Mundane News

[classic33]

Good morning. I rained in the night and now it's overcast.

I need a shower.

Toast first though.

How'd you manage that?

 

[classic33]

@Reynard, these more what you're after?

Spring loaded, and I believe the instructions are on the net.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Trying to get some ideas together for the bike tour.

 

[Oldhippy]

Trying to get some ideas together for the bike tour.

You have the luxury of other countries on your doorstep luckily Andy. So very jealous!

 

[Andy in Germany]

You have the luxury of other countries on your doorstep luckily Andy. So very jealous!

That is an advantage of where I live; I can cycle to France in an hour.

Currently the two main options are

• Düsseldorf or Köln to Stuttgart,
• Freiburg to Stuttgart via Strasbourg and Mannheim.

Both are doable in about 8 days at 60-80k a day

Köln Sgt is "unfinished business" for my friend and myself as we had to bail on this route in the past but Freiburg-Sgt offers a lot of variety.

(Both have a B*gg*r of a hill at the end...)

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa went down well
Food delivery successful

 

[tyred]

Took my sickly Skoda to a different mechanic for another opinion. His diagnostic software tells him the lambda sensor is knackered so I will try that.

The other possibility as mentioned before is a stretched timing chain or apparently these engines are very prone to burning exhaust valves for no obvious reason.

His suggestion was to try the lambda sensor and if it works, count my blessings and get rid of it before something expensive happens as all 1.2 3 cylinder VW engines are a disaster waiting to happen.

If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen....

 

[mybike]

We have rain.

 

[tyred]

I have a plan to resurrect an old Kalkhoff Road bike which I had converted to 3 speed years ago but didn't ride a lot as the frame was a bit small and the bar position too low. I can rob the North Road bars and leather saddle from my broken roadster to give it a more upright riding position for pottering about on over the winter

 

[oldwheels]

Today’s weather and now I have to go and dig potatoes.

 

[mybike]

As @Jenkins points out, he's no use to me if he's not fully functional.

In all departments.

You have a racetrack?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Took my sickly Skoda to a different mechanic for another opinion. His diagnostic software tells him the lambda sensor is knackered so I will try that.

The other possibility as mentioned before is a stretched timing chain or apparently these engines are very prone to burning exhaust valves for no obvious reason.

His suggestion was to try the lambda sensor and if it works, count my blessings and get rid of it before something expensive happens as all 1.2 3 cylinder VW engines are a disaster waiting to happen.

If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen....

I will now add "Knackered" to "Bolloxed" in my lexicon of Technical Terms.

I won't ask which is worse.

 

[Reynard]

Grey, hot and muggy here chez Casa Reynard. If the forecast is correct, we'll be getting some of that wet stuff falling out of the sky at some point this afternoon.

Another rough night, can't wait for it to cool down. Spent the morning catching up on chores after a somewhat lazy weekend. This included washing my white coat, as I am judging at a cat show on Saturday - the first time in two and a half years.

I've also sorted out my bag of useful bits for judging & stewarding. That was fun, because Lexi stole a pom pom and a shoe lace, and I had to hunt for the flip top bottle of hand gel that usually lives in there. We actually get provided with sanitizer, but it wrecks my skin, so I always take my own. I just need to check that the ball point pens in my pencil case haven't dried up irretrievably. Failing that, I've several pencils I've, umm, acquired from Screwfix.

Anyways, it's time to grab some luncheon and footle off to watch some track cycling.

 

[Reynard]

@Reynard, these more what you're after?
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Spring loaded, and I believe the instructions are on the net.

Yes!!!

 

[classic33]

Yes!!!

Keep you busy for a day or two.

Instructions here.
https://modelist-konstruktor.com/nasha-masterskaya/podemnye-stoly-nozhnicy-eto-nadezhnaya-detal