bangernomics Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Sounds like a downmarket starsky and hutch.Or a Ron Jeremy version. DeeJay and drivewaymyway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosfandango Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Dude, well done so far and happy new year. As mentioned earlier, please take care of yourself - it's good to hear that you are watching your mental health - the 'cycling in the wrong direction' is certainly a tap on the back as it were.. Great shots and great writing. Thoroughly enjoyable thread. Like most on here, I'm looking forward to hearing that you get closer to the coast on the west and enjoy some finer weather. Carry on. CFD bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On the topic of locks, a combination lock is a very, very bad idea as anything more than secondary protection as they're just too easy to pick (I say that, there's not much to it, and no tools really needed), or cut through. They're often as cheap, or cheaper than D-lock cables and only really do as much good. Both used in absence of anything else cause a stolen bike. IMO a Kryptonite will more than pay for itself, the cheapest one you can find where the straight side of the D is orange coloured is all you need (New Yorks and the Fahgedaboudit are slight overkill but very tough), or a Hiplok is another good idea. Hiploks are heavy fuckers (they're thick chains), but as the name suggests can be worn around the hips. After a while you don't realise they're there. chodweaver and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I had a spell when I worked at Hogwarts. BILLEH!! Give DeeJay his profile back immediately! DeeJay, Cavcraft and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Farmers biatch Nice one Alex bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I cycled in this morning into work, while wearing thermally lined cycling gear and several layers. It was -2C outside. Despite cycling hard to keep warm, after my 15 minute commute was up I was proper cold. I certainly couldn't be doing what you are doing in this weather. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Do you use Poste Restante or have a future Postal Adddress in case I can persuade a group of people to fund a Feb 2019 to Jan 2020 essential travel document for you with delivery in France? If you wish to collect your post from the post office you can do so using a service called Poste Restante.The sender merely needs to write your name on the envelope, followed by the words Poste Restante and the name and postal code of the commune.If there is more than one post office in the locality, then the name of the post office from which you wish to recover the post should be stated.The cost is €0.95 for letters and €0.48 for newspapers and journals. For parcels it is €4. bangernomics, Bucketeer, Jerzy Woking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 If Alex is still planning on visiting me in France then stuff can be sent there. I should arrive Wednesday and can keep anything until his arrival richardmorris and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Or a Ron Jeremy version.Had to google him and wish I hadn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I cycled in this morning into work, while wearing thermally lined cycling gear and several layers. It was -2C outside. Despite cycling hard to keep warm, after my 15 minute commute was up I was proper cold.I certainly couldn't be doing what you are doing in this weather. Stay safe.My limit is -3. Despite Merino wool base, top, gloves, face and neck buff, a hat gloves and a coat my fingers and toes get numb and my water bottle freezes. I have just put the studded ice tyres in the bike too, but now I’m ill- I hate Christmas as I always pick up something nasty from family. Eavb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Had to google him and wish I hadn’t Great autobiography I read on hols in sept. Also this is in the cabinet at home. Interesting guy apart from the porn career. richardmorris and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 In answer to a couple of previous questions:-Distance-wise I would guess I've only done maybe 600-800kms so far. Probably less as the crow flies but maybe more as the bike wobbles and weaves and detours all over the place.I'm sure I've burnt a lot of calories but I haven't checked my weight. TBH I haven't weighed myself in twenty years so I wouldn't really know if I'd lost loads or not anyway. I do know that my thighs are getting bigger.The cycling in the cold has been okay/manageable I guess. If it is above 3 or 4°C then I warm up pretty quickly while riding but below that and not so much. Down in the depths of zero or below I can get uncold enough to be just about bearable but no matter how much/how hard I ride I never get warm. This is wearing three pairs of socks, lycra leggings and shorts, a vest, a cycling top, a hooded jumper, a fleece jacket, a padded overjacket, a snood, a hat, and mittens. I think it probably helps that I'm dragging a lot of weight about on the bike and in the trailer. I think this gets me a little warmer than you guys cycling to work in similar conditions. It does often feel like I'm riding an exercise bike on the highest resistance setting. I had a ride the other day with no trailer and no weight on the bike and the difference was staggering. Anyway, a little update is due.I'm still at the guesthouse helping out, although according to Jürgen the owner it's not a guesthouse or a hotel or a hostel, but a private house. Maybe this is for tax reasons or summat, I don't know. It is a lovely building. Jurgen is in his mid seventies and is like an amalgamation of many AS members. This is his car. He is currently building a boat (4m X 2m) that he wants to take to Paris some day. He built a boat many years ago that he took all over Europe. He has a pretty cool little caravan. Inside the house is an interesting and sometimes frightening array of items. I'm sure I've caught these winking at me as I pass them. Importantly, there is fire. He has a house and family in Thailand. We have many interesting discussions (in broken English and German) about his time there and his many other travels and adventures, often over a bottle of local paint stripper. It is nice (if odd) here, but I really need to move on. I'm just finding it hard to actually move. The days are flying by so quickly and he talks of jobs I can do around the place this week, next week, next month. I don't want to seem ungrateful and just hightail it out of here, but the weather isn't going to get any warmer for a long while yet and I feel like I'm wasting away a bit and stuck