup:
I am finally on top of things.
I am congratulating myself for not replying with any number of double entendres that spring to mind.
I am mindfull that I will be in (literally) striking distance of you at the weekend ;D
Its my birthday today :)
I am now 48 :o
For presents I got-a co2 pump,a book,a tracksuit,a bottle of red wine,and a bag of licquorice allsorts :P
The cycling makes me feel younger.
Everybody have a piece of vitual reality birthday cake :P
I am finally on top of things.
I am congratulating myself for not replying with any number of double entendres that spring to mind.
I am mindfull that I will be in (literally) striking distance of you at the weekend ;D
Indeed and I shall be armed with weapons this time. Watch out Alan ;)
Shall I bring you some bananas?
I am finally on top of things.
I am congratulating myself for not replying with any number of double entendres that spring to mind.
I am mindfull that I will be in (literally) striking distance of you at the weekend ;D
Indeed and I shall be armed with weapons this time. Watch out Alan ;)
Shall I bring you some bananas?
Thanks for the offer but unless that is a euphenism :demon: no thanks:I have enough to fill my bannana gaurd ;)
Is that good wow? I'm waiting for the day when I get told to work less days but for the same money.
We have booked ourselves and our bikes on a train from Preston to London for the FreeWheel weekend in September :DFantastic. :D
We have booked ourselves and our bikes on a train from Preston to London for the FreeWheel weekend in September :DFantastic. :D
We have booked ourselves and our bikes on a train from Preston to London for the FreeWheel weekend in September :DFantastic. :D
Thank you :-*
I will be all freckly when I get back.
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
We have booked ourselves and our bikes on a train from Preston to London for the FreeWheel weekend in September :DFantastic. :D
Thank you :-*
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
Enjoy!
How many trees will you be planting? :demon:
Looks wonderful Elleigh. :thumbsup: 'Bout time you treated yourself to a proper holiday. Enjoy!
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
Enjoy!
How many trees will you be planting? :demon:
As I have only flown 4 times in my entire life and two of those were for conservation projects I think I am in carbon deficit compared to others.
Also, as I had a stroke at the beginning of the year, this is has been my target for getting better for, I am not going to deny myself the opportunity.
I'm not the only forumer to fly to north america.
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
Enjoy!
How many trees will you be planting? :demon:
As I have only flown 4 times in my entire life and two of those were for conservation projects I think I am in carbon deficit compared to others.
Also, as I had a stroke at the beginning of the year, this is has been my target for getting better for, I am not going to deny myself the opportunity.
I'm not the only forumer to fly to north america.
Indeed. I'm going here (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Battle+Mountain+NV&ie=UTF8&ll=40.638967,-117.982178&spn=2.971867,7.03125&z=8), for this (http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/home.asp?URL=wisil/main.asp). And I'm going to hire one of these (http://www.topgear.com/blogs/drives/200-corvette-zhz/).
You may kill me when I get back ;D
Indeed. I'm going here (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Battle+Mountain+NV&ie=UTF8&ll=40.638967,-117.982178&spn=2.971867,7.03125&z=8), for this (http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/home.asp?URL=wisil/main.asp). And I'm going to hire one of these (http://www.topgear.com/blogs/drives/200-corvette-zhz/).
You may kill me when I get back ;D
Wow are you going to hire a yellow one? (typical woman)
#2 son is learning to play the theme to Wallace and Gromit on the piano - which makes the place sound happy and jolly.
Just off to the kitchen now for more Cheese and Crackers :thumbsup:
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You may kill me when I get back ;D
At last I have found a job that:
a) I enjoy
b) stretches me a bit
c) doesn't bore me to tears
d) I get on with my co-workers...
e) Once they have a laptop and secur-id sorted out for me I will be able to work from home
And at this site they have a gym, squash court, showers and miles and miles of quiet roads around it, ideal for lunchtime bike rides. Oh and I work flexible hours(no more getting up at 05:10 for this little bunny, oh no)...
For once I am a happy bunny
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
Salam had a tick on his face. The receptionist at the vet told me to cover it in Vasiline and it will drop off.
I managed to get Vasiline on the tick as well as the cats face, which he immediately washed off. I didn't think it would kill the tick, but he returned home after sulking in the garden for 10 mins sans the tick. :)
My reprobate son has just won £72 in a poker competition. Entry fee £2. He was 4th out of 450ish entrants.
My reprobate son has just won £72 in a poker competition. Entry fee £2. He was 4th out of 450ish entrants.
He's just won another £65 in another tournament! £137 profit in a week!
the weather forecast is fantastic forthe weekendsaturday!! It's finally going to be summer!!
(apologies for those in Scotland)
My reprobate son has just won £72 in a poker competition. Entry fee £2. He was 4th out of 450ish entrants.
He's just won another £65 in another tournament! £137 profit in a week!
I hope you are on a handsome percentage for the years of training, support & encouragement.....
Peli that is stress - You know what is good for stress relief?
Oh Woolly, where are you?
;)
Peli that is stress - You know what is good for stress relief?
Oh Woolly, where are you?
;)
massage your shoulders. :thumbsup:you got that right :)
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
Enjoy!
How many trees will you be planting? :demon:
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
Enjoy!
How many trees will you be planting? :demon:
Well you will be pleased to know that I won't need to plant any trees as my flights were booked with Zoom who have gone into liquidation.
I paid on a Debit Card so lost my flight and the £500 they cost. I can't afford to rebook anything under the circumstance, so the holiday I've been working hard to recover for, has gone for a swanny!
:'(
But I guess the there is an positive environmental pay off for this, so at least there is something positive.
I've booked my holidays :)
I'm going here (http://www.harrisonresort.com/default.aspx) to do this (http://www.harrisonresort.com/activities_adventures.aspx).
Enjoy!
How many trees will you be planting? :demon:
Well you will be pleased to know that I won't need to plant any trees as my flights were booked with Zoom who have gone into liquidation.
I paid on a Debit Card so lost my flight and the £500 they cost. I can't afford to rebook anything under the circumstance, so the holiday I've been working hard to recover for, has gone for a swanny!
:'(
But I guess the there is an positive environmental pay off for this, so at least there is something positive.
Always buy insurance, on the rare cases it does actually pay off.
Always buy insurance, on the rare cases it does actually pay off.
I did but it won't cover liquidation :(
I am however covered as I have a Visa Debit Card.
Always buy insurance, on the rare cases it does actually pay off.
I did but it won't cover liquidation :(
I am however covered as I have a Visa Debit Card.
phew. To avoid delaying it, would the insurance also cover the increased cost of a working airline for the same dates? If you phoned them up and said you had to be there for a wedding, for example....
Today is, n+1 day :thumbsup: ;D
Today is my day off.
I'm having breakfast in bed.
Our kitchen has finally been ordered.
I got another bonus at work.
Woolly is conge-ing today too.
It's a good day :)
Good news, I have a week off work.
On the down side it is because I am sick....
Today is, n+1 day :thumbsup: ;D
What are you getting, what are you getting ?
Order Status: Shipped
Your items shipped on 8/29/2008 via UPS
Items Ordered:
# 1 of : Apple G3/500MHz 12" iBook 320/10GB CD-ROM Drive
# 1 of : Apple Original Airport Card (AP)
I'm back from Holland!
in 1.5 hours I will have done my first 24 hours without a ciggy!
in 1.5 hours I will have done my first 24 hours without a ciggy!
in 1.5 hours I will have done my first 24 hours without a ciggy!
Well done!
Is it in any way linked to this (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2177.msg132518#msg132518)? ;)
14 years ago today I became a Pingu. :)
14 years ago today I became a Pingu. :)
14 years ago today I became a Pingu. :)\o/
And what did you tell him? :-X?No. As I don't.
14 years ago today I became a Pingu. :)
I was cycling in Richmond Park tonight when a fast roadie type commented favourably on my fixed gear, called me a nutter, and asked if I raced. O:-)
:DI was cycling in Richmond Park tonight when a fast roadie type commented favourably on my fixed gear, called me a nutter, and asked if I raced. O:-)
But when he said fixed gear I don't think he was looking at your bike :o and I think he misheard and asked if you were racy ;D
Congrats Mrs P, so you got married when you were 12 then :)Flattery will get you everywhere ;)
14 years ago today I became a Pingu. :)
(I got a card this morning with an adult penguin surrounded by little baby fluffy penguins - inside after the message was a 'PS - This isn't a hint. I want lots of little penguins!') ;D
I've had a lot of sleep. Not yet enough, but I'm feeling less spaced out.
Apparently, the pilot didn't know if he was heading for north or south terminal until the last minute. Can this be normal?
If I played on line poker, it wouldn't be me who'd be able to feed themselves for a month on the proceeds :(.
Anders has a new kitten!What did he do to the old one :o
Probably not PC for a cycling forum but, my new car arrives on Wednesday :thumbsup:
Probably not PC for a cycling forum but, my new car arrives on Wednesday :thumbsup:
Probably not PC for a cycling forum but, my new car arrives on Wednesday :thumbsup:
cool!! What'cha getting?
Is it a 4x4 or a BMW?
:)
Probably not PC for a cycling forum but, my new car arrives on Wednesday :thumbsup:
cool!! What'cha getting?
Is it a 4x4 or a BMW?
:)
I shouldn't say this but it is a 4X4- Subaru Outback diesel.
Step away from the flamethrower Reg or I'll hit you with my handbag :P
is that the one which is top of the Lesbian car list? Supposed to be very nice... :D
Anders has a new kitten!What did he do to the old one :o
Now that is spooky........where has the kitten gone? Could be an alien abduction thing.
Wicked Wowbagger trying to embaress NSTN! :hand:
Don't mention pompino to the Italian gentlemen. :oClicky (http://translate.google.com/translate_t#it|en|Gradite%20prendere%20in%20prestito%20la%20mia%20pompino)
Edit: From google translation service so may be inaccurate.
Would you like to borrow my bicycle pump?
Volete prendere in prestito la mia bicicletta pompa?
You are gonna be soooooooooo skint at Christmas.
You are gonna be soooooooooo skint at Christmas.
Not a problem for us. Names go in a hat and you only buy one present for one adult and one child.
We are all still here! Or are we....
We are all still here! Or are we....
I've had one of the best days at work for *ages*
- the train was pretty quiet on the way in
- the interview candidate at 8.00 was great, am going to offer her a job
- I had a great meeting, where the client said our teams work was an "order of magnitude" better than he expected
- I had the perfect brie, tomato and basil sandwich for lunch
- a client I've been trying to get into for ages called me out of the blue, I met him for a coffee and he wants us to replace our competition
- I got a seat on the way home too
- and **the sun is going to shine tomorrow**
anyone fancy a pint?
I would but I'm riding a 200k tomorrow.
Actually, I might have a pint while riding the 200k if I get ahead of myself sufficiently.
My youngest son (19) has been accepted on a college course to study trees. He starts on Monday.
This is good news because he's wasted the past few years, spent months crocked because of a motorbike crash, didn't quite have the qualifications needed and arrived at the interview this week on crutches and carrying the thinnest "record of achievement" ever seen.
My older children have tended to pass exams and get accepted for courses and jobs almost as a matter of course... it is somehow much more exciting when it has been a real struggle to get this far.
This weekend will be spent finding him somewhere to live.
I've been stopped for speeding twice already, and let off with a slapped wrist both times ;D
I've been stopped for speeding twice already, and let off with a slapped wrist both times ;D
I've been stopped for speeding twice already, and let off with a slapped wrist both times ;DYou explained to them that speed limits don't apply to bicycles? Or were you astride an infernal combustion engined machine?
You explained to them that speed limits don't apply to bicycles?
My son (4) can ride his bike :thumbsup:Cool 8)
He was at the wobbly stage - crashing as soon as he realised that I'd let go. We took him to Battersea Park yesterday where he was due to meet a friend. As we were early I set of with him alone and he continued to make wobbly progress but as soon as his friend arrived he forgot that I wasn't there :-\ and shot off over the horizon :D
Latest OU assignment in early! Two more to go (although I can forget one as it won't affect my final grade at all) and one more exam this year.
Got my last one in but had to deliver it by hand to meet the deadline.
Got my last one in but had to deliver it by hand to meet the deadline.
I've done that, only it was a 50km cycle from work to my tutor's house and 40km back. It's almost as if I left it until the last minute on purpose.
Got my last one in but had to deliver it by hand to meet the deadline.
I've done that, only it was a 50km cycle from work to my tutor's house and 40km back. It's almost as if I left it until the last minute on purpose.
longa tibi exsilia et uastum maris aequor arandum
(For you there is long exile and the vast surface of the sea to be ploughed) - Aeneid 2:780
longa tibi exsilia et uastum maris aequor arandum
(For you there is long exile and the vast surface of the sea to be ploughed) - Aeneid 2:780
You're opening yourself up for a barrage of mathematical gobbledygook...
I've been stopped for speeding twice already, and let off with a slapped wrist both times ;DYou explained to them that speed limits don't apply to bicycles? Or were you astride an infernal combustion engined machine?
Surely if a bicycle is classed as traffic, just like cars etc, then they are subject to the same road rules (ie speed limits et al) as other road users. Aren't they??? Assuming, of course, that Mr L was on a bicycle
At least that's the case over here
I'm sure that Mrs T thinks this is good news - on two counts ;)
I'm sure that Mrs T thinks this is good news - on two counts ;)
Always bringing up Thatcher, you can't help it can you!
;) ;D ;D
Rest assured this Mrs T is much much much nicer that the Tory one
I can't stop grinning lolPut the helium down Valiant!
We've been going through a job evaluation process. They've (finally) realised that my salary is below the market rate...JD Cycles? That's where I'd be going with £7000. ;) :D
... so I've got an immediate £7,000 pay rise, backdated to 1 April 2008, and with a guaranteed £2,000 rise in April 2009. My October paypacket is going to be huge! :D :thumbsup:
Mr R and I were planning a holiday over Christmas and New Year... we shall be able to look at exotic and expensive now.
We've been going through a job evaluation process. They've (finally) realised that my salary is below the market rate...JD Cycles? That's where I'd be going with £7000. ;) :D
... so I've got an immediate £7,000 pay rise, backdated to 1 April 2008, and with a guaranteed £2,000 rise in April 2009. My October paypacket is going to be huge! :D :thumbsup:
Mr R and I were planning a holiday over Christmas and New Year... we shall be able to look at exotic and expensive now.
I s'pose so, if they are sharing a living space!
Is there a standard treadmill test they use?
Something like 1kph increase every minute?
Is there a standard treadmill test they use?
Is there a standard treadmill test they use?
It's usually the Bruce Protocol (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1123032) or a variant thereof.
What should I do with my £220 bonus? :D
What should I do with my £220 bonus? :D
I'll PM my address to you ;D
What should I do with my £220 bonus?
I just spent all but £9 of it on your behalf, at Ground Effect. :-[Is there a standard treadmill test they use?
It's usually the Bruce Protocol (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1123032) or a variant thereof.
I had a pleasant surprise in the form of £188.92 in mt bank account, a rebate from Southern Electric. I also discovered a couple of cheques I'd forgotten about (still in date). What should I do with my £220 bonus? :D
Click, click.
Oops, I just spent another £70 at Wiggle... :-[
Is there a standard treadmill test they use?
It's usually the Bruce Protocol (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1123032) or a variant thereof.
I had a pleasant surprise in the form of £188.92 in mt bank account, a rebate from Southern Electric.
Yes, I certainly will. I'm looking forward to getting them as I've read such good reviews... :)
Peli, will you let me know how you get on with the Witches Britches, I'm toying with the idea of getting some soon but I'm not sure about the sizing.
Ground Effect - mountain bike clothing (http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-WIT-WOM.htm)
Whether you need a pair, only you can say! ;D
No sign of them yet. They are slacking, those Kiwis. ;)Ground Effect - mountain bike clothing (http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-WIT-WOM.htm)
Whether you need a pair, only you can say! ;D
Thanks NSTN, if Peli's have arrived in time and she wears them next Saturday then they may be added to my Christmas wish list :D
I've got tickets for Scotland vs All Blacks at Murrayfield 8th November, and Scotland vs Wales for next year's 6 Nations.
Of course, the chance of there being any bits of any Scottish players left after they've been flattened by the All Blacks is slim...
I've got tickets for Scotland vs All Blacks at Murrayfield 8th November, and Scotland vs Wales for next year's 6 Nations.
Of course, the chance of there being any bits of any Scottish players left after they've been flattened by the All Blacks is slim...
Well, the SRU are a bunch of idiots who'd rather have a stadium one-third full at £50 a ticket rather than reduce the tickets to a reasonable price and have a sold out game... It was a friend booked them and I think it's £30 for the All Blacks and £45 for the Wales game, and those are not the best seats. >:( But, you take your chances to see the All Blacks when you can...
The Six Nations games are always over priced though.
The Six Nations games are always over priced though.
The last game I went to cost me £0 because I had a ticket for the press box. It was Twickenham 1986, Rob Andrew 21 - 19 Wales. I was sitting just in front of Gerald Davies and John Taylor and watching those two Gods having a natter was more enthralling than the rugby.
I was making the point that even not that good seats are expensive, actually. >:(
And what is all this about the 'best seats' ??? Corporate nonsense. Get a ticket, watch the game, stop being so bloody 'Edinburgh' :demon:
I was making the point that even not that good seats are expensive, actually.
So after about 6/7 months of not being able to ride a bike, the doc told me today I might be able to ride again soon :D yay!!!
So after about 6/7 months of not being able to ride a bike, the doc told me today I might be able to ride again soon :D yay!!!Going to Nottingham again are we ?
So after about 6/7 months of not being able to ride a bike, the doc told me today I might be able to ride again soon :D yay!!!Going to Nottingham again are we ?
Great news my friend.
at least 20 years after my last lesson, but following lots of hints to Mrs Mike and a weird dream my mum had last month, my birthday present from the whole family is a piano!!
Sooooo excited :D
...Stylophone?
What sort is it? Upright? Grand? Steinway? Bechstein? ;)
at least 20 years after my last lesson, but following lots of hints to Mrs Mike and a weird dream my mum had last month, my birthday present from the whole family is a piano!!
Sooooo excited :D
What sort is it? Upright? Grand? Steinway? Bechstein? ;)
...Stylophone?
What sort is it? Upright? Grand? Steinway? Bechstein? ;)
If any of your neighbours are in YACF you may find them posting in Not so good news. ;D
I'm at work today.
My next day at work will be the 5th January 2009.
I'm at work today.
My next day at work will be the 5th January 2009.
I also be staying as far away from computers in that period.
I'll send a postcard from here (http://tinyurl.com/6xryut) though.
:)
I've got Take That tickets for Glasgow next June!
I have corrected my contacts in my mobile, so Regulator won't be getting any more abusive or suggestive messages / voicemails.
Got my bike back :D
Got my bike back :D
Gosh,your LBS opens early does it not ;D
We got through the MHRA blood bank inspection (with only 1 major and 6 minor deficiencies)
Marj has made a bread & butter pudding :thumbsup:
thankyou - meant to log on and let you all know sooner but I've been a little busy (I think the Scottish Government and the national Blood Transfusion Service were expecting much worse)Now that IS good news Windy. I got the feeling it wasn't a foregone conclusion. Pleased for you. :thumbsup:
Marj has made a bread & butter pudding :thumbsup:
Can she make some more next weekend please? I lurve b&b pudding :P
I have new specs, courtesy of my very generous optometrist friend. You can see my bloodshot eyes more clearly now. ???
:) I am feeling sufficiently happy to post in this thread, for the first time in ages. Just read some old emails and it made me feel good.
A client has just bought me a case of wine and sent a really nice note about me & the team to my boss.
He's even writing a book about making a million quid by working with us :)
A client has just bought me a case of wine and sent a really nice note about me & the team to my boss.
He's even writing a book about making a million quid by working with us :)
If I come and work with you, will I make a million quid?
A client has just bought me a case of wine and sent a really nice note about me & the team to my boss.
He's even writing a book about making a million quid by working with us :)
If I come and work with you, will I make a million quid?
I'll take a job for only 1/4 million quid - easy to please. ;)
sigh... :D
He (my client) recons anyone could do it. When he's finished the book, I'll post links..
I ran* 1.75 miles this evening, which is 1.70 miles further than I could run a month ago.
And then I got home and Charlotte made me dinner and Angel Delight. :D
*run, v., pp: ran; to stagger, wheeze, stumble
:) I am feeling sufficiently happy to post in this thread, for the first time in ages. Just read some old emails and it made me feel good.Now that really is Good News.
I ran* 1.75 miles this evening, which is 1.70 miles further than I could run a month ago.
And then I got home and Charlotte made me dinner and Angel Delight. :D
*run, v., pp: ran; to stagger, wheeze, stumble
I ran* 1.75 miles this evening, which is 1.70 miles further than I could run a month ago.
And then I got home and Charlotte made me dinner and Angel Delight. :D
*run, v., pp: ran; to stagger, wheeze, stumble
Isn't Angel Delight the stuff formerly known as Instant Whip?
Rob
PS .... as I (innocently) typed that I realised the potential for innuendo ;D
I ran* 1.75 miles this evening, which is 1.70 miles further than I could run a month ago.
And then I got home and Charlotte made me dinner and Angel Delight. :D
*run, v., pp: ran; to stagger, wheeze, stumble
:) I am feeling sufficiently happy to post in this thread, for the first time in ages. Just read some old emails and it made me feel good.sending :-* :-* :-*
:) I am feeling sufficiently happy to post in this thread, for the first time in ages. Just read some old emails and it made me feel good.sending :-* :-* :-*
Annie - a small package can often bring a lot of joy, I find.
I might have interweb at home as of 25th Nov.
My youngest (6) has just been put on the Government list for gifted children by his school for maths.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
He's good at literacy as well but we need to work on that a bit more.
Must get it from his mum's side ;D
Rich.
Awesome, Rich (and Mini R).
Do you get involved in this lot? (http://www.nagcbritain.org.uk/). We did when our bright young things were younger...
The kitchen is DRY !!!!
Do truffles last for 27 years?
Serotta?
Do truffles last for 27 years?
In my experience, they don't get past 27 minutes.
Do truffles last for 27 years?
In my experience, they don't get past 27 minutes.
It depends how big the pile is. I can eat a lot of Thornton's apricot parfaits very quickly though. Not so keen on the white chocolate ones though.
The builders are coming tomorrow to start work on the kitchen \o/
Some scrotes nicked £259 off my Mum's Barclaycard a few weeks ago which in turn caused her to get two £20 overdraft fees on top. She's been worried sick about it and quite ill for the last few days. I have just spoken to her and she says she feels much better today. Oh and she had a letter off the bank to say that she would be getting her money refunded. Coincidence? I don't think so. Her physical and mental health are so intricately linked these days that I would go as far as to say that the fraudsters not only nicked her money but made her ill into the bargain.
Easier to retain staff with a good boss (i.e. better than your predecessor) :)
Mrs Mike, who's been in India for the week, has got on an early flight and will be home tomorrow :)
It's not been a great 12 hours, but Indias a big place and Mumbai is quite a long way from Delhi, where she's been.
Marj has started making this year's Xmas cake :thumbsup::thumbsup: We made ours a few weeks ago, fed it with brandy. Now I need to ice and decorate it with holly leaf shaped pieces of white icing
Marj has started making this year's Xmas cake :thumbsup:Feck me that is going to be a big cake, correct me if I'm wrong but there is weeks until xmas :)
Shall we start a members Xmas Cake Thread in OT Gallery ?
You have to let them mellow Woolly! :thumbsup:Marj has started making this year's Xmas cake :thumbsup:Feck me that is going to be a big cake, correct me if I'm wrong but there is weeks until xmas :)
What? To #2? ;D
The gas hub have just been plugged in :) Now where did I pack the burner/grill/flame thing (6 months ago) so that we can actually use the gas hub ?
Peli did some washing up in the kitchen today ;)It's about time that girl started pulling her weight. Keep cracking the whip Woolly. ;)
I did not get made redundant this week 8)
But the two feckwits who were doing there best to ensure that none of us had a job to go back to got there marching papers on thursday
Shamefull joy I know but I have no sympathy for either of them :-\
Its two less mouths to feed and the tribe gets to live through another winter
It has formally happened. My sister and her dispicable boyfriend have split up.
Now it's FSA Operation Take Care of Sis.
I won £40 on the office bonus ball draw. w00t. :)
It has formally happened. My sister and her dispicable boyfriend have split up.
Now it's FSA Operation Take Care of Sis.
Com in Llandysul! Llandysul, are you receiving me?Loud and clear.
...Llanfihangle Ar Arth...
...Llanfihangle Ar Arth...
Think your keyboard's playing up, mate!
It has formally happened. My sister and her dispicable boyfriend have split up.
Now it's FSA Operation Take Care of Sis.
I still have a job, and I'm getting paid this month :thumbsup:.
I hazd mince pies- 5 at the time of posting :thumbsup:
I hazd mince pies- 5 at the time of posting :thumbsup:
FTFY... ;)
I hazd mince pies- 5 at the time of posting :thumbsup:
FTFY... ;)
It was factually correct- I had 5 at the time of posting :P
I now haz 4 mince pies ;)
Blimey, you're a slow eater.... ;D
Do I detect the stirrings of a Mr Larrington AUK come-back tour?
If so, this is a Good Thing - you have been missed.
I have found the perfect Christmas avatar!Nice pair of baubles. ;)
I have found the perfect Christmas avatar!Nice pair of baubles. ;)
I'm home :)
Finally conquered The Crong (http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/167417) on fixed O:-)
my old mucker from when i was 9 has just won strictly come dancing on 'telly!
My girlfriend said to me, completely unprompted, "I want to try riding a tandem" :thumbsup: I swear I never brought the subject up before.
Superstoker came on a walk with us. Not very far, but enough that I escaped suburbia for the first time in ages. Tea & cake in Oaks Park on the way home.
Boy dun good. :thumbsup:
The fridge is rammed full of eating stuff
There's gallons of booze & wine around the place
:thumbsup:
I'm at work today.
My next day at work will be the 5th January 2009.
I also be staying as far away from computers in that period.
I'll send a postcard from here (http://tinyurl.com/6xryut) though.
:)
We have just been to Ribble armed with gift vouchers and I am now the happy owner of a new Topeak Track Pump, a Lusso base layer in black, a Topeak multitool and a big bottle of Orange flavoured PSP stuff. I can't decide whether to blow something up, deliver a box of Milk Tray, take something apart or just drink myself silly. ;D
We have just been to Ribble armed with gift vouchers and I am now the happy owner of a new Topeak Track Pump, a Lusso base layer in black, a Topeak multitool and a big bottle of Orange flavoured PSP stuff. I can't decide whether to blow something up, deliver a box of Milk Tray, take something apart or just drink myself silly. ;D
That list of options qualifies you as the next James Bond :)
Which makes GillP a Bondage Girl :thumbsup:
My slanket has arrived. I might never leave the house again.
*wants to know what a slanket is but daren't google...* ;D
I just phoned my daughter to wish her a happy 28th birthday and her husband answered. We were on speakerphone intending to sing HBTY to her. S-i-l said that on speakerphone I sound like God. O:-)The resemblance is close too!
I just phoned my daughter to wish her a happy 28th birthday and her husband answered. We were on speakerphone intending to sing HBTY to her. S-i-l said that on speakerphone I sound like God. O:-)
Good son-in-law, that.
I would like to give the NHS a big cheer. (Unusual I know) My eldest went to the docs yesterday afternoon with belly ache, was admitted straight to the hospital and by 11 o'clock last night he was minus his appendix :-X Couldn't ask for quicker treatment than that.
Amazingly he was discharged this afternoon and is now back in the care of his Dad with another two weeks off work, having just had four weeks off for Christmas ::-) That's army life for you.
I would like to give the NHS a big cheer. (Unusual I know) My eldest went to the docs yesterday afternoon with belly ache, was admitted straight to the hospital and by 11 o'clock last night he was minus his appendix :-X Couldn't ask for quicker treatment than that.
Amazingly he was discharged this afternoon and is now back in the care of his Dad with another two weeks off work, having just had four weeks off for Christmas ::-) That's army life for you.
Better out than in! Both the appendix and your son (less chance of picking up a hospital acquired infection).
My good news is that my recent blood tests are "boringly normal" and the methotrexate is giving me a great deal of relief form arthritic pain. Given that my liver and kidney functionality is fine and that my blood cells are being produced in sufficient numbers and in an acceptable ratio (methotrexate can do damage to all of these), perhaps a small celebration is in order.
If I get off my lazy arse and put in a lap of RP tonight then I'll pass the 10000km mark on the Tempo. (My geared bike has done only 2425.1km).
My new bike has arrived :thumbsup:
My new bike has arrived :thumbsup:
Shall we guess what colour it is :)
Red and ?Something like this http://www.cube-bike.nl/website/ShowFile.php?ID=930675&Size=Large&Type=Product
Pretty!
Oh - does that mean that Liverpool might be starved of the pleasure of your presence?
Last exam tomorrow* :)
*well, for 4 months anyway...
I have just bought a fabulous 3/4 length purple velvet jacket. Hurrah!
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Fingers crossed, Annie :)
Fingers crossed, Annie :)
Consultant said he gave my dad a 'Rolls Royce Operation' as he was a lot worse than they thought. He is ok, not very well at the moment though. Still on a ventilator. Early days. Relief does some funny things to a person.
The scales said something very encouraging this morning
Fingers crossed, Annie :)
Consultant said he gave my dad a 'Rolls Royce Operation' as he was a lot worse than they thought. He is ok, not very well at the moment though. Still on a ventilator. Early days. Relief does some funny things to a person.
We're going to see Le Tour on the Tourmalet :Dyou lucky sods :) Are you going to hang around until we get there? only a couple of weeks later :)
Well we hit town or Tourmalet on the 21st so we could manage to meet up where will you be staying ?Oh cool, that'll be good. :thumbsup: We're gonna be staying at the place you guys recommended with Rob & Rachel.
We've just signed off our accounts for the year... and paid the Government some money.
I got two returns from King X to Leeds for £12.50 per person per journey. I reckon that by doing it myself it has saved the taxpayer between £210 and £396.
That reminds me to book my tickets to Bangor for the end of April.
That reminds me to book my tickets to Bangor for the end of April.
Advance fares only bookable up to, and including, Friday 10th April at the moment.
National Express > Advanced Ticket Alert > Train tickets for travel to London, York, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow
(http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/Travel-Information/Advanced-Ticket-Alert/)
The advance booking dates move forward a week at a time (rather than a day at a time) so if you're going out on a Friday and coming back Saturday or Sunday then it's often worth picking up a cheap single for the outbound leg and then waiting for the next week's tickets to be released and snap up a cheap single to get back.
It looks like I will be travelling back on the sleeper from Crewe. I'll tag the route for an advanced ticket alert.
I need to book the sleeper from Crewe to Inverness for Thursday 16th April..
My new bike is here in the house :thumbsup:
My new bike is here in the house :thumbsup:
I just did my tax return and they owe me money!! Not a lot, admittedly, but enough for a large and splendid lunch in teh pub on sunday!Pleased for you Mike.
I just did my tax return and they owe me money!! Not a lot, admittedly, but enough for a large and splendid lunch in teh pub on sunday!Pleased for you Mike.
I just did mine: with what they owe me, I can just about buy you a pint to go with your lunch. ;D
Hmmm. I'm not hearing you. O:-)My new bike is here in the house :thumbsup:
Put the bike down and back away from the lycra, young lady! >:(
No cycling 'til you're properly fit again!
I just had an amusing but brief spam telephone conversation
Phone rings, displaying caller no. 00000000.
I pick up the receiver but say nothing. There is a few seconds' silence. Eventually person at other end opens the batting, in a strong accent typical of people trying to spam me. What is that accent? It might be Martian for all I know.
Martian: Hello?
Me: (basso profundo, possibly Marvin the Robot) Hello!
Martian: May I speak with Mr. Wallaker?
Me, after several seconds' pause: No.
Line goes dead.
I think I won that round.
No cycling 'til you're properly fit again!I was going to take the poster up on this and then I realised it was Regulator. ::-)
No cycling 'til you're properly fit again!I was going to take the poster up on this and then I realised it was Regulator. ::-)
Very slowly and build up your distance. Think gentle thoughts, pedal easily and smoothly, eat well, and hydrate.No cycling 'til you're properly fit again!I was going to take the poster up on this and then I realised it was Regulator. ::-)
Does that mean I can ride?
Did a favour for a work colleague yesterday* & today she gave me a huge bar of utterly lovely chocolate!
*I made a costume for her daughter who is off to a Mama Mia party. The fabric was very glittery & now my carpet (in fact my whole flat) looks like the night sky! ::-)[/b]
Did a favour for a work colleague yesterday* & today she gave me a huge bar of utterly lovely chocolate!
*I made a costume for her daughter who is off to a Mama Mia party. The fabric was very glittery & now my carpet (in fact my whole flat) looks like the night sky! ::-)[/b]
How can you tell? I imagine your flat is pink, fluffy and glittery anyway. ;)
Did a favour for a work colleague yesterday* & today she gave me a huge bar of utterly lovely chocolate!
*I made a costume for her daughter who is off to a Mama Mia party. The fabric was very glittery & now my carpet (in fact my whole flat) looks like the night sky! ::-)[/b]
How can you tell? I imagine your flat is pink, fluffy and glittery anyway. ;)
Only Regulator can think that the night sky is pink and fluffy. ;)
But that's hardly night, though, is it? :thumbsup:
::-)
Something either end of the day has to be either end of the night too!
And there really isn't all that much pink here. At the moment the only pink things I can see are gloves, ear muffs, a cup, some socks, a T-shirt, a coat, my make-up bag... Oh :-[ ;D
::-)
Something either end of the day has to be either end of the night too!
Working from home can be good:-
Finally setup printer sharing on the mac so I can print wirelessly from my laptop.
Working from home can be good:-
Finally setup printer sharing on the mac so I can print wirelessly from my laptop.
What did you need to do? I've tried (and failed) that several times
Fantastic! :D Congratulations Nobby and Gordy.
Congratuolations, Gordy - boy or girl?
And Nobby, you're a git. I borrowed my brother in law's Olympus and really enjoyed it. I wouldn't buy one myself, though - you could get a bike for that kind of money!
I managed two hours in the gym, I feel great, am glowing and happy. My dad is able to talk again, can't ask for more than that.:thumbsup: kind of sums it up I think. ;)
My sister's horrible ex has announced he has a new girlfriend. This is very, very good news (for sis, not the new girlfriend).
TKP, that's so good to hear, makes me feel all warm and happy. :thumbsup:Thanks Annie. It's really nice to hear that you are feeling happy, you deserve nothing less.
My good news. I am just happy and tired. I don't know why, I just am. Oh, I managed to sort out my front wheel today.
TKP, that's so good to hear, makes me feel all warm and happy. :thumbsup:Thanks Annie. It's really nice to hear that you are feeling happy, you deserve nothing less.
My good news. I am just happy and tired. I don't know why, I just am. Oh, I managed to sort out my front wheel today.
Other good news, I was measure for my new bike today, by the guys from Cyfac.
Other good news, I was measure for my new bike today, by the guys from Cyfac.
Another one? :o
:thumbsup:
she is almost her old self again.
Ooh, sod the book, tell us more about the bikes. ;DWell, Woolly wants a Surly Long Haul Trucker, and I am yet to decide what I would like. Perhaps I will take myself down to Roberts... :D
Anyone have any ideas? (Cue: deluge.) ;)
I just got four new pieces of Good News in the form of bonuses
Indeed. ;)I just got four new pieces of Good News in the form of bonuses
Ah, that's more like it. :)
Ooh, sod the book, tell us more about the bikes. ;DWell, Woolly wants a Surly Long Haul Trucker, and I am yet to decide what I would like. Perhaps I will take myself down to Roberts... :D
Anyone have any ideas? (Cue: deluge.) ;)
Buy A Roberts but have it painted by Bob Jackson. That way you'd get the best of both worlds. :demon:
Anyone have any ideas? (Cue: deluge.) ;)
Hmm, I might just get another Surly
Buy a Roberts but see if you can have the frame painted by somebody who knows how to apply paint that sticks. ;)Beaten to it by PB. I wove my Woberts.
Ooh, sod the book, tell us more about the bikes. ;DWell, Woolly wants a Surly Long Haul Trucker, and I am yet to decide what I would like. Perhaps I will take myself down to Roberts... :D
Anyone have any ideas? (Cue: deluge.) ;)
Buy a Roberts but see if you can have the frame painted by somebody who knows how to apply paint that sticks. ;)Beaten to it by PB. I wove my Woberts.
Oh, and well done Peli. Well earned reward. :thumbsup:
Ooh, sod the book, tell us more about the bikes. ;DWell, Woolly wants a Surly Long Haul Trucker, and I am yet to decide what I would like. Perhaps I will take myself down to Roberts... :D
Anyone have any ideas? (Cue: deluge.) ;)
Get the to Leyland and Mr Hewitt.
Mercian paint is reassuringly expensive.
Van Nick do a very pretty Ti bike with a Rohloff - the Amazon, I think (not that I'm implying anything at all you understand).
Van Nicholas - Custom Bikes Online (http://vannicholas.com//WbmBikeHome.aspx?EncIdName=44FfO6rlShYc6H2N46j8pF4Ax6r%2b3Grq%2btr2F7ucslISOZ35nPJjMFa6LLpD8M1MA37Dh5DY24KpRKeRhb8Mo2npHEMduqJxkT2zIe4adN6FC1OHV7G7%2fQ%3d%3d)
Van Nick do a very pretty Ti bike with a Rohloff - the Amazon, I think (not that I'm implying anything at all you understand).Feck! It's heavier than my galaxy and it doesn't have pedals, mudguards, or racks added yet!!
Van Nicholas - Custom Bikes Online (http://vannicholas.com//WbmBikeHome.aspx?EncIdName=44FfO6rlShYc6H2N46j8pF4Ax6r%2b3Grq%2btr2F7ucslISOZ35nPJjMFa6LLpD8M1MA37Dh5DY24KpRKeRhb8Mo2npHEMduqJxkT2zIe4adN6FC1OHV7G7%2fQ%3d%3d)
Don't hold your breath until it's between your legs, is what I say.
I'd love to buy a custom bike though couldn't possibly justify one at the moment and won't be able to for some years. Not that its a problem cos I love my existing bikes.
When I eventually do get a custom bike I would love to get one from someone relatively close to where I live as building a relationship with the person selling you your object of desire is all part of the fun.
This puts Roberts of Croydon in the frame. Were I thinking of a Roberts my approach would be: "I gather your frames are wonderful but have heard awful reports about the quality of the paint job. What are you going to do about it and thus convince me to spend shed loads of cash with you?"
Perhaps no-one has told them their painting is pants?
Don't hold your breath until it's between your legs, is what I say.
Just finished today's lesson, 4 days in a row at a school in Ealing, 15 very well behaved trainees, a joy to teach.
And got a thank you card from pretty much every trainee and 2 boxes of chocolate and a bottle of vine :)
Well I haven.'t got a clue, all I know it is grape juice with alcohol and it is red.And got a thank you card from pretty much every trainee and 2 boxes of chocolate and a bottle of vine :)Give it back and tell them to let you have it when it's drinkable! ;) ;D
Well I haven.'t got a clue, all I know it is grape juice with alcohol and it is red.And got a thank you card from pretty much every trainee and 2 boxes of chocolate and a bottle of vine :)Give it back and tell them to let you have it when it's drinkable! ;) ;D
I just got home from my first commute to and from work :D
I just got home from my first commute to and from work :DWell done.Congrats. :thumbsup:
I just got home from my first commute to and from work :D
Time to order a curry then.
Just finished today's lesson, 4 days in a row at a school in Ealing, 15 very well behaved trainees, a joy to teach.Just read some of the thank you cards Woolly received. One has this (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_StfQ_dy7LhQ/SFDdUHdR0SI/AAAAAAAABRk/0VI1hwbbccE/s1600-h/BIKE+7.jpg)picture of Twiggy on a bike on the front. Inside it reads:
And got a thank you card from pretty much every trainee and 2 boxes of chocolate and a bottle of wine :)
As some of you know, JC has a friend staying over for a couple of days. It has been an interesting, tiring and thought provoking time. Much fun has been had and one young boy is growing up fast. JC has never been out alone, for various reasons. Today was his first time out with his friend, just to the lake and the farm for lunch. It was a little nerve wracking for me at times but I am so proud of him. Yes he fell over quite a lot but he is so happy.
Unfortunately he can barely walk now. Assisted to get up the stairs, dragging his right leg behind him. Tomorrow will be a wheelchair day for him.
As some of you know, JC has a friend staying over for a couple of days. It has been an interesting, tiring and thought provoking time. Much fun has been had and one young boy is growing up fast. JC has never been out alone, for various reasons. Today was his first time out with his friend, just to the lake and the farm for lunch. It was a little nerve wracking for me at times but I am so proud of him. Yes he fell over quite a lot but he is so happy.
Unfortunately he can barely walk now. Assisted to get up the stairs, dragging his right leg behind him. Tomorrow will be a wheelchair day for him.
Great news for JC! Well done him!
If he were his mother, after a day like this he'd complain about the pain, solicit all kinds of good advice from friendly forummers and then go for a 40-mile high-speed hilly bike ride. ;) :-*
. Doesn't know when to stop ::-)
Sounds just like his mother!
Well done, JC :thumbsup:
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If I can do it then I'm sure you can.
If I can do it then I'm sure you can.
Really? I don't share your optimism but I need to know more about the inner workings of bikes so it will be an interesting, but no doubt expensive, experience!
If I can do it then I'm sure you can.
Really? I don't share your optimism but I need to know more about the inner workings of bikes so it will be an interesting, but no doubt expensive, experience!
It's vitally important to ensure that you have plenty of beer before you start fettling. About 6 pints of Abbott should do the trick... :thumbsup:
Bah! I've done it twice (though I had help fitting the bottom brackets), & I'm useless at bike maintenance.If I can do it then I'm sure you can.
Really? I don't share your optimism but I need to know more about the inner workings of bikes so it will be an interesting, but no doubt expensive, experience!
4 As! :) :) :)YAY! Well done! ;D ;D ;D
Are you off to St Andrews, then? :D
Well done! But isn't this a funny time of year to get A level results?
I've just found some Green & Blacks dark chocolate in the fridge ;Dremember to send 30% of that to the
He's managed to pull the wool over the eyes of the ESRC (http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/index.aspx) to the tune of full funding for his PhD for 3 years! :D
He's managed to pull the wool over the eyes of the ESRC (http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/index.aspx) to the tune of full funding for his PhD for 3 years! :D
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Just needs someone to fund that poker habit now! ;D ;D
we got some Haribo's today in a box from Wiggle hurraayy !!!
oh and some B17 and pedals too
I have a new job, which I am hoping is good news.\o/
I'm off work until the day after Easter Monday.
... And maybe I'll try and be on popmaster.
I couldn't decide whether to post in this or the "Not so..." thread, but my younger daughter put a deposit on a place in a flat yesterday. It's in Green Lanes, looks very nice from the pictures, has a view across the West Reservoir and is close to Finsbury Park.
So our youngest has fled the nest. Can't get rid of the oldest, though... ;)
And maybe I'll try and be on popmaster.
Hope so! :D
Assuming you're in the UK at present, you don't need a passport for the Irish Republic. But that might only apply to UK and Eire citizens.
Mme R's kidney tumour discovered just before Easter, has disappeared.
Don't think I'd get very far on an Ohio driver license.
Don't think I'd get very far on an Ohio driver license.
You could drive all the way across Ohio.
HTH.
I think this is good news.
My stuff has arrived from Yorkshire! :D
So I've finally moved in with Butterfly :thumbsup:
But I've finally moved out of Yorkshire :(
But I've got all my stuff :)
But I need to sort it out :(
But we have a fridge at last! :)
But we also have heaps of rubbish :(
And I have my Rudge! :)
...which is one more bike I need to get round to fettling :-[
And now we have four tandems at the house :-\
Um... good news, I think.... ;D
Meeting will be on Monday. Get out early and enjoy your weekend!
I got home to find Woolly had hidden little post-it notes around the house for me to discover. Saying something nice. :)
I thought I'd found them all but just opened the new Ground Effect catalogue and here's another... ;)
I arrived home in one piece after the training camp, I do not ache, I feel great, I want to cycle lots and lots and I am faster and fitter.
I met some great people, I cycled on fantastic roads, admired the most amazing scenery and only had two cakes all week.
Ms Manotea the Elder is this for Recorder: 8th Grade with Merit.
I thought she played musical instruments..Ms Manotea the Elder is this for Recorder: 8th Grade with Merit.
Excellent - well done! Same basic fingering for the bagpipes - g'wan, you knowsheyou wants to ;D
My friend Mike (who has now got 3 kidneys inside him :D) is being discharged from hospital today. He can now consider so many things that he has been unable to do for the past 4 years :thumbsup:
Ms Manotea the Elder is this for Recorder: 8th Grade with Merit.
I have found a bar of Black & Greens dark chocolate with ginger,in the kitchen ;DThat's mine ;). I'm on my way.
I have a student with me on placement for 8 weeks. It's 3 or 4 years since I last supervised a student and I was a bit anxious about it. She started yesterday and she appears to be bright, knowledgeable, sensible, enthusiastic, pleasant, keen to learn and has a sense of humour!
I have found a bar of Black & Greens dark chocolate with ginger,in the kitchen ;D
I have found a bar of Black & Greens dark chocolate with ginger,in the kitchen ;D
I found one too this morning! In the fridge in work, but I must not touch it :D
My bonus was paid today and I've bought lots of lovely bike stuff. :thumbsup:
Sadly, there's not much of my bonus left.
...
At the end of May we are going on test ride to a local pub with campsite attached (The Huntsman and Hounds (http://www.huntsmanandhounds.co.uk/))
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it doesnt take over an hour to catch a bicycle, every day for the last week ;D
Mrs Mikes sense of humour? Fail.
Talking of little horses, can Mrs Mike recommend any good riding stable (not too poncey) within reasonable reach of London? I've been bitten by the bug again :DHave you tried the one in Wimbledon? Ridgeway(?). They are cheaper than the Richmond park ones. Kingston Riding Centre are very good and have a side saddle, but quite expensive. I think it might be worth looking around SE London as they get quite a lot cheaper quite fast. There used to be one near Bromley Common that I've heard good things about. :)
Talking of little horses, can Mrs Mike recommend any good riding stable (not too poncey) within reasonable reach of London? I've been bitten by the bug again :D
My girlfriend's colleagues have somehow managed to persuade her that tandems are cool, so we're in the market for a tandem. Woot!
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At the end of May we are going on test ride to a local pub with campsite attached (The Huntsman and Hounds (http://www.huntsmanandhounds.co.uk/))
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That's a bizarre co-incidence - I was contemplating a trip there (en-famille, with whopping big tent, so not cycling it) in late May (20th/21st - mid-week, so unlikely to overlap with yours, I guess) to test out all the new or new-ish camping gear for a couple of nights.
Last time we stayed at 'Moon and Sixpence' our daughter was still in Baby Grows and slept in a cot in the awning. She will be 33 this year. Didn't think it still existed.
Peli is in the cab on her way home from the hospital with our new addition to our family ;)
With hospital I mean Brixton Cycle and addition to the family I mean 2 new bikes
It's nearly half term and we're off camping tomorrow :thumbsup:.
Yay! That sounds like fun. Can i come too? ;) :-*
People at work refused to believe I was 31. The average guess was 26! Haha.
That is good news.Good luck with doing the world naked bike ride somewhat earlier than everyone else. ;)
It is less good news that my wet cycling clothes have been removed from where I hung them at 08:00 this morning, and have entirely disappeared. :-[
A team we put together from our department just won the company's annual sailing regatta.
Cool bananas !
Marj is baking a cake :thumbsup:
Here endeth the weight loss progress ::-)
Marj is baking a cake :thumbsup:
Here endeth the weight loss progress ::-)
A fruit cake anna carrot cake.Apparantly motivated by the expected imminent arrival of a LEJOGER currently in transit.
so a true false economy...
My bag finally arrived and I started the pre-hollybobs washing :)
And if anyone fancies a drunken Friday night larf at my expense: last Tuesday I fell down the stairs at my workshop in Barca. [edit: I was completely sober!]
My (once wayward) daughter has "passed" the third year of her biochemistry degree.
In France... in French.
Words fail me.
I've just finished work.Idle bugger!! :thumbsup:
Until the middle of September! :D
I have bought a new Brooks Swallow,in black,for £30 :thumbsup:
After proofhiding it's going onto the Langster.
I have bought a new Brooks Swallow,in black,for £30 :thumbsup:
After proofhiding it's going onto the Langster.
Are you sure that you won't need something steel with lugs for that?
I have bought a new Brooks Swallow,in black,for £30 :thumbsup:
After proofhiding it's going onto the Langster.
I have bought a new Brooks Swallow,in black,for £30 :thumbsup:
After proofhiding it's going onto the Langster.
Are you sure that you won't need something steel with lugs for that?
I have bought a new Brooks Swallow,in black,for £30 :thumbsup:
After proofhiding it's going onto the Langster.
It's a facsimilie:not the real deal.I am annoyed & angry with myself for not realising.
Proof yet again that if it's too good to be true it's not true ::-)
Have just saved £1100, by booking tickets to Bangkok with Finnair instead of Thai airways.
the only problem are , it's not me who need to travel but my parents, but £460 for a return ticket Copenhagen- Bangkok is cheap
>:(
It's the 'Good News' thread! How very dare you!Whoops! 'Pologies. FTFW! :)
It's all tainted now.
