Mundane News

[Ming the Merciless]

Spaghetti Carbonara and garlic bread in the oven.

 

[tyred]

I endured hailstones on my walk.

 

[Hover Fly]

These are known as an "Englander" in some parts of Germany.

Just saying...

Cle anglais in France. Cos there’s that many funny sized fasteners in the imp. systems you’re almost bound to find one you haven’t got a fixed spanner for.

 

[oldwheels]

Home at last after sitting around the Oban ferry terminal marshalling area for 3 hours with internet only for basic emails and it refused to connect for anything else.
The 0955 ferry was cancelled and being recognised as not a tourist I got in the standby list for the next one if it sailed. Horizontal rain and hail with some of it probably salt spray from wave tops being whipped up by the wind. I wondered if it was worth waiting but the weather cleared a bit and they decided to go at 1225. The rest of the prospective travellers for the 0955 had abandoned and at least one went for Lochaline, 80 miles and an extra ferry which could well be cancelled due to weather.
When I pointed this out to them the airy reply I got was "We come from London and are used to such distances and it is only an extra hour anyway". Aye right.
Food stores are all now unpacked and stowed away but the clothing bag can wait till tomorrow.
It is now snowing and an early night calls I think since I started at 0600 this morning.

 

[Hebe]

BBC forecasting snow here tomorrow afternoon. Met Office not.

 

[Illaveago]

I did a bit of tinkering on my bike this afternoon. It was quite cold it there but I was wrapped up . I thought I had a loose spoke which needed replacing but I couldn't find it . I ended up truing the wheel and then filed the spokes which were protruding . This was all for an intended ride with my friends on Friday morning .

 

[Reynard]

Time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[mybike]

I had triple-cooked chips for tea tonight as well but done in an air fryer. Perfect if you want crunch while you munch.

I love my 'air fryer' It's more of a miniature fan assisted oven with minimal heat up time.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The Storks are back; I was riding through the next village and I heard then clicking their beaks. Sure enough there were two on the roof chattering away like two old ladies gossiping about all the noisy humans.

 

[mybike]

And your reasoning behind this is what? Sources, please.

Admittedly I'm a Doctor of Engineering as opposed to one in the field of the various biological sciences, but the scientific principles behind the PCR test seem sound enough to me.

There was actually a really good bit on PCR tests in the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures which should satisfy the layman in terms of an explanation. An entertaining and informative watch - still available on the BBC i-player for around 10 months or so...

As has been reported from the inventor of the test & Dr Fauci commented that anything over a 30 cycles was useless, others have placed the limit lower.

 

[mybike]

Cle anglais in France. Cos there’s that many funny sized fasteners in the imp. systems you’re almost bound to find one you haven’t got a fixed spanner for.

When I was an apprentice, using any sort of adjustable spanner was a nono.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I love my 'air fryer' It's more of a miniature fan assisted oven with minimal heat up time.

Yes, it's a completely misleading name. But a great bit of kit!

 

[classic33]

I already bike commute; always have. Cycle commuting here is similar to the Netherlands; sedate, relaxed and done in normal clothes. Oh, and frequent headwinds...

You're going past that volcano on the wrong side!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

AAA batteries charged, back in rear lights, and back on bike. Full brightness restored.

 

[PeteXXX]

Coffee and a Cherry Bakewell.. Don't mind if I do. 👍