Mundane News

[Reynard]

It's here.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I have had a very interesting webpage conversation with a few people on FB.Here in our part of Leeds the traffic is shocking,Over the last 50 years building houses two shopping centres,schools ,doctor's surgeries has put a strain on everyone, the roads have never been widened..So work has started this week to alter major road junctions ,which will include widening the roads by taking our grassed areas,Putting in crossroads with traffic lights.Now the major roundabout has already undergone it's transformation.They have ripped up a small very small area of trees on it.Well the backlash and along the way cyclists and cycle paths took a bashing.Well i waded in,and we got the same old drivel road tax ,insurance ,red light jumpers, wrong way cycling. You would think cyclists cause all road problems,it's been very interesting seeing posts from drivers.Who by the way never seem to cause problems.

I get the same with some cycling posts on my Facebook page, so if its not posted by a cycling friend or one of the local cycle clubs I ignore it.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I am a bit confuzzled by their location map in "Visit Us".

Drive/cycle into the marina through the A45 entrance, park up if you're driving, then, with your back to the entrance, walk to the rear of the marina and its down there.

 

[Speicher]

Drive/cycle into the marina through the A45 entrance, park up if you're driving, then, with your back to the entrance, walk to the rear of the marina and its down there.

It must be a quirk as a result of living this far west. Their location map was showing as them as in the middle of San Francisco. They have now moved.

 

[tyred]

30 miler today, complete with horrible hail showers, two punctures and a telling off from some septuagenarian, chain-smoking, gravel voiced battle-axe who started telling me off for blocking an 8 foot wide pavement when I stopped and leaned my bike up against a wall while I pumped up my deflating rear tyre in the hope it would stay hard enough to complete the final mile or so back home.

"Bikes shouldn't be on the pavement. You're blocking it!"
I I motioned with my hand to indicate about 6 foot of absolutely nothing and suggested she might be able to squeeze past.
"It does matter. You still shouldn't be on it with a bike. It's for pedestrians."
I pointed to a Suzuki Jimny which was entirely parked on the pavement a little further up the street and asked if she was going to have a word with the driver too.
"But there is nowhere else to park!"
"I think my bike takes up less pavement than a toy jeep!"
"But that's allowed as there is nowhere else to park"
"Oh really. Have the rules changed recently?"
She marched off indignantly and I watched as she approached the little Suzuki. To my surprise she unlocked the drivers door, got in and drove off the footpath without even bothering to look, drove foot to the board in first gear across two lanes of traffic forcing other drivers to brake hard to avoid hitting her and went into the exit of a hotel carpark, ignoring the huge red "NO ENTRY" signs in process. You'd think she'd be old enough to have learned some common sense by now

 

[Katherine]

Man flu has got me...

Snowcat is almost gone.

And I have the sniffles.

Get well soon. Stay warm.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Man flu has got me...

Been nice knowing you....

 

[PeteXXX]

That's just mad

I know.. the colour clashes with my helmet, sorry

 

[Gravity Aided]

We are going to listen to Bach at New College this afternoon. I'm feeling worn out, so may have a little snooze.

He seems to have been on tour for the longest time.

 

[Reynard]

Get well soon. Stay warm.

Thanks. I intend to - on both counts xxx

 

[classic33]

I know.. the colour clashes with my helmet, sorry

You don't have manflu though!

 

[Reynard]

Can't be arsed to cook tonight. Jacket potato, beans and cheese it is, then.

Which I'm rather partial to anyway.

 

[hopless500]

It's here.

And here

 

[hopless500]

Spuds being plonked on top of the wood burner

 

[Reynard]

Sounds like a plan.