I've just finished work.Idle bugger!! :thumbsup:
Until the middle of September! :D
;DI've just finished work.Idle bugger!! :thumbsup:
Until the middle of September! :D
the only problem are , it's not me who need to travel but my parents, but £460 for a return ticket Copenhagen- Bangkok is cheap
its our wedding anniversary! 11 years today. (I've bought her a bike :))
its our wedding anniversary! 11 years today. (I've bought her a bike :))
its our wedding anniversary! 11 years today. (I've bought her a bike :))
classic :thumbsup: ;D
one for your betterhalf herself or a tandem? ;D
Alan can you PM me with the contact details of Mr Vaude, my MKII has seen better days, I wonder if they can rejuvenate it.
Order Confirmation:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Event: EDDIE IZZARD : Stripped
Venue: O2 Arena
Time: Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 PM
Quantity: 2
Order Confirmation:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Event: EDDIE IZZARD : Stripped
Venue: O2 Arena
Time: Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 PM
Quantity: 2
See that post about Eddie was linked to something ...
Many congratulations Gordon to you,your wife,your son, your daughter in law & her family. I have a kiddie trailer I'll save for you:a two seater ;D.
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Many congratulations Gordon to you,your wife,your son, your daughter in law & her family. I have a kiddie trailer I'll save for you:a two seater ;D.
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I know that Gordy's getting on a bit, what with being a grandfather and all, but I don't know whether he's been reduced to riding in a kiddie trailer.... ;)
Many congratulations Gordon to you,your wife,your son, your daughter in law & her family. I have a kiddie trailer I'll save for you:a two seater ;D.
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I know that Gordy's getting on a bit, what with being a grandfather and all, but I don't know whether he's been reduced to riding in a kiddie trailer.... ;)
Given that he's younger than I(most people are ::-) ) I don't agree :demon:
A section of the external skeleton frame of my Vaude Mk II broke last weekend whilst at Thorne.
That's not good news,I hear you say.
Correct.
The good news is that Mr Vaude(a.k.a. Colin) says..
Send the broken piece to us via post & we will send a new one back to you FREE OF CHARGE
Now that's good news
;D
And saw that she was reading something about Eddie doing his 30 marathons in a row run.
I won on the lottery!
OK - not enough to retire on but enough for a nice meal out for Mr R and me. :thumbsup:
Milly was delivered late last night so not enough light for photos, but when Peli is back tonight I will take some pictures. And I'm sure that there will be many more pictures coming since we are going touring in Wales this weekend.Anywhere near Welshpool?
New bike Milly is born!
I gave first aid to and called an ambulance for an 86 year old lady who collapsed in front of me (while outside due to a fire in the building ::-) )Well done Vicky :thumbsup:
And before the smart comments, she lived to tell the tale :thumbsup:
Good news: we had a wonderful camping trip to Wales and I am loving my new bike!
We did get royally p*ssed wet through, but still enjoyed it. :) Our tent and sleeping bags are warm, cosy and milk. ;DGood news: we had a wonderful camping trip to Wales and I am loving my new bike!
I am so relieved. I was really worried that you were going to get really awful weather and be put off touring. Glad you enjoyed it.
the landlord of our local (the most excellent Red Cow (http://www.theredcow.com/)) just phoned to see if I fancied joining him and some of the other villageworkers from homeskiversnotablespissheads for lunch tomorrow to say thankyou for our custom since they took over the pub 2 years ago! And he's paying!!
If stories of last year are accurate, I'd better book the afternoon off...
I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike... :DHow has Eve taken this news?
Eva is being grumpy in the corner as she's getting no love. :'(I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike, I love my new bike... :DHow has Eve taken this news?
Hope the grazed & stiff bits heal soon.
If you'd been driving a car, that ped would be an ex-ped.
the landlord of our local (the most excellent Red Cow (http://www.theredcow.com/)) just phoned to see if I fancied joining him and some of the other villageworkers from homeskiversnotablespissheads for lunch tomorrow to say thankyou for our custom since they took over the pub 2 years ago! And he's paying!!
If stories of last year are accurate, I'd better book the afternoon off...
It rained last night.
7-0
!
Not wanting to temp fate, I hesitate to mention that we might be in for some good weather. We go on tour next Friday and according to the Met Office we could be in for some really nice settled weather. Sounds too good to be true.
I woke up this morning and saw the full* moon over the orchard where we were camping,
I'm interviewing a bloke at 10.30 this morning and the 'recruitment consultant' has just sent me his CV. It's a guy who used to be a client of ours and he was a right pain in the arse, a really nasty piece of work who created faults in stuff just to get a discount.
I'm looking forward to this one..
Jupiter is looking very impressive indeed, close to the moon mid evening.
Starting a new contract next Monday :thumbsup:
V. lucrative ;D
Also, on 2nd interview for perm post in Loughborough, but will need to re-locate.
What's the cycling around that area?
Starting a new contract next Monday :thumbsup:
V. lucrative ;D
Also, on 2nd interview for perm post in Loughborough, but will need to re-locate.
What's the cycling around that area?
What's the cycling around that area?
The highest point in Leicestershire is Beacon Hill...
Strange good news, but it gave me a smile and a warm glow:
Despite my mild Scouse heritage, I'm not right fond of accents from that side of the Pennines (well, off the tops, that is). But yesterday, a Rentokil contractor called me "La' ".
Like Proust's Madeleine (I like that the benchmark of serious literature is abuot biscuit dunking), it took me straight back North, and it was like a bit of Northern sunlight breaking through the clouds. One small word (not even a complete one), and it lightened the afternoon. :)
What does it mean?
La', as in the band name The La's, is short for 'lad', and is just used naturally in Scouse (& sometimes S Mancs) speech as an affectionate term, like 'mate' or, more generally, 'bro', 'blood', 'man', 'love', 'duck' etc.
As of today I am now BA(Hons), Dip Ling (Fr)
Up and getting ready for a DIY 200, drizzle.
Up and getting ready for a DIY 200, drizzle.
I noticed that my home suburb, spelt backwards, could be in Wales.
Llewelt-tirp
I've had a win on the premium bonds!
25 whole pounds. Should pay for tonights curry..
I have had premium bonds for more than 50 years. I've never won anything.
Good god !!!! Where man ?In SE21 and also learned that one if the teachers is taking the instructor course atm. Quite a few of the teachers and kids cycle to school already. There is plenty Sheffield stands too and they have sweet talked TfL out of some money to sponsor this. Kids are very good and well behaved too.
I am working from home wrapped up in merino wool and a warm plumply. :D
But, Woolly is not here, and my stress-related eczema has come back. These may be related. :(
I got Haribo from Wiggle! :thumbsup: Along with some new gloves and overshoes.
Now that I have all sorts of lovely bad-weather gear it will be warm and dry on this week's FNRttC. You can thank me later. :)
I've just sorted out a problem that's been driving me nuts for a couple of hours; IFS=$'\n' is your friend. :thumbsup: ;D
Now, shall I be sensible and save - or go for n+1?Why not save for a better n+1?
Now, shall I be sensible and save - or go for n+1?Why not save for a better n+1?
shall I be sensible and save
Went to give a talk on Wed. night. Was told I looked quite fit by someone in the audience I hadn't seen in a while.
(That must be those 135 Mi of commute per week :thumbsup:)
I got out on the bike for a brief, wet & windy ride today - first for over a week! :oAnd got a thumbs up from the pasenger in the car behind that had been trying to follow him as he weaved across the road at a busy junction ::-).
Bad news: I dropped my bike when I was wheeling it on a pedestrian refuge
Good news: The reason I'd abandoned it so swiftly was to run up to the window of a van driver in the middle of a junction, turning right, and yell 'PUT IT DOWN, YOU MORON!' at him. He dropped the phone & shat his pants. I can shout very loud. :thumbsup:
I just got 39 points on facebook Scrabble for jism.:o
I now have a lovely piece of lilac sheepskin nappa, to go with my Veg-Tan tooling shoulder. Once I've made sufficient quantities of copperas solution, my black messenger bag will slowly come into being. :)
Hmm, Stainless Steel or Brass fittings...?
Following redundancy from Glaxokleinsmith:or whatever it may be now:several years ago & since doing any job(shelf stacking,digging holes in the road etc) my son has a new job using his chemistry degree :thumbsup:
He's like a dog with twoditails ;D
Indeed.Following redundancy from Glaxokleinsmith:or whatever it may be now:several years ago & since doing any job(shelf stacking,digging holes in the road etc) my son has a new job using his chemistry degree :thumbsup:
He's like a dog with twoditails ;D
That is good news :)
Booked a flight to go and see my new grandson in New Zealand next Easter.
He'll be eight months old by then.
Yippeeee!
Booked a flight to go and see my new grandson in New Zealand next Easter.
He'll be eight months old by then.
Yippeeee!
Went to see Ms Manotea the Elder in the Fresher's performance of "The Grand Duke", a lesser known Gilbert & Sullivan.
:-* to both of you. You're so nice!
2000 for next year should be achieveable as I am nowdrinkingriding each Wednesday night and we have our French tour as well. Which reminds me, I had better phone Bike Express today or it will all be off!
The bad news is that I have to find out why one of our lavatories is not flushing properly. Well, it's flushing but not emptying the bowl properly. :-X
The good news is that I'm leaving this job until tomorrow. :thumbsup:
At least it isn't a high rise flat, I know several chaps who do the council jobs, there is nothing quite like a blocked soil pipe on the ground floor with a 30 meter column of shit above it.The bad news is that I have to find out why one of our lavatories is not flushing properly. Well, it's flushing but not emptying the bowl properly. :-X
The good news is that I'm leaving this job until tomorrow. :thumbsup:
The even better news is that the problem seemed to be some 8 metres outside our boundary, so the nice man & lady from Anglian Water came along. Firstly they pulled up an inspection cover at the end of the road and I got to see where people can climb down into all the shit and walk along early 20th century brick-built sewers. Then he used his mega-drain-rods and after he had fitted 4 of them in, he started shoving and all the shit that had accumulated under our inspection cover gurgled away into the bowels of the earth.
I met my new bike today. And I liked it :)
Hoorah! Just finished reading (and correcting) the final version of my student's PhD thesis. :D
Two more theses to read. ::-)
Hoorah! Just finished reading (and correcting) the final version of my student's PhD thesis. :D
Two more theses to read. ::-)
Being tired with the directions my life are developing in I have just applied for 3 months leave without pay at work and the company said yes & good luck. :D :D
So I'm taking a 12 week sports & nutrition course, on a folk high school. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I've got to do a couple of errands for work, so I'm OK for a longer ride at lunchtime :thumbsup:
Recommendations of a good cafe near Tooley Street, anyone?
Fuzzy Grub (yes, it really is called that!)
I've got to do a couple of errands for work, so I'm OK for a longer ride at lunchtime :thumbsup:
Recommendations of a good cafe near Tooley Street, anyone?
Fuzzy Grub (yes, it really is called that!)
96 Tooley Street.
Monster sized portions of salad for not very much money :thumbsup:
Got home last night to find two brown envelopes from HM customs and revenue, GULP, thirty mins to get up the bottle to open one......
Five years they stuffed up our tax credits and there's now five hundred squidlies in the Mrs' account
RESULT ;D ;D ;D
it's in duplicate of course, it is taxpayers money after allGot home last night to find two brown envelopes from HM customs and revenue, GULP, thirty mins to get up the bottle to open one......
Five years they stuffed up our tax credits and there's now five hundred squidlies in the Mrs' account
RESULT ;D ;D ;D
And the other one?
I know Ashwell & Morden station. Not many trains actually stop there. And it's quite exposed. I've spent many cold hours waiting on its platforms. And we can hope he did too ;D
Thanks, Clarion
Conventional wisdom says that you mean the job, but I'm pretty sure you mean the bike.
Another 2 prizes from Uncle ERNIE this month.
I just ordered n+0.4, n+0.3 and n+1. :smug:
O ho ho ho I love the cycle to work scheme and they should be ready by that winter festival we're not celebrating in my house.
:thumbsup: and little dance.
Have you perchance stumbled across a step-through laydee's frame suitable for the Fixed Gearing thereof?
I'm pleased to say that this Rant (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2177.msg491375#msg491375) seems to have worked, as my symptoms, which peaked quite significantly last night, are reducing. :thumbsup:
Today, I have removed a pair of pedals. And extracted a crank. And I remembered what all the bits I learnt last week were, so I didn't have to say "the what? What's a noodle? Rear mech? What's that then?" and look too much like a cliched stooopid gurl (I was the only bird volunteering tonight). And I took cake to the nice people who are teaching me to dismantle bikes :)
(bear in mind that for me this is very advanced stuff! Well, not the cake. I'm good at cake.)
I brought a lottery scratchcard (something I rarely do) the other day to cheer myself up...
... I won £100! :thumbsup:
The new young cutie in the Nursing Directorate is single! :thumbsup:
The new young cutie in the Nursing Directorate is single! :thumbsup:
But you're not ;)
Why is it prop. driven?One would assume that a modern aircraft would be jet powered.I'd guess for reliability. I suspect you don't need as much in the way of airport infrastructure for prop aircraft and military planes often have to operate out of very primitive airfields.
I haz a job. It's in academia, so not a real job but hey ho!
I haz a job. It's in academia, so not a real job but hey ho!
Why is it prop. driven?One would assume that a modern aircraft would be jet powered.It doesn't need to fly very fast, or very high, but it needs to move around on the ground without being towed - including backwards (easier with props), use rough airstrips (props are less susceptible to damage from flying debris), land & take off steeply, & using short strips (easier with props). Probably other things, as well.
Does it pay money? If it does the it's a real job
I had my first day in work (after 3.5 months of unemployment) and it went really well. Location lovely, the commute is straightforward and has nice little hills to negotiate and nearly all the staff cycle to work :thumbsup:
I had my first day in work (after 3.5 months of unemployment) and it went really well. Location lovely, the commute is straightforward and has nice little hills to negotiate and nearly all the staff cycle to work :thumbsup:
A whole sack of good news there. Are you one ofSanta'sWB's little helpers? :)
We haz sno. Bah! :(
We haz sno. Bah! :(
In mid-Essex also. And me un Oaky will be taking quick spin in it very shortly :thumbsup:
Naturally, we will be stopping off at the Square & Compasses to check they're not snowed or need emergency supplies etc ;)
We haz sno. Bah! :(
In mid-Essex also. And me un Oaky will be taking quick spin in it very shortly :thumbsup:
Naturally, we will be stopping off at the Square & Compasses to check they're not snowed or need emergency supplies etc ;)
Right pair of do-gooders :)
We haz SNO. Hurrah!Snow, where ?
I'm coming home tomorrow :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)Yay! :D
I'm coming home tomorrow :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
I'm coming home tomorrow :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)Yay! :D
I'm coming home tomorrow :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Back to your own bikes :)
In about an hour I will ahve a piece of paper that I can exchange tomorrow for a Shiny New Bicycle.
Excited? Me? It feels just like Christmas.
I appear to have bought 2 pub bikes in 10 days.
We haz sno. Bah! :(
In mid-Essex also. And me un Oaky will be taking quick spin in it very shortly :thumbsup:
Naturally, we will be stopping off at the Square & Compasses to check they're not snowed or need emergency supplies etc ;)
Right pair of do-gooders :)
I have decided to take the New Winter Hat TM out for its maiden voyage. Currently it is in the furled position. I am also giving my winter glove system a test too.
Hope you're sitting comfortably!! (& have been a really good girl for Santa!)
I've done both bikes
(http://www.oakden.eclipse.co.uk/mark/bike/yacf/pics/EssexPubRescueBrigade2.jpg)
(http://www.oakden.eclipse.co.uk/mark/bike/yacf/pics/EssexPubRescueBrigade2.jpg)
Watch this space tomorrow for the "How do I get this bike into this bag thread" ???
Woo hoo! I just got an email to say my C2W voucher has arrived and I can go and pick it up from the nice lady in Payroll!
Can't go to today because dearly_beloved has got a work Christmas piss-up tonight so I'm on school/nursery run duty but I could sneak out at lunchtime tomorrow and pick it up and go get my bike on the way home from work. It'll be a (completely by accident) BIRTHDAY BIKE! I've never had a birthday bike before. Or a new bike. Or a very-nearly-black bike.
Woo hoo!
:thumbsup:
I have just got back from the bike shop with a very shiny, very nearly black C2W bike. ;D
Last time I had a new bike for me was 13 years ago before my daughter was born.
Chuffed/
Me?
;D ;D
:thumbsup:
I have just got back from the bike shop with a very shiny, very nearly black C2W bike. ;D
Last time I had a new bike for me was 13 years ago before my daughter was born.
Chuffed/
Me?
;D ;D
What did you get?
Foties.... quick. ;D
I'VE GOT MY BIKE!YAY! :D
I'm a bit happy. Although I haven't been for a ride yet as it was extremely icy, I was wearing a long coat when I collected it this evening and I had no lights on me as they still need taking off old faithful before she goes to be recycled.
Did I mention that I've got my bike? ;D
Mrs C has told me she's bought herself a new handbag, and on that basis, I'm allowed to buy a new bike! ;D
In fact, she's now asking what colour it will be - perhaps she wants it coordinated with her bag? :D
Good god !!!! Where man ?In SE21 and also learned that one if the teachers is taking the instructor course atm. Quite a few of the teachers and kids cycle to school already. There is plenty Sheffield stands too and they have sweet talked TfL out of some money to sponsor this. Kids are very good and well behaved too.
Can we have more schools like this please
I finally fell off my "new" bike (got it Feb 21st this year) for the first time (not counting the falling asleep and waking up in the grass next to the road during LEL), after 12536km. So I guess I can finally stop calling it "new" now. Since it's on it's 4th chain (the current one is very brown) that might be more correct.
It was the second to last corner back from work to home. Slush invisible to see in the dark, taking the corner at normal speed, and off I went. Didn't get hurt, I was sliding along. I will call it a year, with a total of 13647km this year. Not reached the goal of 15000km, or the downscaled 14000km, but I will round it off and call it 14Mm ;D
We've just booked a holiday!! \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
Argentina for 3 weeks, leaving on Feb 1st.
Quite excited...
We've just booked a holiday!! \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/Where are you going? What are you doing?
Argentina for 3 weeks, leaving on Feb 1st.
Quite excited...
Thinking of going sea lion/elephant seal/penguin/Patagonian Welsh spotting?
They all speak sort of weird Spanish with a funny accent*, even if they're called Haydn Evans (I visited his tea shop) or Myfanwy Price.Thinking of going sea lion/elephant seal/penguin/Patagonian Welsh spotting?
"I don't know why they can't speak bloody English so that the rest of us can understand them!"
We've just booked a holiday!! \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/Where are you going? What are you doing?
Argentina for 3 weeks, leaving on Feb 1st.
Quite excited...
It's over 20 years since I went. Great steaks, some decent wine, very friendly people (bit of "Don't talk about the war!", but no hostility), beautiful scenery in some places & bleak as hell in others.
Thinking of going sea lion/elephant seal/penguin/Patagonian Welsh spotting?
"The foreign mission was handled in the outbound packet Center"
I have just put a deposit down on a latte-coloured Surly Long Haul Trucker.That's exciting. Congratulations.
They had a built one in my size, but I've left it there while the nice people at Brixton Cycles fit mudguards and order in the rack I want so they can fit that too.
*gibber*
I have just put a deposit down on a latte-coloured Surly Long Haul Trucker.That's exciting. Congratulations.
They had a built one in my size, but I've left it there while the nice people at Brixton Cycles fit mudguards and order in the rack I want so they can fit that too.
*gibber*
This makes me even more annoyed that not one but two events are stopping me from taking the bike's WARTY virginity this month. I shall have to seek out a ride of some sort.
I'd gladly organise a ride in Essex somewhere, but I'd suggest that our roads are much nastier at the moment than any off-road you've ever attempted.
We Long Haul Trucked around the passable bits of Richmond Park today. It's clear and gritted from Roehampton Gate to Richmond Gate to Kingston Gate. The rest is an ice rink.I'd gladly organise a ride in Essex somewhere, but I'd suggest that our roads are much nastier at the moment than any off-road you've ever attempted.There is always Richmond Park, but I don't know what its roads are like at the moment...
Oh Tim, what a wit you are ::-) ;D
... Ours even carried us over several nasty bits of solid ice today ...
I've won two and a half million Euros. -- according to two unsolicited emailsMiss Nada Joseph, a 20 year old Ivoirian, wants to give me 30% of the $6.2 million her father left her in a secret bank account, in exchange for me helping her move it out of the reach of her wicked uncle, & guide her in investing it. All I have to do to get things rolling is e-mail her Chinese e-mail address . . .
We Long Haul Trucked around the passable bits of Richmond Park today. It's clear and gritted from Roehampton Gate to Richmond Gate to Kingston Gate. The rest is an ice rink.I'd gladly organise a ride in Essex somewhere, but I'd suggest that our roads are much nastier at the moment than any off-road you've ever attempted.There is always Richmond Park, but I don't know what its roads are like at the moment...
Congratulations on your n+1! You will not be disappointed. :) Ours even carried us over several nasty bits of solid ice today, on our intrepid ride from Richmond Park to Hampton Court Palace (for cream teas and chocolate brownies :D ) and back in pretty heavy snow showers via Bushy Park, Teddington, Chiswick and a section of the Thames Path. (OK, I wimped out of one shot-ice section when I skidded and almost came a cropper.)
However, once you've ridden it you might not have the same loving relationship with your other bikes. I've not ridden any of mine since Milly the LHT came into my life. :-\
Tomorrow Chris Evans starts his R2 breakfast show, with a slightly different time slot from what Terry Wogan had, so as my clock radio doesn't come on till 7am, I don't have to hear Sarah Kennedy ever again!
My sister is engaged :thumbsup: Her partner called my Dad yesterday to formally ask his permission. Then tonight, he proposed to her on Richmond bridge :) Am ecstatic for her!!!
Well done. Big pay rise, I presume, to reflect your value. ;)
What's the n+1 to celebrate to be? ;)
But I felt I stuck out like a sore thumb amonst the perfectly-coiffed with their LV matching luggage and sloany children. :)
But I felt I stuck out like a sore thumb amonst the perfectly-coiffed with their LV matching luggage and sloany children. :)
I've just stuffed myself in the Virgin Upper Class lounge.
I've just stuffed myself in the Virgin Upper Class lounge.
I only travelled Upper Class once, about 9 years back, but the striking thing I found about the lounge was the proportion of the lounge attendants who were pregnant (presumably since they couldn't work onboard the planes by that stage of pregnancy) -- it stuck in my memory because I found that, combined with the "Virgin" logo on the uniforms, quite funny.
I've found the woman of my dreams. Just got to figure out how to keep her now...That is good news :D.
I've found the woman of my dreams. Just got to figure out how to keep her now...
Clarion's response was 'put her in a cage?' ::-)I've found the woman of my dreams. Just got to figure out how to keep her now...
I was going to make some comment about handcuffs & rope but thought better of it.
Deborah & Butterfly have the correct idea which proves that the ladies are better at matters of the heart.
Congrats to Quisling.Your good fortune is overdue
Deborah & Butterfly have the correct idea which proves that the ladies are better at matters of the heart.Congrats to Quisling.Your good fortune is overdue
I almost mentioned soundproof cellars, but also thought better of it.I've found the woman of my dreams. Just got to figure out how to keep her now...
I was going to make some comment about handcuffs & rope but thought better of it.
The balance between smothering her and paying her enough attention to show how much she means to you is quite a fine one.I disagree. Smothering runs a risk of being rather . . . final. And not a gesture of affection unless she's very keen on kinky stuff.
I've found the woman of my dreams. Just got to figure out how to keep her now...
I was going to make some comment about handcuffs & rope but thought better of it.
Deborah & Butterfly have the correct idea which proves that the ladies are better at matters of the heart.
Congrats to Quisling.Your good fortune is overdue
I filled my tax return this week and paid it (too).
As well as a heap of work to deal with at work (pass me my shitshovel, would you? :-\ ), there was a heeyuge box from Wiggle in my office, containing a new h*lm*t, two sets of RaceBlades (one to replace my broken ones; one to replace Superstoker's Crud Roadracers), a chain and brake blocks for Butterfly's bike.
Sadly, no sweeties. Should I complain? :-\
I've just stuffed myself in the Virgin Upper Class lounge.
I only travelled Upper Class once, about 9 years back, but the striking thing I found about the lounge was the proportion of the lounge attendants who were pregnant (presumably since they couldn't work onboard the planes by that stage of pregnancy) -- it stuck in my memory because I found that, combined with the "Virgin" logo on the uniforms, quite funny.
Virgin company motto: "It's a fucking miracle!"
After 8 months of my Grandmother being in an old people's hospital (she had a nasty fall which damaged her hip) she has now been finally granted funding by the local health board and will be in a home next week. This will hopefully end years of constant round-the-clock help by my Mother who has been an absolute saint to a woman who has made her life a misery. Hallelujah.
I have found the large red wine glasses. :thumbsup:
I have found the large red wine glasses. :thumbsup:
You need them on a Wednesday lunch-time ? :o :o :o
Fantastic :thumbsup:
I've been reported on bailii. :)
I've been reported on bailii. :)
Citation?
I've been reported on bailii. :)
Citation?
Here (http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2010/44.html).
Not a rly rly major case in the great scheme of things but nice to see my name in lights.
Best not click the spoiler if you don't speak about this around the coffee table, because some might find it a bit ewww.
Though Peli did say I was ever so romantic when I told her the good news :)(click to show/hide)
Best not click the spoiler if you don't speak about this around the coffee table, because some might find it a bit ewww.
Though Peli did say I was ever so romantic when I told her the good news :)(click to show/hide)
Upcoming Events: Primrose Path, Burnham & Baddow Cyclosportive, John Seviour Memorial, Yet another Peli and Wolly poo, Tour of Brooks factory, Brum, SEG 75, February WARTY, Three Fields, Fountains Monk'y Business
I was very, very stressed, then Woolly made me laugh, and now I feel better. :D
I have man-flu but have been looked after this evening by my new girlfriend :-)
I've been reported on bailii. :).
I no longer have toothache. After on an off toothache for months it became mostly on in the last two days. It got unbearable yesterday afternoon so I made a call to NHS Direct. They put me in touch with the dental person, a lovely sounding Geordie lass. She got the emergency dentist bloke to call me and he gave me an appointment in the emergency clinic last night at 20:25. After my heavy leg workout, selling a stem and a McChicken sandwich I take a taxi up there. In a dodgy area, at the Sheepscare end of Meanwood Road I was apprehensive. I shouldn't have been. The two female receptionists were lovely, took my money, £16.50 and I waited until 20:25. I was called in and a young (relative to me) Chinese looking fellow extracted a tooth and filled another. The filling is a temporary job until I can find a dentist to do a proper job.
There is bad news though.
I'm en route back to London! Seriously, seriously knackered, but home soon.
MY HUGE EVENT IS OVER AND I CAN RELAX FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS!!!!! :D
and the feedback is just brilliant so far...
[size=5pt]and the feedback is just brilliant so far...[/size]
Hope it works out. :thumbsup:I start work tomorrow morning. I hope that works out.
My holibob dates are approved. Time to get a-clickin' on them thar Intertubes.
My holibob dates are approved. Time to get a-clickin' on them thar Intertubes and in that thar Rant Thread when it all starts going tits up.
It's now officially official: I'm promoted from Senior to Principal Engineer. :thumbsup:
My holibob dates are approved. Time to get a-clickin' on them thar Intertubes.
We shall alert the Highway Patrols in the USA.
We are going to look at a house tomorrow. Wel, it's actually a three bedroom bungalow with a HUUUUUUUGE garden, complete with pond and several sheds. I am already planning possible raised beds and planting schemes.
The house has just been refurbished with a brand new kitchen and bathroom. The bathroom has a jacuzzi bath and steam shower :thumbsup:
It's in Great Shelford, a desirable village on the outskirts of the city
And it's within budget at £325,000... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
We are going to look at a house tomorrow. Wel, it's actually a three bedroom bungalow with a HUUUUUUUGE garden, complete with pond and several sheds. I am already planning possible raised beds and planting schemes.
The house has just been refurbished with a brand new kitchen and bathroom. The bathroom has a jacuzzi bath and steam shower :thumbsup:
It's in Great Shelford, a desirable village on the outskirts of the city
And it's within budget at £325,000... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
But is it across the street from a LBS?
We are going to look at a house tomorrow. Wel, it's actually a three bedroom bungalow with a HUUUUUUUGE garden, complete with pond and several sheds. I am already planning possible raised beds and planting schemes.
The house has just been refurbished with a brand new kitchen and bathroom. The bathroom has a jacuzzi bath and steam shower :thumbsup:
It's in Great Shelford, a desirable village on the outskirts of the city
And it's within budget at £325,000... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
But is it across the street from a LBS?
Nah but there is a shop selling all sorts of implements if you get my drift.
We are going to look at a house tomorrow. Wel, it's actually a three bedroom bungalow with a HUUUUUUUGE garden, complete with pond and several sheds. I am already planning possible raised beds and planting schemes.
The house has just been refurbished with a brand new kitchen and bathroom. The bathroom has a jacuzzi bath and steam shower :thumbsup:
It's in Great Shelford, a desirable village on the outskirts of the city
And it's within budget at £325,000... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
But is it across the street from a LBS?
I would imagine that this would be the makings of a new, streamlined Reg, who would be forced to get on his bike every time he needed a new dustcap.
I would also have to ride over the Gogs each day to get to work.
We are going to look at a house tomorrow. Wel, it's actually a three bedroom bungalow with a HUUUUUUUGE garden, complete with pond and several sheds. I am already planning possible raised beds and planting schemes.
The house has just been refurbished with a brand new kitchen and bathroom. The bathroom has a jacuzzi bath and steam shower :thumbsup:
It's in Great Shelford, a desirable village on the outskirts of the city
And it's within budget at £325,000... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
But is it across the street from a LBS?
Nah but there is a shop selling all sorts of implements if you get my drift.
All round to Reggie's for a jacuzzi party !! :o :o :o
Hope it works out Greg.
Does the track include the vertical component of velocity in its speed? 100kmh horizontal velocity down a 32deg slope => ~120kmh actual velocity.
I've just received my Hovis London Freewheel package. :)
Sent by The Mayor of London, a certain Ken Livingstone, on 2nd September 2007.
I may be a little late then. Like the post.
Walk of fifteen minutes round local park post-lurgy :D\o/
But now utterly knackered. :'(
Short walk, or gentle spin on the turbo... Or am I in danger of overdoing it? :-[
I've finally got round to dying my hair again. Fingers crossed for a sophisticated 'nearly black' look in fifteen minutes to replace the 'nearly grey' that I was sporting earlier.Good luck :). I always end up with 'really purple' when I aim for that look ;D. Actually when I aim for any look that isn't light ginger or blond. My hair seems to like being purple.
My hair seems to like being purple.
Only downside is that last week I thought "my passport is full and I have no travel coming up" and I sent it for renewal :facepalm:. Hopefully they can beat the '3 week turnround'
Only downside is that last week I thought "my passport is full and I have no travel coming up" and I sent it for renewal :facepalm:. Hopefully they can beat the '3 week turnround'
Well I phoned the passport office to see if I could upgrade from the standard service to 'next day'
"Sorry sir we can't do that because your passport has already been sent back to you" :)
And it arrived this afternoon by courier
So a big :thumbsup: for the Passport Office - a renewal in less that a week :)
Bonus and pay rise! :thumbsup:n+1 ?
Bonus and pay rise! :thumbsup:n+1 ?
naa only n+12 :)You need a nice tandem :thumbsup:
But what is more important is that she have more bikes than me, so it should be n+2 for me and then we are even.
I'd like a tandem, but Woolly isn't keen on the idea.
Fingers crossed that I get my unpaid leave request approved so we can spend it on a cycle tour in Oz and NZ (not looking too likely at the moment, sadly).
I'd like a tandem, but Woolly isn't keen on the idea.That is ju because you can't pedal and laugh at the same time
I do admit, this is a major flaw of mine. ;DI'd like a tandem, but Woolly isn't keen on the idea.That is ju because you can't pedal and laugh at the same time
If this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hase-Pino-Race-Tandem-Titanium-The-Ultimate-Tandem_W0QQitemZ220556942833QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item335a37ddf1) cannot put a smile on your face there's little hope for you. ;) :-*
Please buy it - I'm having itchy 'Place bid' finger issues.
And if the stoker is giggling uncontrolably, she won't fall off ;D. Mind you, I never have, despite lots of giggling :D.If this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hase-Pino-Race-Tandem-Titanium-The-Ultimate-Tandem_W0QQitemZ220556942833QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item335a37ddf1) cannot put a smile on your face there's little hope for you. ;) :-*
Please buy it - I'm having itchy 'Place bid' finger issues.
And it has the advantage that the 'stoker' front seat has an independent freewheel, and the captain can see if it is in use.
Peli, we have never consummated our promise to one another that we would share a tandem one day.just for your own sake don't make her laugh, especially while going up hill.
How about it, gal?
Peli, we have never consummated our promise to one another that we would share a tandem one day.Agreed! (btw I have not forgotten your PM - having to check dates etc. ;)
How about it, gal?
I am picking up my new bike today.
I've lost 19,5 kg or just above 3 stone in less than 2 months :D :D
I suggest you buy a lottery ticket NOW starkj73
Rheumatology appointment this morning.
Blood tests reduced to once every 3 months. Next appointment 8 months' time. Everything tickety-boo.
I am really very lucky when I compare myself to the poor crocks with their sticks, frames & wheelchairs whilst I turn up on my bike.
The consultant was incredulous that I cycle for 20 mpd on average.
Rheumatology appointment this morning.
Blood tests reduced to once every 3 months. Next appointment 8 months' time. Everything tickety-boo.
I am really very lucky when I compare myself to the poor crocks with their sticks, frames & wheelchairs whilst I turn up on my bike.
The consultant was incredulous that I cycle for 20 mpd on average.
We Won! The big contract we've been chasing for about 12 months! I thought we'd lost it but got a call 10 minutes ago to say we won! And the email to my boss mentions 'the great work done by Mike and the team'.
that's made my year. Anyone want a pint?
Rheumatology appointment this morning.
Blood tests reduced to once every 3 months. Next appointment 8 months' time. Everything tickety-boo.
I am really very lucky when I compare myself to the poor crocks with their sticks, frames & wheelchairs whilst I turn up on my bike.
The consultant was incredulous that I cycle for 20 mpd on average.
We Won! The big contract we've been chasing for about 12 months! I thought we'd lost it but got a call 10 minutes ago to say we won! And the email to my boss mentions 'the great work done by Mike and the team'.
that's made my year. Anyone want a pint?
Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.
He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. :( Operated . . . .
Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.
He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. :( Operated . . . .
Maybe he should have been wearing a helmet...
Just click 'reply with quote' to see the markupSaw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.
He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. :( Operated . . . .
Maybe he should have been wearing a helmet...
1pt turns out to be so small that even hitting ctrl-+ repeatedly won't make it legible. Had to cut and paste it just to work out that you'd said what we were all thinking. ;D
From his account, his head didn't hit the ground hard, if at all. It was just shaken rather badly.Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.
He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. :( Operated . . . .
Maybe he should have been wearing a helmet...
They prevent accidents!
Our offer on the Great Shelford house has been accepted! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Now all I need is for the interview tomorrow to go well and me to get the job, and life will be dandy!
Our offer on the Great Shelford house has been accepted! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Now all I need is for the interview tomorrow to go well and me to get the job, and life will be dandy!
Excellent!!
Our offer on the Great Shelford house has been accepted! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Our offer on the Great Shelford house has been accepted! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great Shelford to Addenbrookes is easy thanks to the cyclepath along the side of railway (it starts just over the railway tracks on Granham's Road) and means you can avoid the racetrack that is the A1307. Of course, Granham's Road, Hinton Way or Haverhill Road gives the opportunity of 'hill' training (for what passes as hills in Cambridgeshire).
Good news indeed.
When Dez was languishing as a dialysis patient and his weight was about 17 stone, this was about the same time that I decided that my 19.5 stone was rather too much. We entered into a bet over who would get to 14 stone first.
It's taken about 6 years, but yesterday Dez weighed in at 13st 12lb and he looks like a perfectly healthy almost-31-year-old. You wouldn't know that he takes about 10000 tablets a year - at least, he calculated that that was the 2008 figure. He may be on fewer tablets now, I don't know, but it still runs into the thousands annually.
I was 16st 12lb this morning. I was lighter about 18 months ago, but only by a few pounds.
You can't see the feet of a sofa you're sitting, lying or sprawling on ;)
Moral: never give up on them.
Nine years ago, my 15-year-old daughter was a wild, self-destructive, drop out. She has a few GSCEs but no A levels.... but eventually scraped into Uni via a foundation year.
She's was accepted onto a (paid) Biochemistry PhD course this week.
Moral: never give up on them.
Nine years ago, my 15-year-old daughter was a wild, self-destructive, drop out. She has a few GSCEs but no A levels.... but eventually scraped into Uni via a foundation year.
She's was accepted onto a (paid) Biochemistry PhD course this week.
Moral: never give up on them.
As the father of a 16 yr old who is talking about quitting his A levels, I shall take heart from this one. Thanks
Nine years ago, my 15-year-old daughter was a wild, self-destructive, drop out. She has a few GSCEs but no A levels.... but eventually scraped into Uni via a foundation year.
She's was accepted onto a (paid) Biochemistry PhD course this week.
Moral: never give up on them.
As the father of a 16 yr old who is talking about quitting his A levels, I shall take heart from this one. Thanks
I didn't do A levels and look how I turned out! ;)
*Waits for Adrian to dissolve into a gibbering mess thinking about such a scenario*
Nine years ago, my 15-year-old daughter was a wild, self-destructive, drop out. She has a few GSCEs but no A levels.... but eventually scraped into Uni via a foundation year.
She's was accepted onto a (paid) Biochemistry PhD course this week.
Moral: never give up on them.
As the father of a 16 yr old who is talking about quitting his A levels, I shall take heart from this one. Thanks
I didn't do A levels and look how I turned out! ;)
*Waits for Adrian to dissolve into a gibbering mess thinking about such a scenario*
I don't imagine that he is likely to turn to Catholicism.
Nine years ago, my 15-year-old daughter was a wild, self-destructive, drop out. She has a few GSCEs but no A levels.... but eventually scraped into Uni via a foundation year.
She's was accepted onto a (paid) Biochemistry PhD course this week.
Moral: never give up on them.
As the father of a 16 yr old who is talking about quitting his A levels, I shall take heart from this one. Thanks
I didn't do A levels and look how I turned out! ;)
*Waits for Adrian to dissolve into a gibbering mess thinking about such a scenario*
I don't imagine that he is likely to turn to Catholicism.
A few years in a religious order might sort him out.... ;D
I can thoroughly recommend the Jesuits.
I'm on my way home from Zurich!
I have a large bag of wasabi peas.
I have a large bag of wasabi peas.
I fail to see how posessing a large container of snot coloured, revolting legumes can be described as 'Good News'...
;D
I have a large bag of wasabi peas.
I fail to see how posessing a large container of snot coloured, revolting legumes can be described as 'Good News'...
;D
Nine years ago, my 15-year-old daughter was a wild, self-destructive, rebellious drop-out. She has a few GCSEs but no A levels.... but eventually scraped into Uni via a foundation year.
She was accepted onto a (paid) Biochemistry PhD course this week.
Moral: never give up on them.
Oh, the good news is that he has lost his lip ring.
There was once an article in the local paper about a man who was evicted because of the huge number of beer glasses in his flat. They said it was structurally overloading the flat and posing a danger to the people on the floor below. :) :-\
I was extremely concerned to read your email in respect of the above incident and the driving standards of a Derby City Council driver.(See my recent rant!)
This was passed to me via our internal complaints procedure.
I will ensure that the manager of the driver concerned investigates this matter thoroughly. I see no reason why the internal disciplinary procedure should not be invoked in this case.
In the meantime, if you wish to contact the local police to report this incident, I will be able to provide the details of the driver and vehicle concerned.
Today was the final of our Law School annual moot competition. I have been Master of the Moot this year, and, I devised the problem for the final on the subject of adverse possession. Previously the problems have always been recycled from other sources - this was a first for us.
Before the final I lunched with three senior partners of the local sponsoring law firm who were to judge the moot. We naturally discussed the problem in detail. One of the partners, a property expert, proclaimed my problem superb with interesting levels of legal fact to offer both sides a realistic opportunity of prevailing.
After the final, which was declared by our head of department the 'best ever final' at our school, the most senior of the partners approached me and offered me a training contract. Interestingly, to lawyer types anyway, his surname is Judge, and he lives in Warwickshire.
Woo Hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: 8) :thumbsup: 8) :thumbsup: 8) :thumbsup:
I hope you're not going to let Clarion build it up again. :o ;)
Today was the final of our Law School annual moot competition. I have been Master of the Moot this year, and, I devised the problem for the final on the subject of adverse possession. Previously the problems have always been recycled from other sources - this was a first for us.
Before the final I lunched with three senior partners of the local sponsoring law firm who were to judge the moot. We naturally discussed the problem in detail. One of the partners, a property expert, proclaimed my problem superb with interesting levels of legal fact to offer both sides a realistic opportunity of prevailing.
After the final, which was declared by our head of department the 'best ever final' at our school, the most senior of the partners approached me and offered me a training contract. Interestingly, to lawyer types anyway, his surname is Judge, and he lives in Warwickshire.
Woo Hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: 8) :thumbsup: 8) :thumbsup: 8) :thumbsup:
Just seen this. Fantastic news, well done PB :D
Daylight saving is over. Home and work in the same time zone for 6 months!
My office and most clients are Queensland based and I work out of Brisbane 3-4 days per week. Home is near Tamworth (NSW) a 1 hour flight or 7 hour drive.
My office and most clients are Queensland based and I work out of Brisbane 3-4 days per week. Home is near Tamworth (NSW) a 1 hour flight or 7 hour drive.Eeeek now that is a commute. By the way, I live near Tamworth too. Only I'm near Tamworth in the UK.
I can start working again :'(:thumbsup:
My health certificate have been renewed for 5 more years. :thumbsup:
not in Staffordshire it's not,but I bow to your superior knowledge :thumbsup:In Stokie the word "reet" will be sounded as "rate"
Clearly I need another spell of working on Tyneside to redeem myself.
ZB, I assume you have heard the Potteries slang about heading a ball against a wall.Don't.
Hey, I scored myself a Super Galaxy! :thumbsup:
Yay! We haz bike racks! Two Sheffield stands installed outside the front door by some chaps from the LA, courtesy of funds I'd bid for. :smug: Proper concreted ones, too - none of your bolted down rubbish :D
We've booked our flights Down Under! (http://www.woollypigs.com/2010/04/at-the-point-of-no-return/)
We've booked our flights Down Under! (http://www.woollypigs.com/2010/04/at-the-point-of-no-return/)
Tickets+Australia+New Zealand = done \o/ :)
I don't know why you've bothered with Oz... it's full of Australians.... ;)I know but some of our friends have decided to set up camp down there, so since we are flying over them I would be rude not to pop in for a cuppa.
;D
We're off to the National Forest at the weekend :thumbsup:. We're staying in a 'forest lodge' - complete with our own hot tub.
I foresee lots of wine and a bit of nookie... ;D
We're off to the National Forest at the weekend :thumbsup:. We're staying in a 'forest lodge' - complete with our own hot tub.
I foresee lots of wine and a bit of nookie... ;D
<nosey bugger hat on>
the NF is near to us.Where you going?
<nosey bugger hat off>
Piers Morgan has been fined £666 and given 6 points for speeding, double yay!
Well done Mrs B on the new job.
Today I got my new contract thru. I now have the word 'Senior' in my job title. I've never been a senior anything before :)
Well done Mrs B on the new job.Nowhere near being a senior citizen...
Today I got my new contract thru. I now have the word 'Senior' in my job title. I've never been a senior anything before :)
are you getting married then :demon:
Got my promotion! :D
Got my promotion! :D
Woo hoo!
Got my promotion! :D
is that good news??
Got my promotion! :D
Thanks. We saw you just now whizzing past Parson's Green, bum in air.Got my promotion! :D
Well done :)
Thanks. We saw you just now whizzing past Parson's Green, bum in air.Got my promotion! :D
Well done :)
She's a fussy beast, wanting 126mmOLN, and I've struggled to find something decent, but I have a pair of Shimano 105 (OK, not 600s like I wanted, but hey) with Mavic MA3 rims and seven sprockets.
Sorry, did you say seven? On a 126 hub?
Employer told that they can't unilaterally change terms and conditions (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8672150.stm)
Before reacting please read this bit
"We have always accepted that changes are necessary but all we ever asked is that they were fair and protected those who have given loyal service."
Bloody civil servants and their gold-plated pensions... >:(
As of yesterday I have enough strength back in my left hand to safely ride a road bike again.
Employer told that they can't unilaterally change terms and conditions (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8672150.stm)
Before reacting please read this bit
"We have always accepted that changes are necessary but all we ever asked is that they were fair and protected those who have given loyal service."
Bloody civil servants and their gold-plated pensions... >:(
;) ;D
See - there are some sensible High Court judges... :thumbsup:
The country simply cannot afford the unbridled generosity of a generation that paid itself excessively leave work and live off the fat of the treasury.
The country simply cannot afford the unbridled generosity of a generation that paid itself excessively leave work and live off the fat of the treasury.
OK up to the point where you wrote "paid itself excessively". In fact the majority are paid extremely modest salaries.
The problem lies, not in the pay, but in the blind trust in future growth to fund things, rather than making proper provision
The country simply cannot afford the unbridled generosity of a generation that paid itself excessively leave work and live off the fat of the treasury.
OK up to the point where you wrote "paid itself excessively". In fact the majority are paid extremely modest salaries.
The problem lies, not in the pay, but in the blind trust in future growth to fund things, rather than making proper provision
OK, let me substitute "excessively" with "beyond the available means,"
I would agree that most are paid extremely modest salaries and pensions. This doesn't make them affordable, unfortunately.
This:
BBC News - Use of local food boosts hospital funds (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8679192.stm)
A rather spiffing way of saving £6m from a hospital budget, I thought.
This:
BBC News - Use of local food boosts hospital funds (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8679192.stm)
A rather spiffing way of saving £6m from a hospital budget, I thought.
Excellent bit of news. There must be scope for a suitable brokerage site for connecting consumers and providers. It would be ideal for farmers, cafes, hospitals, schools etc.
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I got back onna bike today. Forty miles on the flat but forty miles none the less. I don't feel too bad either...... :thumbsup:
This shows the scene outside our house.
This shows the scene outside our house.
Oh no it doesn't. I don't see an image, and even cutting & pasting the URL into another browser window doesn't help.
This shows the scene outside our house.
Oh no it doesn't. I don't see an image, and even cutting & pasting the URL into another browser window doesn't help.
The main sewer has collapsed and is being fixed. A large hole has been dug and men keep climbing in and out of it. It's all very exciting and has implications for our future lentil consumption.
I 'sold' my old piano. More space in the house and a little beer money.
Today I went to the fat girls clothes shop in town and I bought new jeans. They are a size smaller that my current jeans. Which are a size smaller than the jeans that I was wearing this time last year.
This means that it is just about possible my next pair of jeans may not have to be bought in the fat girls clothes shop.
We have a new house! :thumbsup:
We have a new house! :thumbsup:
Is that the Shelford one? High time then for a Cambridge-ish Yacf pint. There are several options in the Shelford area.
We have a new house! :thumbsup:
Jon just rang to say the solicitor has confirmed completion and he is going to pick up the keys! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
We are going over to measure up and the plan is that Saturday will be be spent having a gay old time in Ikea at Milton Keynes, buying furniture for our new home ;D
We have a new house! :thumbsup:
Is that the Shelford one? High time then for a Cambridge-ish Yacf pint. There are several options in the Shelford area.
Yep - it's the Great Shelford one. :thumbsup:
We have a new house! :thumbsup:
Is that the Shelford one? High time then for a Cambridge-ish Yacf pint. There are several options in the Shelford area.
Yep - it's the Great Shelford one. :thumbsup:
Congratulations!
Convenient for Audax stops, pubbe meets, after-duxford-teas and YACF get togethers. Good Work!
We have spare rooms (but no beds for them yet) and, if it's a really big meet, we're a couple of hundred yards from a campsite :thumbsup:
We have a new house! :thumbsup:
Is that the Shelford one? High time then for a Cambridge-ish Yacf pint. There are several options in the Shelford area.
Yep - it's the Great Shelford one. :thumbsup:
We have spare rooms (but no beds for them yet) and, if it's a really big meet, we're a couple of hundred yards from a campsite :thumbsup:
Well done, and well planned. :) :thumbsup:
I take it that it has a garage, for storing bikes in? ;D
We have a new house! :thumbsup:
and with me to deal with too...Now that IS hard work :) Jolly good show there E
We have a new house! :thumbsup:Let us know when the house warming is, so that I can drop back your kilt.
We have a new house! :thumbsup:Let us know when the house warming is, ...
Beejaysus, what a beautiful day!
I should be able to move home next weekend, barring further bathroom disasters!
