FNRttC Manchester-Blackpool 3rd September 2021

[Wobblers]

Hello @McWobble - Thank you - it'll be good to see you again.
Mine's due in at 2308 (I assume it'll be indicated as a train from London Euston, as I'm picking it up at MK).
I have a couple of routes, one provided further up this thread - it's only about 1.65k, and hopefully the streets won't be as mad as London streets are at that time on a Friday night.
Then again...

I'll loiter with intent around the entrance then. If you don't see me, don't wait as it will undoubtedly mean that Northern have had one of their ...issues...

 

[theclaud]

Have a safe, happy ride, peeps!

 

[robjh]

I'll loiter with intent around the entrance then. If you don't see me, don't wait as it will undoubtedly mean that Northern have had one of their ...issues...

Same here @CharlieB , I'll come to Picadilly too at 11 and look for you, but don't wait if I'm not there

 

[Domus]

Weather looks promising, cloud cover will keep in the heat but obscure the night sky.
Enjoy, so sorry I won't be there

 

[robjh]

The curry mile in Fallowfield (?) turns out to be just the place for a pre-night ride plate of carbs

 

[Andrew Br]

Charlie, rob, McWobble; wanda has missed her train and the replacement gets in to Piccadilly at 23.50.
Can you wait for her and ride over to Victoria together please ?
I'll wait with the group until you arrive.

Thanks.

 

[robjh]

Charlie, rob, McWobble; wanda has missed her train and the replacement gets in to Piccadilly at 23.50.
Can you wait for herand ride over to Victoria together please ?
I'll wait with the group until you arrive.

Thanks.

Andrew, that sounds like a plan. I'm sure we can do that.

 

[Andrew Br]

Andrew, that sounds like a plan. I'm sure we can do that.

Thanks rob.

wanda will be buying the drinks in Blackpool; mine's a Bollinger. Pint.

 

[Andrew Br]

Only a few more minutes until I set off to meet up with the Chorlton(CH) not so massive.
If anything new happens while I'm en route, please post on here or send me a message on the mobile.

 

[StuAff]

Have a good ride everyone. And remember, take the right roads, not necessarily in the right order!

 

[Wobblers]

AndrewBr managed to take the right roads in the right order despite his Garmin deciding to throw in the towel in what proved to be a mildly eventful night. Very pleasant to see old faces and new after all this time and a special shout out to Andrew for his unflappable leadership. Tired now...

 

[Blue Hills]

AndrewBr managed to take the right roads in the right order despite his Garmin deciding to throw in the towel in what proved to be a mildly eventful night. Very pleasant to see old faces and new after all this time and a special shout out to Andrew for his unflappable leadership. Tired now...

thanks for this post - i was starting to worry, after an extended radio silence, that you had all come to grief after some micro-climate hit on the bolton-blackburn moors, the sad remnants of your merry band only to be discovered after the snows had receded from a snow pole many seasons hence. Or that there had been an as yet unreported, pending police enquiries, incident in an Irish Sea spoons.
(from a poster who had maybe more than was wise in two local fine spoons the day before on a challenging ride)

 

[StuAff]

AndrewBr managed to take the right roads in the right order despite his Garmin deciding to throw in the towel in what proved to be a mildly eventful night. Very pleasant to see old faces and new after all this time and a special shout out to Andrew for his unflappable leadership. Tired now...

I knew that you'd all got there OK from postings on Strava. Mildly eventful is good, certainly less eventful than the last running was! Garmin troubles? Been there, done that…

 

[LucretiaMyReflection]

Garmin troubles? Been there, done that…

Afraid I take a back up with me when leading now (second Garmin in my bag).

 

[StuAff]

Afraid I take a back up with me when leading now (second Garmin in my bag).

Yup, I do that too (Osmand on the phone in my case).