FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Southend-on-Sea May 4th

[GrumpyGregry]

I'm out. Grounded for at least a couple of weeks whilst my largest ever blood blister decides what it wants to do.

 

[Aperitif]

I'm out. Grounded for at least a couple of weeks whilst my largest ever blood blister decides what it wants to do.

Sorry to read this, Greg. Take it steady (no kneeling on a Sunday etc...)
On a brighter note, thank you for re-including me in the list of suspects, Simon.
To Adam; are you blasting your way back to Oldstreetium again? If you have a moment, could you let me have your GPS please? I really must do some 'get a move on' riding, without ending up on the tarmac...THE 'new black' for 2012!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Is it so large that lancing it would necessitate a transfusion?

Lancing often has that effect on me. As does Sompting. Shoreham just makes me queasy. How much blood could you store in a large mango?

Seems medical thought is divided on the tricky subject of draining extra arse cheeks. My man favours 'eventual re-absorption' rather than being part of the 'drain and watch it refill' school. Unless it gets infected in which case, to use his words, 'the fun will start'. When I said "How will I know if it gets infected?" he just smiled and said "Trust me, you'll know." So best we avoid that.

 

[martint235]

So best we avoid that.

You can rest assured I for one will be avoiding that!! Hope it gets sorted one way or the other though

 

[thom]

Lancing often has that effect on me. As does Sompting. Shoreham just makes me queasy. How much blood could you store in a large mango?

Seems medical thought is divided on the tricky subject of draining extra arse cheeks. My man favours 'eventual re-absorption' rather than being part of the 'drain and watch it refill' school. Unless it gets infected in which case, to use his words, 'the fun will start'. When I said "How will I know if it gets infected?" he just smiled and said "Trust me, you'll know." So best we avoid that.

Greg, this sounds rather unpleasent indeed. Hope it drains away smartish.
Did you land on that spot during your fall or is it completely unrelated ?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Greg, this sounds rather unpleasent indeed. Hope it drains away smartish.
Did you land on that spot during your fall or is it completely unrelated ?

That landing spot... is quite large. The grazing covers something larger than A5 on the side of my buttock/hip, the bruising started off there and is now migrating down my leg, and the haemathingy underlies the top half of the original grazing. Fairly common says my man, with hip/thigh injuries. An underlying small blood vessel 'let go' during Friday night, et violá, mango sized lump appears.

But he was impressed with how much my other injuries have healed in only a week since he saw me so it ain't all bad. Got some exercises to rehab the thumb.

 

[Aperitif]

Got some exercises to rehab the thumb.

Told you to go and count the stash under the mattress then, Greg. Sounds grim.

 

[Flying Dodo]

To Adam; are you blasting your way back to Oldstreetium again? If you have a moment, could you let me have your GPS please? I really must do some 'get a move on' riding, without ending up on the tarmac...THE 'new black' for 2012!

I think I'll be training it back. I don't have a GPX file for the ride back, as I've only done it once, being lead by User10571 & Pippa on a very scenic route, and the batteries died shortly after Basildon. However, basically it was Basildon, Langdon Hills, through Rainham Marshes Bird Reserve, along the Thames Path to Creekmouth, then zig-zagging on the cycle path mainly alongside the A13, then picking up the Greenway all the way to Stratford/Olympic site, hopping onto the A11 for a bit to Whitechapel, and then up and across to Old Street, for a well earned bottle of Slag (or 3 or 5 or some other prime number).

 

[Shadow]

Various lurgies seem to have disappeared, alveolar bone healing nicely, fitness level slowly rising, so would like to join you please, Mr DZ. Email sent seconds ago.

 

[User10571]

I think I'll be training it back. I don't have a GPX file for the ride back, as I've only done it once, being lead by User10571 & Pippa on a very scenic route, and the batteries died shortly after Basildon. However, basically it was Basildon, Langdon Hills, through Rainham Marshes Bird Reserve, along the Thames Path to Creekmouth, then zig-zagging on the cycle path mainly alongside the A13, then picking up the Greenway all the way to Stratford/Olympic site, hopping onto the A11 for a bit to Whitechapel, and then up and across to Old Street, for a well earned bottle of Slag (or 3 or 5 or some other prime number).

It's prolly worth tapping Pippa if you're after a gps of the return route.
Tell her I told you to.
I might be able to cobble one together for you if that fails to yield the result you're lookin' for....

 

[Trickedem]

Lancing often has that effect on me. As does Sompting. Shoreham just makes me queasy. How much blood could you store in a large mango?

Seems medical thought is divided on the tricky subject of draining extra arse cheeks. My man favours 'eventual re-absorption' rather than being part of the 'drain and watch it refill' school. Unless it gets infected in which case, to use his words, 'the fun will start'. When I said "How will I know if it gets infected?" he just smiled and said "Trust me, you'll know." So best we avoid that.

Greg, I had a similar haemotoma on my thigh after a skiing accident. The gradual re-absorbtion took 18 months , so you might want to think about how inconvenient this could be for you.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Greg, I had a similar haemotoma on my thigh after a skiing accident. The gradual re-absorbtion took 18 months , so you might want to think about how inconvenient this could be for you.

useful advice; I've to wait and see if it stabilises first, still early days.

 

[Nigel182]

I think I'll be training it back. I don't have a GPX file for the ride back, as I've only done it once, being lead by User10571 & Pippa on a very scenic route, and the batteries died shortly after Basildon. However, basically it was Basildon, Langdon Hills, through Rainham Marshes Bird Reserve, along the Thames Path to Creekmouth, then zig-zagging on the cycle path mainly alongside the A13, then picking up the Greenway all the way to Stratford/Olympic site, hopping onto the A11 for a bit to Whitechapel, and then up and across to Old Street, for a well earned bottle of Slag (or 3 or 5 or some other prime number).

I may well be riding back home.....As I live in Purfleet and could guide riders back to the RSPB Reserve at Rainham or Possibly Dovers Corner on the Old A13. (But will be riding Fixed so average speed may not be too fast).

 

[dellzeqq]

Ride Folds! I mean Ride Folders!

Our very first Bromptoniste, Mary L, makes a welcome return, hopefully with handbag. I know that some of you are intent on Bromptoning this ride (I'm going to) (oh sh!t...) but it would be nice if you were to come with a handbag on your handlebars, by way of a tribute to young Ms. L

Adam B
Adrian C*
Adrian M
Andrew S-H
Anne H
Anneka T
Anthony B
Ash M-F
Cate R
Charles B*
Chris Br
Chris By*
Chris F
Chris M
Claudine C
Dan B
Dave F
Dave J
David C
David D
David H
Francine H
Gail G
Gary H
Georgios V
Grace W
Grahame D
Greg C
Ian A
Isa T
Jackie G
Jason R
Jenny M
Jeremy H
Jessica J
Joan A
John E
John T
Jonathan T
Julie L
User10571
Ken Z
Kristjan K
Li D-N
Mark G
Martin B
Martin F
Martin L-S
Martin T
Martin W
Mary L*
Mick D
Miranda S
Nick L
Nicky S
Nigel C
Nigel C (yes, there's two of them)
Pamela W
Pete H
Peter M
Rebecca O
Rebecca T
Ross C
Rubina S
Sahar A
Sandra S
Sian J
Simon F
Simon L
Simon W
Steve B
Steve W
Stewart P
Stuart A
Stuart G*
Susie F
Tim D
Tim H
Tim O
TJ A

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Sports physio thinks I might be good to go if I live in compression shorts for the next two weeks....