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gembo
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A politician talking to me for 20 mins at farmers market thinking I was someone else. She suggested dementia. She was on the ropes as had been cheering up some elderly constituents with It was a sunny summer story that they countered by announcing lung cancer.

Then Arobcomp with lovely smiley baby in trailer.

Later I have just spotted the 12 bottles of Brewdog Vagabond American IPA I bought for son's party about to kick off, are in fact gluten free, if only Wilmington was still on here as he favoured a gf beer. Also explains why they were 15p each after much palaver

Posted 6 years ago #
I were right about that saddle
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It was a sunny summer story that they countered by announcing lung cancer.

Rode up to RIE yesterday to see my neighbour and he pulled the same stunt. Must be catching.

Came home and mowed his lawn for him not quite sure why.

Posted 6 years ago #
ARobComp
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Came to spot Gembo, however have been pre-spotted. He had enormous bread apparently, secondary enormous bread to the enormous baguette sticking out his pannier, although I only spotted the baguette.

Ride up the WOL great fun singing wit smiley baby, as referenced by Gembo. Ride back from market baby was hungrier and having a moan and whinge behind me and cried every time I looked at her. Although every time we passed someone they smiled, waved, and said "what a happy baby".

Clearly she was smiling and waving at everyone we passed and reserving sour grapes for me.

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chdot
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gembo
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@chdot, you still there? That looks like check mate?

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chdot
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acsimpson
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Arthur's sword spring to mind. If I can move the sign then I am presumably authorise to do so!

Posted 6 years ago #
urchaidh
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Near the foot of Leith Walk, earlier this afternoon, someone cycling up the walk waved at/greeted me as I pushed my bike down towards Tesco. I was in a bit of a dwam so only managed the vaguest of half hearted responses, probably after they had passed anyway. Sorry.

Posted 6 years ago #
gembo
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Through the meadows this morning Young male student dancing ecstatically to his broadcasting music in the morning light with clown wig and nose. Also young woman with full face silver visor, like a science fiction thing think maybe Japanese or Chinese. Then classic canned up student walking through the middle meadow crossroads looking neither left nor right.

Posted 6 years ago #
piosad
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Alison Johnstone MSP on her bike, negotiating a bit of a traffic jam on the towpath just above the railway.

Posted 6 years ago #
Greenroofer
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In the bike park at work today...
A new Shand Stoater with honey-coloured Brooks saddle and bar tape, Rohloff hub, belt drive, SON dynamo, Edelux front light, metal mudguards in a lovely anodised tint, and so on. You get the picture.

It's as if the owner's got a spec sheet and gone "I'll have one of those, and one of those, and that, and one of those, and these and one of them", and when told how much has gone "OK, that's fine".

A very lovely bicycle indeed. No pictures, I'm afraid. You'll just have to imagine it.

Posted 6 years ago #
Arellcat
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That sounds amazing. Maybe the owner decided to have just one bike to rule them all.

My sparkly purple recumbent was specced and procured rather like that, to be my ultimate bike. And it was, for six years, until I bought the torpedo to replace* my motorbike which I'd managed to break. But the recumbent is actually still the one I'd save from a fire.

* Ah, well, there was the minor detail of mending it, which took about five years. And then there was the minor detail of not actually getting rid of the motorbike.

I was spotted by, and had a nice chat with, Uberuce on my way home today.

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amir
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An East Coast bus with number plate LB62BUS. How much did that cost?

Posted 6 years ago #
gembo
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20 Bromptons being ridden west over the Leamington Lift Bridge this morning. THey made a big hullabaloo behind me, as it turned out beacuae they had spotted one of their brethren heading east and were trying to lure him into their posse.

I was chatting to him later at the meadows - we both had a RaphaSale Gilet in blue with white and pink stripe very fetching (mine came "free" with a pink top I picked up half price).

Gembo: What is the collective name for a group of Bromptons?

Extremely Stylish Brompton Rider: Hmm, no need to make such a big fuss about it

Was a great commute in today - excellent hi-5 with @jdanp

Another hi-5 with a colleague

Chat with nervy colleague on the water side of the aqueduct

A tail wind can fair set you up for the day

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steveo
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Sign on the Roseburn Path

"Charity walk Friday 14-Sept
Congestion likely 0930-1230"

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wingpig
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Another one, as well as the Kiltwalk on Sunday?

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jdanielp
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A slappy high-five with gembo on NMW this morning, which was pretty much at the most eastern part of my commute.

Posted 6 years ago #
steveo
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Another one, as well as the Kiltwalk on Sunday?

Sign didn't say what charity it was supporting.

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neddie
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number plate LB62BUS. How much did that cost?

Probably about £60 if bought new with the bus.

Posted 6 years ago #
amir
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LB is a London number plate. Googling the number plate reveals many photos of the bus (an alternative spotting forum) and East Coast also have a LB10BUS reg (most buses have Scottish regs)

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Trixie
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I seem to recall the Friday walk is one of the schools. I read it in the chipwrapper but that's as much info as I retained.

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jdanielp
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ARobComp and daughter in trailer leaving BrewLab as I was passing with my parents.

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ARobComp
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Did wonder if it was your parents. Hope you're having a nice day out!

We had a lovely visit to town playing on the swings in the meadows and watching ducks on the canal. (Plus a nice coffee for Dad from Brewlab!)

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chdot
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jdanielp
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A large number of people in the new V&A in Dundee. Art was occasionally viewable. We abandoned ship for lunch (their restaurant wasn't open until 3pm (!) and the cafe was already packed) and then had a rather more enjoyable time at the Mc~~Manus~~Menace Galleries. I enjoyed The Bash Street Kids exhibition. It didn't rain on us until we were heading back to the railway station just now, which made a change compared to the previous days of my parents' visit...

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gembo
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Desert Storm swept through Balerno this morning when I was out sweeping the yard. Four big jeeps, all in desert cammo, all with soldiers in similar cammo helmets and goggles. They were waving which is possibly not standard procedure. Looked like they were off to invade The Pentlands

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Rosie
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Looked like they were off to invade The Pentlands

So the last remnants of the Covenanters are finally going to be brought to heel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rullion_Green

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gembo
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@Rosie, yes the Covenanters presence in the Pentlands very feint now but still there.

Thus morning I noticed darkness for the first time since the Vernal Equinox. Also three bats in the dawning light.

Posted 6 years ago #
jdanielp
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This morning piosad spotted me where we almost collided last week. I had pulled over at a bench by the canal to remove my waterproof jacket given that it had stopped raining. I now regret not also removing my waterproof trousers since it has not rained any more since then.

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gembo
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Rained on me when I went out to the post office.

Spotted Urban Arrow but they are ten a penny now.

Spotted a pedal taxi refitted as delivery truck with enormous Black Box on back such that only the finger tips of the drivers would alert car drivers to his hand signals. Had a Penn and Teller Elephant inside.

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