14.10.2026 31km with a crosswind.

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  Wednesday 14th 49F/9C [8.10] A sunny day but windy again. Peaking at 14C/57F. Westerly wind gusting to 12m/s. Peaking around lunch time. 

 Up at 7.30 after an unusually quiet night. Though with dreams.

 No immediate plans. Other than a walk. 

 I had my morning chat with my minder. Before going for a walk. The wind felt strong at times but very localized. Bright sunshine. A chat with two goats. Work continues on the previously abandoned house on the road. Several cars and people moving around. It had been quiet for a few days.

 11.00 Getting ready for a ride. Both batteries are mid 80% charge. Either battery is plenty for a 30km ride.

 13.00 Returning from my 31km ride. As the wind was westerly I rode directly north and south. Up to the embankment adjoining the new railway bridge. Though it is close to the raised level of the bridge now. There is much going on behind the visible embankment. Where the motorway is closely parallel and also raised. 

 There is also work underway on the nearby industrial estate. Which once felt almost abandoned. Now has new buildings and large takeaways. 

 After that I turned around and headed straight back home again. I didn't bother to shop. It was mostly a crosswind. With a slight and helpful tailwind on the way home. Even pedaling hard in Sport Mode I still couldn't reach 40kph [25mph] downhill.

 Dinner was poached eggs on toast. I broke one lifting it out of the pan. Four minutes was just right for runny yolks.

 

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13.10.2026 Knee-high IQ?

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  Tuesday 13th 46F/8C [8.50] Grey day. Wet evening.  Peaking at 12C. Gusting to 14m/s from the south later. 22C/73F in the room. Heat pump remote set to 18C. Resting on the coffee table.

 Up at 7.30 after a quiet night. No visit today. 

 After my chat with my minder I went for my walk around the drive loop. No micro guard dog today. The weather was overcast and already too windy for comfort. Which put off any thoughts of a ride.  Wind is no fun on a bike. It pushes me sideways when I emerge from the shelter of a roadside hedge. Which greatly increases the risk when a sociopath brushes past too closely. 

Or, perhaps they simply have a knee-high IQ? They really aren't all evil tyrants in supposedly German made cars. Who think their "luxury" car purchase gives them a license to own the road. They may simply be too thick [retarded] to know how much harm their dreadful driving behaviour causes. 

 I notice recently that many of them have moved over to Teslas. Which have suddenly developed a habit of close passing. Can we we expect that full self driving will remember the 1.5m rule? Their current drivers certainly don't. Hence the notion that the brain dead, BMW/Audi brigade have gone full EV. 

 I spent the day semi-comatose on YouTube. Apart from working my way through the laundry at suitable intervals. Then dragging the damp stuff upstairs. To hang on the clothes airers. Well, I need the exercise. What an exciting life I lead!

 No afternoon nap. I was dozing at intervals already. 

 Dinner was fish finger and chips. I washed up while it happened.

 

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12.10.2026 My kingdom for a QR Code.

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   Monday 12th 39F/4C [9.00]  Bright sunshine all day.

  Up at 8.00. Dentist at 9.30. Therapy at 11am.

  12.15 Back from both. The therapy was a harder workout than usual. I always push myself to work hard. To get maximum benefit. If I'm not breathless then I am not trying.

 15.00  After lunch I drove into the village to post a parcel. Having prepaid the postage online. No QR code sent. So they couldn't accept the parcel. I wasted 15 minutes on the phone outside the packet office. Just to get a QR code sent via SMS.

 The Lady of the Manor turned up at 15.30. She stayed, chatting for a couple of hours.

 After which I had a half hour nap. 

 Dinner was cheese on fresh, wholemeal rolls and tomato soup. I didn't want to OD on Cheddar. So only added it to two halves and closed the rolls.

 

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