Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Looks like I'm going to have to go out after all as the milk won't last out the day.

 

[DCLane]

@postman - would a trike or recumbent be easier if you sometimes have vertigo?

And I need a cure / therapy for buying daft bikes to get back on the road *.

* Note that I have history here. At the age of 12 I built a Raleigh Chopper from a pair that friends had crashed and just put away. I also had a Bond Equipe that was a freebie via Practical Classics which was too far gone to restore (I remember collecting the day after Princess Diana had died and towing it down the A19 with SWMBO in the Bond. Which had no brakes, a loose seat and missing floorpan. At 20mph for 20 miles using a single tow rope as the second I'd attached failed - slowing by letting it roll into my rear bumper! She didn't speak to me for a few hours afterwards)

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Surprised to see the gym is open today, 11 til 3. I enjoyed a bike ride instead.

 

[tyred]

I had hoped for a new year's day ride as there was a gap in the frost in the weather forecast for today.

It may not actually be freezing but it is still very cold, and also quite stormy with horrendous showers thrown in. I got drenched on my perambulation this morning. My motivation for going for a ride is falling fast.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

First ride of 2026, just 10 miles to kick off the year, and test out brushed fleece lined overshoes. Thumbs up from me.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I had hoped for a new year's day ride as there was a gap in the frost in the weather forecast for today.

It may not actually be freezing but it is still very cold, and also quite stormy with horrendous showers thrown in. I got drenched on my perambulation this morning. My motivation for going for a ride is falling fast.

Listening to the shipping forecast this morning, the announcer kept on repeating ''chilly wintry showers.'' It sounds like they got that one right. Though Scottish waters had a lot of ''snow showers'' predicted. Yet to be confirmed.

Shipping forecast trivia: they call it the shipping forecast before but the shipping bulletin afterwards.

 

[rockyroller]

got home at 2am, when the light snow was just starting to stick

now watching the London parade!

 

[rockyroller]

Surprised to see the gym is open today, 11 til 3. I enjoyed a bike ride instead.

cool, I went on new years eve day. hoping for a walk in the snow w/ Wifey today

 

[rockyroller]

And I need a cure / therapy for buying daft bikes to get back on the road

probably just something you have to keep doing, to get it out of your system. sometimes resistance is futile

 

[rockyroller]

My normal cooked breckfest is off this year. My unwanted guest won’t let me.

yeah, see ya, it's been real, buh bye

 

[tom73]

Finally made it local Tescos only to fid they'd ran out of what I wanted. So had to bag what breads they had, the place was rammed.With what looked liked people randomly wondering round buying what ever found first.
It was still very bitter out so glad to home and settle down with nice to warm up.

 

[Mike_P]

Christmas returned to the loft, and to celebrate Christmas dinner left overs tonight.

 

[biggs682]

Been a day of drinking tea and playing cards so all in all a good day.

Just had a pre evening meal walk around the block and boy it's cold outside under a fullish moon.

 

[presta]

View: https://x.com/CeltonHenderson/status/2006434776232898726

 

[postman]

Young Master P will be 30 tomorrow Senior P will be 76 in Feb.It's all downhill now for him.We have a fabulous relationship.I have been so lucky after being such a failure first time around.So a meal has been booked for a date in January for five of us,sadly father in law does not want to come,he tried Indian food once last year and it's not to his liking he only had grilled chicken and chips,but he still does not want to come.