This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Was that your stuff, sorry about that.

I had to take it all off as it was making the drying rack damp.

Haha! Thanks guys. Appreciated.

Mmmm... Wet trousers!

I had to take it all off as it was making the drying rack damp.

More pertinently, it was stopping the drying rack from drying.

A lady with a red blinky light on the front of her bike came suddenly towards me behind a dark bend, on the wrong side of the bike lane. Jesus fuck I hate her. I've seen her there a few times and every time she does something incredibly stupid, mostly being unpredictable and on the wrong side.

It wasn't The Banshee but a lady taking offense to and shouting loudly at every tiny infringement by every driver whilst riding like an absolute cunt herself.

Culminating in whipping out her Nokia and taking photos of some driver who'd drifted about a foot into the ASL at the Old Vic crossroads. Which he reacted really well to.

Then she deliberately stopped him moving off when the lights went green and shit started getting hectic and I didn't see how it finished.

I've seen her a fair bit. She doesn't like being told to 'chill'. Oh no.

Pretty sure that's the same lovely specimen who accused me of "harassing" her (I told her she was in a dangerous spot by a lorry when she was deliberately blocking a motorbike), she whipped out her Nokia and pretended to take my picture to put on Facebook.

She must be batshit crazy if she still uses a Nokia.

I don't even think it had a camera on it. She made a very exaggerated button press type movement. She may as well have said "click"

Where was this?

into the ASL at the Old Vic crossroads

Dare I say it but I think E&C coming from Kennington to London Bridge much just been working, sailed through this morning no hassle. Everyone seemed to know where they were going traffic was flowing. Am sure TFL have something up there sleeve to fuck it up again.

SHE IS BONKERS.

I always try to stay near her just for the lozzzles.

Yeah. E&C at 7ish was nice. By comparison.

by no means a FKW but bibs, leg warmers, casual cotton shorts, fleecy jerseyand stiff(ish) shimano shoes is my regular commute attire, 30 miles a day...
Due to post work activities I did the same 15miles in hoodie and chinos, and flexy giro SPD trainers. annoyingly I made it in in my usual time, felt no worse/ sweatier than normal, and had the added fun speeding past the head to to lycra types.

nolongercyclespecific/10

Brilliant.

Amazing how taking a different commuting route completely changes your mindset. Came in from Clapton to Chancery Lane through Islington instead of the usual Dalston Lane - Old Street dash. Nice shops, Xmas lights, smooth bus lanes. 10/10.

Beautiful crisp morning, friendly hello to/from fellow cyclist, 10/10.

The cleaners/HR have teamed up to start binning everyone's shower gel.

#smellyoffice

Why?

She may as well have said "click"

Actual LOL

This morning was ace. Whitehall was one long, empty sprint. Greeeeeeeens 4 days.

She must be batshit crazy if she still uses a Nokia.

You take that back.

Forgot sunglasses.

9.99/10