Author Archives: Ponder
HD Failure
About time I got around to writing about this. Dateline: Wednesday 22nd of November I get home from skittles to find error messages all over the place on my Linux machine and the secondary HD remounted as read only. This … Continue reading
Trauma Clinic – Take 2
Appointment time was 10.50, arrived at 10.30, called at 12.40, seen at 13.00. The consultant examined me and instructed me on some light, low physiotherapy I have to do three times a day (pendulum like actions) and that was it. … Continue reading
Trauma Clinic
I had an appointment today at the trauma clinic. Appointment was for 10.50, I was eventually seen at 12.40. From then it was pretty (or not) quick. A nurse pull up my x-ray then a doctor assessed me, prescribed some … Continue reading
Accident – Update #2
Day 4 after the accident and it hurts just to move. Ibuprofen are crippling my stomach so I have to stop taking them, leaving my with co-codamol which is making me constantly lethargic. Pain in my foot had come out … Continue reading
Accident – Update #1
Some photographs: Damage done to the bike. Damage done to the pedal. I think I must have lifted my legs or I surely wouldn’t be walking now! Side view of the damage to the front wheel. Front view of the … Continue reading
Accident
Just a quick on-the-move post to let you all know I’ve broken my shoulder after being knocked off my bike by an idiot in a silver Citroen pulling out of a side street 🙁 I’m ok in myself, just a … Continue reading
Bye bye fishy
One of the two fish died yesterday 🙁 Almost 8 years old they are too! Let’s hope the other isn’t going to follow close behind.
City of Lights – Reprise
The two new sets of lights in the City Centre are now active, and guess what? Yes, I was caught by one of them on my way to work this morning (in which time no traffic emerged from the “green” … Continue reading
Anniversary
No, not wedding or anything as exciting as that but it’s a year ago today my cycle computer was fitted to my old, second-hand racer. This was transferred over to my mountan bike at Christmas and between them I’ve run … Continue reading
November the 5th
Is it just me or does this date start earlier and last longer every bleeding year? There have been bangs and crackles going off all evening! I reckon it’s time to ban the sale of these bloody fireworks to the … Continue reading