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General Category => On The Road => Topic started by: epa611 on 23 April, 2008, 08:24:32 am

Title: Bit damp this morning
Post by: epa611 on 23 April, 2008, 08:24:32 am
Got soaked this morning on the communte into work.  15 miles in the rain first thing does wake you up though and I've had my cereal bar, fruit and drink and now the endorphines are kicking in ;D ;D

Just as well I've got the full rain gear...........  ;)
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: tiermat on 23 April, 2008, 08:28:34 am
I decided to ride back to the digs last night (and then went on for a further 15 miles), leaving the car at work.

Was I sorry when I woke htis morning and found that it is p***ing down :(

at least I have dried off now
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: Frenchie on 23 April, 2008, 08:37:41 am
Juts as I thought the weather was getting better (yesterday)... <BIG sigh>
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: Naggers on 23 April, 2008, 08:41:41 am
Was expecting to get wet this morning but it's only started raining since I got to work.

Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: epa611 on 23 April, 2008, 09:01:10 am
Was expecting to get wet this morning but it's only started raining since I got to work.



Check your shoes, you must have stepped in something  ;)

Lucky G*t.  Weather forecast for here in Glasgow is to be persistent rain all day
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: TheLurker on 23 April, 2008, 09:24:14 am
Us Glos. types were lucky, not much more than 'soft' this morning and brightening up nicely for the lunchtime run.
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: Notsototalnewbie on 23 April, 2008, 09:38:40 am
I am now a soggy person. But at least my feet are dry, thank you overshoes.
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: PaulF on 23 April, 2008, 09:52:32 am
Got in just before it started  8)
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: alexb on 23 April, 2008, 09:53:00 am
We should keep a diary (perhaps region specific) so that we can see how many times a year we really get a good wetting.
I was wet from the waist down, which doesn't bother me, but my upper half was nice and snug under my waterproof.
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: PeteB99 on 23 April, 2008, 12:12:08 pm
We should keep a diary (perhaps region specific) so that we can see how many times a year we really get a good wetting.
I was wet from the waist down, which doesn't bother me, but my upper half was nice and snug under my waterproof.

Good idea - but we'll need to sort out a definition of what counts as wet.

From mine which is 'wet enough to be bothered digging out the W/P top' - discounts drizzle and showers however heavy which start in the last mile or so I've had 5 wet days out of 67 commuting days so far this year.

Location Chester
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: Greenbank on 23 April, 2008, 01:20:32 pm
We should keep a diary (perhaps region specific) so that we can see how many times a year we really get a good wetting.
I was wet from the waist down, which doesn't bother me, but my upper half was nice and snug under my waterproof.

I've just added the "Weather Conditions" column to my journal on bikejournal. I enter "dry/damp/wet/soaked" accordingly. Will keep a track of it from now.

Dry today, but then I worked from home this morning.
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: Zipperhead on 23 April, 2008, 01:33:26 pm
I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I cleaned my bike and put a new chain on it last night.

There seemed to be a lot of oil on the road this morning. In a couple of places along the embankment I could smell it. Scary.
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: Kathy on 23 April, 2008, 01:36:55 pm
I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I cleaned my bike and put a new chain on it last night.

Oh good. I thought it was my fault, but I merely cleaned my bike last night. You are far more to blame!

There were a lot of muppets around this morning, weren't there? One person objected so much to me filtering past him in traffic, that he hooted and bellowed "whore" at me - right outside the primary school! :-\
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: Greenbank on 23 April, 2008, 01:39:11 pm
There were a lot of muppets around this morning, weren't there? One person objected so much to me filtering past him in traffic, that he hooted and bellowed "whore" at me - right outside the primary school! :-\

If you like Mike Leigh films, go see "Happy-Go-Lucky". The Driving Instructor is an excellent character.
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: alexb on 23 April, 2008, 04:29:38 pm
One person objected so much to me filtering past him in traffic, that he hooted and bellowed "whore" at me - right outside the primary school! :-\

Those headmasters get worse and worse every day...
Title: Re: Bit damp this morning
Post by: dkahn400 on 24 April, 2008, 01:05:22 am

There were a lot of muppets around this morning, weren't there? One person objected so much to me filtering past him in traffic, that he hooted and bellowed "whore" at me - right outside the primary school! :-\


And these people are allowed to be in charge of dangerous machinery in public.  :(