CitroJim's AX, C3 Picasso, Cycling and Running Tales

Hell Razor5543 · Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 09 Apr 2020, 14:52

It is GREAT that you are back, Jim. Seeing you on here helps to make me feel the World, in part, is right again (especially in this time of crisis).

When you start cooking again could you please, if you have the time, copy a few of your recipes onto this thread I started? I have tasted some of your cooking, and it would be nice to try and replicate it (although, with my culinary skills, I am not sure how good my attempts will be!). Anything that is feel good cooking would be appreciated.

https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... hp?t=64888

Unread post by **Michel** » 09 Apr 2020, 16:04

CitroJim wrote: 09 Apr 2020, 12:34 Be afraid, very afraid... I may be back on the forum

About bloody time!

Glad to hear your're not dead, old bean!

best wishes..

Unread post by **Zelandeth** » 09 Apr 2020, 19:07

Glad to hear from you as always Jim, keep your chin up and have faith in yourself. Recovery from injuries like that takes an age and it will feel like you're going nowhere at times. You'll get there in the end though.

Aside from anything else you're too stubborn not to!

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 10 Apr 2020, 08:47

bobins wrote: 09 Apr 2020, 13:34 Can you do Mont Ventoux on Zwift ? If so, I'd suggest sticking the back end of the turbo trainer in a vat of treacle for the full effect

Not found Ventoux on Zwift yet but like all good computer games you have to work at unlocking features of it!!! For now I'm enjoying my virtual rides around London... Riding across Tower bridge is great and I've also ridden past Buck House too! Something I'd never do in real life although I have ran over Tower Bridge and ran past Buck House during the Vitality Big Half last year...

Hell Razor5543 wrote: 09 Apr 2020, 14:52 When you start cooking again could you please, if you have the time, copy a few of your recipes onto this thread I started? I have tasted some of your cooking, and it would be nice to try and replicate it (although, with my culinary skills, I am not sure how good my attempts will be!). Anything that is feel good cooking would be appreciated.

James, as long as you are happy with full vegan stuff I'll be happy to. I'll kick off with my vegan cheese scones

Michel wrote: 09 Apr 2020, 16:04
Glad to hear your're not dead, old bean!

It was a close-run thing Mike!!!

Not quite running yet but delighted to have done 10K this morning. A very good walk on Good Friday

: Strava

I'll be going for a ride around London later this morning... Yesterday I worked hard to improve my virtual cycling pain cave and set up a TV with Chromecast Screen Mirroring from my phone so Zwift appears on a big screen...

: Own Work

Look very closely at what's on the door

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 11 Apr 2020, 07:45

A most gorgeous sunrise during my government approved Covid-19 daily exercise this morning...

: Own Work

This acted as my substitute parkrun as all proper parkruns are currently suspended until further notice

I'm missing my weekly parkruns terribly and can't wait for them to start up again but sadly, that's a long way off yet.

: Via Strava

Yesterday I took a ride around Yorkshire... Gosh, it's hilly there!!!

: Zwift

That was hard work but in fairness I did ride the 2019 UCI World Championship course so it was never going to be easy... Good fun though

Unread post by **mickthemaverick** » 11 Apr 2020, 07:51

That looks gorgeous Jim, glad to see you are already fit enough to have a run out. Perhaps you could put one of those pics onto the Misty Mornings thread which has been a bit bereft since lockdown?

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 11 Apr 2020, 07:54

mickthemaverick wrote: 11 Apr 2020, 07:51 Perhaps you could put one of those pics onto the Misty Mornings thread which has been a bit bereft since lockdown?

I will be happy to Mick but this morning was not misty at all

I did wonder if there may be a more appropriate place for those sort of pictures so thanks for letting me know

I'll see if I can get some misty ones in the coming days as that river is often swathed in mist...

Unread post by **mickthemaverick** » 11 Apr 2020, 07:58

Great!

There's nothing like a bit of swathing to set you up for the day

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 11 Apr 2020, 10:33

Lovely sunrise. I don't seem many of those Jim, not up early enough. We get some lovely sunsets though - I'm, usually up by then.

Peter

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 11 Apr 2020, 17:07

Peter.N. wrote: 11 Apr 2020, 10:33 Lovely sunrise. I don't seem many of those Jim, not up early enough. We get some lovely sunsets though - I'm, usually up by then.

I'm just the opposite Peter.... I never see a sunset!!! I'm never up that late!!!

Something very different today and right up your street too Peter...

My Leak FM tuner has had an intermittent fault in the power supply for ages... It would switch on OK, run for a bit and then die. A gentle tap anywhere on the case would make it spring back to life...

: Own work

Investigations led to the discovery that gently touching one of the big blue main smoothing electrolytics would 'fix' the problem for a while...

: Own work

So today, I finally got round to replacing them...

: Own work

The problem remained...

I think I have now finally found it... And it looks like a manufacturing fault from 45 years ago.

The series regulator transistor - the one with a crinkly heat-sink around it - was very poorly fitted with leads barely long enough to have decent soldered joints made to the circuit board. I desoldered it, removed it and found these very short leads were quite tarnished and not amenable to being soldered.

I cleaned up the leads, straightened them to make them as long s possible, refitted and touch-wood, all now seems good.

I'll leave it upside down and uncased for a few days to see if it really is now fixed!

One thing I did discover is just how bad my eyesight has got. Oddly, at my last eye test a few months ago all was good but I've noticed a deterioration since the accident even before I called on them to do some demanding electronics. A visit to the opticians will be on the list of things to do once the lockdown is lifted...

Also, doing delicate work with ongoing nerve damage (again, from the accident) in the fingers of my left hand is not easy either.

Thank goodness my right hand is OK!

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 11 Apr 2020, 17:28

CitroJim wrote: 11 Apr 2020, 17:07Thank goodness my right hand is OK!

Oo-err missus!

Unread post by **bobins** » 11 Apr 2020, 18:35

Are they giving out medals for running 20 metres now ? Even I'm in with a chance of winning something

: 20 metre medal - Jim's work

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 11 Apr 2020, 18:57

Nice neat job Jim. Potted electronics are a pain to work on but nothing ever moves and breaks.

Heard on 2m last night ' at least metrication has some benefits, I would feel a idiot calling CQ CQ 6 foot six'.

Peter

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 12 Apr 2020, 07:58

bobins wrote: 11 Apr 2020, 18:35 Are they giving out medals for running 20 metres now ? Even I'm in with a chance of winning something

Actually, the 'm' stands for a different unit of measurement

: Own Work

Peter.N. wrote: 11 Apr 2020, 18:57 Heard on 2m last night ' at least metrication has some benefits, I would feel a idiot calling CQ CQ 6 foot six'.

Peter, that is so funny! Love it

Stickyfinger · Unread post by **Stickyfinger** » 12 Apr 2020, 09:48

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