January is a long way off, but plans are in the inception for a commemorative plaque to be placed at the spot of my undoing.
a commemorative coin will be minted using bottle tops and a engraved hammer head.
the ride today was the usual + 6miles on the hand crank, while watching the chain go around and around and around ... well you get my drift, i began to ponder the lubricating qualitys of lard! it was used in abundance in medevel britan for lubrecation, but has falen out of fashion.
a well larded chain might have some good points while out touring, you can get lard any where plus in desperate times one could lick your chain. it could replace the frays to bonk which i some times ponder over as round here it has a second meaning

one could say it was time to lick the chain.
the debate about chain cleaning would become redundant, just park your bike in the sun near a mc donalds and a certain type of person will be attracted to it, you will come back to a lovely shiny chain and possibly a date for the evening

or not if you have some standards.
i was also thinking i have not heard any thing about the autumn bike gathering in't far flung north, ekers like t'has awt bin posted yit?