🏏 A decent early morning read in The Times: The ECB's High Performance Review is Dead. Long Live County Cricket? We'll see. But it's a definite step in the right direction with the Counties looking set to reject the pieces of eight on offer. All we need to do now is to work together to dismantle the silly Hundred.#
I spent a little time pre-loading up eBay snipes for various items that were ending throughout the day. I can be a cheeky f-er at times. If you don't ask then you don't get.#
🚴 Out went the shout of To Ipswich! Oh the glamour. The main reason was to return to the bicycle shop to try and solve the mystery of the clicking noise coming from my chain on the Raleigh electric. We decided to let the train take the strain, rather than the dodgy bicycle chain. We cut it a little too close for comfort. Hurrah for train station lifts when you're lugging a 28kg bicycle between platforms.#
🎵 We dropped off the Raleigh, and then headed off for a morning of exploration. On my radar was a Record Fair. It was round the back of a particularly nasty piss alley, along from the local Conservative Association. We sounded about right.#
I f-ed up with the timing. The Record Fair is taking place tomorrow. Doh! I wasn't defeated though. I pressed on with an Ipswich charity shop trawl. There were slim pickings. I picked up a Bo Didley Best Of, plus a Fairport Convention compilation, both at £1.99. The damage would have been considerably higher if the Tory Piss Alley Record Fair was running.#
We returned to the bicycle shop. There was confusion in what might be causing the clicking sound. The rather nice mechanics couldn't even hear the clicking after a few test rides. It's there, fellas, it's there. #
The most logical explanation was a tight chain. They loosened it slightly which did seem to make a difference. I need to road test the Raleigh electric on a hefty ride to make sure. The one bonus coming out of the bicycle shop trip was snaffling a pair of cleated MTB trainers, knocked down to a ridiculous £10 price tag. Chapeau!#
🏊♂️ I was too tired to cycle back to base. And so we boarded the train again. Waiting for me back home was a package from @OneEyeGrey back in S Ldn. He's played a blinder by producing some sew on Lido patches. These should look ACE on my Caradice Brompton cycling bag.#
📮 The Postman Delivers: Pink Floyd's The Wall and The Stones' Let It Bleed. Bleak, Jase. Bleak.#
🍅 A little more optimistic was the Estuary Wilds crazy, crazy weather. Tomatoes and raspberries were sourced for the lunchtime menu.#
🏀 And then it was: To the University! Basketball was back on the agenda for late afternoon, early evening. There was an Essex Rebels Halloween double header with the women tipping off first, followed by the the men's Div 1 team.#
The club went for it with the Halloween theme. The Arena was decked out with all things spooky. There was a fancy dress competition for kids and adults. I don't do fancy dress. Ever.#
There was a record crowd to witness the Halloween basketball action. Durham rocked up a little lower in numbers to face off against the women. The away team was short-benched. The result was never in any doubt with the Rebels running out a 75-63 home court win.#
My watched pinged during the break. Some of that eBay sniping has paid off. £1.20 for a KRONK boxing T-shirt? Yes please. I also managed to offload a Nevermind cassette for £20 before the Div 1 men tipped off.#
The men struggled against a strong Nottingham Hoods team. The Rebels had possession but were weak under the basket. Nottingham left the court with a 78-63 victory. There was also a little bad blood between some of the away players and the Rebels' MC.#
A busy day.#
🏏 A decent early morning read in The Times: The ECB's High Performance Review is Dead. Long Live County Cricket? We'll see. But it's a definite step in the right direction with the Counties looking set to reject the pieces of eight on offer. All we need to do now is to work together to dismantle the silly Hundred.#
I spent a little time pre-loading up eBay snipes for various items that were ending throughout the day. I can be a cheeky f-er at times. If you don't ask then you don't get.#
🚴 Out went the shout of To Ipswich! Oh the glamour. The main reason was to return to the bicycle shop to try and solve the mystery of the clicking noise coming from my chain on the Raleigh electric. We decided to let the train take the strain, rather than the dodgy bicycle chain. We cut it a little too close for comfort. Hurrah for train station lifts when you're lugging a 28kg bicycle between platforms.#
🎵 We dropped off the Raleigh, and then headed off for a morning of exploration. On my radar was a Record Fair. It was round the back of a particularly nasty piss alley, along from the local Conservative Association. We sounded about right.#
I f-ed up with the timing. The Record Fair is taking place tomorrow. Doh! I wasn't defeated though. I pressed on with an Ipswich charity shop trawl. There were slim pickings. I picked up a Bo Didley Best Of, plus a Fairport Convention compilation, both at £1.99. The damage would have been considerably higher if the Tory Piss Alley Record Fair was running.#
We returned to the bicycle shop. There was confusion in what might be causing the clicking sound. The rather nice mechanics couldn't even hear the clicking after a few test rides. It's there, fellas, it's there. #
The most logical explanation was a tight chain. They loosened it slightly which did seem to make a difference. I need to road test the Raleigh electric on a hefty ride to make sure. The one bonus coming out of the bicycle shop trip was snaffling a pair of cleated MTB trainers, knocked down to a ridiculous £10 price tag. Chapeau!#
🏊♂️ I was too tired to cycle back to base. And so we boarded the train again. Waiting for me back home was a package from @OneEyeGrey back in S Ldn. He's played a blinder by producing some sew on Lido patches. These should look ACE on my Caradice Brompton cycling bag.#
📮 The Postman Delivers: Pink Floyd's The Wall and The Stones' Let It Bleed. Bleak, Jase. Bleak.#
🍅 A little more optimistic was the Estuary Wilds crazy, crazy weather. Tomatoes and raspberries were sourced for the lunchtime menu.#
🏀 And then it was: To the University! Basketball was back on the agenda for late afternoon, early evening. There was an Essex Rebels Halloween double header with the women tipping off first, followed by the the men's Div 1 team.#
The club went for it with the Halloween theme. The Arena was decked out with all things spooky. There was a fancy dress competition for kids and adults. I don't do fancy dress. Ever.#
There was a record crowd to witness the Halloween basketball action. Durham rocked up a little lower in numbers to face off against the women. The away team was short-benched. The result was never in any doubt with the Rebels running out a 75-63 home court win.#
My watched pinged during the break. Some of that eBay sniping has paid off. £1.20 for a KRONK boxing T-shirt? Yes please. I also managed to offload a Nevermind cassette for £20 before the Div 1 men tipped off.#
The men struggled against a strong Nottingham Hoods team. The Rebels had possession but were weak under the basket. Nottingham left the court with a 78-63 victory. There was also a little bad blood between some of the away players and the Rebels' MC.#
A busy day.#
