Who's out tomorrow then?



>To those who are riding today, have a good one.
>Pete


The turkey is barded and in the oven. The chestnut and orange stuffing is
prepared. The veggies are washed, peeled, prepared...

Mr. Frosty...

***here I come!!!***

Excited cheers, helen s




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"John Tomlinson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> >Hope so. Planning my first 'leisure ride' for about 3 months.

>
> I will be with you in spirit [1] but will need to spend at least some
> of the day building a new wheel, otherwise I will be sans velo for the
> whole of the Christmas period.


Turns out that, according to my log, it was my first leisure ride since mid
August :~(

Work, builders and motivation have got in the way.

Did my 'route 1' -- standard no brainer, 28km which combines some lanes, a
spin round the reservoir and a tedious bit along a former rail track (now
Sustransed) -- and, of course, the trek out and back in to town. MUCH
slower than usual. Always a cog or three down on usual. But home,
showered, warm, gently aching and feeling great.

So much happened on the ride. I had forgotten how much one can see in just
a short spin.

A bright and sparkly day -- cold but very fine. Judged the clothing about
right.

Puddles crusted with ice.

A low level fly-past by a flight of geese -- about 5 m above my head --
fortunately with no 'tributes' :~o

A robin on a post.

Another gaggle of geese, this time standing sentry at the water's edge.

Ducks bobbing on the lake.

An elderly couple on a bench just enjoying each other's company and the
view.

A young couple on another bench enjoying each other's company and a bottle
of 'champagne'.

Trees waving their bare branches brazenly at the blue sky (they were decked
in full plumage last time round).

The sun glinting off of the lake (sadly, no dinghies scudding over the
water).

Abuse from some chavs in a banger (there is always a down side).

Sounds of singing from a Temple of Suspicion (church).

A guy with three huskies in harness (no sledge and no snow though)

Friendly Good Mornings and cheery Happy Christmases.

No WVM -- most (of the very little) traffic relaxed and patient.

Red nosed, rosy cheeked children trying out their Chrissie Pressies with
proud parents in tow.

A group of teenaged girls trying out their sexuality (*********** they must
be cold).

Home, warm, a hot shower, tea and toast.

Wonderful. It will not be 4 months before the next ride -- maybe tomorrow?
Let's see what the legs feel like.

I love cycling.

Must just fettle those gears a tiny bit.

T


Grinning from ear to ear.
 
Well, Mr. Frosty has been metaphorically baptised :)

He is fun! He is a smilemobile!

Different experience to cycling an upright bike. Totally different. The gears
need adjusting properly - a job for Vernon this afternoon. I'm slower on Mr.
Frosty than on Gino. However, it is strangely comforting to be cycling
extremely slowing and knowing that I won't fall off if I don't unclip *now* ;-)

Different muscles being used in the legs, or the same muscles in a different
way - not sure which as yet. My legs are more tired, but there is absolutely no
workout on the upper body, as the steering on Mr. Frosty is so incredibly
light. You literally just have to be lightly touching the steering. Also, I'm
not breathing so heavily. I suspect this is due to the seating position, not
being as hunched over, so the lung space is not as constricted as on a normal
bike.

I am decidely slower going up any sort of incline but coming down is sheer fun
- fast, low to the ground, it's like having one's own personal rollercoaster.

Mr. Frosty is a smilemobile - he illicits huge grins from passing motorists,
causing them to beep their horns in a remarkably friendly manner, with drivers
grinning inanely and waving. Kids hang out of the windows of cars, waving and
calling out "Merry Christmas!" at the top of their voices. I do think that
having my windsurfer flag on was a humorous touch. I *think* drivers give me
more room and they don't seem to mind waiting until I've gone by, when
required. This waiting was accompanied with huge grins, waves and yet more
"Merry Christmas!" and the odd "That looks like fun!"

headwinds?? What's those? ;-) Certainly the headwinds today weren't as
bothersome as I'd expect them to be if I'd been on Gino.

Eye-level - well, it's sort of like viewing the world from child's height, but
that's not a problem as yet.

Festive cheers, helen s


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"Sniper8052" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hey,Hey I am off now, a big dinner then pressies and out for our
> Christmas day ride.


Wrong order man. Turkey & sprouts & Xmas pud weighing you down.

And it will be dark before you get out.
 
Tony W wrote:

>
> I love cycling.



