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    #242
    Lusk Doyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Lusk Doyle


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    :eek: Fair play. I wimped out and drove to work at that time - looked too dodgy to cycle and Mrs WA would have been worried!

    Is Mrs WA code for your inner pansy?!? :P


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    #243
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,987 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Lusk Doyle wrote: »
    Is Mrs WA code for your inner pansy?!? :P
    Well she did have to bring me home from Beaumont Hospital recently! :p


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    #244
    t'bear
    Registered Users Posts: 588 ✭✭✭t'bear


    Mr Bear always wants to know roughly which direction I am heading on the bike....like thats gonna help...."yeah I got clobbered in Drogheda....."


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    #245
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,133 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    t'bear wrote: »
    Mr Bear always wants to know roughly which direction I am heading on the bike....like thats gonna help...."yeah I got clobbered in Drogheda....."
    Reminds me of the time I found myself in the Beaumont without an idea of what day of the week it was. The family were away on holiday, and I couldn't remember the wife's number anyway. It was about 6 hours before I realised I had the Blackberry and e-mailed work to discover no-one had even noticed me missing ...


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    #246
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,987 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Beasty wrote: »
    and e-mailed work to discover no-one had even noticed me missing ...
    I wish! On my days off (shift work) I'm constantly called asking where I am. (Very annoying when out on a spin).


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    #247
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,369 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    10.00am 0 degrees hmm might wait a bit longer before heading out. gorgeous sunny day though

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #248
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I wish! On my days off (shift work) I'm constantly called asking where I am. (Very annoying when out on a spin).

    If I go out for a spin and say I'll be 2 hours, the 'are-you-ok'? Texts start after 2:05, phone calls start after 2:30 - at that point I usually stop to check in and let the Director Sportif know I'm safe.

    Work only calls when I decide at the last minute to extend my commute and forget I have a meeting or someone coming in early!


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    #249
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Jawgap wrote: »
    If I go out for a spin and say I'll be 2 hours, the 'are-you-ok'? Texts start after 2:05, phone calls start after 2:30 - at that point I usually stop to check in and let the Director Sportif know I'm safe.

    Work only calls when I decide at the last minute to extend my commute and forget I have a meeting or someone coming in early!

    Jaysus! No way I'd be having that! I've an iphone and since the last IOS upgrade it's got a Do Not Disturb feature. I leave it on always.


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    #250
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Was out yesterday morning and this morning. 185km total.

    Heading home to my parents for dinner tonight, not touching the bike - that rain sounds ferocious outside. I'm even dreading the walk to the bus stop!!


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    #251
    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    buffalo wrote: »
    Heading home to my parents for dinner tonight, not touching the bike - that rain sounds ferocious outside. I'm even dreading the walk to the bus stop!!

    Man-Up-eCard.png

    Note I deleted the 185km you did the other 2 days :pac:


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    #252
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,211 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    When I left the house this moring there was still ice on the road. Had a slip about 500m into the spin! As the morning went on it got better but bitter


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    #253
    bcmf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭bcmf


    Lusk Doyle wrote: »
    I spotted you guys and about three other groups of cyclists this morning. Fair play. No way I was going out in that temp on the ncd roads. Went running later instead.
    Both 8.30 spins were all over the place.Our little group of 3 were joined by 4 others which I believe were the Lion of Fingal's gruppo though the Lion wasn't present. Then (conviently as I stopped for a nature break) we were joined by what I believe was the Head the ball group. But then as we passed the turn for Bog of the ring we spotted Pat Halpin and his crew coming from the bog.


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    #254
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,133 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    bcmf wrote: »
    I stopped for a nature break) ..

    ... we spotted Pat Halpin and his crew coming from the bog.
    A few too many consumed at that 80s night that shaungil was "starring" at on Friday night by the sounds of it ...

    There were around 4 non-Swords groups (Dubkin Wheelers was definitely one, but they do that route every Saturday) heading through and towards Lusk from Blakes Cross on Saturday morning, just a few minutes before the Swords spins were due to complete their "loop"


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    #255
    Gallant_JJ
    Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Gallant_JJ


    Beautiful morning first thing, but didn't get out till 10:30, by when it was absolutely miserable. Cold, blustery and not a stitch of sunshine. Got 80k in, reaching a total of over 600km for November, which was an aim of mine at the start of the month. Hoping now for 1000km over December, especially with the few days off.


