The Great Cyclechat Jersey Relay - Discussion

[magnatom]

What exactly is your problem?

I do know that Fnaar has offered to bring it up to the border, but I don't recall the details of how it was getting to him. I volunteered to come down to the border and get it, so where is the problem with that??

Mag asked if it could be up here in time for the Pedal for Scotland ride, but as the time scale looks unrealistic, and he is cool with that. It looks like there will be quite a few CC'er on the Pedal for Scotland ride anyway (including me).

My only objection was to the jersey being posted rather that being carried by bike from place to place. I don't think that it is a good idea to say that it should in a particular place several hand overs down the line as that puts too much pressure on those in between. The time scale should be set for the convenience of those directly involved in each hand over. If this means that it takes several years to complete, well so be it...

I really don't understand why you are being so possessive about it.

+1

Stop stressing bonj. Get the next handover organised (whenever that is convenient) and get cycling

If you post the jersey you will be a big jessie......

 

[bonj2]

What exactly is your problem?

my only problem i'm afraid is that while I'm fully stocked up on moons, so I can give you one of those, I've run out of sticks I'm afraid.
It's you that needs to chill, i'm not saying you can't have it, just that if you want it you're going to have to think of some viable way of it getting to you. Just don't bitch when I suggest posting it because that was only said in response to another of the scottish crowd requesting the possibility of having it up there by a certain date for this pedal for scotland thing. So learn to take a slightly more agreeable tone with me if you don't mind.

I do know that Fnaar has offered to bring it up to the border, but I don't recall the details of how it was getting to him.

No, indeed. That's because there aren't any details of it getting to him yet. Perhaps you could think of some?

I really don't understand why you are being so possessive about it.

I'm only being possessive with it because you're persisting in bitching at me. I'm not being spiteful, but I really find it difficult to summon up motivation for making the effort to pass it on to people who are being so narky. No-one else seems to have a problem with posting it, it's only you. If YOU don't want it posting, then YOU think of some way it can get up to you without being posted. Otherwise, keep your nose out and just be patient until it finds its way to you by whatever means suits the people who are participating in it until such time.

 

[bonj2]

anybody in lincs, notts or derbyshire want it?

 

[longers]

anybody in lincs, notts or derbyshire want it?

I'm not in any of those places but am off work for the next two weeks, I could do a day ride over your way in the second week but not at the weekend.

Who wants it after that though? Could swap it at Colins FoB ride maybe?

 

[HJ]

my only problem i'm afraid is that while I'm fully stocked up on moons, so I can give you one of those, I've run out of sticks I'm afraid.
It's you that needs to chill, i'm not saying you can't have it, just that if you want it you're going to have to think of some viable way of it getting to you. Just don't bitch when I suggest posting it because that was only said in response to another of the scottish crowd requesting the possibility of having it up there by a certain date for this pedal for scotland thing. So learn to take a slightly more agreeable tone with me if you don't mind.

Cam down, none of us was suggesting that you had to rush it up here of a certain date. Magna mealy asked if it was possible. I expressed a preference the jersey not be posted as that is against the spirit of the relay, and suggested that we didn't need to have it for Pedal for Scotland (a ride from Glasgow to Edinburgh) as there will be quite a few people wearing CC jerseys on the ride anyway. I was not in criticising you or what you have done so far.

Ok, so we now know that it is not possible to ride the jersey here before September, and that is not a problem, it never was.

To be honest I am not sure how far the jersey has gotten so far and how far it has to go before it gets to me. Yes I ken there is a thread recording its progress, but some of the place names mean nothing to me (have never heard of them before), so I can't place where they are. Maybe if there were a map showing a track of where the respective jerseys have been so far we would all have a better idea of their progress and how far it has to go before it gets to each us. Such a suggestion.

I would try and do it, but I don't know how.

 

[postman]

A rough guide.The Northern jersey,began in Hull passed on in York moved to Leeds.Had a return trip to York then got passed on just below Sheffield.Now Bonj has the task of moving it on.And i know how difficult that is.What with this crap weather we are all having at weekends at the moment.And something always crops up to put a spanner in the works.So to speak.And now the school hols are about to start.And holidays are on the cards.

 

[Aperitif]

As for the London jersey bonj...when can we softies expect you down South for a very expensive cake stop prior to taking it back with you to nether regions? Personally, myself, I, it should be heading down towards rich p country (a la historical Londres Brighton route...) but if you are soooooo possessive then come down to where it's at for a holiday

 

[marinyork]

I don't think you could say bonj has been possessive. He's made two trips out to meet other forumers in recent weeks (simultateous weekends actually), driving a fair old distance to do so as well. A good time was had by all on both occasions whether it be old stomping ground that people hadn't been to for a while or a completely new area .

 

[bonj2]

Cam down, none of us was suggesting that you had to rush it up here of a certain date. Magna mealy asked if it was possible. I expressed a preference the jersey not be posted as that is against the spirit of the relay, and suggested that we didn't need to have it for Pedal for Scotland (a ride from Glasgow to Edinburgh) as there will be quite a few people wearing CC jerseys on the ride anyway. I was not in criticising you or what you have done so far.

Ok, so we now know that it is not possible to ride the jersey here before September, and that is not a problem, it never was.

Oh right, so that's what you were thinking of. Well, since I'm not a teacher unfortunately, that isn't going to be possible.

 

[bonj2]

I'm not in any of those places but am off work for the next two weeks, I could do a day ride over your way in the second week but not at the weekend.

Who wants it after that though? Could swap it at Colins FoB ride maybe?

where/when's Colin's FoB ride? (and what's FoB?)

As for the London jersey bonj...when can we softies expect you down South for a very expensive cake stop prior to taking it back with you to nether regions? Personally, myself, I, it should be heading down towards rich p country (a la historical Londres Brighton route...) but if you are soooooo possessive then come down to where it's at for a holiday

I'd love to cycle round london but i'd certainly need a bike gps as i'd almost definitely go the wrong way at pretty much every junction as my knowledge of london geography is precisely zilch. I know that the thames runs through it from west to east, but that's about it.

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Can anyone give an update about where each jersey is now, please? I've lost the plot a bit.

 

[ChrisKH]

Can anyone give an update about where each jersey is now, please? I've lost the plot a bit.

I may be wrong, as I haven't updated myself on the forum recently but I thought the Southern Jessie Jersey was being lovingly stroked by The Doctor in Stevenage. Somewhere.

 

[HJ]

A rough guide.The Northern jersey,began in Hull passed on in York moved to Leeds.Had a return trip to York then got passed on just below Sheffield.Now Bonj has the task of moving it on.And i know how difficult that is.What with this crap weather we are all having at weekends at the moment.And something always crops up to put a spanner in the works.So to speak.And now the school hols are about to start.And holidays are on the cards.

Thanks for the update Postman. Having dug out a road atlas and had a look I now understand what is going on. I was under the mistaken impression that the Northern jersey was making its way north, but I now see that it is going south. I can see that that would cause some logistical problems, in trying to get it up here in a hurry.

Oh well just have to wait until someone takes to north again, as I said in an earlier post this could take a couple of years, we will just have to wait up here :shrug:

 

[TheDoctor]

I may be wrong, as I haven't updated myself on the forum recently but I thought the Southern Jessie Jersey was being lovingly stroked by The Doctor in Stevenage. Somewhere.

That's exactly correct - I got it from Paulus and it's on my bookcase.
Who'd like it next?

 

[tdr1nka]

Is it not heading out to ChrisKH and on to the Norfolk lot?