No, I'm going to get into the bath and stay there. ;D
No, I'm going to get into the bath and stay there. ;D
No, I'm going to get into the bath and stay there. ;D
Shall I bring the bath oil, scented candles and the bubbly? ;)
Beejaysus, what a beautiful day!Sod off. Yesterday I was prescribed drugs which say on the packet that I must avoid sunshine. :(
Beejaysus, what a beautiful day!Sod off. Yesterday I was prescribed drugs which say on the packet that I must avoid sunshine. :(
It gets worse: I was also prescribed two other types of drug, one of which has 'Avoid alcoholic drinks' on the label. And I feel bloody awful.
Your medical training is paying off. I understand they're exactly what I'd be at risk of. ;DBeejaysus, what a beautiful day!Sod off. Yesterday I was prescribed drugs which say on the packet that I must avoid sunshine. :(
It gets worse: I was also prescribed two other types of drug, one of which has 'Avoid alcoholic drinks' on the label. And I feel bloody awful.
Get Well Soon!
Heed those warnings though. You don't want a Nasty Rash or an Antabuse type reaction.
Your medical training is paying off. I understand they're exactly what I'd be at risk of. ;DBeejaysus, what a beautiful day!Sod off. Yesterday I was prescribed drugs which say on the packet that I must avoid sunshine. :(
It gets worse: I was also prescribed two other types of drug, one of which has 'Avoid alcoholic drinks' on the label. And I feel bloody awful.
Get Well Soon!
Heed those warnings though. You don't want a Nasty Rash or an Antabuse type reaction.
Another pay rise. Woolly can retire! ;Ddoes a little dance , can we now have a woofie ?
Another pay rise. Woolly can retire! ;Ddoes a little dance , can we now have a woofie ?
Yeah I just about think I can, will go down to four days at first just to see if it is possible.Another pay rise. Woolly can retire! ;Ddoes a little dance , can we now have a woofie ?
can you live with the stigma of being a kept man ;)
you doubly lucky man
Hope your 4 day week excludes weekends so that you & Peli will be having time off work together :thumbsup:That is the plan, though still have to do "rota"*) days so some weekends work but not ever weekend and I will have a better choice of which weekends I working.
4 days a week + bigger salary + and more chances of some weekends off = ;D I think!:thumbsup: That sounds like a great plan :).
My HP Spirit is on its way from Budapest to Warwick. Oh, and a Dawes MTB.
Anyone want a Pashley postman bike? Surplus to requiremnts very soon...
Another pay rise. Woolly can retire! ;DYay!
I've been unofficially told that there is enough money in the budget to extend my contract for another 12 months and if bid money comes in, we are expecting information on this in a week or two, my contract will be extended for a further two years. Better still, my director spoke to me a couple of says ago and told me that once my position is secured we need to make sure my pay is increased to reflect my skills set. :-)
I've been unofficially told that there is enough money in the budget to extend my contract for another 12 months and if bid money comes in, we are expecting information on this in a week or two, my contract will be extended for a further two years. Better still, my director spoke to me a couple of says ago and told me that once my position is secured we need to make sure my pay is increased to reflect my skills set. :-)
on a serious note, beware of IR35 if you are a contractor, 2+yrs with the same employer will put you at risk...
I've been unofficially told that there is enough money in the budget to extend my contract for another 12 months and if bid money comes in, we are expecting information on this in a week or two, my contract will be extended for a further two years. Better still, my director spoke to me a couple of says ago and told me that once my position is secured we need to make sure my pay is increased to reflect my skills set. :-)
on a serious note, beware of IR35 if you are a contractor, 2+yrs with the same employer will put you at risk...
I'm moving home on Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Belgium. Mmmm beer :P
I finished booking my holidays yesterday :-)
I'm hoooooooooommmmmmmmmmme!
I'm hoooooooooommmmmmmmmmme!
:)
Smells of plasterdust! Bathroom's not finished, but it's at a point I can live here and they can finish up this week. I can't decide what I want most - a nap or a bath.
Yes, checked the website on Friday morning and the week I wanted was visible again, and Ardennes Etape emailed today to say they've recieved my deposit, so all is well :) Just need to get the form off to Gite de la Blanche and we'll be sorted :thumbsup:I finished booking my holidays yesterday :-)
Did you get your accommodation booking problem sorted OK? What agency did you use?
1 June! Family day for us. Two years ago (ish), Our Kid came to live with us. Exactly a year ago, TGL followed. He's celebrating today.Wierd- we're the same.
Got up this morning, didn't have a coughing fit, and measured my peak flow at 630l/min.That's pretty good- mine rarely gets that high.
I had a shower when I got back, and at some point during that my left ear decided to start working again (I've been randomly deaf in both ears since a nasty asthma attack on Tuesday).
My migraine ... JC is teaching himself how to play the guitar
My library contract has been extended for another 3 months (until September).Congratulations!
My library contract has been extended for another 3 months (until September).
Got up this morning, didn't have a coughing fit, and measured my peak flow at 630l/min.That's pretty good- mine rarely gets that high.
But the good news is- (provided I'm not actually having an athma attack) cycling seems to improve the general wheeziness I wake up with every day.
I have my full set. ;D
I've just been offered a job. It's in the same organisation but a different directorate and a pay grade higher. :thumbsup:
My current boss isn't happy as he doesn't want to lose me. But at least I'll know I'll get a good reference.
And the best thing - I won't have to deal with obnoxious MPs all day.
I've just been offered a job. It's in the same organisation but a different directorate and a pay grade higher. :thumbsup:
My current boss isn't happy as he doesn't want to lose me. But at least I'll know I'll get a good reference.
And the best thing - I won't have to deal with obnoxious MPs all day.
I've just been offered a job. It's in the same organisation but a different directorate and a pay grade higher. :thumbsup:
My current boss isn't happy as he doesn't want to lose me. But at least I'll know I'll get a good reference.
And the best thing - I won't have to deal with obnoxious MPs all day.
excellent news! is it the permanent role you were after?
Permanent is very much a relative thing in the NHS right now.
:thumbsup: :) WOO HOO :) :thumbsup:
Just heard from our lovely - and clever - daughter, young Miss eck....
She has passed her finals, and will be graduating MA (Hons) from Embra Uni in a few weeks.
She has worked really hard for this, and I'm utterly delighted for her. :-*
I will not be claiming JSA (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG_10018757) for much longer. :thumbsup::D that's really good news :thumbsup:
Soooo pleased to hear this :thumbsup:Tour of the Baltic !
Will you now be doing that tour of the Dales this week that was discussed during our Snow Roads sojourn :demon:
The last issue of the Bulletin of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (drops through our door as often as Mrs B e-mails them to remind them that their membership database has her address wrong - still) had in it a plea for help from the English author of a work which is being published in Japan. An e-mail solicited the information that she had already had a surprisingly large number of responses (well, the copy delivered here was very late, as usual), but most had been from people with inadequate knowledge of Japanese. One offer from a qualified SLT who speaks fluent Japanese had been accepted, but her knowledge of Japanese is that of a general speaker, acquired in childhood, & she knows little of the technical speech therapy vocabulary.
Guess how happy the author was to hear from a (sorry, the) native Japanese speaker qualified as a speech therapist in both Japan & the UK. ;D Money has not been mentioned yet, but credit on a published work is a reward in itself. Mrs B is pleased.
My Mum is getting a ginger kitten. We're calling her Daisy (the kitten, that is).
Just to the west of Witham, in Essex, there is a very minor road yclept Dancing Dicks Lane.
It has been my honour and privilege to record this fact on Open Street Map. :thumbsup:
My Mum is getting a ginger kitten. We're calling her Daisy (the kitten, that is).
I've awaiting delivery of this :DDidn't have you pegged as a wine connoisseur. ;)
and a couple of these
A thump on the doormat reveals - I have been accepted at the University to finish my degree!:thumbsup:
Mrs. jogler & I have been out for a bike ride together for the first time in about two years.It was marvellous.I am a happy chappy ;D
Mrs. jogler & I have been out for a bike ride together for the first time in about two years.It was marvellous.I am a happy chappy ;DExcellent, Mr & Mrs j. :thumbsup:
I rode a tandem!Fantastic :thumbsup: 8)
Baking is occurring & I've been promoted to senior kitchen gofor :)
Update: Furhter promotion to basic egg-beater
The first mix has been bowl-licked
Further promotion to chief bowl washer
Further update:
Negotiations are underway concerning the number of cakes to be produced.I have offered my body(such a sacrifice for the benefit of fellow YACFers is a nobble cause n'est pas) as an incentive but the "other party" has a differring opinion of the value of such currency ::-)
Does anyone have a contact number for Dr. Kissinger?
Thoughts of a basic egg-beater. An Egg leads a shell-tered life & when it sees the light is then beaten to death.
Having beaten one dozen eggs I have been further promoted to eggbeater NVQ Level 1.
Another update
The second mix has been bowl-licked & I have been further promoted to Superintendent Bowl Washer
INTERMISSION Away to the supermarket for more victuals
Another update. Grand-daughter has pulled rank & bowl-licked the third mix.
Another update.The fourth mix has been done & bowl-licking performed in my absence ::-)
There cakes here,cakes there & cakes everywhere.We have...
2x chocolate sponge cakes with chocolate icing
2x fruit cakes
1x lemon drizzle cake
1x cherry cobblestone cake
I wonder when the cakes for York & Mildenhall will be baked :demon:
Mrs. jogler & I have been out for a bike ride together for the first time in about two years.It was marvellous.I am a happy chappy ;D
£37 for 1st class return tickets to Nottingham for my OU residential course. Non-peak travel rocks...
PS The train is still expensive and a mystery to me in this country. ...
PS The train is still expensive and a mystery to me in this country. ...
...and to the rest of us, who've lived here all our lives. :(
PS The train is still expensive and a mystery to me in this country. ...
...and to the rest of us, who've lived here all our lives. :(
No mystery really. Railway operating costs in this country are roughly double those on the continent; possibly thanks to years of very strong union representation; drivers can get £40k on some networks, for 35 hour weeks. Nice. Network operating costs are even worse. But - this is a Good News thread - time for a subject change.
I have beer :thumbsup:.
Splendid. So Mills & Boon finally accepted, eh? ;)
My HP Spirit has finally arrived from Hungary. I'm off on a ride later. The Dawes MTB turned up &, inexpilcably, the trailer bike I didn't ask them to deliver!
Summer Solstice tomorrow too!
Little brother just got engaged to an absolutely lovely American. There is one!
That's two!
The other ones from Kansas
£37 for 1st class return tickets to Nottingham for my OU residential course. Non-peak travel rocks...
When is it? Fancy a bike ride, if possible?
Walk along Coates Bldg corridors quietly in between classes pls.! ;)
PS The train is still expensive and a mystery to me in this country. Just used the ICE and Thalys in Germany at the last minute and paid €22; not first class but top trains, good comfort and reliably on time as well.
By standing on the thing in a bath full of water, I've finally found the sixth (and hopefully last) hole in my Thermarest!
Perhaps I won''t have to shell out £70 for a new one after all. :thumbsup:
Woolly and I have been together for three years today. :thumbsup:
Woolly and I have been together for three years today. :thumbsup:
Woolly and I have been together for three years today. :thumbsup:
Woolly and I have been together for three years today. :thumbsup:
Woolly and I have been together for three years today. :thumbsup:
I haz got my wedding shoes! :DHurrah! 8)
I haz got my wedding shoes! :D
SPDs, of course. I'm not gonna buy new pedals just cause I'm getting married - that'd be daft!
Just had an easy 20 minute pootle on the bike and my knee didn't scream at me :thumbsup: 1st ride for about 3 weeks.
I'm on a train to Preston to meet Daisy the kitten for the first time. Oh, and to see the family. ;) Woolly's home alone, which is not such good news. :(
Woolly's home alone, which is not such good news. :(
being alone :(Woolly's home alone, which is not such good news. :(
Why, what does he do?
I have no signs of deteriorating cartlidge.
My fracture to my ischium caused it to heal better than it was before.
Did I mention that I got Spain in the office sweep?On that note, although not good news. Our sweep winners were supposed to get their share of £150 today.
Tomorrow I get my winnings. :thumbsup:
Each one being 18.9litres, I reckon that's enough to float 189kg?
On a 43km ride through the forest today I managed to stay upright and keep going for several miles in deep, loose, dry sand (my pet hate), bounce over quite a bit of rough singletrack ditto (the wild boar had been digging it up, rooting for grubs and, er, roots), and even score a personal max speed on the MTB. I'm still a long way from being a rufty-tufty mountain biker, but I'm pleased about my new-learned sand skills (it's just confidence to keep going, really).
:thumbsup: Excellent news. I love the rough stuff..... that is, until I fall off.
:thumbsup: Excellent news. I love the rough stuff..... that is, until I fall off.
You like to ride a bit of rough do you Annie?
I might as well say it before someone else does -:thumbsup: Excellent news. I love the rough stuff..... that is, until I fall off.
You like to ride a bit of rough do you Annie?
Only if mud is involved ;)
Look at what I'm hoarding.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4793657474_a43e0b8a34_z.jpg)
Each one being 18.9litres, I reckon that's enough to float 189kg?
I have a Wowbagger in the house, well in the shower actually :o
Each one being 18.9litres, I reckon that's enough to float 189kg?
10*18.9litres makes 189kg neutrally bouyant assuming 1kg/litre for the water. Note Salt and other contaminants can change that.
Also if you get water on your raft, i.e. supported by the raft above water level, then that weight is part of your 189kg.
therefore to be on the safe side I would want ~20% extra bouyancy. so get a couple more bottles or reduce your weight to ~150kg.
Our car park is being used as a short cut by hordes of teenage girls :PTTIUWP
Our car park is being used as a short cut by hordes of teenage girls :PTTIUWP
That's very good news.I just touched my toes!!! <HappyDance>
I can't guarantee her choice of outfit, nor that I can get a photo of her in motion...
Subject to final confirmation it would appear that I am now Mr. Polar Bear LLB with a 2:1 classification!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: 8)
Subject to final confirmation it would appear that I am now Mr. Polar Bear LLB with a 2:1 classification!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: 8)
24th to 30th July. It's 9am to 9pm every day. What spare time I have will be spent working on the assignments so I very much doubt it, plus I'm taking books and notes and no bike.Walk along Coates Bldg corridors quietly in between classes pls.! ;)
It's outside term time (hence the use of the halls of residence) but I guess you lot are there all year round. No idea where the actual lectures will be...
I found 4 more earwigs, deaded inside my Trangia burner.
I found 4 more earwigs, deaded inside my Trangia burner.
This is good news?
Lenton Hall, Block VIII, Room 25 was my abode for 3 years.24th to 30th July. It's 9am to 9pm every day. What spare time I have will be spent working on the assignments so I very much doubt it, plus I'm taking books and notes and no bike.Walk along Coates Bldg corridors quietly in between classes pls.! ;)
It's outside term time (hence the use of the halls of residence) but I guess you lot are there all year round. No idea where the actual lectures will be...
Staying in Lenton and Wortley Hall, lectures in the Portland Building (level C).
No real free time though, have assignments to do and work to write up.
Stereotypical OU students and tutors abound. ;)
Lenton Hall, Block VIII, Room 25 was my abode for 3 years.When ?
Lenton Hall, Block VIII, Room 25 was my abode for 3 years.When ?
I was in the first block on the right when heading from the road towards the dining hall. Right next to the Porter's residence. Can't remember the room number.
After challenging the result Mark has learned that he did not after all fail the keyboard skills segment of his Oxford music degree with 39%. It was a clerical error. The actual score was 69%, good enough for a first and a formal apology.
After challenging the result Mark has learned that he did not after all fail the keyboard skills segment of his Oxford music degree with 39%. It was a clerical error. The actual score was 69%, good enough for a first and a formal apology.
That's a relief!
Poor chap; he must have been very worried.
After challenging the result Mark has learned that he did not after all fail the keyboard skills segment of his Oxford music degree with 39%. It was a clerical error. The actual score was 69%, good enough for a first and a formal apology.
That's a relief!
Poor chap; he must have been very worried.
His mum was accusing him of not having practised enough. Apart from giving concerts in the Jacqueline Du Pre Building, subbing for organ scholars in several colleges, playing the harpsichord in a baroque group, acting as répétiteur for the operatic society, and studying for his ARCO he probably hasn't done much keyboard work this year.
Thanks. We missed each other by a few years then (I was there 81/82).Lenton Hall, Block VIII, Room 25 was my abode for 3 years.When ?
I was in the first block on the right when heading from the road towards the dining hall. Right next to the Porter's residence. Can't remember the room number.
1971-4.
A former colleague just sent me a present - a really geeky mug.
http://tweetphoto.com/35731294
A former colleague just sent me a present - a really geeky mug.
http://tweetphoto.com/35731294
Is that a Babbage engine on the mug? It's a bit hard to see.
We are s'posed to be going to a wedding on Friday. So I just tried on my party frock, which I bought for the last wedding we went to in October (I do find it slightly odd that I own a party frock that is strapless and floral and altogether quite girly - have only ever worn it the once). I expected it to be a bit generously proportioned, but figured I could probably blag it with a couple of safety pins or something.
I really can't!
I think this is good news. Although it does mean I may have to go clothes shopping this week....
There is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in the lounge at SFO.
I may have arranged to borrow a velomobile to use for the Mildenhall weekend :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Lets see who can catch me on the flatlands of the 300 audax ;D ;D ;D
I have been placed on cake rations to ensure it is so ::-)I feel for you :(
Ms AWL & the 3 AWL Juniors have departed to sunny Budapest for a month!
The house is eerily quiet & the fridge is well stocked...
There is enough cake for
14th August
Mildenhall
:thumbsup:
I have been placed on cake rations to ensure it is so ::-)
Ms AWL & the 3 AWL Juniors have departed to sunny Budapest for a month!
The house is eerily quiet & the fridge is well stocked...
If only I had known - I cycled past the end of your road today on my way to Stoneleigh and would have called in for a beer :thumbsup:
Rob
I have taken delivery of a point stabby thing, like this (http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/knives/frosts-bushcraft-training-knife-clipper.htm), as recommended to me by The Noble Charlotte. :D
There is enough cake for
14th August
Mildenhall
:thumbsup:
I have been placed on cake rations to ensure it is so ::-)
4 cakes made
3 in the freezer
1 for the weekend
I will try and make something else for Mildenhall
Bike bits have arrived! :D...
...I have now spent more on bits for the Ribble than I did to buy it! (Mind you, I got it second hand). But I don’t care – I’m loving this bike. :thumbsup:
Bike bits have arrived! :D...
...I have now spent more on bits for the Ribble than I did to buy it! (Mind you, I got it second hand). But I don’t care – I’m loving this bike. :thumbsup:
I think that we'll have to call it "Trigger's Broom" from now on! Glad you're still enjoying it!
There is enough cake for
14th August
Mildenhall
:thumbsup:
I have been placed on cake rations to ensure it is so ::-)
4 cakes made
3 in the freezer
1 for the weekend
I will try and make something else for Mildenhall
I love you! Will you marry me? :-*
There is enough cake for
14th August
Mildenhall
:thumbsup:
I have been placed on cake rations to ensure it is so ::-)
4 cakes made
3 in the freezer
1 for the weekend
I will try and make something else for Mildenhall
I love you! Will you marry me? :-*
aye,the fridge is full of "this weekend" stuff & the freezer has custody of the "Mildenhall" stuff ;D
aye,the fridge is full of "this weekend" stuff & the freezer has custody of the "Mildenhall" stuff ;D
Oooh, what are you bringing :P
With yacfers around, there'll be no shortage of fruitcakes ;)
aye,the fridge is full of "this weekend" stuff & the freezer has custody of the "Mildenhall" stuff ;D
Oooh, what are you bringing :P
Fruit Cake
Mmm, Mrs joglers fruit cake, just make sure you don't eat it for brekkie on the way to the rendezvous :o
aye,the fridge is full of "this weekend" stuff & the freezer has custody of the "Mildenhall" stuff ;D
Oooh, what are you bringing :P
Fruit Cake
Mmm, Mrs joglers fruit cake, just make sure you don't eat it for brekkie on the way to the rendezvous :o
...means a bit less riding ...
congratulations to the station announcer at Farringdon Road this morning, when she referred to 'the train now standing alongside platform 1' instead of 'the train now standing on platform 1'. It's always bugged me.You would like Polish station announcements, they say "the train standing on track 1 next to platform 2".
congratulations to the station announcer at Farringdon Road this morning, when she referred to 'the train now standing alongside platform 1' instead of 'the train now standing on platform 1'. It's always bugged me.You would like Polish station announcements, they say "the train standing on track 1 next to platform 2".
mrs. jogler is baking again :thumbsup:
A copy of Monday's Guardian, a bar of chocolate, a jar of Marmite, and a Routemaster bus.
My daughter has just received a marriage proposal
My daughter has just received a marriage proposal
My daughter has just received a marriage proposal
Has she accepted? Congratulations if so.
My daughter has just received a marriage proposal
Damn. My message was aimed at Marj!
Congrats to Miss Jogler...
Did the suitor ou ask your permission first? My daughter's husband asked mine. I was really touched and really very surprised that these days it was considered to be any of my business.
My daughter has just received a marriage proposal
My childers are coming home. I haven't seen 'em since the 27th of July. At last, someone will hoover!
I have 2 interviews lined up, one face to face and one telephone. The F2F will be my first for 2 years!
mrs. jogler is baking again :thumbsup:
there is an action replay occurring in the kitchen 8)
Shall I taste-test it for you?
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
Shall I taste-test it for you?
Don't you bloody dare! There'll be none left after your "taster" >:(
;D
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
I shall be there tomorrow afternoon, eagerly awaiting your ministrations....
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
I shall be there tomorrow afternoon, eagerly awaiting your ministrations....
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
I shall be there tomorrow afternoon, eagerly awaiting your ministrations....
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
I shall be there tomorrow afternoon, eagerly awaiting your ministrations....
shall I bring my ministrations,cherub?
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
I shall be there tomorrow afternoon, eagerly awaiting your ministrations....
shall I bring my ministrations,cherub?
Think he means you greg
Greg are you going to Mildenhall? :-*
I shall be there tomorrow afternoon, eagerly awaiting your ministrations....
Don't forget to pack my tenner! :P
Sarah Kennedy is leaving Radio 2!
If she was, they're not saying. They're just saying she's not coming back from her holiday.
Sarah Kennedy is leaving Radio 2!
Yay!
*does a little dance*
Was she fired? Tell me she was fired! That would make it perfect.
Bad news is Terry Wogan is taking the slot lol.
All they have to do now is to remove that arse-screaming ego from the breakfast slot and I'll be listening again.
Alex Lester for the Dawn Patrol.
Johnnie Walker for Breakfast.
Richard Allanson to stand in as holiday cover.
I'll be happy.
I can't stand Radio 2... unfortunately Mr R listens to it in the car and never changes the setting back to Radio 4. >:(
If she was, they're not saying. They're just saying she's not coming back from her holiday.
Yeehaa!
Chances are it is health related though.
The missiles, which were thrown by anti-war protesters, did not hit Mr Blair.
BBC News - Tony Blair pelted with eggs at book signing in Dublin (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11187320)
Although this should also go in the Bad News thread becauseQuoteThe missiles, which were thrown by anti-war protesters, did not hit Mr Blair.
::-)
He's too cowardly a little shit to do any book signings in the UK...
i haz a job, albeit just a short term assignment, but it will keep the wolves from the door for a bit longer :)
Oh and i will be back home every night whilst I am doing that job :) :)
i haz a job, albeit just a short term assignment, but it will keep the wolves from the door for a bit longer :)
Oh and i will be back home every night whilst I am doing that job :) :)
i haz a job, albeit just a short term assignment, but it will keep the wolves from the door for a bit longer :)
Oh and i will be back home every night whilst I am doing that job :) :)
That'll be good, though we will miss having you down south.
i haz a job, albeit just a short term assignment, but it will keep the wolves from the door for a bit longer :)
Oh and i will be back home every night whilst I am doing that job :) :)
Sainsbury's have mince pies in stock! :thumbsup: Just finished my first box of the season.
Merry Christmas!
Sainsbury's have mince pies in stock! :thumbsup: Just finished my first box of the season.Merry Christmas!
nononononononononononooooooooooooooooooooooo :hand:
wait untill December FFS ::-)
Well, I wish it could be Christmas every daaaaaay.... </Wizzard>
My good news is that I haven't knowingly listened to radio two since February 1975 and therefore am totally unacquainted with Ms Kennedy.She is the bastard daughter of Charles and JF. Perhaps.
But isn't that a bit fuzzy, depending on whether you count alternate time lines and robot versions of Daniel?
Daniel JacksonYou can kill him at least five times (I have never heard of him but take it you're actually referring to the Stargate character).
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Jackson may refer to:
Daniel Jackson (basketball) (born 1988)
Daniel Jackson (computer scientist) (born 1963)
Daniel Jackson (footballer) (born 1986)
Daniel Jackson (Stargate), fictional character
Daniel Jackson, fictional character from Saving Private Ryan
The biscuit tin is full* :thumbsup:Go to it, jogler.
garibaldi
rich tea
friut shortbread
:thumbsup:
*that's a challenge that can't be ignored ;D
The biscuit tin is full* :thumbsup:Go to it, jogler.
garibaldi
rich tea
friut shortbread
:thumbsup:
*that's a challenge that can't be ignored ;D
You know what must be done.
The biscuit tin is full* :thumbsup::hand:
garibaldi
rich tea
friut shortbread
:thumbsup:
*that's a challenge that can't be ignored ;D
The biscuit tin is full* :thumbsup::hand:
garibaldi
rich tea
friut shortbread
:thumbsup:
*that's a challenge that can't be ignored ;D
You need a bigger tin. :thumbsup:
No I haven't.
If the tin's half empty it must be that you've scoffed 'em while I was in York &n Scab..
oh no it wasn't
oh no it wasn't
This is getting to sound like a panto, come on kids at the back
Oh yes it was ;D ;D ;D
oh no it wasn't
This is getting to sound like a panto, come on kids at the back
Oh yes it was ;D ;D ;D
Look out! He's behind you!
No I haven't.
If the tin's half empty it must be that you've scoffed 'em while I was in York &n Scab..
It was half empty before you went - piggy :-*
oh no it wasn't
I haven't got glaucoma after all.
I haven't got glaucoma after all.
What shall I spend it on?
Last day at work before we go Down Under!Woo! Already? Have a lovely time. Where do we get the updates? ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Looks like Lower Thames Street, the worse road on my commute is being resurfaced. Commercial Road next?
I've noticed parts of Byward Street (between Lower Thames & Tower Hill) have been resurfaced, but didn't realise they were doing Lower Thames. :thumbsup:
I've noticed parts of Byward Street (between Lower Thames & Tower Hill) have been resurfaced, but didn't realise they were doing Lower Thames. :thumbsup:
That's probably the bit that I meant, but going west the first part of LTS appeared to have been prepared for resurfacing, what chance they'll continue along Upper Thames Street?
Well tell us about the new job then! :)
Apologies for spoiling your good news but you will probably find that the scheme is likely to be far less attractive than it used to be.
See here for details. (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=36789.0)
I spoke to Bikescheme at the show. What they are doing is that they will offer to continue the rental for no cost (ie, they formally own the bike, you do not pay for the continued use) until the value is low enough to transfer. As the agreement is between you and them, it doesn't even matter if you leave your job. Others will probably follow suit.
I don't appear to be dying yet.
I don't appear to be dying yet.
That is always good news.
I don't appear to be dying yet.
That is always good news.
Sometimes not dying can be exceedingly painful and I really resent the futility of that.
I was hit head on at (police estimate) 85mph while driving taxi, hurt beyond belief with tongue cut into three pieces both knees shot ribs etc etc, however still preferable to not waking up,
:o
I was hit head on at (police estimate) 85mph while driving taxi, hurt beyond belief with tongue cut into three pieces both knees shot ribs etc etc, however still preferable to not waking up,
:o
I was hit head on at (police estimate) 85mph while driving taxi, hurt beyond belief with tongue cut into three pieces both knees shot ribs etc etc, however still preferable to not waking up,
:o
I was hit head on at (police estimate) 85mph while driving taxi, hurt beyond belief with tongue cut into three pieces both knees shot ribs etc etc, however still preferable to not waking up,
:o
I was hit head on at (police estimate) 85mph while driving taxi, hurt beyond belief with tongue cut into three pieces both knees shot ribs etc etc, however still preferable to not waking up,Ouch!
:o
I was hit head on at (police estimate) 85mph while driving taxi, hurt beyond belief with tongue cut into three pieces both knees shot ribs etc etc, however still preferable to not waking up,
:o
Goodness, that's a lot of dosh. Hope they have good advice about what to do with it.
Perhaps they could blow it all on a year's tuition fees?
I might have an underactive thyroid. That would explain a lot.What are your T3 & T4 levels?
I might have an underactive thyroid. That would explain a lot.What are your T3 & T4 levels?
...Hatfield.....
Stevenage, Swindon, Brentford, Uxbridge and Farnborough!!!!
I have a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done! Actually, you are within a gnat's crotchet of some pretty decent cycling country round there.
My new job has been put back a week, due to the IT monkees not being able to produce an AD account in anything less than 5 days!
So why is this in good news? Well it means I am a definate for the FNRtSR, something which was in doubt if I had started next monday.....
Skiing trip booked.
I. LOVE. SKIING.
My new job has been put back a week, due to the IT monkees not being able to produce an AD account in anything less than 5 days!
So why is this in good news? Well it means I am a definate for the FNRtSR, something which was in doubt if I had started next monday.....
Are you taking The Flange?
And a camera?
mrs. jogler has a winning ticket for Euromillions :thumbsup:Is she going to run off and have an international jet-set lifestyle? :D
More importantly, is she now too rich to bake cakes? :o
Grated ? ? ?Grated, with a grater, like cheese.
Grated ? ? ?Grated, with a grater, like cheese.
Then mix them with two onions and several cloves of garlic (also grated, though I'm sure you could use a garlic crusher for the garlic), eggs, flour, salt and pepper to taste, mix together, fry. Potato cakes. Very tasty. :P
More importantly, is she now too rich to bake cakes? :o
I'm back - I am not too rich to make cakes as I didn't get very far on £4.50 ;D ;D ;D :-* :-* :-*
I've finally got a date for getting the keys to my new place!
/me does a happy dance.
Feels like about 10 tons of stress has just lifted off me.
Great news, both :D
\o/A couple of weeks maybe. I think they'll be here for an overnight before that, but I need some furniture before they stay for longer.
Hope that you settle in quick. How long til the girls come to stay?
mrs. jogler has a winning ticket for Euromillions :thumbsup:
"a tender behind."
You are Thomas the Tank Engine and ICMFP!
This was heading for the rant thread till a massive, unexpected u-turn in the goodwardly direction this afternoon:
I bought a used BMW about six months ago. I paid slightly over the odds for because i bought it from a BMW dealership rather than privately 'for peace of mind'.
The tax disc* ran out last week so I went online to buy a new one but I couldnt find the log book anywhere. Assuming I'd just lost it, I spent a fun hour turning the house upside down looking for it. Then I phoned the DVLA and asked what to do, they said to fill out a couple of forms and drive 50 miles to my nearest DVLA office and they'd order a new one.
Except when I got there (in Mrs Mikes' car) they wouldnt because I wasnt the registered owner - it still shows on the system as belonging to the bloke who sold it to the garage... The DVLA have to write to him, check he no longer has the car and it hasnt been pinched, then they'll issue me a new V5 and let me buy a tax disc*. This could take six weeks, during which I cant use the car. ARSE.
They also said I should speak to the dealer..
So I did, expecting to be told it was my fault for losing the tear off bit of the V5 or the DVLAs fault for screwing up and there was nothing they could do, but I was completely wrong - they've admitted full responsibility and are lending me a car as long as I need it, they've even offered to put my car in their secret underground bunker on their insurance because it's not covered by mine while it's untaxed
the sales guy organising all this is earning himself a bottle of whiskey, it would have been easy for them to fob me off and do nothing but they really do seem to be trying to help. I guess they know they've screwed up by not sending all the forms off and want to keep me happy... :thumbsup:
* - I know, I know - it's 'Road Fund Licence'
* - I know, I know - it's 'Road Fund Licence'
This was heading for the rant thread till a massive, unexpected u-turn in the goodwardly direction this afternoon:
I bought a used BMW about six months ago. I paid slightly over the odds for because i bought it from a BMW dealership rather than privately 'for peace of mind'.
The tax disc* ran out last week so I went online to buy a new one but I couldnt find the log book anywhere. Assuming I'd just lost it, I spent a fun hour turning the house upside down looking for it. Then I phoned the DVLA and asked what to do, they said to fill out a couple of forms and drive 50 miles to my nearest DVLA office and they'd order a new one.
Except when I got there (in Mrs Mikes' car) they wouldnt because I wasnt the registered owner - it still shows on the system as belonging to the bloke who sold it to the garage... The DVLA have to write to him, check he no longer has the car and it hasnt been pinched, then they'll issue me a new V5 and let me buy a tax disc*. This could take six weeks, during which I cant use the car. ARSE.
They also said I should speak to the dealer..
So I did, expecting to be told it was my fault for losing the tear off bit of the V5 or the DVLAs fault for screwing up and there was nothing they could do, but I was completely wrong - they've admitted full responsibility and are lending me a car as long as I need it, they've even offered to put my car in their secret underground bunker on their insurance because it's not covered by mine while it's untaxed
the sales guy organising all this is earning himself a bottle of whiskey, it would have been easy for them to fob me off and do nothing but they really do seem to be trying to help. I guess they know they've screwed up by not sending all the forms off and want to keep me happy... :thumbsup:
* - I know, I know - it's 'Road Fund Licence'
Warm 'good customer service' feeling in the old cockles, eh? Maybe the universe is benign, after all.
* - I know, I know - it's 'Road Fund Licence'
Vehicle Excise Duty..
* - I know, I know - it's 'Road Fund Licence'
Vehicle Excise Duty..
Whilst "Road Tax" died in the 1930s the Road Fund existed until the 1950s. AFAIK.
You're only about sixty years out of date, I think. :) ;)
That disc in your car window is pollution duty; if you have a clean engined car it's free!
The testator made you the beneficiary of the deposit box which contains 314,000GBP as a secret trust.
The testator made you the beneficiary of the deposit box which contains 314,000GBP as a secret trust.
Nice as pi.
I is 40. :-\Wish I was. :-X
I is 40. :-\
I is 40. :-\
40 is the new 21! :thumbsup:
Belated felicitations... how's the head?
The testator made you the beneficiary of the deposit box which contains 314,000GB
I just got an email from Planet-X saying that they'll be building my n+1, in a few days.
Yay!
Happy bounce. (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/smilies/bounce.gif)
Dearly_Beloved just came home from work clutching his latest purchase. Marathon Winters. For his bike because he doesn't want to have to stop riding when the snow starts :o
(Mind, you know who'll get lumbered with all the bike-cleaning, don't you...)
(Mind, you know who'll get lumbered with all the bike-cleaning, don't you...)
(Mind, you know who'll get lumbered with all the bike-cleaning, don't you...)
Well, the cubs need to learn at some point. ;)
(Mind, you know who'll get lumbered with all the bike-cleaning, don't you...)
Well, the cubs need to learn at some point. ;)
I have a vision of a three year old armed with Muck Off and j cloths, and it isn't pretty!
(Mind, you know who'll get lumbered with all the bike-cleaning, don't you...)
Well, the cubs need to learn at some point. ;)
I have a vision of a three year old armed with Muck Off and j cloths, and it isn't pretty!
I'm never sure whether it would be easier to clean the bike rather than clean the child that's helped to clean the bike.
I just got an email from Planet-X saying that they'll be building my n+1, in a few days.It's shipped, so it ought to be here tomorrow.
...(Assuming my Arkel Trunk Bag and Randonneur Rack arrives in time, and it's dry, I may use it for the next, and year's final, FNRttC).
It's shipped, so it ought to be here tomorrow.
(Mind, you know who'll get lumbered with all the bike-cleaning, don't you...)
Well, the cubs need to learn at some point. ;)
I have a vision of a three year old armed with Muck Off and j cloths, and it isn't pretty!
I'm never sure whether it would be easier to clean the bike rather than clean the child that's helped to clean the bike.
IME bikes don't scream if soap goes in the wrong place...
... When will it appear on member's bikes?
It's Friday &a parcel has arrived from Wiggle so...
It's POETS day :)
chapeau indeed, to Pete. That's a very good swim!
I have just been asked if I fancy a week of working in Oslo :thumbsup: Can't be any colder than here :)Given that your profile map says you're in Barcelona, I'd say it definitely is! ;)
I have just been asked if I fancy a week of working in Oslo :thumbsup: Can't be any colder than here :)Given that your profile map says you're in Barcelona, I'd say it definitely is! ;)
After nearly five years fighting, chemo, drugs etc, my dad just got the all clear \o/
After nearly five years fighting, chemo, drugs etc, my dad just got the all clear \o/
;D |
And she says it's not to be taken as a Christmas pressie as we'd agreed we weren't doing them this year and that I don't need to get her anything in return.
After nearly five years fighting, chemo, drugs etc, my dad just got the all clear \o/
And she says it's not to be taken as a Christmas pressie as we'd agreed we weren't doing them this year and that I don't need to get her anything in return.
Do you need that translated into what she really means? ;)
After nearly five years fighting, chemo, drugs etc, my dad just got the all clear \o/
Turns out the aggressive little shit with a deliberately too-loud ipod sat across from me on the train, with his feet on the seat next to me didn't have a ticket after all and just got a 20 quid fine.
Am liking the new 'revenue enforcers' on this line.
Fabulous. Have fun.
We had a night away at the Leeds/Bradford airport Travelodge last weekend.
;D
n+1 ?
Just received a cheque from our previous landlord - for 100% of the deposit on the old house :)
That's apparently (according to legend) the first time anyone's ever done that, across all the houses he owns, across all the decades. We weren't expecting it.
Today I stopped a house burning down and saved a pensioner. Right place right time. Have now removed cape and reverted to wearing pants on the inside of my trousers.
Had you made lots of improvements?
Today I stopped a house burning down and saved a pensioner. Right place right time. Have now removed cape and reverted to wearing pants on the inside of my trousers.
Well done that man.
Today I stopped a house burning down and saved a pensioner. Right place right time. Have now removed cape and reverted to wearing pants on the inside of my trousers.
Well done that man. I hope you had suitable admirers there to witness it.
I've been running for the first time in 9 months :smug:
and my legs are killing me now :-[
an old work colleague emailed me out of the blue, asking me if I would be interested in doing some work for the company he works for (which would mean I would be home every night!)
I finally got fed up with trying to persuade our ancient Bosch dishwasher to get stuff clean and ordered a Miele 1022 from Curry's. I got it at a knockdown price because there was a codey thing I had to type in which knocked 10% off the price.
We've had a Bosh washing machine and a Bosch dishwasher and I've been most unimpressed by them. Overpriced substandard shite.
You can't go wrong with a Miele.
Aren't Bosch, Siemens and Miele all part of the same group?
Also, don't forget that Miele rhymes with Sheila.
I like to have three square Shielahs a day.
I have been offered a job which would mean I would be home every night, have not infrequent supplies of crinklycake and be working with an old friend.
All is rosy in the world, for now :)
I have been offered a job which would mean I would be home every night, have not infrequent supplies of crinklycake and be working with an old friend.
All is rosy in the world, for now :)
Huzzah! When do you start-i'll bake you a 'welcome' cake :)
I just found Talisker's vaccination certificate, which is good news for me, since I was reckoning on having to take him into the vets tomorrow to get another set of vaccinations done, just to get the certificate, and it would have cost >£50 probably, and it's also good news for Talisker, since he's not exactly a fan of the vets (or traveling there) !
Your vet would have done a duplicate vaccine certificate for you from their records without charging you. I do these all the time, clients lose these more often than they find them, especially if they move house :)
Enjoying the sight of two naked bums on the front page of the Cycling Weekly web site..
..d
Your vet would have done a duplicate vaccine certificate for you from their records without charging you. I do these all the time, clients lose these more often than they find them, especially if they move house :)
Would they? It never occurred to me that they might be able to do that! Still, easier all round finding the original, and it saves me a three mile journey when I'm not feeling all that well.
I find the certificates a bit of a farce, since there's no proof that it's Talisker's certificate, other than my word. They really ought to check the cats chip against the certificate's record of that ID (and on a digital record somewhere rather than a bit of cardboard that I could probably fake up without too much effort).
... Some kennels and catteries board rescue pets on behalf of the RSPCA etc. and these animals only receive their first vaccinations on arrival there, so could be carrying infection. ...
I have won on 5 scratchcards in a row, only £1 on each card, but this evening I bought my last from the proceeds of the one before and I won £10 :thumbsup: ;D
I have won on 5 scratchcards in a row, only £1 on each card, but this evening I bought my last from the proceeds of the one before and I won £10 :thumbsup: ;D
Time to quit?
Turns out a payroll error last month meant I paid far too much income tax. 650 refund tomorrow.
Turns out a payroll error last month meant I paid far too much income tax. 650 refund tomorrow.
:o
'Kin ell, bet that was a shock!
Turns out a payroll error last month meant I paid far too much income tax. 650 refund tomorrow.
:o
'Kin ell, bet that was a shock!
congrats to Newtoncap :thumbsup:
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
Huzzah! Proper good news that is, well done. Will that mean a relocation?
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
Huzzah! Proper good news that is, well done. Will that mean a relocation?
Yes, I will be relocating, down the A1 a couple of hundred miles.....but close to the east coast mainline, so will hopefully still come for the Yorkshire/Xmas Pudding Ride :)
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
Huzzah! Proper good news that is, well done. Will that mean a relocation?
Yes, I will be relocating, down the A1 a couple of hundred miles.....but close to the east coast mainline, so will hopefully still come for the Yorkshire/Xmas Pudding Ride :)
I was going to say it's bound to be an improvement on Bish Vegas, but then there's always Rotherham..
Congrats :thumbsup:
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;DThat's excellent news! What, where and do you have a good cycle commute to get there?
I got offered a job today!!!! After 6 months of job-hunting, I start on 17th Jan!!!! ;D ;D
Huzzah! Proper good news that is, well done. Will that mean a relocation?
Yes, I will be relocating, down the A1 a couple of hundred miles.....but close to the east coast mainline, so will hopefully still come for the Yorkshire/Xmas Pudding Ride :)
Congratulations. Just to let you know that Pease Pudding will travel 200 miles south and it still tastes ok (I know - I have to organise regular shipments to the smoke for my son).
That's pretty impressive. What's making the difference?
No more surfing from the phone, I finally have a phone line and broadband in the new flat :thumbsup:
They are FAB :D
Got a belated present from my gramps in Australia. Tim Tams!Now do let us know where you live, we got addicted to them while down under :) The extra coated ones num num ...
GrahamG: have you been on the LSD again? ;)
And will you be commuting by bike?
I have to say, that's probably outwith the range of CrinklyCake delivery services.
As of 31/1 I will NOT be pining for the fjords.....
I have been offered a long term contract in Stavanger.....
As of 31/1 I will NOT be pining for the fjords.....
I have been offered a long term contract in Stavanger.....
Bill Bryson comments in one of his early books that Danish women are almost universally beautiful and sunbathe topless ,...
As of 31/1 I will NOT be pining for the fjords.....
I have been offered a long term contract in Stavanger.....
Gratulerer! If you cannot speak troll you should be entitled to 150 hours of free lessons.
Can I draw your attention this:
Bill Bryson comments in one of his early books that Danish women are almost universally beautiful and sunbathe topless ,...
I believe it is also true of Norwegian women.
Can I draw your attention this:
Bill Bryson comments in one of his early books that Danish women are almost universally beautiful and sunbathe topless ,...
I believe it is also true of Norwegian women.
Having been to both countries, I would say that the topless part is true but the other bit isn't. There are more blondes per head of population, but otherwise it's the usual variety of odd, elegant and other shapes.
I got a letter from the taxman saying I owe him several hundred pounds. :'(
I got a letter from the taxman saying I owe him several hundred pounds. :'(
Do the calculation yourself, or get somebody who knows how to to look over it for you. I sorted my sister's apparent £600+ bill to a £400+ credit due.
An 18t screw-on freewheel arrived today;thanks to interzen.Now need to acquire a tool to fettle it onto the Langster.Said tool will be in the post on Monday, with a bit of luck.
I have massively reduced my alcohol consumption. All we need now is for spring to come and turn everything ... lush again.
My next OU course has been delivered.Some of my favourite mathematics.
M337 - Complex Analysis (http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/m337.htm)
Marj is improved to a degree whereby she has been discharges & is now back home :thumbsup:Excellent news! :thumbsup:
The world looks a brighter place :)
:)That's made my day, jogler.
Marj is improved to a degree whereby she has been discharged & is now back home :thumbsup:
Marj is improved to a degree whereby she has been discharged & is now back home :thumbsup:
Fantastic stuff mate
Marj is improved to a degree whereby she has been discharged & is now back home :thumbsup:Pleased for both of you. :)
The world looks a brighter place :)
Our offer has been accepted and we will have a new home in February s.t.the inspections etc. (Including rectification of storm damage)Cooooool! :D.
(Butterfly it's the second one upthread)
Marj is improved to a degree whereby she has been discharged & is now back home :thumbsup:That is brill news :). Give her a big hug from us :-*
The world looks a brighter place :)
Marj is improved to a degree whereby she has been discharged & is now back home :thumbsup:
The world looks a brighter place now she's back to bake for me :)
I've got a job interview tomorrow! Hopefully from Monday I will be working for the NHS...
I found a fiver in an old handbag!
I've found a set of keys that fit one of my D-Locks, which means I am now restored back to two locks again.
After weeks of feeling down I feel like I'm starting to be my old self again :)
I've got a job interview tomorrow! Hopefully from Monday I will be working for the NHS...
I found a fiver in an old handbag!
I've found a set of keys that fit one of my D-Locks, which means I am now restored back to two locks again.
After weeks of feeling down I feel like I'm starting to be my old self again :)
I've got a job interview tomorrow! Hopefully from Monday I will be working for the NHS...
I found a fiver in an old handbag!
I've found a set of keys that fit one of my D-Locks, which means I am now restored back to two locks again.
After weeks of feeling down I feel like I'm starting to be my old self again :)
It's probably one of the most beautiful libraries I have seen, a regal place full of dark wood and gorgeous chandeliers with loads of Macs for the library users.
I got the job! :)
I had a lovely interview with two of the managers there (its at the Royal London Hospital Integrated Medicine)
I got the job! :)
I had a lovely interview with two of the managers there (its at the Royal London Hospital Integrated Medicine)
Congrats and all that - that's the old Homeopathic in Queens Square, isn't it? They'd made up their mind by High Holborn? All of three minutes, all the more impressive.
(Oh, and don't forget to check out Cosmo China in Cosmo place ;-) )
I got the job! :)
I had a lovely interview with two of the managers there (its at the Royal London Hospital Integrated Medicine)
Congrats and all that - that's the old Homeopathic in Queens Square, isn't it? They'd made up their mind by High Holborn? All of three minutes, all the more impressive.
(Oh, and don't forget to check out Cosmo China in Cosmo place ;-) )
Bless you, it is! They had tried to stop me, via security guard, on the way out, but I had changed super ninja like and had evaded notice! I am so going to check out Cosmo China (although am not sure what that is :-[)
I've never worked in the NHS before so its a great opportunity to get into that sector, as normally to get into library roles you have to have experience of working in there already.My wife used to work as a librarian in a Postgraduate Medical Institute within the NHS (some years ago now) and thoroughly enjoyed it. She also used the experience as a stepping stone to move into academic libraries where she's moved a lot further (at least professionally and in terms of job enjoyment) than she would have done if she had stayed in the public library environment.
I got the job! :)
I had a lovely interview with two of the managers there (its at the Royal London Hospital Integrated Medicine)
Congrats and all that - that's the old Homeopathic in Queens Square, isn't it? They'd made up their mind by High Holborn? All of three minutes, all the more impressive.
(Oh, and don't forget to check out Cosmo China in Cosmo place ;-) )
Bless you, it is! They had tried to stop me, via security guard, on the way out, but I had changed super ninja like and had evaded notice! I am so going to check out Cosmo China (although am not sure what that is :-[)
Cosmo China:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__5EyI8Ck-Lw/SPJsZBqMSiI/AAAAAAAAH-g/rTxeGtWKzBA/s400/N0112243.jpg)
Run by Josie Firmin, the daughter of Peter Firmin, he of The Saga of Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers, Bagpuss and Pogles' Wood amongst others
I've never worked in the NHS before so its a great opportunity to get into that sector, as normally to get into library roles you have to have experience of working in there already.My wife used to work as a librarian in a Postgraduate Medical Institute within the NHS (some years ago now) and thoroughly enjoyed it. She also used the experience as a stepping stone to move into academic libraries where she's moved a lot further (at least professionally and in terms of job enjoyment) than she would have done if she had stayed in the public library environment.
It's amazing how you can write up NHS experience any way you want within a CV...
We have made the executive decision that from June, we will apply n+1 to our number of dogs. We could start earlier but decided that it would be better to get our two hols (early April and late May/early June) out the way first so that we can all devote lots of time to the critter.
We will probably go down the spanielly route.
Spaniels are great. They are always infeasibly happy - even when they don't know why (which is most of the time) :).
I am drinking beer.
It's my first alcohol for 8 days. There is no substitute for beer.
I found my knickers.
