I've just got back from a walk around Hambleton Peninsular with the Ramblers.
This was a short slow walk because it was intended as an introduction walk for people who want to join the club.
We had 28 people on the walk compare to a nornal turn out of 10-15 which must have beer helped by absolutely prefect weather which felt more like a July day than a an October one.
I very nice walk although I could have done win it lasting a little longer.
Categories: Walking_
What a truly beautiful morning it is today, crisp chilly air, the sun is
shining, the leaves are beginning to turn brown. Gorgeous. Autumn has
always been my favourite time of year.
I really enjoyed the ride into work and I was really tempted to just carry
on going, maybe head out to the coast but I'm too boring to do that and
dutifully turned up and work to sit under the Fluorescent Lights in my Air
Conditioned Box. I've got a feeling I'm going to regret not just riding
past the office this morning and I'm going to spend the day looking out
the window.
Categories: Plasmon_
My work PC has just died. I was trying to load Unreal Tourament but I thinh that was just a coincidense.
To get the machine to run again. I had to open it vip and wiggle all the cables and cards I could find.
It may be time for a new work Machine. Barry has said there is a spare lying around somewhere.
Categories: Personal_ Plasmon_
Today, I went walking with mum following a route from Houghton which I have done with the Ramblers.
We completed the walk much faster than the Ramblers did but we didn't stop three times on the way round end of course we wee much quicker crossing the bridges and stiles because we didn't have 20 people all crossing one at a time.
After the walk, we stop for a tea at the cake shop.
Categories: Personal_ Walking_
Today was Jenni's Graduation and Kevin's Birthday so everyone Card I mean eveyone) went up to Gt Yarmouth to celebrate.
Jenni had to get dressed up in graduation gown's and walk to the center of St Nicholas's Church in Great Yarmouth. She was very nervous.
After the graduation. Dad and Christine left and everyone else including Carly who couldn't make it to the Ceremony went to a pub near Matt's house for a meal.
It was a nice day although it was nerve-racking for everyone involved for different reasons.
Categories: Personal_
I have just got back from a midnight bike ride, I couldn't sleep so I went for a 30 minute ride.
I do love riding at night, especially nights like tonight where there is a slight mist but the skies are clear so you car see the stars.
I am going to need to buy some padded trousers because the night air is really beginning cut into my thighs.
I had a look for some trousers when I collected my bike from the garage on Friday but as usual the only trousers I could find were in XL and XXL sizesSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Well, I'm at the dentist again for the second of my two fillings.
This time, I haven't ordered a pizza to collect afterwards since the appointments seem to run late anyway and afte my mouth has beer numbed I Carie really ajoy the pizza anyway.
Categories: Pesonal_
I've just dropped the bike off for a service.
It-s going to have a 8000 Mile check and they will see if they can fix the Heated Grips.
Categories: Biking_
My jacket and trousers are waterproof but the wato gets in at the cuffs and down ny neck. I might need to get some sort of neck protector.
I also need to get my Floresent strappy thing sorted out, at the moment it's to big and keeps getting tangled up or falls off my shoulders. I either need to shorten the straps or hit the gym but since I've already brought some velcro I guess shortening the Straps is the way to go.
Categories: Personal _ Biking_
I went to the dentist tonight for a filling.
After a few numbing injections I can't feel the right side of my face and I have lost the ability to say 's'.
I keep prodding my lips, cheeks and tongue with a fork but I can't feel anything yet.
I've got 1 more filling to have done next week so I will lose my S's again soon
Categories: Personal_
I managed to break the zip at the bottom of my trouser leg this morning, now I am going to have to buy some proper waterproof biking trousers.
Categories: Personal_ Biking_
I bid £14.99 including postage for the lids, now I just have to find some matching red paint.
Categories: Personal_ Biking_
Riding into work this morning I managed to run out of petrol.
I switched over to the reserve tank and managed to make it to the Shell garage at Caxton Gibbets but as always, I had to wait for about 2 Minutes before lie bike would start after switching to the second tank.
After filling the tank I put about half of the fuel cleaner I brought last night into the tank.
Categories: Personal_ Biking_
After work I west to Halfords to buy some dust caps to replace the ores that seem to have disappeared from my bike.
They didn't have any of the Cheap plastic ones so I brought some metal ones which have a builtin value extractor.
I also brought some fuel cleaning additive to see if I see on improvement in my mpg.
Categories: Personal_ Biking_
I check the tyre pressures on my bike today in an attempt to solve the wobble I'm getting on my bike.
Last weekend when I last checked them the pressure was spot on, today both tyres were at about half normal pressure and both were missing their dust caps.
I'm 95% sure I put them back on last time so I think some git must have thought it would be a great joke to let my tyres down >:( grrr.
Categories: Personal_ Biking_
While riding in to work yesterday I found that if I take both hands off the handle bar then the bars start to shake violently. It is the beginning of something called a tank slapper where the bars eventually shake back and forward so much that they hit the fuel tank.
After a bit of experimenting I found a single finger on one of the grips is enough to dampen the wobble out completely so it's not dangerous yet but it is going to need to be looked at.
I think the cause is the headset bearing which the mechanic has warned had some play in a previous service and which seems to be a common failing in the first generation Deauvilles.
Well the bike was due it's next service within a couple of weeks any way.
Categories: Personal Biking_
In the end I decided to go walking with the Ramblers at Braunston-in-Rutland, it started off very nice, I was ever wearing sunglasses for the first hour or so but it soon changed.
We just made it to a rusty old barn before it really started raining with lightning and thunder with the rain being blown through the born so we were still getting wet despite being indoors.
We were stuck in the barn for about an hour so had our lunch there.
Still, even with the rain it was a great walk in some great countryside.
Categories: Personal_ Walking_
I've just been woken up by a fantastic lightning display along with some very heavy rain.
I was planning on going walking with the ramblers today but I think I'll wait to see What the weather is like a bit closer to the time.
On the plus side, the rain should be enough to wash away the last of the sand left over from the Concreting for the shed base I did at the beginning of the week.
Categories: Personal_
