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I’m still waiting for a refund from Ryan Air – it’s only been two and a half months since they cancelled the flight. It’s impossible to speak to a hooman at Ryan Air so no idea when the refund will actually happen.
British Airways took about 3 months to give me my refund. They cancel the flight, send a link to replacement vouchers (which weren’t any use to us) and state that refunds have to go through their phone lines. Their phone lines talked about how busy they were (partly because they made their staff redundant) and end up cutting you off. They won’t get a chance to hold onto my money again.
I ended up raising a complaint about it and raising a complaint about how their website complaint process won’t allow a complaint on a cancelled flight.
This reminds me of
This reminds me of Unauthorized Bread: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/
I’m surprised that you have
I’m surprised that you have trouble getting off the front of the saddle – it’s never occurred to me that people have trouble with that. I have my saddle position very high and I can’t touch the floor with both feet when sat on it, but most of the time at lights etc. I unclip my left foot, shift forwards and can then put my left foot on the ground or on a kerb. If I use a kerb, I can remain in the saddle, but often choose to stand to stretch out my back a bit. Usually on a ride, I won’t unclip my right foot at all (maybe if I need to stop for a pee).
When going up hills, do you remain in the saddle or stand? Maybe some practise standing whilst cycling would improve your bike handling/balance to move around a bit easier. But if you find a dropper post works well for you, then go for it.
That does make more sense –
That does make more sense – it looks the same to me. (Still think it looks odd though)
In my non-expert opinion it
In my non-expert opinion it looks rideable – the rear wheel is straight and central and you’d notice if the disc brake was rubbing. There’s not usually a lot of force going through the seat stays (which is why they’re so skinny) though you’d certainly notice the wheel moving laterally if one was to crack/break.
That doesn’t look right to me
That doesn’t look right to me.
I’m curious as to how it got put out of shape like that without also damaging the paintwork and/or other parts of the frame. Could it have been a manufacturing defect and Quality Control let it pass because the rest of it was okay?
Some bikes do have curvy seat stays, but they usually bend the other way (for aerodynamics I think) and they’d usually be symmetrical.
(I tried to find a rear view picture of the same model to compare, but couldn’t find one)
Difficult to say without
Difficult to say without knowing which bike or a picture of it.
went for the 55L as I needed something that could fit a large boardgame into it (it can fit two easily) …
You know that the boards for most boardgames fold in half? 😉
(Or are you intending to carry a goban with you?)
It was a KickStarter one that got delivered to work – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253344/cthulhu-death-may-die
Still waiting for FrostHaven – that’s a big box too.
If my copy of Street Fighter ever shows up I’m probably going to need a cargo bike to transport it.
I haven’t backed that, but it sure looks to be taking a long time. That’s one advantage of Lovecraftian based games – no copyrights to worry about. (The downside is you end up with lots of games and not enough time to play them all)
Location sharing in Google
Location sharing in Google Maps seems to work the best on my phone, so I’m going to use that for a bit. I don’t know if Google have better code for keeping it polling in the background, but it doesn’t stop working like Glympse or Wahoo (so far).
went for the 55L as I needed something that could fit a large boardgame into it (it can fit two easily) …
You know that the boards for most boardgames fold in half? 😉
(Or are you intending to carry a goban with you?)
It was a KickStarter one that got delivered to work – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253344/cthulhu-death-may-die
Still waiting for FrostHaven – that’s a big box too.
I’ve gone through a few
I’ve gone through a few backpacks in my time and none of them are breathable enough to stop a sweaty back. I’ve tried “airflow” ones that have an open mesh against your back and space for air to go between that and the bag, but if you’re cycling hard, just having your clothes pushed against your back will cause sweating.
I can recommend the ProViz ones though they’re not especially waterproof.
My current choice is a huge Earth-Pak one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Earth-Pak-Waterproof-Backpack-Front-Zippered/dp/B07BDQG6MG
I went for the 55L as I needed something that could fit a large boardgame into it (it can fit two easily) and as the top rolls down, it’s not too big for ordinary use. I daresay that the 55L might be too big in terms of blocking your line of sight though I don’t find it a problem, personally. The big advantage of them is the cheapness and complete waterproofness. No laptop sleeve though.
We tried Glympse this morning
We tried Glympse this morning but it seemed to have shown me stopped at a KFC/McDonald’s roundabout, so I’ll try Google Maps this afternoon.
I think that’ll probably be
I think that’ll probably be the best solution in the end as we both use Google Maps. I’ll give Glympse a try out first as we’ve already installed that and set it up.
My wife tells memonthly weeklydaily no one else would put up with me.She must be some kind of saint
Tinder, Plenty of Fish, GrindrI’ve spent way too long explaining the pros/cons of PPE to my current wife – I don’t think I could go through all that again.