I have decided the Tom Waits song is right for today’s title. Perhaps it should be broken chain because today I went riding with two pals and one of them ended up breaking his chain when he got a gear change wrong. Having experienced that before with our David memorably when we cycling from Exeter to Frampton I always carry a spare link. My pals were suitably impressed and we were able to continue our delightful ride.

I have mixed feelings about football starting again next week. part of me looking forward to it but empty stadiums will be bizarre. As I am a season ticket holder I will be able to watch all of the last nine games online. Fingers crossed there will no gremlins in the internet.

Yesterday’s answers all about the Beatles

a) Their last performance was on the roof top of their Savile Row HQ in Jan 69 and their last concert with an audience was in San Francisco in August 66    b) The first satellite broadcast was in June 67 and they sang “All You Need is Love   c) Pete Best was the drummer before Ringo  d) 13 albums made    e) Paul famously had no shoes on!

Today’s Quiz on drink

a) From what is the Japanese drink Saki made from?   b) What name is given to a bottle of champagne equivalent to eight ordinary bottles?   c)  Which spirit’s name derives from a Dutch word meaning “burnt wine?   d) How many cups of tea are drunk in Britain daily (will give you five million either side)?  e) Along which river is most of France’s Sauvignon Blanc cultivated?