Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Coffee and toast break. A bike ride would have been easier and possibly taken less time than the grass. Six black sacks of compressed dead thatch, moss and a little bit of grass clippings - I ran out of sacks so had to re-open and kneel on the already used ones to compress the contents to make room. And of course the recycling centre is closed on Wednesdays so I can't get rid of it until Friday as I plan on another day out on Thursday .

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Has anybody ever tried to cancel a TalkTalk account? I spent over 40 minutes last week but their cancellation department didn't contact me. I've just spent 30 minutes repeatedly asking for a contact phone number. No joy. I ended up just cancelling the direct debit, which woke them up. I can phone my new provider.

 

[rockyroller]

lunchtime now but earlier, w/ 2nd coffee, I ate a leftover Irish themed cupcake. lunch is a salad. I think I should eat it even tho I'm not hungry

 

[rockyroller]

I took my friend's bike for a road test, all was going well until I started changing up through the gears. 4th ,5th ,6th and it started jumping. Why didn't he tell me he had problems. I returned home and swapped the wheel for a 7 speed wheel which I had and set off again. All was fine and no jumping. When I got back I had a close look at the sprockets on the wheel I took off. Burrs on the teeth! Yes been grinding away in too high a gear. He does it in his cars as well. A phone call to the LBS in Corsham and a drive over there for them to fit a new block.
I will fit the wheel after I've had a nap.

your friend will be be grateful. or did they gift you the bike? sorry if I missed a previous post

 

[postman]

What a lovely day.First another ten miles on the turbo.That is now seventy five in total since the end of Feb.Then i got the bike out and cycled three times around the crescent where we live,i have just got back from one and a half hours litter picking,what a day.Waiting for Mrs P to make a latte,i am not allowed to drive the bubbling frothing coffee machine,f i l is asleep in the conservatory.

 

[Mike_P]

Road bike dragged out of the bike shed. Tyres pumped up and seem to have stayed inflated.
Screwfix degreaser on the chain, cassette and chain wheel
Now all drying after a dosing or swim with water.

 

[biggs682]

My working day was completed about hour and half ago.
A bit more fence painting completed.
Black general waste bin is kerbside.
Walk around the block completed.

 

[DCLane]

Car swap done with son no. 2 - he's got the 18,000 mile Vauxhall Agila and I've got his (my old) Peugeot Tepee back. After 180,000 miles it's almost end-of-life with several issues so we'll see whether the MOT garage laugh or pass it next month.

 

[tom73]

Early afternoon walk done a bit later than normal, washing off the line and the washing up left by Mrs 73 all done.
Time for

 

[Gwylan]

Spindles bike shop in Corsham is a nice place. I took my friend's bike over yesterday to see if they could remove the drive side BB cup . They did. It needed a 5ft long scaffolding pole to shift it. I went back in the afternoon with my Pinarello frame which also had a BB to be removed, Campag. They let me borrow a tool. I took it back later after having got the cups to move. Sadly it seems as though they are seized up inside as when I unscrew one side the other side winds in.

I hope you spent some serious money with them!
Fine words don't butter parsnips and certainly don't pay the rent.

 

[Illaveago]

I hope you spent some serious money with them!
Fine words don't butter parsnips and certainly don't pay the rent.

I went back over there this afternoon and took my friend's wheel for them to fit a new rear block. I might take my Pinarello frame over tomorrow to see if they can shift the BB.

 

[Illaveago]

My friend says that his gears weren't slipping! Jumping Jack Flash! It was slipping like mad! Mind you all he said about his crank was that it made a clicking noise, it felt like it was about to fall off. The bearings had gone. I had a close look at the rear sprockets. I couldn't see then before we they were covered in so much muck. The teeth have raised burrs indicating that he is using too high a gear and straining on the pedals. I wouldn't have thought that it would be any good for his replacement hip or knee.

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa went down well

 

[Reynard]

It's been a lovely warm and sunny day here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well enough, but still down on quantity. Five hours isn't enough. So downstairs, fed the cat, made myself a and took it back upstairs. Laptop opened and some admin and a chunk of writing done. Slowly ticking off all the paperwork that needs doing.

Got up at a sensible hour, did all the chores. Extra additions today was sorting another bag of clothes for the clothes bank, washing my hair, and doing some laundry.

Lovely luncheon of toast with brie, a and a tangerine.

Topped up the wood bins in the house, then popped out to a friend's place for a chat and to pick her brain. Thence to Tesco, as bread and milk were needed. Picked up some dented tins of chopped tomatoes in the green bins. B&M was visited on the way home to get some doggy chocolate for an upcoming canine birthday and some tuna cat food for Madam Boo.

Lovely supper of the rest of the garlic mushroom pasta whilst watching "Deadliest Catch"

Now sat by the fire listening to the football.

 

[Reynard]

Happy Birthday +1 day

I'm sorry I missed it yesterday.

Thank you xxx But you didn't miss it because my Cake Day is tomorrow. (and I share it with @raleighnut on here, and with one of my friend's doggos)