Mundane News

[oldwheels]

I'll be pleased if I make 100! Went out for a ride Friday after I thought a couple of months, actually four months! Much to my embarrassment, while getting off the bike I overbalanced & ended up in the hedge.

I can laugh at that as I was prone to doing that as well and fell off my Brompton several times when stopping. Fortunately I never came to harm but caused a bit of consternation on the cycle path alongside the A 828 when I came off as a car towing a trailer went past. They stopped to check on me in case they had been the cause. Nice of them as most would not.
That is why I now have a trike.

 

[raleighnut]

Sorted! Not at 9am, but at 10.30am by the start line

Now I just wait and hope he gets up fast, then down OK. The madness of hillclimbing: go as hard as possible uphill, possibly/probably throwing up &/or passing out at the top

At least there's a Pub at the top.

 

[Oldhippy]

Do they still have Sustrans Rangers? It used to be a voluntary thing I think.

 

[oldwheels]

I have a terrible problem.
Went up to visit my wildlife pal and found him filling in potholes on his roadway along with his eldest grandson. More visitors than usual expected to arrive by car. I did not know his wife had died yesterday. Not unexpected but a shock all the same.
My problem?
I have a couple of suits but one is antedeluvian in style and the other is possible for a funeral if I lose 2 inches off my waist in less than a week. The jacket does not shut but I could get off with that.
No question about going or not to the funeral. I go regardless but I have not worn a suit for nearly 4 years and they have shrunk in the wardrobe.

 

[Oldhippy]

I've done a 150 odd miles since Friday and still got three day holiday left.😁

 

[carpiste]

Wonder where they'd planned on holding the soapbox race.

Huddersfield at a guess

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Back to work tomorrow, two weeks off wasn't enough

 

[Reynard]

Blustery, grey and occasionally showery here chez Casa Reynard.

I have been having a nice quiet day watching the BTCC meeting from Croft.

 

[DCLane]

Huddersfield at a guess

@classic33 - it didn't clearly state, but appeared to be Byram Arcade. Which is flat.

No further details appeared and everything became very quiet after the first announcement, despite the organisers stating there would be 3,000 spectators. Without much in the way of publicity. I only picked it up as a local event last week.

I do wonder whether it wasn't as genuine as it first appeared, with the organisers keeping entrants £50 and then refunding it at some point later

 

[Andy in Germany]

I on the other hand, like the one bike that does all I need.

My Xracycle was this bike until I realised it was going to get destroyed through overuse if I carried on like that, so we bought the Bakfiets as a family vehicle.

 

[Speicher]

I have a terrible problem.
Went up to visit my wildlife pal and found him filling in potholes on his roadway along with his eldest grandson. More visitors than usual expected to arrive by car. I did not know his wife had died yesterday. Not unexpected but a shock all the same.
My problem?
I have a couple of suits but one is antedeluvian in style and the other is possible for a funeral if I lose 2 inches off my waist in less than a week. The jacket does not shut but I could get off with that.
No question about going or not to the funeral. I go regardless but I have not worn a suit for nearly 4 years and they have shrunk in the wardrobe.

May I suggest you wear the antedeluvian one, if it is more comfortable than the other one. I think it is important to be comfortable on these occasions, so you can talk to people.

Round these parts people wear "less formal" clothes for funerals, and hardly anyone wears a hat. It might be different in your corner of the world.

 

[DCLane]

At least there's a Pub at the top.

That was the finish line: Finish the hillclimb, fall into the pub.

Son no. 2's only 17 and doesn't drink alcohol. Also, carrying cash or a card would have added weight

 

[Reynard]

The cats are fed.

I've had a big bowl of soup, and I've got onions frying to go with my hot dogs.

 

[Jenkins]

Yet another microwave meal. I hate this run of 7 late shifts. At least I can charge my bike lights through the various USB ports on the work's PC.

 

[Illaveago]

I have bought a pair of USB rechargeable bike lights and a rain proof cycling jacket from Aldi today .The headlight seems quite bright .
I have done almost 600 miles so far this year on 10 different bikes .