Well I washed the bike and the car this morning (still need to clean the inside of the car) before the heavy rain and winds set in for the day. After doing that I spent a couple of hours dusting and cleaning the bedrooms and bathrooms, as SWMBO had done downstairs whilst l was outdoors. This afternoon I’ve watched two episodes of the sopranos.
I'd a very brief rideout on the SL and got a shock with the side crosswinds, then watched the moto 3 / 2 and Not the big race as i'd that yesterday.
Had my second COVID vaccination today. Got a reminder text and turned up in plenty of time, 12:15 for 12:30, to be told my appointment was at 2pm and that they had no idea who was sending the texts because I was one of many turning up at the wrong time. Hey, ho, I wasn’t turned away so all good in the end. Having a lay down at the moment, sod all to do with the vaccine, spent 2 hours in the garden single digging a patch of wasteland under my kitchen window. One half tonne bag filled with about 20kg of roots and weeds, another bag waiting to be filled tomorrow as I continue to single dig a bit more. Andy
The weather here has been pretty crappy all day (very windy and heavy rain - and it’s still lashing down) so I’ve done next to nothing barring watching Sopranos and reading.
Watching the Sopranos is not doing nothing. I’ve been meticulously studying the progress of this family for weeks. So glad I missed it first time round, on to series four presently.
The dentist at just after ten for me and then a little wall render repair maybe for inbetween one & two hours, if it stays dry the 98r out for the first spin for this year.
This afternoon we went to #2 sons in Leeds as it’s our granddaughter’s 9th birthday today. When we got there she was in the hot tub they’ve hired for her birthday party with a couple of school friends on Friday. It was freezing btw! When we got home one of my best friends texted to say he’d just ordered tickets for him and his teenage daughter to see Shed Seven in Leeds in December. I’ve now got a ticket to see them too……it’ll be the fourth time I’ve seen them live
I booked accommodation in Welshpool and Brecon a few days ago for a long weekend tour that me and some mates are doing early June
Short version due to suspected dislocated finger. Monday. Visited Carisbrooke Castle on Isle of Wight (waste of time due to cOviD - more on that later when finger healed....). Went to viewpoint overlooking Needles and ate romantic dinner of warmed up Chinese takeaway while fearing van would be blown over by gales. Stranded on IoW due to storm confining ferries to port, so wild camped off grid. Storm tore arial dish off roof and partly tore bike rack off rear. I fell over rock in pitch dark and dislocated left middle finger. Tuesday. Had to take ferry to P/mouth. Had a quick look at naval docks. Drove to village near Chesil Beach/Weymouth where Moonfleet was set (wanted to do so since read when aged 14). Discovered bike rack hanging off rear, and v lucky it did not fall off on motorway. Got home and rear wheel of eBike fell out. V lucky as had been careering down hill near Moonfleet at 35mph earlier! Today: back to work(ish) but bit limited due to finger being fvcked. View attachment 240072
