The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

We're down the pub

 

[jongooligan]

Eyup

Been out for a long ride which started last night at 10:15 in York and finished around fiveish in Darlo today.

A few years ago I came across a FNRttC ride from York to Hull, crossing the Humber Bridge in the early morning. What a great idea, I thought and signed up.
The reality was a little disappointing though and that was my fault. It was a warm evening when I set off to ride to the start, which was at midnight, and I was lightly clothed but quite comfortable. The first inkling that I'd got things wrong was hanging around for twenty minutes at York Minster waiting for the start. I quickly became very chilly. Never mind, I thought, I'll soon get warmed up when we get going. But I never did. I'd misunderstood the pace of these rides which is slow and with plenty of stops. When we passed through Goole at 2:30 I bailed out and went to find a bed at an old mates.
So I had unfinished business with this ride and decided to plot my own route that would take me from York at night to cross the Humber Bridge early in the morning. Because I wanted to travel a lot faster than the FNRttC ride I needed to put in extra distance to arrive at the bridge early in the morning. That meant a loop through Selby, Knottingley, Thorne and Goole before crossing the Trent at Keadby and heading up to the bridge through Winterton and Horkstow.
Not a very pretty route but that didn't matter too much as it would be ridden mostly in the dark.

Anyroad, that Sarah Thornton did the weather on Look North last night and said it would be warm with a SE wind today. Champion, I thought, I can extend the route to Darlo as that will blow me home and I can take it easy, stopping at any pubs I find open.

She lied. The wind's been on my nose all day and there weren't any pubs open (that's not her fault though). Couldn't see a bloody thing from the Humber Bridge because it was foggy but had some great creature features.
Two hares; one very close. A deer; also very close. A Barn Owl and a Kestrel dropping from a telephone wire into the verge and coming up with a vole.

Finished the ride off with a pint of McColls blood orange IPA on Durham station.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Eyup

Been out for a long ride which started last night at 10:15 in York and finished around fiveish in Darlo today.

A few years ago I came across a FNRttC ride from York to Hull, crossing the Humber Bridge in the early morning. What a great idea, I thought and signed up.
The reality was a little disappointing though and that was my fault. It was a warm evening when I set off to ride to the start, which was at midnight, and I was lightly clothed but quite comfortable. The first inkling that I'd got things wrong was hanging around for twenty minutes at York Minster waiting for the start. I quickly became very chilly. Never mind, I thought, I'll soon get warmed up when we get going. But I never did. I'd misunderstood the pace of these rides which is slow and with plenty of stops. When we passed through Goole at 2:30 I bailed out and went to find a bed at an old mates.
So I had unfinished business with this ride and decided to plot my own route that would take me from York at night to cross the Humber Bridge early in the morning. Because I wanted to travel a lot faster than the FNRttC ride I needed to put in extra distance to arrive at the bridge early in the morning. That meant a loop through Selby, Knottingley, Thorne and Goole before crossing the Trent at Keadby and heading up to the bridge through Winterton and Horkstow.
Not a very pretty route but that didn't matter too much as it would be ridden mostly in the dark.

Anyroad, that Sarah Thornton did the weather on Look North last night and said it would be warm with a SE wind today. Champion, I thought, I can extend the route to Darlo as that will blow me home and I can take it easy, stopping at any pubs I find open.

She lied. The wind's been on my nose all day and there weren't any pubs open (that's not her fault though). Couldn't see a bloody thing from the Humber Bridge because it was foggy but had some great creature features.
Two hares; one very close. A deer; also very close. A Barn Owl and a Kestrel dropping from a telephone wire into the verge and coming up with a vole.

Finished the ride off with a pint of McColls blood orange IPA on Durham station.

Sounds superb, well done.

 

[classic33]

Eyup

Been out for a long ride which started last night at 10:15 in York and finished around fiveish in Darlo today.

A few years ago I came across a FNRttC ride from York to Hull, crossing the Humber Bridge in the early morning. What a great idea, I thought and signed up.
The reality was a little disappointing though and that was my fault. It was a warm evening when I set off to ride to the start, which was at midnight, and I was lightly clothed but quite comfortable. The first inkling that I'd got things wrong was hanging around for twenty minutes at York Minster waiting for the start. I quickly became very chilly. Never mind, I thought, I'll soon get warmed up when we get going. But I never did. I'd misunderstood the pace of these rides which is slow and with plenty of stops. When we passed through Goole at 2:30 I bailed out and went to find a bed at an old mates.
So I had unfinished business with this ride and decided to plot my own route that would take me from York at night to cross the Humber Bridge early in the morning. Because I wanted to travel a lot faster than the FNRttC ride I needed to put in extra distance to arrive at the bridge early in the morning. That meant a loop through Selby, Knottingley, Thorne and Goole before crossing the Trent at Keadby and heading up to the bridge through Winterton and Horkstow.
Not a very pretty route but that didn't matter too much as it would be ridden mostly in the dark.

Anyroad, that Sarah Thornton did the weather on Look North last night and said it would be warm with a SE wind today. Champion, I thought, I can extend the route to Darlo as that will blow me home and I can take it easy, stopping at any pubs I find open.

She lied. The wind's been on my nose all day and there weren't any pubs open (that's not her fault though). Couldn't see a bloody thing from the Humber Bridge because it was foggy but had some great creature features.
Two hares; one very close. A deer; also very close. A Barn Owl and a Kestrel dropping from a telephone wire into the verge and coming up with a vole.

Finished the ride off with a pint of McColls blood orange IPA on Durham station.

Why'd tha finish at t'station, canna ave bin for train.

 

[screenman]

I caught a fish 3ft long, it has been a really nice july day here even picked up a bit of a tan. Currently rapidly rehydrating.

 

[classic33]

I caught a fish 3ft long, it has been a really nice july day here even picked up a bit of a tan. Currently rapidly rehydrating.

You fell in after the fish?

 

[172traindriver]

Could be all of the above.

Which did you do then?

 

[172traindriver]

Stratford upon Avon by coach, fish and chips later.


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Carrot cake by any chance?

 

[172traindriver]

Apparently it is 11 deg here and feels like 8 deg.

Was it 8 deg exactly?

 

[172traindriver]

Still a bit cool here, but a lovely day.

Bet Stratford was busy as always?
Must be a nightmare if you just want to pop to the shops quickly

 

[172traindriver]

You fell in after the fish?

Could have been a big splash

 

[172traindriver]

It is still 23.1c here......hope this is not our summer come early

Probably

 

[172traindriver]

The oddest fish & chips I've ever seen.

Errr.......he did say later, that was just the starter

 

[172traindriver]

We're down the pub


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Now I wonder what Classic would have said that was?

 

[classic33]

Could have been a big splash

"Fish catches man" reads the headlines in tomorrows papers.