I have just completed 54 miles. Windy, bright and cold. Not much
traffic, the city was fun with no worries about changing lanes, no
buses in the bus/bike lanes, traffic lights not sensing me :-(. I
pedaled across the new A1M, the southbound lane is surfaced and marked
up, it was tempting me to find a path down and ride on it before it
opened. A truck drove down, a security guard I guess, better not risk
it. Assisted by the ruckenwind I blasted on to Tadcaster, flapjacks and
volvic in the garage then battled the gegenwind home via Bramham and
Thorner. Took the A64 into the city because I could, normally there is
far too much fast moving traffic to make this route much fun, today was
different, what a blast.

I don't normally care much for Christmas thankfully others do and leave
the streets for me to have to myself.
 
dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
> Well, Mr. Frosty has been metaphorically baptised :)
>
> He is fun! He is a smilemobile!


Glad to hear it. I was just considering a "ping" to check that you'd
survived (Or weren't still out riding! :) ).

> Different experience to cycling an upright bike. Totally different.

The gears
> need adjusting properly - a job for Vernon this afternoon. I'm slower

on Mr.
> Frosty than on Gino. However, it is strangely comforting to be

cycling
> extremely slowing and knowing that I won't fall off if I don't unclip

*now* ;-)
>
> Different muscles being used in the legs, or the same muscles in a

different
> way - not sure which as yet. My legs are more tired, but there is

absolutely no
> workout on the upper body, as the steering on Mr. Frosty is so

incredibly
> light. You literally just have to be lightly touching the steering.

Also, I'm
> not breathing so heavily. I suspect this is due to the seating

position, not
> being as hunched over, so the lung space is not as constricted as on

a normal
> bike.


'tis different muscles. General experience (Other's and my own) is that
about a month or two of recumbent-ness is required for "bedding in"
during which time, you'll probably notice a general increase in speed.

> I am decidely slower going up any sort of incline but coming down is

sheer fun
> - fast, low to the ground, it's like having one's own personal

rollercoaster.

Grin. The best one yet was discovering a 90 degree bend at the bottom
of a *very* long descent (about 1 mile, steadily getting steaper it
seemed). Not sure what speed I took the corner, but it felt amazing!

> Mr. Frosty is a smilemobile - he illicits huge grins from passing

motorists,
> causing them to beep their horns in a remarkably friendly manner,

with drivers
> grinning inanely and waving. Kids hang out of the windows of cars,

waving and
> calling out "Merry Christmas!" at the top of their voices. I do think

that
> having my windsurfer flag on was a humorous touch. I *think* drivers

give me
> more room and they don't seem to mind waiting until I've gone by,

when
> required. This waiting was accompanied with huge grins, waves and yet

more
> "Merry Christmas!" and the odd "That looks like fun!"
>
> headwinds?? What's those? ;-) Certainly the headwinds today weren't

as
> bothersome as I'd expect them to be if I'd been on Gino.
>
> Eye-level - well, it's sort of like viewing the world from child's

height, but
> that's not a problem as yet.
>
> Festive cheers, helen s

He he. I predict a vast increase in cycling. Merry Christmas.

Jon
 
about the size of a baby?s fist
(there should be one lying around for reference).
Bake at 400°for about 25 minutes -
or you could fry them in olive oil.
Place the meatballs in the tomato gravy, and simmer for several hours.
Serve on spaghetti.
Accompany with green salad, garlic bread and red wine.



Newborn Parmesan

This classic Sicilian cuisine can easily be turned into Eggplant Parmesan
If you are planning a vegetarian meal. Or you could just as well use veal -
after all, you have to be careful - Sicilians are touchy about their young
family members...

6 newborn or veal cutlets
Tomato gravy (see index)
4 cups mozzarella, 1cup parmesan, 1cup romano
Seasoned bread crumbs mixed with
parmesan
romano
salt
pepper
oregano
garlic powder
chopped parsley
Flour
eggwash (eggs and milk)
Peanut oil for frying.

Pound the cutlets.
Dredge in flour, eggs, then the bread crumb mixture.
Fry till golden brown in 350° peanut oil.
In a baking pan, place a layer of gravy,
then one of meat, gravy, and cheese.
Another layer each of meat, gravy, and cheese.
Then bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Serve on hot pasta with romano cheese.



Southern Fried Small-fry

Tastes like fried chicken, which works just as well.
In fact you may want to practice cutting up whole chickens
for frying before you go for the real thing.
Whole chicken is much more efficient and inexpensive than buying pieces.

