Author Topic: How was your day (Read 621440 times)

guzzisteve · « **Reply #1680 on:** December 28, 2017, 10:00:25 PM »

Good day for daydreaming so I caught up w/old fuzzy friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqH30vJrTGE

oldbike54 · « **Reply #1681 on:** December 28, 2017, 10:05:19 PM »

Dusty

guzzisteve · « **Reply #1682 on:** January 07, 2018, 02:36:29 PM »

If I had the $ Just daydreaming--

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Guzzi Gal · « **Reply #1683 on:** January 14, 2018, 11:12:01 PM »

Quote from: Guzzi Gal on December 18, 2017, 06:28:23 PM

I sold my bugs 15 years ago so he could keep his, and I'm tired of waiting to hear that happy chirp issuing from the garage.

The aforementioned bug saw daylight for the first time in years!

I climbed a tree that the kids (the unicorn isn't mine) said couldn't be climbed. Yeah, I'm a monkey.

Played street hockey with the fam & a neighbor unicorn girl.

Hubs & I rode the scooters all over the neighborhood because it was sooo dang nice out!

It was a good day.

nick949 · « **Reply #1684 on:** February 03, 2018, 02:24:52 AM »

Excellent thanks Dusty. Hiking the coastal trail in Cornwall. Chilly, sloppy and often damn.....but fun. And the heart seems to work.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #1685 on:** February 03, 2018, 03:31:22 AM »

Quote from: nick949 on February 03, 2018, 02:24:52 AM

Excellent thanks Dusty. Hiking the coastal trail in Cornwall. Chilly, sloppy and often damn.....but fun. And the heart seems to work.

Have you visited Port Isaac ? Beautiful country , thanks Nick

Dusty

nick949 · « **Reply #1686 on:** February 03, 2018, 06:37:34 AM »

I was there yesterday Dusty. Where 'Doc Martin' was set. Nice in winter....not sue about summer.

Hiking is tough work and muddy but the pubs help.

Peter949 · « **Reply #1687 on:** February 03, 2018, 07:22:20 AM »

Hello Nick,

It certainly looks like you are enjoying a wonderful coastal hiking path ... in February! Here at home it is -13 deg C, with more deep snow tomorrow.

Cheers, Peter (from Creemore)

Muzz · « **Reply #1688 on:** February 03, 2018, 02:20:34 PM »

Quote from: nick949 on February 03, 2018, 02:24:52 AM

And the heart seems to work.

This is always a good thing Nick.

Sounds like they did a good job when they reconned it!

tris · « **Reply #1689 on:** February 03, 2018, 02:53:33 PM »

Went for a walk near Ladybower reservoir in the Peak District with my best, but sadly deluded, Triumph riding mate.

Decided that discretion was the better part of valour up near the top of Win Hill as the snow came down and the visibility dropped and aimed for the bottom of the valley on paths that were six inches deep in mud

This is me before the vis dropped off

Had a great day though, topped off with steak and kidney pie in the York Bridge Inn

We made a pact that one day we'll get to the top of Win Hill on sunny day!!

Lannis · « **Reply #1690 on:** February 04, 2018, 12:43:58 PM »

Quote from: nick949 on February 03, 2018, 06:37:34 AM

I was there yesterday Dusty. Where 'Doc Martin' was set. Nice in winter....not sue about summer.

Hiking is tough work and muddy but the pubs help.

Amazing how nice Cornwall is in the wintertime.

Fay and I just got back from Cornwall ourselves. Beautiful part of the world for sure.

Rocky coastal trails and scenery - and you're not kidding about your heart better be in good shape, there are some narrow and STEEP bits, especially from Mousehole to Lamorna Cove

Old pubs out in the middle of nowhere that you just walk up on, go in, and have lunch and a local ale �

or a Cornish cream tea �

Old towns and buildings and fishing villages �

You know us, no GPS, but the corner of a 25,000:1 Ordnance Survey map sticking out of one�s pocket �

Fantastic trip, we spent two weeks and could have spent 6 and not been there too long �.

Lannis

Guzzi Gal · « **Reply #1691 on:** February 04, 2018, 05:25:07 PM »

@Lannis

Nice! :1:

balvenie · « **Reply #1692 on:** February 04, 2018, 08:13:50 PM »

Very nice pics, Lannis and beautiful scenery. No wonder you wanted to preserve it on film

leroysch · « **Reply #1693 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:02:42 PM »

Sucked, but thanks for asking.

