sunday and the infinitive of up

sungod

'ning

ride, cafes and laze

thistle_

'Ning

Ride, cafe, laze also

pinno

Pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal...

Got to catch the last day of summer.

tlw1

Paddle paddle paddle in a repeat of yesterdays paddle boarding and kayaking down the river but with friends this time.

Pub later obviously

orraloon

Pootle, pootle, pootle, 2 years in the flatlands don't do much for the climbing legs. Another loop with much singletrack backroads identified, gotta keep rollin' rollin' rollin'

sungod

viento asesino in the volcanoes

stopped for a snack at yaiza bar stop, tortilla and bacalao

pinno

Fishy café stop?!

2 incidents:

1. Through town behind a car that's holding me up and I'm trying to get momentum for a short 1 in 4 climb, heading for a mini roundabout. He has right of way given the cars on the junction and decides to slam on the brakes. I shoot over but i'm in the middle of the road trying to get left but silly driver is accelerating. He has to hesitate as there is no where to go with me in the way, gets passed me and 10 yds later turns left anyway.

2. Coming down a hill on a narrow lane heading from bright sunlight into a tunnel of trees. I glance right at the fishermen then ahead and there's a Nissan coming towards me. Except she goes to her right thus orientating the car at an angle and i've no where to go. She brakes, I brake.
Turned around because i'm sure that I know where she lives. She's just getting out as I arrive and I thank her for stopping and she says she probably should have gone left, leaving me a gap. It's a dark blue Nissan hybrid - couldn't see it, couldn't hear it until the last moment. All sorted amicably.

pinno

Today's (terrible) pics:

Stevo_666

Out early-ish to walk the dogs before it gets too hot. Will do a few weights before lunch then enjoy a bit more of the sunshine while it's still here. Ride to work tomorrow.

veronese68

Afternoon folks, traditional slow start was enjoyed. Was hoping for a day of doing nothing after moving lots of furniture yesterday. Unfortunately the world has other ideas for me. Latch on daughters bedroom window has failed so I need to fix that, unfortunately that may involve climbing onto a flat roof in the sunshine.

orraloon

Ride rided, new find route interesting.

Pinno, it's front and rear flasher season, full sun to full shade difficult for drivers and riders.

Refuel, rehydrate and retire to the shade time.

pinno

orraloon said:

Ride rided, new find route interesting.

Pinno, it's front and rear flasher season, full sun to full shade difficult for drivers and riders.

Refuel, rehydrate and retire to the shade time.

I do have a rear but not a front.

pinno

Shouldn't electric or hybrid vehicles play music or summat?

orraloon

I got a pair, front and rear, of tiny Mizar brand LEDs for the roadie, choose your flash pattern, magnetic twist fit onto bars/frame. Ideal for this time of year, and I can see they help in these bright / dark / bright conditions. Been doing a lot of single track back road stuff, in and out of wooded sections, very few vehicles but I can see that they see me early.

Specific use, doubt they'd be much good in built up, high traffic, street lit urban worlds.

Sheltering indoors, too bleepin' hot out the front just now. And only 1 serving of ice cream left in the freezer.... now or later?...

Wheelspinner

Wet, windy, blah. Did nothing all morning, then lunch and a short drive out and about. Visited Mum, then home to an afternoon of more nothing. Wasted day really, which annoys me for no good reason.

Dentist in the morning. Woohoo.

beansnikpoh

Dog walk early, IKEA for bits and pieces (cutlery, glasses, crockery, other domestic odds and sods) for the new house (hoping to complete on Friday), a shyteton of laundry, Henrying and mopping as cleaner is on hols this week, about to do mini a cheeseburger on the grill. A 3 shower day I think.

Stevo_666

oxoman said:

pinno said:

Shouldn't electric or hybrid vehicles play music or summat?

Should be made to sound like a chevy v8 at least. Very disconcerting when a hybrid comes up behind you or to the side of you and youve not heard its stealthy approach.

Just buy a v8 and be done with it Much safer for pedestrians.

orraloon

Maybe EVs and hybrids should have a high pitched whine: "oh look at me, aren't I doing good, look at me, look at me..."?

Stevo_666

Junior hound got a surprise when he came across a snake in the garden a bit earlier. Probably a juvenile grass snake so totally harmless but he followed his instincts and kept a distance. Then I rocked up with senior hound in tow and the snake slithered off into the bushes.

thistle_

Are you sure it wasn't a bit of rope?

Stevo_666

thistle_ said:

Are you sure it wasn't a bit of rope?

My eyesight isn't that bad...

pinno

orraloon said:

Maybe EVs and hybrids should have a high pitched whine: "oh look at me, aren't I doing good, look at me, look at me..."?

I was thinking along the lines of when you're on hold and they play les quatre saisons on a loop.

Stevo_666

orraloon said:

Maybe EVs and hybrids should have a high pitched whine: "oh look at me, aren't I doing good, look at me, look at me..."?

Some said that the original hybrid, the Toyota Prius, had the letter 'r' inserted into its name by accident.

beansnikpoh

Stevo_666 said:

orraloon said:

Maybe EVs and hybrids should have a high pitched whine: "oh look at me, aren't I doing good, look at me, look at me..."?

Some said that the original hybrid, the Toyota Prius, had the letter 'r' inserted into its name by accident.

"Some" were fcuking illiterate then, if "they" meant pious.

Also, what has religion got to do electric cars?

tlw1

thistle_ said:

Are you sure it wasn't a bit of rope?

👍

Stevo_666

beansnikpoh said:

Stevo_666 said:

orraloon said:

Maybe EVs and hybrids should have a high pitched whine: "oh look at me, aren't I doing good, look at me, look at me..."?

Some said that the original hybrid, the Toyota Prius, had the letter 'r' inserted into its name by accident.

"Some" were fcuking illiterate then, if "they" meant pious.

Also, what has religion got to do electric cars?

It was a joke...

beansnikpoh

Stevo_666 said:

beansnikpoh said:

Stevo_666 said:

orraloon said:

Maybe EVs and hybrids should have a high pitched whine: "oh look at me, aren't I doing good, look at me, look at me..."?

Some said that the original hybrid, the Toyota Prius, had the letter 'r' inserted into its name by accident.

"Some" were fcuking illiterate then, if "they" meant pious.

Also, what has religion got to do electric cars?

It was a joke...

A shyte one, if you'll beg my pardon. The sort that'll tickle the funny bone of the hard of thinking.

Stevo_666

Not begging anyones pardon, ta. If you're having another sense of humour failure, best not to rise to bait that's not meant for you.

seanoconn

oxoman said:

Any of you heathens driven a prius it's like driving a rice pudding. Bloody horrible.

I’d have no problem with a Prius but I wouldn’t buy new and second hand have normally been flogged to death as taxis (a good sign they are decent cars) and the boot space is a little small.

seanoconn

pinno said:

orraloon said:

Ride rided, new find route interesting.

Pinno, it's front and rear flasher season, full sun to full shade difficult for drivers and riders.

Refuel, rehydrate and retire to the shade time.

I do have a rear but not a front.

Double rear flasher for me on country lanes. Full sun to tree cover shade is a bugger

pinno

seanoconn said:

pinno said:

orraloon said:

Ride rided, new find route interesting.

Pinno, it's front and rear flasher season, full sun to full shade difficult for drivers and riders.

Refuel, rehydrate and retire to the shade time.

I do have a rear but not a front.

Double rear flasher for me on country lanes. Full sun to tree cover shade whilst wearing shades is a censored

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