I found my knickers.
Were they anywhere interesting?
I found my knickers.
I almost typed "ale" instead of beer. It was bottled London Pride. Which is that?Both are generic terms for the same thing, but from different languages. Ale is Norse, beer is Germanic. London Pride is therefore both beer & ale.
I found my knickers.
Were they anywhere interesting?
Yes, where were they? I bet you are mighty chuffed that you've found them!
I found my knickers.
My dad didn't get blown up in Moscow today. He was on the BA flight that landed just before the bomb and missed it by a couple of mins.
Folded (well, scrunched) into the cup of a bra - not the bra that matches the knickers. ??? I'm glad to have them back, but sad that now I have to post them to bobb. :demon:Remember to wear them for at least a day first. Don't want to disappoint him.
My vegan carrot muffins have worked well. :D
If you want it vegan but 'ghee-like' you could try coconut milk.My vegan carrot muffins have worked well. :D
Have you ever tried carrot halwa? You can probably make it with soy milk.
After fifteen minutes of prodding, swearing and apprehension concerning untangling the mess of spaghetti that lives behind it, my telly started working again. This also means that I don't have to go out and spend a gazillion quid on a new FBT.
After fifteen minutes of prodding, swearing and apprehension concerning untangling the mess of spaghetti that lives behind it, my telly started working again. This also means that I don't have to go out and spend a gazillion quid on a new FBT.
I spoke too soon, and will very likely speak further in The Rant Thread >:(
I hope that it wasn't the Falcon that needed all that!
Last night, I helped Mrs B to compose two e-mails about work issues she's been hassled about by management, & advised her who to copy them to.
Today, both problems miraculously disappeared! One has become an inter-departmental argument conducted by managers instead of through her, & the other one has evaporated completely. :thumbsup: Mrs B is very grateful.
Having been given the run-around by politically-motivated bosses & learned how to survive it is transferable experience.
Just had about the best bit of good news I could hope for:Nice! Are they to replace whatever that is in your avatar, or additional? And if you're getting rid of that, then, well, what will you be doing with it?
My Alfine 11-speed hub has finally arrived at the LBS .....
;D
I've got a very good lead on what will be my biggest photography job yet. :thumbsup:
It's an addition. The hub in my avatar is a Sturmey S3X which lives on my 'usual' Audax bike - the S3X still holds the record for 'longest time between ordering and actually getting my hands on the bloody thing' by quite a significant margin. The Alfine was a mere 4 months by comparison :)Just had about the best bit of good news I could hope for:Nice! Are they to replace whatever that is in your avatar, or additional? And if you're getting rid of that, then, well, what will you be doing with it?
My Alfine 11-speed hub has finally arrived at the LBS .....
;D
Last night, I helped Mrs B to compose two e-mails about work issues she's been hassled about by management, & advised her who to copy them to.
Today, both problems miraculously disappeared! One has become an inter-departmental argument conducted by managers instead of through her, & the other one has evaporated completely. :thumbsup: Mrs B is very grateful.
Having been given the run-around by politically-motivated bosses & learned how to survive it is transferable experience.
Well done to you and the missus :thumbsup:
Aha, it's an S3X - I had a good gape at your avatar but couldn't make out the 3. I plan on converting one of my bikes from derailleur to hub gears, if I can work out how to do it - but I have to figure out the best way of getting it out of FiL's snowbound cowshed first!It's an addition. The hub in my avatar is a Sturmey S3X which lives on my 'usual' Audax bike - the S3X still holds the record for 'longest time between ordering and actually getting my hands on the bloody thing' by quite a significant margin. The Alfine was a mere 4 months by comparison :)Just had about the best bit of good news I could hope for:Nice! Are they to replace whatever that is in your avatar, or additional? And if you're getting rid of that, then, well, what will you be doing with it?
My Alfine 11-speed hub has finally arrived at the LBS .....
;D
The Alfine-11 is going to be built into an off-road tourer based on a Surly 1x1 frame and forks - I also have an Alfine 8-speed hub on my 'usual' work bike as well as a 'traditional' fixed gear. Four bikes, and not a derailleur between 'em ;)
Conversions aren't that difficult, although it makes life a lot easier if the bike you plan to convert has horizontal or rear-facing dropouts. Having said that, my work bike has vertical dropouts and I use a chain tensioner with an Alfine 8-speed hub without problems. Not much different from a fixed conversion, really, except that you've got a bulkier hub and a shifter to deal with.Aha, it's an S3X - I had a good gape at your avatar but couldn't make out the 3. I plan on converting one of my bikes from derailleur to hub gears, if I can work out how to do it - but I have to figure out the best way of getting it out of FiL's snowbound cowshed first!It's an addition. The hub in my avatar is a Sturmey S3X which lives on my 'usual' Audax bike - the S3X still holds the record for 'longest time between ordering and actually getting my hands on the bloody thing' by quite a significant margin. The Alfine was a mere 4 months by comparison :)Just had about the best bit of good news I could hope for:Nice! Are they to replace whatever that is in your avatar, or additional? And if you're getting rid of that, then, well, what will you be doing with it?
My Alfine 11-speed hub has finally arrived at the LBS .....
;D
The Alfine-11 is going to be built into an off-road tourer based on a Surly 1x1 frame and forks - I also have an Alfine 8-speed hub on my 'usual' work bike as well as a 'traditional' fixed gear. Four bikes, and not a derailleur between 'em ;)
I have 4½lb of finely sliced Seville oranges simmering with 9lb of sugar in 6 pints of water. :D.9lb of sugar in 6 pints of water? Surely that should be 6 pints of water in 9lb of sugar! ;D
I have 4½lb of finely sliced Seville oranges simmering with 9lb of sugar in 6 pints of water. :D.9lb of sugar in 6 pints of water? Surely that should be 6 pints of water in 9lb of sugar! ;D
I have 4½lb of finely sliced Seville oranges simmering with 9lb of sugar in 6 pints of water. :D
I am heartily sick of slicing oranges. It's take me well over an hour.
Grand daughter weighed in at 23lb 3oz today, which puts her at the 100th centile for someone 7 months old. :o
Grand daughter weighed in at 23lb 3oz today, which puts her at the 100th centile for someone 7 months old. :o
My brother's daughter was also hefty as a baby, but seems to have slimmed down acceptably now at 27 months.
She was put onto semi-skimmed milk early and her cheese intake was restricted. General walking/running about seems too have burned off the rest. Said little girl is still bigger than her nearly 4-year-old cousin but older child has a tiny mum.
Grand daughter weighed in at 23lb 3oz today, which puts her at the 100th centile for someone 7 months old. :o
My brother's daughter was also hefty as a baby, but seems to have slimmed down acceptably now at 27 months.
She was put onto semi-skimmed milk early and her cheese intake was restricted. General walking/running about seems too have burned off the rest. Said little girl is still bigger than her nearly 4-year-old cousin but older child has a tiny mum.
We have been told this evening that Martha stood unaided today. I am sceptical of the definition of "stood". In my experience, the chubby kiddies tend to be the last to start moving around. She's not crawling yet.
I appear to be able to keep down fluids and am about to risk food again as I haven't actually kept anything digested since 1pm on Sunday.
I appear to be able to keep down fluids and am about to risk food again as I haven't actually kept anything digested since 1pm on Sunday.
And has your other half taken over the Armitage Shanks Appreciation role?
Ooh.
My younger charge didn't crawl until he had been walking for several months...
We have been told this evening that Martha stood unaided today. I am sceptical of the definition of "stood". In my experience, the chubby kiddies tend to be the last to start moving around. She's not crawling yet.
I think when it arrives I will just unwrap and stroke it ;DBut you will need help in this, won't you? :D
Have just heard my new Sabbath September frame is about to be shipped and should be with me by the end of the week ;DI know that feeling. :thumbsup:
*jumps up and down with excitement*
Have just heard my new Sabbath September frame is about to be shipped and should be with me by the end of the week ;DI know that feeling. :thumbsup:
*jumps up and down with excitement*
What are you going to put on it?
Pictures when it's built up, please.
Ooooh! Definitely want to see piccies.
I'm not sure I'd get on with the SRAM gears, though. I've not tried the 'double tap' thingies, but it sounds a bit counter-intuitive. I love my Ergopower. ;D
But you do get lower gears.
A feeling I know well, I collect my new Van Nicholas on Friday (subject to leave approval) and was planning to ride it home (30 miles) however I am worried that the weather may not be appropriate for the riding of a best bike.You could put it on a train to ours (it's only about 3 stops) and we could look after it till the weather is nicer ;).
A feeling I know well, I collect my new Van Nicholas on Friday (subject to leave approval) and was planning to ride it home (30 miles) however I am worried that the weather may not be appropriate for the riding of a best bike.You could put it on a train to ours (it's only about 3 stops) and we could look after it till the weather is nicer ;).
I prefer Butterfly's plan ;)
I prefer Butterfly's plan ;)You would, of course include in your care plan for the bicycle test rides to ensure that everything is working properly. ;D
A feeling I know well, I collect my new Van Nicholas on Friday (subject to leave approval) and was planning to ride it home (30 miles) however I am worried that the weather may not be appropriate for the riding of a best bike.You could put it on a train to ours (it's only about 3 stops) and we could look after it till the weather is nicer ;).
Or you could say to yourself "It's going to get wet and dirty soon or later" "May as well get it over and done with"
Sorry to disappoint Clarion, but one way or another that bike is coming home with me on Friday. :D
Particularly now that Docsquid has supplied a ground anchor and chain to secure it in the garage.
I'm going to stay with Charlotte and Julian next month.
My digestive system is still operating within normal parameters.
That's very good news. Any chance we might get a chance to go riding with you? :)*snerk
OCD Grade handwashing and door knob disinfecting regime still in effect?
I went into a bookshop today and saw a book about growing herbs. I didn't actually look at it, let alone buy it, but it reminded me of one the things I want to do.Fill pots with compost. Sprinkle seeds. Water. Put somewhere sunny (e.g. windowsill). Repeat watering as needed. Pick herbs when they grow.
That's very good news. Any chance we might get a chance to go riding with you? :)*snerk
Doubtful. I'm going to that London for the big TUC march and invited myself to stay with them that night and they're too polite to say know. We're going to invite all the southern forum wimmin to get together and have a YACF feminist get-together and set up a Feminist Cool Wall and allocate all the men to places on it.*
I'm aiming for a 3 or 4pm train back on the Sunday so maybe we could all get together for a big lunch somewhere. With cake.
* Haven't actually told them that bit yet
Sure, I know it's not hard, done it before. We used to have a basil plant which grew for about three years on the kitchen windowsill, our son who was about two at the time liked to pick the leaves and eat them. :) It's just that this time I need to get a windowsill first...I went into a bookshop today and saw a book about growing herbs. I didn't actually look at it, let alone buy it, but it reminded me of one the things I want to do.Fill pots with compost. Sprinkle seeds. Water. Put somewhere sunny (e.g. windowsill). Repeat watering as needed. Pick herbs when they grow.
Works for me.
We're going to invite all the southern forum wimmin to get together and have a YACF feminist get-together and set up a Feminist Cool Wall and allocate all the men to places on it.*
* Haven't actually told them that bit yet
Will there be bra burning?
Sadly my woodburning stove is still on the to-do list. But I don't think I'd want to get kettled with it anyway, as I'm sure it counts as an offensive weapon.
I'm intending to go for a ride tomorrow. The plan is to complete my second 10k ride of the year.
I got a multi fuel/wood burner from these people http://www.woodburningstoveslimited.com/ two years ago, it was fitted just before the cold snap that lasted all winter, it is the first time we have been warm through a winter, keeps in 24 hrs a day.
;DSadly my woodburning stove is still on the to-do list. But I don't think I'd want to get kettled with it anyway, as I'm sure it counts as an offensive weapon.
We love our wood burner even more since we discovered HeatLogs. £136 a tonne when ordering 3 tonnes from these people:My grandfather was buying something similar to that in the late 1960s.
Durham Heat Logs (http://www.durhamheatlogs.co.uk/)
A tonne lasts us about two months, using the wood burner 12 hours a day (it has a 3Kw back boiler to contribute to a Heat Bank) which is spectacular value compared to traditional wood. The only drawback is needing somewhere quite large, and very dry, to store 3x1 tonne pallets of Heat Logs :).
I've just received a letter from $bank informing me that there was an error on my account and that I am due a refund of £0.02 ;D.
How should I celebrate?
I've just received a letter from $bank informing me that there was an error on my account and that I am due a refund of £0.02 ;D.
How should I celebrate?
Just go really wild, I mean really wild :oI've just received a letter from $bank informing me that there was an error on my account and that I am due a refund of £0.02 ;D.
How should I celebrate?
I'd really appreciate it if you could do me a favour and take my brain with you. I don't need it tomorrow, so I'll overnight it to you and pick it up in the evening. Is that ok?
The telephone company I used to work for had a filter in its billing system which enabled it to ignore all bills below a certain total value. I can't remember what this was set to, but I would not expect any bills of a few pence to be sent out, just as bills over £n000 had to be manually checked. Cost more to process them than bill - and you can roll over a few pence into the next bill without upsetting anyone, if (as we had to) meet regulatory standards on accuracy of billing. That was allowed, IIRC.
That sort of facility was standard practice when I went into IT almost 30 years ago. The fact that BT either hadn't implemented it or had dropped it by 5 years ago says a lot about BT.
The telephone company I used to work for had a filter in its billing system which enabled it to ignore all bills below a certain total value. I can't remember what this was set to, but I would not expect any bills of a few pence to be sent out, just as bills over £n000 had to be manually checked. Cost more to process them than bill - and you can roll over a few pence into the next bill without upsetting anyone, if (as we had to) meet regulatory standards on accuracy of billing. That was allowed, IIRC.
That sort of facility was standard practice when I went into IT almost 30 years ago. The fact that BT either hadn't implemented it or had dropped it by 5 years ago says a lot about BT.
A Lidl has opened in York. This means I can now get Lidl cycling kit without having to ride to Wetherby.
A Lidl has opened in York. This means I can now get Lidl cycling kit without having to ride to Wetherby.
The site of the old swimming baths in Acomb, apparently ...A Lidl has opened in York. This means I can now get Lidl cycling kit without having to ride to Wetherby.
oooh! where?
The site of the old swimming baths in Acomb, apparently ...A Lidl has opened in York. This means I can now get Lidl cycling kit without having to ride to Wetherby.
oooh! where?
I'm starting to feel human again. And at no point have I required the services of Boris[1] The Barf Bin. :thumbsup:
[1] Barakta named him. I think 'Blair' would be more appropriate.
I should be back on my bike within 6 weeks!!! ;D ;D ;D
I broke my wrist just before Christmas and have not been able to ride since, but I saw the fracture specialist today. Everything is healing well and provided I am a good boy and do my exercises but don't put any strain on the wrist I should be back to my version of normal by the middle of March - which is a great relief as I have Paris-Brest qualifiers to ride!
Apart from the sheer awfulness of commuting into London by train, I have been amazed at how dispiriting it has been to be unable to ride at all. Using a stationery bike has helped release a few endomorphins and (allegedly) helped me not to put on too much weight, but it just isn't the same buzz.
I am SO looking forward to getting back out on the road.
I should be back on my bike within 6 weeks!!! ;D ;D ;D
I broke my wrist just before Christmas and have not been able to ride since, but I saw the fracture specialist today. Everything is healing well and provided I am a good boy and do my exercises but don't put any strain on the wrist I should be back to my version of normal by the middle of March - which is a great relief as I have Paris-Brest qualifiers to ride!
Apart from the sheer awfulness of commuting into London by train, I have been amazed at how dispiriting it has been to be unable to ride at all. Using a stationery bike has helped release a few endomorphins and (allegedly) helped me not to put on too much weight, but it just isn't the same buzz.
I am SO looking forward to getting back out on the road.
Brilliant - really happy for you :thumbsup: Good luck with the Paris-Brest qualifiers!
I should be back on my bike within 6 weeks!!! ;D ;D ;D
I broke my wrist just before Christmas and have not been able to ride since, but I saw the fracture specialist today. Everything is healing well and provided I am a good boy and do my exercises but don't put any strain on the wrist I should be back to my version of normal by the middle of March - which is a great relief as I have Paris-Brest qualifiers to ride!
Apart from the sheer awfulness of commuting into London by train, I have been amazed at how dispiriting it has been to be unable to ride at all. Using a stationery bike has helped release a few endomorphins and (allegedly) helped me not to put on too much weight, but it just isn't the same buzz.
I am SO looking forward to getting back out on the road.
Brilliant - really happy for you :thumbsup: Good luck with the Paris-Brest qualifiers!
Thanks. Sadly won't be able to get along to the Lewisham Cyclists agm next week, even on the bus, but I hope to get involved and join some rides this year (say Hi to Roger - he may recall my bike treasure hunts around the City in the '90s).
My most beloved person in the whole world is arriving on Monday to stay with me until June. ;D
I've found a six-pack of ready salted crisps in the kitchen :thumbsup:
Fatboy lives ;D
There be cake in the conference room
Marj! *waves*
How are you doing? Hope you're feeling better.
Glad to hear it, all the best from us. PS your fruitcake was simply delicious!
Glad to hear it, all the best from us. PS your fruitcake was simply delicious!
My friend Lydia has just rebranded her Silversaurus website as Lydia Niziblian jewellery and I have just won one of her pebble heart pendants.*squee* Her stuff is gorgeous. I have 2 of her necklaces, and £75 gift vouchers from my birthday waiting to be spent.
This is what I have won
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/163598_158789447503151_154483337933762_278909_6319365_n.jpg)
She mainly works in silver Silversaurus, Unique silver jewellery (http://shopping.silversaurus.co.uk/) but she does some gold - you usually have to contact her to get a price though as she has to buy the gold in. She's just got her hallmark in the last month. I love her stuff - I'm wondering about treating myself to the Cwtch bound bangles or this ring (http://shopping.silversaurus.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=236) with my gift vouchers. I could make bangles myself though so it hardly seems worth it.
That's rather lovely. I like the way she has avoided the traditional heart shape (as we see on valentine cards) and gone for something with a more organic quality. (Let's face it, an actual representation of the human heart would not be that attractive.) Is she working in 24ct or something softer?
Wow I just looked at the Sabbath website and I am pretty sure there is now a pic of my actual new frame on their home page (since the date if their pic is just before my frame was shipped) :DThat's nice.
Sabbath Bicycles (http://www.sabbathbicycles.co.uk/)
I had a very nice conversation early this morning with a harpist and a flautist who were waiting on a street just along from me for a lift to recording venue. The harpist seemed very pleased that I recognised the instrument in its cover!
I doubt it as these two are in Bristol, where the harpist is a student. But just in case, her name was Emily and the flautist was called... I've forgotten :-[
Enjoy the concert anyway. :)
Was it good? What did they play?I doubt it as these two are in Bristol, where the harpist is a student. But just in case, her name was Emily and the flautist was called... I've forgotten :-[
Enjoy the concert anyway. :)
Thanks.
Tomorrow''s performers are:
<Our next concert will be given by Camilla Pay (harp) and Eliza Marshall (flute)
on Sunday 13th February 2011 at 4 p.m.>
Was it good? What did they play?I doubt it as these two are in Bristol, where the harpist is a student. But just in case, her name was Emily and the flautist was called... I've forgotten :-[
Enjoy the concert anyway. :)
Thanks.
Tomorrow''s performers are:
<Our next concert will be given by Camilla Pay (harp) and Eliza Marshall (flute)
on Sunday 13th February 2011 at 4 p.m.>
I'm losing my job at the end of next month - government ideology shite branded as cuts.
Anyway, I'm somewhat of a niche fit when it comes to jobs, but one appeared in the local paper for which I am well suited. I sent off my CV after calling them this morning & they got back within a couple of hours to invite me for an interview tomorrow. Only part time, but better than JSA!!!
I'm losing my job at the end of next month - government ideology shite branded as cuts.
Anyway, I'm somewhat of a niche fit when it comes to jobs, but one appeared in the local paper for which I am well suited. I sent off my CV after calling them this morning & they got back within a couple of hours to invite me for an interview tomorrow. Only part time, but better than JSA!!!
Go for it and good luck. If you get it, think of it as a way to rest up, recharge and make some plans without going broke. Lot of plusses to part time work.
I just played with my turbo trainer, for the first time in earnest.
The windows are steamed up, I can't stand up any more, and the neighbours have gone deaf from my most excellent new playlist.
That's the best I've felt in a while! ;D
"your muscles give up, wave a little white flag, and without any warning at all"
Carter USM: my favourite 90’s band, have just announced two new gigs on the 19th and 20th November (Manchester and London).
I know this isn’t of interest to most people on this site, but the news has me smiling from ear to ear….. and checking my bank account.
If you have never seen them live, its well worth it if its just for the crowd who are top!
My evil holiday plan is finally starting to come together :)
My evil holiday plan is finally starting to come together :)
Sauron's Saga holidays?
My evil holiday plan is finally starting to come together :)
Sauron's Saga holidays?
Oi! Are you trying to suggest that I'm old?
Zimmer Frame Gamers - Home - Clan website (http://www.ZimmerFrameGamers.com) might suit you.
That reminds me... Recently, in connection with something else completely and in order to prove the axiom that there is an internet forum for everything, I did a search for a walking stick forum. And do you know what? There isn't one! :o :o :o
Lovely! I see they even have carbon fibre! :o There doesn't seem to be any titanium though. ::-)
But it's not quite a forum, is it? I mean there's no chat on there about the lovely sooty goodness of your new pedestrian self-propulsion appliance.
My friend Lydia has just rebranded her Silversaurus website as Lydia Niziblian jewellery and I have just won one of her pebble heart pendants.*squee* Her stuff is gorgeous. I have 2 of her necklaces, and £75 gift vouchers from my birthday waiting to be spent.
This is what I have won
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/163598_158789447503151_154483337933762_278909_6319365_n.jpg)
Did you see that address for that stick business...Certainly did. Stroud Museum always had a section on the walking stick business.
That reminds me... Recently, in connection with something else completely and in order to prove the axiom that there is an internet forum for everything, I did a search for a walking stick forum. And do you know what? There isn't one! :o :o :o
Will this (http://www.sticks.org/) do? ;)
What might seem like bad news is actually Good News.
I have asthma and now have to use an inhaler. At least I know why I feel like shit just walking up the stairs.
There's a reason and we can do something about it. :thumbsup:
Mrs Torslanda, of the horned helmet and heavy metal breastplate, just insisted I add that her nagging has paid off . . . :o
1) It's Friday - I've survived one b..tard week at work without murdering anyone :thumbsup:
2) I've got tickets to go to the Manchester Velodrome tomorrow and Sunday to watchfoolish idiotstop grade athletes ride round and round in circles for the World Cup Classic :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
A few words on Facebook this morning from Christchurch mean the world to us: "We're all OK."
That's from my son and his family, who have a broken house with no power or water. But who cares about that?
Our thoughts are with the families who haven't been so lucky.
A few words on Facebook this morning from Christchurch mean the world to us: "We're all OK."
That's from my son and his family, who have a broken house with no power or water. But who cares about that?
Our thoughts are with the families who haven't been so lucky.
Same here. Family fine, house slightly damaged. I doubt we'll be hearing from my brother for a bit as he is a registrar in Christchurch hospital and is, shall we say, rather busy.
Not heard from my scientific colleagues out there, nor my post-doc who is on holiday in NZ.
..d
Just booked some time off. By combining the Easter weekend with the Royal Wedding/May Bank Holiday weekend, I get 11 days off but only have to take 3 days of annual leave. :thumbsup:
I just took my bike to W.S. Atkins LBS in Leamington Spa. Not only was the bloke there approachable, he came back with a figure for the work I was asking them to do of about 70% of my estimate. I'm looking forward to riding my newly disc-enabled commuter with lowered gearing on Friday morning, and to having a dynohub with reliable wiring!
Is there really a bike shop called W. S. Atkins? Let's hope that their standards are somewhat higher than those of the bunch of sharks posing as civil engineers who rejoice under the same name.Don't blame the staff. My sister has been employed by that firm, but she never applied for a job with it. Takeovers & outsourcing . . . . and once you have the job, you have to choose whether to stick with it when the bosses do something you disapprove of.
I think it may actually be John Atkins. They used to have a second shop in Coventry. They once sold me a bike with very defective brakes and I nearly went under a black cab. :(
The Leamington shop is good and I've had many pleasant dealings with them. the Coventry shop was shite and is now Coventry Cycle Centre. Still crap though IMO.
Just booked some time off. By combining the Easter weekend with the Royal Wedding/May Bank Holiday weekend, I get 11 days off but only have to take 3 days of annual leave. :thumbsup:
Looks as though we'll be off to France.
Well the boss has mentioned that magic phrase 'garden leave' again since as of friday i have no lab and no office till somebody finishes building both. He's off to speak the BIG boss man.
<crosses fingers and gives offerings to any passing deities>
You can be sure however that I'll not have one
I just took my bike to W.S. Atkins LBS in Leamington Spa. Not only was the bloke there approachable, he came back with a figure for the work I was asking them to do of about 70% of my estimate. I'm looking forward to riding my newly disc-enabled commuter with lowered gearing on Friday morning, and to having a dynohub with reliable wiring!
The snowdrops, and a few crocuses, are out around the city walls. And the daffs are going to burst into cheerful sunshine-y yellow-y goodness any day now.
(with apologies to the sneeze-sufferers.)
I've just bought On-One's last available small glow-in-the-dark Pompino. :D
I suppose I had to console myself after losing the fight between the Fatbirds online ordering system and my high-maintenance reject-everything-and-lock-self-down-despite huge-credit-limit credit card.
I just took my bike to W.S. Atkins LBS in Leamington Spa. Not only was the bloke there approachable, he came back with a figure for the work I was asking them to do of about 70% of my estimate. I'm looking forward to riding my newly disc-enabled commuter with lowered gearing on Friday morning, and to having a dynohub with reliable wiring!
Crikey, are they still going? I had an Atkins tourer about 20yrs ago, made in the back of the shop they had (still have I guess) in Coventry. :)
I've just bought On-One's last available small glow-in-the-dark Pompino. :D
Arsene Wenger, Charlie George, Bob Wilson, George Graham, Denis Bergkamp, Bertie Mee - Your boys took one hell of a beating!
Well, not really, but it's been 48 years since Birmingham City won anything meaningful, so forgive me my boast. I've never seen them win anything proper so I'm not sure how to celebrate :)
Arsenal goalkeepers have been sponsored by David Seaman. Since him, they have all been fumbling idiots, put in place just to make David seem better and better with the passing years ;D
today I have managed to make (what most would consider a simple form) do exactly what I wanted it to do....
My Pompino should be on its way soon!
My Pompino should be on its way soon!
:thumbsup: We will, of course, require photos especially featuring it's glow in the dark feature!
United have just scored.
United have just scored.
<smirk>
We are once again a 4 bike household, and without the application of n+1. Dearly_Beloved went and met the chap that found his bike, and said chap gave him a lift to where he had stored it at his workplace, and Dearly_Beloved gave him some voucher for the beer shop to say thank you for stopping his bike from getting nicked. Hurray :DHooray! :thumbsup:
We are once again a 4 bike household, and without the application of n+1. Dearly_Beloved went and met the chap that found his bike, and said chap gave him a lift to where he had stored it at his workplace, and Dearly_Beloved gave him some voucher for the beer shop to say thank you for stopping his bike from getting nicked. Hurray :DMost excellent news.
Although I forgot to put my school uniform
After numerous emails and phone calls I finally have a D-Number!!!!
This means I can get paid....
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
... Yeay, spread the joy of free tea!
I'm not Fundamentalist about it, but I'm all in favour of Teaism!... Yeay, spread the joy of free tea!
Fundamentalist Teaism? ;D
I just had my first driving lesson in twenty five years!!!!
Wish me luck.
I'm not Fundamentalist about it, but I'm all in favour of Teaism!... Yeay, spread the joy of free tea!
Fundamentalist Teaism? ;D
Ceylon, Darjeeling, Kenyan, English Breakfast, even Earl Grey, I welcome all varieties. ;D
I have terminated my contract with teh evil Murdoch empire, I now have 31 days of all the Sky channels to go and then I need to find an alternative or just give up the TV :):thumbsup:
This gives me another £63 a month to spend on cycling accessories, just think, I can have new Assos every 8 weeks with that dosh! ;D
I have terminated my contract with teh evil Murdoch empire, I now have 31 days of all the Sky channels to go and then I need to find an alternative or just give up the TV :):thumbsup:
This gives me another £63 a month to spend on cycling accessories, just think, I can have new Assos every 8 weeks with that dosh! ;D
We cancelled our subscription for Eurosport after I had to admit to Mrs eck that, after falling asleep just once too often during a live Tour stage, there was indeed such a thing as too much cycling on the telly. :-[
But, Feline, be prepared for at least another three years of Sky drones phoning you to give you great offers to stay with them...... :hand:
BBC News - Phil Collins confirms retirement (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12686726)He is a bit off "a guilty pleasure" musician. Glad he is retiring though there is the odd tune from him.
BBC News - Phil Collins confirms retirement (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12686726)
BBC News - Phil Collins confirms retirement (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12686726)
...and I've even convinced Mr R we should take some bikes.
My YACF badges arrived today! \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
Stitches came out my foot today, yay \o/
... only another fecking four weeks I have to wear this fecking shoe before I can get back on a bike
(http://www.algeos.com/acatalog/orthowedge.jpg)
That's a shoe? Looks more like Gerry Anderson's vision of a Thunderbird-compatible bike garage.Stitches came out my foot today, yay \o/
... only another fecking four weeks I have to wear this fecking shoe before I can get back on a bike
(http://www.algeos.com/acatalog/orthowedge.jpg)
Think we could fit a cleat to that no problem :)
I have terminated my contract with teh evil Murdoch empire, I now have 31 days of all the Sky channels to go and then I need to find an alternative or just give up the TV :)
This gives me another £63 a month to spend on cycling accessories, just think, I can have new Assos every 8 weeks with that dosh! ;D
I have terminated my contract with teh evil Murdoch empire, I now have 31 days of all the Sky channels to go and then I need to find an alternative or just give up the TV :)
This gives me another £63 a month to spend on cycling accessories, just think, I can have new Assos every 8 weeks with that dosh! ;D
Your account is in credit by £343.06. Please call the number at the top of this letter for a refund
Stitches came out my foot today, yay \o/
... only another fecking four weeks I have to wear this fecking shoe before I can get back on a bike
(http://www.algeos.com/acatalog/orthowedge.jpg)
I have a new boss.
He's a cyclist
And keeps his bike in the office, as in leant against his desk in the office :thumbsup:
I have a new boss.
He's a cyclist
And keeps his bike in the office, as in leant against his desk in the office :thumbsup:
Spoke too soon, he's been 'retired' :(
Advance Train tickets.
Single from London Waterloo to Exeter Central for the K&SW 600. £13
Single from Crewkerne to Clapham Junction (coming back after dropping in to see the parents). £11
Then coming back from holiday in Cornwall:-
Two singles from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddington. £29 (£14.50 each).
Cheap as cheap chips.
The horses have all been re-shod.
I'm going home tomorrow!
:thumbsup: :D ;D :P :-* :D :D :D :D
ROFL :)I'm going home tomorrow!
:thumbsup: :D ;D :P :-* :D :D :D :D
Yay! You can have a poo! ;D
^^^^
there'll be a lady-cat involved ;)
I'm back at work today :( but as a married man! :thumbsup:Don't forget to go home once you've finished! ::-)
I'm back at work today :( but as a married man! :thumbsup:Don't forget to go home once you've finished! ::-)
And to the right house ;DSober and not smelling of cheap perfume is probably a good idea too. :facepalm:
The council are sending me on a Cytech level 1 course at no cost to me in exchange for some volunteering in cycle hubs. :thumbsup:Welcome to the MEMWNS and Fettlin' Sessions?
Oo beer and spanners! :)
Drunk and smelling of expensive perfume probably wouldn't be a good idea either. ;DAnd to the right house ;DSober and not smelling of cheap perfume is probably a good idea too. :facepalm:
it's still light at 6.00 and the clocks change at the weekend - that means it'll be light till SEVEN!!! next week - winter is nearly over!
it's still light at 6.00 and the clocks change at the weekend - that means it'll be light till SEVEN!!! next week - winter is nearly over!
it's still light at 6.00 and the clocks change at the weekend - that means it'll be light till SEVEN!!! next week - winter is nearly over!
Yes, three more commutes on the Cotic before the Langster takes over for the next few months.
Yes, three more commutes on the Cotic before the Langster takes over for the next few months.
I am so excited about this that I have got ahead of myself.
Yes, three more commutes on the Cotic before the Langster takes over for the next few months.
I am so excited about this that I have got ahead of myself.
I can tell from your avatar.
To be fair, my avatar is as close as I can manage to smiling for the camera.
To be fair, my avatar is as close as I can manage to smiling for the camera.
I shall now change my avatar to a picture of my arse which should be suitably confusing to anyone who reads
"I can tell from your avatar."
It's the weekend! (Well it is for me anyway, leftover holiday to use up.)
To be fair, my avatar is as close as I can manage to smiling for the camera.
I shall now change my avatar to a picture of my arse which should be suitably confusing to anyone who reads
"I can tell from your avatar."
I thought you had already...
Mrs t has agreed to join us on our pootle on Saturday! \o/
She was just jealous he hadn't written one for her...
Barakta has finally got a reply out of the local audiology department, and it appears that they're just going to order her two shiny new (these ones go to 11) BAHAs in her choice of colour[1] without extensive mustelid musical-PCTs funding shenanigans. :thumbsup:
[1] They used to do bright colours, but these days it's just a choice between NHS beige™, NHS poo brown™ and BLACK, so a bit of a no-brainer.
Barakta has finally got a reply out of the local audiology department, and it appears that they're just going to order her two shiny new (these ones go to 11) BAHAs in her choice of colour[1] without extensive mustelid musical-PCTs funding shenanigans. :thumbsup:
[1] They used to do bright colours, but these days it's just a choice between NHS beige™, NHS poo brown™ and BLACK, so a bit of a no-brainer.
Barakta has finally got a reply out of the local audiology department, and it appears that they're just going to order her two shiny new (these ones go to 11) BAHAs in her choice of colour[1] without extensive mustelid musical-PCTs funding shenanigans. :thumbsup:
[1] They used to do bright colours, but these days it's just a choice between NHS beige™, NHS poo brown™ and BLACK, so a bit of a no-brainer.
A certain very prestigious journal (with a single word title that starts with N) has just accepted a paper of which I am not at liberty to discuss the contents until publication. However, for those of you who know what I am working on, I will happily confirm or deny any suggestions you may make.
A certain very prestigious journal (with a single word title that starts with N) has just accepted a paper of which I am not at liberty to discuss the contents until publication. However, for those of you who know what I am working on, I will happily confirm or deny any suggestions you may make.
My doctor has prescribed More Bike Rides, More Sex and Outings With Children.Is he a scoutmaster?
SmallestCub has a school place at the same school as his brother for September! Hooray!
(although that does mean that I don't have a good excuse for giving up work....)
HK has just picked up a job she really wanted.
HK has just picked up a job she really wanted.
My cammo buff, missing for the last few months, has been found in the honeysuckle presumably having fallen off the washing line.
My cammo buff, missing for the last few months, has been found in the honeysuckle presumably having fallen off the washing line.
Effective camouflage then?
My pond came up good on it's water quality test today so I went out and bought 2 new fish. They are little 2" long Koi carp but will get bigger quickly. My son named them 'Lipstick' and 'Houdini' because one is white and red and appears to be wearing red lipstick, and the other tried to get out of the bag all the way home from the shop. I discovered today the advantages of my son having a job at the local garden centre, I got a 15% discount ;D
My pond came up good on it's water quality test today so I went out and bought 2 new fish. They are little 2" long Koi carp but will get bigger quickly. My son named them 'Lipstick' and 'Houdini' because one is white and red and appears to be wearing red lipstick, and the other tried to get out of the bag all the way home from the shop. I discovered today the advantages of my son having a job at the local garden centre, I got a 15% discount ;D
Do you have Herons nearby?
G'wan. Ask me why... >:(
Edit: Oops... sorry, this is the Good News thread. Excellent news - have you considered the wonderful properties of Chicken Wire used in conjunction with a Pond?
I rode my Enigma today, for the first time this year.
It felt good.
Now, if I can stop getting out of breath whenever I try to speed up, & knackered after a few miles . . . .
Pico J is on two wheels as of this morning. I was ready for a long session helping him, but in the event he just got on and rode.
That's us done then. No more stabilisers in the J family.
It will be a bit sad when the Giro and TdF are on not to be able to watch the whole live stages, I will have to make do with the shortened version.
Other than that it's all good and I am £60 a month better off.
Other than that it's all good and I am £60 a month better off.
In about 9 months they'll start sending you letters enticing you back for half price.
Our £19 a month deal (just base channels and all Sky Sports, not HD) runs out at the end of May at which point we'll cancel for a year again unless they want to continue it for £19 a month.
It will be a bit sad when the Giro and TdF are on not to be able to watch the whole live stages, I will have to make do with the shortened version.
You watch the cycling via the net
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Kewl! Watcha doin?
Yeah, I know. But they paid me ::-)
(which means I'm now a professional penny farthing rider 8))
.....
(which means I'm now a professional penny farthing rider 8))
The mother-in-law's gone home :thumbsup:
Kewl! Watcha doin?
It was a publicity stunt for some kind of West End shopping organisation. The idea was something along the lines of, "during the Royal wedding, the shops on Oxford Street will still be open and all the assistants will be wearing posh hats so come and spend lots of money KTHXBAI."
Yeah, I know. But they paid me ::-)
(which means I'm now a professional penny farthing rider 8))
I met your partner in penny-crime, Kat last week when she came to Bristol to ride with the localnutterscyclists!
Isn't it traditional for her to use her own broomstick?The mother-in-law's gone home :thumbsup:
Ferry or plane?
We can moon at her if she is on the ferry. ;D
The mother-in-law's gone home :thumbsup:
Ferry or plane or broomstick?
We can moon at her if she is on the ferry. ;D
I have a new bike, a Tri-cross 2011 which I'll be picking up from Apex Cycles later today. I am beside myself with glee and excitement. To celebrate this occasion, I will ride to Guildford. Don't try and stop me Copper! :)
Seriously though, I am very happy (albeit slightly guilty for jumping ship from my old and trusty British Eagle). This is the first new bike I've had for 16 years so I suspect that technology has moved on since the invention of the iron wheels and stone brake pads I'm used to.
The mother-in-law's gone home :thumbsup:
Ferry or plane?
We can moon at her if she is on the ferry. ;D
I know what you mean, when Kevin sent my new black 26" ICE I was like a kid at Christmas (mind I'm like that as Christmas as well), when it came I just opened the box and sat for a while looking at it, drinking it all in, and yes I still feel a twinge of regret for getting rid of my old trike even though this is just superb so cheers oh "Oracle".Many thanks Quint. Nice to see we have both been bitten by the glee beagle.
Hope you enjoy your Tri-cross as much as I am enjoying my trike
;D
I have a new bike, a Tri-cross 2011 which I'll be picking up from Apex Cycles later today. I am beside myself with glee and excitement. To celebrate this occasion, I will ride to Guildford. Don't try and stop me Copper! :)
Seriously though, I am very happy (albeit slightly guilty for jumping ship from my old and trusty British Eagle). This is the first new bike I've had for 16 years so I suspect that technology has moved on since the invention of the iron wheels and stone brake pads I'm used to.
I know what you mean, when Kevin sent my new black 26" ICE I was like a kid at Christmas (mind I'm like that as Christmas as well), when it came I just opened the box and sat for a while looking at it, drinking it all in, and yes I still feel a twinge of regret for getting rid of my old trike even though this is just superb so cheers oh "Oracle".Many thanks Quint. Nice to see we have both been bitten by the glee beagle.
Hope you enjoy your Tri-cross as much as I am enjoying my trike
;D
I have a new bike, a Tri-cross 2011 which I'll be picking up from Apex Cycles later today. I am beside myself with glee and excitement. To celebrate this occasion, I will ride to Guildford. Don't try and stop me Copper! :)
Seriously though, I am very happy (albeit slightly guilty for jumping ship from my old and trusty British Eagle). This is the first new bike I've had for 16 years so I suspect that technology has moved on since the invention of the iron wheels and stone brake pads I'm used to.
I've just had a call from the good doctors at the motorbike hostiple. Bertha's out of surgery and has a new MOT. They're discharging her into my care tomorrow lunchtime.
A summer of silly motorbike adventures beckons!
:D
It's POE(to Blackpool!)TS day for the second consecutive Friday :thumbsup:
The joy of self employment :)
The curse of recession :(
Looking forward to seeing you and your girl later. Did you check the CC thread? Your GD is famous:)
I have a job interview on Thursday. It is part-time but its working in a reference library and it is well paid. We shall see :)
I have a job interview on Thursday. It is part-time but its working in a reference library and it is well paid. We shall see :)Hope it goes well :)
First day at my new job today. I spent the morning in Kensington Gardens, visited most of the outdoor shops on HSK before heading back. I (still) like my job :D
I have a job interview on Thursday. It is part-time but its working in a reference library and it is well paid. We shall see :)
First day at my new job today. I spent the morning in Kensington Gardens, visited most of the outdoor shops on HSK before heading back. I (still) like my job :D
I was distinctly 'meh' this morning. Putting on a few pounds, not getting out on the bike at weekends (for nice reasons, but all the same...), it was all just... well, 'meh'Much the same here. Various other activities in my life are 'complicated' at the moment. The weight is too high and not coming off (not helped by the 'Oh god lets have a glass (or several) of wine' feeling at the end of most days).
Had to run a small errand on the way home, so I escaped the gravitational pull of the straight route home and rode out to Bishopthorpe, by dint of not deciding where I was going until I got there. About 6 'unnecessary' miles in all by the time I got home. Not much, but I think I might have got my mojo back.
No, near Clapham Junction, but I was at the Princess Diana Playground yesterday and today, and head that way fairly often.First day at my new job today. I spent the morning in Kensington Gardens, visited most of the outdoor shops on HSK before heading back. I (still) like my job :D
Sounds like a rough gig. ;D
Are you actually working in this neck of the woods, or was this just a visit? If you're working around here, there's a slight risk of meeting me, although I suspect I commute rather later than you do!
I've done some planting and the garden looks lovely.
It's Easter Sunday so I'm drinking coffee again! Opened the packet of Lewis and Cooper's house blend I've been saving and have indulged, several times. What's more, it's nearly a year till Lent comes round again and I'm told what I'm giving up.
My GPS app has been deemed suitable for sale by the Jobsian App Review Mafia ;D
Now to find out how to get the promo codes so that my loyal testing team don't have to pay for it :)
The app is called "Rubidium" but I'm informed that the App Store link may take up to 24hrs to become live. I do get 50 promo codes which allow a free download (the app is priced at £1.19) - I've set 10 of these aside for my testing team, so there are potentially 40 up for grabs.My GPS app has been deemed suitable for sale by the Jobsian App Review Mafia ;D
Now to find out how to get the promo codes so that my loyal testing team don't have to pay for it :)
Cool! Do you have an App Store link, or at least a name to search, for the rest of us?
The app is called "Rubidium" but I'm informed that the App Store link may take up to 24hrs to become live. I do get 50 promo codes which allow a free download (the app is priced at £1.19) - I've set 10 of these aside for my testing team, so there are potentially 40 up for grabs.My GPS app has been deemed suitable for sale by the Jobsian App Review Mafia ;D
Now to find out how to get the promo codes so that my loyal testing team don't have to pay for it :)
Cool! Do you have an App Store link, or at least a name to search, for the rest of us?
The 'support' site (which evidently got the Fruit Company's seal of approval) is at interzen.co.uk::iOS Apps (http://www.interzen.co.uk/ios/) - I'll put the App Store link up there when I know what it is.
I have managed, for the first time in nearly 3 weeks, to have a full shave today. :thumbsup:
2009 Ford Mustang V6: 210 bhp.If only you had a closed section of straight road to see how fast you could make it go...
2011 Ford Mustang V6: 305 bhp.
Result :thumbsup:
2009 Ford Mustang V6: 210 bhp.If only you had a closed section of straight road to see how fast you could make it go...
2011 Ford Mustang V6: 305 bhp.
Result :thumbsup:
I cycled 6.7 miles around Richmond Park last night, fooking knackering! xxx
Well BM is not until September, but it would be a hunch that it could be related.2009 Ford Mustang V6: 210 bhp.If only you had a closed section of straight road to see how fast you could make it go...
2011 Ford Mustang V6: 305 bhp.
Result :thumbsup:
Oh gods, he's not in the land of HPVing again, is he?
The app is called "Rubidium" but I'm informed that the App Store link may take up to 24hrs to become live. I do get 50 promo codes which allow a free download (the app is priced at £1.19) - I've set 10 of these aside for my testing team, so there are potentially 40 up for grabs.My GPS app has been deemed suitable for sale by the Jobsian App Review Mafia ;D
Now to find out how to get the promo codes so that my loyal testing team don't have to pay for it :)
Cool! Do you have an App Store link, or at least a name to search, for the rest of us?
The 'support' site (which evidently got the Fruit Company's seal of approval) is at interzen.co.uk::iOS Apps (http://www.interzen.co.uk/ios/) - I'll put the App Store link up there when I know what it is.
It's there now!
2009 Ford Mustang V6: 210 bhp.If only you had a closed section of straight road to see how fast you could make it go...
2011 Ford Mustang V6: 305 bhp.
Result :thumbsup:
Oh gods, he's not in the land of HPVing again, is he?
We had minor difficulty with gits on the train, insisting on using a door containing our laden bikes. When we got off at Lpoo st a besuited chap helped us off the train and said "don't worry about silly people like them. Where do the expect you to put your bikes?" Encouraging, that.
59p?!I'm rich! Rich, I tells ya! Mwaaahahahahahaha! ;D
That's outrageous.
Pens a letter to The Times. ;D
I'm going to try it out out right now. Back later :thumbsup:
A teacher just brought me cake.
Rhubarb muffin.
It's rather nice.
And then post said recipe to the What to do with .... rhubarb? (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=46481.0) thread :)A teacher just brought me cake.
Rhubarb muffin.
It's rather nice.
The correct compliment is to ask for the recipy
I've submitted my book to the publisher. :thumbsup:
At last. What a relief - that was harder than finishing my PhD.
It's Easter Sunday so I'm drinking coffee again! Opened the packet of Lewis and Cooper's house blend I've been saving and have indulged, several times. What's more, it's nearly a year till Lent comes round again and I'm told what I'm giving up.
Lent ends on Palm Sunday. You're a week late.
It's Easter Sunday so I'm drinking coffee again! Opened the packet of Lewis and Cooper's house blend I've been saving and have indulged, several times. What's more, it's nearly a year till Lent comes round again and I'm told what I'm giving up.
Lent ends on Palm Sunday. You're a week late.
Err... Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until Holy Thursday. Strictly speaking, Lenten observances should be maintained for the first two days of the Triduum, until 6.00p.m. on Easter Saturday, which is when Easter Sunday begins (the church day runs from sunset to sunset).
It's Easter Sunday so I'm drinking coffee again! Opened the packet of Lewis and Cooper's house blend I've been saving and have indulged, several times. What's more, it's nearly a year till Lent comes round again and I'm told what I'm giving up.
Lent ends on Palm Sunday. You're a week late.
Err... Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until Holy Thursday. Strictly speaking, Lenten observances should be maintained for the first two days of the Triduum, until 6.00p.m. on Easter Saturday, which is when Easter Sunday begins (the church day runs from sunset to sunset).
Yep, that is how I observe it O:-)
Life is very strange ;D.
I just heard back from my recruitment agency (re: my job interview last week) and they have decided to give the job to someone else. However, they liked me and want to offer me another librarian role, which is full-time hours (as opposed to the part-time I'd just applied for). It's a 5 month contract but its a start :thumbsup:
Well fuck me with an ice lolly.
I've been officially unemployed for (counts) 3 days, of which two were non-working, I've just been invited for an interview on Friday, for the only job I've actually applied for.
I could end up getting a job before I actually get to the job centre (Friday afternoon).
I wonder if I can still get this afternoon's dentistry for free?
Well fuck me with an ice lolly.Do I have to?
I've been officially unemployed for (counts) 3 days, of which two were non-working, I've just been invited for an interview on Friday, for the only job I've actually applied for.\o/
I could end up getting a job before I actually get to the job centre (Friday afternoon).Well, right now you're unemployed.... maybe?
I wonder if I can still get this afternoon's dentistry for free?
It's Easter Sunday so I'm drinking coffee again! Opened the packet of Lewis and Cooper's house blend I've been saving and have indulged, several times. What's more, it's nearly a year till Lent comes round again and I'm told what I'm giving up.
Lent ends on Palm Sunday. You're a week late.
Err... Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until Holy Thursday. Strictly speaking, Lenten observances should be maintained for the first two days of the Triduum, until 6.00p.m. on Easter Saturday, which is when Easter Sunday begins (the church day runs from sunset to sunset).
Yep, that is how I observe it O:-)
Strictly speaking Lent doesn't include the Sundays though.. (40 days from ash wednesday to easter saturday)
Well fuck me with an ice lolly.
I've been officially unemployed for (counts) 3 days, of which two were non-working, I've just been invited for an interview on Friday, for the only job I've actually applied for.