Circuit breaker for well house power continues to intermittently trip with no obvious cause...yet. Translation: No running water for three days. (Gawd----is this glam-camping?)

The thought process is familiar...eliminat e one thing at a time...disconnect the underground line from the pole to the well house and run an external line..what happens?

Disconnect the underground line from the well house to the pump and run an external line. What happens? Check the pressure regulator function and replace, replace circuit breakers, replace pump motor controller...etc.

Today, though, seems the well pump has permanently given up the ghost. I sure hope it was the cause...and not an effect!

Going to have to stop at the neighborhood Petro for a shower before showing up for work tomorrow...and hope the well guys show up.

Worst of all, I've shut shop power off to remove it from the equation. Winter bike maintenance not making a lot of progress......

nick949 · « **Reply #1694 on:** February 05, 2018, 01:12:44 AM »

Great pictures Lannis. Glad you had a good time. I just finished a week on the north coast. Now across to Chichester to rent a bike.

Nick

Nick

tris · « **Reply #1695 on:** February 05, 2018, 01:32:24 AM »

Quote from: Lannis on February 04, 2018, 12:43:58 PM

.....or a Cornish cream tea �

Comon fess up Lannis.

Are you a cream then jam or a jam then cream man - we need to know

nick949 · « **Reply #1696 on:** February 05, 2018, 01:56:07 AM »

the weather.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TKD-d6joBUE

Nick

mauriceetjeannine · « **Reply #1697 on:** February 05, 2018, 02:35:15 AM »

Quote from: Lannis on February 04, 2018, 12:43:58 PM

or a Cornish cream tea �

I taste this in the cathedral of Bath when i spent holydays with my girl firend and my beemer in Bristol in 1991. Scones, cream, strawberry jam and tea, hummmmm.......great . Bristol, Bath, Glastonbury....West on Supermare with my friend we were lost for one hour in a forest. Not really the Cornwall but near.

regards,

Lannis · « **Reply #1698 on:** February 05, 2018, 02:35:49 PM »

Quote from: tris on February 05, 2018, 01:32:24 AM

Comon fess up Lannis.

Are you a cream then jam or a jam then cream man - we need to know

Although it seems that Cornwall and Devon may actually go to war over that question, I must admit that I'll take it either way and be deliriously happy, especially after a long walk on the moors. We took a long walk on Dartmoor and got lost in the fog, as is proper.

I'm afraid that if blind-tested I wouldn't be able to tell the order of the cream and jam, so I'll have to leave it with people of more refined tastes ...

Lannis

tris · « **Reply #1699 on:** February 05, 2018, 04:34:47 PM »

Quote from: Lannis on February 05, 2018, 02:35:49 PM

Although it seems that Cornwall and Devon may actually go to war over that question, I must admit that I'll take it either way and be deliriously happy, especially after a long walk on the moors. We took a long walk on Dartmoor and got lost in the fog, as is proper.

I'm afraid that if blind-tested I wouldn't be able to tell the order of the cream and jam, so I'll have to leave it with people of more refined tastes ...

Lannis

I think that there's a job for you in the Diplomatic Corp Lannis

balvenie · « **Reply #1700 on:** February 05, 2018, 06:27:35 PM »

Quote from: tris on February 05, 2018, 04:34:47 PM

I think that there's a job for you in the Diplomatic Corp Lannis

Gotta pay that one tris

Muzz · « **Reply #1701 on:** February 09, 2018, 01:47:45 AM »

Just got back from a 3 day jaunt around the sort of top of the South Island. I wanted to see the Kaikoura Coast road which they managed to sort of open in time for Christmas, I had been closed for over a year after a series of earthquakes decimated the road and rail link to Picton The alternate route to the Cook Strait ferry added another 140kms ans about 3 hours to the trip. Also wanted to check out the damage to Westport and the road around Punakaiki which got hammered when that massive moon we just had coincided with tropical storm Fahi and a massive on-shore wind. The resulting storm surge was devastating.

