A Quick post from the definately not an iPad

Okay, I started this post a few days ago on the laptop. I know it goes on to talk about the chaise longue, but a but in the implementation of the textbox editor on the very decidedly not an iPad (I’m tempted to call it nanolax) means I can’t edit the text at the bottom of the page. Or indeed see it. The idea of doing multiple windows to copy / paste / link to photos is just laughable! But I plan to carry on regardless! I might fire up opera in a sec and see if that’s better.

Anyhow, the new plasterer turned up today, he seems very nice, he’s quick too. Removed the rotten board and replaced the whole bay’s plasterboard then reskimmed the whole room in one day. To those who missed the developments with our old plasterer he decided to go to Manchester rather than plaster our upstairs and we had to find a replacement plasterer super quick. LUckily he seems good.

I’ve moved the gate and spent a delightful afternoon fittig a lock to it (in the rain) so you can now get in and out with a key (from the outside as well as the insid, whichis nice). Hopefully the bike should arrive tomorrow… hence the need for rear access that didn’t require walking through the house to unlock it!

So, I was slightly inaccurate in my last post. I’ve bought a 27 year old bike to replace my 22 year old one. Astonishingly, it’s not an MZ. Not that I don’t love my MZ, but I kinda want something that’s not a project, or at least, only a small project at the moment.

And I’m sick of losing 3rd gear. I could get another ‘zed, but really? I think it’s time to try a different biking experience. And so, I’ve finally picked up a Kawasaki. It’s a D reg GT550 – in blue – so it’s in keeping with the rest of the fleet. Apparently it was a good runner, then wasn’t being used so was just being started and allowed to warm up regularly, and then the battery died… and it’s sat for about a year.

I’m essentially hoping that a quick service, a clean of the carbs and it’ll be good to go.

Here it is in all it’s ebay glory:

This sadly means that the ‘zed has to go. Much loved though it is, it’s also provided much difficulty. I need to sort out some photos and stick it up on e-bay. Although I’ll probably offer it on the owner’s club first.

I am, however, deeply looking forward to the arrival of the blue, as yet unnamed, GT 550. I’ve sat on one before, and that’s it. I’ve riden a four-stroke bike around a carpark and it was a wholly different experience to the all-or-nothing ‘zed. Mostly, though, I’m looking forward to third gear.

We’ve also had a freecycle success. I have wanted a chaise – for quite a while. It’s a ridiculously frivolous item and given the state of our finances on this project one I couldn’t quite deliver. Not least because we, well, had only seen one that I wanted.