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Quick post to say I managed Dundee and its hills by bike. I did have
to get off and push for a short way going up past Camperdown, (but I was ladened with full panniers at the time). Can't say going up the hills was fun but coming down them was. Cycling on the Kingsway was definitely a Bad Idea. My extended family now view me with that mixture of admiration and puzzlement I've become used to ('wow you cycled! up a hill! that's great. But why did you, you have a car don't you?'). And now I have a looming pile of OU work to get through :-( |
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audrey wrote: Quick post to say I managed Dundee and its hills by bike. I did have to get off and push for a short way going up past Camperdown, (but I was ladened with full panniers at the time). Well done. That is a bit of a hill. Can't say going up the hills was fun but coming down them was. Cycling on the Kingsway was definitely a Bad Idea. The cycle paths next to it are even worse. I tend to go along the clepington road (just S of Kingsway.) My extended family now view me with that mixture of admiration and puzzlement I've become used to ('wow you cycled! up a hill! that's great. But why did you, you have a car don't you?'). And now I have a looming pile of OU work to get through But it is nice to get out and about. Shame we didn't meet up but I was flat on my back all weekend with some nasty lurgy. ...d |
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On 8 Aug 2005 08:55:49 -0700, "David Martin"
wrote: audrey wrote: Quick post to say I managed Dundee and its hills by bike. I did have to get off and push for a short way going up past Camperdown, (but I was ladened with full panniers at the time). Well done. That is a bit of a hill. Ta. My red-faced exertions entertained the hitchhiking berry pickers, too. Can't say going up the hills was fun but coming down them was. Cycling on the Kingsway was definitely a Bad Idea. The cycle paths next to it are even worse. I tend to go along the clepington road (just S of Kingsway.) Yes I tried the cycle paths once, I know what you mean. Next time I will experiment with other ways of getting from Piperdam to Mill O'Mains. But it is nice to get out and about. Shame we didn't meet up but I was flat on my back all weekend with some nasty lurgy. aww. Hope you're feeling better now. Maybe see you next time. Audrey |
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audrey wrote: On 8 Aug 2005 08:55:49 -0700, "David Martin" wrote: Can't say going up the hills was fun but coming down them was. Cycling on the Kingsway was definitely a Bad Idea. The cycle paths next to it are even worse. I tend to go along the clepington road (just S of Kingsway.) Yes I tried the cycle paths once, I know what you mean. Next time I will experiment with other ways of getting from Piperdam to Mill O'Mains. If you don't mind a bit of off road, you could try the cycle route through Templeton woods then down to the Dighty burn through Trottick. Nice ride but potentially a bit secluded in parts for a young lady alone. But it is nice to get out and about. Shame we didn't meet up but I was flat on my back all weekend with some nasty lurgy. aww. Hope you're feeling better now. Maybe see you next time. Much better, or at least I was till I had to fight with a tree yesterday evening. The tree lost [1] ...d [1] My neighbours are moving so I am taking the opportunity (with their permission) to tidy up the boundary between the two houses. This involved the removal of a few saplings[2] and trimming 15m of flowering raspberry. Wielding a petrol hedge trimmer at arms length can still be felt in my shoulders today. [2] well, one was more of a small tree with a 6" trunk growing out from a very well established laurel hedge. Much cursing and wielding of mattocks later and a victory was secured. |
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"David Martin" writes:
[1] My neighbours are moving so I am taking the opportunity (with their I noticed _both_ your neighbours are moving... is it the bikebuilding noises or the smell of molten metal? Roos |
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Roos Eisma wrote: "David Martin" writes: [1] My neighbours are moving so I am taking the opportunity (with their I noticed _both_ your neighbours are moving... is it the bikebuilding noises or the smell of molten metal? Old age in both cases. The old chap next door has had a few strokes and with all the clutter in the house cannot get about. He has been effectively housebound for the last few years. So they have sold up and have moved to a nice new bungalow up in Lochee. The other side, they have decided to move so their teenage daughter can have a bigger room (and being a multi-car family, they probably want more car parking) It will be interesting to see what the one next door sells for (the other half of our semi detatched but with one less floor) Nearly finished the molten metal bits for the moment. Just got the last few bits to piece together for the trailer and it will be done. And I need to obtain a hitch from somewhere.. ...d |
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Roos Eisma wrote:
I noticed _both_ your neighbours are moving... is it the bikebuilding noises or the smell of molten metal? Perhaps the screams of bicycles as they are rearranged into new shapes they never realised was possible... Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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David Martin wrote:
It will be interesting to see what the one next door sells for (the other half of our semi detatched but with one less floor) See today's Courier headline about Dundee leading the current house price increase charts. Technically I could be rich... if I didn't mind wild camping 365/12! ;-/ Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Peter Clinch wrote:
See today's Courier headline about Dundee leading the current house price increase charts. Technically I could be rich... if I didn't mind wild camping 365/12! ;-/ Awaits pithy reply from Roos ;-) -- Tony "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon |
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Peter Clinch wrote:
David Martin wrote: It will be interesting to see what the one next door sells for (the other half of our semi detatched but with one less floor) See today's Courier headline about Dundee leading the current house price increase charts. Technically I could be rich... if I didn't mind wild camping 365/12! ;-/ If you own property in the UK, you *are* rich. Quite apart from wild camping, you could monetise it by moving into rented property (like those brits who aren't rich), or to a lower-cost country, or ... -- Nick Kew |
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