So... What oiled your gears today? ARCHIVE

[King29]

CEX. The shop, I bought some Beats Solo 2 headphones for a present. I bought them last month in preparation for a birthday that happened yesterday. They were not new but an 'A' grade, so as close to new as you can get without actually being new.

Was told they were wireless or wired with detachable cable. Turned out they were wired only so no wireless function. I never tested these, home and wrapped the box up. Yesterday birthday girl says not wireless. Took them back to CEX and without quibble they honoured the original sale price, never said "Tough shit, we give you buy in price only for cash/exchange". £50 back as a voucher as that is what bought them a £50 voucher. I gave birthday girl the voucher so she can get what she wants.


CEX delivered, quite pleased.

[grr666]

Walls are going up at chez grr at quite a pace.
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[Howling Terror]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EErUeMoXYAAktbB?format=jpg&name=large

This tree never fails me.
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The Harry Turner Project

[recman]

This oiled today's rusty gears.
https://youtu.be/ocgU3VnOJMQ

[hellkat]

Not sure if my gears should be ground or oiled.
Mostly they are oiled.

I fell asleep doing that "leaning slowly towards the person in the next seat" this evening, and woke up having to apologise to a very nice man who was travelling to Ipswich.

I really should have engaged him in further conversation. I think he wanted to continue chatting.

But I was soooooooooo embarrassed.

Thank goodness I didn't actually end up with my head on his shoulder, although I wouldn't have minded at all, he was quite cute. For a mature gent. Alright he was my age (ish).

But the bloody District Line, of all places, FFS. On ordinary commutes I never see the same people EVER again. Let alone some cute bloke I might have wanted to chat up.

*cues Fleetwood Mac riff again*

He was ever so nice looking ... in a non-threatening sort of way ...

*cues Fleetwood Mac riff much louder to remind self shoulda tried harder*
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Easy-X]

If you prefer a more rough-hewn and less refined older gentleman you should meet my father-in-law. Snarly versus Shadow would be quite amusing
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[thx1138]

[Sister Sledge]

[recman]

Calamari in it's own ink.
Looks and sounds repulsive but if you love seafood I highly recommended it.

[Bhud]

Saw some alpacas

[hellkat]

Finally got access to my new boss's Outlook calendar, and discovered not only is he in Madrid for most of next week, he's also away in Crete and Chile* between now and when I go home to NZ in November.

I had forgotten the pleasures of working for a Professor

This counterweights the possibility that I might have to sometimes type the word "mucus" again. I thought I had got away from that. But here I am, back in respiratory medicine.

*possibly also somewhere else, those are just the ones that stick in my mind.
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[Courier265]

£35 cash job, even got a £5 tip, not bad for 30 minutes work.
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CBF500 - 2 x Inazuma 250

[hellkat]

Sitting here wondering just how its taken me 58 years to notice that rugby players really are extraordinarily hunky.
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[Howling Terror]

^^^Until you hold onto their ears.
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Diabolical homemade music Bandcamp and Soundcloud
Singer songwriter, Artist and allround good bloke Listen to Andrew Susan Johnston here
The Harry Turner Project

[RhynoCZ]

Today, I finally managed to remove the stator cover of my XBR, the exciter coil is dead. A bittersweet victory, however a victory nonetheless.

https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/img_20190921_093107.jpg

https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/img_20190921_093030.jpg
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'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[recman]

I'm staying at a beautiful riverside caravan park in Hemingford Abbots for the weekend.
So many things are oiling my gears but this little fella just outside our window today has taken 1st prize. Crap pic as I had to be quick.
https://i.postimg.cc/Ls4rX7X1/20190921-184240.jpg

[Riejufixing]

Finding a female Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) nymph on the back kitchen window:

[Shaft]

[Ste]

[andyscooter]

yesterdays was sitting in the sun watching the cars racing up a hill


was going today but decided to do yesterday and im so glad as its chucking it down
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if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[recman]

[Fisty]

Yesterdays ride.

Possibly the last sunny warm day of the year. Bautiful roads, sticky tyres and the company of a good mate.

Back home in time for a spot of fishing and a cider by the river.

All topped off with a fish supper.

Yesterday was a very, very good day.
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[grr666]

[Fisty]

Also with the fish supper, we paid with a £10 note and she gave us change for a £20.
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[grr666]

£10 wouldn't buy two fish suppers at my local chippy. That would be £16 there.
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