Mundane News

[Reynard]

Earlier today I peeled the carcass of the chicken I cooked t'other day. The large bits of meat went into a tupperware and into the fridge for lunchtime sammiches. The carcass and jelly is earmarked for cock-a-leekie, and the pickings made their way into tonight's supper.

Chicken in a tarragon & mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes and steamed green beans. Happy Reynard with a full belly

 

[tyred]

The lift is knackered again. I had to carry a hefty '90s mountain bike with a longflap saddle bag stuffed with shopping up two flights of stairs

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The lift is knackered again. I had to carry a hefty '90s mountain bike with a longflap saddle bag stuffed with shopping up two flights of stairs

I lived on a 4th floor without a lift for over 20 years. Carrying the bike, fine; carrying the shopping, fine; both together....aargh!

 

[classic33]

The lift is knackered again. I had to carry a hefty '90s mountain bike with a longflap saddle bag stuffed with shopping up two flights of stairs

I lived on a 4th floor without a lift for over 20 years. Carrying the bike, fine; carrying the shopping, fine; both together....aargh!

Look on the bright side, you get to ride them down the stairs.
Test your brakes.

 

[Illaveago]

He has just strolled in as though nothing was up !

 

[tyred]

I lived on a 4th floor without a lift for over 20 years. Carrying the bike, fine; carrying the shopping, fine; both together....aargh!

It's amazing the difference the weight on the bike makes.

When I stayed in a hostel in Oban a few years ago they were insistent that I stored my bike in their store on the second floor so I had bike, panniers full of luggage, handlebar bag, tent and sleeping mat to carry up stairs and after 70 odd miles in lumpy terrain. I slept well that night.

 

[postman]

I am very pleased with myself tonight.I decided to factory reset this tablet.It has been doing my head in.Slow,jumpy freezing changing on its own.So I a for of temper after another freeze,I went to setting and tapped very hard in frustration,off it went after a prompt.Glad to say it is working like a dream now.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

He has just strolled in as though nothing was up !

Nonchalance is a cat's middle name, after all....

 

[raleighnut]

No stranger than any other!
Did you know Gaelic(Irish) has neither Yes or No in it.

Mebbe

 

[biggs682]

Right awake and not too windy so off to get some miles in

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Evening all !
I bought some bits for the bike I'm doing up this morning . All seemed to be going well until this afternoon when I noticed that he cranks weren't at 180 degrees, they were about 5 degrees off. The cranks have cotter pins.

Thinking about this, do you mean the cranks are off when the cotter pins are fitted? If so, could it be because both pins are fitted in the same way? They should be fitted in opposite directions. I fit them so the pin comes up when the pedal is forward. Hope this makes sense.

 

[PeteXXX]

I used to have a flat on the 4th floor overlooking the sea on Cliftonville clifftops. I was refitting the kitchen and had to carry a 4 metre worktop up on my own (as all my friends were not around to help.. Obv!)
It was a real struggle, I can tell you!!
How pleased, on a scale of 1 to 10 do you think I was when it was the wrong way round to fit and there was no way of turning it round the right way...
Back down with it, turn it round then lug it back up again 😂

 

[PeteXXX]

A slightly easier job this morning..
I have refitted the plug to the end of the chain in the bathroom sink.
💪

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I used to have a flat on the 4th floor overlooking the sea on Cliftonville clifftops. I was refitting the kitchen and had to carry a 4 metre worktop up on my own (as all my friends were not around to help.. Obv!)
It was a real struggle, I can tell you!!
How pleased, on a scale of 1 to 10 do you think I was when it was the wrong way round to fit and there was no way of turning it round the right way...
Back down with it, turn it round then lug it back up again 😂

I was out riding once and got flagged down by an elderly gent. He was having a granite top delivered and the guys needed some help unloading it as it was so heavy. I helped them unload it off the lorry and put it in his garage, where I saw an old bike lying around and ended up buying the bike from him!

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Got the scaffolding up yesterday, took a couple of hours as I was careful to level and tighten everything up properly. Did one window (I have four to do). Was terrified the first time I went up, but it got better later on. Ridiculous really, it is pretty stable. Onwards, and quite literally upwards!