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  1. Just got back from a mid-day cycle jaunt around the lanes.
    *Glorious* The sun is high, the sky is blue - a bit of a
    headwind, but manageable. Loads of lambs in the fields, saw
    my first brimstone butterfly of the year and my first
    tortoiseshell butterfly of the year. The primroses and
    violets are starting to adorn the hedgerows. Bunnies
    bouncing about the ditches, pheasants doing their roadrunner
    impersonations.

    *Wonderful*

    And the motorists were courteous :-)

    Cheers, helen s

    --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get
    correct one remove fame & fortune
    h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$

    --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel
    is switched off--

  2. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

    Just got back from a mid-day cycle jaunt around the lanes.
    *Glorious* The sun is high, the sky is blue - a bit of a
    headwind, but manageable. Loads of lambs in the fields,
    saw my first brimstone butterfly of the year and my first
    tortoiseshell butterfly of the year. The primroses and
    violets are starting to adorn the hedgerows. Bunnies
    bouncing about the ditches, pheasants doing their
    roadrunner impersonations.

    *Wonderful*

    And the motorists were courteous :-)

    Cheers, helen s

    --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get
    correct one remove fame & fortune
    h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$

    --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the
    tunnel is switched off--

    Bah. I'd given thought to pootling off on the train with the
    bike to go ride the forest way from east grinstead to
    groombridge, having done
    e.grinstead to forest row at the weekend, but was waiting
    for a meeting that was supposed to happen this afternoon.

    I was more miffed when no call to confirm came, and finally
    having just spoken to the family member concerned and being
    given the option of either doing it this afternoon or
    tomorrow morning (where tomorrow is going to be less
    pleasant weather-wise), I'm now sat here without the time
    to be able to do this ride today (and lacking the
    inclination to do with with the weather forecast for the
    rest of the week).

    Chuffing parents. Whole day that I could have been out
    cycling in lovely sunshine and instead have hung around
    doing odd chores (albeit some in the garden) to use up time
    till this now-nonexistant meeting.

    NNNNNGH

    Velvet

  3. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

    [Spring STULL]

    Quoted message said:

    And the motorists were courteous :-)

    Astonishingly, on no fewer than /three/ occasions this
    morning, the drivers of motorcars wishing to turn left
    across the bus lane allowed me through on the inside rather
    than, as is more often their wont, turning across my bows in
    a manner most ill-considered and cretinous.

    I expect it will all be back to normal this evening :-(

    --

    Dave Larrington - legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uklegslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk
    ===========================================================
    Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter
    bhpc.org.ukbhpc.org.uk
    ===========================================================

  4. Quoted message said:

    And the motorists were courteous :-)

    Cheers, helen s


    You'll be telling us next that You & Vernon are members of
    the pork squadron.

    Niv.

  5. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

    Just got back from a mid-day cycle jaunt around the lanes.
    *Glorious* The sun is high, the sky is blue - a bit of a
    headwind, but manageable. Loads of lambs in the fields,
    saw my first brimstone butterfly of the year and my first
    tortoiseshell butterfly of the year. The primroses and
    violets are starting to adorn the hedgerows. Bunnies
    bouncing about the ditches, pheasants doing their
    roadrunner impersonations.

    *Wonderful*

    And the motorists were courteous :-)

    Cheers, helen s

    --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get
    correct one remove fame & fortune
    h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$

    --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the
    tunnel is switched off--

    I had to visit the jobcentre twice and didn't manage the 4
    hour ride as planned :-( .I'll put an hour or so in tonight
    and perhaps tomorrow afternoon, in between my aptitude test
    and the open evening I am attending.

  6. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers posted ...

    Quoted message said:

    Just got back from a mid-day cycle jaunt around the lanes.
    *Glorious* The sun is high, the sky is blue - a bit of a
    headwind, but manageable.

    Heheheh, rode to work again this morning, 5.30 am .. into a
    head wind, came home at 11 am into a head wind, went back at
    3 pm into a head wind .. finally at 6pm came home .. with a
    tailwind ... 😉

    Amazing how some winds make you feel just great .. 😉

    Quoted message said:

    *Wonderful*

    Yeah ... 😉

    --
    Paul

    (8(|) Homer rocks .. 😉

  7. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

    Just got back from a mid-day cycle jaunt around the lanes.
    *Glorious* The sun is high, the sky is blue - a bit of a
    headwind, but manageable. Loads of lambs in the fields,
    saw my first brimstone butterfly of the year and my first
    tortoiseshell butterfly of the year. The primroses and
    violets are starting to adorn the hedgerows. Bunnies
    bouncing about the ditches, pheasants doing their
    roadrunner impersonations.

