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[oldwheels]

's a bit like most of the roads out here @oldwheels - only with a better surface...

It does have a reasonable surface at the moment but takes a fair battering from heavy goods vehicles of all kinds and often has a fair volume of traffic. This is the second time this week it has been blocked. My main cycling route is similar in width but the surface is parts means I cannot exceed slow walking pace on my trike due to the potholes.

 

[Reynard]

I have a problem with having to have a winner. 0 - 0 at full time, 0 - 0 after extra time. No goals to separate the two teams. In my head, that was a draw. Similar to the England v New Zealand World ODI final. Scores tied at the end of the game, play a concocted ''superover'' and still the scores are tied, play another superover and still end up with the scores tied. That, in my mind was a tie - three times a tie - but they have to have a winner on some arbitrary rule about boundaries scored.

But, there again, I don't get that the red team played in red and the blue team played in yellow. Unless the referee is chromatically challenged, of course.

I remember the cup final replays - us Gunners won the last ever replay back in '93.

On match stats tho, Liverpool had more possession (53% - 47%), more shots (17-10), but shots on target, corners and fouls were even stevens.

It is a knockout competition though, so there has to be a winner.

 

[Reynard]

It does have a reasonable surface at the moment but takes a fair battering from heavy goods vehicles of all kinds and often has a fair volume of traffic. This is the second time this week it has been blocked. My main cycling route is similar in width but the surface is parts means I cannot exceed slow walking pace on my trike due to the potholes.

Here everything gets chewed up by farm machinery, and peat soils aren't terribly stable.

One CC member who rode past my house a while ago described the roads as "biblically bad"

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I remember the cup final replays - us Gunners won the last ever replay back in '93.

On match stats tho, Liverpool had more possession (53% - 47%), more shots (17-10), but shots on target, corners and fouls were even stevens.

It is a knockout competition though, so there has to be a winner.

A knockout where neither team can knock the other one out during the game, though.

(Mind you, I'm not too sure about a knockout song contest, either.)

 

[Reynard]

Hah! I only watch Eurovision for the stitched-up voting.

The music is pretty well much garbage from start to finish LOL

 

[Reynard]

Although the Norway act is rather fun. It's silly enough to want to watch it.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Cats fed, I have a TV dinner and it's time for Eurovision.

Oh heck, I'm going to hide under the blanket...

 

[MontyVeda]

I bumped into a random bloke from decades ago at work today... turns out there's a video of me from 1988 on YT

 

[fossyant]

Off to walk up Snowdon in a few hours. Not so sure its a good idea as I've twisted my knee. Been on painkillers and volterol all day. Easing a little.

 

[Illaveago]

Whilst I was working on my bike this afternoon I heard a rustling sound behind me . I turned round expecting to see Georgie, but all I saw was some mint leaves moving around . Mouse ? It eventually revealed itself as a Slow worm writhing around ! I didn't know if it was attacking something or being attacked ! Eventually they separated . It was two !

 

[classic33]

me too! w/ an omelette on the side ...

Top or bottom?

 

[Kempstonian]

Thank you Planet X.

That 4th pic looks like a blue grinning frog!

 

[classic33]

I took some of the muscle relaxant tablets because my back was going stiff. Now I feel like a zoned out hippy...

What size, and could you manage a full one!

 

[Kempstonian]

I think I might have just set a record. I was attempting to set up a Facebook account. Went through all the setup screens, put in the 'secret code' they sent me by email, waited... and then got a message to say my account was suspended!

I won't bother again. Stuff Faceache.

 

[classic33]

Most epic puncture repair ever.
Started at almost 3 pm. Finished at 5.15pm.

Inbetween:

Got spare tube and pump from manager.
Removed rear wheel, tyre and tube. Found the culprit - tiny piece of metal spike. Took that out too. All that took around 10 minutes.
Tried to pump the new tube a bit.
Pump doesn't work.
After a while messaged to manager that his pump doesn't work.
Help arrived - 2 patrol cars and 5 people.
They tried to pump the tube. Nope.
Then they tried to use electric pump they found in one of the patrol cars. That pump didn't work too (solidarity with manual pump, eh ...)
Supervisor asked me if I've got money with me. Yes I have. "We can take you to Halfords".
I jumped in the security patrol car and after a few seconds I asked supervisor if he can take me home instead and I'll grab my puncture repair kit. Yup, no problem.
Came home, grabbed my kit and we went back to work. I tried my best not to puke all over the car as supervisor speed up from 0 mph to 10000 whatever mph in a fraction of a second (that's electric car for you).
Relaxed about 5 minutes while my intestines got back from my throat into their designated place in my stomach.
Changed the tube, pumped it - all done in 10 minutes.

All this because I didn't have puncture repair kit with me. Don't know why I kept it at home. Ignorance, laziness or both.

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You don't do things the easy way do you.
They didn't want to give you a lift home at the end of your shift!
That's disgraceful and I'd be having words if I were you.