I could end up getting a job before I actually get to the job centre (Friday afternoon).
I wonder if I can still get this afternoon's dentistry for free?
Well fuck me with an ice lolly.
Got Barbara the new style seat cover for her trike today, good news ? yep tis because Kevin (he of D-tek) achieved the fastest ever delivery time, I put the phone down after speaking to him at 0900, took ourselves off to the local pub late afternoon, getting home about 20-00 hrs and there it was in all its bootifulness.
I have a second interview.:thumbsup:
I have a second interview.
I have a second interview.
I have a second interview.
none of the weird or whacky people in our bi group ACTUALLY licked him, they kept the supersonic squee till after he'd gone too! :D
...Glad To Be Gay, which is more overtly gay than...Is Clarion competing for YACF tautology of the year award? :)
Heh yes, he described meeting his now partner and how he thought "oooh he's cute" then got closer and discovered he was a she, and then decided "she's cute" and the rest is history :)
Our coffee machine is mended :thumbsup:
This time next week, bobb will be here.We will be near Berwick...shmaybe we could meet up?
Tomorrow is my day off :D
4 day weeks are civilised.
We will be near Berwick...shmaybe we could meet up?Well, I'll be at work on the weekdays, so bobb'll be free.
Tomorrow is my day off :DI like 7 days in my weeks, but only 4 of them to be spent working. ;D
4 day weeks are civilised.
We be arriving on Friday and leaving on Monday...We will be near Berwick...shmaybe we could meet up?Well, I'll be at work on the weekdays, so bobb'll be free.
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I see this as good news, anyway
bobb will be here in 2 days!:thumbsup:
on one have emailed to say that my new bike is in the post.
on one have emailed to say that my new bike is in the post.
:thumbsup: What colour is it?
on one have emailed to say that my new bike is in the post.
:thumbsup: What colour is it?
Red. I need all the extra speed I can get. :)
on one have emailed to say that my new bike is in the post.
:thumbsup: What colour is it?
Red. I need all the extra speed I can get. :)
All the best bikes are Red (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/blog/index.php?entry=entry101110-190413). ;D
He told us about how at Pride 1987 he was booed on stage because he was with a woman and how happy he was that 10 years later at Pride 1997 he was invited to sing at the bisexual tend
There's a really big building project on our route to work, on a no through road that is heavily used by kids walking to 3 local schools and cyclists. It's been going on for months, and will continue for moonths more. I go along the road that goes through the middle of all the building work pretty much every day, often several times a day, either on my bike or walking, sometimes with a Cub or two in tow and sometimes on my own. They are making a right mess of the road surface, and often have bits of the pavement fenced off where they are working, and often there are big trucks delivering and heavy equipment in the road and so on.On the grounds that such behaviour is not only wonderful but fabulously rare and should be spread around like jam on a big slice of bread and butter, do they deserve a letter?
However....
The other day as I walked down there with a pushchair, one of the workers had parked a van up half on the pavement and I had to walk in the road. Round the corner, I called through the fence at one of the blokes working and asked if they could get it moved as there wasn't space to get by on the pavement and the pavement on the other side of the road was fence off. They apologised, and said they'd get it sorted. 10 minutes later when I walked back that way it had moved. It's the only time I've ever seen a vehicle parked in an obstructive way on site.
Today, walking down that road, someone was reversing a JCB out of a gateway into the site so I stopped well back. So did he, and said good morning, and waved me past. And waited til I was completely past the back of his vehicle before carefully continuing his manouevre. Every time I go that way and the workers are moving vehicles about they have shown proper awareness of and consideration for cyclists and pedestrians.
And, even though I'm a fat ginger bird with big tits, the buiders have confounded stereotype, and the only thing they've have ever called out is 'Good morning' or 'Hi' or 'Lovely day, isn't it?' apart from the one time that they offered SmallestCub a look in the cab of the JCB. Walking past that building site is a nice part of my day.
Hurray!
There's a really big building project on our route to work, on a no through road that is heavily used by kids walking to 3 local schools and cyclists. It's been going on for months, and will continue for moonths more. I go along the road that goes through the middle of all the building work pretty much every day, often several times a day, either on my bike or walking, sometimes with a Cub or two in tow and sometimes on my own. They are making a right mess of the road surface, and often have bits of the pavement fenced off where they are working, and often there are big trucks delivering and heavy equipment in the road and so on.
However....
The other day as I walked down there with a pushchair, one of the workers had parked a van up half on the pavement and I had to walk in the road. Round the corner, I called through the fence at one of the blokes working and asked if they could get it moved as there wasn't space to get by on the pavement and the pavement on the other side of the road was fence off. They apologised, and said they'd get it sorted. 10 minutes later when I walked back that way it had moved. It's the only time I've ever seen a vehicle parked in an obstructive way on site.
Today, walking down that road, someone was reversing a JCB out of a gateway into the site so I stopped well back. So did he, and said good morning, and waved me past. And waited til I was completely past the back of his vehicle before carefully continuing his manouevre. Every time I go that way and the workers are moving vehicles about they have shown proper awareness of and consideration for cyclists and pedestrians.
And, even though I'm a fat ginger bird with big tits, the buiders have confounded stereotype, and the only thing they've have ever called out is 'Good morning' or 'Hi' or 'Lovely day, isn't it?' apart from the one time that they offered SmallestCub a look in the cab of the JCB. Walking past that building site is a nice part of my day.
Hurray!
There's a really big building project on our route to work, on a no through road that is heavily used by kids walking to 3 local schools and cyclists. It's been going on for months, and will continue for moonths more. I go along the road that goes through the middle of all the building work pretty much every day, often several times a day, either on my bike or walking, sometimes with a Cub or two in tow and sometimes on my own. They are making a right mess of the road surface, and often have bits of the pavement fenced off where they are working, and often there are big trucks delivering and heavy equipment in the road and so on.On the grounds that such behaviour is not only wonderful but fabulously rare and should be spread around like jam on a big slice of bread and butter, do they deserve a letter?
However....
The other day as I walked down there with a pushchair, one of the workers had parked a van up half on the pavement and I had to walk in the road. Round the corner, I called through the fence at one of the blokes working and asked if they could get it moved as there wasn't space to get by on the pavement and the pavement on the other side of the road was fence off. They apologised, and said they'd get it sorted. 10 minutes later when I walked back that way it had moved. It's the only time I've ever seen a vehicle parked in an obstructive way on site.
Today, walking down that road, someone was reversing a JCB out of a gateway into the site so I stopped well back. So did he, and said good morning, and waved me past. And waited til I was completely past the back of his vehicle before carefully continuing his manouevre. Every time I go that way and the workers are moving vehicles about they have shown proper awareness of and consideration for cyclists and pedestrians.
And, even though I'm a fat ginger bird with big tits, the buiders have confounded stereotype, and the only thing they've have ever called out is 'Good morning' or 'Hi' or 'Lovely day, isn't it?' apart from the one time that they offered SmallestCub a look in the cab of the JCB. Walking past that building site is a nice part of my day.
Hurray!
My friend's wife's ex-husband once let their son sit in the cab of a mini-digger he had doing something or other. Son, then about 4, managed to start it and make the scoop swing around violently, almost taking his father's head off!There's a really big building project on our route to work, on a no through road that is heavily used by kids walking to 3 local schools and cyclists. It's been going on for months, and will continue for moonths more. I go along the road that goes through the middle of all the building work pretty much every day, often several times a day, either on my bike or walking, sometimes with a Cub or two in tow and sometimes on my own. They are making a right mess of the road surface, and often have bits of the pavement fenced off where they are working, and often there are big trucks delivering and heavy equipment in the road and so on.
However....
The other day as I walked down there with a pushchair, one of the workers had parked a van up half on the pavement and I had to walk in the road. Round the corner, I called through the fence at one of the blokes working and asked if they could get it moved as there wasn't space to get by on the pavement and the pavement on the other side of the road was fence off. They apologised, and said they'd get it sorted. 10 minutes later when I walked back that way it had moved. It's the only time I've ever seen a vehicle parked in an obstructive way on site.
Today, walking down that road, someone was reversing a JCB out of a gateway into the site so I stopped well back. So did he, and said good morning, and waved me past. And waited til I was completely past the back of his vehicle before carefully continuing his manouevre. Every time I go that way and the workers are moving vehicles about they have shown proper awareness of and consideration for cyclists and pedestrians.
And, even though I'm a fat ginger bird with big tits, the buiders have confounded stereotype, and the only thing they've have ever called out is 'Good morning' or 'Hi' or 'Lovely day, isn't it?' apart from the one time that they offered SmallestCub a look in the cab of the JCB. Walking past that building site is a nice part of my day.
Hurray!
One of the few memories I have of my childhood was a builder letting me sit in the cab of a JCB and telling me what the buttons and levers were for :thumbsup:
There's a really big building project on our route to work, on a no through road that is heavily used by kids walking to 3 local schools and cyclists. It's been going on for months, and will continue for moonths more.
One of the few memories I have of my childhood was a builder letting me sit in the cab of a JCB and telling me what the buttons and levers were for :thumbsup:
Cor, barakta just managed to get through to Kevin of D-Tek using Typetalk!
ETA: They appear to be talking cutlery.
My mill just needs a new fuse and not a complete motor.
My mill just needs a new fuse and not a complete motor.
Your mother in law is motorized?
One of the few memories I have of my childhood was a builder letting me sit in the cab of a JCB and telling me what the buttons and levers were for :thumbsup:
I have a similar childhood memory when I was allowed to sit in the cab of an Esso fuel tanker (a Leyland Beaver with the 5-speed + splitter semi-auto gearbox for those who are interested. Just me then.......) while it unloaded at the local petrol station. The keys were in :o and the driver was round the side watching the gauges. No comment was made at the regular "phhhssschings" as I changed gear.
When I worked for Company of Cyclists, we had an ex mobile library as a van, and two of my colleagues were talking about driving it once, and said you know when you're properly grown up, when you're driving something that goes "phhhssschings" when you put the brakes on.
...you know when you're properly grown up, when you're driving something that goes "phhhssschings" when you put the brakes on.
...you know when you're properly grown up, when you're driving something that goes "phhhssschings" when you put the brakes on.
But you also know that a little bit of you never has grown up, and hopefully never will, because that part of you still thinks that making the brakes go "phhhssschings" is completely cool?
More good news...I have a copy of the current edition of "Cycling World"Me too! I like the article about riding along the canal and the "interview" with Arthur Lock, but wasn't so impressed with the technical article. I like the magazine, but I do wonder if liking it isn't a sign of getting old!
Ah yes, we found a copy in the Weymouth WH Smiths, after quite a drought. Thinking of renewing subscription.
Ah yes, we found a copy in the Weymouth WH Smiths, after quite a drought. Thinking of renewing subscription.
I'd buy it when you see it, not subscribe... AIUI the publisher is in liquidation ... sounds like a risk of losing your money (that's if the receiver even takes it) Beware - the mag and its stable-mates has had a poor history of publishing on time, if at all.
Shame 'cos it used to be a nice mag
Rob
my back wheel was making some odd noises yesterday and even worse this morning, and I'm doing JOGLE in 3 weeks, so I took it along to my LBS to drop it off for some TLC.
He took it apart there & then, replaced one set of bearings and greased the rest, put it all back together and - the best bit - refused to take any money for it! So I bought him & his mate some coffee & cake from the cafe next door to say thanks.
As they say use your LBS or lose em, worth it obviously
He took it apart there & then, replaced one set of bearings and greased the rest, put it all back together and - the best bit - refused to take any money for it! So I bought him & his mate some coffee & cake from the cafe next door to say thanks.
Up North?
*intrigued*
A great many places are Up North from where I currently live. Like Mitcham ;D
But I'm wondering if Andrij's 'Up North' might be 'twixt Bradford & Leeds. Hope so.
S'Mercian.
Innit? :P
Enigma (Mark) say they'll definitely have my frame back to Hewitt's next week ::-)
Hurrah! After years of refusing to countenance it, my employer has finally announced that we're going to do the cycle to work scheme (via Evans, apparently).Huzzay.
n+1 awaits...
Hurrah! After years of refusing to countenance it, my employer has finally announced that we're going to do the cycle to work scheme (via Evans, apparently).
n+1 awaits...
Hurrah! After years of refusing to countenance it, my employer has finally announced that we're going to do the cycle to work scheme (via Evans, apparently).
n+1 awaits...
:thumbsup:
[ponders: what sort of bike could Charlotte possibly want/need from Evans...]
This is where my husband is taking me for our wedding anniversary on Sunday :D
Restaurants in London, Places to eat in Greenwich, Eating out in London at The Old Brewery (http://www.oldbrewerygreenwich.com/restaurant/menu.asp)
We've just managed to ride 100km on the tandem without Joths knee getting worse :thumbsup:
The glimmer of hope of us doing PBP hasn't (quite) gone out.
Emma
We've just managed to ride 100km on the tandem without Joths knee getting worse :thumbsup:
The glimmer of hope of us doing PBP hasn't (quite) gone out.
Emma
Best of luck, really hope you get to do (and complete) it
:thumbsup:We've just managed to ride 100km on the tandem without Joths knee getting worse :thumbsup:
The glimmer of hope of us doing PBP hasn't (quite) gone out.
Emma
Had my first job interview since being made redundant at the end of April... it was for a temporary maternity cover position at Sustrans, and it actually went well! If I don't get it then at least I'm happy I did my best.
Had my first job interview since being made redundant at the end of April... it was for a temporary maternity cover position at Sustrans, and it actually went well! If I don't get it then at least I'm happy I did my best.
Had my first job interview since being made redundant at the end of April... it was for a temporary maternity cover position at Sustrans, and it actually went well! If I don't get it then at least I'm happy I did my best.
Oldham is getting a cinema for a year.
Had my first job interview since being made redundant at the end of April... it was for a temporary maternity cover position at Sustrans, and it actually went well! If I don't get it then at least I'm happy I did my best.
Oh Good luck, please let us know how you got on!
Had my first job interview since being made redundant at the end of April... it was for a temporary maternity cover position at Sustrans, and it actually went well! If I don't get it then at least I'm happy I did my best.
Oh Good luck, please let us know how you got on!
Bummer - 'difficult decision' but not me. Best start planning a bike tour to fill in the time!
Had my first job interview since being made redundant at the end of April... it was for a temporary maternity cover position at Sustrans, and it actually went well! If I don't get it then at least I'm happy I did my best.
Oh Good luck, please let us know how you got on!
Bummer - 'difficult decision' but not me. Best start planning a bike tour to fill in the time!
The cheap camera (which drowned when NOTHING HAPPENED at Stepping Stones during the incident that shall never be spoken of again) has spent the night and most of today in my airing cupboard. After re-installing the AAAs and setting the time and date, it now works fine.
We have a new car*! :thumbsup:
Mr R finally decided to go for it and we are now the proud owners of a Hyundai i30 1.6CRDi Premium. It's a 5 door hatchback - but the back seats fold down really flat to get the bikes in and it might even take the trike (with the boom shortened).
Fuel consumption is good as well, as it's a diesel: Urban 53 mpg, Extra Urban 69 mpg with a Combined 63 mpg. And CO2 emissions are 119 g/km making it £30 per year to tax.
I wouldn't normally suggest another car on the road is a good thing, but we needed to get a new one, as the old one was heavy on the fuel and becoming unreliable.
*It's not brand new. It's a year old and an ex-fleet car - but it's new to us.
The cheap camera (which drowned when NOTHING HAPPENED at Stepping Stones during the incident that shall never be spoken of again) has spent the night and most of today in my airing cupboard. After re-installing the AAAs and setting the time and date, it now works fine.
At some point on Friday night's little adventure, my total odo passed the 2000km point. To say thatI only fitted itit only got fitted when Kim came to visit in the middle of March, and it tends to not count the dark miles because it objects to my lights, I don't think that's too shabby. 'Specially since I'm really just a utility cyclist who has been sadly led astray by a bunch of strange people off the internet.....
The cheap camera (which drowned when NOTHING HAPPENED at Stepping Stones during the incident that shall never be spoken of again) has spent the night and most of today in my airing cupboard. After re-installing the AAAs and setting the time and date, it now works fine.
Even with a crack in the lens? Or is that just some outer protective bit that doesn't do a lot optically on a cheapo camera?
My camera is not so lucky. The mechanical bits are now refusing to budge at all, and it's turning itself off in disgust citing "lens error". The memory card wasn't corrupted though, so I did at least have the photos of the first day of the mild tour.
Is that the dreaded Canon E18 error? TTDTGTTS.
Percussive maintenance
The cheap camera (which drowned when NOTHING HAPPENED at Stepping Stones during the incident that shall never be spoken of again) has spent the night and most of today in my airing cupboard. After re-installing the AAAs and setting the time and date, it now works fine.What, exactly, didn't happen, & how did its failure to happen not cause two cameras to get wet? Was anything else wet, after nothing happened?
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mrs. jogler is home now.A bit wobbly on her pins(Bambi-legs)
\o/, now stop posting on here and make her a cuppa!
Hugs from me Marj... :-*
Enigma (Mark) say they'll definitely have my frame back to Hewitt's next week ::-)
It's either going tomorrow for a Friday delivery or Friday for Saturday.
They're going to send me pictures tomorrow.
My l'il sis came to see us yesterday evening, to return a coat that m'boy had left behind at her place when visiting at the weekend.:thumbsup: :D
She went for a bike ride on Sunday, for the first time in years. Only as far as jupiter, but that's was still a 4 or 5 mile round trip. Not bad for a first go :)
She is considering, if she can get enough practice goes in, joining us for at least some of the compact and bijou night ride from York Rally! This may involve us swapping bikes, so that she rides Valencia and I win the shopper for the night :thumbsup:
My l'il sis came to see us yesterday evening, to return a coat that m'boy had left behind at her place when visiting at the weekend.
She went for a bike ride on Sunday, for the first time in years. Only as far as jupiter, but that's was still a 4 or 5 mile round trip. Not bad for a first go :)
She is considering, if she can get enough practice goes in, joining us for at least some of the compact and bijou night ride from York Rally! This may involve us swapping bikes, so that she rides Valencia and I win the shopper for the night :thumbsup:
On this day, 9 years ago I stood nervously awaiting Mrs T, so that I could let her know that I would commit my life to her forever.
Then we had a fantastic party which seemed to go on for days, but in reality was just 12 hours :)
No chance of Butterfly not turning up - we tandemmed to the Register Office ;D
I made the mistake of having the stag night the night before the wedding ::-)I made the mistake(?) of having a stag do, but no wedding :)
I sent my passport renewal application away less than 2 weeks ago and the new passport arrived today. Excellent service.
POETS day began two hours ago
POETS day began two hours ago
Lucky you, I am currently in a boring IM chat regarding some blade centre work that hasn't worked!!
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A week from now bobb will be here.
EldestCub has gone gardencamping round at a mate's house tonight. This made him very very happy.
It's only 3 days 9 hours and 23 minutes until bobb gets there.
Mmmm could become a 'Where's Bobb' thread
Don't get too excited about Leyland itself ;)
But otherwise, excellent news :thumbsup:
Don't get too excited about Leyland itself ;)
I'm told I don't have far to travel between station and shop, so I should be OK.QuoteBut otherwise, excellent news :thumbsup:
I'm trying very hard not to get too excited. But taking into account that I won't need to cut any corners when speccing this bike, it's not easy! I'm expending great effort to not spend my working hours online looking at a range of shiny things for the tourer.
Don't get too excited about Leyland itself ;)
I'm told I don't have far to travel between station and shop, so I should be OK.QuoteBut otherwise, excellent news :thumbsup:
I'm trying very hard not to get too excited. But taking into account that I won't need to cut any corners when speccing this bike, it's not easy! I'm expending great effort to not spend my working hours online looking at a range of shiny things for the tourer.
<TIC>
Don't forget a BFO lock
</TIC>
:)
This afternoon, Mrs. Wow had her first bike ride since it happened. Only about 4 miles, but it involved Waitrose and 4 very large panniers of shopping on the tandem, total weight about 60lb I think. This is important because it's the first time we've tried Carradice Super C rear panniers on the front, and it worked OK. Handles like a dream.
We are off tomorrow for a two-night camping trip in Suffolk with Woolly & Peli - a bit of unfinished business, you might say! The bigger panniers are an experiment to see how much extra we can fit in for touring purposes.
How do they fix?
Alturas won't fit on a Thorn industrial-strength low-rider front rack because the bolts are "proud" of the support bar. That's why the Carradice are on the front.
Alturas won't fit on a Thorn industrial-strength low-rider front rack because the bolts are "proud" of the support bar. That's why the Carradice are on the front.
This afternoon, Mrs. Wow had her first bike ride since it happened. Only about 4 miles, but it involved Waitrose and 4 very large panniers of shopping on the tandem, total weight about 60lb I think. This is important because it's the first time we've tried Carradice Super C rear panniers on the front, and it worked OK. Handles like a dream.
We are off tomorrow for a two-night camping trip in Suffolk with Woolly & Peli - a bit of unfinished business, you might say! The bigger panniers are an experiment to see how much extra we can fit in for touring purposes.
I anticipate more bowl licking in the very near future :thumbsup:
I'm going to see Take That tonight, and it's only 13 more sleeps till McBobb comes back.
I'm going to see Take That tonight, and it's only 13 more sleeps till McBobb comes back.
;D
that's how my grand daughters mark time to positive evnts in the future
I'm going to see Take That tonight, and it's only 13 more sleeps till McBobb comes back.
;D
that's how my grand daughters mark time to positive evnts in the future
It is now officially Weekend O'Clock
Excuse me but I have a beer calling my name :)
I've now exhausted my dental benefit for this year ...What the hell is dental benefit ? I must be getting old , I've never heard of that.
Two of my (female) colleagues have expressed interest in a short bike ride from Northallerton. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I think I shall take them to Roots. And back. We can be ladies wot lunch. :DMyself and tiermat may well be indulging in a bit of off-road mayhem (and chips, hopefully) on Thursday if you fancy it.
I think my son is becoming a 'proper' cyclist!
He informed me this evening that he had ridden 20 miles this morning and another 17 this afternoon. He said 'that's not bad because I'm not a proper cyclist like you'. I pointed out that it probably qualified him as a 'proper' cyclist in his own right ;D
I think my son is becoming a 'proper' cyclist!
He informed me this evening that he had ridden 20 miles this morning and another 17 this afternoon. He said 'that's not bad because I'm not a proper cyclist like you'. I pointed out that it probably qualified him as a 'proper' cyclist in his own right ;D
Not until his thighs are bigger than yours ...... ;)
What I thought was a broken filling turned out to be a nonspecific fragment of food wedged in the tooth.
What I thought was a broken filling turned out to be a nonspecific fragment of food wedged in the tooth.
Result :thumbsup:
What I thought was a broken filling turned out to be a nonspecific fragment of food wedged in the tooth.
Result :thumbsup:
Indeed. That tooth's at the next-time-it's-root-canal stage, and I've just forked out far too much for new glasses.
What I thought was a broken filling turned out to be a nonspecific fragment of food wedged in the tooth.
Result :thumbsup:
Indeed. That tooth's at the next-time-it's-root-canal stage, and I've just forked out far too much for new glasses.
Indeed. That tooth's at the next-time-it's-root-canal stage, and I've just forked out far too much for new glasses.
Are they Ti framed?
What I thought was a broken filling turned out to be a nonspecific fragment of food wedged in the tooth.
Result :thumbsup:
Indeed. That tooth's at the next-time-it's-root-canal stage, and I've just forked out far too much for new glasses.
Indeed. That tooth's at the next-time-it's-root-canal stage, and I've just forked out far too much for new glasses.
Are they Ti framed?
Sadly not. I did consider a couple of Ti frames, but the lens shapes were silly, so I opted for some with more peripheral vision and darkside insect protection.
Now, does anybody know a good chiropractor in the East Midlands?Ashbourne sports physiotherapy.01335 344952. Sorted me out more times than I care to remember.
I just ordered a coffee machine based on it being the Titanium model, sadly it is made of stainless steel and not Ti though ;D
Just had the consultant on the phone and he doesn't think I need the broken bone in my hand pinned ;D
So, getting another x-ray late next week and then the rehab starts.
Registrar gave me a sick note for six to eight weeks off which all my friends tell me I'm an idiot to leave un-invoked. I'd rather be at work. After all, I can still write on whiteboards, drink coffee and bullshit - and they gave me a grad to do my bidding :demon:
Who asked her if she baked too ;DDoes she? Inquiring Minds Need To Know...
Who asked her if she baked too ;DDoes she? Inquiring Minds Need To Know...
I just order SmallestCub's birthday present.Whoop! Yay! Etc.
With his name on the top tube. And mudguards, because you can't start too early.
It's red - because they are fastest.
:)
Hmm, I think we're due for an anniversary at some point. Not that we can ever decide on when it is...
Hmm, I think we're due for an anniversary at some point. Not that we can ever decide on when it is...
27th August 2001 was when we got together.
Hmm, I think we're due for an anniversary at some point. Not that we can ever decide on when it is...
27th August 2001 was when we got together.
That'll do. :thumbsup:
Sounds like a good evening, Gordy. :thumbsup:
I'm in a good mood as it's our anniversary today (4 years!) :-* and we spent a fantastic afternoon/evening with the Valiant and his lovely girlfriend.
Online publication of the Potato Genome today. All eyes on the potato genome : Nature News (http://bit.ly/qieTdX)
??? + 2All of those are nice ideas, but in fact it's *somewhere to live* at last :)
But I'm going to have a guess that it's to do with one or more of the following:
- Order being returned to a garden which previously resembled something out of 'Day Of The Triffids'
- A nice, new coat of exterior grade white paint.
- The fact that the scooter was left out overnight and nobody half-inched it.
- The flat roof no longer leaks
Do I win a prize? :)
or the evidence that several very expensive bikes have been half-inchedIn what way would that be good news?
??? + 2All of those are nice ideas, but in fact it's *somewhere to live* at last :)
But I'm going to have a guess that it's to do with one or more of the following:
- Order being returned to a garden which previously resembled something out of 'Day Of The Triffids'
- A nice, new coat of exterior grade white paint.
- The fact that the scooter was left out overnight and nobody half-inched it.
- The flat roof no longer leaks
Do I win a prize? :)
or the evidence that several very expensive bikes have been half-inchedIn what way would that be good news?
I don't know,I give up.What's the answer.or the evidence that several very expensive bikes have been half-inchedIn what way would that be good news?
And this is the view from my kitchen window.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5925544963_a7c4f97911.jpg)
I love rowan trees. The tree-trunk bird box is a bit twee and uninhabited, but I like silver birch too, so it's good as well.
Hmm, I think we're due for an anniversary at some point. Not that we can ever decide on when it is...
27th August 2001 was when we got together.
Hmm, I think we're due for an anniversary at some point. Not that we can ever decide on when it is...
27th August 2001 was when we got together.
Ten years this year - that's a biggie!
Tin is the traditional gift. Perhaps a can of beans?*
*This would mean, for example, that you would need to take a camping trip somewhere very nice, of course, to enjoy the beans in the manner they were intended to be consumed.
The most appropriate tin I can think of is a can full of juicy hub gears.
Hmm, I think we're due for an anniversary at some point. Not that we can ever decide on when it is...
27th August 2001 was when we got together.
Ten years this year - that's a biggie!
Tin is the traditional gift. Perhaps a can of beans?*
*This would mean, for example, that you would need to take a camping trip somewhere very nice, of course, to enjoy the beans in the manner they were intended to be consumed.
And this is the view from my kitchen window.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5925544963_a7c4f97911.jpg)
I love rowan trees. The tree-trunk bird box is a bit twee and uninhabited, but I like silver birch too, so it's good as well.
Rowan trees are important because they keep the witches away. Fact.
Last summer we were collecting the berries from some rowans a thousand or more miles away to make into jam. Strange but appealing bitter-sweet taste. That was a flat and empty village, now I'm in a hilly big city, but rowan trees both places. Have yet to encounter the witches.
Or, as we like to call them, independent intelligent free-spirited women protesting against the patriarchy in the only way they could.
Rowan trees are important because they keep the witches away. Fact.
We have a delivery.
It may contain traces of shiny and red....
More's the point, how long until he takes it comedy off-roading? :DGiven that he lives in York, and the typical state of the roads, I'll give it 5 minutes, tops.
Come on Crinkly, no pics yet?She is busy baking cake for he DunRun and the birthday I'm sure or just riding the bike around herself, you gotta test things like that :)
We have a delivery.
It may contain traces of shiny and red....
I did wonder where you were going to hide it...+1. Teetering Piles Of C**p aren't sufficient to conceal $RED_AND_SHINY from enquiring minds of Cubs' ages.
I did wonder where you were going to hide it...+1. Teetering Piles Of C**p aren't sufficient to conceal $RED_AND_SHINY from enquiring minds of Cubs' ages.
Too early in the year to think about birthdays? I got asked about when advent calendars were available yesterday!
Too early in the year to think about birthdays? I got asked about when advent calendars were available yesterday!
There is
chocolate cake
oaty-jam flapjacks
for the weekend :)
There is
chocolate cake
oaty-jam flapjacks
for the weekend :)
I think those oaty-jam flapjacks ought to be on some sort of controlled substance list. They are deadly addictive!
My boss rode into work for the second time yesterday. He's sounding quite enthusiastic about it, and has started looking for a new bike.Cool :thumbsup:
I think this is in the correct thread...
My YACF 3XL shirts are beginning to look a little too large
It's the holibobs. My work laptop hasn't been replaced, and the work email synch on my phone stopped working a couple of weeks ago. 5 weeks til the buggers can get me!
La famille Wow... Loads of people whose faces I recognised but whose names I couldn't remember,
its our anniversary at the weekend and normally we'd get the train to london, go out for a meal, drink too much and stay in an overpriced, cramped, overheated hotel. Not my favourite thing.Chris S used to recommend the Swan, tho I think it's quite posh.
This year, Mrs M suggested cycling 40 miles to Lavenham, eating in a pub and staying in a B&B ;D ;D
This year, Mrs M suggested cycling 40 miles to Lavenham, eating in a pub and staying in a B&B ;D ;D
its our anniversary at the weekend and normally we'd get the train to london, go out for a meal, drink too much and stay in an overpriced, cramped, overheated hotel. Not my favourite thing.
This year, Mrs M suggested cycling 40 miles to Lavenham, eating in a pub and staying in a B&B ;D ;D
Is that the purple sparkly one? Even I like that, despite it being Not Black!
I had a job interview this morning (it was due yesterday but my back has been bad) for the role that I am temping in, and they called me back after an hour and offered me the job :thumbsup:Yay!
After 2 years of redundancy, unemployment, agency and temp contracts it feels a great relief to be back in full-time employment. Plus the people I work for are truly brilliant and the library is lovely. :)
I had a job interview this morning (it was due yesterday but my back has been bad) for the role that I am temping in, and they called me back after an hour and offered me the job :thumbsup:Yay!
After 2 years of redundancy, unemployment, agency and temp contracts it feels a great relief to be back in full-time employment. Plus the people I work for are truly brilliant and the library is lovely. :)
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I had a job interview this morning (it was due yesterday but my back has been bad) for the role that I am temping in, and they called me back after an hour and offered me the job :thumbsup:Yay!
After 2 years of redundancy, unemployment, agency and temp contracts it feels a great relief to be back in full-time employment. Plus the people I work for are truly brilliant and the library is lovely. :)
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Have a few more: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I've been given a date and time (Monday, 1330 hrs) that I must attend $PRESERVED_RAILWAY to be assessed in the post of Signalman. If all goes well, I can drop the word "Trainee" when I answer the phone.
I can get there and back in the day. No need to book the sleeper. (Prolly a bit late to book now anyway, as it's August and everyfink.)
I had a job interview this morning (it was due yesterday but my back has been bad) for the role that I am temping in, and they called me back after an hour and offered me the job :thumbsup:
After 2 years of redundancy, unemployment, agency and temp contracts it feels a great relief to be back in full-time employment. Plus the people I work for are truly brilliant and the library is lovely. :)
I have no idea what Gerald is on about.
I had a job interview this morning (it was due yesterday but my back has been bad) for the role that I am temping in, and they called me back after an hour and offered me the job :thumbsup:
After 2 years of redundancy, unemployment, agency and temp contracts it feels a great relief to be back in full-time employment. Plus the people I work for are truly brilliant and the library is lovely. :)
I was nattering to my sister yesterday. It has just occurred to me that in one afternoon she said that she might consider camping (so long as the campsite had decent showers and loos), thought that this clipless malarkey sounded eminently sensible, that she's now got a rack (although she will take it off for the fnrttc) and that credit card touring rather appeals.
I think we have a convert.
Yay, I can cycle again! :)Off for a midnight ride? In CROYDON? :o :o :o
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cdown.php?stuff=d725618e37b8eae460c5e706c5fd5983&year=2011&month=8&day=6&hour=23&min=0&sec=0)
Yay, I can cycle again! :)
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cdown.php?stuff=d725618e37b8eae460c5e706c5fd5983&year=2011&month=8&day=6&hour=23&min=0&sec=0)
Yay, I can cycle again! :)Off for a midnight ride? In CROYDON? :o :o :o
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cdown.php?stuff=d725618e37b8eae460c5e706c5fd5983&year=2011&month=8&day=6&hour=23&min=0&sec=0)
Yay, I can cycle again! :)
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cdown.php?stuff=d725618e37b8eae460c5e706c5fd5983&year=2011&month=8&day=6&hour=23&min=0&sec=0)
I've been given a date and time (Monday, 1330 hrs) that I must attend $PRESERVED_RAILWAY to be assessed in the post of Signalman. If all goes well, I can drop the word "Trainee" when I answer the phone.Well, I passed, but the assessor wasn't too convinced that I really knew my stuff; had this been the "real" railway, it would probably have been back to the classroom.
I've not been banned from riding PBP! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Bobb will be here tomorrow. ;D
He has to get from Chelmsford to Heathrow first though.
we've just booked the flights for our holidays!
Driving through the national parks in utah and colorado to denver for muchos hiking, horseriding and biking, then to Kansas for little brothers wedding, then home!
Now just to decide - RV or car + tent + m/hotels......
we've just booked the flights for our holidays!
Driving through the national parks in utah and colorado to denver for muchos hiking, horseriding and biking, then to Kansas for little brothers wedding, then home!
Now just to decide - RV or car + tent + m/hotels......
When are you going, Mike? You might bump into me...
Huzzah! We just booked a week in California (tacked onto the back of a work trip) and musing the over same RV vs car, take bike vs rent sort of decisions.
I'd go car and tent. I hate the idea of large (and they do no other size) RVs. Plus they're expensive to fuel up and restrict where you can go.
i found http://www.leavinglasvegascampervans.com too, but I think they're too small - the bed is 6' x 4', and I'm 6'2" and too wide to share a 4 foot bed with mrs mike for 3 weeks... we've been married too long for that.
flying out to vegas on the 11th sept. You? (currently leaning towards hiring a big fat american car, not an RV)
Which high rise estate have you got to collect it from?
No, that would be a Volvo estate. Or a Morris Minor. :DWhich high rise estate have you got to collect it from?
Stroud.
No, that would be a Volvo estate. Or a Morris Minor. :DWhich high rise estate have you got to collect it from?
Stroud.
Which high rise estate have you got to collect it from?
Stroud.
Ordered N+1 (http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_ProductID=13005&f_SupersetQRY=C431&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c003155c018333c018337) on Saturday. :)
A Revolution Trailfinder.
Cheap, but looked pretty good in the shop. The clearance looks good enough to take winter tyres as well. Not bad for £200.
My lovely, new, shiny Trek Pilot is ready for it's first outing. :)
Jake the Cat came through his hip surgery just fine, and we get to bring him home this evening! ;DWoot! :thumbsup:
Though if the 19 September version of the release date is correct I shall be on mine holibobs and 5,000 miles away from Probe Plus Records. Still, when you order a CD from them Geoff e-mails you to make sure you got it, which is something you don't get from EMI.
n+1 has arrived at the bike shop! :D
Now just waiting for rims to arrive in a day or two as well as a CycleScheme voucher (see rant elsewhere).
*Disgusting, artificially sweetened pish I was duped into buying.You've been talking to Derren Brown again?
I got a pay rise, backdated to July.
Not a massive amount, but better than a kick in the teeth.
My phone and broadband have been reconnected after >48hour down.
My parents moved house yesterday; their phone and broadband were connected by late afternoon and they have been able to keep their phone number.
My phone and broadband have been reconnected after >48hour down.
My parents moved house yesterday; their phone and broadband were connected by late afternoon and they have been able to keep their phone number.
Cool - back with us now Helly :thumbsup:
I got a pay rise, backdated to July.
Not a massive amount, but better than a kick in the teeth.
I'm still pretty miserable, believe me ... I'm not sure which is more depressing: my current work environment or the sheer amount of dross I'm having to filter through to find something else remotely appropriate.I got a pay rise, backdated to July.
Not a massive amount, but better than a kick in the teeth.
Don't you know there is a recession on! You should be miserable like the rest of us.
My book has been published. :D
I've not got a paper copy yet, but it is listed as in-stock on amazon, which is the next best thing.
Smallestcub successfully pedalled several metres in the park, unsupported.\o/
Smallestcub successfully pedalled several metres in the park, unsupported.\o/
I finished a bike ride today and thought "that was good, I'd like to do more of that". That hasn't happened for ages.
DENMARK!!
:D :D :D
Got my first app rejection email from $FRUIT_COMPANY today.Maybe you should be an Android developer. They'll take anything.
Not sure if this counts as good news in the conventional sense, but I'm quite elated by it nonetheless as it completes my rite of passage as an iOS application developer1 ;D
1 - unfortunately, I can't say exactly why the app was rejected suffice to say it was a) laughably trivial and b) in true $FRUIT_COMPANY fashion, they didn't bat an eyelid at the same functionality in the iPhone version of the app ::-) Submission guidelines, it seems, are very similar to $HOLY_BOOK - open to many and varied interpretations dependent on who's doing the interpreting.
I just spent a very happy hour or so nattering to un Francais a un restaurant. At least 80% of the conversation was in French. I surprised myself how much I could remember and he was amazed that I hadn't studied or spoken any French for nearly 40 years.
DENMARK!!
:D :D :D
We got to the top of Jutland yesterday, it was windy and the sea was very cold. Crown Prince Thingy and Princess The Aussie One were there but we managed not to see them.
Copenhagen here we come...
;D
I am a fully signed up member of La Société Adrian Hands ;D :thumbsup: ;D
http://adrianhandssociety.com/Society_Members.html
Now to order my psychadelic jersey!
Half that society must be YACFers juding from the list!
I've had my last appointment with the dentist. Thank fuck for that.Bastard ....
This also means I get a lie-in on Friday :D
Firstly thank you for your e-mail dated the 4th September 2011, contents of which we note. Please be advised that following receipt of your e-mail, we have spoken to the driver concerned and he has been disciplined internally. Our personnel have been reminded for the need of discharging their duties diligently and professionally by Senior Management at all times which includes responsible driving in accordance with the Highway Code and associated rules and regulations.
I just answered the door to a postie who was slightly perplexed by a parcel addressed to 'poorly lion'. I am now (although possibly not for long) the proud owner of a not-small quantity of fboab's finest chocolate brownies - riders of the seething 600, read it and weep for you understand truly what i have and what you do not. CAIK by post ftw!
I just answered the door to a postie who was slightly perplexed by a parcel addressed to 'poorly lion'. I am now (although possibly not for long) the proud owner of a not-small quantity of fboab's finest chocolate brownies - riders of the seething 600, read it and weep for you understand truly what i have and what you do not. CAIK by post ftw!
My girlfriend has now moved her bicycle into my garage :thumbsup:
Yes, I know I've been to your house, but that doesn't mean I know the address! ;D
Yes, I know I've been to your house, but that doesn't mean I know the address! ;D
same here.
"3rd left,first left after the bike shop on the corner.Blue door on the right with leaded window.York" might defeat the best efforts of Royal Fail.
;D
Phew! I was beginning to worry.He's forgotten about the York branch of the franchise ;)
How have you managed to get through the Great North Yorkshire Coffee Drought of 2011?
Phew! I was beginning to worry.He's forgotten about the York branch of the franchise ;)
How have you managed to get through the Great North Yorkshire Coffee Drought of 2011?
My shed now contains:
2 x tandems
2 x ladies fixed bikes
2 x geared road bikes
2 x MTBs
1 x pretty retro bike
2 x bikes in disrepair
1 x small childs bike
1 x bike trailer
1 x fella's bike
I hope we have a mild winter, there's no room for any wood!
And sheds are (generally) made of wood.My shed now contains:
2 x tandems
2 x ladies fixed bikes
2 x geared road bikes
2 x MTBs
1 x pretty retro bike
2 x bikes in disrepair
1 x small childs bike
1 x bike trailer
1 x fella's bike
I hope we have a mild winter, there's no room for any wood!
I know what you're wondering. It's a big shed.
My mudguards have reached Chicago....
We just picked up a tandem.I see that you are lacking a recumbent. That's n+1 chosen then!
;D
My shed now contains:
2 x tandems
2 x ladies fixed bikes
2 x geared road bikes
2 x MTBs
1 x pretty retro bike
2 x bikes in disrepair
1 x small childs bike
1 x bike trailer
1 x fella's bike
I hope we have a mild winter, there's no room for any wood!
I see that you are lacking a recumbent. That's n+1 chosen then!
I see that you are lacking a recumbent. That's n+1 chosen then!
Or you could get a nice trekking bike. Mit Multipositionlenker...
you should try it.... you might just like it ;)
I haven't got glaucoma after all.
Or you could get a nice trekking bike. Mit Multipositionlenker...
\o/I haven't got glaucoma after all.
... and 364 days later I still haven't.
the bus depot is open, and i spoke to the nice chap there. my lost purse will be travelling on the first available bus back from the end of the line towards me, and collection has been arranged at a depot at a mutually convenient point. obv the cards are cancelled, but the cash is still in it. i can't tell you how irrationally disproportionately happy this has made me. something went right!
the bus depot is open, and i spoke to the nice chap there. my lost purse will be travelling on the first available bus back from the end of the line towards me, and collection has been arranged at a depot at a mutually convenient point. obv the cards are cancelled, but the cash is still in it. i can't tell you how irrationally disproportionately happy this has made me. something went right!That's fantastic!
Nothing beats finding your passport on the hard shoulder of the M54. Clicky (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=49826.msg1015528#msg1015528))
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Kinda restores your faith in human nature, doesn't it?
and a postcard just arrived from frankfurt,
it might, just possibly, have a picture of a bridge on it :D
and a postcard just arrived from frankfurt,
it might, just possibly, have a picture of a bridge on it :D
Which just goes to prove I was right with the last thing I said to you on the phone last night (as I was starting to descend a hill at speed, I must add), doesn't it?
and a postcard just arrived from frankfurt,
it might, just possibly, have a picture of a bridge on it :D
Which just goes to prove I was right with the last thing I said to you on the phone last night (as I was starting to descend a hill at speed, I must add), doesn't it?
Was it "I've just remembered I didn't reconnect the brake cables last time I fettled. Can you call me an ambulance please Crinkly?"
to which she replied "You're an ambulance" and hung up laughing hysterically?
the bus depot is open, and i spoke to the nice chap there. my lost purse will be travelling on the first available bus back from the end of the line towards me, and collection has been arranged at a depot at a mutually convenient point. obv the cards are cancelled, but the cash is still in it. i can't tell you how irrationally disproportionately happy this has made me. something went right!A six of weeks ago, I left my wallet on a train on arrival at St Pancras. I realised several hours later. When I got back there, and asked at the lost property office, the lady on the reception said "no, nothing's been handed in", then someone poked his head around the door at the back, and said, "There's this one", and it was mine. So no cancellation of cards, all the cash still there. Therefore a donation to their X-mas fund.
off navigation road? i found that one today for the first time. it's a nice bridge ;D
my good news?
we found the lost reading book that i didn't know was lost because it got sent home for the first time on thursday when i wasn't picking them up.
and the smallestcub was very excited about it :)
Marj has been to the village to do some shopping. ON HER BIKE :thumbsup: despite her orthopeadic issues
Also, although they can't cut MFWHTBAB's odd chubb key, they've suggested someone who can, on Walmgate.
Also, although they can't cut MFWHTBAB's odd chubb key, they've suggested someone who can, on Walmgate.
Now this I like, a lot of places would just say "Sorry, can't help.", places that actively try to help like this are a very good thing.
Yay!
13 episodes? Surely that can't be right? Perhaps we need to lobby Brian Cant to do some more?
I've just been to the post room to collect a package.
MY CAMBERWICK GREEN DVD HAS ARRIVED!!! :thumbsup:
Oh Boy! There's gonna be some quality viewing done in my house tonight 8)
I never realised there were only 13 episodes.
I don't think so, because I remember seeing the train quite often, whereas Chigley was the least shown of the three...
<goes to google>
Surely the train was in Chigley, not Camberwick Green? ;D
He said it'd take some time to reach potential because the line "is so used to running at a certain speed", which sounded like nonsense and I was very unimpressed as it was incredibly slow up to about an hour ago...it's been actually getting better and better.
I've just been to the post room to collect a package.
MY CAMBERWICK GREEN DVD HAS ARRIVED!!! :thumbsup:
Oh Boy! There's gonna be some quality viewing done in my house tonight 8)
I never realised there were only 13 episodes.
I have this.
Time flies by when you're the driver on a train, and you ride on the footbridge, there and back again.
My children wont let me watch it.
"It's FREAKY"
Quite. It's a footplate, not a footbridge. ::-)Surely the train was in Chigley, not Camberwick Green? ;D
See.
They wont let me watch it. All I have are distant inaccurate memories.
He said it'd take some time to reach potential because the line "is so used to running at a certain speed", which sounded like nonsense and I was very unimpressed as it was incredibly slow up to about an hour ago...it's been actually getting better and better.
Patronising tone aside, that's technically true. The Dynamic Line Management algorithm waits before increasing the sync speed to avoid the line continually reconnecting at different speeds when there are transient problems (eg. interference). Additionally, the BRAS rate limiting (an artificial bottleneck further upstream in the network to prevent packet loss where the data meets your line), for reasons known only our-favourite-telco, takes time to catch up with the sync speed, so it may take 24 hours or so for the line to operate at its full potential.
I had a BT engineer here as my broadband has been even worse than usual (128kpbs is rubbish, but 80 to nothing at all is not acceptable).
He actually listened to me, did a whole load of things, gave me a new hub, changed my socket and worked on something out at the junction box. He said it'd take some time to reach potential because the line "is so used to running at a certain speed", which sounded like nonsense and I was very unimpressed as it was incredibly slow up to about an hour ago...it's been actually getting better and better.
I just tested my line, and got 960kbps!
Ive NEVER had more than 256 since I got broadband!
;D I'm a happy bunny, I can actually DO stuff!
I'm 5 kilometres from my exchange and have line attenuation of 67.6dB
It's all here:
http://www.t-web.co.uk/trumpgo.htm
Of course it's freaky, it's for kids! Are your children teenagers by any chance? Frightfully normal.I've just been to the post room to collect a package.
MY CAMBERWICK GREEN DVD HAS ARRIVED!!! :thumbsup:
Oh Boy! There's gonna be some quality viewing done in my house tonight 8)
I never realised there were only 13 episodes.
I have this.
Time flies by when you're the driver on a train, and you ride on the footbridge, there and back again.
My children wont let me watch it.
"It's FREAKY"
Of course it's freaky, it's for kids! Are your children teenagers by any chance? Frightfully normal.They (very nearly all) are :12 14 17 19
Of course it's freaky, it's for kids! Are your children teenagers by any chance? Frightfully normal.They (very nearly all) are :12 14 17 19
They are very easy to embarrass or freak out. It's a reactionary thing, they have to be staid as I am not.
Of course it's freaky, it's for kids! Are your children teenagers by any chance? Frightfully normal.They (very nearly all) are :12 14 17 19
They are very easy to embarrass or freak out. It's a reactionary thing, they have to be staid as I am not.
Or, as TGL once informed me whilst rolling his eyes: One of us has to be sensible! ;D
I'm glad it's not me 8).
I can't avoid growing older but I'm opting out of growing up :)
"Mum - please tell Dad not to dance at the party. He's, like, so embarrassing." ::-)
"Mum - please tell Dad not to dance at the party. He's, like, so embarrassing." ::-)
I JUST GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To start Monday!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Might have gone a li'l bit overboard with the ole !! there ::-) )
I JUST GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To start Monday!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Might have gone a li'l bit overboard with the ole !! there ::-) )
I JUST GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To start Monday!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Might have gone a li'l bit overboard with the ole !! there ::-) )
Is it in the same line of work as before?
is it commute-able by bike?
is it commute-able by bike?
Yes,
I JUST GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To start Monday!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Might have gone a li'l bit overboard with the ole !! there ::-) )
I JUST GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
About a year after my mum started a rapid ascent into an extended and disturbing bout of mania, following the diagnosis and treatment of bowel cancer 6 months prior to that, she's been told she will be finally off the olanzapine (hideous but necessary antipsychotic drug) in a month's time. She also appears to be free of cancer.
*happy*
I've got a bed for the night :). OK it'll be at 35,000' but it'll be flat! Just been upgraded.
I JUST GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!woo hoo. only just read this. hope today lived up to expectation.
To start Monday!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Might have gone a li'l bit overboard with the ole !! there ::-) )
i have an appointment with the physio next week :thumbsup:
I've got a bed for the night :). OK it'll be at 35,000' but it'll be flat! Just been upgraded.
