What you doing this weekend?

[Bender]

1 hour ago, Ian Frog said:

Send a minion to get more !

Cheers

Ian

Tomorrow it shall be so  

 

Will need them, I'm planning on a good few hours on the bike looking for quiet lay-bys  

[Bianco2564]

Just done my first 5k parkrun, around 33mins and ran all the way.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I've been paddle boarding again. It was quite windy and I ran into our committee boat and fell off. At least the water was remarkably warm.

[fastbob]

A pleasant ride-in to the Bike Weekend at Coventry Motofest . 

[Ian Frog]

10 minutes ago, fastbob said:

A pleasant ride-in to the Bike Weekend at Coventry Motofest . 

2 Questions for you Bob.

Was it any good and is it on tomorrow as well?

Cheers

Ian

[Tiggie]

After yet another long work week I'll mostly be doing this 

[fastbob]

11 minutes ago, Ian Frog said:

2 Questions for you Bob.

Was it any good and is it on tomorrow as well?

Cheers

Ian

There isn't a ride-in tomorrow . Content was good but not a lot of quantity . The highlights for me were meeting a few old friends for a natter . There is a Wall of Death and I believe there are also some vintage cars on show in the cathedral ruins . If I'm honest there isn't enough going on to fill a day out but it should be born in mind that pre Covid the whole of Motorfest was concentrated into one weekend rather than spread over a month . 

[Ian Frog]

Fair comment Bob and I appreciate an unbiased opinion.

Hopefully next year we can you on the ride in and have a day out.

Cheers

Ian

[rennie]

went to the pub last night! open mic night! brilliant 

drunken skype karaoke with The Norfolk nutters tonight  

[NeilM]

There's a bloody rock n roll weekend starting tonight on site.

I shall attend,  sitting outside wi dog looking like a miserable get....

Mind. Thunderstorms on the way.

1. Quick couple of hours worth...lol. Lisa n Grace have gone home so they won't be counting my beers and telling me off for drinking whilst taking meds 

[rennie]

does the dog know the way back? 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I shall be on a roof getting rid of a wasps nest for one of my riding buddies. They turn nasty this time of year as the queen stops needing them and withdraws their sugar hit. Late summer wasps are cranky because they're like addicts going through withdrawal.

[dynax]

23 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I shall be on a roof getting rid of a wasps nest for one of my riding buddies. They turn nasty this time of year as the queen stops needing them and withdraws their sugar hit. Late summer wasps are cranky because they're like addicts going through withdrawal.

 

I got rid of one earlier this week nesting in the cavity at the side of the front door, I didn't mind them and they never really bothered me till I got stung twice and that was enough, which after coexisting for a couple of months without issue seemed it would get worse.

 So I armed myself with a few cans of killer and just sprayed them as they were going in and coming out of the nest, once thinned out I then sprayed directly into the hole going in to the cavity, left it for a few hours then got any that were hanging around and later filled the cavity with expanding foam to seal it all up, no sign of any at all now

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

16 minutes ago, dynax said:

 

I got rid of one earlier this week nesting in the cavity at the side of the front door, I didn't mind them and they never really bothered me till I got stung twice and that was enough, which after coexisting for a couple of months without issue seemed it would get worse.

 So I armed myself with a few cans of killer and just sprayed them as they were going in and coming out of the nest, once thinned out I then sprayed directly into the hole going in to the cavity, left it for a few hours then got any that were hanging around and later filled the cavity with expanding foam to seal it all up, no sign of any at all now

It's the life cycle of wasp colonies. During the earlier part of the year the workers hunt for aphids and other bugs to feed the larvae, they get a sugar reward for doing so. Towards later summer the queen stops laying worker eggs so doesn't need the supply of protein. The worker wasps are hooked on the sugar which is now withdrawn so they get mean. It's also why they bother anyone with a sugar snack over the later summer. Come autumn the queen lays new queen eggs which when emerged hibernate over the winter. The rest of the colony all die so only the queen wasps survive the winter to begin a new nest next year. The dying workers can be very aggressive.

[Ian Frog]

Thanks @Mississippi Bullfrog it`s surprising the things you can learn on here, I had no knowledge of wasps until now.

Cheers

Ian

[Ian Frog]

Just put new brake pads on the ZRX so going to the Super Sausage for a brekky now !

Cheers

Ian

[Six30]

1 hour ago, Ian Frog said:

Just put new brake pads on the ZRX so going to the Super Sausage for a brekky now !

Cheers

Ian

Up your way Sunday to pick this up for my nephew, been sitting for 10 years he wanted a project … 

 

[NeilM]

17 hours ago, rennie said:

does the dog know the way back? 

Glad he did....lol

Had a little headache this morning 

[Bender]

Visiting Burford, and  drinking, just waiting for house keeping to unpack, god she's slow  

[Ian Frog]

2 hours ago, Six30 said:

Up your way Sunday to pick this up for my nephew, been sitting for 10 years he wanted a project … 

 

What sort of time are you up and whereabouts?

We have no solid plans at this time.

Cheers

Ian

[Six30]

1 hour ago, Ian Frog said:

What sort of time are you up and whereabouts?

We have no solid plans at this time.

Cheers

Ian

 

time we get there and get bike loaded should be around 12 i reckon, postcode where we are  going is NN5 6AL, meet at a cafe or something ?

[Ian Frog]

Have a look at JD`s NN17 3JJ ?

Let me know what you think (There is a pub within walking distance if you want to persuade someone else to do the driving lol.

Cheers

Ian

[Six30]

2 hours ago, Ian Frog said:

Have a look at JD`s NN17 3JJ ?

Let me know what you think (There is a pub within walking distance if you want to persuade someone else to do the driving lol.

Cheers

Ian

I’ll look where it is in a bit , let you know a more exact time tomorrow, I’ll text you

[Ian Frog]

Just now, Six30 said:

I’ll look where it is in a bit , let you know a more exact time tomorrow, I’ll text you

Cool

Chat soon !

Cheers

Ian

[S-Westerly]

All going well I'll be plotting my escape. We got totally screwed in Singapore,  got one guy off but only because his Dad died and we sailed short handed. The other 5 no chance. Now on the way to West Africa but via Reunion where there's a chance of doing some crew changes. If that doesn't work looking at end of September which is depressing, 5 months into a 3 month tour. Mmph.