Throughly fed up

secretsam

Why do we do it? Just got back from my delightful 15 mile slog.

Filthy, wet, windy, cold awful depressing weather.

Pitch black.

Road surfaces that would shame a cart track.

Drivers who roar past within touching distance.

Added to this my crappy light packed up at the top of a steep, windy, unlit hill with me at the head of a line of traffic. No warning, no dimming, just gone.

Fcuk it all, frankly.

jzed

Yep I spent the whole commute thinking the same.

Entitled my upload to strava "Utterly Shite"

secretsam

JZed wrote:

Yep I spent the whole commute thinking the same.

Entitled my upload to strava "Utterly Shite"

Right, that's two of us. Any more?

EKE_38BPM

SecretSam wrote:

Why do we do it?...

So that we can eat whatever we want.
To keep us fit.
To get to our destination quicker.
To save money.
To avoid public transport.
Because it is fun.

Those are some of mine. Some days are better than others, but the bad ones just make me appreciate the good ones more.
The next time you're cold and wet, just remember this commute, realise it isn't as bad as it was today and enjoy the rest of the ride.

rjsterry

SecretSam wrote:

JZed wrote:

Yep I spent the whole commute thinking the same.

Entitled my upload to strava "Utterly Shite"

Right, that's two of us. Any more?

Well, this is really encouraging me to head out this evening.

secretsam

EKE_38BPM wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

Why do we do it?...

So that we can eat whatever we want.
To keep us fit.
To get to our destination quicker.
To save money.
To avoid public transport.
Because it is fun.

Those are some of mine. Some days are better than others, but the bad ones just make me appreciate the good ones more.
The next time you're cold and wet, just remember this commute, realise it isn't as bad as it was today and enjoy the rest of the ride.

The scary no lights moments will live long in my memory. Allow me to rant. It relieves the cranial pressure.

secretsam

rjsterry wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

JZed wrote:

Yep I spent the whole commute thinking the same.

Entitled my upload to strava "Utterly Shite"

Right, that's two of us. Any more?

Well, this is really encouraging me to head out this evening.

Don't use me as an excuse! I just hope you have a more pleasant ride than I did.

EKE_38BPM

SecretSam wrote:

EKE_38BPM wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

Why do we do it?...

So that we can eat whatever we want.
To keep us fit.
To get to our destination quicker.
To save money.
To avoid public transport.
Because it is fun.

Those are some of mine. Some days are better than others, but the bad ones just make me appreciate the good ones more.
The next time you're cold and wet, just remember this commute, realise it isn't as bad as it was today and enjoy the rest of the ride.

The scary no lights moments will live long in my memory. Allow me to rant. It relieves the cranial pressure.

Ranting is good for you.

Apparently call centre jobs are really stressful (second to air traffic control!) because you can't have a go at the callers, you just have to take it. When that call is over another irate caller replaces it immediately, before you get a chance to let off steam (by ranting).

itboffin

JZed wrote:

Yep I spent the whole commute thinking the same.

Entitled my upload to strava "Utterly Shite"

wfh this week innit just warm house, tv & beer

Mikey23

Because we can...

rjsterry

SecretSam wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

JZed wrote:

Yep I spent the whole commute thinking the same.

Entitled my upload to strava "Utterly Shite"

Right, that's two of us. Any more?

Well, this is really encouraging me to head out this evening.

Don't use me as an excuse! I just hope you have a more pleasant ride than I did.

No. Not really. Thought I'd take the edge off by getting the train part way but ten minutes in the guy opposite projectile vomits over the seat next to me. Thankfully I seemed to escape any splatter. Got off in Streatham and the weather was (still) mingin'.

daddy0

Ah, your post on my thread makes sense now.

Get a backup light! I've killed a couple of lights riding in wet weather.

Why do we do it? Well yes, all the points that have already been made. But remembering this also helps:
http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#9

secretsam

And, of course, this morning it's glorious - and I'm not riding

Mind you, am off for a dirty weekend with Mrs SecretSam, so every cloud...

warreng

That's me (apart from the dirty bit) - I spend all week commuting in shite weather and the come the weekend wife, kids, dog, DIY get in the way when it's perfect for riding

Agent57

I carry a spare light and spare batteries. Just as I do a pump, spare tube and repair kit.

Huzzah!

sloppyschleckonds

Remember, winter miles are worth double come springtime

jonny_trousers

I drove into work last night as it was raining, a bit. I spent 40 minutes in a jam on Brixton Road. Serves me right!

secretsam

Jonny_Trousers wrote:

I drove into work last night as it was raining, a bit. I spent 40 minutes in a jam on Brixton Road. Serves me right!

Drove in this morning, as meeting elsewhere this afternoon. Traffic horrific due to an accident, so would have been laughing if I'd been on the bike. Lovely weather, too. :roll:

fossyant

Because it's better than sitting in the car. It's also the only thing that's keeping me going cycling wise. Can't do long club runs as I end up in severe agony for days after.

Remember that thread '11th October" from 2012 about the snip, well here I am 18 months later in a right mess having had one plumb with extra bits chopped off it 6 months ago. Riding is leaving me in agony, but giving it up is not an option. I've got a month to decide if I either have the operated on plumb chopped off or leave it a bit longer. The other plumb is knackered too !

So crap weather is fine by me. At least I'm still riding.

Kieran_Burns

fossyant wrote:

Because it's better than sitting in the car. It's also the only thing that's keeping me going cycling wise. Can't do long club runs as I end up in severe agony for days after.

Remember that thread '11th October" from 2012 about the snip, well here I am 18 months later in a right mess having had one plumb with extra bits chopped off it 6 months ago. Riding is leaving me in agony, but giving it up is not an option. I've got a month to decide if I either have the operated on plumb chopped off or leave it a bit longer. The other plumb is knackered too !

