Mundane News

[pawl]

Grey start and light rain getting heavier is forecast. This seems to be the pattern for the rest of the week. Not always accurate as it sometimes turns out ok.
I notice a post earlier refers to the Gulf Stream. Here we get warmed by an offshoot called the North Atlantic Drift. There are concerns that this may be changing due to global warming and it may fade away and we get frozen. Probably not in my lifetime.

My cold hands would suggest it’s already started

 

[Mo1959]

My cold hands would suggest it’s already started

I'm getting really chilled sitting here too. No sun to warm the house up. I think I'll need to go for another walk to heat up.

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm blood donoring today. 🆎

 

[Andy in Germany]

oh "threads per inch" I think. the higher the # the more supple they are

https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/tire-tech/glossary/

https://www.livestrong.com/article/275750-what-is-the-tpi-on-bicycle-tires/

Interesting. I can't find the data on Schwalbe Tyres. I wonder how relevant it is anyway on the Marathon plus variant, as it's rimmed with plastic.

 

[mybike]

I wasn't sure whether to make apple or apricot crumble, so I compromised....

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I thought you were going to say you made coffee.

 

[PeteXXX]

I thought you were going to say you made coffee.

With Crumble? Very Heston Blumenthal..

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa went down well.
Works phone keeps ringing

 

[pawl]

I'm getting really chilled sitting here too. No sun to warm the house up. I think I'll need to go for another walk to heat up.

Just been reading about a n elderly lade who is using her bus pass through the day to travel around just to keep warm Apparently this was brought up during an interview on GMB with Boris.

 

[Mo1959]

Just been reading about a n elderly lade who is using her bus pass through the day to travel around just to keep warm Apparently this was brought up during an interview on GMB with Boris.

I haven't got that bad yet fortunately, but that is sad. I applied for mine as soon as I was 60. I'll be 63 on Thursday but still haven't actually used it. Don't know why as we get so little perks these days. I should just jump on the bus into Perth and browse the shops and have a coffee to pass a few hours when I'm at a loose end.

 

[rockyroller]

Interesting. I can't find the data on Schwalbe Tyres. I wonder how relevant it is anyway on the Marathon plus variant, as it's rimmed with plastic.

my experience w/ Swalb Marathon tires (I use the studded winter tires) has been that they are fairly hard tires, not supple. just found this (see below) 67 is a pretty low number

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They both use a 67 TPI casing and the Schwalbe Endurance compound. The biggest difference is that the Plus version of the Marathon has an even thicker puncture layer when compared to the regular Marathon (3 mm). Schwalbe calls this 5 mm thick layer 'SmartGuard.

 

[rockyroller]

set an alarm last night to have my antibiotic at 12am but I didn't take it until 1am then texted myself at work so I wouldn't forget then couldn't really get back to sleep & had weird dreams eating pasta & vegetables. hello Tuesday!

 

[Threevok]

The knob on my green bullet is faulty

Arranged a collection and replacement

 

[Reynard]

Grey and cool here chez Casa Reynard.

Had a lovely walk with my friend and her two dogs this morning. It's wonderful to just get out and set the world to rights. We started doing this during lockdown, and we've stuck with it - never ceases to amaze me how something so simple can bring so much enjoyment. Neither of us decided on a jacket, but as long as we kept walking briskly, we were just about warm enough.

Ratty has succeeded in eating all of the apricot that was twist-tied to the trap without triggering the thing. This is war! I'm starting to feel like Elmer Fudd. Time to break out the tube of Rolos...

Anyways, luncheon awaits.

 

[Oldhippy]

The knob on my green bullet is faulty

Arranged a collection and replacement

There is a bit of me that wants to ask but then the rest of me says no.

 

[Threevok]

There is a bit of me that wants to ask but then the rest of me says no.