Seen on today's ride

In article , Brian G (junk@ardo-
howe.co.uk) wrote:
Dave Larrington wrote:
In article , Brian G (junk@ardo-
howe.co.uk) wrote:
There are downsides to cycling in January, but the general lack of
foliage and vegetation in the countryside makes the wildlife much easier
to spot. Seen on today's 20 or so miler: Buzzard, heron, kestrel, mute
swans, roe deer, stoat ...

Wot? No dead badger?

Strewth! Here am I trying to raise the tone a bit with a lyrical account
of my communing with nature and all you lot can report spotting is
fly-tipping and roadkill. I hereby claim this week's moral high ground.

"I ordered beans on toast-AUK rules: No brevet card for an event over
100 km will be validated unless the rider (a) has consumed at least one
(1) portion of beans on toast, and (b) has ridden past at least one (1)
dead badger (three dead hedgehogs may be substituted at the discretion
of the Validation Secretary)." - Peter Marshall, in a post to the IHPVA
Trikes mailing list, December 1999.

--
Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
Although the hippopotamus hath no sting in its tail, the wise man would
rather be seated upon the back of a bee.

Dave Larrington wrote:
In article , Brian G (junk@ardo-
howe.co.uk) wrote:
Dave Larrington wrote:
In article , Brian G (junk@ardo-
howe.co.uk) wrote:
There are downsides to cycling in January, but the general lack of
foliage and vegetation in the countryside makes the wildlife much easier
to spot. Seen on today's 20 or so miler: Buzzard, heron, kestrel, mute
swans, roe deer, stoat ...

Wot? No dead badger?

Strewth! Here am I trying to raise the tone a bit with a lyrical account
of my communing with nature and all you lot can report spotting is
fly-tipping and roadkill. I hereby claim this week's moral high ground.

"I ordered beans on toast-AUK rules: No brevet card for an event over
100 km will be validated unless the rider (a) has consumed at least one
(1) portion of beans on toast,

I asked for beans on toast at Popham; "too late" came the reply; what
sort of a control is that?

MartinM wrote:

I asked for beans on toast at Popham; "too late" came the reply; what
sort of a control is that?

Chef gone home?

--
Dave...

dkahn400 wrote:
MartinM wrote:

I asked for beans on toast at Popham; "too late" came the reply; what
sort of a control is that?

Chef gone home?

there was a decidedly cheffy looking person lurking out the back near
several trays of eggs; it may have had more to do with the 200
pasties/sausage rolls they had quietly festering, or simply that they
have got the Falling Down (1) "no breakfast after 1030" disease

(1) very good film with Michael Douglas where he produces a gun in
order to get one at 1032

"dkahn400" wrote in message
ups.com...
Dave Larrington wrote:

'twas only one rounding the corner at the bottom that I nearly ran over
some shotgun-wielding toff, who clearly felt that the middle of the road
was an entirely sensible place from which to shoot at peasants.

They like to wait until they can see the whites of your eyes, so
Oakleys suddenly seem good value for money.


Living in a deepest, darkest ruril-bit... I suddenly realise why Nathan
*required* a pair Oakley Zeros... and here's me thinking it had been because
Basso wore them... I am a fule.

Cheers, helen s

"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
...
They are great fun to watch, are your urban foxes. I have watched them
at all hours of the day and night, I have watched a mother and 4 cubs
chasing and playing, all from the comfort of my own home...

Aye, urban foxes are part of the scene where I live. They can be seen at all
times of the day and night, I have video of a regular visitor to our back
garden who stares at us through the patio (yard :-) door. I also have
pictures of a cub sitting on our camping trailer on the driveway watching
the world go by, they are quite unperturbed by humans.
--
Pete

in message , Dave
Larrington ') wrote:

In article . com,
MartinM ) wrote:

Brian G wrote:
There are downsides to cycling in January, but the general lack of
foliage and vegetation in the countryside makes the wildlife much
easier
to spot. Seen on today's 20 or so miler: Buzzard, heron, kestrel,
mute swans, roe deer, stoat ...

I didn't see any wildlife of note on yesterday's 100km, which is just
as well as I did see about 50 shotgun wielding strategically placed
around a field, and a few with flags. It's always in the same part of
the ride every year. They call it sport. But what do I know, I'm from
a town.

I too came hurtling down the hill to encounter some raddled posho with
a
white flag. Being a Heathen Townie, I had no idea what said raddled
posho was up to, and was in any case travelling too fast to accept her
surrender.

'twas only one rounding the corner at the bottom that I nearly ran over
some shotgun-wielding toff, who clearly felt that the middle of the
road was an entirely sensible place from which to shoot at peasants.

I trust you gave him a good four second burst from both forward facing
cannons.

--
(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; single speed mountain bikes: for people who cycle on flat mountains.

Dave Larrington wrote:

"I ordered beans on toast-AUK rules: No brevet card for an event over
100 km will be validated unless the rider (a) has consumed at least one
(1) portion of beans on toast, and (b) has ridden past at least one (1)
dead badger (three dead hedgehogs may be substituted at the discretion
of the Validation Secretary)." - Peter Marshall, in a post to the IHPVA
Trikes mailing list, December 1999.

My best score was 9 badgers during the Elenith 300k about 5 years ago
(and 2 plates of beans).

More worrying was the un-flattened one in the middle of the A40 going up
out of Cheltenham on Sunday morning that was hit by a big 4x4 just as I
was passing. I had visions of a stream of innards shooting out all over me!

unless the rider (a) has consumed at least one (1) portion of beans
on toast, and (b) has ridden past at least one (1) dead badger
(three dead hedgehogs may be substituted at the discretion of
the Validation Secretary)

Tasty though hedgehogs are claimed to be, I think I'l be sticking with
the beans on toast.

--
Peter Headland

In article , Simon
Brooke ) wrote:
in message , Dave
Larrington ') wrote:

In article . com,
MartinM ) wrote:

Brian G wrote:
There are downsides to cycling in January, but the general lack of
foliage and vegetation in the countryside makes the wildlife much
easier
to spot. Seen on today's 20 or so miler: Buzzard, heron, kestrel,
mute swans, roe deer, stoat ...

I didn't see any wildlife of note on yesterday's 100km, which is just
as well as I did see about 50 shotgun wielding strategically placed
around a field, and a few with flags. It's always in the same part of
the ride every year. They call it sport. But what do I know, I'm from
a town.

I too came hurtling down the hill to encounter some raddled posho with
a
white flag. Being a Heathen Townie, I had no idea what said raddled
posho was up to, and was in any case travelling too fast to accept her
surrender.

'twas only one rounding the corner at the bottom that I nearly ran over
some shotgun-wielding toff, who clearly felt that the middle of the
road was an entirely sensible place from which to shoot at peasants.

I trust you gave him a good four second burst from both forward facing
cannons.

Oh yes.

And then I ate him.

--
Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
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