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3 hour MTB with the boy, then Brewery for food and beer. Now sitting in garden chilling with a Fursty Ferret

Ordered some bits for the Puch.

Eos passed its MOT clean.

Got some sun.

Went to FWR for an MOT - thanks to bigyin for bringing them to my attention a few years ago - just reassuringly good service-

Back to the valley for the second day in a row This time to get a scan of my thyroid and then to find somewhere to wait until the car's owner cycled down to meet me so he didn't have to ride back up! LOL We do this often, either he takes advantage of me needing to go to the valley or I take advantage of him wanting to cycle! Either way, he gets to cycle down and drive back and I get to shop or meet people

It's been a lovely day that makes me think summer is finally en route I've done a reasonable amount of general walking in the last two days too, so now have a less achy (in a bad way) knee and happy to get back into rehab walking


Best bit is that in the last few of days I've seen loads of friends, french and english. Makes me happy

Finished a night shift, dozed when I got home, went for an MTB but the mojo was lacking so just enjoyed the scenery and weather.

Recently found out that one of our fave seafront restaurants has started doing daytime specials

Tomato soup is the best I've ever had.

Grilled fish, awesome.

Cheesecake = double yummy.

Happy hour beer prices.

Free chipitos after.

Great view

Lovey lazy lunch

I'm on the beach in the algarve-ay.

I'm happily snoozing.

The missus is happily patrolling the waterline warning furriners about the jellyfish. Earlier we were happily swimming amongst the jellyfish.

When this excitement is over I'm having a cheap Yorick beer

Spent a few hours putting up trunking and tidying up cabling in the church. You'd not think the bishop was coming on Sunday...

Trimmed some of the fur off the dog. Will do more later when I get a chance.

Phoned someone to arrange a meeting about a funeral. Will have to call back again as line was bad.

Made a lovely iced fruit smoothie drink for the wife and myself. Brain freeze time!

the_priest wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:00 pmTrimmed some of the fur off the dog. Will do more later when I get a chance.

Nothing like a half trimmed dog.

Spent the morning up several ladders with a chainsaw sorting out a friends cherry tree which had snapped over their parking area! He'd have done it himself but yesterday managed to drill through his hand. God only knows what he'd do with a chainsaw.

I've been DIY-ing and am very proud! My right arm is indeed spazzy (and my shelves are rarely straight!) but I've managed to use an SDS drill at shoulder height and above today. This makes me proud (I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow but it's worth it!!)

I took the road bike down the local 'Cheshire Lines' cycle route
In this weather it looks like something from Strade Bianchi



Gret fun on loose dusty gravel with road tyres,Skillz Drillz

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Yorick wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:31 pm
Did mile again. Had thought about upping it a bit more, but first few lengths were hard and 1800m seemed daunting.
Planned a mile again and pressure off.
Once I hit 1200m I smiled as though it was all downhill from here.
Last 100m was fastest of all as had a bit of fun. Glad I had a bit extra left.

Now gonna try to drop overall time with shorter rest times.

I think my first mile was about 1h 10 mins.
Done a few now and today's was 55 mins.

I'm getting good now
I was doing 2 pairs (2x25) quite easily so tried 4 pairs. I realises I perhaps wasn't breathing deep enough, potentially leaving dirty air in snorkel as well.
So big big breaths and 4 pairs (200m) has become easy.
When I started I looked at 32 sessions. Now it's only 8.
Less daunting. Fewer rest stops.

Time dropped to 50.5 minutes.

Average speed up from 0.86 MPH to 1.19 MPH

Sat on patio. Bone idle. No go.

Had 2 small Decathlon energy bars and jumped on the GSXR.

After 4 pairs of lengths I felt good, so aimed for 8 non stop.
After 8 still good so carried on.

Was so easy so aimed for 800m then a rest.
At 800m I was cool so went for the big mile, none stop.
Never a problem really. The last 50m was probably as fast as the first.
Then I sprinted extra 10m to make it a full mile.

The energy bars helped as usually go late afternoon with no food in me. Usually late brekky at 11 ish.

I was absolutely buzzing and elated.
Was pissed off at the time.
Only 3.5 mins better than last time. Then realised that last time I would have only had 3 rests.

Buzzing.

In UK I always joined the gym during dry January and did the progressive pool thing. I was always just happy to reach a mile.

Now at 63, I'm doing a mile. Non stop !!!

Just having a beer by the pool feeling just as proud as I felt when I won my first racing trophy in 1982.

Just sent an email to my pal's wife who runs the Iron-man event every year

Speed now 1.28 MPH

Noggin wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:08 pm I've been DIY-ing and am very proud! My right arm is indeed spazzy (and my shelves are rarely straight!) but I've managed to use an SDS drill at shoulder height and above today. This makes me proud (I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow but it's worth it!!)

My builder bil used to say to me 'are you going to use that spirit level'.

Yorick wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 7:31 pm

Just sent an email to my pal's wife who runs the Iron-man event every year

Speed now 1.28 MPH

That just reminded me I watched the kids triathlon last week. 100m swim 2k cycle 500m. Fookin ell they went like the clappers, really exciting, proper neck and neck finish.

DefTrap wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:24 pm

Noggin wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:08 pm I've been DIY-ing and am very proud! My right arm is indeed spazzy (and my shelves are rarely straight!) but I've managed to use an SDS drill at shoulder height and above today. This makes me proud (I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow but it's worth it!!)

My builder bil used to say to me 'are you going to use that spirit level'.

Trouble is, I can use the spirit level and draw a straight line to then drill holes along

What I struggle with is the weight of the SDS drill (especially up high) and keeping it steady to drill only in the marked place 9/10 it will slide, even just a bit, but slide it will

When I eventually get someone to help finish this place properly, it will involve filling all the wonky holes, get the walls smoothed (I do so hate all this pointy crap they insist on using on wall here! crepi?) and then get someone with skills to put the shelves back up as they should be

Dad had a stroke on Tuesday which was rubbish. That was just a blur and Wednesday was just worry and, to be frank, Thursday I didn't enjoy visiting. Made me almost not want to go today but it was actually bloody lovely.

Noggin wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:08 pm I've been DIY-ing and am very proud! My right arm is indeed spazzy (and my shelves are rarely straight!) but I've managed to use an SDS drill at shoulder height and above today. This makes me proud (I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow but it's worth it!!)

You only need little drill to drill holes for shelves. My Makita 18v jobby does all I need.

SDS drills are for proper serious stuff.

Bothered at the Puch for a bit.

The petrol tap was fubared, and is now even worse. At least that's an easy replacement.

Yorick wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:31 pm

Noggin wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:08 pm I've been DIY-ing and am very proud! My right arm is indeed spazzy (and my shelves are rarely straight!) but I've managed to use an SDS drill at shoulder height and above today. This makes me proud (I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow but it's worth it!!)

You only need little drill to drill holes for shelves. My Makita 18v jobby does all I need.

SDS drills are for proper serious stuff.

Yup. I've never ever needed an SDS for anything before I lived here.

But you DO need the SDS for these walls. Sadly.

Had to go buy one when I first bought this place as no other drill or bit that I had would make a dent in the walls (It's solid formed concrete, probably covered in 'don't put screws in the walls' coating!!!)