first thing I am going to do in the new year is purchase a new bike, after a week of cheese and crackers I am going to need it :doh:
second thing is erm.........
Star, I am happy that the public transport in your area works for you, it just doesn`t work in my area. I drive to work and there have only ever been one maybe two occasions in my working life that the snow has kept me at home.
What`s wrong with being out in the all weathers, I am outside at work so it doesn`t really bother me, stick on some warm clothes and water proofs and away you go. If I can`t get out to ride I go for a brisk walk.
Star interestingly enough I am looking for a new cycle as this weekend my old one that I have had for around 15 years has finally bit the dust. I am looking in the region of around £400 for a new one, how many months is that in gym fees? If it lasts for another 15 years I will be very happy.
GnV finally yes I do warm up to exercise, I also cool down and stretch after a ride or walk.
And so I will leave the thread there, we don`t seem to be getting anywhere as I like to be outside riding my bike and looking at the fields, and everyone else seems to enjoy looking at girls bending over :grin:
Star when was the last time you used public transport to get to work and back?
I start at 6am and leave the house at a rather unsocial time, there are no buses then, and even when they are running I would have to get one into the middle of town then get onto a connecting one and even then they do not come onto the business estate I work on.
Also it would cost me nearly £8 a day, so no thank you.
Star I dont want to be in a gym watching a tv or a girl bend over and paying stupidly over priced fees for something I can do for free, I want to be in the fresh air looking and listening to the wild life, looking across the fields, saying hello to the ladies on horseback, walkers and other cyclists.
Vive la fresh air!
With reference to the lady who knocked down Bradley Wiggins, she admits she did not see him, so who is to blame there?
I myself am a keen cyclist and I try to ride most evenings through the summer and whenever the weather allows through the winter.
I stay mainly to country lanes and quieter roads and wear all the apropriate gear, however even on the quietest of roads cars speed past you at break neck speed, lorries ride so close you can practically touch them and quite often I have been forced to ride onto the verge as cars have still driven towards me even when it was my right of way.
I also drive every day to and from work as I can afford to run a car, some people do not have a driving license or are able to afford to drive and therefore ride to work, so are you suggesting that cyclists stop work so as not to inconvenience all of you that may lack a little patience and consideration for other road users?
We are constantly being told to get fit, leave the car at home, save the planet etc, so why should I give up my simple pleasure just because some of you cannot look left or right in your mirrors and take note of who might be next to you.
Bit one sided isn`t it?
I`m sure for the same reasons you cannot accom a great deal of single guys will also be in that same categorie, so why is it ok for you but for single guys it makes them "suspicious"
I used to be able to accom but then my circumstances changed a great deal and if I was still meeting there is no way I would be able to have anyone back where I live now but belive me that does not make me secretly married/engaged/attached- delete as appropriate.
Also there are quite a few of us that started out "SINGLE" meeting men "ALONE" and believe me you get a feeling for who the good ones are and who the players are
I used to post too, not great amounts but on the odd lighthearted thread.
I guess you just sort of get out the habbit, the less you post the less you can be bothered to even add the odd wry comment to a thread.
I used to find myself doing the same thing as Lost, start a reply then lose it half way and just delete.
Ohhh look I managed to get all the way through this one :small-print:
Wonderful life- Alter Bridge
Sang by the superb Myles Kennedy
Close your eyes and just hear me sing
One last long goodbye
One last song before you spread your wings
There`s so much left to say before this moment slips away
And before this moment slips away
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I loved you so
The cold night calls
And the tears fall like rain
It`s so hard letting go
Of the one thing I will never replace
And soon you will be gone
But these words they will live on
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I miss you so
And though our days come to an end
No, I`ll never love like this again
What a wonderful life my friend
All that I am
You let me be
I will remember you
For all that you`ve done
And given to me
Love will remain
This I can see
Now and forever more
Because of you
Now I believe
I believe
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I loved you so
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I miss you so
And though our days come to an end
No, I`ll never love like this again
What a wonderful life
A wonderful life
What a wonderful life
What a wonderful life
And with one last embrace
As the tears fall like rain you`re gone
And with one last goodbye
As you fade out tonight, you`re gone
I had 2 months off with stress a few years ago and I really was going through an horrendously stressful time, it really is no walk in the park when you have it for real and I rarely have time off work, unfortunaltey its a term that is used all to easily and allows people to gain time off work when really they just want to swing the lead.
I have someone who does all of that for me :thrilled:
Love is what I have right now :inlove:
I wish it was because I`d go back 25 years and say "no"
How about "nicked"
Altho when I hear it I always think of Reagan from the Sweeney saying "Get your trousers on, you`re nicked my son" :crazy:
Ohhh in edit pilferred is a good one too
I would go for it to
My life dramatically changed direction a few years ago, its scary but you live and learn.
Without sounding like a terrible mother I can`t wait for my children to become totally independent so that we can truly have time to ourselves, and if a certain someone said "ok sexy we`re off" I`d go without a second thought.
I just put in mrs-bmw and it came out Pinky Toiletsquirt :smug:
I`m Snotty Hamsterbrain
I`m sure I`ve been called that before :giggle:
So very sorry to hear your sad news :therethere:
We run a system called "Bradford Score", occasion x occasion x days off = your score, and 3 occasions or 125 points gets you a "counselling" session plus a level one on your record for 6 months, if you have time off in said 6 months you get a level 2 for 12 months, if you have time off in said 12 months you get a level 3, any more time off then its bye-bye you.
Harsh I know but the view is you have to tar everyone with the same brush, its stops most of the lead-swinging but also impacts people like yourself and me who don`t have time off unless its absolutely necessary.