Had to bail out.

Simon Mason said:

Rode to work at 1400 today with a stonking great back wind
from the west. Looking at xcweather, the wind is going to
be head wind, gusting up to 66 mph for the trip home at
2200, so I'm going to have to leave the bike here and get
a lift back. It is barely possible to walk into it let
alone ride. It's too dangerous.

Simon M

Good decision, just saw a truck on its side on the M1 near
Wakefield.

In article said:

Rode to work at 1400 today with a stonking great back wind
from the west. Looking at xcweather, the wind is going to
be head wind, gusting up to 66 mph for the trip home at
2200, so I'm going to have to leave the bike here and get
a lift back. It is barely possible to walk into it let
alone ride. It's too dangerous.

It was ludicrous here too (Lincolnshire). I went out
just before lunchtime and got maybe a mile and half
before a solid gust from the side put me on the wrong
side of the road and wobbling all over the shop. Luckily
nothing was coming.

After that little eye opener I went straight back home and
went shopping instead.

Regards,

-david

Quoted message said:

It was ludicrous here too (Lincolnshire). I went out
just before lunchtime and got maybe a mile and half
before a solid gust from the side put me on the wrong
side of the road and wobbling all over the shop. Luckily
nothing was coming.

After that little eye opener I went straight back home and
went shopping instead.

Today's 3-up time trial (CC breckland) was cancelled. A
decision was taken quite late last night betweent he event
organiser and the District secretary. This meant Vernon & I
spending an age on the phone ringing the riders and club
secretaries to get the word out. We also turned up at the HQ
this morning just-in-case we missed anyone. As it is,only
three turned up - two who didn't pick up the messages left
on their answerphones and one who didn't have a mobile and
didn't pick up the message left on his answerphone. All were
okay about it.The wind, whilst not as bad as yesterday has
picked up this morning to give some nasty gusts, so I think
the correct decision was taken.

I'm now off back to bed ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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