1 tiny human, cut into pieces
2 cups flour
Onion, garlic
Salt
pepper
garlic powder
cayenne pepper
hot sauce, etc.
Oil for frying

Mix milk, eggs, hot sauce in a bowl, add chopped onion and garlic.
Season the meat liberally, and
 
Jon is Away! wrote:
> Hopefully. I was intending to cycle or run today (May still run
> actually!), but failing that I will definately be out for a potter at
> some point.


Well. Not much of a ride (~10 miles) but the furthest I've ridden in a
few months. It was a great warm-up for a longer ride but sadly family
traditions prevented further exploring. If tomorrow is like today, I
will attempt to clock up some more serious mileage.

Really good to be back on the bike though. Crisp, fresh air and a
slight frost on the fields. Empty roads. The few people I met smiled
and said hi. Good fun.

Jon
 
Tony W wrote:
> "Sniper8052" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>
>
>>Hey,Hey I am off now, a big dinner then pressies and out for our
>>Christmas day ride.

>
>
> Wrong order man. Turkey & sprouts & Xmas pud weighing you down.
>
> And it will be dark before you get out.
>
>
>

True True DW pointed out my mistake when I got home, 45 mins, a record.
DW and kids had bikes ready so all I had to do was change then a nice
ride and back for lunch/dinner and pressies. God how I love DW.
Sniper :)
 
"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Well, Mr. Frosty has been metaphorically baptised :)
>
> He is fun! He is a smilemobile!


<snip>

I trust you know what you are doing, my girl. This is a most dangerous game
you are playing -- and I am not referring to the danger to your soul of
going over to the Dark Side.

Bringing this new paramour into your life may have awful consequences.
Somehow you already share your life with those two highly strung Mafiosi
Gino and Luigi. How you have managed to keep both happy or managed to play
one off against the other is, frankly, a mystery -- but it is not ours to
judge.

Giving your new paramour a 'joke' name -- Mr Frosty, surely a clown's
moniker if ever there was one -- might deflect Gino and Luigi for a while.
They may, with a name like Frosty, even dismiss him as a winter hack, a
dalliance of no importance -- after all they seem remarkably liberal in
their willingness to tolerate each other. But they will expect your
undivided attention come the summer. Can you give such a promise? I
suspect, given your girlish excitement and infatuation that, if 'Mr Frosty'
is still around then you will not be able to.

What will happen when Gino and Luigi find out about Frosty? He is a
foreigner, not 'family' (whisper it quietly, it might not be PC, but he is a
bloody TRIKE -- a mobile deck chair -- not even of good honest bike stock).

Believe me -- there will be trouble.

Worse, if they ever get wind that he is actually the infamous 'Ice T' Gino
and Luigi are going to be very worried. Given their 'family' background I
predict they will get their retaliation in first. They will get the 'boys'
round. There will be dirty work in the bike shed. Wheels will be bent,
frames broken and seats slashed. There may even be a crudely severed
horse's/////// A-head stem in the bed.

Repent now. Go back to Gino and Luigi. Play the mobster's moll for all you
are worth. It is your only hope.

Send 'Mr Frosty' to me -- I will provide him with a safe house until the mob
lose interest (he will even have better hills to rollercoaster down).

Your Uncle Antonio.
 
>Bringing this new paramour into your life may have awful consequences.
>Somehow you already share your life with those two highly strung Mafiosi
>Gino and Luigi. How you have managed to keep both happy or managed to play
>one off against the other is, frankly, a mystery -- but it is not ours to
>judge.


That is because, Uncle Antonio, you are a simple bloke, and as such, cannot
multi-task. We women, on the other hand, can ;-)

snippity..

>Send 'Mr Frosty' to me -- I will provide him with a safe house until the mob
>lose interest (he will even have better hills to rollercoaster down).
>
>Your Uncle Antonio.


Pah! Like I'd fall for that one. Good try though ;-)

Festive cheers, helen s

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Chris Street <[email protected]> wrote:

> Must be OK. I saw the Primate of England arrive at York Minster for his
> service by motor car. Think he left by car as well.....


Is that evidence that the canon is no longer valid or that the Primate has
apostasised?

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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
>
> That is because, Uncle Antonio, you are a simple bloke, and as such,

cannot
> multi-task. We women, on the other hand, can ;-)


I wasn't having an affair sweetness -- I was just multi-tasking.

Yeah -- tell the judge!!

T
 
Tony W wrote:
> "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>
>>That is because, Uncle Antonio, you are a simple bloke, and as such,

>
> cannot
>
>>multi-task. We women, on the other hand, can ;-)

>
>
> I wasn't having an affair sweetness -- I was just multi-tasking.
>
> Yeah -- tell the judge!!
>
> T
>
>

Beware Helen,

Only Macs are truly multi-tasking, others just peer through windows
darkly and mutter incantations.

