Lavender Rose
Specialized Fan Girl
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
Mundane News
- Thread starter Katherine
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Teenagers...
I had a medical appointment at 10:15, so wasn't out to work at 6.30am. Let my son know at 8am (after alarm went off) to get up for college - 'Yeh yeh yeh" - gentle reminders until I left at 9.30am (don't know from day to day when he is due in).
Wife gets phone call from tutor at 10, "3rd week on the run he's not been in". Tried to phone, house/mobile - no answer. Texted no answer - doesn't reply to texts or answer phone even when it's with him 24/7- just no point.
Checked CCTV and noticed he'd grabbed his bike to get to college (wait's for it..)
10:15 - phone call "I've thrown up 4 times" (it's hilly where we live). Me, 'What do you expect me to do, get yourself home and get the bus or carry on to college (he's tried to ride too fast).' I've lost my bus pass. !!! Me, why didn't you tell me before (I've now re-ordered a 'smart card', but his existing one has been cancelled, so he's stuffed if he does find it until a new one arrives). He does have plenty of 'money'.
Bloody idiot ! 18 going on 8
He has no idea how to pace himself up hills,nor has he ever ridden to college, and he'd shot out without eating (Type 1 diabetic) so even more stupid...
I had a medical appointment at 10:15, so wasn't out to work at 6.30am. Let my son know at 8am (after alarm went off) to get up for college - 'Yeh yeh yeh" - gentle reminders until I left at 9.30am (don't know from day to day when he is due in).
Wife gets phone call from tutor at 10, "3rd week on the run he's not been in". Tried to phone, house/mobile - no answer. Texted no answer - doesn't reply to texts or answer phone even when it's with him 24/7- just no point.
Checked CCTV and noticed he'd grabbed his bike to get to college (wait's for it..)
10:15 - phone call "I've thrown up 4 times" (it's hilly where we live). Me, 'What do you expect me to do, get yourself home and get the bus or carry on to college (he's tried to ride too fast).' I've lost my bus pass. !!! Me, why didn't you tell me before (I've now re-ordered a 'smart card', but his existing one has been cancelled, so he's stuffed if he does find it until a new one arrives). He does have plenty of 'money'.
Bloody idiot ! 18 going on 8
He has no idea how to pace himself up hills,nor has he ever ridden to college, and he'd shot out without eating (Type 1 diabetic) so even more stupid...
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
Aaagh Thought I'd pump my tyres up. All went well until I tried to put the cap back on and inadvertently touched the captive nut on the thread, which fell off! So that's a new inner, and another broken tyre lever.
Lovely day though, just right for a ride.......
Lovely day though, just right for a ride.......
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Tidied up all the firewood in the garage this morning. Instead of it all being in a heap on the floor, it's now all in crates (and in the wheelbarrow), so I can now actually get the mower out. I'll need to do the lawn around the house after the weekend, because if I don't, it'll be out of control...
This afternoon's set out for a bike ride. It's warm, it's sunny, there's not much in the way of a breeze. Just the ticket.
This afternoon's set out for a bike ride. It's warm, it's sunny, there's not much in the way of a breeze. Just the ticket.
Lavender Rose
Specialized Fan Girl
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
So much for Kent supposedly getting the nicest weather! Its cloudy, cold and breezy! Suppose to be riding but just want to go home and sleep! I swum last night and always feel like I have been hit by a bus the next day!
Hugh Manatee
Veteran
Went to see Brian Blessed last night.
A good, thought provoking show.
Plus he said, "Gordon's alive!" several times.
A good, thought provoking show.
Plus he said, "Gordon's alive!" several times.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Wall to wall sun in Manchester. Going to finish slightly early to get out on the MTB.
Lavender Rose
Specialized Fan Girl
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
Lucky you! I finish at 2:15 but I have zero motivation to do anything - can't really have 3 rest days this week so need to grind this evening.
The Crofted Crest
Veteran
A couple of years ago we went to Genoa for a week. Nice place. Oldest medieval town centre in Europe apparently. Good food. Christopher Columbus's house. And an art gallery on Piazza de Ferrari where we saw an exhibition of paintings by Amedeo Modigliani. Junior and I both agreed necks were his weak spot. Anyhoo, last night I read in the paper that most of the paintings on display were fakes! Most! The majority! Over 50%!
I want my money back.
I want my money back.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I'M back after a ride. We set off this morning and stopped off for a couple of halves before setting off on our return journey. It is nice and sunny out wind a slight cool breeze.
I think we might have done around 20 miles. I'll have to work it out later.
I think we might have done around 20 miles. I'll have to work it out later.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Lovely and 
here in north-east Cambridgeshire. I'm getting kitted up and off for a 
here in north-east Cambridgeshire. I'm getting kitted up and off for a 
classic33
Leg End Member
Can't they get some that aren't "painful"?
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
- Location
- Bedford
Only three more days until we move the clocks forward. I'll probably forget to do at least two of them.