What have you done today thread?
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And - it will be on those hairpinny mountain roads, with added snow!!Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 10:24 pmFFS, imagine the FUF in charge of a bus?Noggin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 8:06 pm I just found out that on a permanent contract here you get 5 weeks holiday!! Five! FIVE!!!!
I'd mentioned that I'd prefer to have a 10 month contract (so the 10 months wages would be spread over 12 months) cos I kinda like having time off in between seasons!
But, if I can have five weeks holiday, I reckon that's pretty good!!! Still might reduce in the future, but for now it's an awesome way back to the level playing field!! LOL
Just gotta pass that bus licence and all will be well
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(Mind you, if I'd have been driving that particular bus it would have been no accident to drive it off the mountain! LOL )
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Forgot something about yesterday - went for a coffee at a boulangerie I sometimes stop at. Sat outside with my coffee, near an old local. Damn, everytime I think I'm getting the hang of speaking French I have a conversation with someone that is very challenging! The old buggers around here full on properly 'mangent leurs dents' when they talk - and this one had no teeth to eat!
I responded to everything he said - just not necessarily in the way I should have cos I didn't always know exactly what he said
I responded to everything he said - just not necessarily in the way I should have cos I didn't always know exactly what he said
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Spent a while at the fang mechanic. Now trying to eat with a numb face
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Had an amazing Scottish brekky at my fave sea front place. Awesome
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I've 'ticked off' doing another Col here. The Col de la Madeleine this morning. Left home about 7.15, had to stop in Moutiers to meet someone and hand over a phone that was left in the minibus yesterday, then off I went.
Again, another Col/route that I've not done because I was saving it for when I could ride it - bloody glad, would NOT have been fun in the transit, well, maybe easier from the other side, but from this side, quite narrow, but actually really nice roads And the views! I rode up so gently cos I keep slowing to look at the view! Same on the way down!! LOL
I got to the top and was wandering around looking at the views and two other bikes arrived - one of the guys called over. Downside of having pink hair, everyone recognises you! LOL - worse, I'm pretty sure I've not met him, but he bisous'd me so I'd guess he probably has met me - or wanted to??!! He is mates with a couple of my winter mates so we had a photo in front of the Col 'monument' for him to send and then had a coffee. He was heading on to go down the other side, another col that I can't remember, the col de Galibier through Souza and back over the Col de l'Iseran!! It's an all day ride and my arm is not a happy arm today, so I said no, but he's offered to lead the way another time, which would be awesome so I can follow someone who knows the way. Will be weird riding with/following a Harley though!
Me and Olivier
Him and his mate, before he hollered at me to join them!!
Panoramic (hopefully) from the other side of the cafe stop!
Various seating options - the swinging chairs would be lush to relax in on a sunny afternoon - the view is incredible!
Weird pano - two sides of the col -
The other side from where I live -
Can't see where I live, but this is looking towards the Savoie
Stopped partway down cos, well, look
Definitely want to head up there at stupid o'clock one day to watch the sun rise
Here's the route. The ride from the valley up to the Col is way more interesting than the map suggests!!
Again, another Col/route that I've not done because I was saving it for when I could ride it - bloody glad, would NOT have been fun in the transit, well, maybe easier from the other side, but from this side, quite narrow, but actually really nice roads And the views! I rode up so gently cos I keep slowing to look at the view! Same on the way down!! LOL
I got to the top and was wandering around looking at the views and two other bikes arrived - one of the guys called over. Downside of having pink hair, everyone recognises you! LOL - worse, I'm pretty sure I've not met him, but he bisous'd me so I'd guess he probably has met me - or wanted to??!! He is mates with a couple of my winter mates so we had a photo in front of the Col 'monument' for him to send and then had a coffee. He was heading on to go down the other side, another col that I can't remember, the col de Galibier through Souza and back over the Col de l'Iseran!! It's an all day ride and my arm is not a happy arm today, so I said no, but he's offered to lead the way another time, which would be awesome so I can follow someone who knows the way. Will be weird riding with/following a Harley though!
Me and Olivier
Him and his mate, before he hollered at me to join them!!
Panoramic (hopefully) from the other side of the cafe stop!
Various seating options - the swinging chairs would be lush to relax in on a sunny afternoon - the view is incredible!
Weird pano - two sides of the col -
The other side from where I live -
Can't see where I live, but this is looking towards the Savoie
Stopped partway down cos, well, look
Definitely want to head up there at stupid o'clock one day to watch the sun rise
Here's the route. The ride from the valley up to the Col is way more interesting than the map suggests!!
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A marvellous panorama.
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It's pretty awesome here. Pretty much anywhere you ride, the views are amazing. More so if you ride up!!
I've had to drag myself out of a black hole (sank for about two weeks) and going out today made me remember why I love life. It might not be easy sometimes, but then you go out on a bike and all feels ok again
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Prepped the last 2 doors to be painted blue.
Now got to laze and chill for 4 hours before top coat
Now got to laze and chill for 4 hours before top coat
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Any reason for the blue colour, or did I I miss it earlier???
Nice colour though.
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Nice colour though.
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The brown windows were fading and needed changing or painting.
We started the changes when we installed patio doors onto the patio 3 years ago.
I painted all the windows, doors and gates behind the house last year.
The law here says you can only have blue, green or brown windows and doors here.
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Just been going through some old paperwork & found an example of what I used to do before SatNav or smartphones...!
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I even had a software product called Portex that printed out diaries, phone lists, notes etc on Filofax format paper.
(It was If you lost your Filofax, you just printed everything out again).
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Portex you say?Count Steer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 7:07 pmI even had a software product called Portex that printed out diaries, phone lists, notes etc on Filofax format paper.
(It was If you lost your Filofax, you just printed everything out again).
I'll make a note of it on my PalmPilot.
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First time we drove to Spain, with a baby on board and a caravan on the back, I had a list of towns to hit. The only advice was go down in that order and you'll get there and off I went as excited as can be. Now if i go anywhere i have a sat nav an often "drive" there using street view first!
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I had a boss who used to do exactly that. And I'll be really freaked out if your first name is Robert...Count Steer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 7:07 pmI even had a software product called Portex that printed out diaries, phone lists, notes etc on Filofax format paper.
(It was If you lost your Filofax, you just printed everything out again).