FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Burnham-on-Crouch 26th October

[martint235]

It's not getting any less disturbing.

I've always wanted a pet snake. I feel an anaconda is suitably sized for this purpose and I've noticed an abundance of little people (they must be breeding!) as a food source.

 

[wanda2010]

 

[martint235]

Don't let the nasty man upset you.

Yeah don't let Adrian upset you. I know he tries.

 

[dellzeqq]

Adam B
Adrian C
Andrij B
Ben B-M
Cate R
Charlie B
Chris B
Chris By
Chris M
Davy S
Eddie C
Gary J
Georgios V
Ian At
Ian M
Jenny M
John G
John Gr
Julie G
User10571 B
Ken H
Kim W
Lisa H
Martin B
Martin T
Miranda S
Nick L
Paul Rb
Philip K
Rebecca O-B
Ronald R
Ross C
Sandra S
Sonia W
Stuart A
Stuart G
Susie F
Thom F
Kristjan K
Donna C
Alan C
Louise L
Steve J
Mary L
Gordon P
Titus H
Tim H
Michael A
Tim O
Andrew By
Werner W
Kevon R
Louise M

third boat now booked up, and one reserve. I've asked Gary what time he has to get away.

 

[wanda2010]

I've always wanted a pet snake. I feel an anaconda is suitably sized for this purpose and I've noticed an abundance of little people (they must be breeding!) as a food source.

Martint, how could you?

 

[martint235]

Martint, how could you?

How could I what? It's true the world seems to be overflowing with people under 6'3" tall!!! It's getting worrying!

 

[ceepeebee]

martin yesterday:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NvgLkuEtkA

 

[martint235]

martin yesterday:

Long Martin's favourite song. He often hums it as he rides along you know. Listen carefully next time you are near him.

How on earth did he get away with releasing that??? But I love it!!!

 

[martint235]

Hello Martin, anaconda fodder here: It was his usual brand of satire but it was too subtle for some people and I think he got into a lot of trouble over it.

Ahhh Jenny, you know I wouldn't feed you to a snake. I did listen to the rest of the song eventually (tricky at work where virtually every website is banned) and it got slightly less heightist!

 

[martint235]

Too subtle for LM? Who'd've thunk that?

I can do subtle you know. Just cos I don't do it very often, it doesn't mean the ability is missing altogether.

 

[Tim Hall]

Will it take a Trice? It's small-wheeled, bendy and 'bent. As that seems to be the theme for this ride...

Hah. Given that you don't ride normally ride a Trice, will you be having company on the ride?

 

[kimble]

Hah. Given that you don't ride normally ride a Trice, will you be having company on the ride?

Sadly Natalya's not yet up to the FNRttC pace. (I've got my eye on the Genteel ride next summer, with a view to training her up, though.) But I was going to do the Saarfend ride on it last year for novelty value before coming down with lurgy, so it seems like a good idea for this one. Good practise getting it on the train and so on.

I should ride it more often. On paper it's like a slower version of the Streetmachine that's an arse to transport, but that doesn't account for the awesome fun that is cornering on three wheels. 'tis but a 5 minute job to add a couple of centimetres to the boom, change the seat angle and put the handlebars in a sensible position.

(Natalya encourages this, as she knows that by riding it, I'll become annoyed with minor mechanical niggles and be compelled to fix them.)

 

[AKA Bob]

Are the Bromptons coming out to play?

 

[dellzeqq]

see below

and.........we pass by the ancient seat of Henry the Seventh's 'Groom of the Stool'. Yup. You read that right...

 

[Flying Dodo]

and.........we pass by the ancient seat of Henry the Seventh's 'Groom of the Stool'. Yup. You read that right...

From Wikipedia -

under Henry VII the Groom of the Stool became a powerful official involved in setting national fiscal policy, under the "Chamber System"

So what you're saying is that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is really a royal bum wiper?