First glove day of the season?

[Shuggie]

Clear blue sky on my London commute this morning. Had my gloves in my
back pocket but did not put them on as I kept getting green lights,
but if the weather is the same tomorrow I'll be wearing them.

According to Meterologix today was the equal coldest London morning
since we had the cold snap back in late May.

James

PS yes I know some of you wear gloves every day but some of us are
seasonal...

 

[Paul Boyd]

Shuggie said the following on 18/10/2007 07:54:
> Clear blue sky on my London commute this morning. Had my gloves in my
> back pocket but did not put them on as I kept getting green lights,
> but if the weather is the same tomorrow I'll be wearing them.

Gloves on this morning at 7:15 in sunny Weston-super-mare. The cagers
were regaling me with tales of how their frost warning lights were
coming on!

Maybe even a hat tomorrow! (Woolly, not plastic

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

 

[Nat]

Cold and misty in the country this morning. Had full waterproofs on
for warmth. Am considering fingers on my gloves this winter. Does take
a while for the warm blood to warm my little fingers up!

>
> Gloves on this morning at 7:15 in sunny Weston-super-mare. The cagers
> were regaling me with tales of how their frost warning lights were
> coming on!
>
> Maybe even a hat tomorrow! (Woolly, not plastic
>
> --
> Paul Boydhttp://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

 

[Henry Lockwood]

On 18 Oct, 08:57, Nat <[email protected]> wrote:
> Cold and misty in the country this morning. Had full waterproofs on
> for warmth. Am considering fingers on my gloves this winter. Does take
> a while for the warm blood to warm my little fingers up!

Definitely a glove day in Cambridge - not quite the first frost of the
year, but a definite "bite". I may well invest in some full gloves
rather than just the fingerless ones I have at the moment. (It's a
cheaper way of satisfying the "new kit!" urge than buying a new
bike...)

 

[wafflycat]

"Shuggie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Clear blue sky on my London commute this morning. Had my gloves in my
> back pocket but did not put them on as I kept getting green lights,
> but if the weather is the same tomorrow I'll be wearing them.
>
> According to Meterologix today was the equal coldest London morning
> since we had the cold snap back in late May.
>
> James
>
> PS yes I know some of you wear gloves every day but some of us are
> seasonal...
>

Some of us have been in full cold weather gear for some time now. Being
74lbs lighter than I was in February, I've lost my insulation and boy, am I
feeling the cold!

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Shuggie
('[email protected]') wrote:

> Clear blue sky on my London commute this morning. Had my gloves in my
> back pocket but did not put them on as I kept getting green lights,
> but if the weather is the same tomorrow I'll be wearing them.
>
> According to Meterologix today was the equal coldest London morning
> since we had the cold snap back in late May.
>
> James
>
> PS yes I know some of you wear gloves every day but some of us are
> seasonal...

I don't wear long fingered gloves until it's much colder than this... I
think it's very variable by person. I went for a ride recently with a
friend who wore boot covers, thermal tights, full finger gloves, the
lot... I really couldn't at this time of year.

--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; L'etat c'est moi -- Louis XVI
;; I... we... the Government -- Tony Blair

 

[Peter Clinch]

wafflycat wrote:

> Some of us have been in full cold weather gear for some time now. Being
> 74lbs lighter than I was in February, I've lost my insulation and boy,
> am I feeling the cold!

Great work (I know how hard it was to "readjust" a fair way short of
half that back in 2000 or so), but in the meantime note that Cotswold
have ME Women's Dewline downies for £60 down from £100 as long as you
haven't gone south of a size 12... (can't give a direct link since
they've wrecked their site with a Flash overdose, but
http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com and thence Rockbottom Clearance). Hard
to out-toast a good downie!

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

 

[spindrift]

On 18 Oct, 09:15, Peter Clinch <[email protected]> wrote:
> wafflycat wrote:
> > Some of us have been in full cold weather gear for some time now. Being
> > 74lbs lighter than I was in February, I've lost my insulation and boy,
> > am I feeling the cold!
>
> Great work (I know how hard it was to "readjust" a fair way short of
> half that back in 2000 or so), but in the meantime note that Cotswold
> have ME Women's Dewline downies for £60 down from £100 as long as you
> haven't gone south of a size 12... (can't give a direct link since
> they've wrecked their site with a Flash overdose, buthttp://www.cotswoldoutdoor.comand thence Rockbottom Clearance). Hard
> to out-toast a good downie!
>
> Pete.
> --
> Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
> Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
> Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
> net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Flipping freezing at 7am, then I passed a nutter on London Bridge in
shorts!

