Mundane News

[Magpies]

Twelve weeks now since I left the UK - travel remains very difficult. But there's been plenty of cycling on my new patch already
And a few exotic sights like this (oriental pied hornbill swallowing a mantis) as further compensation

 

[Andy in Germany]

@Jenkins - that was my approach riding alongside the canal this week. Last time I tried to stay on whilst it slid towards the canal ... with very damp results. This week I got off fast and grabbed it - although that was on mud rather than snow or ice.

Try some spiked / studded tyres: I can recommend them having been riding over ice and snow with no issues this year.

I've found myself using the spike equipped bike for support on ice: I certainly feel much safer riding with the spikes on ice then I do walking.

 

[12boy]

I remember going down a hill on sheet ice with studded tires and having to stop at the light. Then, per usual, put my right foot down to wait for the green, and felt my boot keep sliding away on the ice until over I went. Hadn 't thought through stopping when my feet would get no traction or trying to stand up afterward.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I remember going down a hill on sheet ice with studded tires and having to stop at the light. Then, per usual, put my right foot down to wait for the green, and felt my boot keep sliding away on the ice until over I went. Hadn 't thought through stopping when my feet would get no traction or trying to stand up afterward.

Yup. been there, done that...

 

[Illaveago]

Were they socialising distancing, talking to my SIL earlier, she passed a testing centre in Sheffield yesterday & they were queuing outside in groups with no masks.

Yes we were distancing, that's what helped to make the queue longer. There were a lot of people there.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
I think I'm having cider fecks from the vaccine. I got up in the night and I could hear a booming sound a bit like a tube train going through the underground . My ears feel like two diaphragms that are popping in and out reacting to any slight pressure change .
I've taken some parrots.

 

[Illaveago]

I'm sorry but my wife is listening to an American who was so ill that he found a miracle medical treatment that he has to tell everyone about it . Apparently it had no lasting effect on his vocal chords or his ability to talk for hours.

I soon turn off when they go on and on and on .
I never get to hear what they are trying to sell me as I soon lose interest .

 

[Illaveago]

It's strange! That cat in the mirror knows exactly the same moves that Georgie does when he tries to out fox it !

 

[biggs682]

Morning y'all
Just been outside to feed the birds and I can honestly say it's still chilly out there.
First cuppa went down well.
And the cat enjoyed his breakfast .
So all in all not a bad start to the day .

 

[Deleted member 26715]

We have a poorly cat again, it managed to spend Friday night outside, it slipped out unnoticed, when it came back in yesterday morning it had a cut/scratch on it's head. It ate it's breakfast then has slept since, last night as we were about to go to bed my wife went to stroke it & it seemed to almost cry out in pain when you touch it's back. So whether it's got into a fight & been bitten on it's back we're not sure. Come down this morning, it looked up at me & then curled back up, put a few treats near it which it has ignored. So looks like we'll be on the phone to the vets tomorrow if t doesn't pick up.

Had dogs for 40 years & they have cost me virtually nothing with the vets, this cat in 5 years must have cost me nearly £1K

 

[tyred]

Some guy on the radio informs me that it's St. Valentine's Day. Not sure what that means

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Some guy on the radio informs me that it's St. Valentine's Day. Not sure what that means

I’m hoping it means my wife will be buying me a new bike...

I’m not getting my hopes up though.

I’m not that daft. Just overly optimistic.

 

[gbb]

Spent yesterday evening building 2x bug houses for the grandkids.
Who designs this stuff !!!!. Impossibly fiddly, 1mm dowels, matching holes in the parts either out of place or virtually impossible to find, the kind of stuff you'd likely end up throwing against the wall in a fit of pique.
Done now, they can paint them today, all a bit premature perhaps.
(Official support bubble, 1x child under one year old, provide support for their mum and dad as the eldest has adhd and is....very hard work and demanding)

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Well, the news from Chennai is excellent for India.

 

[gbb]

I was going to wash the car this morning, absolutely covered in road salt residue. Then I walked to the shops....jeez it's cold. Bogger the car, couple more days wont hurt.