tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post6807451226509663387..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Here we are again, happy as can be ...Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-69614838481436296232013-10-30T12:54:33.162+00:002013-10-30T12:54:33.162+00:00Hi Mick, and thanks for the comments. The winter ...Hi Mick, and thanks for the comments. The winter tyres thing will be the subject of a separate post, but I went for Goodyear Untragrip rather than a cheapy set, on the basis that a) I might leave them on permanently so they need to be decent tyres, and b) if I get a spare set of rims I can take them off over summer and they will last me a few years. I've never been a fan of cheap tyres. First impressions are that they are as normal in the dry and excellent in the wet, but quite noisy on dry tarmac. Of course, we haven't had anywhere near the low temperatures that they were designed for yet. I'm looking forward to testing them out in some foul weather, if we get any.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-55544109853273252182013-10-30T07:02:10.668+00:002013-10-30T07:02:10.668+00:00Welcome back.
RE Winter tyres - I bought a set la...Welcome back.<br /><br />RE Winter tyres - I bought a set last year, and kept them on a spare set of rims. The summer tyres are Continental, the winter tyres are ditchfinders (2/3 the price). My hope was that cheap tyres designed for freezing conditions should be better than average tyres that were not.<br /><br />I've tested them and done a bit of swapping about, and tried other peoples winter-shod cars. My conclusion is that you need to buy a set of winter tyres to the same standard as your summer tyres to see a difference. Cheap winter rubber is no better than reasonable summer tyres on snow and ice, and are worse than useless on slippery late autumn leaves or a wet country lane.<br /><br />The other note is that because of the nature of winter driving, the cold weather tyres still looked almost brand new after a seasons use, so to move to a worth while winter set I will end up chucking out a set of tyres that look too good to discard.Mick Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-1142008775713269342013-10-29T22:18:56.305+00:002013-10-29T22:18:56.305+00:00Good to see you. Still enjoying your funnies :)Good to see you. Still enjoying your funnies :)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-57291769417224617262013-10-29T21:39:14.740+00:002013-10-29T21:39:14.740+00:00You're back! - I must admit that I had given u...You're back! - I must admit that I had given up checking your site, assuming you had gone into hibernation, but am in the process of re-instating a blog roll at MaxFarquar, and thought "I'll just see if he's still about".<br /><br />Will read your other posts shortly.<br />microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-85009032907880777972013-10-27T16:14:24.741+00:002013-10-27T16:14:24.741+00:00Will do. Thanks :)Will do. Thanks :)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-41125529972355536682013-10-27T16:13:57.022+00:002013-10-27T16:13:57.022+00:00No, that was *last week*. Tit.No, that was *last week*. Tit.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-65857125067543323632013-10-27T16:13:23.653+00:002013-10-27T16:13:23.653+00:00Thank you, Cowboy.Thank you, Cowboy.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-41566759393273048542013-10-27T16:12:52.182+00:002013-10-27T16:12:52.182+00:00Strange. When I had a desktop, the laptop seemed ...Strange. When I had a desktop, the laptop seemed like a small, fiddly toy. Now I have an iPad, the laptop seems like a NASA mainframe workhorse. Loving your rides in Germany, by the way.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-17037358914107541772013-10-27T16:10:53.566+00:002013-10-27T16:10:53.566+00:00Thank you, Julia. I am still waiting for my order...Thank you, Julia. I am still waiting for my order of heavy-framed spectacles and a tub of designer stubble to go with the scarf and Converse trainers before I can be a real iPadder. It will be worth the wait.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-52172119795352170842013-10-27T16:08:50.803+00:002013-10-27T16:08:50.803+00:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-10626638117504374592013-10-27T16:08:04.691+00:002013-10-27T16:08:04.691+00:00Thanks, will follow those up. I've been think...Thanks, will follow those up. I've been thinking about a keyboard as I don't really get on with a touchscreen. I appreciate the lightness and convenience, but with bloke's fingers I do a lot of mis-hits. See how I had to hyphenate that one! I'll investigate the app - sounds good.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-73184583880634839352013-10-26T21:09:32.891+01:002013-10-26T21:09:32.891+01:00Ah, you're back.
Good!
