biking update, now with added walking

You have walked 186 miles.
You have passed The eastern edge of Chetwood Forest.
It is 10 miles to the next landmark.
You have 272 miles to reach Rivendell.

The next day they began to steer a steady course eastwards; and still all was quiet and peaceful. On the third day out from Bree they came out of the Chetwood. The land had been falling steadily, ever since they turned aside from the Road, and they now entered a wide flat expanse of country, much more difficult to manage. They were far beyond the borders of the Bree-land, out in the pathless wilderness, and drawing near to the Midge-water Marshes.

http://www.barrowdowns.com/walktorivendell.php

Repair Dyke Strikes Again

So, in a fit of butchness, I decide to repair the toilet.

We have 2 bathrooms. One had been out of commission for...much too long.
We bought the gear to fix it and I was all set, except for a deplorable lack of pliers.

So, today, I bring my pliers home from work. And I'm working away at the nut under the toilet.

Now this bathroom is where the litter box is and I have a candle lit for noxious cat emissions. A different sort of noxiousness permeates and I see the NEW nut is on fire.

I get it extinguished, with a second degree burn to my left thumb. And call it a night.

Repair Dyke is off to bed and will finish destroying the bathroom tomorrow.