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mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
Always a good idea to turn as much on as possible when measuring the voltage. If there's a bad joint the voltage drop will be more noticeable. At a guess, Reynard is fed overhead, possibly with a transformer on the last pole. I wonder if the lights dim when a kettle or electric heater is switched on.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Well well Midlife seems to have nailed it.
The thing I saw is near enough one of the pictures shown and so is a powered glider almost certainly.
The thing I saw is near enough one of the pictures shown and so is a powered glider almost certainly.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I had some fruit loaf with cheese, plus a tangerine and two 
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
My mother was a seamstress and during the war years seemed to have a procession of women passing through the house as she altered and made garments. I remember getting a variety of jackets made for school. She made garments from oddments and later from swathes of new material. She made my wife's wedding dress and my then fiance remarked that it was a good thing that she had to get it altered several times as she was losing weight round the waist rather than expanding.I have wandered around the garden a bit. It is extremely soggyfied. As the soil is very heavy clay, it does not help if I walk across such wet ground. I have added boatloads of (home-made) compost to improve the drainage etc, but even so, tis heavy, and can dry out to the consistency of concrete. In the summer, strangely, below that inch or so of concrete it retains water reasonably well.
On a lighter note, as a change from editing files, I have been looking at the sewing projects that I have started and not quite finished. Two just need a hem finishing, or mending. One garment is made from fabric that frays very easily, so that is fiddley. That might become a long wide scarf, if the fabric does not start behaving. One blouse went completely wrong, but they say you learn from your mistakes.
I have a penchant for altering garments. You can easily find clothes in Charity shops in lovely material and lots of it. Maxi skirts in small sizes can be altered and made into a skirt for a person who does not remotely resemble a Model on the catwalk. Yes, I do watch "Sewing Bee". It is one of the few programmes of that genre that I watch.
I was also taught how to sew properly as well as darn socks which came in useful in later life.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yes, it's an overhead feed. I'm on a spur of sorts, as most of the houses are on the other side of the road. My nearest neighbour on this side is nearly a mile away. The only underground bit is the 12-ish feet between the pole and the house.
And no, the lights don't dim when I turn on other things, as they're on separate circuits.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Friends of mine were exhibiting at the Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and during the day there was a heavy fall of snow.
Cue lots of people wandering around wiping snow off number plates to locate their cars at stopping time.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I've just been for a walk on the south coast. I took special notice of where I parked the car so that I wouldn't lose it. I stopped for a coffee and a toastie on the way back and even managed to enjoy a Costa coffee. The toastie was disappointing though.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Not enough cheese? Soggy? Tasteless?
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
It's from Costa! Expensive but meh!
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Mmmmm, well I tend to avoid such places when out and about. I'm the sort of person who takes her own pack-up.
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
Pack up for me every time too. Why spend the money when you have the stuff at home and it is made exactly how I like it. The only exception being a sandwich shop in Whitstable that does a divine avocado and halloumi on brown bread.Mmmmm, well I tend to avoid such places when out and about. I'm the sort of person who takes her own pack-up.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
McDonalds is one of the few exceptions for me. I know it's not brilliant, but it's reliable, you can get hot drinks at a sensible price, you can bum park, and there's a loo.
My standard pack-up tends to be a cheese and chutney sandwich, a bag of crisps, a tesco's own brand version of a kit kat, some nuts and dried fruit, plus a tangerine and a banana. And depending on the weather etc, either a 750ml bidon of water or a flask of tea.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
It was a sausage and onion chutney toastie. Not enough cheese and the chutney was very sweet with virtually no vinegary tang to it. I reckon chutneys should have something of a sweet and sour thing going.
