Thereisalight..

I’d been having a better few days but today was a step backwards. I had a really vivid and horrible dream about my recent ex and it sort of set the tone for the day. Fridays (and Saturdays) are bad days for me as they remind me of being at the hospital with my Dad for his last few hours. I got my old bike sorted at the beginning of the week and was enjoying getting out on that but it was too windy today for cycling/walking/hiking so I’m sure that’s not helping my low mood today. Still missing my work and the routine of that. Hope everyone else is doing alright

Some parts of south Ayrshire are not too bad That sounds a good route. Whereabouts in Maybole Road is the old railway line? Near the chippy/Tesco’s? Totally agree about the sunset

Where do you recommend? Bare in mind I can’t cycle uphill

A fascist yet still revered by celtic fans. Strange

Funny you should say that. There’s a snack kiosk near by that side about 10 foot by 10 foot. No toilets but they get around it as there’s public toilets about a minute walk away. Today I saw the lassie go out from the snack bar with a roll of toilet paper, disappear behind the toilet block and then came back. That got me thinking what the rest of the staff are doing for pee facilities when they’re on an 8 hour shift They don’t make it known because it wouldn’t fit in with the fear they’re instilling in people

Are they not that protective then? The one I have is basically polystyrene with a plastic covering and I did wonder how much “good” it would actually do if I was to have a fall

Aye. I quickly learned that anything over 15 miles on a road bike without padded shorts at least was a terrible idea. I’m discovering that! I actually ordered a padded seat cover from eBay today.

My recent ex...loves sex but you’d have to put up with her narcissistic tendencies being serious, my mate had two cockapoos and they’re well behaved and good natured. They enjoy long walks and they don’t cast hair seemingly

Further to my post above, do all you guys wear the cycling gear when you’re out? I wear jeans and trainers and then I get the “Team Sky” type cyclists bombing past me and I feel a bit of a loser

You’ll always get some sanctimonious arsehole spouting their opinion. I collected my bike from the repair shop on Tue and was cycling it home without a helmet. Some twat on a road bike all decked out like he was Bradley Wiggins shouted “HELMET”. Any time I go out of town on the main roads I wear one, but in town I never have.

Surely we’re at the “jump the shark” moment for the riots. People filming things for “likes”, kids of about 4 chanting things they don’t understand, flash mob style dances. I could go on

That’s what happens when the light show isn’t on!

I saw a pic from the riots where a police horse had a brick thrown at it and was bleeding. Attack police all you want but the minute you attack an innocent animal you’re a p***k

I did another 12 miles on the main road tonight. Small fry to the amount you guys are doing but I’m enjoying it and feel better mentally for it

The press and folk on here are just itching for the “second wave” so they can pour scorn on people going about their life’s with some normality. We’ve been waiting for massive spikes since the Easter weekend, VE Day weekend and now from the weekend restrictions were eased a bit. Covid has made people very strange

I just think we’re been treated like toddlers. They cant be “uncancelled” when they’ve already been rescheduled for 2021. It may not completely be over by Aug, but certainly not enough numbers to justify draconian measures.

I also find it pathetic that people are allowed to go to work, travel on public transport, come in contact with lots of people per day (even more so if you’re a supermarket worker), they can do this Mon-Fri yet we’re not allowed to go to the football for 2 hours on a Saturday. If there’s one of two deaths per day come Aug will we still be sheep and go along with their “social distancing” measures?

It’s too late for things happening Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec that have already been cancelled

It’s a joke tbh. By Aug it’s looking like we’ll have no deaths or new cases, yet punters from lower league teams can’t go and stand on the terraces and “socially distance”. The killie light show in late Oct/Nov was cancelled a few weeks ago. It seems that we won’t be able to go to events until either a vaccine is “found” or after Jan 1st 2021 - new year, new logic

Yeah the guy who serviced the bike inflated the tyres to their max and on the roads it’s really bouncy. I’m paranoid I’m going to get a puncture as the roads here aren’t exactly smooth and they’re full of pot holes or loose stones. I feel I can’t enjoy the cycle fully because of worry

If the 14 team top flight gets pushed through because of this new “investment” it will just typify the shit show that is Scottish football. It’s been farcical from start to finish during this covid situation. Fcking soap opera

I’ve never tried a road bike, can anyone explain the differences between that and a bog standard MTB. I go on main roads near where I live and I feel every single bump in the road and it’s quite “juddery”, is it the same on a road bike?

I hate all that as well. You’re put into a line to wait like lambs to the slaughter, then when you’re inside you’re made to feel like you’ve got leprosy. The plans for pubs and restaurants reopening don’t look like a “fun” night out at all, if the waiters are wearing masks whilst serving folk and we’re at zero deaths and new infections per day I won’t be going Families going to the beach after 10 weeks stuck in their own town = selfish covidiots who are going to kill their gran and everyone else. Thousands flocking to a march = it’s ok as they have a cause.

They’re a pair of twats, but in this case all I can say is lucky bassas!

I did 14 miles tonight. I’m still shite at trying to get up inclines on the road. Had to push it up one (I’m only 12 stone so it’s not due to fatness ). Another thing I noticed yesterday and today, once I’m home from a cycle a headache starts almost immediately. No idea why