Gm Mega Thread

[dirtydog]

[Mark_h]

Perhaps too serious a question for this thread, but here goes......

I have bicycles (9), cars (2) and a motorcycle (currently 1) and have noticed the same symptom in each case.

I'm conscious of the importance of tyre pressures and keep them about right most of the time. For the vehicles that get used a lot, they rarely drop. However when parked up for an extended period (>1 month) they drop.

Why?

As an asside, this phenomenon does not seem to impact the spare tyre in the car boot so much.


PS. Bike count ammounts to..
Good road bike, Winter road bike, spare/guest road bike, Mountain bike, Station bike, Mrs. Road bike, Mrs.Touring bike, Mrs. Mountain bike, Tandem. + various kids bikes which now seem to breed exponentially but mostly have solid tyres which do not go flat. Used to have a unicycle too but sobered up between buying it and ever considering using it. and if ever you get the chance, have a go on a racing tandem tricycle you don't half get some funny looks.

A far too serious question I fear Mark

Well the tyres on the vehicle are under load all the time and are always exposed to the elements. Why the spare tyre will be under no load and at least kept out of harms way in the boot.

The temperature affects the pressure of the tyre...found this snippet...

Experts at tyre firm Goodyear insist that pressure typically goes down one to two pounds for every ten degrees Fahrenheit (F) drop in temperature.

Also the tyre is not a complete vacuum much like a tennis ball etc. the molecules escape after time due to the load on it and constant bumps/contact. So again this supports why the spare tyre is mostly unaffected.

Potatoes. The possibilities are endless.

I vote sliced, then boiled, then immediately shallow fried to crisp the outside after being dusted in mild curry powder.

That was last night that was.

I love mash made with cream and butter and black pepper.

and sliced cooked in the oven with milk onions and black peper is also good
Chip buttie potatoes fried in lard with thick white bread spread with butter

yum

Mashed, with butter, a little sliced garlic and some finely chopped spring onions.

Yum.

On a garlic note, try those part-baked baguettes you get in supermarkets, but before you put em in the oven, shove in one or two of those single serving garlic butters.

mmmm, tasty.


Its 10.52 and I've just started my lunch.


Tuna and sweetcorn.

[Mark_h]

Mashed with wholegrain mustard then topped with grated cheese and grilled a bit.

I'm now having meal no.2 out of 8 today.

Tuna and sweetcorn on ryvita.

I hate eating every 3 hours as food tends to get very boring.

I'm on meal 1 of 1.

Every day is just one big feast for me.