I spent the weekend in Lewes (the East Sussex one) for my grandmother's 100th birthday tea!
Brenda had sent a card...
if i am a good girl and do said exercises properly and regularly, to attempt to ride a bike in about a week. although she did say that i was only allowed to go round the block, not more than a mile, to start off with!
My good news: I have found a bench.
When my broken elbow was mending I didn’t get a physioterrorist, but the consultant at the fracture clinic told me after three weeks that I could ride my bike ‘as long as you don’t stand up and lean on the bars, or go offroading…’When my broken collarbone was mending, the doctor at the fracture clinic I saw two weeks after the break told me it had closed up, & I could use it as long as I didn't overdo it. I asked what would be overdoing it, & she said "You'll know."
;D
It has taken me 6 days of walking around at lunchtime to find a bench for me to sit at while I eat.My good news: I have found a bench.
are you amajjytsraitmagistrate now then? :)
It has taken me 6 days of walking around at lunchtime to find a bench for me to sit at while I eat.My good news: I have found a bench.
are you amajjytsraitmagistrate now then? :)
Small things, Jogler, small things, are all it takes to make us happy sometimes.
Another day, another interview opportunity - after a string of real stinkers, it looks like I may have an interview with the British Library. Not only is it based locally (Boston Spa, or a commute of about 10 miles each way) but it also sounds rather interesting - OK, so it's civil service and the pay isn't brilliant, although it *is* more than I'm currently getting, plus it's a 2 year fixed contract but it has potential.
It'll be interesting to see how they react to the fact that I'll have to ride to the interview :) There's only one bus a a day(!) and I'm not hiring a car for the sake of a 20-30 mile round trip.
Last time I was there was with a cow-orker in my last job - he needed to get a bunch of research papers and we managed to wangle a pass-out from the management. It is a fascinating place (as is the National Library Of Wales, which was just down the road from me when I was at university) and going there you can't help thinking that some of Terry Pratchett's musings about libraries might actually be correct1Another day, another interview opportunity - after a string of real stinkers, it looks like I may have an interview with the British Library. Not only is it based locally (Boston Spa, or a commute of about 10 miles each way) but it also sounds rather interesting - OK, so it's civil service and the pay isn't brilliant, although it *is* more than I'm currently getting, plus it's a 2 year fixed contract but it has potential.
It'll be interesting to see how they react to the fact that I'll have to ride to the interview :) There's only one bus a a day(!) and I'm not hiring a car for the sake of a 20-30 mile round trip.
I have worked there! many many years ago, it's a fascinating place to work, especially if you can get to go in the Borg cube, and then into the inner sanctum (where certain, ahem, "interesting" books are stored under locked and key, including one by a certain Mr Crowley)
Last time I was there was with a cow-orker in my last jobI'll let them know that's what you think. Moo moo ;)
My last job was in the semiconductor industry - immediately after I left the hallowed halls of academia ;)Last time I was there was with a cow-orker in my last jobI'll let them know that's what you think. Moo moo ;)
Another day, another interview opportunity - after a string of real stinkers, it looks like I may have an interview with the British Library. Not only is it based locally (Boston Spa, or a commute of about 10 miles each way) but it also sounds rather interesting - OK, so it's civil service and the pay isn't brilliant, although it *is* more than I'm currently getting, plus it's a 2 year fixed contract but it has potential.
It'll be interesting to see how they react to the fact that I'll have to ride to the interview :) There's only one bus a a day(!) and I'm not hiring a car for the sake of a 20-30 mile round trip.
I have worked there! many many years ago, it's a fascinating place to work, especially if you can get to go in the Borg cube, and then into the inner sanctum (where certain, ahem, "interesting" books are stored under locked and key, including one by a certain Mr Crowley)
My little brother's satellite launch is going well!
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/satnav/galileo/satellite-launches/index_en.htm
23:13:30 <kim> heating status
23:13:31 <sian> Heating is on (thermostatic, threshold = 19.0). Average temperatures are: upstairs 17.8, downstairs 16.4, occupied 17.5, whole house 17.1, max 19.7, min 15.4
I suggested something in the Pyrennees but she said that if she was to be riding a solo machine she would prefer somewhere flatter and preferably English-speaking.
I seemed today to be getting close to the point at which Mrs. Wow is accepting the fact that she needs a really nice touring bicycle. We were discussing which tours we ought to be going on next year. I suggested something in the Pyrennees but she said that if she was to be riding a solo machine she would prefer somewhere flatter and preferably English-speaking. My suggestion of Belgium and/or Holland was greeted with not exactly enthusiasm but something probably on the better side of total indifference. This is an improvement.
My little brother's satellite launch is going well!
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/satnav/galileo/satellite-launches/index_en.htm
... and this will be the first launch of a Soyuz launch vehicle from the new launch site in French Guiana, which I'm surprised isn't being made more of by the various bodies involved (I think this will also be the first Soyuz launch outside of a an ex-USSR state as well).
Through a bit of detective work I have managed to bypass three recruitment agents this week and apply direct through the companies' websites. I've just had a reply from the engineering manager of one, telling me to send a CV directly to him - if I'm successful (and it's a big if going by my experience) they won't have to pay commission and I don't have to bang my head against the wall trying to persuade an agent to send a butchered CV to a job they don't think I fit into their little boxes. Just goes to prove - they are an unnecessary layer of parasites that can't justify their existence.You know, I enjoy reading things like this because it helps me to remember that it's not just me that's getting the proverbial runaround.
Today m'boys and me had an utterly perfect day out in Greenwich. Just the most beautiful autumnal weather. And delicious food from the market. Very civilised meander round the maritime museum, and tree climbing in the park. Lovely.
I've been offered (and have accepted) a new job :)
Congrats, interzen! A job in the same town as your lady and a new Brompton? Can't be bad!Were that it so - she's recently started a new job .... in Warwick.
Congrats, interzen! A job in the same town as your lady and a new Brompton? Can't be bad!Were that it so - she's recently started a new job .... in Warwick.
Congrats, interzen! A job in the same town as your lady and a new Brompton? Can't be bad!Were that it so - she's recently started a new job .... in Warwick.
Also, found out that the orange Brommie costs £920 :o Alternatives are being investigated - my preferred LBS don't do Bromptons, but they reckon they could do me a good deal on a Bike Friday Tikit. Having read about them, it's very tempting!
I had a really good night's sleep last night.
Resuming from my last post on this thread, Mrs. Wow and I have been through a list of stuff and have selected a Thorn Raven Sport Tour (well now, there's a surprise) as her new bike, which we will order tomorrow. It will not be cheap but it will be worth it.Assuming that Mr T hasn't barred you.
Lego Magazine has arrived. There's going to be an excited and happy little boy in an hour or so. Maybe a big one too! :D
Mine have stopped coming :( Used to get it but it stopped coming around five months ago.Lego Magazine has arrived. There's going to be an excited and happy little boy in an hour or so. Maybe a big one too! :D
We got one too. Doesn't take much to make a 6 year old's afternoon ;D
I can feel a YACF project taking shape; a full size, working bike in Lego. ;DHe had a go :)
I can feel a YACF project taking shape; a full size, working bike in Lego. ;DHe had a go :)
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE AND MEDICINES FOR MALARIA VENTURE
PARTNERSHIP REACHES IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN DISCOVERY OF NEW DRUGS FOR MALARIA
Scientists at the University of Dundee are making rapid progress towards a potential new treatment for malaria. Dundee’s Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) initiated a project in partnership with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) around 18 months ago and has already identified a compound that is curative in a mouse model of malaria at very low doses, when given orally.
Professor Ian Gilbert one of the leaders of the research effort said, “This is tremendously exciting and amazing progress. We have discovered an entirely new class of compound that holds a great deal of antimalarial promise.”
The project started after the biology team at the DDU screened one of their collections of compounds against the malaria parasite. The results of this screen gave rise to a number of suitable chemical start points. Over the course of 18 months, two of these compound series have been modified and refined through cycles of compound design, chemical synthesis and biological testing to the point where they show excellent activity in a mouse model of malaria.
“MMV is pleased to be working with the dedicated team at the University of Dundee,” said Tim Wells, Chief Scientific Officer at MMV. “Malaria control and elimination continues to face numerous challenges, not least of which is the threat of emerging resistance to the current effective treatment – artemisinin. In preparation for this eventuality MMV and partners are researching over 50 projects in the largest-ever pipeline of antimalarial medicines. DDU scientists have given us more compounds to work on that we hope to take through the research process. If successful, this class of compounds could well become a new source of much-needed alternatives to artemisinin, one day.”
The research has now been focused on one of the compound series, which fulfils all of MMV’s criteria for an “early lead”, and has now entered the phase of drug discovery called “lead optimisation”. In this phase, the DDU team works to further improve the properties of the compounds to the point where they can select a candidate drug. Following further studies the candidate would then be ready to enter clinical trials. Based on current progress, the scientists hope to have selected a candidate within one year.
Dr Kevin Read, another leader of the DDU team said, “Malaria is a debilitating, often fatal parasitic disease that kills around one million people each year, mostly children under the age of 5, living in sub-Saharan Africa. Our compounds give hope that safe, affordable, new medicines to fight malaria will be ready to replace current drug treatments that are becoming ineffective due to the spread of drug resistance.”
Apparently issues such as brain tumors,diabetes & some cancer symptoms can manifest themselves /be detected within your eyes.Indeed they can - one of the major problems associated with diabetes is retinopathy, and for this reason I have to go and have my eyes looked at on the 23rd. Wide-angle glaucoma is an issue too, but thankfully neither have affected me thus far (I've got excellent eyesight - I must have to be able to see through these glasses ;) )
(I've got excellent eyesight - I must have to be able to see through these glasses ;) )
;D
I've not heard that one before
Bill Bailey 2moro night!I hate you :) (Both of Bill Bailey's shows in York were sold out ages ago)
And I haz a half day too!
WIN :D
Ah, congratulations! And that means you can come out on the 3rd, since you'll have time to recover ;)I'll be out on the 3rd anyway, since I'll have a pannier full of STUFF to give to various people in return for portraits of the Queen ;D
My girlfriend and her daughter moved in with me and MiniQ yesterday.
Bliss :-*
My girlfriend and her daughter moved in with me and MiniQ yesterday.
Bliss :-*
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 :thumbsup:
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. :thumbsup:
How will we recognise you? ;)
(http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae7/fboab/DSC00112-1.jpg)
Ooh. What's in the box then?'S'not addressed to me.
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 ;)
(Pompino in green)Nice! I've got one of those :)
Marj has been out onna bike...again :thumbsup:Good news, but who bakes the cakes then ?
I have a commission for a piece of bespoke jewellery.
I might be able to help you there ... seriously.I have a commission for a piece of bespoke jewellery.
Yay! :thumbsup:
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.Nice one :thumbsup:
I might be able to help you there ... seriously.I have a commission for a piece of bespoke jewellery.
Yay! :thumbsup:
I have a commission for another belt, as we sold out today! Better find a tyre....
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.QuoteIn other news, our craft stall took just over £200.Nice one :thumbsup:
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!
In support of g.d.'s Girl Guides fund raising efforts we bought 3 raffle tickets.One won a large teddy bear & one won a box of Heroes chocolates.
I reckon we should buy a lottery ticket this week ;D
I've finished work until Christmas :)
That's great news. Congratulations. :thumbsup:
My boss has just sent me an IM saying we can all knock off at 14:00 today.I'm waiting for a similar message - hopefully it won't be too long in coming as there are a grand total of 5 of us in today and I really want to get home and grab a bit of shut-eye1
Countdown clock has started....
Which morrisons was you at?
Our local morrisons must be saving money no brass band outside this year what a miserable lot
I've just received a text message - from my son! Ignoring that he really should have been asleep hours ago, this is great news as he's never normally able to write more than a few words. :)And another one today! My pleasure at his growing literacy is beginning to be tempered by the wastefulness of telephony as a means of communication between adjacent rooms of the same house. I mean, it's not as if he's a teenager...
I've just received a text message - from my son! Ignoring that he really should have been asleep hours ago, this is great news as he's never normally able to write more than a few words. :)And another one today! My pleasure at his growing literacy is beginning to be tempered by the wastefulness of telephony as a means of communication between adjacent rooms of the same house. I mean, it's not as if he's a teenager...
chatting with Mrs T last night I sez "can I swap you?"Bloody hell. What have you been doing?
"what do you want to swap" sez she
"A Spa weekend, for you"
"And what do you want from me?"
"To go on a short cycling tour of Spain"
"No need to swap anything with me, I have been wanting you to do something like that"
!!!!!!
I LOVE MY WIFE :)
I've found my wallet again after losing it last week. It was hidden so far under the church organ that two previous searches didn't find it, and all the cards in it have been cancelled, but at least I've recovered it now :)
chatting with Mrs T last night I sez "can I swap you?"Bloody hell. What have you been doing?
"what do you want to swap" sez she
"A Spa weekend, for you"
"And what do you want from me?"
"To go on a short cycling tour of Spain"
"No need to swap anything with me, I have been wanting you to do something like that"
!!!!!!
I LOVE MY WIFE :)
Congratulations.
Oh, he's far from sullen and recalcitrant. In fact he's always been very fun of words, sometimes so much that a little quiet would be nice. But maybe not for too long :) And it's only 10p a day!I've just received a text message - from my son! Ignoring that he really should have been asleep hours ago, this is great news as he's never normally able to write more than a few words. :)And another one today! My pleasure at his growing literacy is beginning to be tempered by the wastefulness of telephony as a means of communication between adjacent rooms of the same house. I mean, it's not as if he's a teenager...
OH YES, HE IS...
(I know it'll be a few years)
Turning button presses into words and messages is FUN. He's finally enjoying literacy; YAY!
I'm off the mark for 2012 :)What's her name? How have you managed to keep it quiet from SWMBO? 8) ;)
I've ordered N+1! A winter bike that will take my Schwalbe winter tyres: http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOPOMPETVERSA11/on_one_pompetamine_versa_11_speed_pro
All thanks to a life insurance policy that I forgot I even had maturing after 15 years! It's a shame I don't have any more like that.
I've ordered N+1! A winter bike that will take my Schwalbe winter tyres: http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOPOMPETVERSA11/on_one_pompetamine_versa_11_speed_pro
All thanks to a life insurance policy that I forgot I even had maturing after 15 years! It's a shame I don't have any more like that.
Hurrah - fboab has good news. And that in itself is good news.:thumbsup: for both.
For me, I survived Wednesday, and Thursday has brought sunshine. That'll do :)
I think I have more good news for boab...
I think I have more good news for boab...
Go on, tell us, please....
See, this is why everyone needs a Kim.
See, this is why everyone needs a Kim.
See, this is why everyone needs a Kim.
If I had a Kim, we could get so much more stuff done. Assuming we didn't just bicker and/or make out with other (http://xkcd.com/105/). Maybe not everyone needs a Kim...
Can't afford a Kim. They need expensive bikes.
Can't afford a Kim. They need expensive bikes.
Yeah. That's totally true. n+1 rule applies. *gestures vaguely at challengebikes.com*
Also I don't need costly bikes, just costly tractors and electric car stuff, and lathes and mills, and more tools and stuff. ;DSee, this is why everyone needs a Kim.
If I had a Kim, we could get so much more stuff done. Assuming we didn't just bicker and/or make out with other (http://xkcd.com/105/). Maybe not everyone needs a Kim...
<puts hand up hesitantly>
No offence, etc, but I'm quite happy to have a MFWHTBAB, who provides all my fettling and making out needs.... ;D
So that's one less clone you have to make!
Superlightweight recumbent + helium balloons. Sorted.Skyhooks!
Swansea beat Arsenal 3-2 today - we are now 10th in the table. I am bloody impressed with the Swans!
I got a special award from my club at the annual dinner yesterday.
(I felt a bit of a fraud winning stuff compared to the Proper Fast Types with their 2x.xx 10s and 5x.xx 25s)
Is off for a field trip to Glen Clova today with college! :thumbsup:
Is off for a field trip to Glen Clova today with college! :thumbsup:
and it was a grand day out! Including the worlds only geomorphological joke as told by our class tutor.....
Is off for a field trip to Glen Clova today with college! :thumbsup:
and it was a grand day out! Including the worlds only geomorphological joke as told by our class tutor.....
Come on then, don't keep us waiting!
A group of geology students are out on a field trip.;D :facepalm:
One student asks the tutor "Is that a fluvial glacial deposit or a moraine?"
"You were right the first time, it is a fluvial glacial deposit." replied the tutor.
Is off for a field trip to Glen Clova today with college! :thumbsup:
and it was a grand day out! Including the worlds only geomorphological joke as told by our class tutor.....
Come on then, don't keep us waiting!QuoteA group of geology students are out on a field trip.;D :facepalm:
One student asks the tutor "Is that a fluvial glacial deposit or a moraine?"
"You were right the first time, it is a fluvial glacial deposit." replied the tutor.
Is that like the Scottish telephone operator asking the guy "is there Money in the box"? and he replies "Nae, I'm in here by myself"!
Is off for a field trip to Glen Clova today with college! :thumbsup:
and it was a grand day out! Including the worlds only geomorphological joke as told by our class tutor.....
I went downstairs earlier, saw that the postie had delivered a letter from HMRC.n+1?
"Oh damn" thought I, "a demand"
No, a refund is due of $large_amount
I went downstairs earlier, saw that the postie had delivered a letter from HMRC.n+1?
"Oh damn" thought I, "a demand"
No, a refund is due of $large_amount
Excellent.
Meet me for a bike ride tomorrow at Roots? Bacon butties on you :)
I went downstairs earlier, saw that the postie had delivered a letter from HMRC.n+1?
"Oh damn" thought I, "a demand"
No, a refund is due of $large_amount
stop singing LALALA,take your fingers out of your ears & buy a swb'bent :demon:
You must be psychic :)
Darlo are still going!I now understand your avatar. :)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16611879.stm
My husband has bought me a new part of my favourite, red soled shoes :thumbsup:
O, and the builders are finished, I can go home and see my children.
My husband has bought me a new part of my favourite, red soled shoes :thumbsup:
Which part? He could really have bought you a whole pair :D
The person I'm covering for has been signed off sick for another 4 weeks. Obviously I wouldn't wish long term injury on anyone, but her loss is my gain.
By the time that's up I'll have stunned & impressed them so much with my wonderfulness they'll surely find something else for me to do. Maybe.
It's a brewery! What's not to like ;DThe person I'm covering for has been signed off sick for another 4 weeks. Obviously I wouldn't wish long term injury on anyone, but her loss is my gain.
By the time that's up I'll have stunned & impressed them so much with my wonderfulness they'll surely find something else for me to do. Maybe.
Hope it turns into a permanent job (assuming you like the place!) :thumbsup:
O, and the builders are finished, I can go home and see my children.Apparently in Arabic you can curse someone by saying "May you have builders in your house!"
It's a brewery! What's not to like ;DThe person I'm covering for has been signed off sick for another 4 weeks. Obviously I wouldn't wish long term injury on anyone, but her loss is my gain.
By the time that's up I'll have stunned & impressed them so much with my wonderfulness they'll surely find something else for me to do. Maybe.
Hope it turns into a permanent job (assuming you like the place!) :thumbsup:
It's a brewery! What's not to like ;DThe person I'm covering for has been signed off sick for another 4 weeks. Obviously I wouldn't wish long term injury on anyone, but her loss is my gain.
By the time that's up I'll have stunned & impressed them so much with my wonderfulness they'll surely find something else for me to do. Maybe.
Hope it turns into a permanent job (assuming you like the place!) :thumbsup:
Just had my first ever Skype conversation. With my daughter in Toronto. I love technology :)You can have another one, its not a one time use thing.
And now I wish I'd said a dozen more things.
And my new CD has come! :thumbsup:
And my new CD has come! :thumbsup:
o o o o whatyougot?
CDs should always be housed in a secure locked cabinet and a register kept of the serial numbers, where they have come from, and their use or subsequent disposal. ;D
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.w00t!
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.Yay!
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.Yay!
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.Yay!
(Not at the brewery)
+1 :thumbsup:
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.Yay!
(Not at the brewery)
+1 :thumbsup:
+2 :thumbsup:
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.
(Not at the brewery)
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.
(Not at the brewery)
Congratulations!
I have an offer for a proper permanent job.
(Not at the brewery)
Four pieces of cake, a glass of Ribena and a cup of tea, all for a grand total of £2.20! :D
Pugsley has been dispatched ;D
Is it the end of term already?
Offered a 3 month contract at the brewery....Cool :thumbsup:
Mycupglass us running over with work.
My office has just been condemned - finally I might get to move out of the overheated leaky prtacabin :)
I've got a Mojo on my lap. Mojo never sits on me.
:D
I've got a Mojo on my lap. Mojo never sits on me.
:D
:thumbsup:
A kitty radiator is a must on a day like today.
Back on my bike after a month's enforced idleness :thumbsup:
7.5 snowy miles this morning via the Common, harder than I imagined even accounting for the snow. Only crashed once!
I've got a Mojo on my lap. Mojo never sits on me.
:D
They won!!!!
\o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/Shouldn't they all be holding cards up with '10.0' on or summit? :)
\o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
\o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
Hurrah!They won!!!!
TLD was chosen to enter a gymnastics competition, to represent her school.Hurrah! Congratulations to TLD :D
That comp was today
They won!!!!
Oooh, it's a long time since we read any Winnie the Witch.
<Aside... There are so many brilliant children's books around nowadays, there just aren't enough bed times to read them all>
Oooh, it's a long time since we read any Winnie the Witch.
<Aside... There are so many brilliant children's books around nowadays, there just aren't enough bed times to read them all>
Never seen it. But the other problem with all those great children's books is... your kids get older and don't want colourful illustrations with simple rhymes anymore.Oooh, it's a long time since we read any Winnie the Witch.
<Aside... There are so many brilliant children's books around nowadays, there just aren't enough bed times to read them all>
Have you come across "I Want my Hat Back"?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/1406336831/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328717815&sr=8-1
Nephew Max (nearly 2) was given it for Christmas. I love it. It's a very simple tale, with a little bit of repitition on each page, but enough variety o be interesting, and a great slightly dark twist at the end that actually made me laugh out loud. The illustrations are great too.
Have you come across "I Want my Hat Back"?
1 to post a link to a tangentially-relevant xkcd strip (http://xkcd.com/841/)
Never seen it. But the other problem with all those great children's books is... your kids get older and don't want colourful illustrations with simple rhymes anymore.Oooh, it's a long time since we read any Winnie the Witch.
<Aside... There are so many brilliant children's books around nowadays, there just aren't enough bed times to read them all>
Have you come across "I Want my Hat Back"?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/1406336831/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328717815&sr=8-1
Nephew Max (nearly 2) was given it for Christmas. I love it. It's a very simple tale, with a little bit of repitition on each page, but enough variety o be interesting, and a great slightly dark twist at the end that actually made me laugh out loud. The illustrations are great too.
Deer shed have announced the first wave of bands for this years festival."To be announced" must be a good act - seems like they've bagged most of the slots already :)
http://www.deershedfestival.com/music/
A good line up already, and there is still rest of the slots to fill!
Summer is surely on it's way now :)
Having been a little stressed for various reasons today, I rode my horse this morning. Bareback. In walk, trot and canter.
He loved it and I've got the biggest smile on my face! Silly, but very fun!
I got a present from my friend.Handknitted perchance? Adorable.
(http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae7/fboab/IMAG0349.jpg)
They are completely brilliant.
My debt to (the building) society is paid! :smug:
Went into the building society this morning and paid off the mortgage!!! HUZZAH!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I go back to work on Monday
My motorhome runs :thumbsup: 26 months of neglect and it fired up first turn of the key!
I imagine it needs a run out son.
Lands End to John O'Groats as a support vehicle for an E2E should do it ;)
(http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae7/fboab/IMAG0349.jpg)
I got a present from my friend.AOL! Mind, yours appear to match both your carpet and your rug. Mine, the colours were specially chosen to clash with Adrian's frame.
They are completely brilliant.AOL again :D
I have just got a contract extension for another 3 months! \o/Yay! :)
I have just got a contract extension for another 3 months! \o/
I have just got a contract extension for another 3 months! \o/
I have just got a contract extension for another 3 months! \o/
The secret project is ready for collection!
Ooooooooooooooooooooo
I have obtained some spy shots of this 'secret project'. Don't ask me what I had to do to get them.
I have obtained some spy shots of this 'secret project'. Don't ask me what I had to do to get them.
(http://organisasihitam.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/francesco-moser-indoor-hour-record-21-05-1988-stuttgart.jpg)
During this mornings ride I crossed paths with my next door neighbour who told me that he was returning from a ride organised by the bike shop in Uttoxeter.That sounds fun :)
It appears that this is a recent innovation.
Meet at the shop 0900 for tea & toast.Riding starts at 0930 & back approx 1230 to 1300hrs.
More t&t if desired at the finish
1 route: two groups (fast & notsofast) with the difference manifesting itself in the duration of the cake stop.
I'm going to give this a try
Rode 10ish km on m'bike. Swam 40 odd lengths. Did an aqua class. Elbow still seems to work. S'all good.
Rode 10ish km on m'bike. Swam 40 odd lengths. Did an aqua class. Elbow still seems to work. S'all good.
Crusty's not here.
He's at work. First day at his new job! :)
Crossing everything for him.
Crusty's not here.
He's at work. First day at his new job! :)
Crossing everything for him.
I have a seekrit project too. I will be posting pictures, probably tomorrow. :)
Crusty's not here.congrats to the crusty!
He's at work. First day at his new job! :)
Crossing everything for him.
Crusty's not here.
He's at work. First day at his new job! :)
Crossing everything for him.
:thumbsup:
\o/
Ooh, good luck to Crusty :thumbsup:
Yay for Crusty!
Yay Crusty!
Seriously, I hope Crusty is happy with his job. :thumbsup:
congrats to the crusty!
Congrats to Crusty!
He is working in a cake factory :smug:
duly noted ;D
Don't be eating the profits at work by the way.I wonder if you will actually develop an aversion to cake,being surrounded by it all day :o
Do you get complimentary rations like workers in cigarette & chocolate factories,& breweries do?
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Yay for Crusty!
He is working in a cake factory :smug:
Tonight is my last night in purdah on the sofa bed - my wifes radioactivity is then deemed sufficiently decayed to allow proximity closer than 1m for an indefinite period 8) :thumbsup:
Good news indeed, although I'd only ever come across this sort of thing previously in the context of domestic cats, where Hyperthyroidism treatment is expensive because the cat has to stay in a lead lined pen for several weeks.Does the pen have the name "Schroedinger" on the outside? Or have I misunderstood the experiment?
^ I saw a sign locally " Grow your own plots available to rent". I guess they really meant allotments.Maybe they're privately owned plots, in which case they're not allotments.
Gotta tax rebate!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: 216 English Quids!! ;D ;DThe buggers owe me £200 from last year's bonus, which they partly taxed at 40% although I'll be under the HRT limit for the fiscal year. Chances of getting it without asking?
Mind you, it's from 2009-2010. I reckon if I'd owed them £216 for 3 years they'd have had ne hung, drawn and quartered with interest on top. >:(
No sleeps 'til the insomniacs convention? :-\NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS
No sleeps 'til the insomniacs convention? :-\NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS NO SLEEPS
During this mornings ride I crossed paths with my next door neighbour who told me that he was returning from a ride organised by the bike shop in Uttoxeter.
It appears that this is a recent innovation.
Meet at the shop 0900 for tea & toast.Riding starts at 0930 & back approx 1230 to 1300hrs.
More t&t if desired at the finish
1 route: two groups (fast & notsofast) with the difference manifesting itself in the duration of the cake stop.
I'm going to give this a try
My son's new Islabike has arrived which means he's regained his cycling mojo!
My son's new Islabike has arrived which means he's regained his cycling mojo!
Yay.
:D
^ I saw a sign locally " Grow your own plots available to rent". I guess they really meant allotments.Maybe they're privately owned plots, in which case they're not allotments.
Dear Ms Lion
Thank you for your telephone call of 8 April 2012 and subsequent email. I am sorry that you have had cause to complain.
Scotrail are committed to taking every aspect of customer services very seriously, and I was concerned to learn of the circumstances that have prompted you to contact me.
As you are aware, your sleeper service between Edinburgh and Fort William was cancelled due to an earlier mechanical fault at Spean Bridge. Your service was replaced by a daytime sprinter service, and I note that your journey was not the pleasant experience it should have been. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience you were caused. I have logged your comments for the attention of the appropriate managers for use during our regular reviews.
In view of the circumstances, I have requested that our Finance department forward you a cheque to the value of £78.00. This will arrive under separate cover and may take yp to 28 days.
I was pleased to learn of your satisfaction with the level of service provided by members of our staff of Scotrail. We have set ourselves high standards and I am glad that there have met with your expectations. I wil ensure that your comments are passed to the manager for the staff members concerned.
Thank you for taking the time to call
Yours sincerely
.....
Ryan at Oak Cycles has managed to restore my bent Gazelle frame to (almost) good as new.You have posted this in the good news thread.
Hah! And while I was fixedless, I finished building another bike which is not only fixed but lilac.TTIUWP
I have cycled today. An anniversary ride to celebrate the fact that the accident that put me into a coma with brain injuries 16 years ago today did not, as was expected, end my life.
I have bad times but I am celebrating the fact that I still Have SOME time :-)
The physio thinks a recumbent tricycle is a) a good idea & b) 3 weeks away.
Loan from Auntie Helen :thumbsup:
So, hiring one from Dtek?
I was going to say something like that myself, but decided against it ...So, hiring one from Dtek?
*giggles* It would be fully healed by the time he answers the phone...
Excellent news, though :thumbsup:Yep - recumbent trikes are always a good idea, IMO1. Pity my bank manager doesn't share this opinion :)
My new Nikon has arrived!As has my new router - got something to do tonight now :)
Loan from Auntie Helen :thumbsup:It's arriving at fboab's on Wednesday so she has a couple of weeks to look at it and for her *ahem* handy bike fettler who *ahem* might be good at indexing gears (which is something I am completely hopeless at) to *ahem* decide to have a look and see if he can improve the new dumping-of-chain-in-lowest-gear issue since I lent it to another friend who is an inveterate bike-fiddler (and not too successful at it).
(I'm developing a houseful of forum loan bikes ;D)
Hah! And while I was fixedless, I finished building another bike which is not only fixed but lilac.TTIUWP
My motorhome has passed it's MOT. 2 years neglect onna 21 yr old motor and all it needed was a new headlamp bulb :thumbsup:Sounds like you need to spend some time neglecting it properly, then ;)
Date came through for my foot operation- 25th May. After 18 months of frustration I'm hopefully going to be back running :) Shame about the 3 weeks in plaster, but hey, can't have everything!You decided to opt for the earlier date then?
"I knew you wouldn't wait. How's it going? Will you ride it in next week, I'd love a look at it"
Katy themasochistphysio is very very pleased with my progress.
"lets see your wrist- That's Brilliant, looks great, loads better, in just a week!"
"How're you getting on with that bike?"
"You'd said 3 weeks"
"I knew you wouldn't wait. How's it going? Will you ride it in next week, I'd love a look at it"
;D
"Come to the Dark Side - we have cookies" :)Katy themasochistphysio is very very pleased with my progress.
"lets see your wrist- That's Brilliant, looks great, loads better, in just a week!"
"How're you getting on with that bike?"
"You'd said 3 weeks"
"I knew you wouldn't wait. How's it going? Will you ride it in next week, I'd love a look at it"
;D
:thumbsup:
Katy theShe sounds like a PROPER physiotherapist!masochistphysio is very very pleased with my progress.
"lets see your wrist- That's Brilliant, looks great, loads better, in just a week!"
"How're you getting on with that bike?"
"You'd said 3 weeks"
"I knew you wouldn't wait. How's it going? Will you ride it in next week, I'd love a look at it"
;D
"I knew you wouldn't wait. How's it going? Will you ride it in next week, I'd love a look at it"She sounds like a PROPER physiotherapist!
Katy themasochistphysio is very very pleased with my progress.
"lets see your wrist- That's Brilliant, looks great, loads better, in just a week!"
"How're you getting on with that bike?"
"You'd said 3 weeks"
"I knew you wouldn't wait. How's it going? Will you ride it in next week, I'd love a look at it"
;D
Quality!
(The t-shirt, as well as the tits, obv.)
Wherever did you find it?
(http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae7/fboab/2012-04-25072623.jpg)
:D
Is it true that one is the hand is worth two in the bush? :P
Fantastic! :D
I spent the hours from midnight Friday to 1400hrs Saturday awheel AND IT DIDN'T RAIN ONE SPOT.I felt a spot or two, but it would be churlish to mention it.
That's amazing considering the wet & windy weather that's been around
I always assumed that was just a gurl thing. ???
Congrats LadyC. :thumbsup:
I've been recruited by the eldest cubs Karate club and I’m hoping it’s as fun as it looks and I don’t embarrass myself or eldest cub :)
That is awsomeI've been recruited by the eldest cubs Karate club and I’m hoping it’s as fun as it looks and I don’t embarrass myself or eldest cub :)
A colleague of mine is involved with Haxby Karate Club, and her daughters made this promo Lego animation for the club:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamIE7_r1pQ&feature=relmfu
That is good news, citoyen, it does make you really proud, as a parent, when things like that happens, doesn't it?
So far TLD has represented her school at gymnastics and in the choir.
TLD always wants to do everything and can't understand why it isn't possible. Our Kid was like that - school sports, judo, acting etc... ..
TGL is more, er, selective in his pursuits. But it doesn't mean I'm any less proud of him :)
TGL is more, er, selective in his pursuits.
Quote from: clarionTGL is more, er, selective in his pursuits. But it doesn't mean I'm any less proud of him :)
:thumbsup: I take it you mean cycling and bass playing (obviously not at the same time, I hope)
Teenage sleep - I remember that. I'm sure there's a genuine biological explanation but I always felt it was more to do with the beer and herb.
Anyway, back OT, I've just calculated that I'll be due a tax rebate for the 2011/12 tax year of ~£750! Not sure how long that'll take to filter through the system mind seeing as the wife has only just had a rebate for 2010/11.
I did forget all about his world class ability to sleep, in common with most teenagers (myself included at that age)
I did forget all about his world class ability to sleep, in common with most teenagers (myself included at that age)
I'm still looking for a chance to catch up on some sleep lost circa 1983. ;D
Teenage sleep - I remember that. I'm sure there's a genuine biological explanation but I always felt it was more to do with the beer and herb.
I GOTTA JOB
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I GOTTA JOB
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Some lovely wonderful person has sent me a yacf buff, just like that.:)
I can haz anonymous parsaals (this is a bilingual joke, not a misspelling).
They iz vewwy nice.
Thank you, o anonymous person.
Some lovely wonderful person has sent me a yacf buff, just like that.Urdu?
I can haz anonymous parsaals (this is a bilingual joke, not a misspelling).
They iz vewwy nice.
Thank you, o anonymous person.
Farsi, so probably works in Urdu as wellparsaals (this is a bilingual joke, not a misspelling).Urdu?
Don't know, but probably not. The alphabet is the same but not the language. An Urdu speaker I used to work with liked to describe Urdu as "this funny language that looks like Arabic and sounds like Hindi". Yes, it's not exactly Arabic script, but near enough.Farsi, so probably works in Urdu as wellparsaals (this is a bilingual joke, not a misspelling).Urdu?
I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM
I've overpaid my gas and electricity bill by a staggering £270 and am getting a refund. Clearly freezing our bits off all winter to save dosh and the environment has reaped dividends :thumbsup:Aye, but are they jacking your payments up to compensate?
I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM
I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM
I AM ALLOWED ON THE TANDEM
There is abunbread pudding in the oven.
With this & a pile of Arch's slices our kithchen is aweight watcher's nightmarejogler's delight.
There are also chocolate digestive biscuits & Eccles cakes.
Don't imagine there will be much weight loss hereabouts for a while
I have a colony of bees in my new hive (first colony for me!) :thumbsup:
, finishing with a map reading and navigation course.
:D
, finishing with a map reading and navigation course.
:D
I'll be able to follow you in future. :thumbsup:
the view will be marvellous ;)
After 17 months of waiting I have at last had my gallstones taken out last Monday afternoon.
It's a standard national. I am very interested in "Natural Beekeeping", top bar hives etc, but it is challenging learning the ropes, so I am staying more mainstream conventional at the moment, where I can get help from the local association. I will be trying to do things in a bee friendly way - I want to keep bees because (1) I am fascinated by the principle, (2) bees are under threat, and a bit more support wouldn't go amiss, and finally (3) I like honey. (3) is not the priority!
Do you keep bees?
It's a standard national. I am very interested in "Natural Beekeeping", top bar hives etc, but it is challenging learning the ropes, so I am staying more mainstream conventional at the moment, where I can get help from the local association. I will be trying to do things in a bee friendly way - I want to keep bees because (1) I am fascinated by the principle, (2) bees are under threat, and a bit more support wouldn't go amiss, and finally (3) I like honey. (3) is not the priority!
Do you keep bees?
I used to. A combination of other things grabbing my time, a daughter who developed a life-threatening allergy to the stings and the dreaded varroasis jacobsoni wiping out all my colonies one winter put paid to it. I've still got loads of stuff - hives, honey extractor, overalls, veils, hive tools etc, just no bees.
I used 14*12s, which is national-and-a-half frame size for the brood chamber. Theoretically they are the ideal size as the brood nest, according to some, is best if it's spherical, or as near as possible. 14*12 is the nearest shape to a cube of all the commercially available hives, apparently.
The supers are interchangeable between standard nationals and 14*12.
One of the advantages of a same-sex relationship is that the text "please bring chocolate" is recognised as the emergency distress beacon that it is. :DI'm lucky that Woolly's rather good at responding to the same. :D
Almost 3 years of commuting 84 miles to work comes to an end this afternoon with the final return home :thumbsup:
From Monday It's <20 miles and rideable again :smug:
Wifey got a job today! Her first teaching job - she was told by the head that her lesson was the best he'd ever seen from a Newly Qualified Teacher. It's in Wells so we'll be leaving Bristol and heading somewhere in deepest, darkest zummerzet that allows access to both on two wheels.
Wifey got a job today! Her first teaching job - she was told by the head that her lesson was the best he'd ever seen from a Newly Qualified Teacher. It's in Wells so we'll be leaving Bristol and heading somewhere in deepest, darkest zummerzet that allows access to both on two wheels.
Great news :thumbsup:
You might end up living not all that far away from me!
I am again a Super Randonneur, in fact so far the only female on the list this year!
SmallestCub can reach the pedals.
Guess I'd better fettle the mtb soon then!
SmallestCub can reach the pedals.
Hurrah!QuoteGuess I'd better fettle the mtb soon then!
/me passes the Bigger Hammer™
My car is fixed.
The garage phoned. I nearly didn't answer, having very little capacity left for bad news.That is fantasic news!
My car is fixed.
£35.70
My car is fixed.
The garage phoned. I nearly didn't answer, having very little capacity left for bad news.
My car is fixed.
£35.70
Passed the written papers of my manual handling reaccreditation with Credit, 89%.
Got a distinction last time but I don't know what the percentage was. 90% I think. Obviously my revision technique of watching The West Wing with the folder open in front of me has cost me a few per cent.
Apparently the clutch failure was not 'all the fluid leaking out of the cylinder through its broken seals', but a much more straightforward 'the clip that attaches the pedal to the cylinder had come off at the cylinder end'.
just started working a 3 year old, last raced beginning of this year, I am pleased to say that after an initial fit of bucking, rearing and farting she soon calmed down and went round like she'd been doing it all her life, looks very promising. :smug:
just need to get some one to get on her back, :demon:
No, no cake.
Apparently the clutch failure was not 'all the fluid leaking out of the cylinder through its broken seals', but a much more straightforward 'the clip that attaches the pedal to the cylinder had come off at the cylinder end'.
To say that I'm relieved is an understatement. I wasn't going to be able to pay for our holiday if it had been the former, and as Mrs Ernst has paid and I need to pay her when she's worked out the exchange rate, it would have been a fucking disaster.
That made me laugh! ;DMy car is fixed.
Hardcore! Most people prefer gears.
Awwww, that brings back some nice memories of you.No, no cake.
Apparently the clutch failure was not 'all the fluid leaking out of the cylinder through its broken seals', but a much more straightforward 'the clip that attaches the pedal to the cylinder had come off at the cylinder end'.
To say that I'm relieved is an understatement. I wasn't going to be able to pay for our holiday if it had been the former, and as Mrs Ernst has paid and I need to pay her when she's worked out the exchange rate, it would have been a fucking disaster.
Sounds like what happened to MFWHTBAB's car in Cromer last year. He fixed it with jubilee clips at the roadside, lying with his head wedged under the steering column and his legs out of the door, while I passed him a selection of clips from a cheap Halfords multipack. His god-daughter's mother and sister looked on from the back seat!
It was that day we hit upon the idea of precious metal jubilee clips as wedding rings - several months before we were ever actually engaged. ;)
I think it was also the moment that I fully realised that here was a man who could Fix Things Big Time.
He was a year early. ;DNo, no cake.
Apparently the clutch failure was not 'all the fluid leaking out of the cylinder through its broken seals', but a much more straightforward 'the clip that attaches the pedal to the cylinder had come off at the cylinder end'.
To say that I'm relieved is an understatement. I wasn't going to be able to pay for our holiday if it had been the former, and as Mrs Ernst has paid and I need to pay her when she's worked out the exchange rate, it would have been a fucking disaster.
Sounds like what happened to MFWHTBAB's car in Cromer last year. He fixed it with jubilee clips at the roadside, lying with his head wedged under the steering column and his legs out of the door, while I passed him a selection of clips from a cheap Halfords multipack. His god-daughter's mother and sister looked on from the back seat!
It was that day we hit upon the idea of precious metal jubilee clips as wedding rings - several months before we were ever actually engaged. ;)
I think it was also the moment that I fully realised that here was a man who could Fix Things Big Time.
Simonp and I have been together for a whole year today :thumbsup:
Doesn't it just! :thumbsup:Simonp and I have been together for a whole year today :thumbsup:
Time flies when you're having fun!
Doesn't it just! :thumbsup:Simonp and I have been together for a whole year today :thumbsup:
Time flies when you're having fun!
However, I can't believe it has only been 19 months for Arch and me. It feels like we have been together for years, in a good way. :)
Doesn't it just! :thumbsup:Simonp and I have been together for a whole year today :thumbsup:
Time flies when you're having fun!
However, I can't believe it has only been 19 months for Arch and me. It feels like we have been together for years, in a good way. :)
Following an extended chat at the station with one nice and competent East Coast employee on Monday, and a second today with a different but equally pleasant East Coast employee since the return advance tickets were released last night, I have in my possession 28 pieces of the very finest orange cardboard. I started both conversations with the same opening gambit... "Sorry, you're not going to like me!"Sounds brill! :D
I have presunktly what I needed, at the very cheapest available price and reasonably OK times of day. Me'n'LindaG are going onna jollyday, with bikes and tents and music and pretending to be young in a field! Hurrah!
Quite a lot of sleeps first though....
June has arrived in London! 8)To be followed by her sister July. :D
June has arrived in London! 8)To be followed by her sister July. :D
Do you get a new handle for it next month? ;D
I haven't got bowel cancer!
(not that I ever thought I did, but a relation is currently dying of it, and the NHS decided I should have a test, 'cos I'm an old git).
Wanna know how you do the home test kit? just don't ask, O.K. Yeuch!
Wanna know how you do the home test kit? just don't ask, O.K. Yeuch!
Let's not forget the high-pressure sewage sludge main that passes through the site. Though if it's got any sense, it'll wait for the opening ceremony...
Given that the whole affair is being run by a complete shower of shit, this is probably more appropriate than you can possibly imagine.Let's not forget the high-pressure sewage sludge main that passes through the site. Though if it's got any sense, it'll wait for the opening ceremony...
Well, they are banging on about this opening ceremony recreating the British countryside. A smell of poo would top it off nicely!
Or at least Sainsbury's bags, with dog poo in, tied and hung on the hedges.Let's not forget the high-pressure sewage sludge main that passes through the site. Though if it's got any sense, it'll wait for the opening ceremony...
Well, they are banging on about this opening ceremony recreating the British countryside. A smell of poo would top it off nicely!
I have acquired one of these:
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Found a lovely flat in the centre of Wells for me and Mrs G - our first little matrimonial pad. £100 a month cheaper than our ceiling limit on rent too so if my job comes to an end and I'm unemployed again, we can still get by.
Found a lovely flat in the centre of Wells for me and Mrs G - our first little matrimonial pad. £100 a month cheaper than our ceiling limit on rent too so if my job comes to an end and I'm unemployed again, we can still get by.
I have acquired one of these:
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I amSparacusthe luckiest chap in the world :smug: :smug:
Looks like my dad is going to be discharged from hospital tomorrow :thumbsup:
I am, unquestionably, the luckiest chap in the world! :smug:
I amSparacusthe luckiest chap in the world :smug: :smug:
I don't think I am. But sometimes even I am really_quite_lucky, especially when I get to go for nice bike rides on nice lanes with good company ending in a pleasant pub with quaffable ale and excellent chips. And I don't mind you all being the luckiest chaps in the world, since you deserve it. But LindaG deserves it the most-est. And has better legs than the rest of you :D
A rear end shunt has stashed my car.
The good news apart from the flashbacks, I'm ok. Heigh ho.
A rear end shunt has stashed my car.
The good news apart from the flashbacks, I'm ok. Heigh ho.
Is that a new frame or a refurbishment? Either way, very exciting!refurb of the British Eagle Touristique to replace a bent chain stay. Also allows the paint job I wanted when the seat stay repair was required.
I was thinking to myself that it was proper 'city centre living'.... only in a city the size of a large village...So which cloister is yours? ;D
My father was discharged from hospital yesterday - not only that, he's no longer taking a mind-buggering number of antibiotics1 which, it turns out, caused his kidneys to go on strike.
Double win! :thumbsup:
1 - he already takes a staggering number of diabetes-related medications. The antibiotics increased his pill load from 'stupid' to 'bloody ludicrous'
Patti Smith is guesting at End of the Road! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
We have company for a few days of the next installment of our Pacific Coast cycle tour... The Things!!! :D
You legend, Roger!
I've got a new job!\o/ Yay! Well done! :thumbsup:
Woo hoo! One happy Moultonaught. :smug:
I've got a new job!
After 5 and a bit years in my current one, and an unwelcome move of office giving me a 2 hour each way commute :( I sent my CV on spec to a firm who do interesting stuff and it turns out they needed a 'me'. ;D
The day I sent my CV (at 10pm) they'd spent the day interviewing shortlisted people for a job that was made for me, so 6 days & 2 interviews later I have a new job. Turns out the MD initally thought my CV was a spoof sent by a friend of his, so close a match was it to his needs...
Woo hoo! One happy Moultonaught. :smug:
I've got a new job!
After 5 and a bit years in my current one, and an unwelcome move of office giving me a 2 hour each way commute :( I sent my CV on spec to a firm who do interesting stuff and it turns out they needed a 'me'. ;D
The day I sent my CV (at 10pm) they'd spent the day interviewing shortlisted people for a job that was made for me, so 6 days & 2 interviews later I have a new job. Turns out the MD initally thought my CV was a spoof sent by a friend of his, so close a match was it to his needs...
Woo hoo! One happy Moultonaught. :smug:
I've got a new job!
After 5 and a bit years in my current one, and an unwelcome move of office giving me a 2 hour each way commute :( I sent my CV on spec to a firm who do interesting stuff and it turns out they needed a 'me'. ;D
The day I sent my CV (at 10pm) they'd spent the day interviewing shortlisted people for a job that was made for me, so 6 days & 2 interviews later I have a new job. Turns out the MD initally thought my CV was a spoof sent by a friend of his, so close a match was it to his needs...
Woo hoo! One happy Moultonaught. :smug:
Is that a new frame or a refurbishment? Either way, very exciting!refurb of the British Eagle Touristique to replace a bent chain stay. Also allows the paint job I wanted when the seat stay repair was required.
My boy had his International Baccalaureate diploma results today. 42 out of a maximum 45 and comfortably more than the 36 required for his first choice of Edinburgh, to study French and Linguistics. Top marks in French, German and Psychology, 6/7 in English, Easy Maths and Environmental Something (I was losing concentration by the end). And max 3/3 for Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge essay. I'm a very proud father.
And running around singing in Italian . . .
And running around singing in Italian . . .
Could he do this before he rode a bike ?
And running around singing in Italian . . .
Could he do this before he rode a bike ?
... It's very unusual for her to go on any jaunts without me ...
I've had an email today from a Hotel In Krakow. In April, I left my tent in their garage whilst I had a day's ride to Auschwitz... and when I came back, the garage had been filled with builders' rubble from a renovation. My tent was buried!
They've now found it, and Iwona will post it home this week.
:thumbsup:
My tent has arrived home, three months after me! Thank you Iwona from the Hotel Secesja Krakow. :thumbsup:
Porridge, crumpets and coffee on the breakfast buffet. And coffee . And coffee .
just started working a 3 year old, last raced beginning of this year, I am pleased to say that after an initial fit of bucking, rearing and farting she soon calmed down and went round like she'd been doing it all her life, looks very promising. :smug:
just need to get some one to get on her back, :demon:
Where does your interest lie, Arch? Do they "work out" there, or do they work "out there"?!
just started working a 3 year old, last raced beginning of this year, I am pleased to say that after an initial fit of bucking, rearing and farting she soon calmed down and went round like she'd been doing it all her life, looks very promising. :smug:SOLD.....
just need to get some one to get on her back, :demon:
to M. Gaston Lagaffe
That was a long day in the lorry, but nice to meet Mr & Mrs Ferret.