here. Anyway enough of my internal drivel, have another tractor. privatewire, egg, Broadsword and 32 others 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Sounds like the arrangement is suiting you both for the moment. You've got warmth and food and an interesting roof over your head and he's probably pleased to have some company for this part of the year. Why not see if you can stay until say mid-February when Spring will be on its way and you'll have lighter days and better temperatures for riding? That gives the opportunity for him to find you some meaningful jobs to be done around the place and you won't have to worry about moving on in the depths of cold. Who knows - this could turn into a long term friendship and you might find yourself visiting back there on a regular basis. His boats look jolly interesting, too! bangernomics, binhoker668, chaseracer and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I do know that my thighs are getting bigger. I'm sure I've caught these winking at me as I pass them. They're looking at your thighs. purplebargeken, The Moog, Pillock and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 They're looking at your thighs. Jurgen's looking at his thighs... Cavcraft, mat_the_cat, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrose78 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Great thread and journey Bucketeer! Do keep heading South and West towards the warmer conditions. Gute Reise! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Bucketeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Jurgen's looking at his thighs... You obviously haven't seen Bucketeer in Speedos .... It's quite a sight. Apparently clothes slow you down so he has to do all of his Autotests in his red Speedos and a pair of goggles. NorthernMonkey, Cavcraft and Pillock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 You obviously haven't seen Bucketeer in Speedos .... It's quite a sight. Apparently clothes slow you down so he has to do all of his Autotests in his diesel PT.FTFY LightBulbFun, Ghosty, bangernomics and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 You obviously haven't seen Bucketeer in Speedos .... It's quite a sight. Apparently clothes slow you down so he has to do all of his Autotests in his red Speedos and a pair of goggles. Not necessarily in the expected arrangement... The Moog, DeeJay and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Autotests in his diesel PTThe thought had already crossed my mind. loserone and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Enough with all your fantasies, how is the cycling and German non-hostel situation? chaseracer and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Another thought... as where you are is in prime wine-making territory, perhaps Jurgen has some local contacts for seasonal vineyard jobs there, which might make a nice autumn excursion for you in due course? Also, anything you can pick up while you are there to get a working knowledge of the care and management of vineyards through the seasons would set you up for similar work in the French and Spanish wine regions when you do travel down that way... perhaps learning something new and potentially useful would make spending further time in situ feel more constructive and valuable? Kringle, Bucketeer, mrbenn and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Seriously you couldn't beat njgleeds in an mx5 I am not sure you could in a diesel PT. Although is that the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Jurgens caravan is a little cracker. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Right, it's all change. There are currently no bookings at the guesthouse for the rest of winter so Jurgen is shutting up for a couple of months and going to stay with a friend.I suppose this is the kick I needed to get moving again. I just wish it wasn't forecast to be rain and snow (and cold obvs) for the next week. Split_Pin, Shirley Knott, Jerzy Woking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hope it stays dry during riding time. If you get too wet and cold during the next week, I, like many others, will be only too glad to chip in so that you can have a couple of nights drying out and staying warm-its a most entertaining thread and so far out of my own comfort zone! Kringle, Carlosfandango, Rocket88 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Wot he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Emmmmmmmmmmmm The weather in Portugal promises blue skies, warm oceans, and plenty of sunshine, even in the winter. This European holiday destination offers long sunny days, minimal chance of rain, and a cooling breeze by the coast, where you’ll find it’s nice and mild even in the winter. Portugal’s location between Spain and the North Atlantic Ocean means it never gets too cold. The Mediterranean weather in the south means the popular Algarve region sees consistently warm and sunny days. The western region of Portugal can see cooler weather due to the Atlantic winds.The weather in Portugal is still nice in the winter, with average daily temperatures of around 15°C. It can get a little wet in the month of January, but rainfall is usually light. Winter nights can also get chilly, so bring some extra layers for those romantic evening strolls. The temperature starts to rise in April as summer approaches, with an average high of 20°C in the capital city of Lisbon. You can expect at least ten hours of daily sunshine during a typical spring day in Portugal. Summer’s when Portugal weather is at its peak and the beaches are really bustling, with thousands of beach lovers flocking to the beautiful coastal area of Algarve. With an average temperature of 28°C, visitors are kept cool with an incoming breeze from surrounding regions. UV levels are high, so don’t forget your sun cream. Luckily, humidity levels are low throughout the country. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nazar%C3%A9,+Portugal/Moselle/@44.3061099,-5.6587427,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0xd18a8f174fa80db:0x400ebbde4903620!2m2!1d-9.069362!2d39.5995271!1m5!1m1!1s0x47be2bfd56228557:0xe725c884d984bf32!2m2!1d6.7399173!2d49.1169679 some bloke onna bike wid a trailer vid Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Safe pedalling. Stay away from Austria. They seem to have many feet of snow there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 ^^^^ Crikey, I hope that's not headed this way. I'm setting off the day after tomorrow (Wednesday). It looks positively tropical. Cavcraft and Dirk Diggler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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