December 2014 in the Life of Ben (Blog)
2nd Servicing for Secteur (14th December 2014)
Everything feels amazing again! Many thanks to Hadron Cycles servicing. My local bicycle shop have done another tremendous job just like last year.
Have received a few disappointing stories from friends about the major chain stores recently which helped push me towards getting it done by people I trust.
Family Xmas in Fleet (7th December 2014)
(More to follow.)
Prepare
- Pack
- Call
- Santander 12noon
- Picked up
- Gift and card given to Fiona
Lumia 800
Mix and match with Lumia 820 bits (both boxes in plain box, in big box)
PS3
- Wrap up in small suitcase?
- Don't take keyboard
- Call Zoe about spare display cable
- Where is the box?
- PS3 with 1 game inside
- GTA5 case with 1 other game inside
Outward
- Cards for family
- Presents for family
- Lumia 800
- Old clothes
Events
- Race of Champions (recorded)
- Monaco Historic (recorded)
- Dr Who
- Gammon
- Xmas Dinner
- Xmas leftovers
Return
- Cards for me and Fiona
- Presents for me and Fiona
- PS3 with 1 game inside
- GTA5 case with 1 other game inside
Presents
- Chocolate money (1 for Fiona)
- £200
- 3× Toblerone
- Foxes biscuit tin
- Victoria double cardboard box
- 2× dark chocolate orange
- 3× Brut
Spin Xmas (7th December 2014)
A rather modest setup in East London but still had 50 stalls! In some ways more appealing for the more modest venue and independent retailers.
Lost my Cycle Computer (1st December 2014)
There goes another Cateye Strada Wireless cycle computer, rattled out of the 1 year old bracket. Walked back to work beside Euston Road. No sign of it. Would be squashed by now, anyway. At least I have closure from knowing it’s beyond hope.
Carried my sad stroll all the way back to the company car park. There it was! On the ramp to get up to street level. I had walked it up today, my hand around the stem, must’ve knocked it out without hearing.
It was completely fine, not squashed and not even a little bit stolen! Made for a long commute but has made my day – I didn’t give up, neither in terms of searching nor in my hope against hope for the honesty of strangers.
This calls for a celebration. Cyber Monday, maybe I can buy the next model up! (Not really.)