There's always one tosser isn't there.
Tales from today's commute....
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Morning folks.
The temperature is a bit higher then yesterday but the wind has picked up.
Had a twat on an e-bike who swerved in front of me as the lights turned green forcing me to pull on the brakes. He got words. Just a normal run of the mill e-bike so although he could pull away quick, he topped out at the 15 mark so the couple of times he overtook me at lights, on the flat I left him for dust.
Anyhoo.. this is Deptford. Every now and again, the arches get a graffiti makeover. These ones caught my eye. Fabulous.
The temperature is a bit higher then yesterday but the wind has picked up.
Had a twat on an e-bike who swerved in front of me as the lights turned green forcing me to pull on the brakes. He got words. Just a normal run of the mill e-bike so although he could pull away quick, he topped out at the 15 mark so the couple of times he overtook me at lights, on the flat I left him for dust.
Anyhoo.. this is Deptford. Every now and again, the arches get a graffiti makeover. These ones caught my eye. Fabulous.
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Ah the joys of commuting. Yesterday was sunshine and smiles. Today was a windy slog through the drizzle.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
dry but windy last night but undecided about tonight as its given 40+ mph gusts and rain at midnight .
Funnily enough that was the exact term that sprang to mind... personally I think if I caught some dickhead laying hands on my bike, I'd struggle to resist laying hands on their face....
An uneventful one this morning - begrudgingly awake at 5 again and unable to get back to sleep; at least I had time to wash my hair and do the usual morning tasks without having to rush.
Weather was less pleasant than yesterday; chilly and overcast with a fair breeze; meaning I had to stop to don a fleece atop my optimistic single base layer.
Missed eye contact and the usual morning hello with my suspected mystery benefactor of yesterday; which may or may not have been intentional on her part so the awkwardness continues..
Went all-out on sausages today; which varied between acceptable and splendid. Also bought some scratchings
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I take it you were standing next to your bike when this happened, right? He sounds like Mr. Angry.
EckyH
It wasn't me!
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
Commute this morning rolled fairly easily due to a light tailwind. Spotted a fairly big bird of prey but it was too far away to recognise which species. In Münster I met a red squirrel.
On the way home the wind wasn't light anymore but in compensation for that it was of course headwind most of the time. So I needed 20 minutes more. On the other hand I spotted the first European peacock in 2026 and heard at least one kestrel.
E.
On the way home the wind wasn't light anymore but in compensation for that it was of course headwind most of the time. So I needed 20 minutes more. On the other hand I spotted the first European peacock in 2026 and heard at least one kestrel.
E.
With you talking about birds, I also thought so was the European Peacock. Then I thought, hang on, that's a butterfly!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Sitting opposite but with my face to the door and my bike out of the left of my eye, but my back to where Mr Angry came from. He must have squeezed by a lot of folk to get there.
The bike rack on the right of the aisle is directly opposite these seats on the left of the aisle, I was in the seat closest to the bike (the only one in the picture you can see in full)
Thankfully he wasn't in the same carriage a me this morning at the other end of the train.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Wasn't half windy this evening but at least it was dry; half an hour after I got home the neighbour came to the door to pick up a parcel and it had turned torrential! Back to the commute part, given it was stupid winds, dull and I had the gravel bike I went for a bit of an off road detour and ended up doubling my commute. The train was late too so it was quite dark by the end.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
made the right choice last night as it was a deluge and a gale so i have a couple of fence panels to sort out in the garden when the second coffee hits the system later.
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Felt lucky. Missed both last night's deluge and any rain today. Windy and cold, very wet under tyre, but not actually terrible. Work colleague had snow so it could have been lots worse!
Morning folks.
Last nights commute home was a fair old windy affair. Made for very hard work and slow progress. Not fun to be honest.
This morning I woke up to rain but by the time I had left home it had stopped. I should have taken my long finger gloves. The temperature was showing 10°, so thought no need, but the rain made the ambient temperature feel colder. Schoolboy error right there. Very cold digits during the ride.
Last nights commute home was a fair old windy affair. Made for very hard work and slow progress. Not fun to be honest.
This morning I woke up to rain but by the time I had left home it had stopped. I should have taken my long finger gloves. The temperature was showing 10°, so thought no need, but the rain made the ambient temperature feel colder. Schoolboy error right there. Very cold digits during the ride.
spen666
Legendary Member
Back from holiday and back on my pre work ride.
Very windy this morning. Nice to see it much lighter . Its far more pleasant riding in daylight.
Intrigued by the number of people who think traffic laws do not apply to them, whether its parking on double yellows, stopping in yellow zog zagged area outside of schools to pick up / drop off or parking on corner of junctions etc.
None of the above directly affected my ride, just an observation.
Sadly, had to get back home to get work started
Very windy this morning. Nice to see it much lighter . Its far more pleasant riding in daylight.
Intrigued by the number of people who think traffic laws do not apply to them, whether its parking on double yellows, stopping in yellow zog zagged area outside of schools to pick up / drop off or parking on corner of junctions etc.
None of the above directly affected my ride, just an observation.
Sadly, had to get back home to get work started
