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by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Natter
Topic: This made me laugh.....
Replies: 355
Views: 117115

Re: This made me laugh.....

I was cycling up the road when I saw a woman walking with a large husky-type dog on a lead. The dog was trotting daintily along the top of someone's garden wall.

I called out, 'I thought it was only kids who did that?'

She replied, 'Oh no, he always does it. He loves it.'

I wonder why though?
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Natter
Topic: Meanwhile...
Replies: 2424
Views: 513031

Re: Meanwhile...

The heart surgery was well worth it all round then.
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Natter
Topic: Meanwhile...
Replies: 2424
Views: 513031

Re: Meanwhile...

God but the radio's boring today :-(
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: General
Topic: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread
Replies: 899
Views: 230973

Re: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread

In my adult life I haven't done much flying to go on holiday anyway, for personal life reasons, unease about climate change, and cost. But now the idea of boarding a plane and sitting in that space for a few hours in the company of a bunch of strangers just strikes me as unwise and a bit stupid. I t...
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: General
Topic: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread
Replies: 899
Views: 230973

Re: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread

by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: General
Topic: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread
Replies: 899
Views: 230973

Re: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread

Glad you have had it. I gather symptoms are generally worse after the second jab or if you have had coronavirus. Any nasty colds over 2020? That's interesting if true. Like many people I have been remarkably free of colds and minor infections for the past year, apart from February 2020 when I had a...
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: General
Topic: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread
Replies: 899
Views: 230973

Re: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread

I had the AZ vaccine yesterday; as a volunteer in the food redistribution sector I am classed as a key worker. The whole operation was very slick, and as it was early evening the vaccination centre was nigh-on deserted. They give you a card to carry with details of what you had, which you need to pr...
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Cycling
Topic: E-bikes
Replies: 2
Views: 2790

Re: E-bikes

I have been looking around, without much success - all the hybrids seem to have suspension forks, which I don't want, and all the lighter 'road' styled frames won't take a rack, which I do want. No one seems to have any stock at the moment anyway. So I preordered a Swytch kit, to convert my existing...
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: General
Topic: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread
Replies: 899
Views: 230973

Re: Covid-19 Pandemic Thread

Anyone going to do the clap at 6pm tonight? Personally I think Boris can fuck off with his pointless distractions.
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Cycling
Topic: Climbing Box Hill 91 times in 24 hours??
Replies: 3
Views: 2465

Re: Climbing Box Hill 91 times in 24 hours??

LowlifeDes wrote:
3 years ago
I wonder what the cat thinks about it.
It seems positive nonchalant. She carried it 'to make [climbing the stairs] more difficult' so I'm guessing she knew the cat wouldn't be any help.
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Cycling
Topic: Climbing Box Hill 91 times in 24 hours??
Replies: 3
Views: 2465

Re: Climbing Box Hill 91 times in 24 hours??

I prefer this 11-year-old's inspiring stair-climbing feat to raise money for a foodbank:

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1905102 ... staircase/
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Natter
Topic: Meanwhile...
Replies: 2424
Views: 513031

Re: Meanwhile...

So sorry, Lullabelle, my condolences x
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Natter
Topic: This made me laugh.....
Replies: 355
Views: 117115

Re: This made me laugh.....

More of a rueful laugh really - this from some person on Twitter: "My tenant who rents my guest house told his friends to break into my house. They broke a bunch of shit but thankfully weren't successful in occupying it, and I got out in time. His lease is up on January 20th anyway, so should I let ...
by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Natter
Topic: A very happy Christmas
Replies: 8
Views: 3113

Re: A very happy Christmas

Yes, season's greetings to one and all.
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by Rutabaga
3 years ago
Forum: Natter
Topic: This made me laugh.....
Replies: 355
Views: 117115

Re: This made me laugh.....

Woman's Hour just made me laugh, but not in a good way, cutting short a really interesting interview with Gail Bradbrook, cofounder of Extinction Rebellion, because it was time for a feature called Make-Up For Men and interviewing the man who has founded a man-slap company called War Paint.