Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
But if you get rid of the exercise bike you will have to find some where else to hang your clothes overnight.
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Geez, it's cold, windy and damp outside. Today doesn't offer a lot, trip to Aldi and the annual meeting with my IFA.
I'm taking part in a challenge called "Marathon in a Month." One has to walk 26 miles in 30 days BUT no matter how far one walks on a given day only one mile counts towards the total. So a 7 mile walk today would count as 1 mile and equally 1 mile tomorrow counts as 1 mile. Four days off out of the 30 are allowed. The objective is to provide the motivation to go outside every day. It works, as soon as its light I'll wrap up and tramp round a little local circuit. Might see a kingfisher or two.
Speaking of kingfishers, see how I did that? The Belted Kingfisher I mentioned a month ago is all over the nation media, Northwest Tonight and The Guardian have both reported this week, it's on my Google news feed this morning even with a name check for the village.
Have to admit to being a touch blasé about this initially. People in the village were "have you see the kingfisher? We saw it by the bridge." I now know this is only the fourth recorded sighting in the UK. Most recently he's been kicking about near Roach Bridge on private land, the landowner has been charging a £10 access fee!!
UK kingfishers are very territorial, we have several in the area, in winter they are a very common sight. Our American visitor is covering a very, very wide area compared to the locals.
I'm taking part in a challenge called "Marathon in a Month." One has to walk 26 miles in 30 days BUT no matter how far one walks on a given day only one mile counts towards the total. So a 7 mile walk today would count as 1 mile and equally 1 mile tomorrow counts as 1 mile. Four days off out of the 30 are allowed. The objective is to provide the motivation to go outside every day. It works, as soon as its light I'll wrap up and tramp round a little local circuit. Might see a kingfisher or two.
Speaking of kingfishers, see how I did that? The Belted Kingfisher I mentioned a month ago is all over the nation media, Northwest Tonight and The Guardian have both reported this week, it's on my Google news feed this morning even with a name check for the village.
Have to admit to being a touch blasé about this initially. People in the village were "have you see the kingfisher? We saw it by the bridge." I now know this is only the fourth recorded sighting in the UK. Most recently he's been kicking about near Roach Bridge on private land, the landowner has been charging a £10 access fee!!
UK kingfishers are very territorial, we have several in the area, in winter they are a very common sight. Our American visitor is covering a very, very wide area compared to the locals.
Good morning folks,
Had a wander around Wimborne yesterday while Mrs Tenkaykev was having physio on her hip. Picked up a five pack of socks in the sale, they feel high quality and most importantly have a bicycle logo!
Popped in to the Shop that sells kitchen equipment to pick up a new tin opener, one of the OXO suregrip ones. Mrs Tenkaykev said the one we have was knackered when she came to use it earlier in the week. Most of the tinned stuff we purchase has ring pulls, but apparently the tinned chopped tomatoes needed a tin opener, or so she thought until when rinsing the can prior to recycling she spotted that the label had been put on upside down and the ring pull was on the “ bottom “ of the can 😁
Have a peaceful day folks ☕️👍
Had a wander around Wimborne yesterday while Mrs Tenkaykev was having physio on her hip. Picked up a five pack of socks in the sale, they feel high quality and most importantly have a bicycle logo!
Popped in to the Shop that sells kitchen equipment to pick up a new tin opener, one of the OXO suregrip ones. Mrs Tenkaykev said the one we have was knackered when she came to use it earlier in the week. Most of the tinned stuff we purchase has ring pulls, but apparently the tinned chopped tomatoes needed a tin opener, or so she thought until when rinsing the can prior to recycling she spotted that the label had been put on upside down and the ring pull was on the “ bottom “ of the can 😁
Have a peaceful day folks ☕️👍
Salad Dodger
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kent Coast
Good morning, world!
3 degrees and a fairly clear sky down on Planet Thanet today.
We didn't get to Canterbury yesterday. We cleaned little Miss Salad's newly installed kitchen instead, enabling her to move back in yesterday.
We will have another go at visiting the bright lights of the big city today. Look out, shoe shops, Mrs Salad is coming to get you!
Have a good day, everyone and stay safe.
3 degrees and a fairly clear sky down on Planet Thanet today.
We didn't get to Canterbury yesterday. We cleaned little Miss Salad's newly installed kitchen instead, enabling her to move back in yesterday.
We will have another go at visiting the bright lights of the big city today. Look out, shoe shops, Mrs Salad is coming to get you!
