Lightweight bikes are all very well, but when you have to dress in spandex pants to go out, your options are limited (and mine are more limited than that !). So here's my solution: a proper half-ton-of-steel kind of bike like the one I had in the olden days. Although a bit more modern: you can't get rod-brakes any more and they manage to fit a lot more gears in the hub than my old Sturmey-Archer 3 speed.
There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna go?
I'm gonna fix that rat thats what I'm gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat.
Cold and rainy weather finally delivered an evening of beautiful light by way of compensation.
A cold, rainy and busy couple of months in Melbourne.
The water table is rising; the long drought over.
The wine cellar is now filling with water quite rapidly. I replaced the pump ... We'll see how well it does.
Not enough rain to dampen our spirits though.
Um ... What's the helpdesk number again ?
