numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Morning crappy night sleep
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Morning crappy night sleep
We were up in Edinburgh a few years ago and watched the stage play / musical. A great evening, the whole audience joined in when they sang " Sunshine on Leith " 😎
Good morning from a sunny but chilly Dorset. Granddaughter sleepover last night and the book of choice was Roald Dahl " The Witches ". She liked when Bournemouth was mentioned in the book and we got into a discussion about Robert Louis Stevenson who lived in the next road to her. ( I'm a bit thick, it taking an age before the penny dropped that " Robert Louis Stevenson Avenue " might be related to the author having lived there 🤔)
Not a lot planned, just prepare breakfast ( hash browns veggie sausages, beans etc ) for granddaughter then probably head to the playground/ park.
Not a lot planned, just prepare breakfast ( hash browns veggie sausages, beans etc ) for granddaughter then probably head to the playground/ park.
Morning all
Made progress on the Wisp yesterday.
I got a spark and set the timing.
Good compression.
Carb was gummed up, but soon sorted with an hour in my ultrasonic cleaner.
I reckon it should run with some fresh fuel in it.
Just waiting on some new fuel pipe.
I hadn't realised that the Wisp was built using the Raleigh RSW16 frame; so, it's almost a bicycle.
Made progress on the Wisp yesterday.
I got a spark and set the timing.
Good compression.
Carb was gummed up, but soon sorted with an hour in my ultrasonic cleaner.
I reckon it should run with some fresh fuel in it.
Just waiting on some new fuel pipe.
I hadn't realised that the Wisp was built using the Raleigh RSW16 frame; so, it's almost a bicycle.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Ah, yes, don't you just hate Spring!!
We've cleaned all ours over the last couple of weeks. I finished the last one, a Velux in the kitchen above the cooker, yesterday. The problem with this one is the frame and handle are sticky from oily residue that collects over the year. I'm tackling this with sugar soap this morning, it takes ages as I try to avoid dropping sugar soap solution all over the cooker.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
A pleasant but heavy legged 8 mile wander done.
Rather a profitable walk. I nearly just did an out and back but changed my mind and carried on to do a loop that involves a short section of pavement beside the A85. In the usual grass and weeds growing at the side of the road I saw what I thought was just litter then realised it was a £20 note. Picked it up and walked a few more steps and there was another one. Not bad going a walk and coming back £40 richer!
Rather a profitable walk. I nearly just did an out and back but changed my mind and carried on to do a loop that involves a short section of pavement beside the A85. In the usual grass and weeds growing at the side of the road I saw what I thought was just litter then realised it was a £20 note. Picked it up and walked a few more steps and there was another one. Not bad going a walk and coming back £40 richer!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good morning all.......................the sun is streaming through our very clean windows!!! 
I don't think the sun will last long and I have outside jobs to do................my bike needs cleaning and this apparently is an outside chore, in poor weather the bath seems reasonable to me but then I'm a male cyclist. What else? Allotment work I hope but that really does have to be done outside. I'll pop to the gym for a couple of hours and in to town to pick up vitamin supplements and drain cleaner..............I'm not sure if there's a connection there???? There is a major decision to be made. I've decided I need a small cannister bag to fit the bars of my new Cervelo. To my dismay, Lead Out, an excellent Los Angeles company, has closed. They had the perfect item. I ordered two different ones online which arrived yesterday, I'll see how they look but have my doubts. Some style is necessary, the one from Merlin is particularly nasty.
Next is breakfast..................
I don't think the sun will last long and I have outside jobs to do................my bike needs cleaning and this apparently is an outside chore, in poor weather the bath seems reasonable to me but then I'm a male cyclist. What else? Allotment work I hope but that really does have to be done outside. I'll pop to the gym for a couple of hours and in to town to pick up vitamin supplements and drain cleaner..............I'm not sure if there's a connection there???? There is a major decision to be made. I've decided I need a small cannister bag to fit the bars of my new Cervelo. To my dismay, Lead Out, an excellent Los Angeles company, has closed. They had the perfect item. I ordered two different ones online which arrived yesterday, I'll see how they look but have my doubts. Some style is necessary, the one from Merlin is particularly nasty.Next is breakfast..................
A pleasant but heavy legged 8 mile wander done.
Rather a profitable walk. I nearly just did an out and back but changed my mind and carried on to do a loop that involves a short section of pavement beside the A85. In the usual grass and weeds growing at the side of the road I saw what I thought was just litter then realised it was a £20 note. Picked it up and walked a few more steps and there was another one. Not bad going a walk and coming back £40 richer!
Mo, any chance you could come down here and go for a walk with me, a few quid would come in handy.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
This is the TV presenter that was in my house yesterday......she is quite attractive.
Stacey Dooley https://share.google/rIeVnYbZJKFIGLwxc
For some reason she didnt ask for my autograph
WOW
I actually recognise her
so she must be famous!!!
Elybazza61
Guru
Bright start here but it's supposed to be cloudy for the rest of the day.
Will mostly be in the garden as ride postponed to tomorrow.
Had a veggie fry-up with some potato and chard hash and some different veggie sausages that have given the BH indigestion so that won't be bought anymore ;curry planned for this evening with possibly some beers.
Will mostly be in the garden as ride postponed to tomorrow.
Had a veggie fry-up with some potato and chard hash and some different veggie sausages that have given the BH indigestion so that won't be bought anymore ;curry planned for this evening with possibly some beers.
Marmite Musings while preparing breakfast for granddaughter:
When cooking I often add a splash of Hendersons Relish to dishes such as baked beans, just to give them a bit of a " lift ". Unfortunately Saisburys appear to have ceased stocking it locally so I have been dipping the tines of a clean fork into a jar of Marmite and miixing it in to the beans as they cook. I've become disappointed with Marmite, it seems to have lost a lot of its "bite" and to me tastes a bit bland. Daughter recently bought me a jar of " Marmite XO " which tastes a lot more like the original, but is more expensive. We bought a jar of yeast spread " Mighty " from Aldi a while back so this morning, having three jars on the go I did a blind tasting using the heel of a white sourdough loaf cut into 3 portions. The results are in: Tangiest was the Aldi " Mighty " followed by the Marmite XO and trailing in in last place was the regular Marmite which you see on sale everywhere.
For those who don't like Marmite, I understand, I'm the same with Mustard, it seems to overpower everything an in not a nice way, for those who do like it I would fecommend trying the Aldi offering.
* This has been a Public Service post from TKK * 😁
When cooking I often add a splash of Hendersons Relish to dishes such as baked beans, just to give them a bit of a " lift ". Unfortunately Saisburys appear to have ceased stocking it locally so I have been dipping the tines of a clean fork into a jar of Marmite and miixing it in to the beans as they cook. I've become disappointed with Marmite, it seems to have lost a lot of its "bite" and to me tastes a bit bland. Daughter recently bought me a jar of " Marmite XO " which tastes a lot more like the original, but is more expensive. We bought a jar of yeast spread " Mighty " from Aldi a while back so this morning, having three jars on the go I did a blind tasting using the heel of a white sourdough loaf cut into 3 portions. The results are in: Tangiest was the Aldi " Mighty " followed by the Marmite XO and trailing in in last place was the regular Marmite which you see on sale everywhere.
For those who don't like Marmite, I understand, I'm the same with Mustard, it seems to overpower everything an in not a nice way, for those who do like it I would fecommend trying the Aldi offering.
* This has been a Public Service post from TKK * 😁
