Mundane News

[fossyant]

Morning.
It is still dark outside at the moment. It is dry which is s good thing !
Thinking at the moment .

Very wet here, although not currently falling out of the sky. Off into Manchester - will probably avoid the Markets as rather cold, but will hit a few pubs in Northern Quarter before our Madness Concert tonight.

 

[oldwheels]

This weekend is the annual cyclocross event so it is currently raining with a strong wind and quite cold.
This is not some small local event but is part of the Scottish Championships and so very important to many people. Entrants are in 3 figures.
I have been up at Glengorm Castle who make their grounds available in rain, hail, sleet, snow and ice with some even nice and sunny as I did timekeeping. This is now electronic so I am redundant and not fit enough to even marshal. Car parking is limited so was a nightmare to find enough space.
I once got roped in to marshal at an under 8 years old event. Terrifying as they seemed to have no fear and were more competitive than the adults.
Happy days.

 

[biggs682]

Nice 20 miles a bit of frost in the outlying areas but very nice

 

[mybike]

For whatever reason awake
Dark outside
Chilly and looks like a good frost

Not chilly here, but the sky was a bit red.

 

[fossyant]

You know things are bad, when you randomly tune into C4 and, in the case of two weeks, you've seen two episoes of The Simpsons be repeated. Impossible.

Oh no, another repeat - Canyonero again, from last week.

 

[PeteXXX]

I don't have a TV licence or a BBC etc. I can repeat stuff if I want to, but I don't..

 

[fossyant]

In other exciting news, i forgot to dry my insulated walking trousers, so they are now in the dryer before I head to Manchester in the cold.

 

[tyred]

Torrential rain again so no perambulation this morning.

Going to read Eric Newby's The last grain race as I continue to work my way through the huge stack of books I'd collected in charity shops over the years but never got around to reading.

 

[Oldhippy]

Lunch with my daughter today.

 

[Speicher]

@Reynard and anyone else who likes foreign detectives - have you watched "Vienna Blood"?

Twas excellent last night, not to mention a Lead Character.

 

[oldwheels]

Torrential rain again so no perambulation this morning.

Going to read Eric Newby's The last grain race as I continue to work my way through the huge stack of books I'd collected in charity shops over the years but never got around to reading.

Good read. He had a very adventurous life and the Tall Ships seemed to be particularly hazardous.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

@Reynard and anyone else who likes foreign detectives - have you watched "Vienna Blood"?

Twas excellent last night, not to mention a Lead Character.

I didn't know that there had been a second series. I enjoyed the first one.

 

[tyred]

Good read. He had a very adventurous life and the Tall Ships seemed to be particularly hazardous.

I've always been fascinated by sailing ships but under no circumstances could I ever work on one. I have a terrible head for heights and could never climb the rigging.

 

[rockyroller]

Lunch with my daughter today.

👍 the most valuable thing we can share w/ each other, is our time

 

[rockyroller]

freezing rain this morning, yuk