Mundane News

[Reynard]

It's waaaaaaaaaay too cold for ice cream @PeteXXX

 

[Reynard]

I have just got my mitts on this:

One uber happy Reynard, because it's actually quite a rare thing. FYI, Short Circuit Magazine, July 1984.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Where they taking them?

To you.

 

[tyred]

Where... looking possible in Manchesterland.

The funeral before us must have had over 150 people outside. Delayed my neighbours funeral by 15 minutes. Bloody crazy numbers

It was only a shower. It won't stay around. Sun shining at the moment.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Mrs. GA and I have been married thirty-one years today.
Time flies when you are having fun.

 

[DCLane]

Looking in the shed for my 700c spiked tyres (the wheels for them are too deep down to get to at the moment, so they're later) I found a pair of 26" Ice Spiker Pro tyres on Quando wheels I thought I'd sold

Onto eBay and hopefully they will soon

 

[Dec66]

I have to do my annual review today, or tomorrow at the latest.

I can't be bothered.

 

[tyred]

We get "Award" points at work during the year depending on how our supervisors wish to give them to us for doing things and then we can cash them in for "awards" when we like. Most of the prizes are gadgets like fitbits, Ipads, etc but I discovered there is also a tools section so I have just awarded myself a nice 1/2" drive socket set.

It didn't specify the sizes of the size range of the sockets but it looks like a typical socket set. I have just realised it is being shipped from the US however so I wonder will it actually be Imperial sizes.

 

[Speicher]

Can someone explain in plain English the difference between FM and DAB radio?

I am thinking about buying a compact "Shelf" cd player. Some of the more expensive ones have both, but the smaller, less expensive ones, have one or other of FM and DAB. Does DAB pick up foreign radio stations without an aerial?

 

[rockyroller]

1984

great year! the year I moved out of my parents' house!

 

[rockyroller]

Can someone explain in plain English the difference between FM and DAB radio?I am thinking about buying a compact "Shelf" cd player. Some of the more expensive ones have both, but the smaller, less expensive ones, have one or other of FM and DAB. Does DAB pick up foreign radio stations without an aerial?

dunno, I'll get back to you after I read this (warning, it may take a while) OK I read enough to personally want both

 

[rockyroller]

It's waaaaaaaaaay too cold for ice cream @PeteXXX

tell that to the ppl at drive-thrus getting iced coffee!

 

[rockyroller]

It didn't specify the sizes of the size range of the sockets but it looks like a typical socket set. I have just realised it is being shipped from the US however so I wonder will it actually be Imperial sizes.

congrats! but that's a funny turn of words, 1/2 inch drive for metric sockets

 

[Speicher]

dunno, I'll get back to you after I read this (warning, it may take a while) OK I read enough to personally want both

A ha! here is a small one, not ridiculously expensive with FM, DAB and DAB+. Also in stock, and available for delivery.
ROBERTS Sound48 DAB/DAB+/FM/CD Bluetooth Clock Radio at John Lewis & Partners

 

[rockyroller]

Looking in the shed for my 700c spiked tyres (the wheels for them are too deep down to get to at the moment, so they're later) I found a pair of 26" Ice Spiker Pro tyres on Quando wheels I thought I'd sold Onto eBay and hopefully they will soon

was thinking this morning about my past winter commuting experiments & the time I built up a studded 26er (yank) thinking it would be best for a 26 mile round trip winter commute. wound up being torture, so I went back to my studded 700c hybrid bike w/ waay less rolling resistance