Steve_M

It’s £70 a dumpy bag for us. We do, however, have a large ready supply of wood from trees we had cut down when we first moved here. It’s just getting to the point where it’s dry enough to burn (around 19% moisture).

I may have to build an outside store for it. Or see if I can sell the wood…

Oh ‘eck. I should have investigated further down the drive. We have a large tree down, luckily away from the drive, not across it. Still, lots of firewood for a couple of years’ time.

It’s quite breezy up here. A few trees down around the roads according to DPD driver who delivered to us this morning. One small tree down across the burn in the garden - I’ll deal with that some point, no hurry. I had to clear quite a lot of brash off the drive as well as a smallish branch off the sequoia. Not as much damage as I anticipated. My daughter’s driving home to the Midlands later, here’s hoping the wind drops in the next couple of hours…

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I will apologise for this now… but any time anyone has a problem with a printer, this sketch springs to mind.

I’m guessing that Solvency II regulations no longer apply after Brexit. Wikipedia Solvency II Entry

It’s not that tight going up. It’s hardly the Splugen Pass.

It was -3 at 9am this morning according to the car’s ambient temperature gauge. There were a couple of brass monkeys looking for a brazier… Oh, and there’s a glorious sunset out there…

If it’s any consolidation, I once followed a rider who didn’t make that same bend going uphill - he ran wide.

My son’s girlfriend is a paramedic. She can tell numerous stories of being called for minor injuries / ailments. It would appear they’re a significant proportion of the calls received.

Good evening. We’ve been away wandering around the Coniston area of the Lake District. We usually meander up onto some of the Wainwright’s when we’re there but the low cloud meant the views wouldn’t be worth the effort. A good decision as the views from the lower level fella were quite magnificent.

How are your eyes?

I’d be interested to understand what it is that you perceive as “gospel” that you disagree with.

Booked it in for a clean and treatment by all year biker. I think. I thought I’d splash a few quid out on getting the bike protected against the elements overwinter. The nearest operative is 50 miles away so I’ll get a bit of a ride in, too. On the down side, you go through the whole process of setting up the booking and it’s only at the last moment you find that payment is by PayPal (a cash at time of treatment option is offered, but I thought I’d pay a deposit to secure the booking). I don’t use PayPal so when I stopped the transaction it still booked me in “subject to PayPal authorisation”. I’ve had to email the operative to explain what’s happened and hope he can sort out the booking.

Good evening. I’m about to crack open a bottle of Speckled Hen beer as a reward to myself for successfully fitting a shower tray level and correctly supported at only the second attempt. The last shower tray I installed took three attempts so I must be getting better at it. And if I never have to fit another one it will still be too soon.

Nor me. It all seems a bit of a gamble… and I gave up gambling after a bad experience 50yrs ago.

I think that’s where the household procurement department (my good lady) has bought flooring from so far. We won’t be getting to the downstairs for at least another year, other than the kitchen, perhaps. We have to finish our bedroom / dressing room / en-suite then the landing / stairs. And the garden takes up much of our summer. Not to mention all the friends* and relatives* who visit having discovered what a great holiday location we’re in * house sitters while we’re on holiday…

You have my sympathy. We are, as I may have mentioned, renovating a 400yr old stone farmhouse. Every bloody room. We’ll be replacing all of the floors downstairs with new wooden floors (I shall be looking at any progress you report with interest), though upstairs is just having new laminate, and bathrooms Amtico. We’re replacing shabby skirting and architraves with oak as far as reasonably possible. Redecorating, though, is probably a little more than yours…

I got it up to 70mph on the M6 … the engine spins at about 3500rpm but in such a buzzy manner I thought it was going to explode.

Good morning. Sort of. My Focus is in for some work under warranty. The local garage has lent me a Nissan Micra. Yea gods, it’s terrifying to drive. No power, soggy brakes, wallowy suspension and no grip in bends. I now understand why they’re driven at snail’s pace everywhere.

Shhh. Don’t tell everyone about Alston… The photo was taken near Martindale. It’s an area we’ve walked a lot, both along nearby Boredale and on the surrounding fells.

I’m short a few fittings for the bathroom that I’m installing, preventing me from progressing. Shame. I had to go for a spin on the bike instead … A good route taking in Alston, Hartside, Martindale, Greystoke and Armanthwaite. Now I have to wash the bike.

Just not moobs.