Author Topic: I could have commuted in today but... (Read 99952 times)

ed_o_brain · « **Reply #150 on:** 26 January, 2011, 01:32:26 pm »

...I couldn't be arsed.

Sorry to hear about your incident Linda. +1 to what ItsBruce said.

newtoncap · « **Reply #151 on:** 26 January, 2011, 05:20:41 pm »

Just heard about what happened from Daisyhill - how horrible!!!!! I'm so glad it wasn't more serious, but what a sickening thing to happen. Sending you lots of big hugs

perpetual dan · « **Reply #152 on:** 08 February, 2011, 01:24:35 pm »

... my sense of balance is up the spout and i've got a broken toe

Blast, it'd be a lovely day for it too.

itsbruce · « **Reply #153 on:** 10 February, 2011, 08:02:06 am »

I'm on holiday for a few days and heading to see family back in the Grampian highlands. Won't be near a bike again until Tuesday. Already feeling withdrawal symptoms.

SteveC · « **Reply #154 on:** 10 February, 2011, 11:05:59 am »

MrsC's car is in for a service and I had to get it there. So my day off the bike will cost me 1300 quid! :-(

Si_Co · « **Reply #155 on:** 10 February, 2011, 11:21:05 am »

Quote from: SteveC on 10 February, 2011, 11:05:59 am

MrsC's car is in for a service and I had to get it there. So my day off the bike will cost me 1300 quid! :-(

For a service??

My car didn't cost much more!

jogler · « **Reply #156 on:** 10 February, 2011, 11:28:56 am »

in the past I've had several cars which cost much less

SteveC · « **Reply #157 on:** 10 February, 2011, 11:47:00 am »

Diesel major service, plus cam belt replacement as five years old, plus tyres plus plus... And an MOT.
MrsC's commute is about 30 miles each way and she uses the car for work trips all over the place so she wants it looked after

jogler · « **Reply #158 on:** 10 February, 2011, 11:54:51 am »

aye,running a motor in a fully commited fashion can be a real pain in the wallet.The Volvo is due for a major service & cam belt change at the end of Feb.
The Mondeo has just han an MOT,insurance renewal & "road tax".

rower40 · « **Reply #159 on:** 12 February, 2011, 11:35:49 am »

I had to be on the 0706 train yesterday, and I couldn't be sure that the office (where I would normally shower and change) would be unlocked before 0645, and it's a 10-min walk to the station.

So I got up into work clothes rather than lycra, and got a taxi to the station.

My penance was to have to be on a train through Mordor Central. Even worse, on the way back, some celeb was evidently in the seat two or three behind me, as people kept wanting their photo taken with him. I wouldn't have known him from Adam, but am told it was that Wagg-nerr bloke off of the X-~~files~~factor.

Andrij · « **Reply #160 on:** 14 February, 2011, 10:11:00 am »

Dodgy stomach this morning, so back on the Tube. This is doubly bad as I had planned to drop off the bike at the LBS. Now this is pushed back to Wednesday as I have to head into Westminster for a meeting first thing tomorrow morning so back on the Tube again.

Notsototalnewbie · « **Reply #161 on:** 14 February, 2011, 10:20:14 am »

I'm getting a haircut after work, and then having dinner cooked for me, and didn't want to turn up with a Buff/helmet over my bee-yoo-tee-ful new haircut!
Edit: feel better soon Andrij

clarion · « **Reply #162 on:** 14 February, 2011, 10:35:22 am »

Quote from: Andrij on 14 February, 2011, 10:11:00 am

Dodgy stomach this morning...

No Andrij, that churning feeling is just your rear wheel

Respect for getting all the way to Whitstable on it, btw

PaulF · « **Reply #163 on:** 14 February, 2011, 10:48:13 am »

I am commuting. Unfortunately on a Boeing 777

Rimnod · « **Reply #164 on:** 14 February, 2011, 11:22:20 am »

After yesterday's Tour of East Lothian my legs won't work.

CommuteTooFar · « **Reply #165 on:** 14 February, 2011, 12:27:58 pm »

I wanted to build a wheel over the weekend but the spokes arrived today

tiermat · « **Reply #166 on:** 14 February, 2011, 12:32:36 pm »

Long drive + Early Start = no bike with me this week, next week however.....

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #167 on:** 14 February, 2011, 01:53:26 pm »

It's Monday, and my day 'off', and that means lots of walking small people to and fro and to and fro and no bike riding

Mind, I did manage to walk a ludicrous amount this morning. Left for school about 8:15, got back four hours or so later and spent most of the interim (apart from a 15 minute coffee stop at a mates and 20 minutes work-on-my-day-off) stomping around the streets from one place to another. Busy busy busy....

Andrij · « **Reply #168 on:** 14 February, 2011, 02:07:30 pm »

Quote from: Notsototalnewbie on 14 February, 2011, 10:20:14 am

Edit: feel better soon Andrij

Ta

Stomach is better now, but beginning to wonder if it's related to work stress. $:-\$

Quote from: clarion on 14 February, 2011, 10:35:22 am

Quote from: Andrij on 14 February, 2011, 10:11:00 am
Dodgy stomach this morning...

No Andrij, that churning feeling is just your rear wheel

Respect for getting all the way to Whitstable on it, btw

TBH, didn't really feel that the wheel was slightly less than true*, but I won't be taking any more risks than necessary. Wednesday's commute will be via the most direct route.

*This sentence may contain trace elements of understatement.

RJ · « **Reply #169 on:** 15 February, 2011, 01:47:46 pm »

... I'm frost averse just now.

Si_Co · « **Reply #170 on:** 16 February, 2011, 10:41:24 am »

I left my bike at up north

due to playing musical motor cars with jogler

jogler · « **Reply #171 on:** 16 February, 2011, 11:12:30 am »

I occurs to me only now that you could have borrowed one of the folders

RJ · « **Reply #172 on:** 17 February, 2011, 01:04:46 pm »

Freezing fog and black ice.

matthew · « **Reply #173 on:** 17 February, 2011, 01:40:07 pm »

I was too slow getting up and had to drive in to the office to save time. Thats four days of bright sunny mornings and dry evenings so far this week and I have yet to cycle on any of them.

CommuteTooFar · « **Reply #174 on:** 21 February, 2011, 12:55:03 pm »

The first attempt since November. Front brake seized. I have given up one thing after another. Journeyed by train to bike shop.

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