Sniper8052
 
in message <[email protected]>, Sniper805
(L96A1) ('[email protected]') wrote:

> Tony W wrote:
>> "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]>
>> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>That is because, Uncle Antonio, you are a simple bloke, and as such,

>>
>> cannot
>>
>>>multi-task. We women, on the other hand, can ;-)

>>
>>
>> I wasn't having an affair sweetness -- I was just multi-tasking.
>>
>> Yeah -- tell the judge!!

>
> Only Macs are truly multi-tasking, others just peer through windows
> darkly and mutter incantations.


Beware of the technically illiterate. Current generation Macs are
essentially similar the the NeXT boxes of fifteen years ago - they use
a Mach kernel inside a broadly BSD based shell, with a pretty
proprietary graphical skin on top of that. The kernel 'multitasks' by
time slicing. This is similar to any other UN*X, or to any Windows NT
or XP.

--
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Simon Brooke wrote:
> in message <[email protected]>, Sniper805
> (L96A1) ('[email protected]') wrote:


>>Only Macs are truly multi-tasking, others just peer through windows
>>darkly and mutter incantations.



> Beware of the technically illiterate. Current generation Macs are
> essentially similar the the NeXT boxes of fifteen years ago - they use
> a Mach kernel inside a broadly BSD based shell, with a pretty
> proprietary graphical skin on top of that. The kernel 'multitasks' by
> time slicing. This is similar to any other UN*X, or to any Windows NT
> or XP.


Except that you can log out and leave processes running on a Unix. XP
(IME) seems to suspend desktop processes if you log out.

And I thought the comment was quite funny, even if it was not strictly
correct (or even non-strictly correct).

...d

...d
 
David Martin wrote:
> Simon Brooke wrote:


>> Beware of the technically illiterate. Current generation Macs are
>> essentially similar the the NeXT boxes of fifteen years ago - they use
>> a Mach kernel inside a broadly BSD based shell, with a pretty
>> proprietary graphical skin on top of that. The kernel 'multitasks' by
>> time slicing. This is similar to any other UN*X, or to any Windows NT
>> or XP.

>
> Except that you can log out and leave processes running on a Unix. XP
> (IME) seems to suspend desktop processes if you log out.


With XP Home Edition you can use the Switch User function without
actually logging on another profile and the desktop processes apparently
continue to run. If you actually log off all your active programs are
closed.

--
Dave...

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future of the human race. - H. G. Wells
 
Dave Kahn wrote:

> With XP Home Edition you can use the Switch User function without
> actually logging on another profile and the desktop processes apparently
> continue to run. If you actually log off all your active programs are
> closed.


The key word is apparently. When you switch the processes are suspended.
WHen you switch back they resume.

I found this when doing something that would take a little time and the
progress meter was progressing slowly. Another person in the lab wanted
to use the machine so we switched user. I was expecting in my naive
Linux and mac user kind of way that my desk top tasks would be
backgrounded. I was wrong. Switch back a while later and the progress
bar picks up from where it had left off..

...d
 
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:57:37 +0000, David Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I found this when doing something that would take a little time and the
>progress meter was progressing slowly. Another person in the lab wanted
>to use the machine so we switched user. I was expecting in my naive
>Linux and mac user kind of way that my desk top tasks would be
>backgrounded. I was wrong. Switch back a while later and the progress
>bar picks up from where it had left off..


Maybe it depends on the program being used.

The music software I use will continue to run when switching users.
Either that or there is a ghost sitting at my electric piano ...
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you may also be interested in 'Garfield - The Movie'.
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Richard Bates wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:57:37 +0000, David Martin
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I found this when doing something that would take a little time and the
>>progress meter was progressing slowly. Another person in the lab wanted
>>to use the machine so we switched user. I was expecting in my naive
>>Linux and mac user kind of way that my desk top tasks would be
>>backgrounded. I was wrong. Switch back a while later and the progress
>>bar picks up from where it had left off..

>
>
> Maybe it depends on the program being used.
>
> The music software I use will continue to run when switching users.
> Either that or there is a ghost sitting at my electric piano ...


I used the word "apparently" deliberately, not knowing much about what
goes on under the covers in XP. However, the Auction Sentry program will
place sniping bids on eBay at the specified time when someone else is
logged on even though it was started under my ID.

--
Dave...

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the
future of the human race. - H. G. Wells