Steve_M

What is the rationale given for each choice of advice?

Bugger!

The next lot of grandkids arrive today having had one lot here for the last week, so back to keeping them entertained.

Good morning. We, too, have (BT) internet problems. The BT engineer will be with us sometime before 1pm, apparently. I do hope the fix requires new fibre running from the exchange to the house…

Steady on… anyone would think this was a bike forum…

I generally cruise at around 75mph on autoroutes/autobahn roads. I became curious about what sort of speeds those overtaking me were doing in a no limits stretch of autobahn. I pulled out in a clear space after one particularly quick motor passed me and accelerated… he was still pulling away when I took pity on my pillion whose head was being bounced around in the wind turbulence. Reviewing my satnav later that day it indicated that we got up to 127mph… and still not keeping pace. Frequent vigilance in rear view mirrors supplemented by shoulder checks was the order of the day …

I loved the exposure to minority sports.

Did you watch it? A favourite bit of fluff television from many years ago, where is it now?

Unfortunately not. However, looking at the area marked in green, it’s not a significant restriction.

I was playing around with the phone camera settings when I took this photo. I didn’t realise you could set shutter priority, for example. And, yes, the garden is coming along nicely, though we lost a lot of tender plants in the colder weather. Surprisingly, the new gunerra came though relatively unscathed.

Good morning

I felt the same when I left Aviva (ten years ago!!!!) redundant after 22years of employment. I mostly missed the people I worked with. Certainly not the work or the situation I was employed in. Bar stewards didn’t give me garden leave, mind - I had to work right up to the last day. Time to reflect and find your next thing? All the best.

That’s not too far up the road from us. The road to get there through Kershope is a delight to ride.

My VFR was very sensitive to squared off tyres, particularly prone to “white lining” (no, not that sort of white lining ). I just put up with it / rode around it as long as the tyre was legal. I only found it a bit of a nuisance in the wet when I would be leaning just at that point where the shoulder was the main contact with the road … it just felt slightly less stable, though never worse than my CBX750 felt all the bloody time!

I live in Cumbria … rain happens. Like it did yesterday. Dry roads here, a bit cloudy, perhaps. I headed North aiming for the Newcastleton to Langholm road. It was hissing down by the time I got to Penton. I cut the ride short as I was wearing my leathers which aren’t so waterproof. PS. When I said the roads were dry, I may have overlooked this on my route.

Good morning. Extraordinarily excited today. My son and girlfriend will be arriving this evening together with her boys and my 7 month old grandson, Teddy. This will be only the second time I’ve met Teddy and I can’t wait to spend time with him if only for a few days.

All the best in your hunt for a job. Hopefully you’ll find something you enjoy and is rewarding - not just in financial terms (though, obviously that would be good, too).

I’m about to re-boot my GS. I currently have Michelin Road Pilot 5 Trails on which have done a little over 7,000 miles, with some tread left. That distance includes a tour of the French Alps, ambling around here, and a day hurtling around Cadwell Park. They’re squaring off following lots of A road and Motorway / Autoroute miles but are still not causing any handling issues (unlike previous tyre/bike combinations). I’m dreading the cost…

Today I forgot that the Kirkstone Pass is closed. Still worth the ride for that view from Brothers Water.

Similar here. Kit in cupboard in the utility room, adjacent to the alarmed barn which holds the bike. Roll the bike backwards out of the barn and away.

I was once advised that, if you’re constantly aware of developing situations through use of mirrors etc., then fewer shoulder checks are needed. My personal take on that is “am I absolutely certain that I haven’t missed something?”. ‘Cos if I have, I’m the one who’s going to get hurt.

Preparing for the arrival of guests. We have friends and relatives descending on us for much of the spring and summer now. I do enjoy hosting, but it’s a bit of a strain on progressing the house renovations.

We have had a lot of tree work done. Always with a fully insured professional. Something I was advised by the Norfolk County conservation officer from having a couple of trees with TPO’s that needed some TLC, advice I’ve followed. It’s proving expensive given how many trees we have in our garden particularly after last year’s storms.

Ah, suddenly life is not so simple as there’s definitely more volume than that. Something to consider… thank you.

I had to jump through those hoops at my house in Acle. There are no TPO’s on any of the trees in this garden, fortunately.