Mundane News

[Mike_P]

Washing hung out, a seemingly pointless wash of tea towels, do I try a better stain remover or just buy some new ones?
Sunny until c.3.
Work visits and the one set of temp lights encountered brought me to a stop opposite where I had watched the mens time trial just over 6 years ago.

 

[gavroche]

Just ordered new cycling shorts with pockets on the side from Amazon .

 

[Jenkins]

I baked a cake this morning.. It needs sampling with my morning coffee, I think 😋

I had a very cinnamony sticky cinnamon bun with my early afternoon coffee.

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa went down well earlier
Hump day is nearing completion in my world

 

[Jenkins]

The morning's washing got hung out on the whirlygig to dry as there were glimpses of sunshine - which promptly disappeared until very late afternoon. The summer duvet then got a good wash while I was out on an extended shopping trip/pootle and is on the clothes horse drying. The afternoon ride was shorter then anticipated due to that annoying fine, misty drizzle that doesn't show on the rain radar.

 

[Illaveago]

What on earth do they put in chain lube? The chain is all gummed up and so we're the rear mech idlers. It wouldn't wash off with petrol or car wash. In the end I used cellulose thinners on a rag. The idlers I used a flat bladed screwdriver. My next task I started this evening. Trying to thread a wire through the frame for the cables. I managed to do the front mech one relatively easy using some thin brass tubing. The rear brake cable was a different matter. I managed to get the brass tube through but when I taped the tube to the wire which I use to feed the cable through the tape joint was too thick! The entry point for the cable is too narrow! Unlike my carbon Planet X which had inserts which could be removed these are fixed. I opened the hole in which the cable will enter a bit but not too much as the cable outer has to stop there. I was wondering how much cycle shops charge for replacing these cables? I'm going to do it myself but was just curious as it's not simple job especially when there aren't any cables in there.

 

[Jenkins]

That's the evening's hot chocolate made and a ticket for Silverstone on Sunday purchased. My ticket is for the BRSCC meeting on the International circuit, but there's also the HSCC on the National circuit at the same time, so If I take a bike I can pop up and watch some of that as well.

 

[tyred]

Another day nearly done.

It was a lovely morning for walking to work. I somehow survived my day in the office and all the team games I had to endure. Overall, I feel I made the right choice by insisting on having a work-from-home contract as it suits an introvert!

A lot of free food going around and one of my managers had brought in stuff she had baked herself. I have to say it was very nice. Is it possible to die from an overdose of lemon cheesecake? (Asking for a friend!)

I'm just back from my dance class now.

 

[biggs682]

Time for a few miles

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm nearly up

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
There is an orange and turquoise glow on the horizon. It looks like it could be a good day for a group ride. I've got to do some washing up first though.

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa brewing
A Mish mash 10 miles
Blue sky starting to appear amongst the clouds.

 

[PeteXXX]

I asked AI to create a picture of the AI bubble bursting...

And here it is 👍

 

[Illaveago]

I just heard Starmer say something about a profound moment. Good Morning Britain had a fropound/ throw pound moment when the weather girl threw a bundle of pound notes to her fellow presenter missed and the bundle split apart.

 

[biggs682]

Tradesmen have turned up next door to carry on the rear garden makeover, looks like the top layer of weeds has been removed as now everything is just trodden down with a few random slabs , no idea what next door are actually having done