Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 400613 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1850 on:** 01 June, 2015, 01:04:01 pm »

Is your chum Dai Infidel German?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1851 on:** 01 June, 2015, 01:08:16 pm »

Perhaps surprisingly, she is an unrepentant Welshovik last heard of living in Malmesbury.

Andrij · « **Reply #1852 on:** 01 June, 2015, 02:05:55 pm »

Perhpas Cudzoziemiec has confused your friend Dai Infidel with Die Infidel (née Ungläubigen)?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1853 on:** 01 June, 2015, 02:11:33 pm »

Online shopping. Laden = German for shop.

Andrij · « **Reply #1854 on:** 01 June, 2015, 02:16:53 pm »

Danke.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1855 on:** 05 June, 2015, 09:03:02 pm »

Hurrah: I have a new travel kettle to replace the one which died in USAnia last year

Bah: It haz one of those stupid moulded plugs so I will have to get busy with the cable strippers. Again

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1856 on:** 05 June, 2015, 10:45:10 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 22 May, 2015, 07:03:58 pm

Quote from: Kim on 22 May, 2015, 06:50:59 pm
What rozzers are these, that take notice of burglar alarms?

This is leafy Surrey, where Crimes against Property are taken rather more seriously than, say, Crimes gainst Humanity.

That's the whole world, not just Surrey.

mcshroom · « **Reply #1857 on:** 06 June, 2015, 12:55:00 pm »

GN: I've found a place just down the road that does proper 900x600mm paving slabs that match my current patio so I could extend it a bit.

BN: I hadn't thought about them being nearly 70kg each. I'm going to have to think about how I get them home and in position

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1858 on:** 06 June, 2015, 12:57:47 pm »

Legend from the old days of uk.rec.cycling suggest that wearing bib-shorts will soon attract the attention of the Paving Slab Fairy. She delivers.

Basil · « **Reply #1859 on:** 06 June, 2015, 01:43:00 pm »

Ooh. Nostalgia. The PSF.

Hoorah!

hellymedic · « **Reply #1860 on:** 06 June, 2015, 02:20:43 pm »

PSF is still active on Twitter and Friendface.

Vince · « **Reply #1861 on:** 06 June, 2015, 07:02:38 pm »

GN: I got a new Swiss Army Knife for my birthday
BN:

(click to show/hide)

hellymedic · « **Reply #1862 on:** 06 June, 2015, 07:34:51 pm »

Quote from: Vince on 06 June, 2015, 07:02:38 pm

GN: I got a new Swiss Army Knife for my birthday
BN:
(click to show/hide)

A LOT sharper than the old one

Do you have a gory injury to display?

The French Tandem · « **Reply #1863 on:** 06 June, 2015, 09:10:29 pm »

Quote from: mcshroom on 06 June, 2015, 12:55:00 pm

BN: I hadn't thought about them being nearly 70kg each. I'm going to have to think about how I get them home and in position

This will make an interesting contribution to the "I carried this on my bicycle" thread.

Ruthie · « **Reply #1864 on:** 06 June, 2015, 09:12:11 pm »

Quote from: mcshroom on 06 June, 2015, 12:55:00 pm

GN: I've found a place just down the road that does proper 900x600mm paving slabs that match my current patio so I could extend it a bit.

BN: I hadn't thought about them being nearly 70kg each. I'm going to have to think about how I get them home and in position

Why don't you just GAMI?

mcshroom · « **Reply #1865 on:** 06 June, 2015, 11:49:15 pm »

Quote from: Ruthie on 06 June, 2015, 09:12:11 pm

Quote from: mcshroom on 06 June, 2015, 12:55:00 pm
GN: I've found a place just down the road that does proper 900x600mm paving slabs that match my current patio so I could extend it a bit.

BN: I hadn't thought about them being nearly 70kg each. I'm going to have to think about how I get them home and in position

Why don't you just GAMI?

Because I'm stubbornly self reliant? There may be a reason I became an audaxer

I might have to, but if I do then I'll design the whole garden and get the lot landscaped. Laying 3 paving slabs seems quite a small job.

perpetual dan · « **Reply #1866 on:** 07 June, 2015, 10:46:43 am »

A cargo bike shaped n+1?

Kim · « **Reply #1867 on:** 07 June, 2015, 12:01:34 pm »

A Carry Freedom trailer will take 70kg, no problem. If it's only three slabs you could do three trips.

David Martin · « **Reply #1868 on:** 07 June, 2015, 04:13:37 pm »

My trailer will happily take three or four paving slabs of that size.

tiermat · « **Reply #1869 on:** 07 June, 2015, 04:17:24 pm »

210Kg is not beyond the capabilities for an average car to carry for a one-off, short trip. It is, after all not far off the weight of 2 average adults, or 3 short and skinny ones.

I have carried much more, when the local waste recycling place used to take rubble FOC, in the back of $WHATEVER_CAR_I_HAD_AT_THE_TIME.

JFDI, I say.

woollypigs · « **Reply #1870 on:** 07 June, 2015, 04:25:29 pm »

Yes, one in pannier on the left, one in pannier on the right and one in the handlebar bag or backpack easy

Canardly · « **Reply #1871 on:** 07 June, 2015, 09:05:36 pm »

Cooincidentally considering using these for a waste bin hardstanding. They are a bit of a pain to handle and level though.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #1872 on:** 08 June, 2015, 01:26:43 pm »

Take into consideration the BioNiC state of one of Marcus's arms, he is maybe being sensibly cautious trying not to manhandle 70kg slabs by himself.

While 70Kg is not a huge weight, it is very difficult to lift carefully in and out of a car without denting, scraping and scuffing the car plus straining the lifter. Certainly not to be tried single-handed, as it were.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1873 on:** 17 June, 2015, 04:37:47 pm »

GN: I have a new job that is marginally better than the one I already have.

BN: The offer is reliant upon good references. Whilst I haven't done anything wrong in my current job, I have been very assertive of my rights and entitlements. Lots of others aren't and get shat on, but that is seen as the norm. I'm hoping that the boss will be pleased to see the back of me and not muddy the waters. The other two referees will give glowing references though.

PaulF · « **Reply #1874 on:** 24 June, 2015, 11:28:38 am »

Good News: After a gap of 25 years I now own a guitar again.

More Good News: I can play as well now as I could then

Bad News: See More Good News^