Tales from today's commute....

[apb]

fun commute in this morning. Had a some interesting interaction with motorist this morning. The best being turning left onto Dundas street and a VW turn right, coming from the other way, i had right of way. He did a bit of whacky races on the green light to beat round the corner, as i guess he wanted to get to the next red light up the hill as quick as possible. I start cyclying right in his path staring at at him and he had to brake hard. he was very shock. he then over took me safely going up dundas street and got to the next red light quick smart. I then breezed passed him.

Other than that a very close pass from a very tidy BMW. who obviously didn't like me filtering to the Bike box on the red and getting infront of him going onto Lothian road. the look on his missus face as he passed was either "OMG you're going to hit that cyclist" or "I wish cyclist would just F off" which i'm sure was the sentiment in the car.

Get done by strava this morning as well. was a 9 mile ride.

 

[400bhp]

My one year old has her 3rd tooth coming through. I think I probably only got 2 hours sleep max last night. She's normally very good, only seems to have trouble when she's teething, which we learned with the first two coming through together. I'm already on my 3rd coffee and not drinking decaf today.

Blah, blah blah, excuses.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

My one year old has her 3rd tooth coming through. I think I probably only got 2 hours sleep max last night. She's normally very good, only seems to have trouble when she's teething, which we learned with the first two coming through together. I'm already on my 3rd coffee and not drinking decaf today.

gone are the good days when gripe water contained enough to make any child sleep well!

 

[400bhp]

Was it national "Be Nice To A Cyclist Day"?

I had 3 drivers wait extremely patiently for me to enter pinch points whilst I pottered along



On the other hand, I got pished off with a couple of rlj cyclists. I did pass one and say something like "gotta be careful mate, we haven't got a steel cage around us to protect us". I was quite polite I thought.

 

[jarlrmai]

great ride in bit cold, but soon warmed up and even though it's a Friday felt great riding in, I suspect a tailwind even though it didn't feel that windy.

 

[BSRU]

gone are the good days when gripe water contained enough to make any child sleep well!

You mean alcohol.

 

[idlecyclist]

Had a right numpty over take me here, http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...=f2djuUkMFlSc5uPRnK3DdQ&cbp=12,157.61,,0,9.59

I was in the middle of the lane as I was going to turn right just after the traffic island. Mr Numpty overtakes, swerves infront of me at the island, and turns right as well.

Still, go my own back. There are lights at the bottom of the road where we had both turned into, so i got infront of him and for some reason my bike became very unresponsive and slow. (immature I know, but it made me smile).

 

[fossyant]

My one year old has her 3rd tooth coming through. I think I probably only got 2 hours sleep max last night.

Commiserations. Similar situation here being without sleep - been on the settee most of this week so my wife gets a good nights sleep ! I think I've had about the last 7 out of 8 nights on the setee !

 

[fossyant]

whilst I pottered along
.

What ? Pottering along !
You ?

 

[BSRU]

for some reason my bike became very unresponsive and slow. (immature I know, but it made me smile).

It one of life's great mysteries

 

[potsy]

Blimey it was cold this morning at 6.30 -2c according to my ever reliable phone app.
Nice ride home at 12pm, though it hadn't warmed up hardly at all, a few patient drivers and just one who changed lanes without looking, he got the 'stare' but left it at that.

Legs tired now after a 100 mile week

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

You mean alcohol.

yep - that will be the stuff!
mine came in the form of whisky from an alcoholic father who also did drugs... probably explains alot about me!
but I also brought up my brother & sister (17 years between us) and gripe water with alcohol worked wonders at night

 

[BSRU]

yep - that will be the stuff!
mine came in the form of whisky from an alcoholic father who also did drugs... probably explains alot about me!
but I also brought up my brother & sister (17 years between us) and gripe water with alcohol worked wonders at night

If wiki is to believed the original gripe water was 3.6% alcohol.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

If wiki is to believed the original gripe water was 3.6% alcohol.

possibly - could explain a lot about my sister as well. she used to love the stuff, but she was known for drinking anything she could get her hands on, including on one occasion some wart remover (complained it did not taste very good) which had been on the top shelf out of my reach!) - admitted in to hospital for 2 days observation, but it seems we bribed her to drink enough other fluid to wash most of it out of her system.

 

[HLaB]

Just a short PM commute for me so I could get back to watch a bit of the track champs; nothing significant to report except the day's are drawing out