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How was your commute?
Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute?
I woke 20 minutes earlier than normal so the initial two mile stretch of main road was less busy than normal. I then turn off and can follow quiet lanes into the centre of Bangor and the office. There's a marked difference in driver attitudes on the minor roads, possibly because the traffic is local and I see the same cars every day - a kind of mutual consideration develops even though I never speak to any of them. Swallows, jackdaws and magpies swooped over hedges or sang perched on telegraph wires while the sheep, cattle and horses munched grass. Elderflower starting to blossom as the spring flowers fade, I passed the "Alan Ball RIP" graffiti on a derelict building then dropped down the steep narrow road into the centre of town. The bin lorry was blocking the road for motor vehicles, drivers trying to reverse up the steep hill but there was plenty of room for my bike to pass - always brings a smile to my face when that happens Beats driving! |
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On 4 Jun, 13:32, "A.C.P.Crawshaw" wrote:
Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? A tricky morning with the weather. Didn't think it was raining enough to need a jacket but changed my mind after I got the bike from the shed, having got soaked yesterday. Of course by Hyde Park I was dripping with sweat and stopped to take it off. Surprisingly and very pleasantly a rather attractive cyclist slowed down and asked me if everything was OK, which was nice. Apart from that, same old same old. No particularly bad driving to report, no near misses, just ordinary folks going about their business. Still... Beats driving! big time |
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On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:32:47 +0100, "A.C.P.Crawshaw"
said in : Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? Particularly easy today: got out of bed, walked downstairs, fired up laptop, and there I was at work. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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How was your commute?
A.C.P.Crawshaw wrote:
Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? I woke 20 minutes earlier than normal so the initial two mile stretch of main road was less busy than normal. I then turn off and can follow quiet lanes into the centre of Bangor and the office. There's a marked difference in driver attitudes on the minor roads, possibly because the traffic is local and I see the same cars every day - a kind of mutual consideration develops even though I never speak to any of them. Swallows, jackdaws and magpies swooped over hedges or sang perched on telegraph wires while the sheep, cattle and horses munched grass. Elderflower starting to blossom as the spring flowers fade, I passed the "Alan Ball RIP" graffiti on a derelict building then dropped down the steep narrow road into the centre of town. The bin lorry was blocking the road for motor vehicles, drivers trying to reverse up the steep hill but there was plenty of room for my bike to pass - always brings a smile to my face when that happens Beats driving! i had a pleasent ride though Bushy Park, sun was out kids on bikes far more than yesturday. nice short pleasent ride. picking Sa up later on so be taking the car for the afternoon, hence the folder thread i started. -- www.rogermerriman.com |
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On Jun 4, 1:56*pm, (Roger Merriman) wrote:
A.C.P.Crawshaw wrote: Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? I woke 20 minutes earlier than normal so the initial two mile stretch of main road was less busy than normal. I then turn off and can follow quiet lanes into the centre of Bangor and the office. There's a marked difference in driver attitudes on the minor roads, possibly because the traffic is local and I see the same cars every day - a kind of mutual consideration develops even though I never speak to any of them. Swallows, jackdaws and magpies swooped over hedges or sang perched on telegraph wires while the sheep, cattle and horses munched grass. Elderflower starting to blossom as the spring flowers fade, I passed the "Alan Ball RIP" graffiti on a derelict building then dropped down the steep narrow road into the centre of town. The bin lorry was blocking the road for motor vehicles, drivers trying to reverse up the steep hill but there was plenty of room for my bike to pass - always brings a smile to my face when that happens Beats driving! i had a pleasent ride though Bushy Park, sun was out kids on bikes far more than yesturday. nice short pleasent ride. picking Sa up later on so be taking the car for the afternoon, hence the folder thread i started. --www.rogermerriman.com- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Lovely ride in after two days tubing. Lots of surface water that sprayed into my face but the air was clean and fresh. Curious, on Shoreditch High Street i saw a seagull carrying a pigeon flapping weakly in its claws. Talons. Feet. Three bods on London Bridge tried to race me so I did that thing where you utterly ignore them, bang down the gears and hammer away. Beat the lot. Ok, a bloke on a fixie overtook me on the downward stretch but I beat him to the apex so technically won the race. |
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A.C.P.Crawshaw wrote:
Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? Same as usual, 10 minute walk, mostly along small back streets until I get to the hospital grounds. Beats driving! Absolutely! In today's email, I see we now have pool bikes available. Next time I'd due down at the UoD campus (next few days, I'd guess) I'll see what they've got and how many cheers out of 3 they get... 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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Absolutely beautiful here, so I sent a text to my boss (be 20 mins late),
shorts and sandals (Shimano), got the 'bent out - its a tad heavy, so not brilliant for a 12 minute commute, but what the hell, I took a tad of a detour to justify it, (about 8 miles), including Braid Hills and Arthurs Seat. People have been commenting on how cheerful I am today... pOB |
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Quoting A.C.P.Crawshaw :
Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? Fine - got out of bed, donned dressing gown, walked across the landing, sat down in study. Scenery uninteresting and familiar, though. -- David Damerell Distortion Field! Today is Sunday, June - a weekend. |
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"A.C.P.Crawshaw" wrote in message ... Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? I woke 20 minutes earlier than normal so the initial two mile stretch of main road was less busy than normal. I then turn off and can follow quiet lanes into the centre of Bangor and the office. There's a marked difference in driver attitudes on the minor roads, possibly because the traffic is local and I see the same cars every day - a kind of mutual consideration develops even though I never speak to any of them. Swallows, jackdaws and magpies swooped over hedges or sang perched on telegraph wires while the sheep, cattle and horses munched grass. Elderflower starting to blossom as the spring flowers fade, I passed the "Alan Ball RIP" graffiti on a derelict building then dropped down the steep narrow road into the centre of town. The bin lorry was blocking the road for motor vehicles, drivers trying to reverse up the steep hill but there was plenty of room for my bike to pass - always brings a smile to my face when that happens Beats driving! Wandered (not quite all downhill so not a complete freewheel) the mile down the hill into the village. Had a haircut, did a little shopping, sat in the sun waiting for the music shop to open, ordered an XLR cable and rode back up the hill. Failed to run over the baby rabbits that wouldn't move until the last moment. One loony tune tried to overtake me on the double bend by the church coming back up only to discover the car coming the other way. Most drivers are sensible around here but that double bend with a cyclist riding slowly up brings out the stupidness in them all. Beats commuting any day. |
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How was your commute?
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:32:47 +0100, "A.C.P.Crawshaw" said in : Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute? Particularly easy today: got out of bed, walked downstairs, fired up laptop, and there I was at work. Guy -- No unicycle to get downstairs? I hate f*cking part-timers. |
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