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Craig380

09-06-25, 08:15 PM

Pine Martens are quite nomadic, so if they don't like where they get released they just go back where they came from. The two we know are settled in Clocaenog have travelled up from mid-Wales.

I'm now chuckling at a vision of the martens travelling with little suitcases, saying to each other "well, I'm not bloody well staying THERE ..."

garynortheast

09-06-25, 08:20 PM

I'm now chuckling at a vision of the martens travelling with little suitcases, saying to each other "well, I'm not bloody well staying THERE ..."

:smt046

garynortheast

10-06-25, 08:19 AM

Morning all. Looks like a dry and bright day here today, but that wind has come back round to the NW again. In the middle of June!?
A day of odds n' sods today, stuff in the garden and greenhouse to be done, prepping kit for this coming weekend's hike, phone calls to chase up non-delivery of bought items, starting on the annual car insurance renewal ordeal.

How's the day going for everyone else out there?

Luckypants

10-06-25, 08:41 AM

i'm now chuckling at a vision of the martens travelling with little suitcases, saying to each other "well, i'm not bloody well staying there ..."

:D:D:D

garynortheast

11-06-25, 07:19 AM

Morning all. Bright and sunny here, with a good forecast for the day. I've got a meeting in Newtown later so it's a good excuse to jump on the bike to go. Just been out for an early morning walk with Mabel, who is now snoozing on the sofa.

Have a good day all.

Sir Trev

16-06-25, 03:19 PM

Looks like I picked a great two weeks to have off on holiday. The forecast looks wonderful.

Needed to get some plant food so headed out to a garden centre this morning about an hour away on the bike. Not surprisingly I made sure all the vents on my textiles were open!

garynortheast

16-06-25, 05:40 PM

Lovely day for a ride here too Trevor. There'll be a couple of pics in the Random Rideout thread shortly.

garynortheast

18-06-25, 05:27 AM

Morning all, Another early start this morning as I'm heading down to Aberhonddu for a meeting, then once that's over I'm meeting an old friend in the Morrisons café there to look at his laptop for him. A long day but the weather forecast looks good so it'll be a decent ride there and back.

Hope you all have a good day doing whatever you do.

garynortheast

18-06-25, 11:44 AM

Lovely ride down here to Aberhonddu. Meeting is done and dusted, and I'm now sat in a very nice café in the gorgeous grounds of the cathedral, about to have soup and a sandwich while waiting for my friend to arrive with his laptop for me to sort out. :-)

garynortheast

20-06-25, 06:28 AM

Luckypants

20-06-25, 09:05 AM

Morning folks. A bit grey here at the moment but it's forecast to be sunny later. Busy couple of days now. Heading over to B'ham shortly with the car to help Sioned move from her current house across to Coventry and the "new" house with her boyfriend Jacob. A couple of runs between the two places with my car and Jacob's car should see everything moved. Then I think I shall have a quiet couple of days after what has been a pretty hectic week.

How's the week been for everyone else? Any plans for the weekend?

I'm waiting for the sun to come around a bit more to increase the power from the solar panels, then I'll plug the car in for a solar charge prior to driving to the step-daughter's place near Twycross Zoo. :cool:

Their local butcher has an annual BBQ which we are attending =D>=D>. Hopefully its not the 30°C forecast, something like 25°C more comfortable.

garynortheast

20-06-25, 09:13 PM

Bloody nightmare. Car has died on the second run from Druid's Heath to Coventry. Just had to get recovered back to Sioned and Jacobs place at a cost of £225!
Got to try and find a garage to look at it tomorrow morning. Unlikely they'll do anything,till Monday though.

Craig380

21-06-25, 08:24 AM

Bloody hell, that's painful, sorry to hear that Gary. Hope it's an easy fix.

garynortheast

21-06-25, 09:25 AM

I hope so too Craig. I suspect it's the fuel pump.

I'm stopping at Sioned and Jacob's now over the weekend as none of the garages are open till Monday, so I can't get it looked at until then. I'll get it booked in and collected and then get the train back to Welshpool.

I discovered a ticket from Coventry to Welshpool is just £7.40p on a weekday with my old fart's railcard so worth going home and comjng back when the car is done.

garynortheast

27-06-25, 08:44 AM

Morning all. On my way back to Coventry to collect my now repaired car. Thankfully it wasn't the fuel pump but a wiring fault which apparently made a bit of a mess of the ecu. They spent several hours with the car plugged into the computer resetting it. So now I have the joy of a train ride to Coventry and then a two hour drive back.

Hope everyone else's day is more fun!

Craig380

27-06-25, 01:05 PM

At least they found the issue and sorted it! Hope all goes OK.

Sir Trev

27-06-25, 01:56 PM

Last time I needed to go anywhere by train on a Friday it was very crowded. But then it was into and then out of London... Hope your trip (via New Street I assume?) Was not as bad and the bill for the car is not too bad Gary.

garynortheast

28-06-25, 08:55 AM

Morning all. Mission accomplished and car collected. The trains all the way from y Trallwng/Welshpool to Coventry were very busy but were all on time and I had a seat the whole way. Mabel came with me and was less than pleased at having to share space with so many people. She wore her best "long suffering" expression all the way.

