Moments of joy in your day today

[AnnoyingPentium]

11 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

 

get your hands on a screw gun and straighten up all the bloodly number plates while your doing the cleaning will you? 

be the cape-less hero 

 

Of course. Nananananananana reg man, reg man.

[Breezy_Pete]

Getting an A/C regas sorted on the Fabia this morning at a very convenient tyre/exhaust place for less cash than I expected. 🕺

[AnnoyingPentium]

3 minutes ago, Pete_Ex-Wino said:

Getting an A/C regas sorted on the Fabia this morning at a very convenient tyre/exhaust place for less cash than I expected. 🕺

 

Welcome to the land of icy cold, Pete. Surprisingly these wee Mk1s can be ****ing baltic when you turn up the A/C. I was sitting with a coat on the first time I tried it.

[Breezy_Pete]

It's mostly not me that benefits, it's her daily. But I benefit indirectly if she's happy! 😁

[Gaz]

On 18/05/2022 at 17:38, Gaz said:

We’re away for a few days in the Cotswolds. Today we were in Burford, and I drove some of the very familiar roads that Harry uses in Harry’s Garage videos 😎

 

Gaz

 

Fame, fame at last!! 😁

 

In the opening few seconds of the latest Harry's Garage video:

 

The Golf GTI immediately to the left of the RR going the other way:

 

 

... is me and Mrs Gaz 😎

 

What canny timing.

 

Gaz

 

Edited 25 May, 2022 by Gaz

[ColinD]

Not today.

 

previously, a gravel ride up in the cairngorm.  Turned around as river was deep and fast  plus I was alone, so safety first right!

[mac11irl]

7 hours ago, Gaz said:

 

Fame, fame at last!! 😁

 

In the opening few seconds of the latest Harry's Garage video:

 

The Golf GTI immediately to the left of the RR going the other way:

 

 

... is me and Mrs Gaz 😎

 

What canny timing.

 

Gaz

 

 

did they stop and make you drive up the road several times while doing retakes in order to keep continuity?

 

[Gaz]

20 hours ago, mac11irl said:

 

did they stop and make you drive up the road several times while doing retakes in order to keep continuity?

 

 

Nah, I did momentarily debate stopping, but then thought that'd be a bit weird.

 

Obviously did more than one run though, coz on the in-car footage, when Harry puts his right indicator on, my car's turned into a silver van 🙄

 

G

[KenONeill]

7 hours ago, Gaz said:

Harry puts his right indicator on

on a Range Rover!??

[ColinD]

Decided to head out to corrour cafe.

 

it did not disappoint at all!

 

Only problem, got to ride back up the 30km road…. Or catch the next train…. No I had cake, I have to pedal.

[mac11irl]

am i the only dumbass who goes cycling on routes and trails with absolutely no facities ither than what i stick in my back pack ?

 

[AnnoyingPentium]

20 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

am i the only dumbass who goes cycling on routes and trails with absolutely no facities ither than what i stick in my back pack ?

 

 

My walking routes are like that. Unless you count my walk across the brigs in the village, can get an Irn Bru and a cake from the Doon Cafe.

[ColinD]

Left cafe, ended up carrying for a few Km to get back to road; stupid route plan through a bog, went over a cattle grid and boom tyre went. 
 

could I get the dam tyre off…. 25mins… then the chef from the cafe rolled past.

then two stalkers.

then about twenty nudists.

two stopped to help and gave up after a few mins, declaring it a stupidly tight tyre.

then the other chef from the cafe came past and offered me evening rea and the sleeper train at 9pm.

I finally got the tyre off. Vaguely remembering how to do the puncture repair I was getting a happy feeling…

 

 

well it turns out really old tyre repair glue dries out….

 

I had some patches from a different kit. Applied. 
yay.

 

test…

 

hiss… 💩🤬🐥🤦‍♂️😱😨🫤🧠

 

another two patches.

 

got it all back together and it began raining.

 

1:40out. 3plus back 😞 I miss the cafe

 

 

 

Edited 27 May, 2022 by ColinD

[Liger1956]

Colin, are you sure that your cake was not "spiked" and it was all a bad dream.

What else could explain chefs, trains and nudists in the same story?

[ColinD]

I know. They were all lovely too. Although one chap, very forward, very sorry I’d had such a deal, did offer me a space in the hostel. He was commenting how I’d found a good spot out of the wind, because it was a bit of chilly day. 
 

got to be honest I heard something else when he said chilly.

 

what is it they say power of suggestion.

[Gaz]

On 27/05/2022 at 17:50, ColinD said:

...then about twenty nudists......

 

'It's a puncture, honest. It's not normally this deflated!' 

 

Gaz

 

[Gaz]

With effect from 5:30pm this evening, I am no longer an employee of my Local Authority 😎😎

 

Gaz

 

[Breezy_Pete]

🥳

[MikeTheThinker]

4 hours ago, Gaz said:

With effect from 5:30pm this evening, I am no longer an employee of my Local Authority 

I'm trusting that this is good news and not that you're been summarily dumped on the unemployment scrap heap?

 

Edited 30 May, 2022 by MikeTheThinker

[Gaz]

Just now, MikeTheThinker said:

I'm trusting that this is good news and not that you're been summarily dumped on the unemploymebt scrap heap?

 

 

Two month notice period, and handed it in two months ago Mike  (it's a good thing).

 

I'm a very happy ex-employee.

 

Gaz

 

[MikeTheThinker]

9 minutes ago, Gaz said:

I'm a very happy ex-employee.

Excellent!  Have you planned your futiure as yet or are you simply basking in the unaccustomed sense of freedom?

 

[AnnoyingPentium]

£4.00 worth of Tesco vouchers just came through with my Clubcard statement.

[Gaz]

19 hours ago, MikeTheThinker said:

Excellent!  Have you planned your futiure as yet or are you simply basking in the unaccustomed sense of freedom?

 

 

Some ad-hoc planning of sorts.  I'm 58 now and can start to collect a fair chunk of pension from 60, so I only have a shortish gap to bridge.  I paid into AVC's (Additional Voluntary Contributions) with a view to retiring at 55, and I can draw down from those.  A good chunk of time as a break first while I recover - my current job had its fair share of unhealthy stress. And the pandemic put paid to me having effective physio rehab over the last two years, so some good exercise to build strength and stamina and shake off the walking stick that continues to stalk me is a good first step for me.

 

Gaz

[skomaz]

Finally bit the bullet on a few things and spent some (a lot - eek!) of money like it's going out of fashion (and to avoid some of the ongoing price increases)...

 

• Signed on the dotted line for new windows for the front of the house (four bays and one box room window) from the guys that built the conservatory at our old house
• Ordered a recumbent delta trike for my youngest so she can cycle safely with her epilepsy

 

Tomorrow will be more of the same as I need tyres for the Swift and am hopefully getting quotes for a new front offside wing.

 

Just got to keep working to earn it all now...

[io1901]

1 hour ago, Gaz said:

 

Some ad-hoc planning of sorts.  I'm 58 now and can start to collect a fair chunk of pension from 60, so I only have a shortish gap to bridge.  I paid into AVC's (Additional Voluntary Contributions) with a view to retiring at 55, and I can draw down from those. 

I did the same last year but at 55. Certainly feel better for it. I have a few more years to gap (55 to 60) until I can draw on my main occupational pension, but I haven't regretted it.