We are now the proud owners of a youngster to bring on for Mlle Lagaffe. I must be mad :facepalm:
Is this the first horse to be sold via YACF
My nephew got his apprenticeship! :thumbsup:Good career choice. They've been working on that building pretty well continuously since about AD1300 and there's no sign of the work running out any century soon! I've had one, very quick, go at stone carving. I suspect it can be pretty addictive once you get the hang of it.
He'll be starting as an apprentice stonemason at Salisbury Cathedral in August. It's a fully funded four year apprenticeship backed by the Worshipful Company of Masons (http://www.masonslivery.co.uk/html/about-the-company-the-masons-company/).
My nephew got his apprenticeship! :thumbsup:That does sound very satisfying indeed.
He'll be starting as an apprentice stonemason at Salisbury Cathedral in August. It's a fully funded four year apprenticeship backed by the Worshipful Company of Masons (http://www.masonslivery.co.uk/html/about-the-company-the-masons-company/).
My nephew got his apprenticeship! :thumbsup:Good career choice. They've been working on that building pretty well continuously since about AD1300 and there's no sign of the work running out any century soon! I've had one, very quick, go at stone carving. I suspect it can be pretty addictive once you get the hang of it.
He'll be starting as an apprentice stonemason at Salisbury Cathedral in August. It's a fully funded four year apprenticeship backed by the Worshipful Company of Masons (http://www.masonslivery.co.uk/html/about-the-company-the-masons-company/).
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Originally, the carvers could & did put whatever they wanted in the more obscure corners (hence the lewd carvings sometimes uncovered), & nobody was bothered about who or what they used for models, so Klingons et al are perfectly in line with tradition. That's a story I'd like to be true.Unless things have changed since my friend left, it is still true.
I'll be seeing the hip surgeon on 23rd August. :D
8mins and it's POETS day, like Si_Co, but in my case I am off back to bed, then out on the bike @ silly_o_clock...
I've never managed to get any sleep during the day of a night ride:fact.
One sleep! And I'm on holiday now. :D
A while ago I bought a bike from Snail on here. Torslanda very kindly went to collect it (and gave it a bit of a tidy up ready for a new owner too!), Tiermat transported back to the right (as opposed to left, natch) side of Those Hills and stored it for a bit until Deano picked it up and brought it on a train to York one day. Today I rode it across town to its new owner, a friend of mine not OTP, who hasn't ridden for years, was very happy with her purchase and is hoping to do her school run and commute by bike. Hurray for forum collaboration, and fingers crossed for a happy new cyclist on the road!
starting a new job tomorrow, 36 mile round-trip commute starts the day after...
starting a new job tomorrow, 36 mile round-trip commute starts the day after...
Congrats on the job & the commute
Barakta's going to come out for a bike ride, for the first time in a couple of months. :thumbsup:Hurrah! :thumbsup:
Barakta's going to come out for a bike ride, for the first time in a couple of months. :thumbsup:Hurrah! :thumbsup:
Warning. It's bloody humid and sweaty out there. There'll be a fight for getting the first shower.
For the past few months I have been increasingly plagued by karaoke noise from the pub in the next block. It's council policy that residents should never be disturbed by amplified music from a licensed premises and the council has a dedicated team to deal with it. I've had to call the team several times in the past few months when the karaoke version of Mack the Knife gets too awful to bear, and they've always come out promptly and tried to help. The bloke I've had the most contact with has just rung me to say that the locks were changed on Monday which explains this post http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2177.13935 and that new licensees take over Monday coming. He's not allowed to tell me what's happened, but he did say their team have been working with the pub co and have been instrumental in the change of licensee.
Mrs T is out on the Thursday night ride with us tonight!
On her shiny sparkly purple bike!!
Mrs T is out on the Thursday night ride with us tonight!
On her shiny sparkly purple bike!!
:thumbsup:
BTW, have a missed pictures of the bike?
We did the ride.A bit like Mrs B after the June overnight ride to Portsmouth*. She now has a much brighter front light, & is happy with it.
...
Mrs T enjoyed the evening! :thumbsup: "When can we do that again, but with better lights?" was her last question to me before sleep last night!
My new lights are out for delivery as I speak :)Ayups? Great lights.
Even better, I rang DHL to see if there was any import duty/VAT that needed paying ... they said there wasn't :thumbsup:
Brisbane to York in a shade under 3 days is bloody good going, whichever way you slice it.
I am so happy with this newfound freedom, really strange and I thought I'd feel scared but instead feel happy."
I suppose this is good news:
My younger son has just won a poker tournament and the first prize is a holiday in Las Vegas.
I suppose this is good news:
My younger son has just won a poker tournament and the first prize is a holiday in Las Vegas.
I suppose this is good news:
My younger son has just won a poker tournament and the first prize is a holiday in Las Vegas.
A Cautionary Tale (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/23/gambling-addiction-poker-ranjit-bolt) ....
I have exchanged a few texts this morning with my ex MiCL, as happens from time to time. She was doored when riding her bike, nearly 15 years ago, resulting in smashed teeth and chipped bones and a permanently damaged shoulder/neck meaning she suffers from chronic persistent pain and hasn't ridden a bike since. Last year she had surgery to fry a nerve which has helped a bit with the pain management which is possibly a contributory factor to this morning's news...
She's just started riding her bike again. Just the 10 minutes into town so far... but she saidQuoteI am so happy with this newfound freedom, really strange and I thought I'd feel scared but instead feel happy."
She would like to work up to riding out to the coast road.
Bikes. Aren't they wonderful things!
I suppose this is good news:
My younger son has just won a poker tournament and the first prize is a holiday in Las Vegas.
A Cautionary Tale (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/23/gambling-addiction-poker-ranjit-bolt) ....
I've never watched him play poker, but I don't think he indulges in any other sort of gambling.
Whenever we've discussed it, he strikes me as being very level-headed, recognising within himself when he's not playing well and then withdrawing to cut his losses. I think I'm right in saying that his poker has never cost him a penny - his first tournaments were free ones, online and he won quite a bit from them - and it provides him with a small but steady stream of income.
Anyone would think he was a trained chess player.... ;)
Well, its taken long enough, but on our 14th anniversary yesterday, my fiance decided to actually get round to proposing. I agreed that it is probably about time.......Excellent!
(the next time I propose to anyone, I shall make sure to include the words "it is probably about time ..." ;) )
(the next time I propose to anyone, I shall make sure to include the words "it is probably about time ..." ;) )
For best results, such proposals should be accepted with an "I suppose we might as well" :D
Well, its taken long enough, but on our 14th anniversary yesterday, my fiance decided to actually get round to proposing. I agreed that it is probably about time.......
Well, its taken long enough, but on our 14th anniversary yesterday, my fiance decided to actually get round to proposing. I agreed that it is probably about time.......
Well, its taken long enough, but on our 14th anniversary yesterday, my fiance decided to actually get round to proposing. I agreed that it is probably about time.......
Well, its taken long enough, but on our 14th anniversary yesterday, my fiance decided to actually get round to proposing. I agreed that it is probably about time.......
Good news of a different sort. About 2 weeks ago some miserable bastard mongrel thieves managed to open our "up and over garage door" but we must have startled them (0430am) as they didn't take a thing. My new Spesh Roubaix wasn't secured then.
Cue a call to the locksmith to have a door defender fitted as well as a ground anchor for the bike and a decent lock for the side door.
Yesterday we found the garage door sprung but not opened courtesy of the door defender.
Mongrel bastard thieves left empty handed. Again. ;D
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Ooh, excellent idea. Readers' socks?
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vSmG4Kr5iRo/T00Sf9WcPjI/AAAAAAAACdM/jwuac0IBf9I/s540/P1030851.jpg)QuoteI got a present from my friend.AOL! Mind, yours appear to match both your carpet and your rug. Mine, the colours were specially chosen to clash with Adrian's frame.QuoteThey are completely brilliant.AOL again :D
I have a blister from tieing up faggots, and my trousers are filthy.
The lengths of white velcro you get in transducer sets for invasive blood pressure monitoring are perfect for strapping extra bits to the bike frame/luggage. Better than sending 'em straight to landfill too :)If you have any spare, I'm happy to pay for p&p.
The lengths of white velcro you get in transducer sets for invasive blood pressure monitoring are perfect for strapping extra bits to the bike frame/luggage. Better than sending 'em straight to landfill too :)If you have any spare, I'm happy to pay for p&p.
All the velcro straps I've found on general sale are either stupidly long or stupidly expensive. Stitching up my own is far too much faff.
The lengths of white velcro you get in transducer sets for invasive blood pressure monitoring are perfect for strapping extra bits to the bike frame/luggage. Better than sending 'em straight to landfill too :)If you have any spare, I'm happy to pay for p&p.
All the velcro straps I've found on general sale are either stupidly long or stupidly expensive. Stitching up my own is far too much faff.
I just did my first non-stop, continuous, no pauses, no stopping, no swapping to another stroke full 50m length of front crawl. I was hanging to the edge and gasping for breath at the end, but I did it. And then, just to prove it wasn't a fluke, I did 4 more.Well done! Real progress for you (I have been following your swimming lesson reports with interest)
(who has hopefully learned to pay more attention to letters home from school... fingers crossed)
EldestCub has been bumped off the waiting list for the school residential trip. He got a place. Extraordinarily happy small boy.
(who has hopefully learned to pay more attention to letters home from school... fingers crossed)
Lord knows the correct thread for this! But I just loved this piccie of 2 of my 'racier' clubmates giving it "full gas" at last week's Downton 2 Day Classic:
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I haven't got glaucoma after all.
... and 364 days later I still haven't.
The lengths of white velcro you get in transducer sets for invasive blood pressure monitoring are perfect for strapping extra bits to the bike frame/luggage. Better than sending 'em straight to landfill too :)If you have any spare, I'm happy to pay for p&p.
All the velcro straps I've found on general sale are either stupidly long or stupidly expensive. Stitching up my own is far too much faff.
No probs, remind me of your address Bledlow?
Ta
The DVLA have quickly and efficiently renewed my driving licence, without any cockups that mean I have to take my test again. Their random marital status generator appears to have landed in the right place this time, too.Makes a change, especially since Crapita are still running the DVLA's systems.
The DVLA have quickly and efficiently renewed my driving licence, without any cockups that mean I have to take my test again. Their random marital status generator appears to have landed in the right place this time, too.Makes a change, especially since Crapita are still running the DVLA's systems.
Took them the thick end of two years for them to decide that I was no longer the registered keeper of a certain blue money pit (the one I was driving at the time of the Tan Hill ride a couple of years ago and suffered from random electrical failures) despite being told repeatedly by me and the guy who bought it off me that I was no longer the registered keeper.
Things like this make me glad that I'm leasing now - the leasing company have to take care of all the bullshit that the DVLA shovel into people's ways. It has its downsides, though - since I don't 'own' the vehicle it means I don't have the V5 which, in turn, means I can't get the necessary windscreen sticker which magically makes City of York's parking fees slightly less iniquitous.The DVLA have quickly and efficiently renewed my driving licence, without any cockups that mean I have to take my test again. Their random marital status generator appears to have landed in the right place this time, too.Makes a change, especially since Crapita are still running the DVLA's systems.
Took them the thick end of two years for them to decide that I was no longer the registered keeper of a certain blue money pit (the one I was driving at the time of the Tan Hill ride a couple of years ago and suffered from random electrical failures) despite being told repeatedly by me and the guy who bought it off me that I was no longer the registered keeper.
It was no better when it was inhouse, as it were.
<wavy lines> back in the mists of time I had a VW Passat Estate (a MK1 with the 2litre Audi engine). I got a new job with a company car, and the clutch was going on the Passat, so I sent it to auction in West Yorkshire. It sold, for not a lot of money. 3 weeks later, at $STUPID_OCLOCK there is a loud banging on the door and the house is flooded with light. A kind policeman thought that $STUPID_OCLOCK was a good time to come and ask me if I owned said Passat as it had been reported as abandoned on wasteground in Pontefract (I guess due to the clutch going). I showed him all the paperwork, of which he took details and told me that would be the end of it. A week later, during the day another officer visited and asked the same question "Oh DVLA haven't updated anything" was her reply to my "I told the other officer this last week", lather, rinse, repeat several times over the next couple of months, each time due to the DVLA still showing that the car belonged to me!</wavy lines>
Apparently today is National Reflector Day in Norway and all the oil co's are giving out those slap on reflectors and being as I was visiting a customer I became the happy recipient of a couple, which is nice :) I dare say they will get nobbled by a penguin for overnight audaxes....
Apparently today is National Reflector Day in Norway and all the oil co's are giving out those slap on reflectors and being as I was visiting a customer I became the happy recipient of a couple, which is nice :) I dare say they will get nobbled by a penguin for overnight audaxes....
IME, they're hot on those. Wee dangly reflectors whipped out like a pocket watch as the pedestrian sets off for home in the winter gloom. Adults and children alike. I've got a PPCoN one somewhere.
Does that mean it's being delivered by Owl?
Does that mean it's being delivered by Owl?
That'll be where Mrs T's owl was last night then, busy flying up to Toytown with you light....
Does that mean it's being delivered by Owl?
That'll be where Mrs T's owl was last night then, busy flying up to Toytown with you light....
Well it is now late. A late Owl. Does this mean it's pining for the fjords? Who can say?
I am getting married :)
The date is already set, and planning under way.
Congrats.
Is it anyone you know?
:-)
Congratulations, Dave! Do you want to borrow a tandem? :P
After procrastinating for 6+ months, I finally got my aeropress sorted for work coffee. OMFG, this thing is AWESOME! Proper espresso strength coffee in 1 minute. It's the tits, proper strong latte in the morning and then I can do a strong a hell short black 'allongé' in the PM!FTFY ;)
After procrastinating for 6+ months, I finally got my aeropress sorted for work coffee. OMFG, this thing is AWESOME! Proper espresso strength coffee in 1 minute. It's the tits, proper strong latte in the morning and then I can do a strong a hell short black 'allongé' in the PM!FTFY ;)
Been waiting for weeks for the lawn to dry out to give it The Final Cut. Thought I'd blown it being away last week ..... but lo! It was bearably dry by lunchtime today!Yeah. I was all set yesterday. But it's ready again . . . .
So I raced round the lawn, cleaned up the mower for winter , and now ...
It's pissing down!
My boss says I can have three weeks off next September to go and see my daughter in Toronto!!
:D :D :D :D :D
She also said I could have some new uniforms with zips that work, but that's just not as good.
My boss says I can have three weeks off next September to go and see my daughter in Toronto!!
:D :D :D :D :D
She also said I could have some new uniforms with zips that work, but that's just not as good.
My boss says I can have three weeks off next September to go and see my daughter in Toronto!!
:D :D :D :D :D
She also said I could have some new uniforms with zips that work, but that's just not as good.
My boss says I can have three weeks off next September to go and see my daughter in Toronto!!That is truly excellent news.
Wow;
could I just say a great "bravo" for the performance this afternoon. I'd never heard of it this time last year when you mentioned the Southend concert but saw Benedictus at the Albert Hall last November; bought the CD and have been captivated by it ever since, such a powerful piece of music! and the first half was great too, Hymn for the Fallen one of my all time favourites,
Preceded by a ride along the London - Southend route which I've also never ridden before, a great route on a perfect day;
thanks again
After a break of several weeks (14/15th Sept iirc) since I did a ride of any distance my body is feeling as if it might be able to cash the cheques my mind writes;providing they are small cheques.
After a break of several weeks (14/15th Sept iirc) since I did a ride of any distance my body is feeling as if it might be able to cash the cheques my mind writes;providing they are small cheques.
My lungs are currently runing on IOUs...
Dear The BBC,
Why oh why oh why...? Rudy's Rare Records...
I have got some work to do.In a BIKE shop.Do you want my Christmas list then? :demon:
;D
I posted my Super C rack bag to Carradice on Monday to have the knackered velcro straps replaced. Receipt timed 16.03.
Got back from doing some shopping ten minutes ago to see a post van stopping outside the house. Parcel postmarked Nelson. :thumbsup:
Excellent service, & a very neatly done repair.
Repaired by Kelly at Carradice
Very suitable. She made it. :thumbsup: Say thank you to her from me.I posted my Super C rack bag to Carradice on Monday to have the knackered velcro straps replaced. Receipt timed 16.03.
Got back from doing some shopping ten minutes ago to see a post van stopping outside the house. Parcel postmarked Nelson. :thumbsup:
Excellent service, & a very neatly done repair.
Repaired by Kelly at Carradice
Picked up a signed First Mordecai Richler in Oxfam for £2.99! Showed it to the assistant and he said "Yep, that's fine, take it".
I pointed out that he recently died, which is naturally awfully sad, but may affect value and he said "No, take it!" ...
The specialist shop I wanted to get something from this morning (no excitement, it was plum jam but a special sort) was closed - but I got there at exactly the same time as an acquaintance was opening up the bike shop next door, so I got invited in for a cup of tea and a natter. For an hour. :D
(Why has this thread fallen to page 3? Has nobody got any good news nowadays?)
I told my boss he's a fool and he agreed with me :)
I told my boss he's a fool and he agreed with me :)
Coming soon tot he Bad News Thread...
"Mike: I'm looking for a new job"
;D
The hard drive that failed inb my Drobo a couple of weeks ago is being replaced and is winging it's way back to me now.
This is very good news as I will be back to having some kind of resilience on the Drobo (they don't shut down the array, they migrate the data so you still have your LUNs, just no resilience)
Christmas parcel has arrived from my Parents, full of goodies (both of the edible and cycling sort). Perfect timing, too, it being St. Nick's day. :thumbsup:Surely that's the 6th? I guess you're using an Orthodox calendar which must be different. Enjoy the parcel anyway!
Christmas parcel has arrived from my Parents, full of goodies (both of the edible and cycling sort). Perfect timing, too, it being St. Nick's day. :thumbsup:Surely that's the 6th? I guess you're using an Orthodox calendar which must be different. Enjoy the parcel anyway!
Of course - if Charlotte's here today, Julian will be along in a fortnight!Christmas parcel has arrived from my Parents, full of goodies (both of the edible and cycling sort). Perfect timing, too, it being St. Nick's day. :thumbsup:Surely that's the 6th? I guess you're using an Orthodox calendar which must be different. Enjoy the parcel anyway!
Julian calendar, off by 13 days. Celebrating Christmas late is great - we get all the post-Xmas 'clearance' deals in time for our celebrations. :smug:
Of course - if Charlotte's here today, Julian will be along in a fortnight!Christmas parcel has arrived from my Parents, full of goodies (both of the edible and cycling sort). Perfect timing, too, it being St. Nick's day. :thumbsup:Surely that's the 6th? I guess you're using an Orthodox calendar which must be different. Enjoy the parcel anyway!
Julian calendar, off by 13 days. Celebrating Christmas late is great - we get all the post-Xmas 'clearance' deals in time for our celebrations. :smug:
Why are you wearing my coat? Especially when you've got such a nice one of your own!
це краще, ніж мій українськийWhy are you wearing my coat? Especially when you've got such a nice one of your own!
Sorry, I trusted google. :(
I had my Hamilton serviced.
I had my Hamilton serviced.
About the only original bit left is the movement. I got a new case, new bezel, new strap... and all for £195 quid (they mislaid the watch for 6 weeks so they halved the service charge).
:thumbsup:
My laptop's new SSD arrived today! (It was expected next Wednesday). If all goes well, I'll be able to rebuild my laptop tonight. No bets are being taken as whether I'll work on the laptop or pack for tomorrow's flight first. (http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu330/cthulhu19887/smileys/whistling2.gif)
I had my Hamilton serviced.
It's a beautiful day: sunny and 12°C here.
And I've had a text to tell me my phone is back in the shop. :)
'Courtesy' phone.
I just passed my audition so I've got the tenor solo for our choir's performances of Stainer's Crucifixion this Easter :D
http://www.deershedfestival.com/music/
Saturday night, in the Big Top, The Unthanks with their "Songs From the Shipyards"
I know a number of people herein will be happy :)
Only75325 shopping days untilCatalonia!Christmas
This makes me VERY happy!!!
Jaffa cake bars. Oh my.
I now have a warm fuzzy feeling.
No messing though - straight into a full training weekend (including testing, & that usually means bleep tests :sick:) at Brunel.
It's taken five months and paperwork coming from places as disparate as Leeds and Thailand*, but I've finlly been invited down by my solicitor next week to start signing stuff for my new house :DHurrah! When's the housewarming party? Can I come? Is there a garden for my tent?
*This is for a house I can almost see out of my current front window
It's taken five months and paperwork coming from places as disparate as Leeds and Thailand*, but I've finlly been invited down by my solicitor next week to start signing stuff for my new house :DHurrah! When's the housewarming party? Can I come? Is there a garden for my tent?
*This is for a house I can almost see out of my current front window
It's taken five months and paperwork coming from places as disparate as Leeds and Thailand*, but I've finlly been invited down by my solicitor next week to start signing stuff for my new house :DHurrah! When's the housewarming party? Can I come? Is there a garden for my tent?
*This is for a house I can almost see out of my current front window
(http://media.rightmove.co.uk/8k/7328/25179484/7328_TIF0TIF2002066_IMG_04_0001_max_620x414.jpg)
There's a bramble taken up residence in the back corner in the 18 months since they took that picture as well.
How much does gravel removal cost?
I've just had an email from someone watching Aus v WI at the MCG.
The sender will be coming to see us on Wednesday and staying a few days. :thumbsup:
PS Aus were 66 for 3.
I've just had an email from someone watching Aus v WI at the MCG.
The sender will be coming to see us on Wednesday and staying a few days. :thumbsup:
PS Aus were 66 for 3.
The Women's Institute fields a cricket team?!? :o
;)
Either I won 2nd prize in a beauty contest, there's been a Bank Error in my favour or the Tax Credits People have just realised I wasn't lying when I said I earned £very very little last year.
Toys! Bike Toys!
Either I won 2nd prize in a beauty contest, there's been a Bank Error in my favour or the Tax Credits People have just realised I wasn't lying when I said I earned £very very little last year.
Toys! Bike Toys!
It's great when that happens, enjoy!
I fucked up in the opposite direction by not telling them my son had gone to Uni in September so will end up owing them money instead. If I still had it then it wouldn't matter, but of course it disappeared into the black hole that is my current account :facepalm:
:) I need to have a look for mine.It's probably lying beside the road just outside Danby Wiske.
I think I might have found my mojo :thumbsup:
Granted, this epiphany might have occurred whilst pushing my bike through a snowdrift into a howling headwind but I'm still going to count it as a win ....
... once I've dried out. I think I've got rising damp.
*grins* at AndrewC, hurrah for your colleague, I'm told lung transplants are pretty amazing in terms of immediate improvements. I hope his recovery continues to go well!
i may have less than 30 days left to work. Ever again.
i may have less than 30 days left to work. Ever again.
Golden shred. Only two bits of peel? Not good enough. >:(Expect post. Marmalade is not Low Carb. It's last year's but it doesn't go off.
boab does make exceedingly good care packages.
I have just agreed a quote. To all interested parties - in the not-very-distant future you will have to stop using the hideous leaky fake leaded light windows as your point of recognition for the Den :D
Maybe I should get the Cubs to glass paint a Lion muriel on the wondows when they're installed....
Or, I suppose, one of these days, perhaps, maybe, I could finally put the door number back on.
I have just agreed a quote. To all interested parties - in the not-very-distant future you will have to stop using the hideous leaky fake leaded light windows as your point of recognition for the Den :D
boab does make exceedingly good care packages.mmh.
I have just agreed a quote. To all interested parties - in the not-very-distant future you will have to stop using the hideous leaky fake leaded light windows as your point of recognition for the Den :D
Golden shred. Only two bits of peel? Not good enough. >:(Expect post. Marmalade is not Low Carb. It's last year's but it doesn't go off.
And we haz much top quality marmalade inna box. Thanks boab!
:thumbsup:
:D :D
My gamble has paid off. I put off the purchase of Easter Eggs for the family until this afternoon.You were lucky! Sainsbury's Taunton this morning only had Bailey's Easter eggs left. Not really suitable for a seven year old!
Bit of a panic as I had to visit several shops to find any at all.
Then there they were. On the Reduced For Quick Sale shelf.
Several £ saved.
I has a consignment of Crinklycaek :D
Cheers, ducky :-*
I has a consignment of Crinklycaek :D
Cheers, ducky :-*
I have joined Kim as an international caek runner :P
I have just received an email from Team 9bar saying that they would like to have me as an athlete on their team.Kewl. :thumbsup:
I have just received an email from Team 9bar saying that they would like to have me as an athlete on their team. I'm so happy :) As someone who would 'never run again' I'm really happy to be back :)
Although I've obviously been accepted as a runner, I will also be expected to wear the kit at cycling event things as well- the other cyclist on the team is Ed Clancy so I'm in good company ;)
I will bring you some Marcus :)
When is the funeral?
The ceremony is expected to take place on Thursday 18 April.
Well done Lady C, excellent news.
My own good news:QuoteWhen is the funeral?
The ceremony is expected to take place on Thursday 18 April.
Couldn't have been planned better - I fly out 07:10 that morning with my bike ;D ;D ;D
Well done Lady C!
I have to confess that I don't actually know what a 9bar is.
I have just received an email from Team 9bar saying that they would like to have me as an athlete on their team. I'm so happy :) As someone who would 'never run again' I'm really happy to be back :)
Although I've obviously been accepted as a runner, I will also be expected to wear the kit at cycling event things as well- the other cyclist on the team is Ed Clancy so I'm in good company ;)
Well done Lady C, excellent news.
My own good news:QuoteWhen is the funeral?
The ceremony is expected to take place on Thursday 18 April.
Couldn't have been planned better - I fly out 07:10 that morning with my bike ;D ;D ;D
I have to confess that I don't actually know what a 9bar is.
Oh congratulations Wow!
:facepalm: Nationwide tour I see...
Hmmm.....Copenhagen on a Saturday you say....... :demon:
:facepalm: Nationwide tour I see...
Hmmm.....Copenhagen on a Saturday you say....... :demon:
Yes, a least London is relatively achievable for me. The last time I lived in Oxfordshire the New Theatre was a regular stop on the circuit. Sadly seems to hav enclosed as a music venue.
Heard any of the new album yet?
There are happy Things! Katina (our Santana tandem), has been mended :thumbsup:
She still needs to have a new lacquer coat, be shipped back to Northern California and be built back up, but it looks like we'll get her back in time for our first 600 of the season. ;D
Congrats! What are they going to call him?
Good news for you, Bunbury! :thumbsup: For whom might it be bad news, i.e. who's employing you?
Good news for you, Bunbury! :thumbsup: For whom might it be bad news, i.e. who's employing you?
The NHS, at my first choice trust too.
Congrats! What are they going to call him?
My frame is ready at ArgosTicket number 751 to your collection point please ;D
Congrats! What are they going to call him?
We have white smoke.
Inigo Marlo. Sounds to me like a dark blue grape.
Aha! I knew quite a few Iñigos when I taught English in a Basque school. I've not yet met an Inigo, though.Congrats! What are they going to call him?
We have white smoke.
Inigo Marlo. Sounds to me like a dark blue grape.
Correction, I believe: Inigo Marlow.
Good news for you, Bunbury! :thumbsup: For whom might it be bad news, i.e. who's employing you?
The NHS, at my first choice trust too.
Good news for you, Bunbury! :thumbsup: For whom might it be bad news, i.e. who's employing you?
The NHS, at my first choice trust too.
North or south?
Congrats! What are they going to call him?
We have white smoke.
Inigo Marlo. Sounds to me like a dark blue grape.
Correction, I believe: Inigo Marlow.
Congrats! What are they going to call him?
We have white smoke.
Inigo Marlo. Sounds to me like a dark blue grape.
Wouldn't that put the father at risk?
Our father who art in heaven,Congrats! What are they going to call him?
We have white smoke.
Inigo Marlo. Sounds to me like a dark blue grape.
Missed opportunity - they could have gone for Inigo Montoya. ;D
Wouldn't that put the father at risk?
Possibly, but there aren't many men with six fingers on their right hand. I'd say the odds are pretty low.
:o
Mr Smith bought me a ring!!!!!!!!!(click to show/hide)
Congrats Lady C, and I guess Sir ( or Lord ) C.
My good news is that I have not 1, not 2 but 3 interviews next week!
I have another job! The call has just come through, duration and start date TBC.
I have another job! The call has just come through, duration and start date TBC.
Congratulations :)
Not such a bad day after all? Has that improved your mood?
In yet more baby news, Nuncio and I became great uncles at the weekend.
I rode my road bike. And with the stem flipped and bars tilted, it was absolutely fine - no more neck pain than I get on my tourer! And I enjoyed it too. I was a bit of a wreck before Shyumu dragged me out to play but I feel loads better now.Hah. I knew you were disasterifying when you said you might as well sell it.
Thanks mate. You're a good 'un.
But please don't do that thing any more when I'm hungover.
I rode my road bike. And with the stem flipped and bars tilted, it was absolutely fine - no more neck pain than I get on my tourer! And I enjoyed it too. I was a bit of a wreck before Shyumu dragged me out to play but I feel loads better now.
Thanks mate. You're a good 'un.
But please don't do that thing any more when I'm hungover.
The SmallestCub just ate all his tea. When asked if he wanted anything else, he replied "more curry!"
It's taken nearly six years, but finally he has learnt to like it :D
The SmallestCub just ate all his tea. When asked if he wanted anything else, he replied "more curry!"
It's taken nearly six years, but finally he has learnt to like it :D
The SmallestCub just ate all his tea. When asked if he wanted anything else, he replied "more curry!"
It's taken nearly six years, but finally he has learnt to like it :D
Well done that lad!
I think it took me until my early twenties to learn to like the stuff...
The SmallestCub just ate all his tea. When asked if he wanted anything else, he replied "more curry!"
It's taken nearly six years, but finally he has learnt to like it :D
Well done that lad!
I think it took me until my early twenties to learn to like the stuff...
Good stuff, SC!
As a kid, the only experience I had of curries was kedgeree or egg curry at school, so I had an aversion to the things till I got into the habit of post-derig visits to the Kashmir in Pitsmoor, which were very sociable affairs for 3am.
But when I moved to Lumb Lane, I was so spoiled that most curries are a disappointment these days.
We are officially a two tandem household again :thumbsup:
Kat (the Santana tandem), has returned from her extended stay with her manufacturer and is looking all clean and shiny. I wonder how long that will last...
We are officially a two tandem household again :thumbsup:
Kat (the Santana tandem), has returned from her extended stay with her manufacturer and is looking all clean and shiny. I wonder how long that will last...
The tandemists on last Friday's NRttC were riding the enormously expensive Santana titanium and carbon lovely. They bought it second hand at a very reasonable price.
What, pray, caused yours to go and meet its maker?
I have only been back running 2 weeks after 6 weeks off with a stress fracture, and I haven't been well this week.Rested legs, innit ;)
I just won the 10k county championships :) :) very happy :)
Well it certainly wasn't the best race I've ever done but it was enough and ill take it :) on Friday I didn't think I would be running so I'm just happy with whatever atm!!Blimey, congratulations.
Lovely story. I was tensed, ready for the bit where it all went wrong,Did you forget which thread you were in?
Lovely story. I was tensed, ready for the bit where it all went wrong,Did you forget which thread you were in?
Just won another 10k tonight :thumbsup:That's a lot of money! ;)
My friend gave me a present this morning - a big noisy bell to wear on my belt when I go walking. It's to keep bears away, apparently :D
Depends on the bears.My friend gave me a present this morning - a big noisy bell to wear on my belt when I go walking. It's to keep bears away, apparently :D
Does it work?
My friend gave me a present this morning - a big noisy bell to wear on my belt when I go walking. It's to keep bears away, apparently :D
Does it work?
Isn't there a joke that goes like:http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=11898 - and people say the Americans don't have a sense of humour ;)
Two hikers are planning to walk through Jellystone or somesuch, and go to a ranger for advice about bears. They say "We've been told we should wear little bells, and cover ourselves with pepper to deter the bears, is that right?"
"Well," says the warder, "It depends if they are black bears or brown bears."
"Oh dear!" said the hikers, "how can we tell which ones are around?"
"Well," says the ranger, "You gotta look for their poo. Black bear poo smells kinda sweet, and has fruit seeds in. Brown bear poo smells of pepper and has little bells in it...."
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no! No! Just. No! :o
Have you got the time off to do the Divide?Not yet.
Have you got the time off to do the Divide?Not yet.
It's a open secret at work that I plan to do it come hell or high water1 though.
I've been watching this year's race with interest, especially as a) it looks like Mike Hall is going to take a bloody great chunk (possibly a day, day-anna-half) out of the current record (15d 16h) and b) there's a guy doing it on fixed, and it's reawakened the possibility of having a crack at the fixed gear record.
1 - probably a poor turn of phrase given the events in Calgary at the moment, but ...
Mike may not get the record if the race gets rerouted - looks like forest fires could cause them to divert :(He'll be right, his bike's orange :)
Mike may not get the record if the race gets rerouted - looks like forest fires could cause them to divert :(This appears to be the case - according to his Twitter feed he was rerouted round the Santa Fe National Forest, and around 125 square miles of the Gila National Forest are currently on fire with rumours that all of the National Forests in New Mexico will be closed to all traffic.
Daughter has got a First in Economics at Newcastle.
MFWHTBAB just did his first ever 50 mile ride. He's disgustingly lively. :thumbsup:When we got back it was 51.94 miles and I wanted to go around the block to make it 52 miles. :smug: Arch said No!
I did it with him, I'm shattered!
Daughter has got a First in Economics at Newcastle.Would she like a job? It'd mean moving to central London, & living uncomfortably close to David Cameron, but rather a nice house goes with the job.
Great news.
Oh will you look at that, six wonderful years has just passed in the wonderful company of Peliroja :)That long? Crumbs! Congratulations :)
Are smaller portions good news?
*a piddly amount to many, but significant to me!Your month's salary may or may not be piddly compared to what many earn in the same time, but a month is a month is a month!
Are smaller portions good news?
They are appropriate for those who are tending to overfeed themselves and can not/will not control their portions by other means.
They are good for minimising waste.
They are frustrating for those who have 'cyclists appetites' after cycling long distances.
They can be profitable.
They're good news for some, not all.
Are smaller portions good news?
They are appropriate for those who are tending to overfeed themselves and can not/will not control their portions by other means.
They are good for minimising waste.
They are frustrating for those who have 'cyclists appetites' after cycling long distances.
They can be profitable.
They're good news for some, not all.
That was a joke in response to the last line of the previous post.
It's the post directly above Pingu's :-Are smaller portions good news?
They are appropriate for those who are tending to overfeed themselves and can not/will not control their portions by other means.
They are good for minimising waste.
They are frustrating for those who have 'cyclists appetites' after cycling long distances.
They can be profitable.
They're good news for some, not all.
That was a joke in response to the last line of the previous post.
I looked for 'previous posts' and couldn't find the right one.
I'm lost without a quote...
I left some very slightly negative feedback on an e-survey about one of my regular hotels in Stavanger and got a personal email from the manager today offering me 20% off dinner next time :)
*a piddly amount to many, but significant to me!Your month's salary may or may not be piddly compared to what many earn in the same time, but a month is a month is a month!
I got one of those brown envelopes from HMRC yesterday, with a letter saying "I have re-calculated your tax payments for the year...."
I'm due a rebate**. Quite a nice rebate. Almost a months salary*!
I know some would rush out and buy N+1, but it's going into the bank to buffer me, as my spending is currently exceeding my income a little each month, what with train fares, building materials and wanting the occasional luxury like coffee and cake and days out. With a bit of luck, it'll stop me worrying about that until the end of the year.
*a piddly amount to many, but significant to me!
** my work recently took over payroll in house, rather than use the services of an outside organisation, and our finance bod thinks they had me under the wrong tax code.
I got one of those brown envelopes from HMRC yesterday, with a letter saying "I have re-calculated your tax payments for the year...."
I'm due a rebate**. Quite a nice rebate. Almost a months salary*!
I know some would rush out and buy N+1, but it's going into the bank to buffer me, as my spending is currently exceeding my income a little each month, what with train fares, building materials and wanting the occasional luxury like coffee and cake and days out. With a bit of luck, it'll stop me worrying about that until the end of the year.
*a piddly amount to many, but significant to me!
** my work recently took over payroll in house, rather than use the services of an outside organisation, and our finance bod thinks they had me under the wrong tax code.
Potential "cold water pouring on" warning....
I got that, too. A very decent tax rebate, of about £1500, and now, a couple of months later, another letter from HMRC saying I've underpaid by £1048, for the very same period as I'd evidently overpaid for... Eh? I will, of course, attempt to refuse to pay this, by saying they have made a mistake, as no new information has been provided. There is waffle on the notification about this, but as far as I'm concerned, if they've screwed up (which they obviously have) then they should taske the rap, not me.
I got one of those brown envelopes from HMRC yesterday, with a letter saying "I have re-calculated your tax payments for the year...."
I'm due a rebate**. Quite a nice rebate. Almost a months salary*!
I know some would rush out and buy N+1, but it's going into the bank to buffer me, as my spending is currently exceeding my income a little each month, what with train fares, building materials and wanting the occasional luxury like coffee and cake and days out. With a bit of luck, it'll stop me worrying about that until the end of the year.
*a piddly amount to many, but significant to me!
** my work recently took over payroll in house, rather than use the services of an outside organisation, and our finance bod thinks they had me under the wrong tax code.
Potential "cold water pouring on" warning....
I got that, too. A very decent tax rebate, of about £1500, and now, a couple of months later, another letter from HMRC saying I've underpaid by £1048, for the very same period as I'd evidently overpaid for... Eh? I will, of course, attempt to refuse to pay this, by saying they have made a mistake, as no new information has been provided. There is waffle on the notification about this, but as far as I'm concerned, if they've screwed up (which they obviously have) then they should taske the rap, not me.
<snip>thanks to Self Assessment (I'll be back on that next year!).
<snip>thanks to Self Assessment (I'll be back on that next year!).
Out of interest, have HMRC told you that, or are you just assuming?
Ditto, but you do know what the threashold is for SA now, don't you?
Ditto, but you do know what the threashold is for SA now, don't you?
No, have you got a link?
Everything I've read says that I'll need to do Self Assessment again: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tools/hicbc/keepchbpay.htm
I can't see any thresholds for SA apart from self-employed.
Re: Self assessment.
Firstly, I'm NOT even trying to drum up business here.
Everybody should learn how to calculate their income tax and national insurance. It's not overly difficult but it can make a big difference to you financially and helps you avoid the shocks of demands from HMRC who don't seem to know how to do the numbers!
If you're on PAYE it should be relatively straightforward even if you have a company car or heath insurance thrown in as each has a tax adjustment amount which probably shows up each month on your payslip. Also, beware the new child benefit trap for the higher earners here.
If you are self-employed you should be tracking it carefully anyway and avoiding 'peak' weeks or months where you shell out a shedload of ni only to have barren weeks later on which would have helped balance the outlay. We advise clients to pay themselves a fixed income of £140p/w to kick in government ni contributions but to avoid paying them themselves. Depending upon whether you are limited or not will then determine how you supplement your income and how the tax and ni gets applied. For limiteds of course, it doesn't! :thumbsup:
It's your hard-earned money - you ought to want to legally make the most of it IMO. ;)
I have finally got a printer in my office. It's only taken three months and it means that I no longer have to run down two flighs of stairs to pick up my printing.
It's arrived just in time for my departure... :facepalm:
Bobb is on his way.
Thesis submitted. Now it's time to get a haircut and go for a bike ride.
Thesis submitted. Now it's time to get a haircut and go for a bike ride.
It seems there is hope for finding sociable Dutch cyclists.Do you wave or smile at every pedestrian or motorist you pass when walking or driving? How do you think they would respond if you did?
Every time I'm out I wave, smile at or nod my head at other cyclists. Always I get ignored. Cyclists passing never glance at me, just power past (and if I try to keep up, they put in a spurt to leave me).
Good luck to him with the viva.This.
I'm always smiling at people when I'm pedestrianing, or driving. Quite often they smile back. So what if they don't?You owe me a new keyboard ;D (I've got a dirty mind ... so sue me ...)
Maybe the Dutch aren't used to people smiling at them, what with the dykes and everything, and don't know how to deal with you?
Observe the name change.
Observe the name change.
Observe the name change.
Observe the name change.
It isn't about predicting the blooms, it is about identifying them (which requires calibrating the measurements to diurnal measurements) and determining which are toxic and which are harmless.
Good afternoon!
There are many things in life I dislike; statistics is no longer one of them. (Well, kinda.)
R has saved my life, R is the future of my laboratory reports!
Thought I'd share,
Thank you!
OK, not quite as good as most of the good news on here, but I'm (inordinately) happy that I've just won a month-long Twitter pun competition.
My latest nephew arrived safely on Christmas Eve - mother and baby are doing fine, father as well as can be expected..
Just got a phone call at work - apparently the Cocacola prize draw our catering company were running has blagged me an iPod. Sweet!
Interesting that you say that, Phil.
We build software to run under Centos, but are finding that of our customers who develop on Linux, most use a Debian-based distribution these days, frequently Ubuntu (which personally I loath).
That's the desktop OS, not server, of course.
Wondered what to do with my old Open University modules, seems they have a reasonable resale value to people wanting to get a head start on a course (or just study something without getting official credit for it).
My old modules should fetch ~£600 if I can get rid of them all. Two (or 10) gone within minutes of listing them.
and in other news.
We seem to have bought a house. It smells of cig smoke. The walls in the living room are stained a faint yellow.
The foul carpet in the hall was ripped up to reveal undamaged red tiles. That's several hundred pounds of new carpet saved.
It has 22 sockets in the kitchen. 22.
As a side note, as a Linux contractor, I run a mile if the customer uses Ubuntu,Gentoo and even CENTOS as it tells me they are not serious about their Linux infrastructure.Ubuntu, yes - anyone running Ubuntu, even LTS, on a server needs their heads examining; this is why stock Debian exists.
It has 22 sockets in the kitchen. 22.I don't live there so can't count to check, but I reckon my folks kitchen has that many. And then another dozen in the utility room.
Kitchen and computer room. Two rooms that can never have enough sockets. I put loads of the buggers in the kitchen in the previous house - but once various teens had plugged in their assorted iStuff and so on, there still wasn't enough!I don't think I'd get to 22 sockets in the entire house even if I counted those that are on extensions - there's a 10-way in my office but even that's not fully populated now that I've streamlined my working setup. I manage quite nicely with three in the kitchen (cooker, microwave and washer)
It has 22 sockets in the kitchen. 22.
Where do you plug the radio, tv, freeview box and wifi speakers in though? ;D
Wondered what to do with my old Open University modules, seems they have a reasonable resale value to people wanting to get a head start on a course (or just study something without getting official credit for it).
My old modules should fetch ~£600 if I can get rid of them all. Two (or 10) gone within minutes of listing them.
Really? I have a stack of Computing course materials from my fairly recent OU days. I might have to investigate. Cheers :)
I thought the other 2 plus grill plus the built in ovens plus built in microwave/oven was too many duplicates for the list. I mean, who else has 6 ovens and a separate grill? ;D For 2 of them?;D
I thought the other 2 plus grill plus the built in ovens plus built in microwave/oven was too many duplicates for the list. I mean, who else has 6 ovens and a separate grill? ;D For 2 of them?
I didn't even count the fridges and freezers! :o Or the dishwasher. OMG we need about 40!I thought the other 2 plus grill plus the built in ovens plus built in microwave/oven was too many duplicates for the list. I mean, who else has 6 ovens and a separate grill? ;D For 2 of them?
;D
My parents have 2 electric cookers AND an aga and 2 fridges and 2 freezers.
Maybe it's for the cat food.
The real question is, of course, how many RJ45 structured cabling jacks do you have in your kitchen? Wifi's all very well, but you'll regret it when your IPv6-enabled fridge drops off the net every time you use the microwave :)The house has TV aerial cabling to every room; there are five cables emerging at one point (presumably where the sat/freeview box sat. We have no interest in TV.
Food mixer (newly promoted up the rankings since the Little Duck has started on solid food)
The real question is, of course, how many RJ45 structured cabling jacks do you have in your kitchen? Wifi's all very well, but you'll regret it when your IPv6-enabled fridge drops off the net every time you use the microwave :)
Fridge doesn't have net connection but it does have blue led status indicators on the front.
The real question is, of course, how many RJ45 structured cabling jacks do you have in your kitchen? Wifi's all very well, but you'll regret it when your IPv6-enabled fridge drops off the net every time you use the microwave :)The house has TV aerial cabling to every room; there are five cables emerging at one point (presumably where the sat/freeview box sat. We have no interest in TV.
When my parents' house was rewired I stressed the importance of such things (do it once, and do it well). TV coax and phone wiring to every room.
When my parents' house was rewired I stressed the importance of such things (do it once, and do it well). TV coax and phone wiring to every room.
A friend did similar although he had them install string along each run along with some blank faceplates so he could pull through anything else at a later date. This made it much cheaper for him to get Cat-5 and various other audio-visual stuff put in at a later date.
When my parents' house was rewired I stressed the importance of such things (do it once, and do it well). TV coax and phone wiring to every room.
A friend did similar although he had them install string along each run along with some blank faceplates so he could pull through anything else at a later date. This made it much cheaper for him to get Cat-5 and various other audio-visual stuff put in at a later date.
Yeah, that's the alternative approach. Taken to its logical conclusion, you can have a loft that looks like you're growing conduit.
David has just bought n+1.Photos?
It's gorgeous!
David has just bought n+1.Photos?
It's gorgeous!
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cooper/casablanca-2014-hybrid-bike-ec046769#featuresDavid has just bought n+1.Photos?
It's gorgeous!
Not yet. He's busyfettlingfondling it, in the lounge.
It's a Cooper Casablanca.
It has 22 sockets in the kitchen. 22.
Alfine, not Nexus,, and a little touch of luxury with the saddle.
No dynohub though ...
No dynohub though ...
He would have liked a dynohub and two of his existing bikes have them but it would have needed to be custom built.
No dynohub though ...
He would have liked a dynohub and two of his existing bikes have them but it would have needed to be custom built.
A minor detail ...
Still, it's always nice to have an obvious upgrade path.
Glad your niece is now OK, gangrenous appendicitis is vile. Hope the university are sensible and supportive about her work.Thanks (and Clarion). It's her first year, so not as bad as if it had been her final year. Parents are supportive and clued up and will not hesitate to pitch in if they think she is being short changed.
And you'd be absolutely right.No dynohub though ...
He would have liked a dynohub and two of his existing bikes have them but it would have needed to be custom built.
A minor detail ...
Still, it's always nice to have an obvious upgrade path.
We were discussing rebuilding the front wheel with a dynohub over breakfast.
The SHINY rims supplied with the bike have already been discontinued. The bike is an advance 50th birthday present but his birthday is over 4 months away.
I have told him refitting a used bottle dynamo is not very cool...
And you'd be absolutely right.No dynohub though ...
He would have liked a dynohub and two of his existing bikes have them but it would have needed to be custom built.
A minor detail ...
Still, it's always nice to have an obvious upgrade path.
We were discussing rebuilding the front wheel with a dynohub over breakfast.
The SHINY rims supplied with the bike have already been discontinued. The bike is an advance 50th birthday present but his birthday is over 4 months away.
I have told him refitting a used bottle dynamo is not very cool...
That's a nice looking machine, though - if I didn't already have n+1 lined up I'd be nipping across to the branch of Evans that's within easy walking distance of work ...
(but seriously, if he wants a lightly-used-but-non-shiny 29er disc rim to build up with a suitable hub dynamo, let me know ...)
Boy Wunja has been selected to go to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan next year.
Thanks for your kind offer. He saw picture of your bikes on Facebook and thought they were cool.Ah ... that'd be a showstopper anyway since my 'spare' rim is 32h.
We will order some variety of Schmidt dynohub when the Bandits of Bridgewater have the 36-hole variety he desires and get it built into the existing rims.
The Rosetta spacecraft woke up successfully from 2½ years in deep hibernation, whilst it's catching up with comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko (try saying that half a dozen times when pissed!).
That means that one of my colleagues definitely has a job for the next couple of years, and I need to finish setting our operational servers up. ;D
We've yet to hear exactly what state the spacecraft is in, but we should get that information shortly. With luck it'll be in exactly the same condition as it was before hibernation.
The Rosetta spacecraft woke up successfully from 2½ years in deep hibernation, whilst it's catching up with comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko (try saying that half a dozen times when pissed!).
That means that one of my colleagues definitely has a job for the next couple of years, and I need to finish setting our operational servers up. ;D
We've yet to hear exactly what state the spacecraft is in, but we should get that information shortly. With luck it'll be in exactly the same condition as it was before hibernation.
It's so nice when a plan comes together.
I can just imagine the movie:
[FX: Comet probe wakes up, yawns, stretches. Picks up the phone]
[FX: somewhere in Croydon a phone rings]
*Click*
Thank you for calling our comet probe helpline. All of our operators are busy right now. Please hold and we'll get back to you as soon as the EPSRC have renewed our grant. Have a nice day!
