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Wednesday 16th 54-66F, calm with thick mist. Complete invisibility beyond 120 yards. Expected to be mostly cloudy today. The mist was still 100 yards for total invisibility of vehicle rear lights as I repeatedly hopped onto the verge to avoid illegally speeding commuters. Only one of those I checked had a rear fog light and that belonged to a smart, black Tesla with a lady driver.
The mist slowly lifted as I reached the lanes and returned. Everything was saturated with dew. Including the cobwebs. Eventually the sun burnt through after pretending to be a Turner painting.
The advertising agencies, masquerading as news outlets, are still teasing with their headlines. "Cure for Jinping Plague" is a favourite. Cue click bait for their cookies and advertising diarrhoea. I really don't get to see much news these days. Because I back click iesthe moment is I see their blatant lies about caring for my privacy and safety. So I have to make do with the cheating headlines. Couldn't they be prosecuted for spreading fake news?
Is this all part of their inclusivity drive? It seems that male, multimillionaire, BBC sports commentators are moving into the stately home, income bracket. As unmarried mothers are jailed for non-payment of their TV "licenses." Nice work if you can get it?
"They have no work? Then let them drive Ferraris!"
Is this new, rich elite actually representative of their press-ganged, viewing customers? Remember the children's street game which these slebs talk over? Custom Lamborghinis and Bentleys in the player's car park. While the supporters struggle to find work at minimum wage. Just to pay for this week's latest strip and season ticket to watch their idols. As they idle on the field after a hard, all nighter "training" session at the "exclusive" footballer's night club.
I had to do some work on the trike today. A mail order company had our parcel delivered to the nearest post office instead of at home. So I went by trike to collect it. Taking all the proper precautions of mask and rubber gloves in the shop. While I was riding along I could hear occasional clonks like the bottom bracket was dry.
After lunch it took a while to remove the metal cartridge cups with the special, toothed tool and large socket wrench. The bottom bracket bearings were in a dreadful state! Rust from the steel R side and aluminium dust from the L side alloy cup. Both captive bearings are separated from the spacer tube.
Eventually both sides were removed and the shell cleaned up. I had a couple of spare BB sealed bearing cartridges, with plastic cups. So I fitted one of those. It should last well given my recent low mileage. Seven miles today. This is becoming a habit!
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