Tales from today's commute....

[marshmella]

Got up this morning got fed and watered washed and dressed, looked outside at the rain peeing down and for the first time in over thirty years I reached for the car keys and drove to work. It didn't feel right and tonight I feel kinda flat for some reason.

You drove for the first time in thirty years, did you remember how to do it?

 

[bluemint]

My commutes have been a breeze of late with the traffic. Today and yesterday I've had a cluster of MGIFs, all pointless and most thwarted by 'the stare'.

 

[Kiwiavenger]

Headwind all the way home, then descending at 30 mph in a 30 zone in primary some Pillock in a ratty old 4x4 starts overtaking me I look over and shake my head in disbelief as there was a car coming the other way so I slam on the anchors so im not eating tarmac then he decides to pull to the left approaching a roundabout so I move right to turn right at the rab when he winds down his window and starts with the "you should be by the kerb" so I respond with the usual im entitled to as much of the lane as I need to be safe. The fool then turns right almost taking me off then hes stuck at 20 behind a van with me sat right behind him pedaling at a low cadence for the next mile still in primary cause of central crossing reservations.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

You drove for the first time in thirty years, did you remember how to do it?

Very good, I've been car free for over 30 years, a week ago I brought an old Ford KA, this morning I didn't see the point in getting wet on the bike when I had a car parked round the back so commuted by car. The last time I drove before buying the KA was a little over twelve months ago. About a month before his test last summer my son brought an old Corsa, for the month before he passed his test it was insured in my name and I had free access to the car. In the past I've had two jobs which included driving small commercial vehicles, small lorries and vans, as part of the job.

 

[400bhp]

Very good, I've been car free for over 30 years, a week ago I brought an old Ford KA, this morning I didn't see the point in getting wet on the bike when I had a car parked round the back so commuted by car. The last time I drove before buying the KA was a little over twelve months ago. About a month before his test last summer my son brought an old Corsa, for the month before he passed his test it was insured in my name and I had free access to the car. In the past I've had two jobs which included driving small commercial vehicles, small lorries and vans, as part of the job.

Oh, the slippery slope...

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Fun on the Elephant roundabout but luckily for me I played safe,may take a different route back as Tower Bridge normally gets gridlocked in the afternoon.

 

[BentMikey]

Whole bunch of mobile phone users yesterday. Uploading them now...

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Felt chilly this morning in my shorts and ss jersey. Suns out now though, and looks like a warm weekend!

 

[fossyant]

Got a flat . Pulled away from lights, psst, psst as the wheel went round. Changed tube. Can't fix at work as the glue has gone hard - remember to replace glue in kit tonight. Still got another spare tube.

 

[Lee_M]

Fun on the Elephant roundabout but luckily for me I played safe,may take a different route back as Tower Bridge normally gets gridlocked in the afternoon.

Tower Bridge was ridiculous last night, and I almost had a clipless moment working my way round a bus

There seem to be a load of dicks out on bikes at the moment too who feel the need to squeeze between me and the bike in front and then proceed to annoy car drivers all the way home.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Tower Bridge was ridiculous last night, and I almost had a clipless moment working my way round a bus

There seem to be a load of dicks out on bikes at the moment too who feel the need to squeeze between me and the bike in front and then proceed to annoy car drivers all the way home.

Avoided it today but only because some peds persuaded me by walking in front of me in the cycle shared lane at Waterloo (No problem) while I was waiting for them to clear I managed to find a back route and ended up on Southwark Bridge,blimey how that's changed at the bottom.I was a bit confused and I went through the wrong cycle thingy (doh).Not really a lot of fun up to Tower Gateway,I wonder if Blackfriars Bridge is any better.

 

[Lee_M]

hmm, Im still trying to find a decent route - may try CS3 and then up the canal - but still need to get to Tower Hill somehow (I'm in More Place)

 

[subaqua]

hmm, Im still trying to find a decent route - may try CS3 and then up the canal - but still need to get to Tower Hill somehow (I'm in More Place)

More london by tower bridge?? . I am in No 1 London Bridge right on London bridge. I go along tooleyt to topwer bridge and filter on the outside, all the way to Sceptre Court then CS3 to limehouse cut to sugar house mills, along canal to abbey mills pump station then channelsea path to stratford high street and run the gauntlet of the gyratory. http://www.endomondo.com/routes/68666751

thats tghe route to almost home

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

stratford high street and run the gauntlet of the gyratory. http://www.endomondo.com/routes/68666751

It certainly is.

 

[Lee_M]

That's the way I was going this evening until I lost concentration, stayed on the canal path for too long and ended in in islington!

8 mile commute ended up being 14 miles

Must pay more attention!

My preferred is as your route to lime house, up canal,through Victoria park to homerton, past the Olympic park and round back of leytonstone up to green man