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Post by Humph on Aug 31, 2018 17:47:08 GMT
... but the thought of driving the same route, at the same time, every day, for weeks, months, even years..... .... forgive a non-trivial question, then. It has intrigued me that you inevitably seem to end up at Llandegla for your w/e ride. I get the fact that it is convenient, and I myself tend to repeat favourite locations for my outdoor pursuits, but I do like to "ring the changes" and ensure some variety between the repeats. (That's why I'm cycling in the Ardennes today 😉) Don't you find repeat visits a bit boring? Well, yes, you're right, it is a bit of a default choice. But we do mix it up with Delamere, Cannock Chase and Coed Y Brennin. The terrain changes with the seasons and the weather of course, and while the scenery is stunning, it's the challenge of the rides we're really there for, beating times for routes and so on. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 18:54:12 GMT
>> but the thought of driving the same route, at the same time, every day, for weeks, months, even years
I've never done it for years, but I have done it for months at a time.
I do find that following the same route in a car becomes exponentially more tedious by the day. Strangely though, regular commuting on a train I find becomes increasingly restful. The more one gets to know the routines and timings, the more it becomes a great way to start the day.
I've done the odd contract here or there which entails commuting into London. I really end up enjoying it. Not saying I could do it for years, but for a few months it's actually pretty good and pretty relaxing once you learn the best tactics.
Holidays, though, are a different matter. I don't like holidays much at all, but if I must go then I cannot imagine anything I would find more difficult than repeatedly returning to the same place.
Funny how people are different.
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Post by tyrednexited on Sept 1, 2018 15:06:51 GMT
Having had 30+ miles on the bikes yesterday, we are main!y chillin' today.
Moved 50 odd miles on to an aire on the bank of the river at Dun sur Meuse, and currently sipping a beer, reading a book, and soaking up the sunshine.
Had a couple of hours stroll earlier, up to the church and ruined castle that overlooks us. The two young girls acting as guides to the church wouldn't let us in, though, as they had just called les pompiers to catch a snake.
So, there you are, if your church is invaded by a snake, you now know who you're gonna call...... ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 15:46:45 GMT
St. Patrick surely?
In a snake emergency call a Welshman.
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Post by Humph on Sept 1, 2018 16:38:52 GMT
You don't want to let the Welsh near any kind of animals, you know what they're like...
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Post by tyrednexited on Sept 1, 2018 16:47:36 GMT
You don't want to let the Welsh near any kind of animals.......... ...though an exception could be made for the likes of bears, lions and tigers... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 16:54:20 GMT
You know what they say about bears, and they do.  |
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 11, 2018 6:39:04 GMT
Stayed in a campervan once about 40 years ago as a child. Was forbidden from using the lavatory on board because my Father resolutely refused to have to take on the task of emptying whatever tank needs emptying. Fortunately we were staying on a campground in Devon with an ablutions block nearby...
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Post by WDB on Sept 11, 2018 8:46:28 GMT
Was forbidden from using the lavatory on board... |
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Post by Humph on Sept 19, 2018 17:10:26 GMT
Sorry if I’ve missed a few posts. Still in Milan, doing the drive back to Northern France tomorrow. Nice route but tolls a ball ache in a RHD. Should have got one of those thingies.
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Post by WDB on Sept 19, 2018 17:59:01 GMT
...ball ache in a RHD. Should have got one of those thingies. Or a looser kilt? |
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Post by tyrednexited on Sept 19, 2018 18:08:26 GMT
Nice route but tolls a ball ache in a RHD. Should have got one of those thingies. ....a helicopter? |
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Post by Humph on Sept 20, 2018 17:36:31 GMT
Sitting waiting on the French side for the Chunnel, set off from Milan at 07.00 their time this morning and was going to cross in the morning but apart from rigor mortis of the bum, I’m feeling fine so going for the home run.
Good car this. Made for this sort of malarkey I suppose.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 20:37:33 GMT
Even better with a V6....
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Post by bromptonaut on Sept 20, 2018 21:04:49 GMT
Strangely though, regular commuting on a train I find becomes increasingly restful. The more one gets to know the routines and timings, the more it becomes a great way to start the day. I've done the odd contract here or there which entails commuting into London. I really end up enjoying it. Not saying I could do it for years, but for a few months it's actually pretty good and pretty relaxing once you learn the best tactics. Pretty much my experience. Not so relevant on a short ride like Watford to London which I did from 86-90 but absolutely the case in nigh on 24 years from Northampton to Euston. Learn where the best seats are and if it varies which trains have best stopping pattern, routing and overall journey time. Or is it worth an extra few minutes for a seat or more comfortable rolling stock? I never tired of the view from the window. Same fields, trees and lineside villages but variations of light and cloud, dark earth in winter, green shoots in spring or golds of autumn. First sightings of blackthorn then may, Crows, Buzzards and latterly Red Kites circling over the fields. Just once the flames and smoke from Buncefield. Wouldn't say I miss it but it was more than tolerable and much easier than fannying about with buses/and or tubes from the suburbs. |
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