Have a good day, everyone and stay safe.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Wonderful day ahead
Weather looks miserable and I have a dentist appointment in a couple of hours
let joy be unconstrained
Weather looks miserable and I have a dentist appointment in a couple of hours
let joy be unconstrained
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
@ColinJ Thank you, the phone is good and I'm very pleased with the purchase. Its very fast, hadn't realised how slow my Motorola had become, battery life is good, 100% at 8.30 yesterday and still 44% now. Battery life had become a real concern as too often I was getting home from a long ride with only 10% and the phone switching off within an hour. Camera has loads of features I've never heard of! The phone has a lot of features I'll probably learn once and then forget exist!
Interesting to see how a number of the apps I use have changed. I would update the Motorola regularly but I now know it simply wasn't able to run the newer versions of some apps.
One mistake I'll never repeat is playing with app notifications. The default is very adequate and on my Motorola I screwed it up completely. Mrs P gets irritated by the phone constantly pinging - as cycle club sec I receive a lot of WhatsApp, Messenger and email. On the old phone I set up all sorts of daft changes. This time I'm simply connecting to my watch which vibrates and putting the phone on "Do Not Disturb."
Interesting to see how a number of the apps I use have changed. I would update the Motorola regularly but I now know it simply wasn't able to run the newer versions of some apps.
One mistake I'll never repeat is playing with app notifications. The default is very adequate and on my Motorola I screwed it up completely. Mrs P gets irritated by the phone constantly pinging - as cycle club sec I receive a lot of WhatsApp, Messenger and email. On the old phone I set up all sorts of daft changes. This time I'm simply connecting to my watch which vibrates and putting the phone on "Do Not Disturb."
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
🤔 Tenkaykev has raised an important point about ring pulls or lack of . Why don’t tins of rice pudding have ring pulls . If they did ,it would be another food I could buy from village stores when I’m on longer rides . I have a can opener on a multi tool , but using it would only end in tears .
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Rumbly tum so having my porridge now.
Saw the two young girls from along the road walking their pooch and they were sliding along the pavement!
Saw the two young girls from along the road walking their pooch and they were sliding along the pavement!
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- Midlothian Edinburgh
Good morning all, 1° and a dusting of snow here.
Still finding good stuff on the telly. Yesterday evening was spent watching Prof Alice Digging for Britain along with a pleasant new find, Iain Robertson Rambles. I’d not heard of Iain Robertson before but Mr Google has revealed that he is a BAFTA winning actor who currently stars in River City. Anyway, he makes a very agreeable one man and his camera walking programme. Last night we watched two episodes on i-player as he walked the West Highland Way and a newly broadcast episode from the Southern Upland Way (BBC Scotland).
Still finding good stuff on the telly. Yesterday evening was spent watching Prof Alice Digging for Britain along with a pleasant new find, Iain Robertson Rambles. I’d not heard of Iain Robertson before but Mr Google has revealed that he is a BAFTA winning actor who currently stars in River City. Anyway, he makes a very agreeable one man and his camera walking programme. Last night we watched two episodes on i-player as he walked the West Highland Way and a newly broadcast episode from the Southern Upland Way (BBC Scotland).
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
WOW! That's a posh multi-tool. Does it have a thing for getting stones out of horses' hooves?**
** this may be an old family joke. Not sure.
IIRC Mo, didn't you get some sort of gripper thingumajig that you fit to your shoes when it's icy underfoot?Rumbly tum so having my porridge now.
Saw the two young girls from along the road walking their pooch and they were sliding along the pavement!
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I actually have a pair plus a pair of Inov8 shoes with studs but still nervous. Think it’s just an age thing now and lack of confidence after falling.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Horses' hooves has bizarrely reminded me of an old family thing which happened 60+ years ago. My uncle went to boarding school, his parents wrote every week and he dutifully replied. Like all boarders he kept his personal belongings in a large wooden box. At some point he lost his precious penknife. This was a subject of some discussion for weeks. Eventually he wrote of finding it with the immortal line:
"I've found my penknife, it was buried in my chest."
"I've found my penknife, it was buried in my chest."
I'd not noticed that Rice Pud in cans doesn't have a ring pull. It's obviously some sort of conspiracy between the rice pudding and can opener cartels to drive the sales of can openers!
I've just checked and there exists such thing as a battery powered compact can opener. Something to keep in the saddlebag for the longer rides 😉
Morning Dave.Good morning people, carers been, boiler man arriving next, boiler service, went to put the gas fire on and its dead.
Re the "dead" gas fire. Maybe a stupid question but could it be the battery to the ignition.
I only found that when ours died...... I changed it and bingo!!! all was good.
