Oh well, relatives went home yesterday and I had a 30 mapped out in my old bonce plus was hoping the forecasters had got it wrong for a change. But no-go for me.
Got up at 6am as the blasted hallway smoke alarm was doing that occasional chirping thing they do when the battery is on its last legs. Had a shufty outside and it wasn't raining and it wasn't windy so I stayed up with the intention of heading off about 8.30 when I had properly woken up but...
...at 8.10 the trees started bending and it started to
We now have a full blown stormy-thing going on out there - we even have a little stream flowing down the rough track to the house - quite pretty in fact.
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On a slightly philosophical note I am a frustrated Newbie - with 10 months and approaching 1600 miles under my belt I have found this to be a very irritating pastime. It's very much an on/off thing; particularly as I am very much a fair weather person. I know some riders get out whatever the weather but that is just not my thing. Same with my mountain jaunts too tbh - if I don't find something pleasurable and wind and rain isn't in my book as remotely pleasurable, then I don't do it. I am also of an age when I hate anything derailing my plans - you can call this the lack of flexibility that corporate shapers and shifters use to their advantage when they are de-layering companies and evaluating redundancy candidates if you like but I don't care; I just hate my little world order to be upset. (I can't find a petulant foot stamp smiley.)
On an upside though and despite the on/off nature of my on-wheels time I am a fitter Oldie Newbie - this despite being pretty fit anyway. I have noticed some additional benefit on my long mountain days for instance and I am happy with this - I just wish I could get out more regularly. I am definitely more the 'every Monday, Wednesday and Friday like clockwork' type of person than the 'cram a ride in when the opportunity arises' go-getter.
So...enjoying it but it does wind me up at times.
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I am going to try and get Mrs SD out of bed now and will cook some Beans On for us both.
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If you are having the same weather where you are and you have got out then I say well done to you but you are nuts!
. The dog just screamed or whatever that noise is called that dogs make when they are frightened, he jumped right up and got away from me. It never got too close wanting to play the chase game after that.
BTW, I blamed it on my cousin because he was several years older than me and he showed me the weaving bit. You should have seen the look on his face when my aunt cut her eyes at him. He didn't get punished but he knew he better not be laughing at me about my incident because it wouldn't take much for me to get my aunt to take up for me and take care of business. 
I think setting off without a distance in mind and being able to turn for home when you have had enough helps a bit. I only did about an hour this morning but felt it was enough to keep the fitness levels going. Had nice rosy cheeks when I got back. 
