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jds_1981

DJFish wrote:

Went for a bit of off-roading at the weekend (but I'm posting on here because I can't be bothered to join another forum), looked down halfway round and noticed bubbling in the lacquer on the top tube of my very new carbon framed MTB.

However on closer inspection it turned out to be dried on mucus.

The sore throat I was suffering from then got progressively worse and developed into tonsillitis.

Got to the walk-in centre and they told me the person in front of me was the last person being seen that day, had a horrible night.

Went back the next morning and had to wait 5 hours for the only chemist in town to open to get antibiotics.

Missed my daughter's 4th birthday party as I was too ill/infectious.

Still at least the paint on the top tube is ok.....

Having had tonsillitis quite a bit in the past I've come to the conclusion that antibiotics don't help at all. Just pop the painkillers and man up.

meanredspider

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-39639787

Just another in a series of stories about schools that don't understand what it means to have cancer as a teenager. Mrs MRS does a huge amount of work at her school with Teenage Cancer Trust to ensure that the pupils and teachers understand cancer - after all, none of us can expect to escape exposure to this disease. She's very proud that TCT use a picture from her school (in the depths of the Highlands) as their promotion for this work. She also gets 6th years to consider blood donation and registering with Anthony Nolan.

The idea that having no hair is an "extreme hairstyle" and against the rules makes me wonder what the school would do with a cancer patient or someone with alopecia. Certainly the story only confirms to cancer patients that they are outwardly "different". It makes me angry.

(I should add that I've read the headmaster's statement on their website where he takes the position that it's only fair to uphold the rule. He seems to miss the point about how stupid the rule (or its application) is)

BobMcbob

Cock. Somehow managed to crack my dérailleur hanger

dinyull

meanredspider wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-39639787

Just another in a series of stories about schools that don't understand what it means to have cancer as a teenager. Mrs MRS does a huge amount of work at her school with Teenage Cancer Trust to ensure that the pupils and teachers understand cancer - after all, none of us can expect to escape exposure to this disease. She's very proud that TCT use a picture from her school (in the depths of the Highlands) as their promotion for this work. She also gets 6th years to consider blood donation and registering with Anthony Nolan.

The idea that having no hair is an "extreme hairstyle" and against the rules makes me wonder what the school would do with a cancer patient or someone with alopecia. Certainly the story only confirms to cancer patients that they are outwardly "different". It makes me angry.

(I should add that I've read the headmaster's statement on their website where he takes the position that it's only fair to uphold the rule. He seems to miss the point about how stupid the rule (or its application) is)

Just mental. If you got disciplined at work for hairstyle/tattoo's you'd take them to the cleaners, never mind for such a good cause.

Tashman

meanredspider wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-39639787

Just another in a series of stories about schools that don't understand what it means to have cancer as a teenager. Mrs MRS does a huge amount of work at her school with Teenage Cancer Trust to ensure that the pupils and teachers understand cancer - after all, none of us can expect to escape exposure to this disease. She's very proud that TCT use a picture from her school (in the depths of the Highlands) as their promotion for this work. She also gets 6th years to consider blood donation and registering with Anthony Nolan.

The idea that having no hair is an "extreme hairstyle" and against the rules makes me wonder what the school would do with a cancer patient or someone with alopecia. Certainly the story only confirms to cancer patients that they are outwardly "different". It makes me angry.

(I should add that I've read the headmaster's statement on their website where he takes the position that it's only fair to uphold the rule. He seems to miss the point about how stupid the rule (or its application) is)

If anything, his previous "style" was more offensive. At least put a brush through it boy!

vpnikolov

Rant with an anti-rant twist to it...

Waited almost a year to get a locker for my clothes... :roll:
Finally got it... 8)
Left the company a month later for a better job...
Again on a waiting list at the new place.

MrSweary

Maybe I'm just grumpy but there seem to be a lot of absolute idiots on box fresh fancy frames who've ventured out of their garages in the last few days and seem to be under the mistaken impression that getting to work is a race to be won at all costs and they are Nacer Bouhanni. Undertaking, close drafting, mad swerving and to top it all an actual shoulder barge this morning.

That and I still have that annoying rattle from my cassette. Making me f*cken grumpy.

tgotb

Most of the ones I encounter seem inspired by Abdoujaparov rather than Bouhanni :roll:

wolfsbane2k

MrSweary wrote:

...Making me f*cken grumpy.

well, at least your living up to your name...

awavey

thought having one Brompton taking out a full space in the bike sheds at work was bad enough, now we have two of the bloomin things

what the flip is the point in having a stupidly expensive foldy up bike, if you dont, you know, fold the damn thing up and carry it to your desk like its designed to be, its not even that theres some horrid building services rule about not letting people have brompton bikes in the office building as some people are now resorting to leaving their full size bikes in stairwells as theres no space in the flippin bike sheds :evil:

though yes theyll probably get moaned at for leaving a full sized bike there, but theres no rule against foldy up bikes in the office.

condorman

MrSweary wrote:

Maybe I'm just grumpy but there seem to be a lot of absolute idiots on box fresh fancy frames who've ventured out of their garages in the last few days and seem to be under the mistaken impression that getting to work is a race to be won at all costs and they are Nacer Bouhanni. Undertaking, close drafting, mad swerving and to top it all an actual shoulder barge this morning.

