DC Jack Replacement

We were looking at a two years old window vac, and it refused to charge.  After some investigation, I concluded it was the charging jack.  After proving my diagnosis, I harvested a old DC jack from an old clock and fitted it into the window vacuum.  It is charging, that will do.

Haribo Factory Shop

I stopped by Haribo shop, and it is now mostly the same price to their shops in outlets.  So I just picked up one tub.

Alton Towers in Summer

We thought it would make the difference that we went to Alton Towers on a Monday.  It probably was a tiny bit better.  We queue 20 minutes to get parked, then we went straight to the Congo Rapids, what we went for.  Followed by a few other rides and the Sky Rides were also running, which was good.  We squeezed in a pinball whizzer and Battle Galleons.  I was happy we did what we went for and avoid most of the queuing.

Jousting

I have wanted to watch jousting every since watching the Royal Armoury Horse shows those 18 years ago.  We finally watched some jousting, ie two riders running at each other with a stick.

Women in Moto in Uttoxeter

Another biker joined me to Women in Moto, Cardo did a good job taking us around the cities.  We arrived in good time and managed to get onto some test rides.  I went to a moto gymkhana session, it was a good refresher.  The CBR650R was very good bike, but it hurts my back.

For the test rides and the moto gymkhana session, it was worth my entry.  The food offers were not very good...

Green Hut Cafe

I was riding on A614, and I remember I went to this little biker cafe.  I didn't look it up before I set off, so I had no idea where it was.  I did stop by the nearby Esso to sort out the navigation, I didn't know it was so close.  I will think about stopping there next time.

Warranty Insurance

I have claimed on my Warranty Insurance for Danby before, and now I had to claim for Fradley. This is my second insurance claim of the year, after the travel insurance claim.

Bradfield Moor Wildfire

Because of Bradfield Moor wildfire, the Strines was shut and we had a very long diversion on our ride out.  Who would have known, there are so many gamekeepers on that Moors. 

USB-PD

Just when I think USB Power Delivery is just it, it has different power output... Not all the laptop USB-C chargers are 65W, some are 45W...

Mattessons Shrinkflation

I bought a snacking sausage. Oh my god, so small, like half the size from before!

Collective COVID Amensia

Inflation has been on the news, and somehow it is now uncouth to point at the major reason.

It was COVID-19, when a lot of the governments borrowed money to support the whole population, and subsequently being conned by millions by opportunistic scumbags.  It was a massive hole that we dug, so we suffered less at the time.

Since it was "so long ago", we shouldn't have to pay for the past mistakes.  

I had envisioned this at the time, and now it has unfolded much like I imagined, I wonder how this inform the governments when this happend next time.

Mistrial by Public Opinion

When a famous company/incorporation, that one has no stake in, hired a questionable staff, who had not commited any criminal activities, why does it have anything to do with general public?

What has the media or any other organisation to scrutinise these companies' internal affairs, in public, with limited facts? 

Mistrial anywhere brings devastation, mistrial by public opinion, orchestrated by media sensationalising incomplete facts is the real problem that we should be dealing with.

Free Banking Power

A lot of banks have work desks with chargers layout.  I used these tables before.  Were they meant to be free power for anyone?  The HSBC Meadowhall had a good setup.

English Curry

I took a friend to have some English Curry.  It was the first time at a curry house, so I explained the typical choices.  So we had fish pakora, onion bhaji, mahkani and butter chicken.  They went down well.  I probably would try another English curry next time.

Solar Eclipse 2026

I only needed to go the an adjacent street to have a clear view to the Sun. I used the phone's aperture to get the projection and tilted it onto the other part of the sensor to capture the image.

The sky wasn't that dark, but the solar output reduction was quite significant, hence the saving session.  So I stayed out for the remaining saving sessions.

Dodgy Charger

I have been travelling with the laptop and the charger is misbehaving.  I really need to look for a spare one before it dies on me.

Royal Armouries Mongolian Horse Show

We went to Royal Armouries' Summer Horse Show.  At last, Sarah get to see some cabbage chopping, for free.

Another Wifi Extender

I got another wifi extender, and this one was "free".  Unlike the Belkin one, this one has a new wifi name, so you have to disconnect from one to connect to another.  This Netgear has an arial, so psycologically, it is better.

Radish Seeds Preparation

I let the bolted radishes to go into seeds, and it is now time to pod them and prep them for next season's planting.  It literally took me 2 hours podding them... I hope the radishes are actually nice...

Computer Says

I went to a garage to get someone to plug into the car to see what was wrong with Fradley.  She needs a sensor perhaps.  Let see how I get on with the warranty claim.

Onions from Setts

The setts had not been the most successful.  Some "onions" were not much bigger than the original setts.  And the setts, even discounted, not really created their value in onions...

Carrots

Carrots are also ready.  They are never as big and long as the ones from the supermarket...  So they disappeared into the food really quick!

Shadwell Chippy

We went to Shadwell for some Fish and Chips.  I am a little confused, I think they are now part of Marlows.  It was as nice as we remember it.

GBMCC @ Earby - Day 4

How time flies.  There were a lot of food left, so I encouraged a lot of people to take food home.  And because of that, I had to go straight home before going into the office.

I had a few things to do in the office, including a Teams meeting.  It was a long day!

GBMCC @ Earby - Day 3

On the second day, people were slowing down on their breakfast already.  I took the direct route to Devil's bridge and waited for everyone to arrive.  We then rearrange, and went onto Kewsick to meet up with the rest. 

I, rather, Cardo Ride, led us back from Keswick. Of course there were some holiday traffic, but we were on single track roads all the way from Windermere to Sedbergh.  It was tolerable that it has been dry.

From there, I thought about going on yet more scenic route, but I thought we could just do the direct scenic route instead.

We had Tawa for Four at the curry house, it was a meter wide Tawa with all the food on it, on a catering flame candle.  It was interesting.

GBMCC @ Earby - Day 2

Everyone was up early making bacon sandwiches.  The rolls all went on one day. 

I fired up my Cardo Ride to take us to Glasson Docks, but the road between Dunsop Bridge to Lancaster was shut, so we skipped Glasson Docks, we swam through the road works and went to Arnside.  On the way back, we stopped at the cheese shop, got myself a lung full of mould spores.

GBMCC @ Earby - Day 1

This is the second time I organised the Earby Weekend.  I went to Earby via scenic route, which is also congested on the Friday...  I got there early to take in the Sainsbury order.  I fired up all the ovens, got everyone settled and we all ate around the table, mostly supermarket pizza.  The salad was less popular than expected.