CycleChat investigates - return to normality...whatever that may be.

[Beebo]

My 8 year old son just wants to go to school.
He’s been off for 2 and half months and has another 3 months ahead.
It’s just not fair to keep young people isolated like this.
I doubt I will join in the mad rush anywhere. But at some point in August it would be nice to get away somewhere for a couple of nights just to change the scene.

 

[Dave7]

I put dogging. I tried to put hair cut as well but you poll wont allow multiple choices. Difficult decision

 

[johnblack]

Pub then holiday, got one booked for the 11th August, so live in hope that we'll still go.

 

[Archie_tect]

New tandem.

 

[fossyant]

I do need a tip run. Got a chopped up bed, mattress and two broken office chairs to get rid of (daughter's bed needed replacing) - it won't fit in bin bags so can't take it.

 

[Notafettler]

I do need a tip run. Got a chopped up bed, mattress and two broken office chairs to get rid of (daughter's bed needed replacing) - it won't fit in bin bags so can't take it.

Did you try freecycle?. There are people on there who think they can repair anything. I stress before chopping it up.
When you say you can't take it do you mean there is no council tip that will take stuff like that? If not where are you supposed to take it?

 

[Notafettler]

a couple of weeks ago i had a socially distanced meet up with a friend and she asked what i missed most... "Buying a hot pie." I replied. Obviously it was the wrong answer. But my local pie shop is reopening on Wednesday

...and there's going on a nice long bike ride and stopping off at a random country pub for lunch and a mid-ride pint.

Pubs aren't on his list otherwise I would have something to tick.

 

[Notafettler]

Might go to the seaside. As long as it's not inundated with people....so won't be going to the seaside till winter.
Pity

 

[Drago]

My 8 year old son just wants to go to school.
He’s been off for 2 and half months and has another 3 months ahead.
It’s just not fair to keep young people isolated like this.
I doubt I will join in the mad rush anywhere. But at some point in August it would be nice to get away somewhere for a couple of nights just to change the scene.

Mini D is year 4 and doesn't seem likely to go back before the new school year. Shes hyper-bright and needs constant input of information. I've been teaching her everything from English to Orbital mechanics and she just sucks the knowledge up faster than I can recall it. I tell you, even when the kids are well behaved and eager to learn those teachers really earn their money.

 

[Drago]

Sitrep - I looks like our readership will be going for a haircut, and on the way back heading to the tip for a bit of hanky panky with someone elses Wife. The World laid bare under the spotlight of CC.

 

[MontyVeda]

Bike tour. I've always wanted to visit Skye.

I'm going up to Skye later in the year, but have been strongly advised not to take the bike for two reasons... it probably won't fit in the car, and the A67 is a horrible road unless you're one of the mental HGV drivers heading to/from Uig.

 

[fossyant]

Tip run completed. Managed to get rid of cardboard, timber and two broken desk chairs. They won't accept mattresses so that's back in the greenhouse (it's not going in my garage).

 

[pawl]

Tip run completed. Managed to get rid of cardboard, timber and two broken desk chairs. They won't accept mattresses so that's back in the greenhouse (it's not going in my garage).

Quite right to.Garages are for more important things like bikes.😇😇😇

 

[fossyant]

Did you try freecycle?. There are people on there who think they can repair anything. I stress before chopping it up.
When you say you can't take it do you mean there is no council tip that will take stuff like that? If not where are you supposed to take it?

The tip relaxed it's rules on Monday. I've managed to dispose of everything, bar the mattress. The bed had to be 'cut up' to get it out of her small room (don't ask how I got it in, lots of bad language. The new bed is about 10cm shorter, so gave me some 'tool room'.

 

[MontyVeda]

What are people supposed to do with old mattresses?