That and I still have that annoying rattle from my cassette. Making me f*cken grumpy.

One such Tashkent Terminator nearly came a cropper as he was so determined to go faster than a mere fixie that he wasn't paying enough attention to the car pulling out from behind a parked lorry. There is a time and a place for going fast and that wasn't it.

redvee

I get into the bike sheds today and find the cable extension on my lock is wrapped around another bike, not just casually wrapped, but even to the extent of untying the loose knot I had in it around the Sheffield stand. After unwrapping my lock I can now lock up my bike and do it a little quickly as the morning coffee is making it's presence felt. Two hours later an call goes out over the PA system cause somebody has locked up somebody elses bike :oops:

cruff

TT last night - two frubes demonstrating that they 100% need their driving licenses revoked for different reasons - both at the same roundabout.

On the out leg, imbecile in an Audi decides that the rule of 'give way to traffic from the right' doesn't apply if said 'traffic' is a cyclist - despite me being ON the roundabout, travelling at 45k/h. I was less than ten yards from him when he pulled out, clamped on the brakes, almost did an endo and missed him by inches. Totally f***ing oblivious to my presence, with a sheepish look on his face as I roared through his open passenger window

On the return, a woman who looked about 90 decided that she was a little bit scared of the truck approaching (200 yards away) from the left, so stopped. Completely. In the middle of the roundabout. With me already on it. Absolute liability - she is an accident waiting to happen.

Completely f***ed up my time, was hoping for a short 22, had even binned a race off for it. :evil:

imatfaal

Cruff wrote:

TT last night - two frubes demonstrating that they 100% need their driving licenses revoked for different reasons - both at the same roundabout.

On the out leg, imbecile in an Audi decides that the rule of 'give way to traffic from the right' doesn't apply if said 'traffic' is a cyclist - despite me being ON the roundabout, travelling at 45k/h. I was less than ten yards from him when he pulled out, clamped on the brakes, almost did an endo and missed him by inches. Totally f***ing oblivious to my presence, with a sheepish look on his face as I roared through his open passenger window

On the return, a woman who looked about 90 decided that she was a little bit scared of the truck approaching (200 yards away) from the left, so stopped. Completely. In the middle of the roundabout. With me already on it. Absolute liability - she is an accident waiting to happen.

Completely f***ed up my time, was hoping for a short 22, had even binned a race off for it. :evil:

Had very similar experience this morning - approaching roundabout, nothing coming from right and car a little bit slower than me approaching the next entrance round to the left. I was on roundabout and looked again at driver and saw he was looking at me and as he was looking at me he pulled slowly onto the roundabout completely blocking my path. I squirmed (that's the not quite skidding but almost that you do when you really need to stop - dunno a better word) to a halt just near his window. I was so bemused I wasn't angry/sweary - I said "I know you saw me - so why did you pull out?" His answer "you were going too fast. I am a bike rider myself and you need to go slowly to be safe" I rode off shaking my head cos otherwise I would have exploded

vpnikolov

Had very similar experience this morning - approaching roundabout, nothing coming from right and car a little bit slower than me approaching the next entrance round to the left.

August last year, going to the meeting point for a club ride. Already in the roundabout when a bus came in from the left. Didn't slow down when he entered, that put him directly behind me. I swear, I came out of the saddle to sprint away from the front of the bus. I submitted a complaint, absolutely nothing happened... :?

Rant with an anti-rant twist to it...

Waited almost a year to get a locker for my clothes... :roll:
Finally got it... 8)
Left the company a month later for a better job...
Again on a waiting list at the new place.

Development on this one.There is nowhere to hang my towel and clothes to dry in the morning. Royal pain in the a*s. At least it looks like I won't be on the waiting list for a locker too long.

awavey

wasnt sure if this was a full rant or not, as its just really about the feeling when someone in a people carrier pulls up short in their lane at a roundabout next to yours, and the passenger leans out and starts swearing loudly in your general direction, you automatically assume you as the cyclist are the ones on the receiving end, and not theyd just simply recognised their mate in the car alongside you and were having a catchup chat with added "bantz".

though the guy drove the people carrier like a total b-end still close passed me even with 1 and half lanes space as he tried to straightline it and show off to his mate in the quicker car who was now stuck behind me as I wasnt going to wait for their little catch up chat to finish, so I suppose thats rant enough.

wolfsbane2k

Took wheels to a store over weekend to replace a broken spoke & retrue.
they oiled all the nipples with a thin oil & liberally applied GT85 to the touching points.
Of course, that included overspray onto the braking surface, which meant this mornings ride was a much gentler ride than normal...

cruff

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

Took wheels to a store over weekend to replace a broken spoke & retrue.
they oiled all the nipples with a thin oil & liberally applied GT85 to the touching points.
Of course, that included overspray onto the braking surface, which meant this mornings ride was a much gentler ride than normal...