So crap weather is fine by me. At least I'm still riding.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

I am still not able to blink after reading that

fossyant

Kieran_Burns wrote:

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

I am still not able to blink after reading that

Yup, totally hissed off.

Spent most of last year going to and from my Urology Surgeon, suggested a couple of options. We tried time, didn't work, we tried drugs, didn't work. Option was cutting the plumbing off leftie (epididymectomy), wouldn't do both as it was risky (I now know why). Anyway had that done last October, was off the bike for 6 weeks. Got back into commuting in December, sore but OK, then bam, constant bollox kicking pain and a big lump. A&E and scans, nothing serious, just scar tissue. :shock: Saw consultant, if not better by April, then we will have to think about cutting it off.

Racked the miles up in January and February, did two club runs in Feb, so was upto 1000 miles in about 7 weeks, and then again BAM. Massive pain. Took half term off, no riding, lots of pain killers. Back on the bike but still in serious pain - 60mg of codeine and paracetemol to sleep.

So, I've tried getting my miles back to 'normal' and this thing isn't healing. Have to decide on 1st April, of all days, whether to go ahead with having leftie removed. Righty is still painful, but we didn't do any more operations on that. Down side is potential for continuing pain, and more scar tissue. No guarantee of reducing the pain.

The pain feels like the exact pain you get a few seconds after being kicked in the knackers !

Sooo angry about the situation. Really wished I'd never bothered agreeing to the snip.

gabriel959

jeez, it sounds awful and there was me and my wife talking about it last week :S

rubertoe

Dont let DDD see this, he will feel vindicated.

Get better soon Fossy.

fossyant

gabriel959 wrote:

jeez, it sounds awful and there was me and my wife talking about it last week :S

1 in 10 develop Post Vasectomy Pain Syndrome (PVPS). It got me. It's down to the body not being able to absorb the man juice so pressure builds up in your plumbing and it gets very painful (epididimitis). Mine was complicated by the GP severing a blood vessel, and leaving it stitched and pulling tight in my groin (I could feel a tight tube). So my next operation was to remove my plumbing and the GP's mess. It's fixed the groin issue but I've got some nasty scar tissue on where the epididymis was - you'd never know that was gone as the scarring is extensive.

If the snip goes well, as in 90%, then you are right as rain in two weeks maximum. Mine was a disaster from the operation. 1 in 10 is a serious concern, and I've got an official complaint in as this was denied by the GP. I'd asked all the right questions, saying I was a cyclist, didn't want any complications in my bearings...

Anyway, due to the location of the epididymis (back top of plumb) it's exacly in the area where your bits come into contact with the saddle. :shock:

I suppose if I wasn't a cyclist, I wouldn't be in such a bad situation. This is where a couch potatoe would be OK.

As you can imagine, it's causing friction at home as I'm pushing myself to get the miles up to see if this thing will hold out, but it's causing me lots of pain. Missus is worried about me having one removed as the pain might not go, and I'll be down one and hoping that the knackered righty can cope !

My GP is quite happy for me to keep popping huge quantities of pain killers if I so wish - I tend to wait until the evening though.

Seriously hacked off as getting back into club runs was my goal. Just the month before the snip, I'd rattled off a 120 mile ride in a little over 6 hours, now can't do 50 without pain.

Do some research before agreeing to it. If you get PVPS you are knackered as it can't be cured.

memsley89

I feel dizzy.

Kieran_Burns

I can't cross my legs

fossyant

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I can't cross my legs

Neither can I

Hot Orange

OK... I am moving into the spare room. Right now.

itboffin

fossyant wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I can't cross my legs

Neither can I

holy crap fella you poor bugger, now i dont feel quite so bad about my bucket full of painkillers and other assorted drugs every 4 hours, spine pain verse that, loses every time :?

gabriel959

fossyant wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

jeez, it sounds awful and there was me and my wife talking about it last week :S

1 in 10 develop Post Vasectomy Pain Syndrome (PVPS). It got me. It's down to the body not being able to absorb the man juice so pressure builds up in your plumbing and it gets very painful (epididimitis). Mine was complicated by the GP severing a blood vessel, and leaving it stitched and pulling tight in my groin (I could feel a tight tube). So my next operation was to remove my plumbing and the GP's mess. It's fixed the groin issue but I've got some nasty scar tissue on where the epididymis was - you'd never know that was gone as the scarring is extensive.

If the snip goes well, as in 90%, then you are right as rain in two weeks maximum. Mine was a disaster from the operation. 1 in 10 is a serious concern, and I've got an official complaint in as this was denied by the GP. I'd asked all the right questions, saying I was a cyclist, didn't want any complications in my bearings...

Anyway, due to the location of the epididymis (back top of plumb) it's exacly in the area where your bits come into contact with the saddle. :shock:

I suppose if I wasn't a cyclist, I wouldn't be in such a bad situation. This is where a couch potatoe would be OK.

As you can imagine, it's causing friction at home as I'm pushing myself to get the miles up to see if this thing will hold out, but it's causing me lots of pain. Missus is worried about me having one removed as the pain might not go, and I'll be down one and hoping that the knackered righty can cope !

My GP is quite happy for me to keep popping huge quantities of pain killers if I so wish - I tend to wait until the evening though.

Seriously hacked off as getting back into club runs was my goal. Just the month before the snip, I'd rattled off a 120 mile ride in a little over 6 hours, now can't do 50 without pain.

Do some research before agreeing to it. If you get PVPS you are knackered as it can't be cured.

:shock: Thinking about other options now.

itboffin

actually getting married ended sex for me so no need of any contraception :roll: