What have you done today thread?

[MingtheMerciless]

[ZRX61]

Visited the Vampires at the Stab Lab.

[the_priest]

Today I had a quieter one. Prayed in the church, walked the dog this morning, then off to take son to school after popping into Lidl to get him a sandwich, then off to "my school" to take the Eucharist service there. Back home to meet with a cleaner who we will employ to clean the vicarage (it is a bit too much for my wife and I as we both work full time). Then out for another meeting after posting a parcel for my daughter. Back home for a bagel and then out for funeral I was attending wearing my tartan clerical shirt as they asked for bright colours. Back home, play with dog, make coffee for my wife and then do some work on Sunday's sermon and a service to consecrate new sacred vessels (Paten, chalice and ciborium). Waiting to take dog out again for another walk and watering the lawn. Going to cook dinner later on.

[ZRX61]

I get home from the stab lab & it's still early. I have to swing by there again to drop off the pee cup. Roomie had mentioned she needs to buy a small rake for the flower beds.
Me: I have to drop off the pee cup, want to go with & hit Lowes?
Roomie: No, I have lunch plans with my friends from work

It was 8.15am... we'd have been back by 9am... Her lunch date is at noon.

[cheb]

Drove to Stornoway and back to collect a stationary engine with a mate.

[Noggin]

Saw the physio, made some malt loaf and the dough for some baguettes. Chilled and chatted online with a couple of mates then headed to hte next village to meet a mate. Quite a few people I knew there and he dj arrived early - another mate that I hadn't seen for over a year and didn't expect to cos I thought he'd arrive late!

Been quite a nice day mostly cos it's been mostly sunny!

Alarm set for 5am though

(if it's clear skies in the morning, it'll be worth getting up that early for the photos I want to go get! )

[Noggin]

Distraction is the key today - but the weather is shit so my heading to the top of a mountain for sunrise for a memory/celebration (only coffee cos would have been on a bike!) was cancelled

But, I distracted myself with making baguettes instead! Well, I started them yesterday evening, wholemeal this time and dammit they only bloody worked!!







I'm definitely going to try and get on that bread class one day! I'm loving this


Met a mate for coffee - she's having a really hard time, so didn't really talk much about life on my side!! But we had some laughs too, so all good


It's 8 years today since my riding buddy died and you know what, it's not any easier. It feels like forever since we used to hoon about like loons between Bristol and Abergavenny. I know it's worse this year because I miss his advice and riding with him to improve. You guys have been ace at helping me relearn biking, but I miss the guy that taught me so very much and helped me love bikes even more.






Gonna bury my head in MotoGp for the rest of the day I think, maybe even have a go at making croissants if I'm brave enough!! (Although I think that's an almost 24 jobbie like the baguettes!! LOL)


But - FUCK THIS WEATHER. I think we are all 'over it' up here - worst weather for the spring in bloody years

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

So far today I've watched the sun rise over the sea ( @ 04:38 ) and been for a 4 Hour motorcycle ride, I ate breakfast in Cromer where the beach looked lovely, and then rode home.

[Yorick]

Took a big tumble on the enduro ride, so came home early in pain.

Trundling along the side of small ravine and left knee hit a big rock and sent us off and me and bike fell quite a way down. First though is how far we're gonna fall and what we gonna hit.
I got off lucky and all the armour saved us.
Tricky ground and took the others a while to find us. I couldn't move bike as it was upside down on the slope and hurt my shoulder.

Luckily only few miles from home.

Still wobbly as was scary

[gremlin]

Did a quiz night last.
The acoustics in the hall were dreadful. PA was either too quiet or too echo-y.
The projector failed.
My voice went due to the man-flu.
Subsequently found out one of my questions was technically incorrect, and I bloody hate that.

But we raised £1,500 for a good cause and I got to eat homemade sausage rolls, so all good I suppose.

[DefTrap]

Wandering around Alicante.
It's nice and hot and every five yards is a loitering, quaffing or nibbling opportunity. That's all you need to know really.

[Gregor]

Fucking up output shaft seal

[the_priest]

Up late at 7am. Breakfast. Prayers, then walked the dog. Out to do the shopping (friends over tomorrow after the services). Then cleaning up the house.... lots of cleaning!! Going our to walk the hound later on this afternoon, when things are a bit cooler. Rather warm at the moment. I'll get the hat out. Sorted out funeral details for a funeral in 12 days, sorted out the music, got organist lined up and testing system tomorrow for person doing the eulogy. Not much else to do on that front. Connected new hearing aid to the computer with a Bluetooth phoneclip thing. Enjoying the clearer audio, getting used to the difference in sound and have an appointment in the not too distant future to fine tune things. Oticon hearing aids are still top flight instruments.

[Yorick]

I've reclaimed my garage. Been doing a lot of decorating and maintenance on the villa and the mancave had become a workshop and I hated all the mess and no worktop visible.

Even washed the floor. (Seems it needs repainting soon.)

Harmony is restored.

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[v8-powered]

Wife and I both have passed our RYA skipper tickets.

Flight home later but currently delayed, wouldn't be surprised if gets cancelled.

[Mr Moofo]

Did a lot of riding around Count Steer country - Peaslake, Holmbury St Mary, Newland Corner , Ewhurst, Rykas etc
Get countryside and weather

[Taipan]

It was yesterday but I went on a vineyard tour at Thorrington Mill. A really enjoyable, informative couple of hours. The vineyard itself is a beautiful place and should you ever find yourself on the Brightlingsea road one sunny weekend, stop by and have a glass of something. I recommend their Bacchus.

[gremlin]

Today I have coughed. Then coughed some more. A whole load more.

A really dry, hacking cough.

Getting on my tits, frankly. And I feel grim. Wondering if I've got a touch of the covid.

[Skub]

Fucking up output shaft seal

Can the seal be changed in situ,or do the cases need split?

[Gregor]

Fucking up output shaft seal

Can the seal be changed in situ,or do the cases need split?

Just pull out and push new one in.For one horrible moment I thought the latter.



The front sprocket didn’t want to come off so I resorted to winding 2 bolts through the holes in the sprocket to push it off which worked but was pushing against the seal and not the crankcase, distorting the oil seal behind.