Tea? (Part 4)

[Fubar]

Wonder if that's the event the guy in the new Auchterarder bike shop was talking about. One of his riders did the Mackie Tankard in a time of 57.58. Would that have been the same event?

The very same!

 

[Fubar]

That's something I experienced when I did two 57min 25's a couple of years ago on an undulating course. Both races were on warm sunny evenings but the effort had taken so much out of me that you would have thought that I was on the North Pole in Winter for about an hour afterwards. When you go under the hour on a course that isn't a pan flat dragstrip both the mental and the physical effort can be quite intense.

Chapeau for the effort!!

 

[Fubar]

Wonder if that's the event the guy in the new Auchterarder bike shop was talking about. One of his riders did the Mackie Tankard in a time of 57.58. Would that have been the same event?

I assume that's Synergy Cycles - a lot of Kinross guys go there, never been in but heard good reports.

 

[Lullabelle]

Yesterday morning I had a phone call from someone claiming to be from our internet provider, apparently they had had a high rate of calls to complain about the same problem and they believed there was a bug in the system so he called to help me resolve the issue. All I had to do was switch on my computer and follow his instructions...
I played dumb, not being very good with computers, and 'followed his instructions' when he asked me to press the ctrl button I asked him which one? there are 2 on here 1 on the left and 1 on the right, he asked me to press a particular key, I don't have that, I have 1 that looks like a maginifying glass, it looks like a stick with a circle on it. After many confusing questions from me making him constantly repeat himself I eventually managed to 'do as he suggested' and when he asked if I could see the windows icon I said no, perhaps I had pressed the wrong keys so he repeated to me again which keys I had to press, he asked me what I could see on my screen, I said 'nothing' could I see the windows icon? , madam if you press ***keys you should see a windows icon, me: I am not on windows, sorry madam? if you press the *** keys you should be able to see the windows icon, me: the thing is I have no idea who you are and yet you expect me to give you access to my computer, he hung up. So he wasn't really trying to help me then

He was very polite and I now know just how easy it would be to scam someone who wasn't savvy.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

your visitors aren't too trying for you.

my visitors have tried my patience past the limit of being pushed.

my sister, with 10 minutes to go before she should have arrived, and taking into account that it would have taken an hour to drive to me, sent me a text message to say she wasn't coming because her boyfriend was ill.

Now I just want to shout, scream, yell and cry all at the same time. She will have known first thing this morning that he was ill (if he is indeed ill) and could have contacted me then. At the very minimum letting me know when they should have been leaving would have been polite. But to leave it until 10 minutes before she was due to arrive? I had even managed to bake some fresh bread and 2 batches of scones, and leave myself in agony because of it, not to mention exhausted and she does this to me? If she was a chosen friend, she would not be if you get my drift.

these do not come close to expressing how I feel (not to mention the tears from the depression I am suffering right now).



And I could really do with a really angry smilie that is running around in circles screaming. I do not know why my family think they can walk all over me and my emotions and do this to me. She hasn't even so much as spoken to me since my bad went! Not even when I went into hospital for the op, nor Christmas, nor my wedding anniversary nor my birthday...

 

[172traindriver]

Who won? I could go and look it up I suppose but quicker to ask you. Lol

What I was thinking

 

[Bobby Mhor]

And I could really do with a really angry smilie ..

May I suggest this instead?

Please excuse the 'inference'....

 

[172traindriver]

Afternoon folks, back from a very windy ride, but it stayed dry, bike cleaned, kit washed, coffee and a piece of toast

 

[172traindriver]

Hamilton

He seems to be in a very good run of form. Good car also?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Afternoon folks, back from a very windy ride, but it stayed dry, bike cleaned, kit washed, coffee and a piece of toast

Well done...

 

[172traindriver]

Now that was worth the effort...

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Any bike riding after that little lot?

 

[172traindriver]

Mmm. I like these seeded breads.

+1 on that
Warburtons seeded in our house

 

[172traindriver]

Bucket of cold water works a treat..just let it drip on her face first....
of course, have footwear on...


just in case

Sort of thing you have tried in the past @Bobby Mhor?

 

[172traindriver]

Message from @Fubar He sends his good mornings to one and all. He is currently wrapped up under about six layers of clothing marshalling at a cycling event.

Hello @Fubar
Worcester St John's CC had a road race on today. We passed through a number of points where the race was going

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Sort of thing you have tried in the past @Bobby Mhor?

Nah..
the old lying in bed trick..

'hold on a minute, i can hear something moving'..
the missus obviously gets tense
and when you think the time is right, lightly nudge her leg..
then help her down off the roof