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    #256
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Dermot Illogical wrote: »
    Jaysus! No way I'd be having that! I've an iphone and since the last IOS upgrade it's got a Do Not Disturb feature. I leave it on always.

    Ah, it's only 'cos she cares.......:o

    Plus more than once she's been called to an A&E to pick me up!


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    #257
    uberwolf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,580 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    Jawgap wrote: »
    Plus more than once she's been called to an A&E to pick me up!

    I have a tracking app running, the OH can check in and see if I'm progressing any. I also have her phone number photographed as my screensaver in the event that I'm found non responsive. Fairly grim, but practical...


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    #258
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Morrisseeee wrote: »
    Note I deleted the 185km you did the other 2 days :pac:

    Thanks for that!! :( If it doesn't let up I'll be swimming to work in the morning!


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    #259
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,133 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    uberwolf wrote: »
    I have a tracking app running, the OH can check in and see if I'm progressing any. I also have her phone number photographed as my screensaver in the event that I'm found non responsive. Fairly grim, but practical...
    I've got this jersey:

    bth_beasty.jpg

    Username and Blood Group on the front and back, and the wife's phone number on the sleeve...:)


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    #260
    Plastik
    Registered Users Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭Plastik


    uberwolf wrote: »
    I have a tracking app running, the OH can check in and see if I'm progressing any. I also have her phone number photographed as my screensaver in the event that I'm found non responsive. Fairly grim, but practical...

    As a matter of interest, what is it?


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    #261
    rollingscone
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    Went for a short spin today, the rain wasn't too bad. The softer than a ripe peach brakes and the traffic were a problem.


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    #262
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Beasty wrote: »
    I've got this jersey:

    bth_beasty.jpg

    Username and Blood Group on the front and back, and the wife's phone number on the sleeve...:)

    Good idea, you wouldn't want your blood bags to get mixed up with someone else's :pac:


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    #263
    uberwolf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,580 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    uberwolf wrote: »
    I have a tracking app running, the OH can check in and see if I'm progressing any. I also have her phone number photographed as my screensaver in the event that I'm found non responsive. Fairly grim, but practical...
    Plastik wrote: »
    As a matter of interest, what is it?

    my phone number? :o

    the app is here. I'm sure there are better out there


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    #264
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,369 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    Beasty wrote: »
    and the wife's phone number on the sleeve...:)

    i'm so ringing your wife if i ever see that jersey

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #265
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,211 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Got up to cycle this morning and it was so windy and thats where I usually draw the line as I cycle along some very exposed roads.

    Went for a 7km in stead so my 6am rise wasnt wasted


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    #266
    t'bear
    Registered Users Posts: 588 ✭✭✭t'bear


    I was down or cross wind most of the way in, there were a couple of stretches (short ones) that brought me headon into the wind, it was strong and also cold enough to have to pull up the neck warmer over my nose. Roads were very wet but no rain


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    #267
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    Having escaped the downpours last week, got my deserved puncture yesterday and another today for good measure. Not to mention forgetting towel, wash gear etc etc at work.

    @MWAP - how did you know?


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    #268
    colm_gti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭colm_gti


    Gym day today so I drive in regardless of the weather, thank god....rest of the week looks great though :)


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    #269
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,133 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Great commute in this morning, apart from a couple of floods - fortunately I missed any submerged potholes, and was definitely getting ahead of the motorists. Unlikely to be the same on the way home mind ...


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    #270
    AGC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭AGC


    Beasty wrote: »
    Great commute in this morning, apart from a couple of floods - fortunately I missed any submerged potholes, and was definitely getting ahead of the motorists. Unlikely to be the same on the way home mind ...

    Likewise, roads very wet but not much rain falling. missed all flooding until the last bit of the park!

    Really need to buy better overshoes:p


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    #271
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Didn't enjoy this morning at all it must be said. Freezing cold spitty rain and an untypical headwind, it was just a bit of a slog. Should be nicer on the way home.


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