Mundane News

[raleighnut]

I crashed today.

Wheel got caught in a crack in the road that I didn't see because of the mud. Feel pretty sorry for myself. The bruises and road rash wouldn't disgrace a Grand Tour rider.

Big thanks to some dear friends who came to bail me out PDQ from in the middle of nowhere.

A hot bath and plenty of chocolate are on the agenda for later.

 

[roadrash]

I crashed today.

Wheel got caught in a crack in the road that I didn't see because of the mud. Feel pretty sorry for myself. The bruises and road rash wouldn't disgrace a Grand Tour rider.

Big thanks to some dear friends who came to bail me out PDQ from in the middle of nowhere.

A hot bath and plenty of chocolate are on the agenda for later.

hope you feel better soon

 

[Katherine]

The worst bruises are where I got smacked by frame / cranks / pedals, and not the bits that hit the deck...

Same here.
I fell to the left which is why my left hand is more damaged than the right, but the marks on my right shin from the pedal /crank are still dark and tender nearly 4 weeks later. It took a few days for all the bruises to appear, so be prepared .

 

[Reynard]

Same here.
I fell to the left which is why my left hand is more damaged than the right, but the marks on my right shin from the pedal /crank are still dark and tender nearly 4 weeks later. It took a few days for all the bruises to appear, so be prepared .

Thanks for the warning xxx

I'm supposed to be stewarding at a cat show on Saturday. My judge might have a very hobbly steward...

 

[Andy in Germany]

I crashed today.

Wheel got caught in a crack in the road that I didn't see because of the mud. Feel pretty sorry for myself. The bruises and road rash wouldn't disgrace a Grand Tour rider.

Big thanks to some dear friends who came to bail me out PDQ from in the middle of nowhere.

A hot bath and plenty of chocolate are on the agenda for later.

Ouch. That sounds rather nasty. Look after yourself.

In the circumstances I think the chocolate can be considered medicinal.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The Greek word for pumice stone is afrolapetra.

You learn these things when you go to Cyprus with a sore foot.

I think that's got to be the best mundane post of the day.

I second the proposal.

 

[MikeG]

Yippeeee... 4/5ths of The Spice Girls are reforming.. What into, is, as yet, unknown.

Oh good god no.

"Pap 'n sous" is a traditional Afrikaaner dish, often served at braais, which really aren't barbecues. You'll be offered boerewors, too, with your pap en sous, and this is the famous South African "farmer's sausage" made with game meat. Pap is a sort-of stiff porridge/ soft dumpling made with mealie meal (rough polenta), and sous is a spicy sauce which may well have been cooked in a potjie (pronounced "poikie"), which is a heavy 3 legged cast iron pot. Sous, or potjie (the meal, not the pot) is made with the potjie (the pot, not the meal) standing in the hot coals for hours, traditionally stirred with a huge wooden spoon.

Now, for the life of me I can't think why I'd be talking about pap in the same post as the Spice Girls.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Thanks for the warning xxx

I'm supposed to be stewarding at a cat show on Saturday. My judge might have a very hobbly steward...

Bad news. Mend quickly. Brandy is good medicinally and chocolate might help it go down.

 

[MikeG]

..........Glad I was wearing MTB 3/4 length tights, as it meant I'm not sitting here picking muddy gravel and cow poo out of my knees...

When I was looking for come cycling shorts a few weeks ago I noticed that quite a number now come with a rubber thing on each hip, to soften the blow if you have an "off".

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Oh good god no.

"Pap 'n sous" is a traditional Afrikaaner dish, often served at braais, which really aren't barbecues. You'll be offered boerewors, too, with your pap en sous, and this is the famous South African "farmer's sausage" made with game meat. Pap is a sort-of stiff porridge/ soft dumpling made with mealie meal (rough polenta), and sous is a spicy sauce which may well have been cooked in a potjie (pronounced "poikie"), which is a heavy 3 legged cast iron pot. Sous, or potjie (the meal, not the pot) is made with the potjie (the pot, not the meal) standing in the hot coals for hours, traditionally stirred with a huge wooden spoon.

Now, for the life of me I can't think why I'd be talking about pap in the same post as the Spice Girls.

Is sous similar to the Caribbean souse? My daughter's grandma was Antiguan and she cooked it.

 

[MikeG]

Is sous similar to the Caribbean souse? My daughter's grandma was Antiguan and she cooked it.

I'm not familiar with Caribbean souse, but I very much doubt it is from the same linguistic root. I was rather more focused on the pap than the sous.

 

[MikeG]

I crashed today.

Wheel got caught in a crack in the road that I didn't see because of the mud. Feel pretty sorry for myself. The bruises and road rash wouldn't disgrace a Grand Tour rider.

Big thanks to some dear friends who came to bail me out PDQ from in the middle of nowhere.

A hot bath and plenty of chocolate are on the agenda for later.

Does anyone here remember Mercurochrome?

 

[PeteXXX]

Does anyone here remember Mercurochrome?

Only for horses...

GWS @Reynard

 

[MikeG]

Only for horses.......

If only. My mother used it on us. I was always grazing knees. I would lock myself in the toilet for hours to try to avoid the Mercurochrome. It stung worse than battery acid.

 

[slowmotion]

A litre of 6% hydrogen peroxide turned up today. It wasn't for teeth whitening, hair bleaching, or bomb making. A much more mundane fate awaits it.