Bit nippy this morning...

Succorso

.... in fact, -3c at Marham when I cycled into Swaffham to the gym this
morning.

The field runoff was slick in a few places, but in general the roads
were dry; and by wearing two layers of pretty much everything, I still
managed to break a sweat underneath the layers.

If only I could find a way to stop my nose running. I'm too squeamish to
just blow it out into the verge as I ride, so have to keep stopping for
a blow. Perhaps a couple of smallish corks would work, or maybe my nose
clip I use in the swimming pool...

--
Chris

David Martin

On 20/12/04 11:57 am, in article cq6en5$fs3$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk,
"Succorso" <chris@saynotospam.ivy-house.net> wrote:


> If only I could find a way to stop my nose running. I'm too squeamish to
> just blow it out into the verge as I ride, so have to keep stopping for
> a blow. Perhaps a couple of smallish corks would work, or maybe my nose
> clip I use in the swimming pool...
>

The most effective way is to keep the sinuses warm. Full thermal balaclava,
ski goggles, and a cotton scarf under the bottom edge of the ski goggles do
it for me down to about -12.

...d

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

>If only I could find a way to stop my nose running.

If you pop into Birds in Dereham - go upstairs and they have buffs (not sure if
that's the brand they have, but it's same garment) - just right for having
around the neck & up over mouth & nose - sufficent to warm up the air enough to
stop the worst of the sniffles.

Festive cheers, helen s




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"Succorso" <chris@saynotospam.ivy-house.net> wrote in message
news:cq6en5$fs3$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
>
> ... in fact, -3c at Marham when I cycled into Swaffham to the gym this
> morning.

Bit nippy last night as well. - 4 C in East Yorks as I cycled home from work
last night at 2300. Finally hung up the road bike for the year a couple of
days ago and got the hybrid out to see me through the rest of the winter.
Still, after tomorrow the days will be getting longer.
--
Simon M.

Clive George

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <wafflycathcs@aol.compomcom> wrote in
message news:20041220072718.05986.00001480@mb-m19.aol.com...
> >If only I could find a way to stop my nose running.
>
> If you pop into Birds in Dereham

When I read that I immediately thought of custard, which seems appropriate
for the weather.

cheers,
clive

Not Responding

Succorso wrote:
>
> ... in fact, -3c at Marham when I cycled into Swaffham to the gym this
> morning.
>
> The field runoff was slick in a few places, but in general the roads
> were dry; and by wearing two layers of pretty much everything, I still
> managed to break a sweat underneath the layers.
>
> If only I could find a way to stop my nose running. I'm too squeamish to
> just blow it out into the verge as I ride, so have to keep stopping for
> a blow. Perhaps a couple of smallish corks would work, or maybe my nose
> clip I use in the swimming pool...
>

Usual boring grey, damp and unseasonally mild weather here in the South.
Also as usual, I'm hoping for some snow. There's something special
about being out on a bike in the snow - particularly at night.

Depressingly, metcheck is telling me that around Christmas it may well
be snowing here. But I'll be on the edge of the Fens. Where it won't be
snowing.

Roos Eisma

Not Responding <nowhere@dev.null> writes:

>Depressingly, metcheck is telling me that around Christmas it may well
>be snowing here. But I'll be on the edge of the Fens. Where it won't be
>snowing.

Same here. Good outlook for Scotland, and we're off to London

Roos

Jack Ouzzi

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:16:23 +0000, David Martin
<d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk> wrote:

>On 20/12/04 11:57 am, in article cq6en5$fs3$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk,
>"Succorso" <chris@saynotospam.ivy-house.net> wrote:
>
>
>> If only I could find a way to stop my nose running. I'm too squeamish to
>> just blow it out into the verge as I ride, so have to keep stopping for
>> a blow. Perhaps a couple of smallish corks would work, or maybe my nose
>> clip I use in the swimming pool...
>>
>
>The most effective way is to keep the sinuses warm. Full thermal balaclava,
>ski goggles, and a cotton scarf under the bottom edge of the ski goggles do
>it for me down to about -12.
>

