A right now thread

[mangocrazy]

Yebbut your knick-knacky things are in a different league to what most of us would use one for.

Having said that, give me a lathe, a milling machine and a 3D printer and I could keep myself occupied all winter long...

[Mr. Dazzle]

I can also spend a grand on having a bunch of different filaments knocking about and not even raise an eyebrow

[mangocrazy]

Having said that, give me a lathe, a milling machine and a 3D printer and I could keep myself occupied all winter long...

I've got all those and I can make all the stuff I see people selling on the bike forums, but I cba, I don't need the money and I don't want to spend the time making all those things unless I need one for myself.

My lathe and mill are manual, so I can't just programme it and walk off, I have to stand there actually turning wheels and changing bits, so it's time consuming, which might be ok when I have all the time in the world, but I don't at the moment.

They're very handy though for turning up one-off wheel spacers and little bits, or machining stuff down to fit.

I wouldn't be viewing it as a money-making operation, just something to fill my time in the dog days of winter. I'm retired so my time is my own to do whatever I want, and it's surprising just how many little spacers and knick-kacks you need when tatting about with bikes.

So you've got all the gear and no time to use it, and I've got plenty of spare time but only a pillar drill to my name...

[Mr. Dazzle]

You kinda need to do some CAD in between surely

[Yambo]

Sat on the balcony of our hut in the Kalm Pai resort just outside Pai in N. Thailand, waiting for M to have a shower.

It's been a full on couple of days around Bangkok including a day out in Kanchanaburi at the River Kwai Bridge. We took an overnight bus to Chang Mai last night (surprisingly comfotable. Back in March or April we booked the sleeper train but tickets are only released 30 days before travel and 31 days ago there were none available) and a mini-bus to Pai.

Off out shortly to meet up with friends from Turunç that are already here.

I'll take the opportunity to wish you all a happy New Year and all the best for 2024.

[Noggin]

Sat in a McDonalds again the coffee is shit but almost three times the size of the almost ok coffee at the boulangerie 5 mins walk away.

At least in McDo you expect the staff to be miserable and it’s a bonus if they are helpful! At the boulangerie last weekend the staff were on the point of bloody rude.

So, for the volume of coffee against the taste I’ll sit in McDo for a bit til the flight lands and the guests pass through customs!!

The joys of busy Saturdays

[Skub]

It's another wild day here. Mad winds and ceaseless heavy rain. I've had to chase the contents of mine and my neighbour's wheelie bin twice so far. Tis a grim morning.

[Skub]

Sat on the balcony of our hut in the Kalm Pai resort just outside Pai in N. Thailand, waiting for M to have a shower.

It's been a full on couple of days around Bangkok including a day out in Kanchanaburi at the River Kwai Bridge. We took an overnight bus to Chang Mai last night (surprisingly comfotable. Back in March or April we booked the sleeper train but tickets are only released 30 days before travel and 31 days ago there were none available) and a mini-bus to Pai.

Off out shortly to meet up with friends from Turunç that are already here.

I'll take the opportunity to wish you all a happy New Year and all the best for 2024.

I hope the coming year is a shitload better than the horror picture that was your 2023,Yambs.

[MingtheMerciless]

Sitting at work again…..

Hopefully New Year with a fully populated roster will mean more time off.

[Noggin]

Home after a stupid traffic day. The passengers this afternoon bought me a cake and a croissant, just home, eaten the croissant with some pate and and going to try sleep asap!!

[Yambo]

River Kwai Bridge

I'm not sure if you know this but as an ex-military chap you may be interested, the film with Alec Guiness was about as historically accurate as Braveheart and actually caused a bit of a commotion for wrongly portraying the British Colonel of the camp, I forget his name, his daughter wrote a book about it, I have it somewhere.

Edited, actually it was his granddaughter that wrote the book - https://www.juliesummers.co.uk/home/the ... -tamarkan/

Yes, I'm aware the film was fiction. I'm reliably informed that the current Kwai bridge, just up river from the original built by the Japanese and others was not originally over the River Kwai. I'd have to do a bit of searching but the Thais changed the name of the river to Kwai so as not to confuse visitors. The original and genuine river Kwai is a few miles away.

The railway museum next to the war cemetery was quite good but the Jeath War Museum was disappointing. Friends who have been previously say it used to be a lot more graphic so it seems to have been sanitised for younger generations. Sad.

[Yambo]

I hope the coming year is a shitload better than the horror picture that was your 2023,Yambs.

Thanks Skub. My head has been improving over the last few months and with all of the 'firsts' just about over, I'm hoping I can get on with what's left of my life.

I've tried to be busier recently and intend to crack on with jobs after this holiday but it's very much a wait and see, there are no guarantees the head will perform as hoped. M gets her hip operation done 3 days after we get back to Turkey and my first job will be carer.

We hired a scooter today to get around the Pai sights and I will admit it was very enjoyable being on two wheels although I have the electric bike at home. What wasn't so good was the thing was gutless and I had to adjust the back brake. Good fun day though.

[Skub]

I hope the coming year is a shitload better than the horror picture that was your 2023,Yambs.

Thanks Skub. My head has been improving over the last few months and with all of the 'firsts' just about over, I'm hoping I can get on with what's left of my life.

I've tried to be busier recently and intend to crack on with jobs after this holiday but it's very much a wait and see, there are no guarantees the head will perform as hoped. M gets her hip operation done 3 days after we get back to Turkey and my first job will be carer.

We hired a scooter today to get around the Pai sights and I will admit it was very enjoyable being on two wheels although I have the electric bike at home. What wasn't so good was the thing was gutless and I had to adjust the back brake. Good fun day though.

Jeez man,you haven't known M that long and she needs a hip op already?

[Yorick]

The perfect pint after 3 hours on pergola roof in the hot sun.
Glass -18c
Beer 2c

And enjoy

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[formula400]

In my kitchen, just home from work, did 95 covers tonight, currently having a beer and crumpet with marmite before bed.

[Count Steer]

Was asleep at 9.30pm

Goin' yompin' this morning. It's not raining.*

*Yet.

[cheb]

Tea drunk, fire lit, once more into the shed my friends. Onwards and upwards to the glorious sunlit uplands.

[Cousin Jack]

Tea drunk, fire lit, once more into the shed my friends. Onwards and upwards to the glorious sunlit uplands.

You have sunlight ?

[cheb]

It positively beams from my radiant personality.

[MingtheMerciless]

Sitting on the sofa feeling sorry for myself……