    I did 16 miles after work - in shorts and a jersey, white
    socks, no gloves or hat, for the first time this year. The
    first 8 miles were at an average of 20mph (which includes
    traffic lights and junctions!). The last 8 miles were more
    like 12mph, when I realised I'd been benefiting from a
    strong tailwind - and it's *hilly* coming back.

    Despite the wind, I managed to frighten the local wildlife
    by clocking
    50.2mph back into the village. The racing bike is *much*
    faster than the tourer I've been riding all winter.

    Saw lots of cyclists out and about, mostly on road bikes. I
    knew this MTB thing was a fad ;-)

  8. Quoted post said:

    Originally posted by Dirtylitterboxo
    *

    .....
    And the motorists were courteous :-)

    Cheers, helen s

    --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get
    correct one remove fame & fortune
    h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$

    --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel
    is switched off--

    I went out for an hour in the evening sunshine and also found the motorists terribly courteous. I'm sure things will soon get back to normal.

  9. Zog The Undeniable <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<4069cd0d.0@entanet>...

    Quoted message said:
    dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

    Just got back from a mid-day cycle jaunt around the
    lanes. *Glorious* The sun is high, the sky is blue - a
    bit of a headwind, but manageable. Loads of lambs in the
    fields, saw my first brimstone butterfly of the year and
    my first tortoiseshell butterfly of the year. The
    primroses and violets are starting to adorn the
    hedgerows. Bunnies bouncing about the ditches, pheasants
    doing their roadrunner impersonations.

    I did 16 miles after work - in shorts and a jersey, white
    socks, no gloves or hat, for the first time this year. The
    first 8 miles were at an average of 20mph (which includes
    traffic lights and junctions!). The last 8 miles were more
    like 12mph, when I realised I'd been benefiting from a
    strong tailwind - and it's *hilly* coming back.

    Despite the wind, I managed to frighten the local wildlife
    by clocking
    50.2mph back into the village. The racing bike is *much*
    faster than the tourer I've been riding all winter.

    Saw lots of cyclists out and about, mostly on road bikes.
    I knew this MTB thing was a fad ;-)

    I celebrated the clocks going forward by riding all the way
    home from work. Now why can't they stay forward?

  10. Zog The Undeniable <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<4069cd0d.0@entanet>...

    Quoted message said:

    I did 16 miles after work - in shorts and a jersey, white
    socks, no gloves or hat, for the first time this year. The
    first 8 miles were at an average of 20mph (which includes
    traffic lights and junctions!). The last 8 miles were more
    like 12mph, when I realised I'd been benefiting from a
    strong tailwind - and it's *hilly* coming back.

    When you glance down at the computer and notice you're
    bowling effortlessly along at 27 mph on the flat your first
    thought is, "Wow, I'm in good form today." Your second
    thought is, "Tailwind, idiot!"
    :-)

    --
    Dave...

  11. "MartinM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Saw lots of cyclists out and about, mostly on road
    bikes. I knew this MTB thing was a fad ;-)

    Yeah, where were all these roadies during the winter eh?
    Real cyclists?BLOWS RASPBERRY.

    Simon M.

  12. "Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    "MartinM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Saw lots of cyclists out and about, mostly on road
    bikes. I knew this MTB thing was a fad ;-)

    No I didn't!
    ps 630 Km this year already and that's just in Audaxes. On a
    road bike. Almost none on MTB, bridleways still a
    quagmire ;-(

  13. Quoted message said:

    Yeah, where were all these roadies during the winter eh?
    Real cyclists?BLOWS RASPBERRY.

    1100km already this year on my road bike.

    hehe.

  14. Simonb said:

    1100km already this year on my road bike.

    I dunno, bloody fairweather cyclists

    800km per month just commuting ;-)

    --
    Guy
    ===
    May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after
    posting. chapmancentral.co.ukchapmancentral.co.uk

    88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at
    Washington University

  15. Just zis Guy said:
    Simonb said:

    1100km already this year on my road bike.

    I dunno, bloody fairweather cyclists

    800km per month just commuting ;-)

    That was just Audaxes! Add on 520km for commuting and
    general getting about (none of which I measure, BTW ;-)).

    Simon

  16. Simonb said:
    Just zis Guy said:
    Simonb said:

    1100km already this year on my road bike.

    I dunno, bloody fairweather cyclists

    800km per month just commuting ;-)

    That was just Audaxes! Add on 520km for commuting and
    general getting about (none of which I measure, BTW ;-)).

    Simon

    ... 520km per month.

  17. "Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    "MartinM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Saw lots of cyclists out and about, mostly on road
    bikes. I knew this MTB thing was a fad ;-)

    Yeah, where were all these roadies during the winter eh?
    Real cyclists?BLOWS RASPBERRY.

    Simon M.

    That wasn't me! Anyway 630km already this year, and that's
    just in Audaxes, on a road bike! (raspberry returned) ;-)

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