Mundane News

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa went down in one gulp almost.
Looks like another no cycling weekend due to weather forecast 😞

 

[Reynard]

Fabby supper of beef & vegetable soup (with barley), then ox heart casserole, dumplings, mash and steamed sprouts.

Apologies in advance if there's a bit of a gale blowing come the morning...

 

[Jenkins]

Well I didn't win the bike I'd been bidding on - I stuck a bid in but got held up in a class. The £30-40 estimate was out and it sold for £120 which was over my bid - https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...s-vintage-collectors-general-auction-lot-711/

Not surprised that it exceeded the estimate - I've just had a look and that's a very tidy bike.

 

[Illaveago]

cool expression, never heard it before

It's normally a quart into a pint pot but in my case with so many bikes crammed into my garage I increased the volume.

 

[Jenkins]

My MSV season pass arrived while I was out this afternoon. There's a meeting at Snetterton that could be worth a visit for a few hours on Saturday afternoon, but I'm not too sure about being out in the wide open there with a strong north easterly breeze and only 7°C (at best) forecast

 

[Illaveago]

Well I didn't win the bike I'd been bidding on - I stuck a bid in but got held up in a class. The £30-40 estimate was out and it sold for £120 which was over my bid - https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...s-vintage-collectors-general-auction-lot-711/

So you would possibly have to pay a further £30 + on top for commission. It did look good though.

 

[DCLane]

@Jenkins & @Illaveago - my bid was above the highest estimate but with a 27% fee on top the £120 sale price would have been approx. £150. Still probably worth it given the hub dynamo.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Fabby supper of beef & vegetable soup (with barley), then ox heart casserole, dumplings, mash and steamed sprouts.

Apologies in advance if there's a bit of a gale blowing come the morning...

26C, wind S 31, G 43-going to 75 with a derecho overnight.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

having my 2 o'clock coffee at 3 o'clock. is the sky falling?

The sky has probably rescheduled by an hour.

 

[Illaveago]

@Jenkins & @Illaveago - my bid was above the highest estimate but with a 27% fee on top the £120 sale price would have been approx. £150. Still probably worth it given the hub dynamo.

In these cases it all depends on how determined a bidder is on winning.
I did it on an Optolyth spotting scope at an auction. Estimate £45. I had to wait a long time for it to come up and during that time I was getting more and more wound up . I was muttering under my breath as people kept picking it up to examine it. When it came to the auction I was locked in a bidding war but I was determined to win. I won it for £150. I got it in the neck when I got home from SWMBO. When I showed her how much they were going for on the net she relented. Over £400. It is good. I managed to see the Space Station go over once hand held and could see the solar panel array, it looked a bit like the old TV aerials.

 

[tyred]

My first day of my long weekend. It was a bit of an action-packed one. I went out for a perambulation and brought my weekly fry up forward a day as well as doing some grocery shopping whilst I was perambulating.

I did some tidying up and then sat and read for a bit before venturing out for a ride. Fiftyish miles completed, my first half century of the year ( I won't count the Navan Greenway as it's pancake-flat. Today's ride had lots of hills). I feel motivated to get fit again and see room for improvement; but I got round.

I then had my usual Friday pie and chips before going to the theatre again (well a different theatre in a different town from last night. Car required tonight). Their drama festival is on and I hope to get to see a few of the plays. I always enjoy this event.

 

[Reynard]

My first day of my long weekend. It was a bit of an action-packed one. I went out for a perambulation and brought my weekly fry up forward a day as well as doing some grocery shopping whilst I was perambulating.

I did some tidying up and then sat and read for a bit before venturing out for a ride. Fiftyish miles completed, my first half century of the year ( I won't count the Navan Greenway as it's pancake-flat. Today's ride had lots of hills). I feel motivated to get fit again and see room for improvement; but I got round.

I then had my usual Friday pie and chips before going to the theatre again (well a different theatre in a different town from last night. Car required tonight). Their drama festival is on and I hope to get to see a few of the plays. I always enjoy this event.

Tut, tut, tut, you neglected to say what shape your plate was! It *is* a matter of extreme importance, you know...

 

[tyred]

Tut, tut, tut, you neglected to say what shape your plate was! It *is* a matter of extreme importance, you know...

Sorry, rectangular!

 

[Reynard]

I am having a very enjoyable evening writing a party scene for my novel. Lisa, my main character, gets to dance with not one but two racing drivers.

 

[Reynard]

And it's time to put the writing away, bank the fire for the night and head off upstairs to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx