Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life Volume 37

[P5BNij]

glenrobbo said:

GadgeS3C said:

Living the dream Glen!

You even have the sticker

Hi Gary!
Indeed I have, you know I can't resist a tasteful sticker!




Good to meet you and your good lady at the seaside just over a week ago. You were both looking good!
It was a lovely day out, wasn't it?

And you can't have too many stickers - I've just ordered some Indian tantric stuff I found on Amazon and have managed to find a local firm who can print some more for me from images purloined via the t'interweb and various '60s related books, all for a possible future project should enough room for another garage present itself at the bottom of the garden . I know I said I'm not going to buy another Mini since the Maser arrived but you never know what might happen.....





;)

[glenrobbo]

GadgeS3C said:

Indeed, didn't we have a luvverly day, the day we went to Rhyl

Yes, good to have at least a brief catch up with the S massif. Looking forward to the next thrilling instalment at Oulton!

Yes, but prior to that, I'm going to the Avro Heritage Museum Show this weekend at Woodford ( it's on both days), then we have the TT Santa Pod Run Wot Yer Brung on 14th August, and Thunder in the Hills on the 21st.

Things are hotting up now.

[Bobberoo]

I may have fallen asleep on the sofa watching the BTCC from yesterday........

[Bobberoo]

So then, it appears that someone parked their car on the main drive without the required Trivial Towers Residents Parking Permit, this has resulted in Battert removing the offending vehicle and "impounding" it, I was at first a little unsure as to his interpretation of "impounding", until I checked on his progress today on the garden kitchen/fortifications/Trivton henge......

I have no idea who's car it is/was, but if anyone comes looking for a missing car I'm on a meeting and can't be found!!!!

[glenrobbo]

Bobberoo said:

I may have fallen asleep on the sofa watching the BTCC from yesterday........

It must have been exciting stuff, Bobbers!

I have put Percy's competition wheels on today...*



Big ones at the back, skinny ones at the front.
Is that right?

And checked the gearbox oil level, all the other levels, checked all the CV joint setscrews, and polished my helmet.
Percy and I are now ready to rumble.

* I couldn't match the Red Bull pit crew's time of 1.8 seconds to change all four wheels though, but it was close.

Close to 45 minutes. I had a good look around each wheel bay to make sure everything was intact.

Edited by glenrobbo on Monday 2nd August 18:17

[Magooagain]

P5BNij said:

And you can't have too many stickers - I've just ordered some Indian tantric stuff I found on Amazon and have managed to find a local firm who can print some more for me from images purloined via the t'interweb and various '60s related books, all for a possible future project should enough room for another garage present itself at the bottom of the garden . I know I said I'm not going to buy another Mini since the Maser arrived but you never know what might happen.....





;)

Ere Nij! How long is a piece of train rail?

I was walking along our partly disused railway today,as part of it is still intact and used as a velo rail and I paced the rails at something like 24 metres each!
That's a fair lump of metal.
A lot of the old crossing houses have rails in the construction of them and are mainly cast concrete built and are a bugger to do alterations etc on.
I will see if I can find a link to show the railway.

https://www.cf-charentelimousine.fr/#0

Edited by Magooagain on Monday 2nd August 18:11

https://www.google.fr/search?q=confolens+velo+rail...

Edited by Magooagain on Monday 2nd August 18:18

[Magooagain]

glenrobbo said:

It must have been exciting stuff, Bobbers!

I have put Percy's competition wheels on today...*



Big ones at the back, skinny ones at the front.
Is that right?

And checked the gearbox oil level, all the other levels, checked all the CV joint setscrews, and polished my helmet.
Percy and I are now ready to rumble.

* I couldn't match the Red Bull pit crew's time of 1.8 seconds to change all four wheels though, but it was close.

Close to 45 minutes. I had a good look around each wheel bay to make sure everything was intact.

Edited by glenrobbo on Monday 2nd August 18:17

Percy looks abosolutly wonderfull Glen.
Don't break him!

[Bobberoo]

Magooagain said:

glenrobbo said:

It must have been exciting stuff, Bobbers!

I have put Percy's competition wheels on today...*



Big ones at the back, skinny ones at the front.
Is that right?

And checked the gearbox oil level, all the other levels, checked all the CV joint setscrews, and polished my helmet.
Percy and I are now ready to rumble.

* I couldn't match the Red Bull pit crew's time of 1.8 seconds to change all four wheels though, but it was close.

Close to 45 minutes. I had a good look around each wheel bay to make sure everything was intact.

Edited by glenrobbo on Monday 2nd August 18:17

Percy looks abosolutly wonderfull Glen.
Don't break him!

He does indeed look quite spiffing!!!

[pequod]

glenrobbo said:

It must have been exciting stuff, Bobbers!

I have put Percy's competition wheels on today...*



Big ones at the back, skinny ones at the front.
Is that right?

And checked the gearbox oil level, all the other levels, checked all the CV joint setscrews, and polished my helmet.
Percy and I are now ready to rumble.

* I couldn't match the Red Bull pit crew's time of 1.8 seconds to change all four wheels though, but it was close.

Close to 45 minutes. I had a good look around each wheel bay to make sure everything was intact.

Edited by glenrobbo on Monday 2nd August 18:17

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
'Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms:
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read:
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.

Etc.

Ragging it down the 1/4 mile? I think not!

Anyhow, we (as in GB) are doing well in that there Olympics and will need a ferklift to load all the medals into the team buzz when they inevitably parade around the streets of Ludenwic.

[spikeyhead]

tomorrow I'm doing my first ever spin class.

1. Try everything once except incest and morris dancing

[pequod]

spikeyhead said:

tomorrow I'm doing my first ever spin class.

1. Try everything once except incest and morris dancing

And what's wrong with Morris Dancing? A fine tradition involving dressing in traditional country garb (plus a few ribbons and bells) and dancing around whilst attempting to clout your oppo with a stick, followed by drinking lots of real ale! What's not to like?

Now, the Mummers, they are a different kettle of fish...

[Bobberoo]

spikeyhead said:

tomorrow I'm doing my first ever spin class.

1. Try everything once except incest and morris dancing

My dad had a saying when I was growing up, "don't knock it until you've tried it", thankfully it didn't extend to incest, and as our family name is Morris, I do hope you reconsider the Morris dancing!!!

[spikeyhead]

pequod said:

spikeyhead said:

tomorrow I'm doing my first ever spin class.

1. Try everything once except incest and morris dancing

And what's wrong with Morris Dancing? A fine tradition involving dressing in traditional country garb (plus a few ribbons and bells) and dancing around whilst attempting to clout your oppo with a stick, followed by drinking lots of real ale! What's not to like?

Now, the Mummers, they are a different kettle of fish...

errrrm... what others get up to is entirely down to them, but much like incest, I do wish that morris dancers would do it in private.

[P5BNij]

Magooagain said:

P5BNij said:

And you can't have too many stickers - I've just ordered some Indian tantric stuff I found on Amazon and have managed to find a local firm who can print some more for me from images purloined via the t'interweb and various '60s related books, all for a possible future project should enough room for another garage present itself at the bottom of the garden . I know I said I'm not going to buy another Mini since the Maser arrived but you never know what might happen.....





;)

Ere Nij! How long is a piece of train rail?

I was walking along our partly disused railway today,as part of it is still intact and used as a velo rail and I paced the rails at something like 24 metres each!
That's a fair lump of metal.
A lot of the old crossing houses have rails in the construction of them and are mainly cast concrete built and are a bugger to do alterations etc on.
I will see if I can find a link to show the railway.

https://www.cf-charentelimousine.fr/#0

Edited by Magooagain on Monday 2nd August 18:11

https://www.google.fr/search?q=confolens+velo+rail...

