What have you done today

[StromGeeza]

Yep, definitely something wrong with how your LEDs have been connected up. It's so rare I need to swap one of mine out I don't bother getting spares to keep 'in stock'. I wouldn't need one for what feels like years on end. Unlike ye olden days of halogen, filament, and tallow candles...

[2112]

When I used to work on fault restoration (for what is now Northern Powergrid) about 80% of the LV faults we used to get would be neutral related.

[nigel s]

Bloody Sparkies 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T6e0KvvFl4k?feature=share

Ho Hum

[Fat Rat]

I started life as an Electrician. I obviously missed out on the big money contracts 

[The Doctor 46]

Not today but yesterday. I went out for a ride to run in my front tyre on wet, dirty leaf covered roads.  . I had just left the village and took a long right where in the summer I would often touch something down on the road but with a lot less lean my front started to slide.

The front slid out slowly and with a slow closing of the throttle and a bit of luck I managed to get upright again. The slide was probably over in 2 seconds but it seemed to last half an hour. So I proceeded at a more cautious speed and decided to use a little of the A30 on my way home as it was a dark night.

I did call into Exeter while out to have a quick walk around the Christmas market, wonderful. It filled my heart with joy until I half filled a small paper bag on a pick and mix and was charged £11 for sweets. The seller was a pretty young Asian girl who was probably earning a pittance and didn't deserve a rant so I paid.

The ride out of Exeter was horrendous as usual with bumper to bumper traffic  and a lot of drivers making it impossible, dangerous or just not worth filtering though I did where I could. Anyway, I enjoyed my ride and probably did less than 100 miles, I didn't even use the heated grips as it was quite warm when on the move. 

My tyre hasn't lost it's chicken strips....... Yet.

[Brockett]

I filled three fuel cans with 16 litres of E5 and topped up all four bikes. I attached an optimate to each battery and put their covers back on them. I sat and looked at them for a while and wondered when we would go out again. If it's dry on Sunday morning and when I say dry I mean the roads are dry and not dripping with salty water. I dumped the unused fuel into the car and then released the caps on the plastic cans in the hope that the winter chills don't cause the cans to split as a it can (no pun intended) when the air in a sealed can contracts. On the bright side I filled two carrier bags with garage rubbish to take to the tip and kept alive the denial that what I really need is a skip.

[Asmith61]

Not today but yesterday.

I picked up my biker mate Jim who is 82 and stills owns a Hayabusa ( but due to ill health he has not been able to ride it for 2 years).

We went to a small village close to Eastbourne in East Sussex to visit our other biker mate Dennis, who is also in poor health 🙁 he has had a triple bypass and also a stroke !!
It was hard to see my too mates looking so poorly and so old 🙁

But having said that we still had a good laugh about old times on and off of the bikes 🤣   Both of them also have early signs of Dementia 🙁  so some of the conversations were challenging 🤣
We went to the local pub for lunch.
we all had the same oven roasted seabass which came with roasted Mediterranean vegetables, hasselback potatoes, caper & lemon butter 
Not my normal grub !! But to be honest it was delicious 😋

[2112]

Looks nice 

It's hard to watch friends fading away, you get to the point you don't want to see them because everytime is so sad... But, they'll not be here forever, so hat's off to you for making an effort.

[nigel s]

Just finished clearing the garage to make room for the CBR.
Three full wheelie bins ( yes I have 3, they made a mistake and left too many when we moved to wheelie bins years ago and I never got round to telling them  )
Left the bench, moved some shelving and should be good now. An angle grinder with a cutting disc took care of the pile of old tyres , just a trip to the recycling tip to drop off the gallons of old oil now
The main problem was actually the gasgas, it has some wide arsed handlebars and is chained to a security loop at the wall. I am thinking the CBR will go under the bars though

Ho Hum

[2112]

Worse problems to have I guess 

I've installed our external Christmas lights to the specification & satisfaction of Mrs 2112 & changed a couple of dusk to dawn bulbs that were starting to flicker occaisionally. It's been about 4/5 years since I last changed them so I can't complain really. I've gone for a 'natural white' colour rather than warm white this time. I'll pop up a picture of the lights when it gets dark.

[2112]

This years Christmas lights, minimalist but it's enough. They'll be the same next year too if I manage to take them down without destroying them... Crisp new dusk to dawn bulbs in the picture too.

[Asmith61]

Here is our Christmas light effort.

[2112]

Very festive, seasons greetineg 

[2112]

Not quite a 'done' more of an 'about to' and that's go to the first Christmas party of the 2024 festive season. It's one of many, tonights being the work outing in Newcastle. This will be followed over the coming weeks with a Wine club party, Badminton club party, Gym group party and a ex-electricity company party. Not to mention Christmas day, crikey, it's a good job I've got some loose fitting trousers...

[Fat Rat]

I did an hour and a half round trip to the hospital yesterday for Physio. He had me walk around the room, measured the bend angle of my knee, said I was doing amazingly well and sent me on my way (no lollipop). All in all, a four minute session 

[Asmith61]

Had a days holiday owing so took it today ( got to take all holiday before Christmas) so came down to our caravan in Kent,  we went to Hastings parked in a disabled parking bay on the seafront. Went off to play crazy golf, went in to the amusements and had lovely fish & chips ( 2x fish & chips mushy peas a coke and coffee £40  )

Got back to the car and I had a parking ticket   I had forgotten to put my disabled badge up 

So £70 parking fine  or £35 if I pay within 14 days 

[nigel s]

DOHH 

Ho Hum

[Upt North]

Look on the bright side Smudger, at least you had chish and fips.
Upt.

[StromGeeza]

Got to be worth appealing that ticket, especially if a council run car park...

[Asmith61]

I have been on their website and there is a page where you can challenge the ticket.  So I will have a look on there 👍