What you doing this weekend?

[Fiddlesticks]

In Rome, doing as the Romans do...

[S-Westerly]

Getting enraged by lying bast*rd oil terminals. Turns out there's two ships ahead of us in the queue which they've known about for a week. Instead of telling me that from the beginning they only told me once I arrived off Rotterdam and anchored. Spent most of last week arranging crew changes and a load of work that needs doing with 7 different sub-contractors which is all now having to be rescheduled for the 7th / 8th. I'm furious; you could even say I'm having conniptions. 

[curlylegend]

7 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

Getting enraged by lying bast*rd oil terminals. Turns out there's two ships ahead of us in the queue which they've known about for a week. Instead of telling me that from the beginning they only told me once I arrived off Rotterdam and anchored. Spent most of last week arranging crew changes and a load of work that needs doing with 7 different sub-contractors which is all now having to be rescheduled for the 7th / 8th. I'm furious; you could even say I'm having conniptions. 

So it's true then ?  

Worse things can happen at sea ?

[fastbob]

I'm heading out to Sally's Place nestled among the beautiful Malvern Hills for a cuppa and an excellent BLT . 

Please feel free to join me around midday .

[JRH]

1 hour ago, fastbob said:

I'm heading out to Sally's Place nestled among the beautiful Malvern Hills for a cuppa and an excellent BLT . 

Please feel free to join me around midday .

I’ve not been there for ages and It’s a lovely day for a run out.

[geofferz]

Little ride out this morning 

[Bender]

On 03/05/2024 at 20:02, Fiddlesticks said:

In Rome, doing as the Romans do...

I like Rome, been a few times, that looks a bit like one of our taxi rides from the airport, lovely woman, 3 mobile phones, chain smoker , could smoke, talk on 2 phones, give drivers the finger, curse like a trooper and swerved round an accident like it was a challenge to clip the apex.

 

Wife was like Casper  

[Fish]

Sitting at home watching Mission: Impossible (original TV series) as it's hissing down outside, which cancels any mayday fun run. Even only heard a couple of bikes riding around, and not the normal every couple of minutes noises 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

My weekend gardening 

 

[RideWithStyles]

looks 

Edited May 14, 2024 by RideWithStyles

[husoi]

My annual abroad trip

 

[Simon Davey]

39 minutes ago, husoi said:

My annual abroad trip

 

 

Have a great time, send us all a postcard

[rennie]

Enjoy! I'm doing as little as possible!

[S-Westerly]

Riding my bike somewhere anywhere unless it's tipping it down and next week's forecast looks utterly shite.

[Fish]

Putting as much milage as I can to reach that magical 600 miles  

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Saturday looks great so far as the weather is concerned. So I'm stuck doing another safeguarding course because every organisation I volunteer for won't accept the safeguarding training I've already done with every other organisation.  

 

Same with DBS checks. They're meant to be transferable but every organisation says they want to do their own. 

 

The new regs coming out of the Manchester Arena bombing where the security was woeful mean that anyone involved in public venues needs to do counter terrorism training. At least because that's still in its early days means that there is very few accredited courses so once you've got that certificate it's transferable. 

[S-Westerly]

My wife is volunteering at a primary school and has to undergo some kind of vetting which is fair enough when you are dealing with 5 year olds. Probably terrorist negotiating strategy too given the average 5 y.o.

Edited May 9, 2024 by S-Westerly

[Mickly]

Stratford Auto Jumble on Sunday, weather permitting 

[Bender]

Out Friday and suit shopping sat, no work on the horizon so far  

[Simon Davey]

I'm taking my Knox Orsa back to J&s, I've tried them on a few times, and one glove didn't seem right. I found a defect today, surprising poor quality control for £100 gloves. 

Otherwise, they're damn gorgeous on the hand. 

[Bender]

9 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

I'm taking my Knox Orsa back to J&s, I've tried them on a few times, and one glove didn't seem right. I found a defect today, surprising poor quality control for £100 gloves. 

Otherwise, they're damn gorgeous on the hand. 

What was the issue with it other than the fit

[Simon Davey]

4 minutes ago, Bender said:

What was the issue with it other than the fit

 

The Boa system is a bit shite, but OK. 

One of the wrist straps is attached in the wrong place, so it digs in to my wrist and goes crooked when tightened. 

[Bender]

The boa tightening thingy on mine works great I don't have the orsa so no idea on straps, unusual for them, hope they not nock of Knox  

[Simon Davey]

2 hours ago, Bender said:

The boa tightening thingy on mine works great I don't have the orsa so no idea on straps, unusual for them, hope they not nock of Knox  

 

I bloody well hope not

[Fozzie]

Buying my grandma a chippy tea. She's just turned 99 and not showing any signs of slowing down.