Always keep a little bag of wet wipes in your saddlebag. Perfect for that, as well as loads of other things

xbnm

Double pinch puncture on a submerged pothole managed to stay upright just, council going to review in 7 days despite saying it was dangerous. Well you didn't tick the box to say it was dangerous that's because i followed the instructions on your website and rang it in as it was dangerous. useless muppets.

wolfsbane2k

Cruff wrote:

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

overspray onto the braking surface,

Always keep a little bag of wet wipes in your saddlebag. Perfect for that, as well as loads of other things

Not a bad shout - I'm sure I've got a small ziplock bag somewhere that would be perfect.

wolfsbane2k

XBNM wrote:

Double pinch puncture on a submerged pothole managed to stay upright just, council going to review in 7 days despite saying it was dangerous. Well you didn't tick the box to say it was dangerous that's because i followed the instructions on your website and rang it in as it was dangerous. useless muppets.

I've reported a pothole 5 times over the last 6 months as it's grown - they fix the ones around it, but not it.
Of course, that's the one I hit on Friday that broke the spoke while being close passed so couldn't avoid it.

xbnm

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

XBNM wrote:

Double pinch puncture on a submerged pothole managed to stay upright just, council going to review in 7 days despite saying it was dangerous. Well you didn't tick the box to say it was dangerous that's because i followed the instructions on your website and rang it in as it was dangerous. useless muppets.

I've reported a pothole 5 times over the last 6 months as it's grown - they fix the ones around it, but not it.
Of course, that's the one I hit on Friday that broke the spoke while being close passed so couldn't avoid it.

Been put forward for a fix in 24 hours so ill give them credit for the follow up just have to wait and see if it happens.

dinyull

XBNM wrote:

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

XBNM wrote:

Double pinch puncture on a submerged pothole managed to stay upright just, council going to review in 7 days despite saying it was dangerous. Well you didn't tick the box to say it was dangerous that's because i followed the instructions on your website and rang it in as it was dangerous. useless muppets.

I've reported a pothole 5 times over the last 6 months as it's grown - they fix the ones around it, but not it.
Of course, that's the one I hit on Friday that broke the spoke while being close passed so couldn't avoid it.

Been put forward for a fix in 24 hours so ill give them credit for the follow up just have to wait and see if it happens.

Tarmac infill and will be worse in 3 weeks if anything like our lot.

1 road on my commute has 10+ potholes filled in every other month - 1 is at least 2 foot x 3 and easily half a foot deep. It's so bad I just ride primary all the way down and never get any hassle from other cars/busses as it's just as bad for them.

DJFish

jds_1981 wrote:

Having had tonsillitis quite a bit in the past I've come to the conclusion that antibiotics don't help at all. Just pop the painkillers and man up.

Certainly the case with a viral infection, however Bacterial infections (like a viral infection just with gallons of pus) require antibiotics but the worst part, and stop me if I'm sharing too much, is my massive swollen uvula, for the last week it's been flapping around in the back of my throat like a big fleshy gobstopper, disrupting my sleep, affecting my speech & causing me to gag every five minutes, especially if I attempt to ride a bloody bike...it's slowly returning to normal size but it seems to be taking ages, my wife thinks it's hilarious and keeps making jokes about my gag reflex and how I'd make a terrible rent boy.....

itboffin

when you've packed your bags and know you've forgotten something important, grrrr

tangled_metal

Finding the commute hard work and now got a creaking from the bottom bracket. It's very annoying. I wonder what it is.

redvee

XBNM wrote:

Double pinch puncture on a submerged pothole managed to stay upright just, council going to review in 7 days despite saying it was dangerous. Well you didn't tick the box to say it was dangerous that's because i followed the instructions on your website and rang it in as it was dangerous. useless muppets.

I hit a small pothole that I'd been avoiding successfully for quite awhile, reported it via fillthathole.org including checking the I sustained damage and it was fixed within 24 hours but no contact made regarding the damage to the rim I suffered.

veronese68

Tangled Metal wrote:

Finding the commute hard work and now got a creaking from the bottom bracket. It's very annoying. I wonder what it is.

Your knees?

timothyw

Been back on the winter bike due to forecast rain, and pretty much everything creaks. Really need to give it the summer fettle.

Squawk

No Haribo! Wiggle, nooooo!!!

Also, the the van driver who blind overtook me down the hill on a corner, spotted the speed bump and the car coming the other way and decided the best course of action was to gently crush me into the bushes - I spit in your general direction

Anti-Rant - I clipped the wing mirror of a van driver with my rucksack (damn thing was stuck up well above the rest of me). while filtering at traffic lights. Very softly, I had a foot on the floor walking. Backed up to the window to apologise, expecting (and deserving) a tongue lashing. The guy couldn't have been nicer, didn't say a word and was still full of smiles. Amazing.