Mid-Essex Mid-Week Nocturnal Series

[huggy]

The colonials are interfering with my plans of a social life again, only expect me to be at the Spa Rd roundabout if you see me there 

[Snotty Gilbert]

I have homework 

I hope to join at the pub, be that the heybridge arms or Maltsters

Cheers

Jan

[huggy]

The colonials are interfering with my plans of a social life again, only expect me to be at the Spa Rd roundabout if you see me there 

just to confirm....I won't be out to play this evening 

[Oscar's dad]

Question: who has got a bivvy bag or tarp or could get one?

[Christophe]

Question: who has got a bivvy bag or tarp or could get one?

I have an Alpkit bivvy bag.

[Oscar's dad]

Question: who has got a bivvy bag or tarp or could get one?

I have an Alpkit bivvy bag.

Me too!

[Christophe]

Question: who has got a bivvy bag or tarp or could get one?

I have an Alpkit bivvy bag.

Me too!

Why has this question come up?

[Oscar's dad]

Question: who has got a bivvy bag or tarp or could get one?

I have an Alpkit bivvy bag.

Me too!

Why has this question come up?

I’m working on a cunning plan and just wondered who had what kit...

[bobb]

This sounds ominous!

I have a bivvy...

[Oscar's dad]

This sounds ominous!

I have a bivvy...

As does Tomsk.

[Oaky]

I have a (mahoosive) tarp (and an unused hammock), but no bivvy (but have been meaning to get one...)

[huggy]

I have a team van

[The Family Cyclist]

I have hammock and tarp and decathlon gift card which may go towards bivvy bag

[Oscar's dad]

I have a team van

That will be counted as cheating.

My cunning plan (date TBC)...

A five to 9 adventure one Wednesday evening, as in 1700hrs (Wednesday) to 0900hrs (Thursday).  Meet up after work, cycling around a bit, have our tea and some form of liquid refreshment inna pub, bivvy down in a pre-identified spot, cycle home the following morning with enough time to do one's ablutions then go to work at 0900hrs or whatever time you normally start work.

Sound good?  Who's up for it?

[The Family Cyclist]

I forgot you work part time OD

[Oscar's dad]

I forgot you work part time OD

Not at the moment I’m not you cheeky young scamp.

[jiberjaber]

I have a team van

That will be counted as cheating.

My cunning plan (date TBC)...

A five to 9 adventure one Wednesday evening, as in 1700hrs (Wednesday) to 0900hrs (Thursday).  Meet up after work, cycling around a bit, have our tea and some form of liquid refreshment inna pub, bivvy down in a pre-identified spot, cycle home the following morning with enough time to do one's ablutions then go to work at 0900hrs or whatever time you normally start work.

Sound good?  Who's up for it?

Has potential - I has an emergency bivi which I haven't dared try out with the slugs and mozzies yet.

Also - when we next doing a coffee morning ?

[Jem]

I'm up for it. Sounds brilliant and practice for me as a bivvy novice.
Been looking at bivvys too (need one for ACME Grand) so this is the kick I need. Would need to know a bit in advance as I work in the big smoke on Weds and there's no way I'd make 5pm start so need to put in for leave. 

[Jem]

Has potential - I has an emergency bivi which I haven't dared try out with the slugs and mozzies yet.

If you bring your kindling cap, I'll find a old termite nest and we can light that to keep the mozzies away from you. No idea what you do about slugs.

[bobb]

....cycle home the following morning with enough time to do one's ablutions....

You don't have to go home for that. You've got a spade!

[The Family Cyclist]

Piss taking apart i could be up for this but for me what have to be near Colchester but that would give us Dedham vale etc but dunno if that works for you lot that go to the big smoke

[Oscar's dad]

Also - when we next doing a coffee morning ?

Dunno, talk to the Forward Planning Chap.

[Oscar's dad]

Back to the 9to5 adventure...

Re bivvy sites, I was wondering about the James Cooke Wood just outside Witham on the Maldon Road.  Or down by the canal somewhere, Beeleigh Lock perhaps?  A recce might be required.

Re start times, folks can join in whenever suites.  We can always use Glympse to help with a rendezvous, its worked well in the past.

[Tomsk]

Sound good?  Who's up for it?

  Should be fun - need to juggle work times maybe, but do-able...

[Oscar's dad]

Let's not get too hung up on the 5pm bit.  As you would expect this isn't an original idea of mine, THIS CHAP bangs on about microadventures and came up with the 5to9 thing.  Basically its just a little adventure you can do after work and before you clock on the following morning.  Its kinda tickled my fancy, I suppose I should have posted the idea HERE but I have only just remembered the thread