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Title: [HAMR] 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 19 January, 2016, 10:19:38 am
Southbound from York just after 9am but with a little confusion in the IvanScience that's adding to his mileage.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Salvatore on 19 January, 2016, 12:03:24 pm
I see he's just ridden the mind-numbing stretch south of Sandtoft (Idle* Bank on google maps (https://goo.gl/maps/kV1QxWHqXY12)), where Steve caught me and rode with me for a few miles during the night on the 2001 LEL.

*cue nuncio's joke about the Idle Working Men's Club (from his collection which includes Ugley Women's Institute and the Biggar picture).
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 19 January, 2016, 12:16:39 pm
Ugley Women's Institute

There's an Ugley Biffa depot too: https://goo.gl/maps/XUfe9MDe9Kt

I shall, hopefully, be riding past it (and the Ugley Women's Institute) at about 8.30am on the 21st Feb.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: The Seldom Killer on 19 January, 2016, 12:24:51 pm
*cue nuncio's joke about the Idle Working Men's Club (from his collection which includes Ugley Women's Institute and the Biggar picture).

When I was on a road trip in the US, a couple of times we were asked by proud local people "how do you like our town?".

Now, if I'm ever asked that question, I'll be able to respond with "I've been to Biggar".
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: mmmmartin on 19 January, 2016, 01:08:45 pm
*cue nuncio's joke about the Idle Working Men's Club (from his collection which includes Ugley Women's Institute and the Biggar picture).
And the village of Loose, just outside Maidstone in Kent has a branch of the Women's Institute. Called, inevitably, the Loose Women's Institute.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Nuncio on 19 January, 2016, 01:31:30 pm
At the South Lanarkshire art competition everyone raved about the Braehead entry. No-one saw the Biggar picture.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Rod Marton on 19 January, 2016, 01:39:00 pm
Ugley Women's Institute

I shall, hopefully, be riding past it (and the Ugley Women's Institute) at about 8.30am on the 21st Feb.

I hate to put a dampener on this, but it is quite specifically called the Women's Institute of Ugley.

Though there was apparently a headline in the local paper once also involving a village just over the border in Hertfortshire: Nasty man marries Ugley woman.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Assasin on 19 January, 2016, 02:28:21 pm
Don't you mean the Burley womens institute?
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Dibdib on 19 January, 2016, 03:01:47 pm
(not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but I don't follow this sub-board too closely. thought this might be of interest to some here though.)

Steve's attempt, as well as Kurt's, Bruce's and Kajsa's, are currently a topic on 'best of the web' site MetaFilter. (https://www.metafilter.com/156366/Highest-Annual-Mileage-Record) (edit: i accidentally a typo)
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 19 January, 2016, 04:06:38 pm
On the Mille Alba we encountered the village of Dull, twinned with Boring, Orgeon
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: MikeFromLFE on 19 January, 2016, 04:26:21 pm

I see he's just ridden the mind-numbing stretch south of Sandtoft (Idle* Bank on google maps (https://goo.gl/maps/kV1QxWHqXY12)),
It looks like a stretch of road that might only be good with a tail wind, but best spurned under every other sort of condition!
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Si S on 19 January, 2016, 04:28:32 pm
No chance of him visiting the Knockin shop
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Arry-R on 19 January, 2016, 04:41:15 pm
On this day last year Steve had it easier with just 151 miles
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 19 January, 2016, 04:47:04 pm
Afternoon food stop in Boston it seems. Will it be a return to Acle? That would be ~200 miles or so.

[EDIT] Or will it be back to MK?
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: mcshroom on 19 January, 2016, 04:58:18 pm
On the Mille Alba we encountered the village of Dull, twinned with Boring, Orgeon

In which there is of course the Dull Safari Park ;D
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Wobbly on 19 January, 2016, 06:10:13 pm
(not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but I don't follow this sub-board too closely. thought this might be of interest to some here though.)

Steve's attempt, as well as Kurt's, Bruce's and Katja's, are currently a topic on 'best of the web' site MetaFilter. (https://www.metafilter.com/156366/Highest-Annual-Mileage-Record)


Good post, Mr Dibdib!

Love the comments there :)
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Basil on 19 January, 2016, 06:16:05 pm
S'pose I'll have to mention the village of Plwmp near us again.  You can make up all the institutes, clubs and associations yourself.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Mr Larrington on 19 January, 2016, 07:21:59 pm
(not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but I don't follow this sub-board too closely. thought this might be of interest to some here though.)

Steve's attempt, as well as Kurt's, Bruce's and Katja's, are currently a topic on 'best of the web' site MetaFilter. (https://www.metafilter.com/156366/Highest-Annual-Mileage-Record)

Who is this "Katja" of whom you speak?
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: orraloon on 19 January, 2016, 07:31:36 pm
(not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but I don't follow this sub-board too closely. thought this might be of interest to some here though.)