There is still a massive amount of work to be done on it but it should be great when it is all finished. I went Christchurch - Picton - back to Blenheim-Westport - Greymouth - Reefton and back to Christchurch with a few side trips thrown in. Didn't keep track of the distance but it would have been a bit over 1200kms. Guzzimodo ran like a Swiss watch and turned in 64.6mp(imp)gallon. Weather was great and a good trip all round, in spite of the numerous holdups for road works.

nobleswood · « **Reply #1702 on:** February 09, 2018, 05:59:13 AM »

Quote from: Muzz on February 09, 2018, 01:47:45 AM

Just got back from a 3 day jaunt around the sort of top of the South Island. I wanted to see the Kaikoura Coast road which they managed to sort of open in time for Christmas, I had been closed for over a year after a series of earthquakes decimated the road and rail link to Picton The alternate route to the Cook Strait ferry added another 140kms ans about 3 hours to the trip. Also wanted to check out the damage to Westport and the road around Punakaiki which got hammered when that massive moon we just had coincided with tropical storm Fahi and a massive on-shore wind. The resulting storm surge was devastating.

There is still a massive amount of work to be done on it but it should be great when it is all finished. I went Christchurch - Picton - back to Blenheim-Westport - Greymouth - Reefton and back to Christchurch with a few side trips thrown in. Didn't keep track of the distance but it would have been a bit over 1200kms. Guzzimodo ran like a Swiss watch and turned in 64.6mp(imp)gallon. Weather was great and a good trip all round, in spite of the numerous holdups for road works.

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This sounds like just the sort of ride I'd love to do, go off & see whats there.
I spent 5 hours with a snowblower clearing out the driveway yesterday, stories & pictures like your keep me going knowing that this will end at some point !

Testarossa · « **Reply #1703 on:** February 09, 2018, 11:56:30 AM »

Thanks for all the travel reports and great pix.

I drove up to Jackson to spend a couple of days skiing with my daughter and her roomies. Decent snow, flat light, very fast nonstop cruising on Jackson's interminable steeps. My first good workout of winter season.

Cleo and I are are now on identical skis (hers are a bit softer but the same length, shape and materials) so we're carving identical 40-mph turns. Intensely great fun to dance through the storm with the offspring.

Drove the van via Colorado 139 and US 191 through Flaming Gorge. 139 is 40 miles of seriously steep and twisted two-lane between Loma and Dinosaur, and I'll have to go back on the Mille. The Flaming Gorge drive is a hoot this time of year, but in summer will be clogged.

nick949 · « **Reply #1704 on:** February 09, 2018, 12:34:12 PM »

If you dont mind driving hail and strong cross winds (which oddly I dont) it was great. Lands End yesterday. Exmoor today. Excellent chilly riding on super roads that are even paved.

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Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #1705 on:** February 10, 2018, 07:59:45 AM »

Yer a mad man, Nick..

nick949 · « **Reply #1706 on:** February 10, 2018, 09:08:14 AM »

Ah but its worth it Chuck. Despite rain most of the day Im having a blast.

Dunster

Ledbury

nick949 · « **Reply #1707 on:** February 13, 2018, 02:19:32 PM »

A few years ago we hosted Austin and Anne on their cross Canada / Alaska tour. Some of you may have met them at the Ontario rally in Lavigne.

They just teturned the favour. I stayed a couple of nights with them, then today Austin led me (in the pouring rain) on a tour of some of the Lake Districts finest roads.

Now I've moved on to Scotland, making my way up the west coast between snow showers. Some fun huh? No really...it is

Nick

davedel44 · « **Reply #1708 on:** February 16, 2018, 04:13:09 PM »

Greetings from Macheros Mexico.

Home to Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve

Millions of Monarchs hanging in the trees.

Beautiful mountain setting.

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Presently in Mexico

Zoom Zoom · « **Reply #1709 on:** February 17, 2018, 07:39:13 AM »

A very simple start to the day this morning. Got up, made coffee, and flipped on an old Andy Griffith show. In teasing, Ellie had sprayed Andy with some perfume while he was at the drug store. Of course Opie walks in and has all the innocent kid questions that lead to more and more embarrassment. Then Andy heads back to the jail where Barney gives it to him as well. Crap, I couldn't stop laughing.

Yep a good beginning to the day!

John Henry

As to the original question of how WAS, it's off to a good start and I have no doubt it will be a fantastic day when it is all over. (Dusty knows but I have sworn him to secrecy.)

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Author Topic: How was your day (Read 621440 times)

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