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From: Tim on 31 Jul 2010 11:22 On Jul 31, 5:17 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMME...(a)unix-consult.com> wrote: > > totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) writes: > > > > Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > > > >> So none of your bikes have shown up yet? > > > > This is Timo. The boat bringing them has probably sunk. > > > Amazingly enough the boat arrived on time. There's the small issue of > > getting an artic down the dirt road and then have it back into the yard > > in front of the house though. And muggins here has to build a ramp for > > unloading the bikes as the container stays on the trailer. > > I think I'll have the same problem, come our move. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10822259
From: Mark Olson on 31 Jul 2010 11:53 Timo Geusch wrote: > Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> writes: > >> Timo Geusch wrote: >>> totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) writes: >>> >>>> Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So none of your bikes have shown up yet? >>>> This is Timo. The boat bringing them has probably sunk. >>> Amazingly enough the boat arrived on time. There's the small issue of >>> getting an artic down the dirt road and then have it back into the yard >>> in front of the house though. And muggins here has to build a ramp for >>> unloading the bikes as the container stays on the trailer. >> Is the container full? You could hire a box truck with a tommy >> lift & transfer the contents of the container into the box truck >> at a more suitable location. > > It's not full, but I'd rather just unload it here. Especially given that > some 12' ramps (which should just about be long enough) are probably > going to be a lot cheaper build than renting a box truck 50 miles > away... > > Although I must admit that this is currently plan B if the trip to the > local lumber yard isn't going to yield useful materials. I know you're trying your best to fit in as an honorary westerner but unless you've got plans to reuse the lumber it's a mug's game trying to build your own set of decent ramps. Avoiding the hassle of getting the artic near your house is worth something too. This post brought to you by 2x 5mg diazepan, two Vicodin and a generous swig of the cheapest canadian whiskey I could kay honds n. <happy glow? I love you Timo and I love everyone... except Sir Tony.
From: SIRPip on 31 Jul 2010 13:37 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unix-consult.com> wrote: > > Amazingly enough the boat arrived on time. There's the small issue > > of getting an artic down the dirt road and then have it back into > > the yard in front of the house though. And muggins here has to > > build a ramp for unloading the bikes as the container stays on the > > trailer. > > I think I'll have the same problem, come our move. Easy. You're doing a self-build, right? Build a loading dock with a ramp down to ground level. You never know how many times that might come in useful. -- SIRPip : B12
From: Adrian on 31 Jul 2010 13:38 "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> > Amazingly enough the boat arrived on time. There's the small issue of >> > getting an artic down the dirt road and then have it back into the >> > yard in front of the house though. And muggins here has to build a >> > ramp for unloading the bikes as the container stays on the trailer. >> I think I'll have the same problem, come our move. > Easy. You're doing a self-build, right? Build a loading dock with a > ramp down to ground level. You never know how many times that might > come in useful. You could even disguise it as a balcony...
From: Lady Nina on 31 Jul 2010 14:44
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:28:16 +0000 (UTC), TD <topper.doggle(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I've come up with a couple of itineraries for London -> Brindisi using Google >Maps. The first has 300-ish mile-days, the second has 450-ish mile-days. Do you just want to get there or do you want the trip itself to be a holiday? Personally I'd go for the 300 mile days with the majority knocked off in the morning when it is cool and a short stop every 100 miles. We're setting off for 3 weeks tomorrow and the longest day is the midlands - chunnel - Brugge, where we've booked an Ibis/etap type place. >Next - booking accomodation. I want to book as little as possible, as >naturally it would be nice to have some flexibility - ride more or less on a >given day etc. But is this a wise move? Hope so because we haven't, though we're taking the tent and will camp at Pipiteno on the way back, the rest of the trip will be a mixture of hotel/camp site depending on where we are. >[1] Yes, I know you all have the dogs' nuts sat-nav, but it's one trip then >that's pretty much it, so fifty quid-ish looks like good value. I've got a sat nav but we're just taking a couple of maps and for Czech/Slovenia/Croatia bit we don't have a big map at all. -- Lady Nina |