Posts Tagged ‘ Wind ’

Flying Bike!

Flying Bike!

So. Tuesday was parents evening at Daughter’s new school. A chance to meet her form teacher & convince him that we’re nice, and he should give her better grades. But the appointment was at 6pm - how to get home in time to get everyone up to the school? Two things conspired to help...
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McCracken’s Law Of Bicycle Tardiness

McCracken’s Law Of Bicycle Tardiness

"The later you leave for an appointment of any kind, the stronger the headwinds" I’m right on this, aren’t I? Please tell me it’s not my imagination / paranoia! Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 09/28/2010 Time: 18:22:30 Total Time: 1:42:00.00 Calories: 1490 Distance: 29 miles Average Speed: 17.06 mph
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Perpetual Motion Machine

Perpetual Motion Machine

Yesterday it was WINDY. The sort of windy that gets weather warnings, and people writing into the Met. Office saying that they’ve heard there’s a hurricane on the way. OK, so not THAT windy. But definitely more than just breezy. It was forecast to be blowing from the west at 25-35 mph in time for...
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Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

Monday was windy. I mean really, properly windy - the sort of weather where if I were to listen carefully outside my front door, I’d probably hear people speaking Dutch; when a dog takes a pee against a lamp post in Groningen, there’s a strange tang in the air in Whitley Bay. Mountainous seas...
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