What about a sawn-off shotgun, just to complete the wardrobe ;-)

David Martin

On 20/12/04 4:04 pm, in article
1103558652.fc0d70e57d663e368f5b75b8bbe4e230@teranews, "Jack Ouzzi"
<nospam@nowayhose.co.au> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:16:23 +0000, David Martin
> <d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 20/12/04 11:57 am, in article cq6en5$fs3$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk,
>> "Succorso" <chris@saynotospam.ivy-house.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> If only I could find a way to stop my nose running. I'm too squeamish to
>>> just blow it out into the verge as I ride, so have to keep stopping for
>>> a blow. Perhaps a couple of smallish corks would work, or maybe my nose
>>> clip I use in the swimming pool...
>>>
>>
>> The most effective way is to keep the sinuses warm. Full thermal balaclava,
>> ski goggles, and a cotton scarf under the bottom edge of the ski goggles do
>> it for me down to about -12.
>>
>
> What about a sawn-off shotgun, just to complete the wardrobe ;-)

I can't get the fingers encased in silk inner gloves, fleece gloves and
mountaineering mitts through the trigger guard.

...d

John_Kane

Roos Eisma wrote:
> Not Responding <nowhere@dev.null> writes:
>
> >Depressingly, metcheck is telling me that around Christmas it may
well
> >be snowing here. But I'll be on the edge of the Fens. Where it won't
be
> >snowing.
>
> Same here. Good outlook for Scotland, and we're off to London
>
> Roos

Must be nice living in the tropics Beautiful, bright sunny day here
in Southern Canada and only -27 C, or -38 C with the windchill factor.
My ears got a bit cold on a 3 km ride. Oh well, I'll just have to pull
the hat down over the ears when I go home.
John Kane
Kingston ON. Canada

nobody

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:57:18 +0000, Succorso
<chris@saynotospam.ivy-house.net> wrote:

>
>... in fact, -3c at Marham when I cycled into Swaffham to the gym this
>morning.
>
>The field runoff was slick in a few places, but in general the roads
>were dry; and by wearing two layers of pretty much everything, I still
>managed to break a sweat underneath the layers.
>
>If only I could find a way to stop my nose running. I'm too squeamish to
>just blow it out into the verge as I ride, so have to keep stopping for
>a blow. Perhaps a couple of smallish corks would work, or maybe my nose
>clip I use in the swimming pool...

No problems with my nose, but after 20 mins I started to wish I'd worn
one extra sock this morning.

Simon Brooke

in message <cq6en5$fs3$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>, Succorso
('chris@saynotospam.ivy-house.net') wrote:

> If only I could find a way to stop my nose running. I'm too squeamish
> to just blow it out into the verge as I ride, so have to keep stopping
> for a blow.

Carry a handkerchief either in the back pocket of your jersey, or, as I
do, in the side pocket of your bar bag.

--
simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; Semper in faecibus sumus, sole profundum variat.

Richard Goodman

"Succorso" <chris@saynotospam.ivy-house.net> wrote in message
news:cq6en5$fs3$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
>
> ... in fact, -3c at Marham when I cycled into Swaffham to the gym this
> morning.
>
> The field runoff was slick in a few places, but in general the roads were
> dry; and by wearing two layers of pretty much everything, I still managed
> to break a sweat underneath the layers.
>

Yes, I was thinking of commenting about it too. The first signs of frost
that I've seen this winter. The gritters had noticeably been out overnight,
I think for the first time, and for the first time this winter I began to
wonder whether I really wanted to do this... It was the sort of morning
where people start asking 'Are you _sure_ you really want to cycle?..
Wouldn't you rather be in a nice warm car/tube etc.?' .. and I find myself
hesitating slightly before answering 'yes', and 'no' in that order, and not
the other way round... It's only the getting out of the door which is hard
of course, once you get going then all doubts are dispelled...

Rich

Danny Colyer

nobody wrote:
> No problems with my nose, but after 20 mins I started to wish I'd worn
> one extra sock this morning.

That's why I still wear padded shorts when I ride a recumbent.

--
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