Cycling facility at work - proposal rejected.

[Richard Bates]

An email was sent out to all employees at work asking for ideas on how to spend a grant which the
organisation had received to fund improvements to facilities for employees to cycle to work.

My idea was to install a second shower in the gents changing room. I pointed out that there was a
urinal which I had never seen anybody use (the smell is an effective barrier) which could perhaps
make the installation painless since there was already a water and drainage supply there.

My idea was rejected in favour of providing the grand total of 6 Sheffield stands which have
insufficient room between them to accomodate 2 bikes (ie it is impossible to put a bike either side
of a single stand). But there *is* a cover over the instalation to stop your back wheel getting wet!
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[Lee]

"Richard Bates" <SPAM.TRAP.put.only.the.word.richard.before.the.at.sign@cuddle.clara.co.uk> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> An email was sent out to all employees at work asking for ideas on how to spend a grant which the
> organisation had received to fund improvements to facilities for employees to cycle to work.
>
> My idea was to install a second shower in the gents changing room. I pointed out that there was a
> urinal which I had never seen anybody use (the smell is an effective barrier) which could perhaps
> make the installation painless since there was already a water and drainage supply there.

Oh what I would give for shower facilities here!!

 

[Colin Blackburn]

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 14:19:22 +0100, Richard Bates
<SPAM.TRAP.put.only.the.word.richard.before.the.at.sign@cuddle.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> My idea was rejected in favour of providing the grand total of 6 Sheffield stands which have
> insufficient room between them to accomodate 2 bikes (ie it is impossible to put a bike either
> side of a single stand). But there *is* a cover over the instalation to stop your back wheel
> getting wet!

I hope you've pointed out that as each stand can be used by only one bike they could have saved
themselves half the money by installing three stands spaced appropriately in the same area.

Colin

 

[David Wilson]

does it not get a little time consuming having to shower when you get to work? or do you just never
shower at home so you save the time that way?

"Lee" <gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverymuch.btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Richard Bates"
>
<SPAM.TRAP.put.only.the.word.richard.before.the.at.sign@cuddle.clara.co.uk>
> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > An email was sent out to all employees at work asking for ideas on how to spend a grant which
> > the organisation had received to fund improvements to facilities for employees to cycle to work.
> >
> > My idea was to install a second shower in the gents changing room. I pointed out that there was
> > a urinal which I had never seen anybody use (the smell is an effective barrier) which could
> > perhaps make the installation painless since there was already a water and drainage supply
> > there.
>
> Oh what I would give for shower facilities here!!

 

[Russell Fulker]

David Wilson wrote:
> does it not get a little time consuming having to shower when you get to work? or do you just
> never shower at home so you save the time that way?
>

That's the way it works for me - quick shave & breakfast, on me bike and then a nice shower at work.
That way I don't mind getting hot/cold/wet/muddy/frosty etc cos a shower soon puts it right.

 

[Adrian Boliston]

"Russell Fulker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> That's the way it works for me - quick shave & breakfast, on me bike and then a nice shower at
> work....

I don't like waking up without going straight in the shower, as I don't really feel properly awake
without the shower to kick me into life.

 

[Simon Mason]

"Adrian Boliston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Russell Fulker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > That's the way it works for me - quick shave & breakfast, on me bike and then a nice shower at
> > work....
>
> I don't like waking up without going straight in the shower, as I don't
really
> feel properly awake without the shower to kick me into life.

Same here, although shaving in the shower can have interesting consequences such as shaving your
left eyebrow half off! Simon

 

[Peter Fox]

Following on from Richard Bates's message. . .
>An email was sent out to all employees at work asking for ideas on how to spend a grant which the
>organisation had received to fund improvements to facilities for employees to cycle to work.
>
>My idea was to install a second shower in the gents changing room. I pointed out that there was a
>urinal which I had never seen anybody use (the smell is an effective barrier) which could perhaps
>make the installation painless since there was already a water and drainage supply there.
>
>My idea was rejected in favour of providing the grand total of 6 Sheffield stands which have
>insufficient room between them to accomodate 2 bikes (ie it is impossible to put a bike either
>side of a single stand). But there *is* a cover over the instalation to stop your back wheel
>getting wet!

So grant whoever provided the grant will be ones to take exception. All grant-giving bodies
waffle-on about 'quality' write to them and ask if they are happy with the quality of this
installation.

Ask your organisation whose advice they got about spacing the stands. Then say - "Well you need to
get _them_ to fix their blunder."

--
PETER FOX Not the same since the cardboard box company folded

 

[Zog The Undenia]

David Wilson wrote:

> does it not get a little time consuming having to shower when you get to work? or do you just
> never shower at home so you save the time that way?

The latter. Who cares if you smell out on the road?

 

[Richard Corfiel]

In article <[email protected]>, David Wilson wrote:
> does it not get a little time consuming having to shower when you get to work? or do you just
> never shower at home so you save the time that way?
>

I don't think its as bad as trying to wash in a sink. You can strip off, quick shower and get
dressed quite quickly. We have a single occupancy toilet upstairs with sink, but no shower. You need
to at least completely change and dry yourself off after a long ride.

I used to work at a large company in Warwick, which had a number of showers. The one near my office
was over a 1 tile deep cutout in the boys' room floor - a good idea, only a lot of water missed the
cutout and caused the room to flood. The shower was handy though.

- Richard

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[W K]

"Adrian Boliston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Russell Fulker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > That's the way it works for me - quick shave & breakfast, on me bike and then a nice shower at
> > work....
>
> I don't like waking up without going straight in the shower, as I don't
really
> feel properly awake without the shower to kick me into life.

a nice chilly ride, with a good downhill and a few large roundabouts do me.