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Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Lovely mild and sunny day here chez Casa Reynard, albeit a very blustery one.
Slept really well, and overslept majorly. Ooops. Woke up just in time to throw some clobber on and listen to Arsenal v Spuds. Good win for us, looking forward to watching MOTD later. Also listened to the qually from Singapore (now watching the highlights) and then spent the afternoon removing walnuts from husks.
And then at tea time I hopped onto Wiggy #2, the Chartres to check out another pair of trees in a hedgerow fairly close to home. You can't reach any of the lower branches there - they're all a good 8 to 10 feet above the ground - so I worked on the premise that today's gale would've brought down a fair few since I saw someone picking there on Thursday. I was right. An hour's furkling filled me a 20 litre pannier bag to the point of overflowing and made the ride back home a bit wobbly and lopsided. I could barely lift the bag to get it onto the rack...
Really creaky now, it's surprisingly hard work. A hot bath called for later, methinks.
Almost time to make myself a hot chocolate and settle down for MOTD.
Slept really well, and overslept majorly. Ooops. Woke up just in time to throw some clobber on and listen to Arsenal v Spuds. Good win for us, looking forward to watching MOTD later. Also listened to the qually from Singapore (now watching the highlights) and then spent the afternoon removing walnuts from husks.
And then at tea time I hopped onto Wiggy #2, the Chartres to check out another pair of trees in a hedgerow fairly close to home. You can't reach any of the lower branches there - they're all a good 8 to 10 feet above the ground - so I worked on the premise that today's gale would've brought down a fair few since I saw someone picking there on Thursday. I was right. An hour's furkling filled me a 20 litre pannier bag to the point of overflowing and made the ride back home a bit wobbly and lopsided. I could barely lift the bag to get it onto the rack...
Really creaky now, it's surprisingly hard work. A hot bath called for later, methinks.
Almost time to make myself a hot chocolate and settle down for MOTD.
Replacement window winder fitted to the Czech patient and I have the skinned knuckles to prove it. Working inside a car door is never fun.
The switch decided to fall apart so and I spent ages trying to locate all the bits from the ground but I got them and the switch was successfully re-assembled and works fine. Not entirely happy as the window still doesn't quite go up square and drops slightly at the front as it goes up for reasons I can't determine but it works and will do.
I wonder what will go wrong with it next week.
Sixteen miles completed on my single speed Pioneer, the first proper ride without gears since the night I got knocked off it almost a year ago now. Wasn't as difficult as I thought it might me. I love the simplicity of single speed and hope to get back to riding fixed in the future but will use a freewheel for now.
The switch decided to fall apart so and I spent ages trying to locate all the bits from the ground but I got them and the switch was successfully re-assembled and works fine. Not entirely happy as the window still doesn't quite go up square and drops slightly at the front as it goes up for reasons I can't determine but it works and will do.
I wonder what will go wrong with it next week.
Sixteen miles completed on my single speed Pioneer, the first proper ride without gears since the night I got knocked off it almost a year ago now. Wasn't as difficult as I thought it might me. I love the simplicity of single speed and hope to get back to riding fixed in the future but will use a freewheel for now.
And do you still want to eat them?
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Chilli, rice and all the trimmings for me earlier this evening 
Jameshow
Veteran
Chilli, rice and all the trimmings for me earlier this evening
Spag bol here cooked by my 12yo son!
classic33
Leg End Member
Slave driver!
Making a minor do the cooking.
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
Isn't it amazing that we all seemed to have hair in those days !
haha yes & no ears
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
got out for a wet ride today
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
I the walk to get the milk this morning was done under clear skies, warm sunshine and what appeared to be light winds which lulled me into a false sense of security. The bike ride was done under clear skies, warm sunshune, but a very stiff breeze which wasn't noticable earlier as the walk was mostly protected from the wind wile the ride was done in much more open areas.
No matter as I really enjoyed both outings - listening to "Fighting Talk" on the walk and the football and F1 qualifying on the ride. I may have also eaten too much for dinner to make up for the energy used.
No matter as I really enjoyed both outings - listening to "Fighting Talk" on the walk and the football and F1 qualifying on the ride. I may have also eaten too much for dinner to make up for the energy used.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Think I'd better do an Upsy Daisy and find my bed.
Nunnight one and all xxx
Nunnight one and all xxx
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Think I'd better do an Upsy Daisy and find my bed.
Nunnight one and all xxx
As I have said before, look under the two cats!
