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I can see why police are trying to discourage people travelling to exercise, but that kind of treatment is going to upset a lot of people.
My stepdaughter lives in Birmingham and wants to walk her dog somewhere nice but his walking range isn't even enough to get to the nearest park and back so they would have to be walking round city streets all the time. She was planning to do 3-5 mile drives to scenic spots at quiet times of day, not see anybody, and walk him somewhere more pleasant.
I watched old movie 'Local Hero' the other night. It was recorded with the technology of the early 1980s and boy was it obvious! These days movie sound is typically crystal clear. On that movie, the sound quality was muffled, and a lot of the cast were mumbling in Scottish accents. I am generally okay with them*** but not when mumbled. I kept turning the volume up only to be blasted a few seconds later. Those of you who have seen the film may remember that every now and then RAF jet aircraft would roar past on low-level training flights - I almost jumped off the sofa every time!
*** Half my family are of west coast Highlands and Islands heritage; Glaswegian accent excepted!
Oh, if it was post-illness, that would definitely account for it - I lost about 30 kg (5 stone; 70 pounds) in a year!
(Embarrassing photo time!)
From this fat cyclist...
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To this scrawny one...
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The baggy grey gilet that I was wearing in photo #2 had been sitting in a drawer for over 10 years because I hadn't been able to get into it before I got ill! Actually, my hands had been too fat to get those Planet X gloves on too... I knew that my belly was fat, but I hadn't realised how much fat was on my forearms and hands!
I'm a more comfortable weight in between now. A little bit TOO comfortable though - I'll have to lose some of it again!
No wonder I didn't recognize you.
