Tales from today's commute....

[GrumpyGregry]

i just look out of the window

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yeahbut you're an urban and urbane sophisticate. I'm a bumpkin and can't see the 20km to know what the weather's like over there.

 

[BentMikey]

No it is raintoday.co.uk, I do not know why I call it rain radar .

Because it is representation of data from the Metoffice rain radar system?

Raintoday.co.uk is owned and run by Meteogroup, a German company that make a very good phone app called WeatherPro. Their working of raw Metoffice data is perhaps slightly better than the Metoffice's own efforts, so are my preferred source. I think it's worth paying for the annual subscription, as you get lots of radar snapshots, and the ability to see where it's just rain, or snow or hail instead.

 

[subaqua]

yeahbut you're an urban and urbane sophisticate. I'm a bumpkin and can't see the 20km to know what the weather's like over there.

I suppose- when i lived in Wales it was easy. if it wasn't raining , it soon would be

 

[Maz]

My cassette managed to undo itself this morning, so I was unable to use the top gears.
Limped in to work by riding in the lower gears.

 

[moonsafari]

yesterday i got taken out by a coach and now have a snapped collar bone. thats it

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

None for ages,than five left hooks,all in a different class and severity plus the hilarious BMW overtake up the Cann Hall Road,but I caught him at the lights.Not bad for my bitrthday and last commute for a while on national left hook day,plus throw in the rain.The peds were quite well behaved today.Strangely enough after a few weeks trouble with buses,not a bean today.

 

[gambatte]

Do you mean a bit like this:


I really should start stopping in the middle, but I bottle it!

I'd have called it 50/50? There was space for both of you to pull in

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I'd have called it 50/50? There was space for both of you to pull in

Get a lot of that down the backstreets,bit of give and take so it doesn't bother me.

 

[Beebo]

Just got in from the fIrst really horrid commute of autumn. Left a bit late, it was dark and raining the whole way and the traffic was awful.

 

[subaqua]

None for ages,than five left hooks,all in a different class and severity plus the hilarious BMW overtake up the Cann Hall Road,but I caught him at the lights.Not bad for my bitrthday and last commute for a while on national left hook day,plus throw in the rain.The peds were quite well behaved today.Strangely enough after a few weeks trouble with buses,not a bean today.

dark blue 3 series ? he is a menace and has nearly killled kids on cary road before now. works for G4S too if thats the one.

you could have popped in for a cuppa if you were along cann hall road

 

[trampyjoe]

Do you mean a bit like this:


I really should start stopping in the middle, but I bottle it!

Pretty much like that with the exception of the road being narrower and no cars on the left.
You're wise not to stop when they're doing that speed though!

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

dark blue 3 series ? he is a menace and has nearly killled kids on cary road before now. works for G4S too if thats the one.

you could have popped in for a cuppa if you were along cann hall road

I nearly popped in the gutter.TIA.I think it was dark blue,too many dodgy beemer drivers round here,could be anyone..I do remember it was sort of dark blue,I got a close look at it twice.

 

[benb]

I'd have called it 50/50? There was space for both of you to pull in

I prefer not to cycle in the door zone, thanks.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I prefer not to cycle in the door zone, thanks.

That's told him.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I went home by train last night. Went to the pub after work, felt like bleugh all evening, couldn't face the ride home so trained it with the bike and slightly pished boss.

Don't judge me