So what have you done today..?

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by figaro, Mar 17, 2012.

  1. Don't know what it's like where you live but 24 hours after a clean and valet the car is as filthy as when I started just due to airborne dust, dirt and shit thrown up from the millions of cars that traverse our local roads. Just dealing with a large bird dropping would be a joy.
     
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  2. Did approximately 15 miles today...I stand by what I've (supposedly) learned in the past...12 miles is my happy comfortable limit....bloody feet are killing me. :confounded:

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  3. I am hoping that the Black Forest in Germany next week will be as kind to me with the weather.
     
  4. If your feet are killing you, why on earth are you standing? :)
     
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  5. Brightened up a bit so now they have both been polished. And touched in the emulsion in the kitchen where the new radiator was fitted (always replace the old radiator with a bigger one is the take from that) so I'm putting my feet up until I go & get the fish & chips.
     
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  6. Well, you clearly have a clean environment where you live. Unless I garage my vehicle within 15 minutes of washing it I have no chance of polishing it because it would need washing again 5 hours later.
     
  7. Oh the joys of living in what was once a beautiful South Coast village that is now the equivalent of an industrial heartland without the industry. Population of my village has gone from 5000 to over 20000 in 30 years and yet the infrastructure stays the same.
     
  8. Funny you say that, as my car had several bird shits on when I came out of the gym, so I took it to the jet wash. It now looks worse, as the cheap fuckers don't have water filters, so it's absolutely covered in water marks.
     
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  9. I've just discovered I'm a cheap fucker!
     
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  10. Its Gandalf, I tell you.
     
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  11. He's a champion in my eyes:punch:
     
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  12. I make a reasonable amount of effort to find a good walking staff each first day of a multi-day hike. This one was a particularly nice find and has been named 'The Staff of Osuvox' (it is a Level 99 magic artifact) ;)
     
  13. The weight of your pack makes a difference too. What have you got in there?
     
  14. 16 x 200 pound longbows. 20 x 45 pound Holt recurve bows and a 10 litre flask full of tea.
     
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  15. Very little. ;)
    1 pair of sox
    1 merino wool t-shirt (wicking)
    1 pair of undies
    (These three that are worn are washed in the shower after the day's hike..and the fresh set used while 2nd set dries during night and following day)
    Down hiking jacket
    2L water reservoir
    Seating foam pad (a great thing to carry for the rocky mountain areas)
    First aid kit
    Flip-flops
    Woolen hat and liner gloves
    Sun cap
    Soap, toothbrush, toothpaste
    Lunch: baguette, cheese, salami, apples, eggs, chocolate.

    It is really the absolute minimum I think you can get away with for a multi-day trip where accommodation is sorted. I've done the GR20 on Corsica a couple of times, once with a 12-13kg rucksack, I don't think I would be able to do that again now. :(
     
  16. Sadly not, it lives outside; no room in the garage with the bike, golf gear and her treadmill.
     
  17. Cloak and a pointy hat
     
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  18. We went to the garden centre for a few plants for the pots in the back.....................£172.49 later ffs
     
  19. Decided to return to the Red Bikes and bought myself a nice 2017 1200 DVT Multistrada Enduro.

    11000 miles and new belt's 100 miles / 2 years ago.

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  20. It is frightening isn't it!
     
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