Met up with Sioned in Coventry and had a coffee with her then we picked up the car and went back to her and Jacob's house where I did a couple of little gardening jobs for her.

I set google maps to bring me back home via Stourbridge and Bridgnorth but it re-routed me before I realised what had happened and I ended up coming round a horrendously congested M6 with 40 and 50mph limits all the way. Grim!

Car ran perfectly all the way home in very hot conditions with the air con going full blast for the entire journey.

No more car episodes like that please!

Craig380

28-06-25, 08:58 AM

If only more things in life were as reliable as an SV ;-)

garynortheast

28-06-25, 09:41 AM

If only more things in life were as reliable as an SV ;-)

Absolutely! 👍

Sir Trev

28-06-25, 04:09 PM

Good job I went out for a spin on Bullseye yesterday - it is way too hot for it today!

If we keep getting such long and hot spells I'm going to have to get some summer riding kit. My regular textiles are far too hot, especially my trousers as they're laminated. I can take the waterproof layer out of my jacket so it's not as bad but it's getting on a bit and the vents are probably not as good as newer designs. Who uses what in the hotter months?

DarrenSV650S

28-06-25, 06:33 PM

I wear Under Armour leggings and long sleeve tops if it's really hot. Much thinner material than normal T shirts.

It stops your skin sticking to your bike gear which really helps with comfort, and it helps to wick away sweat.
You notice the air coming through vents a lot more too.

garynortheast

30-06-25, 09:45 AM

I was in the Welshpool Tesco car park yesterday and a young lad turned up on a very clean 2002 plate curvy in Grand Candy Blue. We had a good chat about it and I told him I had one in the same colour. He's had his for just a few months, and it's currently restricted, but he loves it. His still has the original silencer on it, and is the tidiest example I've seen for quite a while. He lives locally so I gave him my number and said to call me if he wanted a ride out in company. I also suggested he looked in here.

Sir Trev

01-07-25, 05:21 PM

Take care out there all. The heat seems to lower the IQ of so many road users. I lost count of how many people pulled out without looking, cut me up, dawdled, crossed the white line, stopped for no reason without indicating and tried to turn right (into my path) at a crossroads. So glad I am working from home for the rest of the week!

garynortheast

03-07-25, 08:56 AM

Morning all. I'd like life to just slow down a little if you please. It's all happening too fast!
"Slow down, you move too fast,
Gotta make the morning last...."

How is everyone else?

Sir Trev

04-07-25, 04:00 PM

Trying to stay cool in Norfolk...

We interred dad's ashes today and, if the weather holds, we'll have a family BBQ tomorrow raising a few glasses in his honour.

garynortheast

05-07-25, 09:07 AM

Morning all. Bit muggy and overcast here today. I'd been hoping for some rain today, but although we had a few drops last night it wasn't enough to make any difference. The forecast now is for no rain till tomorrow. The water butts are getting low and the garden needs a good soak.

Trying to stay cool in Norfolk...

We interred dad's ashes today and, if the weather holds, we'll have a family BBQ tomorrow raising a few glasses in his honour.

Hope the weather holds for you Trevor, and you have some good memories to look back on.

admin

05-07-25, 01:27 PM

Windy......

I'm getting fed up with the constant wind. Very gusty here again today. A large branch has just broken off one of my plum trees:mad: The same thing happened a week of so ago to one of my other trees.
I was considering a ride on the bike but decided against being battered. Ho hum.

Sir Trev

05-07-25, 07:23 PM

Now back from the BBQ at my cousins house, and I've had WAY too much vino. And I don't care how badly the room is spinning...

Rest well dad, now you're settled in the earth of the village you've always called home.

garynortheast

06-07-25, 07:07 AM

Morning all. Wet and grey here this morning. It's not raining all that hard but it's enough to freshen up everything. We need a day of it now to fill the water butts again.

Now back from the BBQ at my cousins house, and I've had WAY too much vino. And I don't care how badly the room is spinning...

Rest well dad, now you're settled in the earth of the village you've always called home.

Hope your head isn't too sore this morning Trevor.

Sir Trev

06-07-25, 11:40 AM

Surprisingly my head was OK this morning. Not sure how...

We're back in HW after the usual 3 hour slog of a journey. Mum says it's now raining hard back in Norfolk but nothing yet here in Bucks. Looks threatening though and we also badly need a good soaking.

garynortheast

11-07-25, 07:12 AM

Morning all. Out with Mabel and it's too warm to go far. We were out at 7:and it was already getting warm then. We're currently sat in the shade of a few trees having a cup of tea and I think we'll just head back home from here before it gets too hot for Mabel.

I'll give the garden and greenhouse a good watering when we get back, then breakfast and a job I've been commissioned to do. I've been asked to make a coat for a friend's dog, so I'll stay out of the sun and get on with that.

