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Friday thread the last BH weekend

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So it's BH weekend.... What you got going on..

In truth after the last few weeks here we got nothing, there's likely to be some cycling, likely to be a beer... but that's the depth of it for now.
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I'd completely forgotten it's a BH weekend! Had a busy one this week so got some stuff to catch up on but some of that is weather dependent...and we're in the middle of a hurricane/typhoon/tropical storm whatever. :(

Off with the missus for her (routine) scan this am. There will be coffee and pain au raisin after....unless the coffee place is boarded up against the hurricane. :lol:
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I'm on leave until early September so BH weekend doesn't mean much to me! :D Anyway, more hospital visits to step dad this morning. Then f-i-l round this afternoon for bbq sardines and a few cold ones.
Not sure about saturday.
Sunday off to my Sisters in leigh-on-sea for a pub crawl with the dogs in tow. Debating whether to drive and drink 0% beers, or take the train and get pissed along with everyone else. Decisions, decisions...
Monday pack up the campervan and go and enjoy the forthcoming heatwave somewhere!
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Friday, day off, MTB with hounds then drinkies in Brighton with an old work mate.
Saturday, dog walk and housework, then 12Hr night shift
Sunday, sleep and then dog walk/MTB
Monday, slacking off. raging on social media regarding my broken ebike and the EU importers lack of action.
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The in-laws are here (father & aunt), so mostly entertaining them. This may involve gardening and bonfires 🔥

I also need to change the carburettor gaskets on the log splitter, which decided to start pissing fuel out a couple of days ago.

If that's successful, probably log splitting too.
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Currently sat in a tent on Romney Marsh during a 30knot breeze :D. Fortunately we've got a really good lee from an earth/hedge bank, but our neighbours tent is sporting a new door at the moment.

Breaking camp tomorrow morning might be interesting!
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Nothing unmundane. The high point is a policeperson coming to look at my gun cabinet.
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Sunny wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:42 am The in-laws are here (father & aunt), so mostly entertaining them. This may involve gardening and bonfires 🔥
Setting them on fire seems a little drastic ?
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Apart from a bit of pedalling, I'll be reading the manual to the car I've just bought to see what all the buttons do. Why is new/newer stuff so complicated?
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weeksy wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:52 am
Sunny wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:42 am The in-laws are here (father & aunt), so mostly entertaining them. This may involve gardening and bonfires 🔥
Setting them on fire seems a little drastic ?
Two weeks is a LONG time, and we're only half way through 😆
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Work, lates from Saturday to Monday, which shall be spent dealing with a variety of numpties who are guaranteed to do stupid things.
Oh, and arguing with Tesla about when they will collect the car with a tailgate that won’t shut properly due to chocolate hinges!! It’s not mine, its theirs wot they have given us to test, and we broke it!!
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12 members of my wife's family coming over Sunday to Monday for a weekend of grub and booze - going to be a long weekend.....
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Friday - usual work followed by nowt this evening. Will be watching the golf.

Saturday - golf in the am then nowt for the rest of the day, family are a bit poorly so staying indoors.

Sunday - nowt

Monday - back to work.
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Today: work, probably bung a frozen pizza n in the oven and sink a couple of beers in front of the TV

Tomorrow: daughter two is visiting as her car needs a full suite of discs and pads. The last time I did this job for her, she traded the car in a couple of weeks later, I’ve been assured this won’t be happening again… Depending on her eta and how much of a job the brakes appear to be, I will be prepping a bedroom for decorating and hopefully getting started.

Sunday: take the dog go out for run to knacker him out so I can get on with the decorating which I’m hoping doesn’t involve plastering any walls, most walls in the house are good and sound, others leave a lot to be desired…

Monday, hopefully get the bedroom back to normality once decorating is complete, assuming I don’t need to plaster any walls.
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Nothing planned.
Was thinking about getting out for a ride with the wife but she's got a stinking cold, might pop out on my tod.
Parts have arrived so I need to do the annual service on the car.
If I remember / have time / can be arsed I'll see if I can find a butcher with some decent meat to go on the smoker.
Maybe give the rotisserie for the BBQ a go.
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Would have been



Alas, I think the weather may put an end to that idea...
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Wreckless Rat wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:49 pm Would have been



Alas, I think the weather may put an end to that idea...
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This weekend I'm sponsoring one of my best pals. He's racing at Cadwell in BSB support class. We started together in 1982 along Andy Simmons. He lost his life a few years ago so doing it in his honour.

Me in lead, Andy 2nd. Dave 4th.
Cadwell 1982
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I may be going on a witch hunt in Swaffham
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I should be in the Isle of Man,but the Steam Packet have had a bad week culminating with my Ferry getting cancelled last night.
Looks like I'll be having a easy weekend & watching Cadwell BSB on the box.
I've rebooked my Ferry ticket & I'll have a long weekend in the Isle of Man in a couple of weeks,storms permitting...