Mundane News

[Jenkins]

I know the back roads but most are weight limits or all the box-jockeys would be using them 😂

Unfortunately the weight limits appear to have been ignored, plus the Trimley villages (which normally have a 7.5 tonne limit) are the official diversion route when the parallel sections of the A14 are closed. I've just submitted a report to the council about one narrow back road which is now covered in mud & stones and has had the edges ploughed up leaving up to 6 inch drop offs from the tarmac surface as a result of being used as an unofficial diversion. The official diversion also included a single track with passing places designed for local traffic only and apparently is even worse!
I also spotted one car with a stoved in offside rear where the road narrows near the Post Office.

Edit - turns out the truck driver died during the incident

 

[Jenkins]

In better news, I was out for just under 3 hours in almost perfect conditions - light winds, sunshine, clear skies and slowly warming temperatures. Coming home I even remembered to stop at the local garage and book the car in for its MOT & service.

Coffee and a small Aldi Mars Bar look alike have been had with sausages & chips to follow for tea in about an hour.

 

[biggs682]

Working day completed

 

[Mike_P]

Sunny after a frosty start. Returned from an early afternoon work visit to find yet again the dumb computer program dead, will management ever get the message.
So after 2 hours of not doing a lot abandoned WAH to collect the owing part of my prescription. Expected to encouter traffic chaos but it was reasonably clear.
Also filled the car up, not sure its range is showing right. On a quarter tank it claimed 117 miles which seemed somewhat high but filled up only 329 mies which seems a bit low.

 

[Gwylan]

Couldn't possibly comment. Being tempted by Angie's. But my suspicious nature doubts the reviews
Just need bike security, probably personal protection. The Oxford folding lock is a bit heavy to drag all that way. But needs must.

Well always good to plan.

Short of my destination, at Revolver, got a battery warning.
Not enough capacity to get to Magit. But enough to get to station at Herne Bay and be able to limp home.
My anticipated lunch evaporated into hot chocolate and piece of flap jack at the station.

So my day out amounted to giving my "gold rated" folding lock a cold and muddy tour of a bit of N Kent coast.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Well always good to plan.

Short of my destination, at Revolver, got a battery warning.
Not enough capacity to get to Magit. But enough to get to station at Herne Bay and be able to limp home.
My anticipated lunch evaporated into hot chocolate and piece of flap jack at the station.

So my day out amounted to giving my "gold rated" folding lock a cold and muddy tour of a bit of N Kent coast.

Reculver?

 

[Gwylan]

Reculver?

Was trying to be vague, and not reading my pidting

 

[Reynard]

It's been a chilly but pleasant enough day here chez Casa Reynard after a somewhat frosty start.

Sleep was middling. Kept on waking up for some reason, and then slept through the alarm. Only just made it to meeting up with a friend for our usual dog walk. I also got delayed stuck behind a large tractor and trailer shifting a muck heap. The smell was, well, pungent, and the cargo was steaming in the morning chill. It was my first dog walk for five weeks, and I really enjoyed it. Stopped off at the book exchange on the way home, and picked up a sci-fi novel, a book on Lancaster bombers and two cook books.

Went out lumberjilling when I got home, carrying on clearing up that big ash tree that's fainted. All the small branches have been done, and I am now dealing with stuff that's eight inches and bigger. Two more branches, and then I'll be tackling the main stem.

Had a lovely luncheon of a chunk of melton mowbray pork pie, and then toast with some posh cheese from one of the festive selections I bought, an apple, a tangerine and a

Then a quick fizz through the chores before going back out to haul in the wood that I cut up prior to luncheon. I had four heaped wheelbarrows, so definitely had a good workout.

Now I'm sat by the fire with a and watching the early evening news.

 

[rockyroller]

in house sales meeting today. a rarity with all the impersonal zoom meetings they do. one Rep. just called, stranded along a highway waiting for a tow truck. some ppl have all the luck

 

[rockyroller]

filled the car up, not sure its range is showing right. On a quarter tank it claimed 117 miles which seemed somewhat high but filled up only 329 mies which seems a bit low.

I mostly never look at that except when I'm risking running out. Wifey uses that feature religiously. that's how she decides when to get gas. I try to do it when it's at 1/4 tank, or right before long road trips

 

[rockyroller]

Went out lumberjilling when I got home, carrying on clearing up that big ash tree that's fainted. All the small branches have been done, and I am now dealing with stuff that's eight inches and bigger. Two more branches, and then I'll be tackling the main stem.

watch out for any resting on the ground or otherwise under tension. don't want to bind your blade, eh? got gloves & eye protection?

 

[Reynard]

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

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa and a doorstep slice of toast went down well.

New trail camera has been set up and located to see how it performs .

 

[Jenkins]

Things are returning to normal after a lovely day - rain showers have passed through.