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Just had Hans, the satellite repair man around to fit a new bit on the dish.
Never met him before, but he has a whimsical musical tone to his voice on the telephone.
He gets out of the van and I see a white haired......

After he came down the ladder he announced 'alles klar'

I actually choked on my coffee!

Sadlonelygit wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:08 am Just had Hans, the satellite repair man around to fit a new bit on the dish.
Never met him before, but he has a whimsical musical tone to his voice on the telephone.
He gets out of the van and I see a white haired......


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After he came down the ladder he announced 'alles klar'

I actually choked on my coffee!

That went right over my head ???

Yorick wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:09 am

Sadlonelygit wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:08 am Just had Hans, the satellite repair man around to fit a new bit on the dish.
Never met him before, but he has a whimsical musical tone to his voice on the telephone.
He gets out of the van and I see a white haired......


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After he came down the ladder he announced 'alles klar'

I actually choked on my coffee!

That went right over my head ???

Well he was on a ladder. What did you expect?



(The photo is of a German character from The League of Gentlemen, as comedy sketch show from the early 2000's, named Herr Lipp)

Went into work about ten mins early as was doing a couple of short transfers this morning. The second was a train station transfer for an american gent - brilliant 40 mins of conversation, great start to the day.

Then I got a call from a colleague who should have been doing a GVA transfer only she was feeling ill - so she drove to the train station and we swapped cars!

So, I've been to GVA on a Monday morning for the first time in a few years Was quite a nice drive, apart from the monsoon style rain

FFS - if the temps were just a bit lower we'd have had an absolute ton of snow - instead it's been bastard raining in resort all bloody day

MingtheMerciless wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:17 pm

gremlin wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:16 pm

MingtheMerciless wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:26 pm Went too work, didn't have to turn off the railway as the lousy weather kept all the troubled people at home!

Cooked a roast for lunch.

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You want a bit of dinner with that gravy?

I accept there may have been a containment issue…

Possibly a containment issue (only really an issue if the tray it's on isn't clean ) but that looks to be a pretty perfect gravy to dinner ratio

Just get a bigger/deeper plate

Woke up with a sticky face stuck to the pillow For some reason I had a nosebleed while sleeping

Have you upset your roomie again?

ZRX61 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:18 pm Woke up with a sticky face stuck to the pillow For some reason I had a nosebleed while sleeping

Grats on your red wings,bro.

Skub wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:35 pm Grats on your red wings,bro.

It was most bizarre. Woke up.. "why is my nose running?" "why is my face stuck to the pillow?" "wtf??"

Popped out on the bike for the first time this year

I've been waiting for the roads to be dry enough that the bike doesn't get filthy, and today was that day (technically that day was also two weeks ago, but I was in bed with some flu-esque lurgy).

As I'm working my notice period, I'm feeling less dedicated, and more like a two-hour gap between meetings is mine to do with as I please

There was a fair bit of traffic about, but it was nice to finally get out after the winter lay up

Getting things sorted for my 2 day road trip to pick up the F350. Allegedly a 7 hour trip (each way) so stocked up on grog & vittles this morning at WallyWorld in a scene reminiscent of an 8yo let loose in a candy store with $100.

David wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:55 pm Have you upset your roomie again?

Back in the 1930's, one of my grandfathers sisters was married to a bloke who would knock her about a bit when he was drunk. She finally had enough & hit him in the face with a cold iron while he was passed out in an armchair.
Cured him of hitting her & he never drank again. Given that 8 of the 9 brothers were military, he probably faired better than if they'd got a hold of him. I met him around 1970 & my mum said "don't mention his face". I was about 10, never got the full story until after he had died.

Continued my laissez-faire approach to my notice period and spent some time out in the sunshine this afternoon adding bits and bobs to the KTM: crash bobbins; brake lever guard (in case of Pembrey or the like!); ram mount for my TomTom

I also ran the wires for the TomTom, and am delighted to discover I don't have to faff about hunting for a switched live, because there are accessory connections - hurrah for modern bikes and ACC2! (Didn't actually connect it, as I need a couple of spade connectors, but will sort that out later this week).

ZRX61 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:18 pm Woke up with a sticky face stuck to the pillow For some reason I had a nosebleed while sleeping

President Biden is obviously starting to affect your blood pressure.

Got all my packing done for the road trip & gassed up the ST. Leaving no later than 5am, which hopefully will put me on the 10 & headed East before most people are on their daily commute down the 15.
Last time I did a run like this I left LA at 9.30PM & had breakfast in Albuquerque NM about 10 hours later.

ZRX61 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:16 pm Got all my packing done for the road trip & gassed up the ST. Leaving no later than 5am, which hopefully will put me on the 10 & headed East before most people are on their daily commute down the 15.
Last time I did a run like this I left LA at 9.30PM & had breakfast in Albuquerque NM about 10 hours later.

I love NM. On the way home drive past Albuquerque and get a cheap motel in Grants, a few beers at the Route 66 Junkyard Brewery is a worthwhile stop.

Pirahna wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:32 pm I love NM. On the way home drive past Albuquerque and get a cheap motel in Grants, a few beers at the Route 66 Junkyard Brewery is a worthwhile stop.

Maybe it looks better along the 10, I can't tell you what it looked like along the 40 as it was pretty much continuous billboards from one State line to the other. "New Mexico, Land Of Endless Fucking Billboards" doesn't have the same ring to it as "Land of Enchantment"

Driving past Albuquerque is the best thing you could have done. It's like mecca for meth addicts.

ZRX61 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:36 pm

Pirahna wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:32 pm I love NM. On the way home drive past Albuquerque and get a cheap motel in Grants, a few beers at the Route 66 Junkyard Brewery is a worthwhile stop.

Maybe it looks better along the 10, I can't tell you what it looked like along the 40 as it was pretty much continuous billboards from one State line to the other. "New Mexico, Land Of Endless Fucking Billboards" doesn't have the same ring to it as "Land of Enchantment"

Driving past Albuquerque is the best thing you could have done. It's like mecca for meth addicts.

No idea, did NM by bicycle, north to south, off road. The towns I stopped at were all good, I liked Grants because it's so run down, derelict Route66. Go to other Route66 towns like Flagstaff and they're happening places, Grants not so much, the brewery is good though.

I've started today crying. I've been dreading this for about 2 weeks.

Today is 25 years since I lost my beautiful Joanne. Only 29 and a huge sad loss.
She lost the struggle and left lots of pain behind. 
But nobody could ever forget her.
Life with her certainly was a huge roller coaster. I'm forever glad that I was on it.
I was a lucky boy as I was 10 years older

She was a pain in the arse, but she was MY pain in the arse


It's an old cliché, but time IS a great healer.
The pain never goes away, it just becomes bearable. (It's come back now though)

Got up at 3am.... Road trip!!!