"Are you from Scotland?"

I asked.

"Ha ha"

He said.


"You soon warm up!"

Fruitcake.

I really like these, bearing in mind the clocks go back in ten days:


http://www.reelight.com/en/

Seen at the bike show at Earls Court.

Shame the model looks like a geek, but at £28 they are pretty sexy,
two flashes per wheel revolution as a supplementary light.

I like it.

 

[Brian G]

Shuggie wrote:
> Clear blue sky on my London commute this morning. Had my gloves in my
> back pocket but did not put them on as I kept getting green lights,
> but if the weather is the same tomorrow I'll be wearing them.
>
> According to Meterologix today was the equal coldest London morning
> since we had the cold snap back in late May.
>
> James
>
> PS yes I know some of you wear gloves every day but some of us are
> seasonal...
>

First white frost of the year on the roofs here in Perth this morning.
The track mitts will now be put to the back of the drawer and the
various flavours of Thinsulate promoted to the front.

--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk

 

[PhilD]

On Oct 18, 7:54 am, Shuggie <[email protected]> wrote:
> Clear blue sky on my London commute this morning. Had my gloves in my
> back pocket but did not put them on as I kept getting green lights,
> but if the weather is the same tomorrow I'll be wearing them.
>
> According to Meterologix today was the equal coldest London morning
> since we had the cold snap back in late May.
>
> James
>
> PS yes I know some of you wear gloves every day but some of us are
> seasonal...



Here in Swindon, it was 2.5 degrees C when I left home. Just work
shirt/trousers and very thin cycle jacket.

But then I never wear a jumper in winter, either.

PhilD

--
<><

 

[Mark McNeill]

Response to spindrift:
> I really like these, bearing in mind the clocks go back in ten days:
>
>
> http://www.reelight.com/en/
>
> Seen at the bike show at Earls Court.
>
> Shame the model looks like a geek, but at £28 they are pretty sexy,
> two flashes per wheel revolution as a supplementary light.
>
> I like it.


They may work quite well; no way of telling, but they *are* powered by
an infinitely efficient generator, which is impressive, if true -

"Based on the electromagnetic induction principle, "bikelights" from
Reelight are designed to deliver their own energy source. As there is no
friction involved in the electric generator, the electrical energy is
generated by the cyclist effortlessly."


In a similar vein, I'd quite fancy SPD Pedalites, if such a thing
existed -

http://www.pedalite.com/


in spite of the fact that Tony Doyle MBE is quoted as saying they are
"the biggest aid to cycling safety since hel@~£$%++NO CARRIER



--
Mark, UK
"That's 'Party Line' by Abbreviated Sealing, and of course whenever I
criticize the name of a band somebody will write in and say 'Of course
what you don't realize is that it's a quote from Jean Jacques Pissoir's
"Vortex - A Threnody"?', and it may well be so.

 

[Peter Clinch]

Mark McNeill wrote:

> They may work quite well; no way of telling, but they *are* powered by
> an infinitely efficient generator, which is impressive, if true -
>
> "Based on the electromagnetic induction principle, "bikelights" from
> Reelight are designed to deliver their own energy source. As there is no
> friction involved in the electric generator, the electrical energy is
> generated by the cyclist effortlessly."

FSVO "effortless"... A good hub dynamo is practically impossible to
notice from the saddle and it generates a good deal more oomph than the
Reelight (enough to run a moderately powerful steady beam), so in
/effective/ terms it's fair enough, but of course in absolute terms you
can't get something for nothing. What you're getting is a little bit
quite efficiently form another little bit, with the little bit not
really big enough to trouble you.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

 

[wafflycat]

"Peter Clinch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> wafflycat wrote:
>
>> Some of us have been in full cold weather gear for some time now. Being
>> 74lbs lighter than I was in February, I've lost my insulation and boy,
>> am I feeling the cold!
>
> Great work (I know how hard it was to "readjust" a fair way short of
> half that back in 2000 or so), but in the meantime note that Cotswold
> have ME Women's Dewline downies for £60 down from £100 as long as you
> haven't gone south of a size 12... (can't give a direct link since
> they've wrecked their site with a Flash overdose, but
> http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com and thence Rockbottom Clearance). Hard
> to out-toast a good downie!
>

Ta. Ye gods, that Cotswold site is *awful*!!! Eventually managed to find the
jacket. Nice colour!

