simon the viking
Guru
Tipton has one (I will admit ONLY one) redeeming feature........ it's the home of 'Mad O'Rourkes Pie Factory' a magnificent establishment that has to be visited to be appreciated
Where did you wish you were not?
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Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
Look on the bright side. The locals could have been a better aim!
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
With a colleague facing down 80+ angry inhabitants from the local council estate who were wanting to attack some asian youths attending an Eid celebration at my school in retaliation for one of the asian lads picking up the BMX bike of a kid from the estate and throwing it across the playground in response to some vile racist taunts from him. When one of the asian lads shouted over my shoulder "and I've shagged your mother" at them I thought that the end of the world was nigh. A third colleague locked himself in an office and rang for the police who turned up in force - four squad cars and six vans. Shame it was twenty minutes after the crowd had dispersed without any blows being exchanged.
I brought the celebration to a premature end, sent the celebrants home and retired to the local and toasted our survival with my co-defendant. We never saw the third colleague after his strategic retreat until the following day.
I brought the celebration to a premature end, sent the celebrants home and retired to the local and toasted our survival with my co-defendant. We never saw the third colleague after his strategic retreat until the following day.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Cycling wise nothing springs to mind apart from the usual wet and cold,thirty miles from home. Non cycling related... giving evidence in a murder trial. I had to wait 5 hours before my appearance,i've had major surgery but i was calmer before that!
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
I had a nearly identical experience only I dispensed with the services of a canoe and went over a weir, Broken Scar Dam in Darlington, without anything other than my trunks.
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Lying in a hospital bed for about 10 days after major surgery in an increasingly uncomfortable position with nothing but a screaming wall of brilliant, desert white pain,and a few rather arsey nurses to keep me company (they were like that right from the beginning).
Apparently I wasn't very popular with them, but given the fact that I'd been in pain for the best part of a month before then, was pumped up to the eyeballs on drugs, had lost a stone, was desperately weak, had to come to terms with my new post surgery body situation, AND had lost my voice (something to do with the ventilator tube), you'd have thought they would have given me some slack! (it IS their job after all!!).
......The next time I was in that ward, they put me in a separate room, so it wasn't all bad!!
Apparently I wasn't very popular with them, but given the fact that I'd been in pain for the best part of a month before then, was pumped up to the eyeballs on drugs, had lost a stone, was desperately weak, had to come to terms with my new post surgery body situation, AND had lost my voice (something to do with the ventilator tube), you'd have thought they would have given me some slack! (it IS their job after all!!).
......The next time I was in that ward, they put me in a separate room, so it wasn't all bad!!
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Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
River Tees Nov '12. Salmon leap falls. I'd come through the technical bit just fine, and I could see my mate in the pool below. Just one straight 3' drop and I'm done. At this point I'm drifting sideways, and hadn't noticed the rock just underwater....
I capsized and was pinned with me facing up river, the water beating down on me. It took 3-4 attempts to pull the grab loop on my spraydeck, but then I was stuck in the boat as all my weight was in my right leg which was on the bottom side of the boat. This coupled with the unrelenting weight of water truly frightened the living daylights out of me. No matter what I was stuck. I could see that my head wasn't far from the surface of the water which was frustrating! I was running out of air and had involuntarily taken my 4th mouthful of water when I gave an incredible hulk type effort. My ankle got a severe bending that took weeks to heal.
It's not over yet... the water swept me under the boat. I was actually pinned on 2 rocks and I was swept between these, knocking my head on the boat. Thankfully there were no strainers in there.
I swam down to Tim and got out of the river. My boat was right at the edge of the river, we just had to reach down and clip a line on, it was that close. It took a further hour to free the boat (slightly dented)
Next day I had to lead a group on the lower sections of the river. Even my eye lashes hurt. I think i must have tensed every muscle to get out of that boat. I was in shock for a good month.
As a result I'm not doing much paddling any more. Flat water and easy white water is a bit dull, and I've lost my bottle a bit on big stuff as a result!
That's why I'm doing more cycling!
I capsized and was pinned with me facing up river, the water beating down on me. It took 3-4 attempts to pull the grab loop on my spraydeck, but then I was stuck in the boat as all my weight was in my right leg which was on the bottom side of the boat. This coupled with the unrelenting weight of water truly frightened the living daylights out of me. No matter what I was stuck. I could see that my head wasn't far from the surface of the water which was frustrating! I was running out of air and had involuntarily taken my 4th mouthful of water when I gave an incredible hulk type effort. My ankle got a severe bending that took weeks to heal.
It's not over yet... the water swept me under the boat. I was actually pinned on 2 rocks and I was swept between these, knocking my head on the boat. Thankfully there were no strainers in there.
I swam down to Tim and got out of the river. My boat was right at the edge of the river, we just had to reach down and clip a line on, it was that close. It took a further hour to free the boat (slightly dented)
Next day I had to lead a group on the lower sections of the river. Even my eye lashes hurt. I think i must have tensed every muscle to get out of that boat. I was in shock for a good month.
As a result I'm not doing much paddling any more. Flat water and easy white water is a bit dull, and I've lost my bottle a bit on big stuff as a result!
That's why I'm doing more cycling!
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
On a bike? Knackered, on an mtb with knobblies, on the A3 south of Petersfield.
In life? Southern Sudan with an AK47, held by a 12-year-old, pointed at my borls.
In life? Southern Sudan with an AK47, held by a 12-year-old, pointed at my borls.
Cheddar George
oober member
- Location
- Location: Location
Yeah,Worthing. I can't imagine it has improved since i left.
Mattonsea
Über Member
- Location
- New Forest
Croydon .sorry what a dump
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Which part of the A55. Yup it's not nice to cycle along !
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
You are just weird. Jumping out of a perfectly good plane 400 times. Either that or I'm never flying with you on dodgy airlines.
Halfway down Hurricane Pitch in the Berger
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/p...uth-eastern-France.html?frame=2330766&page=-3
I remember it being <cough> a whole lot wetter than that.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/p...uth-eastern-France.html?frame=2330766&page=-3
I remember it being <cough> a whole lot wetter than that.