Carry on... :-)Ah, you're back.<br />Good!<br />Carry on... :-)Zaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695819392577629492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-8857537855837215802013-10-24T15:11:25.976+01:002013-10-24T15:11:25.976+01:00Oh dear, what a shame. I thought that you had won ...Oh dear, what a shame. I thought that you had won the lottery and become distracted by the stresses of deciding what bike and what colour and whether to buy the house next door for the big garage to put them all in.<br /><br />Welcome back<br />Derfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-64442687559369626132013-10-23T23:30:59.359+01:002013-10-23T23:30:59.359+01:00Welcome back.Welcome back.The Cowboy Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967260831514096205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-44462713200313407412013-10-23T18:20:07.072+01:002013-10-23T18:20:07.072+01:00Welcome back to the bloggosphere. Besides the iPad...Welcome back to the bloggosphere. Besides the iPad you can always conveniently turn to a laptop to enhance your blogging performance. Q.e.d. I am sitting comfortably on my sofa while writing this ;-)SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-58022603662845950562013-10-23T18:07:25.428+01:002013-10-23T18:07:25.428+01:00"Firstly, I bought myself an iPad."
Mwa...<i>"Firstly, I bought myself an iPad."</i><br /><br />Mwahaha! Welcome to The Collective!<br /><br />And welcome back to blogging :)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-62338640253676164452013-10-23T16:14:09.732+01:002013-10-23T16:14:09.732+01:00Glad to see you back in action. Blogging ennui. ...Glad to see you back in action. Blogging ennui. Glad to know there is a name for it.<br /><br />Hubby's blogging tapered off when he got out from behind the desk, away from the computer, and in a warehouse all day making beep beep noises on his forklift. Really cuts down on the computing time.<br /><br />We have an iPad and it is so much easier to surf the web from the comfort of the sofa that sitting in the hard wooden chair at the computer desk. I feel your pain - or is that comfort.<br /><br />Glad to hear most things are going well. Hope Anna is feeling better soon.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-64835952329556861822013-10-23T10:44:40.828+01:002013-10-23T10:44:40.828+01:00Welcome back! I use an iPad extensively and rarely...Welcome back! I use an iPad extensively and rarely bother hauling a laptop around anymore. The Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and the Blogsy app simplify blog posting. Much easier and faster than using the Blogger web interface. Especially is you are bandwidth constrained. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-73040673332487200322013-10-23T09:39:38.877+01:002013-10-23T09:39:38.877+01:00Thanks rebel, appreciated.Thanks rebel, appreciated.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-19808199350054299392013-10-23T09:38:26.551+01:002013-10-23T09:38:26.551+01:00I saw that too. Unbefuckinglievable. A third of ...I saw that too. Unbefuckinglievable. A third of a million pounds - how many doctors, teachers, yada yada. It's only a matter of time before people start questioning this kind of thing (to be clear, the waste of taxpayer cash on trivia, not the rights of Muslims to depilate as their religion requires), *in sufficient numbers so that something is done*. It may take a while.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-74372023392692188362013-10-23T00:59:43.537+01:002013-10-23T00:59:43.537+01:00WElcome back Richard, I have been visiting to see ...WElcome back Richard, I have been visiting to see if you were returning and am glad you have decided on carrying on. Regards, rebel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-49030903059748837712013-10-22T22:48:28.366+01:002013-10-22T22:48:28.366+01:00And there was me thinking you too, had succumbed t...And there was me thinking you too, had succumbed to "Blogger Burnout".<br /><br />As with the above commenters, 'Welcome back'.<br /><br />"But the old anger isn't there; it's been replaced by a shrug and a massive yawn." Maybe these will re-ignite the fire of anger:-<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10396170/Taxpayers-foot-350k-legal-bill-for-Muslim-pubic-hair-battle.html<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24578625Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-63768466400059563742013-10-22T22:32:48.711+01:002013-10-22T22:32:48.711+01:00Don't mention the Euro 2012 report ...Don't mention the Euro 2012 report ... Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-89978713171502240412013-10-22T22:31:22.088+01:002013-10-22T22:31:22.088+01:00Hey Bob, thanks for the welcome. I'm still th...Hey Bob, thanks for the welcome. I'm still thinking about the WV thing. It has stopped spam to the blog dead, and the attempts that make it as far as moderation (older posts) are now very rare, so the WV has certainly worked. I'll have to look into the registered users idea - as long as it doesn't put casual visitors off from commenting that would be fine. I totally understand your frustration with the Captcha. I loathe it, and it puts me off from commenting in the way you describe.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-34767421208490471282013-10-22T22:22:10.258+01:002013-10-22T22:22:10.258+01:00PS
Still looking forward to the complete Euro 201...PS<br /><br />Still looking forward to the complete Euro 2012 tour report....Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.com