 

[Roger Merriman]

spindrift <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 18 Oct, 09:15, Peter Clinch <[email protected]> wrote:
> > wafflycat wrote:
> > > Some of us have been in full cold weather gear for some time now. Being
> > > 74lbs lighter than I was in February, I've lost my insulation and boy,
> > > am I feeling the cold!
> >
> > Great work (I know how hard it was to "readjust" a fair way short of
> > half that back in 2000 or so), but in the meantime note that Cotswold
> > have ME Women's Dewline downies for £60 down from £100 as long as you
> > haven't gone south of a size 12... (can't give a direct link since
> > they've wrecked their site with a Flash overdose,
> > buthttp://www.cotswoldoutdoor.comand thence Rockbottom Clearance). Hard
> > to out-toast a good downie!
> >
> > Pete.
> > --
> > Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
> > Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
> > Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
> > net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
>
> Flipping freezing at 7am, then I passed a nutter on London Bridge in
> shorts!
>
> "Are you from Scotland?"
>
> I asked.
>
> "Ha ha"
>
> He said.
>
>
> "You soon warm up!"
>
> Fruitcake.
>

no nessarlly, i used to wear shorts all year round as postie, and that
was in area that was well over 1000ft etc.

people have differnt heating ranges, i wouldn't bother personally with
shorts yet. as i wouldn't be cold yet.

roger
--
www.rogermerriman.com

 

[Tim Hall]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:59:43 +0100, "wafflycat"
<w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote:


>
>Some of us have been in full cold weather gear for some time now. Being
>74lbs lighter than I was in February, I've lost my insulation and boy, am I
>feeling the cold!


Strike a ligt waffles! You'll fade away. Quick more cake!


(Very well done thobut)
--

Tim

fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.

 

[Nick Kew]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:59:43 +0100
"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote:

> Some of us have been in full cold weather gear for some time now.
> Being 74lbs lighter than I was in February, I've lost my insulation
> and boy, am I feeling the cold!

Not healthy that, losing all your natural, organic insulation.
You should try to restore enough to stay warm.

/me wearing the track suit while sitting still at home,
but still shorts & t-shirt to go out in the sun.

--
not me guv

 

[Paul Boyd]

Roger Merriman said the following on 18/10/2007 10:14:

> no nessarlly, i used to wear shorts all year round as postie, and that
> was in area that was well over 1000ft etc.

Ditto, except the 1000ft bit - the guy I worked with even wore shorts in
a New England winter. The little thermometer hanging outside was
flashing '---', which meant it was below -20C. Mind you, the same guy
used to jump out of perfectly good aeroplanes with just a bit of silk
and some string to protect him

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

 

[POHB]

On 18 Oct, 10:14, [email protected] (Roger Merriman) wrote:
> > Flipping freezing at 7am, then I passed a nutter on London Bridge in
> > shorts!
>
> no nessarlly, i used to wear shorts all year round as postie, and that
> was in area that was well over 1000ft etc.
>
> people have differnt heating ranges, i wouldn't bother personally with
> shorts yet. as i wouldn't be cold yet.

I was plenty warm in shorts this AM and the garden thermometer said
4.6 C.
My legs generate their own heat and have a good coating of fur to keep
it in.

 

[Roger Merriman]

POHB <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 18 Oct, 10:14, [email protected] (Roger Merriman) wrote:
> > > Flipping freezing at 7am, then I passed a nutter on London Bridge in
> > > shorts!
> >
> > no nessarlly, i used to wear shorts all year round as postie, and that
> > was in area that was well over 1000ft etc.
> >
> > people have differnt heating ranges, i wouldn't bother personally with
> > shorts yet. as i wouldn't be cold yet.
>
> I was plenty warm in shorts this AM and the garden thermometer said
> 4.6 C.
> My legs generate their own heat and have a good coating of fur to keep
> it in.

<AOL> yup quite a pelt here as well.

roger
--
www.rogermerriman.com

 

[Roger Merriman]

Paul Boyd <usenet.is.worse@plusnet> wrote:

> Roger Merriman said the following on 18/10/2007 10:14:
>
> > no nessarlly, i used to wear shorts all year round as postie, and that
> > was in area that was well over 1000ft etc.
>
> Ditto, except the 1000ft bit - the guy I worked with even wore shorts in
> a New England winter. The little thermometer hanging outside was
> flashing '---', which meant it was below -20C. Mind you, the same guy
> used to jump out of perfectly good aeroplanes with just a bit of silk
> and some string to protect him

heh!

roger
--
www.rogermerriman.com