Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
We're going to be very wet before we get to the station.
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The Fridays London Ride - Windows and Death - 29th December
- Thread starter dellzeqq
- Start date
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Andrij
Über Member
- Location
- Thulcandra
Aargh! Back is giving me grief so looking doubtful. I will try to make it to AB1 if I'm feeling better. Sorry to miss yet another ride.
Have fun, peeps!
Have fun, peeps!
ianmac62
Guru
- Location
- Northampton
Wettish on the way to Northampton station (Scotch mist). London Midland twitter feed suggested no problems. Station announcement gave apologies for staff shortages (an ongoing LM problem) and wind damage to overhead lines south of Birmingham. My train from Birmingham was delayed. Heart sank.
Discovered that I was able to catch an earlier train, starting from Northampton, that appears to be punctual. Heart rose again. Cheers to the station staff who unlocked the doors.
Windows, death and Leninist linoleum here I come!
Discovered that I was able to catch an earlier train, starting from Northampton, that appears to be punctual. Heart rose again. Cheers to the station staff who unlocked the doors.
Windows, death and Leninist linoleum here I come!
AnythingButVanilla
Über Member
- Location
- London
If it's any help, the weather was supposed to be utter gash yesterday but was dry all day, if a bit windy. Perhaps today's forecast will be similar.
mmmmartin
Random geezer
A superb day, I am home but expect others are still downing the refreshment I missed by leaving early. It was surprisingly dry, given the weather forecast, and rained for a few minutes enough for me to don my £9 Argos yellow plastic cape but then it stopped. It was great to see old chums again, and even better to hear Frank, Els and Andy tell me to enter LEL because after all, what could possibly go wrong? Andy pointed out that his first 200k was actually the first 200k of the LEL route. So that's all right then. Special thanks to Simon as always for organising, standing on a plastic beer crate and telling us why an unprepossessing building was actually really interesting, and to Tim H for a rather nice second half pint of beer I wasn't going to have but succumbed to temptation and his Timbuctoo joke. Most especially, many thanks to Ian for the hand-out and short talk on Lenin in London, riding a bike, taking a bus, and Stalin in London. How different the world might be if Litvonov had not intervened in that fight with East End dockers. And finally, it is possible to do a FNRttC ride and not be utterly shattered afterwards..... great day. I commend it to The House.
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I don't feel such a thicko any more. But am carrying the hand-out, just in case......
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I don't feel such a thicko any more. But am carrying the hand-out, just in case......
clarion
Guru
- Location
- Exiled from Hyperborea
A fine ride. In good company. And even I learned something new about socialist history!
Oh - and I got to play at filthy stoker-swapping with some wonderful ladies
Oh - and I got to play at filthy stoker-swapping with some wonderful ladies
Charlotte
Dissolute libertine
- Location
- Sexual Ealing
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Top-notch day out, weather rather less dreadful than feared but even if it was, wouldn't have spoiled it. I may just have forgotten from my own extensive readings on the man, but I honestly couldn't remember Stalin spent any time in London before. So thanks to Ian for that (and interesting hand out, shared with the lovely Julian). Much of the rest was I think the same as last year, but no less fun for that. And of course great to spend time with so many friends. See you in a few weeks!
Little yellow Brompton
A dark destroyer of biscuits!
- Location
- Bridgend
Just walked in through the door, great day out, great company, must do again soon.
Ooohh" and I almost got into 3 of the photos!
Ooohh" and I almost got into 3 of the photos!
Just got home, after dropping off ilb's in a black cab.
Couldn't make the ride today due to injury but so nice to see various peeps in the pub for a beverage or six.
Left at the end was myself, Pippa, TTCycle, TimO and ilbs's to sup booze before making our way home.
So great to see everybody, and honest peeps, I haven't lost any more weight. It just makes a change you seeing me in civvies.
Couldn't make the ride today due to injury but so nice to see various peeps in the pub for a beverage or six.
Left at the end was myself, Pippa, TTCycle, TimO and ilbs's to sup booze before making our way home.
So great to see everybody, and honest peeps, I haven't lost any more weight. It just makes a change you seeing me in civvies.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
sounds like i missed a good ride out. Bumholes!! family stuff came 1st tho as it always should.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
FTFY
Any and all assistance I am able to offer in achieving this is naturally yours.And it was of course, fabulous to see your good self too!