Steve's attempt, as well as Kurt's, Bruce's and Katja's, are currently a topic on 'best of the web' site MetaFilter. (https://www.metafilter.com/156366/Highest-Annual-Mileage-Record)

Who is this "Katja" of whom you speak?

Perhaps Leighton Buzzard's finest, Kajagoogoo, with front man Limahl?
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: mattc on 19 January, 2016, 07:52:36 pm
Who is this "Katja" of whom you speak?
I suspect it is a typo, or mis-spelling (or mis-remembering) of "Kasja", which is the name of the current female year record challenger.[EDIT: actually its the name in that article on MetaFilter !]

i started a thread about her a few months ago https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=91020.0

She happens to have a name that is VERY rare amonsgt anglophones. It is therefore likely to be mis-spelt very very frequently. (I'm not even 100% sure I spelt it right back there.)
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Kim on 19 January, 2016, 08:14:55 pm
I thought it was "Kajsa"?

That's how she spells it on her Strava account, anyway, which I trust more than the above article.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Mr Larrington on 19 January, 2016, 08:20:25 pm
Who is this "Katja" of whom you speak?
I suspect it is a typo, or mis-spelling (or mis-remembering) of "Kasja", which is the name of the current female year record challenger.[EDIT: actually its the name in that article on MetaFilter !]

 ::-)

Curiously, no-one spent the whole of last year referring to our USAnian chum as "Knut".
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Shreds on 19 January, 2016, 08:23:02 pm
I think Kasja is pronounced the same as we called my former German school teacher, although Google translates her name as Kate!
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: rafletcher on 19 January, 2016, 09:06:45 pm
I think Kasja is pronounced the same as we called my former German school teacher, although Google translates her name as Kate!

Kajsa   ;)
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: simonp on 19 January, 2016, 09:59:27 pm
Steve's Ivan o Meter showing 155 miles done with 37 miles back to MK. It's cold out and he'll be out past midnight again to get home. Could be 200 miles?
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Dibdib on 19 January, 2016, 10:14:15 pm
I think Kasja is pronounced the same as we called my former German school teacher, although Google translates her name as Kate!

Kajsa   ;)

Thanks, I've fixed my post. That'll learn me for rushing it while I'm at work!
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Martin on 19 January, 2016, 10:31:48 pm
Maybe Katarzyna; there are several diminuitives of the name, I work with a lady of the same name
who gave me the name


Marcinek
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 19 January, 2016, 11:02:39 pm
Steve's Ivan o Meter showing 155 miles done with 37 miles back to MK. It's cold out and he'll be out past midnight again to get home. Could be 200 miles?

Yep, with the ~22 miles from this morning to add on (yesterday's upload stopped at Snaith at midnight but Steve ended up in York), and the first 7 miles from York missing from the IvanScience it should easily be a 200 mile "day" (if it isn't already).

11pm and still 33 miles to home by my reckoning though.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 19 January, 2016, 11:17:58 pm
Maybe Katarzyna; there are several diminuitives of the name, I work with a lady of the same name

Given Name KAJSA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Swedish
Meaning & History
Swedish diminutive of KATARINA

(Lists a whole load of variants from different langauges). Katarzyna is listed as a Polish variant.

http://www.behindthename.com/name/kajsa

[Caveat Internet - amazing what googling for "Kajsa name" brings up]
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 20 January, 2016, 12:04:55 am
Half an hour stop in Potton, possibly at The Coach House (if the tracker is to be believed). Maybe's he's snuck in for a warming drink. Still ~30 miles from MK.
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Jurek on 20 January, 2016, 06:12:12 am
Maybe Katarzyna; there are several diminuitives of the name, I work with a lady of the same name

Given Name KAJSA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Swedish
Meaning & History
Swedish diminutive of KATARINA

(Lists a whole load of variants from different langauges). Katarzyna is listed as a Polish variant.

http://www.behindthename.com/name/kajsa

[Caveat Internet - amazing what googling for "Kajsa name" brings up]

My bold
The diminutive version of which is Kasia - spot the similarity :)
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 20 January, 2016, 08:07:02 am
According to SoreTween's IvanScience SnapshotScience (http://www.soretween.altervista.org/TeethGrinder/tg384.jpg) it was 1.50am and still a good 20 miles from MK, oof.

Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Arry-R on 20 January, 2016, 08:24:50 am
Have another mile eating day Steve.  20th January last year you covered 183 mls
Title: Re: 19th Jan - Steve day 165
Post by: Greenbank on 20 January, 2016, 10:20:59 pm
Strava track appeared for yesterday (Tuesday): https://www.strava.com/activities/474751835

203.87 miles.