...I'd have gone for the coat hanger first. I have one that's been straightened out, except for the hook, just for this sort of thing. Coat hangers are excellent things. They can be bent into lots of useful shapes.
This evening, I lost my second favourite hat when it fell down the back of a radiator. It's one of those radiators with a gap that eats things, and which it is very very difficult to get the eaten things back from.
I have deployed a rolled up atlas, the carving fork, some hot wheels track, some gaffer tape and a coat-hanger. The hat and I are re-united but also....
...I'd have gone for the coat hanger first. I have one that's been straightened out, except for the hook, just for this sort of thing. Coat hangers are excellent things. They can be bent into lots of useful shapes.
This evening, I lost my second favourite hat when it fell down the back of a radiator. It's one of those radiators with a gap that eats things, and which it is very very difficult to get the eaten things back from.
I have deployed a rolled up atlas, the carving fork, some hot wheels track, some gaffer tape and a coat-hanger. The hat and I are re-united but also....
Except for the fact that while I have many different sorts of coat-hanger in the Den, not a single one of 'em is the untwistable wire sort so essential to the creation of a Blue Peter Advent candle-thingy....
Except for the fact that while I have many different sorts of coat-hanger in the Den, not a single one of 'em is the untwistable wire sort so essential to the creation of a Blue Peter Advent candle-thingy....
Those are, sadly, an endangered species...
Except for the fact that while I have many different sorts of coat-hanger in the Den, not a single one of 'em is the untwistable wire sort so essential to the creation of a Blue Peter Advent candle-thingy....
Those are, sadly, an endangered species...
Our local dry cleaners use them (albeit in white), we have amassed 50+ of them over the last few years.
Except for the fact that while I have many different sorts of coat-hanger in the Den, not a single one of 'em is the untwistable wire sort so essential to the creation of a Blue Peter Advent candle-thingy....
Those are, sadly, an endangered species...
Our local dry cleaners use them (albeit in white), we have amassed 50+ of them over the last few years.
I've no idea what our local dry cleaners use. Or even where our local dry cleaners is. Unless it's the laundrette with the cool name and the creepy proprietor that we had to use for the first couple of weeks when we moved in, I suppose.
*considers starting a Bloomin' Brilliant News thread*
Some time ago I received a most splendiferous pair of Sox by post, knitted by the fair hand of our very own Arabella otp.
Then, some time later, I realised that I hadn't seen the Sox of great Splendour for a while :(
I search high, I searched low, but no Sox could I find. Woe was me :'(
This evening, I lost my second favourite hat when it fell down the back of a radiator. It's one of those radiators with a gap that eats things, and which it is very very difficult to get the eaten things back from.
I have deployed a rolled up atlas, the carving fork, some hot wheels track, some gaffer tape and a coat-hanger. The hat and I are re-united but also...
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! The Sox of Great Splendour have once more, if a little dustily, returned to me! :D
I've just been asked to be the tenor soloist for the area choir's Easter choral recital :DCool! What are you singing?
I've just been asked to be the tenor soloist for the area choir's Easter choral recital :DCool! What are you singing?
I have upgraded my phone contract. For £10 a month I now have unlimited internet access, 1200 minutes of phone calls and unlimited texts. I think that's pretty good.
unlimited internet access by Wi-Fi or GPRS?And more to the point, is the bandwidth unlimited?
Sometimes it is better to not ask.Exactly!
Virgin.I have upgraded my phone contract. For £10 a month I now have unlimited internet access, 1200 minutes of phone calls and unlimited texts. I think that's pretty good.
With whom pray tell?
There's a place in Northumberland called Mounthooley :smug:
We could start a new thing - Mounthooley-bagging.It's got it's own roundabout ;)
If there's only two it'd be shit though.
We could start a new thing - Mounthooley-bagging.It's got it's own roundabout ;)
If there's only two it'd be shit though.
But, actually, rather interesting - and possibly more easily bagged by bike than the one in Northumberland.That depends where your parents live. ;)
It's not about number of gadgets, it's about not committing to what gadgets you're going to have and where you're going to use them before you put the tiles up. Perfectly sensible to make sure there's a double socket (no point in fitting singles) at each end of a stretch of worktop, as well as plenty in the spaces where appliances are (or might later be) installed. Then you put in another double socket everywhere that you're putting a back box for a fused isolator or lightswitch or phone socket or whatever.
The real question is, of course, how many RJ45 structured cabling jacks do you have in your kitchen? Wifi's all very well, but you'll regret it when your IPv6-enabled fridge drops off the net every time you use the microwave :)
He also introduced us to this campaign to get people in India to take the poo to the loo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_peUxE_BKcU). Oh my.
That is good news, it must be a relief.
Mine: Proud Parent Moment. Second Shallot = lazy, layabout, severely dyslexic, spent three years not studying hard enough for A levels then two years on JSA playing computer games, has just finished first year of uni. Results: 98% overall, 100% exam scores. OMG. :smug:
my wallet turned up!
Some kind soul found it in tes*o carpark and handed it in to the police. It's still got all my cards & driving licence in too.
That is good news, it must be a relief.
Mine: Proud Parent Moment. Second Shallot = lazy, layabout, severely dyslexic, spent three years not studying hard enough for A levels then two years on JSA playing computer games, has just finished first year of uni. Results: 98% overall, 100% exam scores. OMG. :smug:
Both of them were advised that they were Ph.D material, but they want to get into the world of work and start earning proper money.Sensible move.
Well, I'm now "employed" (albiet travel expenses only) as an Ecological Consultant (well, ok, an amateur lepidopterist) specialising in Moth Surveys for my old college's golf course which is looking to get more survey results to fund more ecological improvements!So you're a sort of professional amateur moth hunter with a black cape and mask?
I've put my trap out this evening, looking forward to what we find tomorrow morning, and the golf course manager is really excited about it too! ;D
And when I mentioned that I had been thinking of getting a bat detector, he'd be keen to "employ" me as a Bat Man too! :smug:
And when I mentioned that I had been thinking of getting a bat detector, he'd be keen to "employ" me as a Bat Man too! :smug:
Ah, but will they give him expenses for his dinner dinner dinner dinner ....And when I mentioned that I had been thinking of getting a bat detector, he'd be keen to "employ" me as a Bat Man too! :smug:
Argos. £7.50 - but a more expensive one will probably give you moire useful output.
Ah, but will they give him expenses for his dinner dinner dinner dinner ....And when I mentioned that I had been thinking of getting a bat detector, he'd be keen to "employ" me as a Bat Man too! :smug:
Argos. £7.50 - but a more expensive one will probably give you moire useful output.
IGMC ...
Collective digits have been removed from collective orifices and I start my new job tomorrow.
Anybody want a lawnmower and some garden tools?Lacking a lawn, I have no use for a lawnmower.
Your Amazon.co.uk order of "The Long Mars: (Long Earth 3)" has been dispatched:thumbsup:
Email arrived at lunchtime:QuoteYour Amazon.co.uk order of "The Long Mars: (Long Earth 3)" has been dispatched:thumbsup:
It's so long since I pre-ordered it I'd forgotten about it
Email arrived at lunchtime:QuoteYour Amazon.co.uk order of "The Long Mars: (Long Earth 3)" has been dispatched:thumbsup:
It's so long since I pre-ordered it I'd forgotten about it
<twitch>> Ordered. You ordered it. You didn't pre-order it. You ordered it, with the presumption that it would arrive some time after you placed the order.
Email arrived at lunchtime:QuoteYour Amazon.co.uk order of "The Long Mars: (Long Earth 3)" has been dispatched:thumbsup:
It's so long since I pre-ordered it I'd forgotten about it
Like this Čapek
;D ;D ;D
Simples on Apple. (Type & hold c, click on option you like.)
Use Character Map with Windoze.
Years ago when I was system testing we found that we could break a system with accented names and spent some happy hours creating names to break it. The only one that sticks in my mind now is Wölfgång O'Ümlāūt
The big question: should I ride fixed or gears to the NA meeting in Wanstead on Monday?
Start -> Programs -> System Tools on old Windoze but it's probably disappeared on newer versions.System Tools is in Accessories on Win7 , & still has the character map in it.
A new bike shop is opening about 90 seconds walk from my flat.
Thee Taxman has just sent me a cheque for slightly more than two thousand seven hundred of the BRITONS' pounds :thumbsup: Spending a year dead for tax reasons has obviously worked...I got an email offering a rather smaller rebate from HMRC. If I just provided them with all my bank details, secret codes and so on.
Son's partner has been announced winner of New Designer of the Year category in the UK Watch and Jewellery Awards for 2014. :thumbsup:
Waitrose will be opening in Uttoxeter
Mr Smith and I have completed an audax on the tandem.
(2013- happened so often it wasn't worth mentioning, 2014- A Very Big Deal)
It was Brazilian Carnival in Liverpool earlier.
The streets & bars are full of people in costume..
Some of those young ladies will catch their death ! :o
It was Brazilian Carnival in Liverpool earlier.
The streets & bars are full of people in costume..
Some of those young ladies will catch their death ! :o
TTIUWP!
My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...Aargh! That's what I forgot! Well, satsumas at least...
My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Sunburnt lemon ;)My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Lemon?
Well, that is a 'colour' that's also a fruit, innit? :demon:
Sunburnt lemon ;)My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Lemon?
Well, that is a 'colour' that's also a fruit, innit? :demon:
or BrownSunburnt lemon ;)My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Lemon?
Well, that is a 'colour' that's also a fruit, innit? :demon:
Oh, I see. Peach?
Like a potato. So, muddy.or BrownSunburnt lemon ;)My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Lemon?
Well, that is a 'colour' that's also a fruit, innit? :demon:
Oh, I see. Peach?
Given my usual cleaning regime, or lack of it, this is probably more accurate than you think ...Like a potato. So, muddy.or BrownSunburnt lemon ;)My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Lemon?
Well, that is a 'colour' that's also a fruit, innit? :demon:
Oh, I see. Peach?
(http://baby-recipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sweet-potatos-300x200.jpg)Like a potato. So, muddy.or BrownSunburnt lemon ;)My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Lemon?
Well, that is a 'colour' that's also a fruit, innit? :demon:
Oh, I see. Peach?
We have exchanged on our house purchase today ;D :thumbsup:
We have exchanged on our house purchase today ;D :thumbsup:
And now we have the keys ;D
Well played, sir. Well played indeed.(http://baby-recipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sweet-potatos-300x200.jpg)Like a potato. So, muddy.or BrownSunburnt lemon ;)My new frame has arrived at the LBS ;D Absolutely no prizes for guessing what colour it is ...
Lemon?
Well, that is a 'colour' that's also a fruit, innit? :demon:
Oh, I see. Peach?
My boy's flight from Tel Aviv landed safely in Luton a couple of hours ago and he's on his way home. He was at the university there for a month to learn Hebrew. I know Tel Aviv in the last 3 weeks is far from Gaza in the last 3 weeks, but nevertheless we're pleased to have him back. And he breezed his Hebrew exam. Arabic next, probably.That'll be fun for him.
Just cycled 22km. On a bike, of all things! Face intact; teeth where they should be! Woo!
I got an unexpected parcel in the post today. It contained a kindle fire hd and a letter explaining that I'd been entered in a prize draw for nominating my favourite campsite and this was the prize! It's the first time in my life that I've won something worth more than £10! Now to understand the thing. :D
I'm not on Bacefook but Dez is. He just drew my attention to a post from my youngest:-This immediately made me think:QuoteJust cycled 22km. On a bike, of all things! Face intact; teeth where they should be! Woo!
This is especially good news as this particular daughter, currently coming to the end of her 2-month stay in Melbourne, knocked her front teeth out some 18 years ago an hour after I had bought her a bike for her 10th birthday. She has hardly been on a bike since, and is currently part-way through a course of implant surgery to give her some new incisors. It must have been a huge effort for her.
(https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10593080_10101012345573520_8362373248272442725_n.jpg?oh=52e65772fca39ee891a1fd38d19a9766&oe=54646687)
He won't set a good time unless he sorts out some more aerodynamic clothing!
a Mercian respray
Surely there is only one colour? :demon:a Mercian respray
What colour :demon:
Whoohoo, I have a tax refund. I just have to click the link the HMRC email and fill in my bank account details on the form.
Surely there is only one colour? :demon:a Mercian respray
What colour :demon:
Surely there is only one colour? :demon:a Mercian respray
What colour :demon:
Nope, time for a change. Details to be decided.
Whoohoo, I have a tax refund. I just have to click the link the HMRC email and fill in my bank account details on the form.
Are you SURE this is from HMRC and not a phishing scam?
Great if it's genuine but do be careful...
He won't set a good time unless he sorts out some more aerodynamic clothing!
He won't set a good time unless he sorts out some more aerodynamic clothing!
He has absolutely no intention of setting any sort of time, let alone a good one.
Having a good time however.......
::-)
He won't set a good time unless he sorts out some more aerodynamic clothing!
He has absolutely no intention of setting any sort of time, let alone a good one.
Having a good time however.......
::-)
Give him my number.... ;)
Whoohoo, I have a tax refund. I just have to click the link the HMRC email and fill in my bank account details on the form.
Are you SURE this is from HMRC and not a phishing scam?
Great if it's genuine but do be careful...
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm
'HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will never send notifications of a tax rebate / refund by email, or ask you to disclose personal or payment information by email.'
A close friend has just become grandmother to a healthy boy.
Absolutely buzzing for them :D :D :D
A close friend has just become grandmother to a healthy boy.
Absolutely buzzing for them :D :D :D
Ooh lots of cuddles, brilliant.
A small piece of good news.For a second I thought you meant these. (http://www.kellysbike.com/INT#.VFPN3_msXpU)
Mrs B phoned me, & then the doorbell rang. It was her new Carradice bag - a Super C rack bag. So she knows it's arrived.
Now I can have mine back! She borrowed it while I was off the bike, & liked it so much I haven't been able to get it off her.
They're both Kellys.
I wear my soles in a very odd way. Really do need to sort my right leg to see if I can reduce that cos the boots are all otherwise OK, but not really resoleable by design.
Dunbar is getting a crazy golf course!
Dunbar is getting a crazy golf course!
I hope it has a windmill. It's not a proper crazy golf course without a windmill.
Yeah, but he'll have a big moustache and speak Polish.
Yeah, but he'll have a big moustache and speak Polish.
I'm okay with that.
Yeah, but he'll have a big moustache and speak Polish.
I'm okay with that.
Well he had a big moustache but he spoke only Darlo :)
:thumbsup:Yeah, but he'll have a big moustache and speak Polish.
I'm okay with that.
Well he had a big moustache but he spoke only Darlo :)
Despite being really rather slack about riding to work, today my folding bike (and usual commuter) finished paying for itself in saved bus fares. :thumbsup:This sort of news makes me very happy. :D :thumbsup:
Great results from the student project today. Dancing down the corridor and drinking the pub dry type good.
Great results from the student project today. Dancing down the corridor and drinking the pub dry type good.
I thought you were a lecturer (actually I assumed professor), am I wrong?
Whilst teaching chess this afternoon, one of my students said something which rather touched me.Touching . . . and it could be he has a crush on you.
"Do you know, you've got a really lovely voice - quiet, deep and calming."
I don't know if this is my prejudice, but it seems to me that that's not the sort of thing that teachers are normally told by 14 or 15 year old boys.
Very flattered, anyway. I've not really liked my voice when I've heard it recorded.
This sounds like an epic Andrew where are you off to?
Whilst teaching chess this afternoon, one of my students said something which rather touched me.This is all true. I wonder if singing is part of, rather than a result of, it?
"Do you know, you've got a really lovely voice - quiet, deep and calming."
I don't know if this is my prejudice, but it seems to me that that's not the sort of thing that teachers are normally told by 14 or 15 year old boys.
Very flattered, anyway. I've not really liked my voice when I've heard it recorded.
After a couple of weeks of climbing up the wall my hospital test results have come back clear, where did I put that corkscrew ;D
Today, the Church celebrates the commemoration of Saints Cyril and Methodius. To celebrate this I may have some very good chocolate. Or a flapjack.
They were missionaries to the Slavs, and given the Gift of Tongues.
Oh, my.
Today, the Church celebrates the commemoration of Saints Cyril and Methodius. To celebrate this I may have some very good chocolate. Or a flapjack.I thought it was in the summer, but looking at wikip shows it's celebrated on various days in various places and various churches. Coincidentally, I had a chocolate-covered flapjack as tasty bike fuel yesterday!
They were missionaries to the Slavs, and given the Gift of Tongues.
Oh, my.
Two teams go down from league 2, so two will come up from the football conference. The champions, plus one from the play offs between the teams in 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th.
Two teams go down from league 2, so two will come up from the football conference. The champions, plus one from the play offs between the teams in 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th.
Cheers, Basil - we mourn Hartlepool. Can you remember them applying for re-election about 20 years on the trot?!
On Saturday CrinklyAuntie and I got engaged :thumbsup:
On Saturday CrinklyAuntie and I got engaged :thumbsup:Congratumalations! :D :thumbsup:
On Saturday CrinklyAuntie and I got engaged :thumbsup:
Prudhoe on Tyne NOT the ice road fuckers one is on the cycle map . Stage 5 Tour of Great Britain starts here . ( Gan Canny Wor Steve )None of the commentators will be able to pronounce it correctly ;D
Yay! :D Just been offered a job after exactly two weeks on the bench. And a 10% increase over previous rate.
Off out for a bike ride... it's harder work looking for a job than doing one!
Son has been offered a funded Ph.D place at Edinburgh. :thumbsup:
Not quite sure what the main event is , it's geophysics related, but it does involve some time in Svarlbard.
I have asked if I can go along as luggage porter, so long as it's in summer .
Son has been offered a funded Ph.D place at Edinburgh. :thumbsup:
Not quite sure what the main event is , it's geophysics related, but it does involve some time in Svarlbard.
I have asked if I can go along as luggage porter, so long as it's in summer .
Off to Hong Kong for a couple of weeks, starting tomorrow.
Son has been offered a funded Ph.D place at Edinburgh. :thumbsup:
Not quite sure what the main event is , it's geophysics related, but it does involve some time in Svarlbard.
I have asked if I can go along as luggage porter, so long as it's in summer .
And daughter off for PhD funded place at Cambridge :thumbsup:- alas Philosophy so no trips to Svalbard or anywhere worth organising a bike trip to
Off to Hong Kong for a couple of weeks, starting tomorrow.
I hope you're taking Bradley Wiggins...
You are an oom. Have yourself a pint of oombar!
At the last count I had eight first cousins & six step first cousins, all younger. Plus nine surviving (was ten, but one died) half-cousins of one of my parents whose ages neatly straddle mine, being from nine years older to seven years younger than me, & so have always been more like first cousins. And then there are the Danish non-relatives-except-for-wartime-fake-Danish-documents*-showing-one-to-be-a-child-of-one-of-my-Danish-relatives-not-a-German-citizen-from-Flensburg, of who three are sort of semi-cousins.You are an oom. Have yourself a pint of oombar!
o! on't rink oombar! avid ameron ad ome he ther ay!
Lt. Col. Larrington (retd.) is an only child; neither of Mrs Larrington (decd.)'s sisters had any sprogs. Ergo Dr Larrington and I are free from first cousins though I dare say there are still umpteen cousins n times removed, such as the Queen or Postman Pat, if you look hard enough.
Today Miss Dan the Younger rode her bike without balance-assistance for the first time. :DJolly news :)
She was amazed to find that it was more fun than she thought. ::-)
My wife is home from hospital after her hip replacement :thumbsup:Excellent, hope she's recovering well.
My wife is home from hospital after her hip replacement :thumbsup:Excellent, hope she's recovering well.
And he's gone!
After pondering about it for a while, I've decided to take up my guaranteed place for LEL17. In further good news, I've still got more than 2 years to break the news to the other half that I'm doing LEL againAre you brining a dingy this time?
In further good news, I've still got more than 2 years to break the news to the other half that I'm doing LEL again
My Miami J collar came off yesterday after 8 weeks of eating, sleeping and showering in the bloody thing. I now have to work out how my neck works again but the fractures are healed and I am one step closer to getting my life back to normal!
My Miami J collar came off yesterday after 8 weeks of eating, sleeping and showering in the bloody thing. I now have to work out how my neck works again but the fractures are healed and I am one step closer to getting my life back to normal!
Good luck with that, I hope it all (well, the good bits anyway) comes back quickly.
Woohoo! :D :thumbsup:
What are you studying?
Good luck with it :)Woohoo! :D :thumbsup:
What are you studying?
Nutrition and Health
Back on a bike 11 weeks after my accident, woo!!!
Hope it goes well. From my experiance last year, prepare to be more tired than normal at the end of the day. Then again it sounds like you've had a more sensible length of time off. :)
I took a colleague out on his new bike the other day, just to break his duck and show him some of the nice roads round Darlo (well, the few I know, anyway). Apparently he's been gushing about how brilliant it was, and planning loads of rides on Mapmyride, it sounds like he might be getting the bug!
So pleased about that.
Enabler.?
I got promoted to Associate Professor today.
I got promoted to Associate Professor today.
I got promoted to Associate Professor today.
After the is-it-or-isn't-it glaucoma of 2013 (it is) and 2014 (it isn't despite what we said last year), back to normal "all clear and see you next year" yesterday.I haven't got glaucoma after all.
... and 364 days later I still haven't.
Another year gone, and still no sign of glaucoma. The doctor I saw said that next year they might discharge me and leave the testing to an optician.
Mrs Ham has bought herself a sewing machine, yay!!!!!!
Even more yay! it cost more than any of my bikes.
To date.
:demon:
Mrs Ham has bought herself a sewing machine, yay!!!!!!
Even more yay! it cost more than any of my bikes.
To date.
:demon:
Oooh, was it a Bernina?
After the is-it-or-isn't-it glaucoma of 2013 (it is) and 2014 (it isn't despite what we said last year), back to normal "all clear and see you next year" yesterday.I haven't got glaucoma after all.
... and 364 days later I still haven't.
Another year gone, and still no sign of glaucoma. The doctor I saw said that next year they might discharge me and leave the testing to an optician.
I know this might sound rather gloaty but three OU assignments handed in in a fortnight and I managed 100% on all three. So pleased.Naa gloat away because that is worth gloating about if you need to gloat about something worth gloating about.
Submitted 6,000 word essay today! :)
Submitted 6,000 word essay today! :)
Just heard that a mate with severe kidney problems is going to have a transplant. His lovely sister is going to donate one of hers. What a New Year's gift for him and a gift of life from her.
No.2 Son got a phone call on Friday, after an interview on the Thursday. They wish him to make use of his Graphic Arts degree for a 3 month contract with the possibility of an extension.
Happy Happy etc.
I haven't cycle trained for nearly four years, but today I got a text from a trainee asking me to teach her son as he needs some road skills. So I must have done something "right" since she remembered me :)
I've got my laptop back and it WORKS! Yay! Happy dance!
:D
I guessed you answer correctly on the basis that a city that had a College of Surgeons for over 500 years was likely also to have had other civic institutions.
HD Vecht, FRCSEd
I guessed you answer correctly on the basis that a city that had a College of Surgeons for over 500 years was likely also to have had other civic institutions.
HD Vecht, FRCSEd
On the basis that Edinburgh was so far ahead with those sort of things.
Curiously enough when we were up there 2 or 3 weeks ago , son dragged us into town so that we could buy him some stuff and we went for coffee and caek in a new coffee shop next to the Surgeon's Hall Museum.
His "office" is in the School of Geosciences" on Drummond Street, so it was one of his hangouts, along with the "Brass Monkey"
The coffee shop interior walls had the timeline of the College as a mural.
It struck me that they took a long time to admit women on equal terms.
Did you actually study in Edinburgh or is the title one bestowed by examinations that are administered by Edinburgh?
(Please excuse my ignorance of the protocols involved.)
Perhaps not thought necessary originally, so added much later & squeezed in wherever a corner could be found.I guessed you answer correctly on the basis that a city that had a College of Surgeons for over 500 years was likely also to have had other civic institutions.
HD Vecht, FRCSEd
On the basis that Edinburgh was so far ahead with those sort of things.
Curiously enough when we were up there 2 or 3 weeks ago , son dragged us into town so that we could buy him some stuff and we went for coffee and caek in a new coffee shop next to the Surgeon's Hall Museum.
His "office" is in the School of Geosciences" on Drummond Street, so it was one of his hangouts, along with the "Brass Monkey"
The coffee shop interior walls had the timeline of the College as a mural.
It struck me that they took a long time to admit women on equal terms.
Did you actually study in Edinburgh or is the title one bestowed by examinations that are administered by Edinburgh?
(Please excuse my ignorance of the protocols involved.)
Passed expensive exams in 1989 and was handed a letter informing me of my success starting 'Dear Sir'...
I've not been there for a while and was examined in Surgeons' Hall.
I judged equality by placement of the 'washrooms'.
Gents' was on the ground floor by the front door.
Ladies' was either on the top floor or in the dungeon; nice facilities but quite a trek!
Automatic Diary (http://automatic-diary.blogspot.co.uk/) fans - both of you :demon: - may wish to know that the eighth instalment will be kicking off on Sunday August 28th (for UK readers) as I have just booked my holibobs :thumbsup:
And we caught out the quizmaster with this one.
Q. There are three words in the English language that end in -ceed. What are they?were the ones he wanted , but I also wrote another(click to show/hide)"No such word" said quizmaster , then he went and googled it .(click to show/hide)
The ex has reluctantly given me custody of our girls. It's a long and complicated story, but as of this week, I have the job of being a full time daddy again :D
News doesn't come any better than that :)
Excellent news, Woolly, and I see you met your brother on Lewis too.Yeah I've been scratching my head how he knew we were going, as I never told him ... :)(click to show/hide)
work out how many tea bags I can fit in a 23KG luggage allowance and if that's enough for a week in the colonies.At 2g per tea bag and allowing a modest 2kg for the luggage itself that's 10,500 tea bags. So no, it's not enough. ;)
I'd start the ESTA now, it takes a while, and the way it's going, completing it will soon be akin to writing a lengthy autobiography. I still don't know if having sex with a Canadian qualifies as moral turpitude in the US.
The tea in the US is not the problem, it's the lack of hot water, I find.
Did anyone else read the article this week that says that hot drinks may cause cancer?
Balls :(
Did anyone else read the article this week that says that hot drinks may cause cancer?
Balls :(
Experts said that most Britons should not be overly alarmed by the findings. Recent research published in the journal Burns found that a cup of tea with 10ml of milk cooled to less than 65C in under five minutes.
The Royal Society of Chemistry also recommends drinking tea at 60-65 degrees while Northumbria University found that the perfect drinking temperature of tea – 60C – is achieved six minutes after brewing begins. Most coffee experts recommend that the drink be served between 40 and 60C (120 – 140F).
Casey Dunlop, health information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "Most people in the UK don't consume drinks at the temperatures considered in this research.
“So as long as you let your drink cool down a bit before you drink it, you're unlikely to be much at risk."
Repeated burning of delicate mucosa might cause cancer - SHOCK HORROR!
This isn't really news.
I'd start the ESTA now, it takes a while, and the way it's going, completing it will soon be akin to writing a lengthy autobiography. I still don't know if having sex with a Canadian qualifies as moral turpitude in the US.
Americans have perfectly fine tea (entire foo-foo tea shops, but you can buy Twinings and similar in the more civilised coastal regions), plus it's California, no shortage of expat shops filled with Tetley's tea and HP sauce at vastly inflated prices.
USAnian Immigration is rolling out machines to do a lot of the stuff that used to require queueueueueing until forever. Last year in Seattle it took me approximately no time at all to get through to the baggage reclaim.
And then I ended up waiting for about 3/4 of an hour at the car hire desk instead chiz.
So if you have got a new pp or new ESTA since your last entry, you will likely get flagged.
Dr Larrington is now Professor Larrington :thumbsup:
Dad is being assessed tomorrow to move into a nursing home north of York next week. Phew.Is that really good news or going to add a bit of a kink to your commute?
Hope he's as happy as you obviously are!
Yay for young'un getting his place. I hope he enjoys Manchester a lot.
Manchester is much better than Oxford. Well done Citoyen Jr.
If not just because Dad can go to the velodrome when he comes to visit :demon:
Did someone forget to include the allen key?
Broadcast Audio and Music Technology. He turned down the option of BIMM as it seemed to concentrate on the artists' degree courses rather than music production.More good news. We were unpacking a van with the last of our possessions from NL and Boy Wunja asked if he could have the Spare Parts Bike to go riding with his friend.
Its on the Frenchay campus. I think the only reason he would be seen on a bike isifwhen his insurance policy runs out of miles. :)
Haven't had the actual results yet but the boy has had confirmation of his place at Manchester Uni next year. Totally over the moon, tears of joy and relief all round. Proper proud parent moment.
(Still kind of wish he'd gone for York but Manchester will be brilliant for him. So happy.)
I have just submitted the last assignment for my PGDip, all 9000 words of the sodding thing (inc Abstract and Bibliography).Well done! And 'twere that it were done well...
That is not AndrewC. That is his butler. Or so he tells us...
After the is-it-or-isn't-it glaucoma of 2013 (it is) and 2014 (it isn't despite what we said last year), back to normal "all clear and see you next year" yesterday.I haven't got glaucoma after all.
... and 364 days later I still haven't.
Another year gone, and still no sign of glaucoma. The doctor I saw said that next year they might discharge me and leave the testing to an optician.
The clocks have gone back. I know a lot of people don't like this, and I don't like the actual change, but whereas dark evenings are simply gloomy, dark mornings I find really hard to cope with. Or rather to get up in. Getting up before the sun is just wrong. And now I don't have to. 8)
The clocks have gone back. I know a lot of people don't like this, and I don't like the actual change, but whereas dark evenings are simply gloomy, dark mornings I find really hard to cope with. Or rather to get up in. Getting up before the sun is just wrong. And now I don't have to. 8)
Now I have to get up in the dark and come home in the dark, instead of just getting up in the dark. Yay! :-\
And I'm going to Aberdeen next week, extra gloominess :thumbsup:
The refit, which will include the replacement of worn parts and a repaint of the exterior, will be carried out by the Screen Machine's original builders, French-based Toutenkamion.Name! :D
And I'm going to Aberdeen next week, extra gloominess :thumbsup:
But you get to leave....
At the start of this month I bought a bike, mainly as a favour to a good friend. It turns out the guy I bought it from owns a recording studio where my friend's band rehearses. Unbeknownst to me, to return the favour, he has offered my friend a considerable discount on studio time for the two of us to do some singing so we're going to put a couple of tracks together. I may well inflict them on you at a later date.Ohhh!
On reflection this might be the wrong thread . . . ;D
Not sure that I have heard much Valkyrian Opera. :thumbsup:
Is that in preparation for the block of flats? :demon:
I found out today I'm getting a promotion at work.
I met a nice lady yesterday and I think she might be "a keeper".
These things come in threes. What's next ;D
Hooray. Today is the first time I managed to get on a bike since my little accident (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=55316.msg2154546#msg2154546) just over four months ago. Only very upright bikes for now and ones without gears that need to be operated by my left hand, so my brompton or a boris bike seem fine. The doctors told me I would be unlikely to be on a bike again until next year :'( so I'm quite pleased with myself :smug:When did you break your leg?
I also started running again about a month ago once my broken leg healed, so it all finally feels like I'm getting somewhere.
This all makes me incredibly happy :D :thumbsup:
read down the ski thread a little, sore left leg developed from hairline fracture to full fib fracture while running for the bus to the GP once back in the UK.Ah, I missed that bit.
Good to hear you are recovering quicker than expected Pippa.
Hooray. Today is the first time I managed to get on a bike since my little accident (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=55316.msg2154546#msg2154546) just over four months ago. Only very upright bikes for now and ones without gears that need to be operated by my left hand, so my brompton or a boris bike seem fine. The doctors told me I would be unlikely to be on a bike again until next year :'( so I'm quite pleased with myself :smug:
I also started running again about a month ago once my broken leg healed, so it all finally feels like I'm getting somewhere.
This all makes me incredibly happy :D :thumbsup:
Hooray. Today is the first time I managed to get on a bike since my little accident (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=55316.msg2154546#msg2154546) just over four months ago. Only very upright bikes for now and ones without gears that need to be operated by my left hand, so my brompton or a boris bike seem fine. The doctors told me I would be unlikely to be on a bike again until next year :'( so I'm quite pleased with myself :smug:When did you break your leg?
I also started running again about a month ago once my broken leg healed, so it all finally feels like I'm getting somewhere.
This all makes me incredibly happy :D :thumbsup:
The 'little incident' was a dislocated shoulder (your story didn't say anything about screaming; every time I've heard ofpeople dislocating shoulders, lots of screaming was involved. Are you that hardcore?).
My, rather less impressive, good news is that I've just picked up my new waterproof from the sorting office. Why such good news? In about an hour I'm off for a weekends riding on the South Downs way and there's plenty of rain in the air.
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We won an Oscar for Blade Runner :D :D :DCongratulations, that's a big deal.
We won an Oscar for Blade Runner :D :D :DCongratulations, that's a big deal.
Do you get individual statuettes?
They should melt it down and make medals for the team members.We won an Oscar for Blade Runner :D :D :DCongratulations, that's a big deal.
Do you get individual statuettes?
Nah, only the big the guys actually going on stage get that. They usually bring them back and we get a a photo-op.
As it is my birthday today, ...
It's Basil's birthday!It's Dez's too! Are they, perhaps, twins?As it is my birthday today, ...
POETS at 3 o'clock and I'm going camping, there will beer, bikes, caves, and Marj. :thumbsup:
Most of the Fens is the same
Most of the Fens is the same
Most? (I'm qualified as a Yellerbelly).
Most of the Fens is the same
Most? (I'm qualified as a Yellerbelly).
I'm only an incomer, so not qualified to comment on "all"
Ipswich innit?
Most of the Fens is the same
Ipswich innit?
Most of the Fens is the same
Ipswich is NOT in the Fens. It’s in East Angular. ( copyright J.Goody)
Anyways, Wowbagger is in Sarfend in Essex.
Ipswich innit?
Most of the Fens is the same
Ipswich is NOT in the Fens. It’s in East Angular. ( copyright J.Goody)
Anyways, Wowbagger is in Sarfend in Essex.
You misread me, I'm saying Ipswich timewarp is similar to Fenland timewarp, NOT that Ipswich is Fenland-ish.
Anyway, Essex, Suffolk, all the same innit? ;D
The Two Ronnies did something similar in their quickfire jokes at the end of each programme.Ipswich innit?
Most of the Fens is the same
Ipswich is NOT in the Fens. It’s in East Angular. ( copyright J.Goody)
Anyways, Wowbagger is in Sarfend in Essex.
You misread me, I'm saying Ipswich timewarp is similar to Fenland timewarp, NOT that Ipswich is Fenland-ish.
Anyway, Essex, Suffolk, all the same innit? ;D
Reminds me of a snippet from some long-forgotten Radio4 comedy...
She: I always took you to be a man of ethics.
He: No, I'm from Suffolk.
(wording mat not be 100% accurate, but all the important elements are there)
The builders have finished reinstalling windows and have left.10 or 7?
Vista, obvs. You could see to Bournville Marshes, with a ladder and some glasses.The builders have finished reinstalling windows and have left.10 or 7?
I have become entitled to a six-week paid sabbatical to be taken at some point before I retire, due to a new policy for old stagers with > 25 years' service.
John Lewis staff get six months (paid) which might explain why their stuff is so expensive. Let's not look a gift horse in the mouth, though! If they make me redundant before I can take it (a constant risk - the big boss is a hatchet man), they do pay me the six weeks.
Does this mean we'll all be able to have a gawk at the inside of the Basil Burg?Probably not. "Heno" is a sort of Welsh "One Show" magazine program. So it is likely to only be a very short piece. At best, you'll get a shot of our fireplace and her bum.
Right then. See if you can arrange some ornaments on the mantelpiece in the shape of a CDC or something.
Which reminds me, isn't it Christmas logo season?
Mindful of the fact that accommodation in Northern Climes sells out very quickly, Miss von Brandenburg has just booked next June's trip to Shetland! There will be Vikings, and puffins. Oh yes!
I have become entitled to a six-week paid sabbatical to be taken at some point before I retire, due to a new policy for old stagers with > 25 years' service.This place gives 4 weeks every 4 years.
Well, that was (sort of) fun. I did make a hurried but rather poor effort at a CDC with stuff that was immediately to hand. It's at the far end of the mantelpiece. Hopefully, the camera will have picked it up better than I have here.Right then. See if you can arrange some ornaments on the mantelpiece in the shape of a CDC or something.
Which reminds me, isn't it Christmas logo season?
;D :demon:
Ooh. I wonder if I could do that without Mrs B spotting it?
Forget the commercial milking and fairy stories we are forced to endure at this time of year, today the real midwinter festivities commence:
Today in the earliest sunset.
The shortest day is on the 21st.
Jan 1 marks the latest sunrise.
You'll find me in ye pubbe raising a glass or two to the evenings drawing out from here on.
...This may be the first time I've known anyone vacuum BEFORE the chimney sweep turns up!
More good news.
The chimney sweeping will be free. :D
Right. Better get the vacuum cleaner out and start tidying up a bit. ;)
Dez proposed to his chap last night and he said "Yes" :thumbsup:.
Dez proposed to his chap last night and he said "Yes" :thumbsup:.Whoop! Whoop!
I just said that in GN/BN threadI’m not going to gloat about how much my refund is, because that would be ungentlemanly. O:-)
This evening I shall be entertaining three ladies. This in itself is good news, but when one considers that all three are former pupils and two of them were in my class in 1981, when they were about 9, that makes me especially pleased. I can't have done everything wrong.
Edit: of course, they could be planning to murder me...
Okay so it wasn't my 1st time then - i think I was 8 then. I wandered off (as you could back then then - it was such an intimate festival) and on my own I stood in front of the pyramid and watched Chuck Berry/Muddy Waters and BB King - back to back 😃
Badger culling is to be replaced by vaccination :thumbsup:Just imagining what Carrie Symonds went through to achieve this goal turns the stomach.
Boris bikes - Boris bridge - Boris bonk.Badger culling is to be replaced by vaccination :thumbsup:Just imagining what Carrie Symonds went through to achieve this goal turns the stomach.
My son found out this morning that he's been accepted onto the Teach First training scheme...
Of course, as things stand, he may not be able to take up the place by September anyway.
The bright spot is that coming out of it, there will likely be an unholy scramble, which means CitoyenSon is going to be well placed.
My daughter has been doing teach first since September. It is very much in at the deep end (of an alligator infested swamp) but is very rewarding.The bright spot is that coming out of it, there will likely be an unholy scramble, which means CitoyenSon is going to be well placed.
He’s in an incredibly fortunate position given the current circumstances. My employer, like many others, has suspended recruiting and I imagine many new graduates are going to find it extremely difficult to find employment this summer.
He was supposed to be doing a few residential training courses over the summer, can’t see those going ahead, but they were already doing a lot of stuff online anyway, so no doubt they’ll be carrying on with the courses in some form.
My daughter has been doing teach first since September. It is very much in at the deep end (of an alligator infested swamp) but is very rewarding.
You could use some of that £60 you’ve saved to invest in a set of Vernier callipers.
The trains are back :) We've been hearing the DMUs and diesels on practice runs the past 2 week but this morning we hear the most wonderful sound of all:
(http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3963reduced.jpg) (http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3963clean.jpg)
(http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3965reduced.jpg) (http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3965clean.jpg)
Looks like someone spent most of past 4 months polishing her 8). Click for full size.
DFR reopens on Aug 1st (https://deanforestrailway.co.uk/)
The trains are back :) We've been hearing the DMUs and diesels on practice runs the past 2 week but this morning we hear the most wonderful sound of all:
(http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3963reduced.jpg) (http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3963clean.jpg)
(http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3965reduced.jpg) (http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3965clean.jpg)
Looks like someone spent most of past 4 months polishing her 8). Click for full size.
DFR reopens on Aug 1st (https://deanforestrailway.co.uk/)
Thanks. Booked for August 30. With a two year old who gets Very Excited About Trains.
Beats my Desmond!
Beats my Desmond!
I don't like to mention what I got... all I will say is that I did graduate.
(In my defence, I did lots of worthwhile stuff while at uni, just that I didn't spend a lot of time on the stuff that counted towards my degree...)
A Geoff in my case too, though not sure how I managed to combine that with playing and refereeing rugby and the wine society
Well done both Reg's nephew...
The trains are back :) We've been hearing the DMUs and diesels on practice runs the past 2 week but this morning we hear the most wonderful sound of all:
(http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3963reduced.jpg) (http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3963clean.jpg)
(http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3965reduced.jpg) (http://soretween.altervista.org/misc/DSC_3965clean.jpg)
Looks like someone spent most of past 4 months polishing her 8). Click for full size.
DFR reopens on Aug 1st (https://deanforestrailway.co.uk/)
Thanks. Booked for August 30. With a two year old who gets Very Excited About Trains.
Sea shanties? :D
Just got handed my contract as a bike mechanic after my 3 month trial. After 16 years of cheffing its lovely to turn up to work with a smile on my face and loving what I do! I’ve never been happier. Icing on the cake is that I’ve just bagged myself a Pinarello Prince at trade, it’s good to have perks to the job!
Just got handed my contract as a bike mechanic after my 3 month trial. After 16 years of cheffing its lovely to turn up to work with a smile on my face and loving what I do! I’ve never been happier. Icing on the cake is that I’ve just bagged myself a Pinarello Prince at trade, it’s good to have perks to the job!:thumbsup:
Just got handed my contract as a bike mechanic after my 3 month trial. After 16 years of cheffing its lovely to turn up to work with a smile on my face and loving what I do! I’ve never been happier. Icing on the cake is that I’ve just bagged myself a Pinarello Prince at trade, it’s good to have perks to the job!
Just got handed my contract as a bike mechanic after my 3 month trial. After 16 years of cheffing its lovely to turn up to work with a smile on my face and loving what I do! I’ve never been happier. Icing on the cake is that I’ve just bagged myself a Pinarello Prince at trade, it’s good to have perks to the job!
The 3 years (finishing at the end of 2019) that I did running an LBS were probably the most enjoyable time in over 50 years of working . . . having retired and come back to working was great, minimal pressure . . . and mostly great customers. The brands we sold didn't appeal to me but I did get some stonking deals on stuff when I upgraded a couple of my own bikes.
What sort of business, and if you're prepared to disclose - whereabouts?
He passed. He actually passed. I’ve been his only driving instructor since he failed his first test.
Altberg boots are very good. But you could have stayed at home and been measured for them at open Air!
That all looks about perfect, though next time perhaps you ought to pack a real glass glass.
That all looks about perfect, though next time perhaps you ought to pack a real glass glass.
I noticed that some other customers were drinking from real glasses, so that was a tad disappointing.
The beer itself was most excellent though - a classic hoppy English bitter (made with locally grown EKG hops, of course). Just 3.8% abv but packed with flavour.
Malaria vaccine 77% effective! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/23/oxford-malaria-vaccine-proves-highly-effective-in-burkina-faso-trialI would be so keen to get that. A fortnight of virtually total insomnia with Malarone left me almost paranoid.
I got shortlisted for an industry award today. Yay! Second year running. (Didn't win last year. Boo!)Congratulations
Might go out for a pint to celebrate - seems like as good an excuse as any.
Is this the one you dreamed about all weekend?It is indeed, although we viewed another nice one on Sunday, liked them both and had to make a decision this morning which one to offer for. Fortunately our seller accepted because the Sunday house was gone by the time our seller got back to us.
Step away from the milk.:)
My god, but houses are selling fast. ....
I’ve just booked a weekend away in North Yorkshire at the end of April. I’m going to get fitted for boots at Alt-Berg. First time we’ve been away from home for about 6 months (our Christmas trip was cancelled).
We’ll be staying in a posh shepherd’s hut on a farm just north of Richmond...
I’ve just booked a weekend away in North Yorkshire at the end of April. I’m going to get fitted for boots at Alt-Berg. First time we’ve been away from home for about 6 months (our Christmas trip was cancelled).
We’ll be staying in a posh shepherd’s hut on a farm just north of Richmond...
This sort of thing..
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That'll be nice.
A friend of mine plus his rowing partner have just finished crossing the Atlantic. Saying well done doesn't really cut it IMO. Anyway, well done :thumbsup:
It's about 3000 miles and took them 51 days.
A friend of mine plus his rowing partner have just finished crossing the Atlantic. Saying well done doesn't really cut it IMO. Anyway, well done :thumbsup:Was the rowing partner's surname Rigby ?
It's about 3000 miles and took them 51 days.
No, her name is Jayme Linker. Check out Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge if you wish?A friend of mine plus his rowing partner have just finished crossing the Atlantic. Saying well done doesn't really cut it IMO. Anyway, well done :thumbsup:Was the rowing partner's surname Rigby ?
It's about 3000 miles and took them 51 days.
A friend of mine plus his rowing partner have just finished crossing the Atlantic. Saying well done doesn't really cut it IMO. Anyway, well done :thumbsup:Erm, well done!
It's about 3000 miles and took them 51 days.
My kitchen spork just snapped in two while I was washing it up. This is GN because I don't like sporks – hence it being demoted from spork duty to fishing out tea bags – and now I can get rid of it.Buy a Ti spork, I've not managed to break, bend or burn mine yet
The container reached Auckland two days ago.
Apparently it is still on the train.
Currently it is cold and wet.
...
Belated ta :) We had beer and pastries and sun and wind for our hills :)
Have spent many hours commenting on Mrs Pingu posts on social media.
Mainly demanding statistical data. Looking at the data, low number of ice cream per/km, low desserts/cake per/KM while the beer l/km were surprisingly less than many a frugal vehicle ;)
I have a new job. A tad more money, but much less travel and the possibility of taking a van home overnight. I've been in my current role seven years and things there are not heading in the right direction.
I have a new job. A tad more money, but much less travel and the possibility of taking a van home overnight. I've been in my current role seven years and things there are not heading in the right direction.Sounds good :thumbsup:
House insurance renewal notice cam through today.
Last year £884.24.
This year £541.06
WTAF ?
That's never happened before.
Just had the car insurance quote through.House insurance renewal notice cam through today.
Last year £884.24.
This year £541.06
WTAF ?
That's never happened before.
At a guess, WFH has reduced burglary claims significantly.
Just had the car insurance quote through.House insurance renewal notice cam through today.
Last year £884.24.
This year £541.06
WTAF ?
That's never happened before.
At a guess, WFH has reduced burglary claims significantly.
Two cars
Small car was £215.07 - is now £149.91
Big car was £437.85 - is now £265.12
What is going on ?
Moar GN. The coffee shop in town was open and had fruit enhanced Pasteis de Nata.
Long live summer!
Just had the car insurance quote through.House insurance renewal notice cam through today.
Last year £884.24.
This year £541.06
WTAF ?
That's never happened before.
At a guess, WFH has reduced burglary claims significantly.
Two cars
Small car was £215.07 - is now £149.91
Big car was £437.85 - is now £265.12
What is going on ?
Same as above. Far fewer miles driven, far fewer claims. Although my insurance (May last year) jumped significantly and Direct Line failed to explain why, so I’m now with Churchill. We will see what this year brings.
Drove down to Carmarthen Station this evening. Met the train from Manchester, leapt on and woke up a sleeping Mrs B who had been travelling for almost 48 hours solid from Christchurch NZ, gave her a snack and a large whisky and dry, and poured her into bed.
Croeso adref fy nghariad.
Croeso adref.
Drove down to Carmarthen Station this evening. Met the train from Manchester, leapt on and woke up a sleeping Mrs B who had been travelling for almost 48 hours solid from Christchurch NZ, gave her a snack and a large whisky and dry, and poured her into bed.
Croeso adref fy nghariad.
Croeso adref.
Now that is an impressive train journey.
I have a date.
For my knee surgery.
In about 6 weeksI have a date.
For my knee surgery.
Is it in this decade?
(Sings)Downloadable free, gratis and for nothing from the Tom Lehrer website.
The water tasted bad for a week
And we had to make do with gin
With gin, with gin
We had to make do with gin
In 2016, Mr Tate, a former kickboxer, was removed from British TV show Big Brother over a video which appeared to show him attacking a woman.
We are a grandfather.
*waves arms around like kermit*
Yay!
Yay, llongyfarchiadau mawr.
GIT!
1st quote for new bathroom arrived today. It was pretty much the same price as the one we had put in 5 years ago, before adding on the VAT. Still, 20% increase doesn't seem that bad. I am pleasantly surprised.
Though I need to have a word about the fact he's quoted 10m2 of tiling when there's only 6m linear of wall (not all of which I wanted tiling) and I only wanted it up to 1m high. ::-)
10.05 x-ray appointment at Warwick Hospital.
Arrive and check in at c.10.00.
Sit down and prepare to do Wordle.
30 seconds later, my name's called.
4 x-rays done and I'm on my way out by 10.07.
I flipping love the NHS.
I took the liberty of parking at my former house, 10 minutes' walk away.
The boy, Beardy Junior, has gone and got himself a new job. I’m not sure his grandfathers will necessarily agree that it’s good news given that he’s taking a role as a safeguarding officer for the Labour Party.
I’m hoping it will be a little less demanding than his current safeguarding job with the Catholic Church!
Quite a special car.Both of them!