Edited by Magooagain on Monday 2nd August 18:18

Don't know about your trez chic continental railway Magoo, but here in Blighty it can range from short 30ft sections on branch lines and in sidings to long continuous welded rail at about 600ft on the mainlines. These long sections are then welded together in situ making it look like a single piece of rail is several miles in length, they have expansion joints in them at various places too. One of our semi regular jobs is dropping these long welded sections at strategic points ready for replacement later on, it's all done with a special set of wagons with a kind of 'grabber' machine at one end which plonks the rail on the sleepers (or sometimes off to one side of the ballast) as we draw forward at walking pace. Hope that explains it a bit better

IOTN, I've been a very naughty boy and bought two copies of a new Maserati books by mistake, one of which has to go back in the post tomorrow

[T6 vanman]

glenrobbo said:

T6 vanman, I hope your first day in your new job goes better than Bobbers' has started off so far.

Hi trivialista,
T6 can confirm day 1 went OK, Many things to be settled and sorted ... IT etc but it looks like I'm the vanman sized employee ideal to fill their vanman sized vacant position

Edited by T6 vanman on Monday 2nd August 20:19

[Bobberoo]

T6 vanman said:

glenrobbo said:

T6 vanman, I hope your first day in your new job goes better than Bobbers' has started off so far.

He trivialista,
T6 can confirm day 1 went OK, Many things to be settled and sorted ... IT etc but it looks like I'm the vanman sized employee ideal to fill their vanman sized vacant position

That's good to hear T6 vanman!!
Er, that wasn't your car parked on the drive without a Trivial Towers Residents Parking Permit was it?!?!

[T6 vanman]

Bobberoo said:

That's good to hear T6 vanman!!
Er, that wasn't your car parked on the drive without a Trivial Towers Residents Parking Permit was it?!?!

Err .. no it's not mine ... Like old man Glen's ... mine doesn't have a roof**

• By design not due to Battert's angle grinding skills

Currently just screaming at the TV .... Young scally TWOC no licence / insurance run's from police, smashes at a junction into two innocent members of the public .. 4 months suspended for 18 months & a £200 fine

[Bobberoo]

T6 vanman said:

Bobberoo said:

That's good to hear T6 vanman!!
Er, that wasn't your car parked on the drive without a Trivial Towers Residents Parking Permit was it?!?!

Err .. no it's not mine ... Like old man Glen's ... mine doesn't have a roof**

• By design not due to Battert's angle grinding skills

Currently just screaming at the TV .... Young scally TWOC no licence / insurance run's from police, smashes at a junction into two innocent members of the public .. 4 months suspended for 18 months & a £200 fine

Police Interceptors???

[glenrobbo]

pequod said:

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
'Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms:
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read:
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.

Etc.

Ragging it down the 1/4 mile? I think not!

Anyhow, we (as in GB) are doing well in that there Olympics and will need a ferklift to load all the medals into the team buzz when they inevitably parade around the streets of Ludenwic.

A very romantic poetic interlude there, Pequod.
I felt compelled to find out who penned it originally and was surprised to discover despicable Minions.

Ah, John Keats. Excellent!

Rest assured that my intention towards Percy is purely honourable.
I will not be trying for a valve-bouncing driveshaft-shearing clutch-burning tyre-smoking 400 yard Number 11 down the strip.

I shall merely be demonstrating how effectively Percy can turn petrol into decibels.

In fact, if I were to be paired to run alongside the formidable Rioja Racing Bobbermobile, I would expect to concede in terms of elapsed time and terminal velocity across the finish line.

It's not all about speed: it is about the way you arrive.

[pequod]

glenrobbo said:

A very romantic poetic interlude there, Pequod.
I felt compelled to find out who penned it originally and was surprised to discover despicable Minions.

Ah, John Keats. Excellent!

Rest assured that my intention towards Percy is purely honourable.
I will not be trying for a valve-bouncing driveshaft-shearing clutch-burning tyre-smoking 400 yard Number 11 down the strip.

I shall merely be demonstrating how effectively Percy can turn petrol into decibels.

In fact, if I were to be paired to run alongside the formidable Rioja Racing Bobbermobile, I would expect to concede in terms of elapsed time and terminal velocity across the finish line.

It's not all about speed: it is about the way you arrive.

The most excellent Percy will win the day on pure beauty and style over performance, I'm sure Glenners, and a finer pilot sporting his tangerine helmet is yet to be born, I'll warrant...