Mundane News

[Reynard]

Sunny, breezy and warm-ish here chez Casa Reynard.

Didn't sleep so good. Just too tired after yesterday's exertions. All the emotional crap that invariably comes with this, and then eight and a half hours behind the wheel as well. Am taking it easy today.

Have spent the morning working on an old motor racing photograph that needs restoration. Still a fair bit to do on it as it's in pretty poor nick. Thanks to some new information that dovetails nicely with my own research, it's moved up from "special" to "really quite rare" and is definitely worth putting the effort in. When it's done, it will be immensely satisfying.

Anyways, it is time for luncheon and I has a hungry.

 

[matticus]

 

[PeteXXX]

I've been sent to Coventry...

 

[Illaveago]

I Mastermate, able seaman of all, occasional pirate of dvds.

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Is your left leg jealous of your right ?

 

[Illaveago]

What's the difference between a men's and ladies bikes when they both have sloping frames ?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Is your left leg jealous of your right ?

Absolutely, they're rarely together (ohh err)

*My artist is off on a health break soon so we will be commencing left leg tattooing in Oct 👍

 

[Hebe]

What's the difference between a men's and ladies bikes when they both have sloping frames ?

The cynic in me says quality of components.

 

[Mr Whyte]

Well my cycling days are now over sadly, had an operation on my inner thigh and plus personal reason I now have to try and sell my Ebike.

 

[Speicher]

Three valuations are now in for MIL's house for probate. Sisters now want to move with sale. MrsF has just asked them for help getting stuff to the tip (bear in mind we've just filled our car) as no point getting photo's if the garden still has loads of rubbish in. One sister no response and the other has said they have used their 'tip' quota with their shop rubbish. FFS. We're never going to get rid of the crap. Skip time I think. I need to take my own rubbish to the tip. Blummin ANPR !

In those circumstances I would hire a skip. Bearing in mind the cost of your petrol, and the size of the skip it would be easier, imo. You can spend more time emptying the house, and less time driving to, and queueing at, the tip and putting things in the right receptacle. The sisters can then pay one third each of the cost. You do not risk lots of creepy crawlies in your car.

Last time that I had a skip outside the house, I put things at the side of it, and then some people had a use for the item, for instance

Giant sheets of bubble wrap went to someone for insulating their green house.
Large quantities of clean cardboard went to a second hand book shop
Old hot water tank went to someone who was building a ground source heat pump ...water "wotsit".
Lots of plant pots (small, black, non-recylable) went to someone starting a nursery.
Garage door was given to someone whose garage door was even older than mine.

I think the skip was filled three times over, but only collected once.

 

[Threevok]

What's the difference between a men's and ladies bikes when they both have sloping frames ?

To be honest, I don't know.

My medium Kinesis Virtue frame is almost identical in tube lengths and angles to Mrs V's large KM-210 (women's specific) frame

 

[Andy in Germany]

I just cleaned my glasses, but unfortunately the workshop really is as messy as I thought.

Good morning. Attempt two at driving the van today; it was scuppered by poor time management yesterday.

Made it there and back in one piece.

 

[classic33]

In those circumstances I would hire a skip. Bearing in mind the cost of your petrol, and the size of the skip it would be easier, imo. You can spend more time emptying the house, and less time driving to, and queueing at, the tip and putting things in the right receptacle. The sisters can then pay one third each of the cost. You do not risk lots of creepy crawlies in your car.

Last time that I had a skip outside the house, I put things at the side of it, and then some people had a use for the item, for instance

Giant sheets of bubble wrap went to someone for insulating their green house.
Large quantities of clean cardboard went to a second hand book shop
Old hot water tank went to someone who was building a ground source heat pump ...water "wotsit".
Lots of plant pots (small, black, non-recylable) went to someone starting a nursery.
Garage door was given to someone whose garage door was even older than mine.

I think the skip was filled three times over, but only collected once.

Agree, but on the condition that waste from the one house only. None from elsewhere.

Shouldn't a rebate/reduction be due to fossyant on the basis of what has already been removed?

 

[classic33]

I just cleaned my glasses, but unfortunately the workshop really is as messy as I thought.

Made it there and back in one piece.

You've lost the table to leave your cup on, again.

 

[Reynard]

Had two slices of wholemeal toast for luncheon, one with chicken liver pate, the other with manchego cheese, plus a banana, a flat peach and two

It has clouded over while I consumed my prandium.

 

[fossyant]

Been raining here all day. Fortunately the house has cooled down at last.