tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post695870538197163082..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: A tale of excess, by WiggiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-13011174719578321332020-09-21T07:52:05.175+01:002020-09-21T07:52:05.175+01:00I've been considering a post like this for som...I've been considering a post like this for some time, so many thanks for reminding an ageing Scrobs!<br /><br />Just recently, the brakes on my bike (electric - I am 73 and hills are much steeper these days), began to slow me down less, if you see what I mean, and |I needed to take them apart and fit new blocks to the rear wheel. But the front wheel has a disc brake, and this was all new territory!<br /><br />And this is where your post kicks in, as I was the proud owner of lots of Meccano as a lad, having been given a set when I was about nine. I spent all my pocket money and holiday money earned in hop-picking, on new gears etc, and was always in my element!<br /><br />Using the recall of how one made up gears, cams etc., the brake came apart as easy as anything, and it did in fact need a quick glance at YouTube for some guidance, but I'd found most of that anyway.<br /><br />So all those years of making cranes, motorised windmills etc., eventually saved me a squillion splonders at the bike shop, and she runs as sweet as a nut now!<br /><br />My girls gave me a set of Meccano for my sixtieth birthday...<br /><br />...I must get it out again, and makes something...Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-23986640506903462332020-09-21T00:00:16.001+01:002020-09-21T00:00:16.001+01:00Now, the toy stores are failing, largely because w...Now, the toy stores are failing, largely because what most kids want is electronic and ethereal.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.com