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I got the cheaper of the new Pixel 6's
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Ah, I was looking at that last week. Looks a great phone.

But here's a thing. Having had iPhones since The Beginning I'm genuinely afraid of getting anything else. I was given a Samsung object a few years ago on one of my contracts and I simply couldn't deal with it. Total mess.
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...and dropped off some lego advent calendars, an Imperial Armoured Marauder and just for some cycling content, a wolftooth b-rad base.
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I've gone back in time and am now having my milk, eggs and a few other bits delivered by a genuine milko. Or milky, as he seems to want to be known. He's been plying the streets of the Chalfonts in his electric open-side van forever, and I finally stopped him on an early dog walk a few weeks ago to get onto his delivery list. Been good so far. The milk and eggs are from very local farms (one of which is less than 2 miles from mine)

And this morning I got this with the delivery: how cute?

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TheBrownDog wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 7:37 pm I've gone back in time and am now having my milk, eggs and a few other bits delivered by a genuine milko. Or milky, as he seems to want to be known. He's been plying the streets of the Chalfonts in his electric open-side van forever, and I finally stopped him on an early dog walk a few weeks ago to get onto his delivery list. Been good so far. The milk and eggs are from very local farms (one of which is less than 2 miles from mine)

And this morning I got this with the delivery: how cute?

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Seems like a perfect opportunity to introduce this fine ode to our early morning warriors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0yxx4_WcGE
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Fück cancer socks arrived
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...and dropped off:
Roll of Lizard Skins DSP 3.2 bartape for the new Beacon bars I put on the gravel bike on Monday. Looking forward to some bar-wrapping action tonight ready for trying the new bars out tomorrow.

Pearson Adventure long sleeve jersey from Sigma. Outer material does seem more bramble-resistant than most (as advertised), but fit a little snugger than I'd like right now. As they seem to have sold out of larger sizes, I'll need to finally work off the beer gut instead. Nice jersey/jacket, but surprised to see absolutely zero reflective tabs or highlights on it. Always tend to use "be seen" lights on road sections, so probably not a worry.
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10 litres of expensive 'storage' fuel for Dee's bike. It's magic stuff as it contains no ethanol or other rubbish and can happily sit in a tank or carbs for 3 years without going off or eating / dissolving anything. It's also 99RON and contains no oxygen which means the bike's never sounded so well. :-bd
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Some nice stickers in an envelope that must have been perched on Stu's mantelpiece for well over a year. I've run out of space on my bike so I guess I'll have to stick 'em all over my body instead. What's uncanny is the meter is showing exactly the correct reading averaged over a year of my riding.

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RIP wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 1:21 pm Some nice stickers in an envelope that must have been perched on Stu's mantelpiece for well over a year. I've run out of space on my bike so I guess I'll have to stick 'em all over my body instead. What's uncanny is the meter is showing exactly the correct reading averaged over a year of my riding.

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I guess it a Funometer,
from a Funicular?
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from a Funicular?
Or possibly from "fundament", meaning "that BaM was a sh1t idea in retrospect". Or maybe from "funky"?

On another forum someone is claiming that the 1-2-3 classification is incorrect. They propose that there are FOUR:

1 - fun at the time, fun upon reflection later
2 - fun at the time, but regrettable upon reflection later
3 - regrettable at the time, but fun upon reflection later
4 - not fun at the time, nor upon reflection later.

"This numbering scheme forms a simple 4-cell matrix, with now/later on the vertical axis and fun/no-fun on the horizontal axis".

In reply someone else had said "Are you a management consultant?" :smile:
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Number 2 of that list ^ is wrong. Nothing that's fun at the time should be regretted later.
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Sometimes post-fun regret is forced upon you by your ageing body whether you like it or not, such as the curry and ten pints of Guinness situation mentioned elsewhere :smile: .

Actually you're right. Having thought more clearly about it, the fun itself shouldn't be regretted but the after-effects might be regretted, as above.
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:12 pm Number 2 of that list ^ is wrong. Nothing that's fun at the time should be regretted later.
Mmm... difficult one that. I can think of the odd occasion(s)....
Still, moving on, they had absolutely nothing to do with bike packing. Or even bike riding. [wonders off in a dream-like state]Or possibly even regrets really [/wonders off in a dream-like state] :grin: :grin: :wink:
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The funny thing about regret is that at some point, the thing you regret was actually the thing you most wanted ... life's too short :-bd
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"Nobody ever wished they'd spent more time in the office". Weee-e-e-ll, there was one reason if I remember rightly..... :YMDAYDREAM:
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I think Reg no 2 should be , it’s f@£cking sh1t at the time ( wind and torrential rain in borth comes to mind)but in a few hours you look back saying that was a mad craic wasn’t it :-bd
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:-bd
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:12 pm Number 2 of that list ^ is wrong. Nothing that's fun at the time should be regretted later.
Do you remember that lap dancing joint in Dolgellau?

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photo please....

on second thoughts....
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP

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O.... I was going to say "proviz lobster gloves for the winter", but I now feel like I'm interrupting the flow of a beautiful, entirely different conversation.

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On a recent trip I needed to do some road side repairs and found that I was missing a key piece of equipment – a pair of reading glasses! I’d spent so much time miniaturising my tool-kit I’d forgotten that without my specs I’d be completely screwed... I squinted my way through the repair but made a note to remedy this asap.

There were a couple of options but the flat case, size and flexible frames did it for me.
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Wizard Works Wiz Viz Lil Presto Barrel Bag

Waiting for one for a few months. Perfect for the new winter commute I have where I've few chances of being hit from the side, but a lot from the front!
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Some PVA sponges at a good price for next time l get the Neris wet.
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My first dropper post. A PNW Components Coast dropper and Loam lever.
Beautiful.
As a suspension post addict I’ve never had the joy of a dropper but PNW have made an air sprung suspension/dropper. Genius.
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