How's the day shaping up for the rest of you?

Luckypants

11-07-25, 07:42 AM

I'll be trying to stay cool in my office with the afternoon sun coming in the window....

Sir Trev

11-07-25, 07:44 PM

My home office did not quite hit 30 degrees this afternoon, but it was close! Thank flip for oscillating fans!

garynortheast

12-07-25, 07:33 AM

Morning all. It's going to be another hot day here with temps up to 32°C, but weirdly, a northeasterly wind. I don't think I'll be going far with Mabel in the heat though, it's too much for her. Maybe just down to the river so she can have a swim.

We have a repair café here today and I have two sewing machines to look at. One is a 1914 Singer hand crank and the other is a loud pink electrickery Singer. Interesting contrast!

Anyone got any exciting plans for the weekend?

Sir Trev

12-07-25, 01:27 PM

Fox/cat/wood pigeon/? commotion in the garden woke me up at 5 this morning. Gone by the time I looked out so no idea. Lady Poppy was up in Oswestry visiting her sister so, as I could not get back to sleep, I kitted up and went for a mental health ride.

Considering how hot it is now, I'm very glad I set out when I did. And the lack of traffic was bliss! The two hour backroad loop I took normally takes nearer to three hous at a more civilised hour at the weekend.

Will be hiding indoors in the shade I think for most of the rest of the weekend.

Craig380

12-07-25, 03:53 PM

An early morning ride can be a thing of wonder. Empty roads, beautiful light, cool temps.

And your mention of the animal commotion reminded me of the old nursery rhyme, which I hadn't thought of in decades:

A cat came dancing out the barn
A set of bagpipes under her arm
She could sing nothing but "fiddle-de-dee
The mouse has married the bumble-bee"
Pipes, cat, dance, mouse
We'll have a wedding at our good house

:D:D

Sir Trev

12-07-25, 05:33 PM

That's a new one on me Craig.

admin

12-07-25, 06:02 PM

I could hear a few brave souls out on their bikes today. Too hot for me, but I think Sir Trev had the right idea.

Sir Trev

13-07-25, 12:31 PM

Woke up (at a normal time today) to a good covering of cloud, keepingeverything cool. Bliss. But it was gone by 10 and now it's stinking hot again...

My garage is thankfully much cooler than the house so I've been hiding in there most of the morning. Chain lubed, bench tidied, bag of stuff I never needed to keep now in the bin.

admin

13-07-25, 08:59 PM

Dropped into my sister's house this afternoon. She asked me to bring my new drone over to demo it to my brother in law. There are lots of fields around her house so gave me the confidence to push the range and not worry about it dropping out of the sky on someone head. It worked remarkably well. For those interested, it's a DJI Neo.

DarrenSV650S

14-07-25, 11:39 AM

I'd love a drone to chuck in a backpack and have with me when I'm out on the bike. Send it up to scout out any potential routes and explore up hills etc :D

admin

14-07-25, 06:32 PM

I'd love a drone to chuck in a backpack and have with me when I'm out on the bike. Send it up to scout out any potential routes and explore up hills etc :D

The DJI Neo is small and light. Cheap too, for a drone. I'll post a couple of photos on the Rideout thread.

DarrenSV650S

14-07-25, 09:13 PM

admin

15-07-25, 08:59 AM

Yeh I've looked at those. Did you get the fly more kit?

I made the mistake of watching comparison reviews of this vs the next step up from DJI with a longer lasting battery, which costs a little more, oh and then this one which has even better footage but costs a little more. Oh and the VR kit! It can get very expensive quickly. :rolleyes:

The one you have is a good option cost wise I think.

I bought the combo kit, so you get two extra batteries, a charging hub, and the RC-N3 controller. Jessops are currently selling this for £250.

You can fly without any controller but you're limited to some sort of selfie. With a phone you get full control but the radio range is limited as it uses its own WiFi. With the RC-N3 controller range of much further up to 1.5km as well as other useful features.

I could have gone for one of the Mavics but they are getting bigger and less convenient to carry around. For me it's just a bit of fun and if I lose it or break it then it's not too expensive to replace our repair.

garynortheast

16-07-25, 08:22 AM

Morning all. Sunny and a bit breezy here today. The rain yesterday has refilled my water butts and perked up the garden nicely.

The joy of a two hour teams meeting coming up shortly, then out for a walk with Mabel.

What does the day hold for everyone else?

Luckypants

16-07-25, 11:25 AM

No doubt hours on the phone to find out how HMRC have cocked up my coding.....

garynortheast

16-07-25, 02:49 PM

No doubt hours on the phone to find out how HMC have cocked up my coding.....

Urgh! Deep joy! :-?

Luckypants

17-07-25, 10:00 AM

Urgh! Deep joy! :-?

10 minutes just to get past all the phone messages and menu options! It was only 20 minutes on hold after that. Sorted in about 5 minutes after that.....

They had removed an allowance incorrectly.