What's your excuse for not being out riding right now?

Mixing 2 ton of concrete to fill a ferkin big hole that will one day be a kitchen ( I hope).

visiting the parents. they live at the top of a massive hill. didn't think my fixie could cope!

Your fixie could cope, you need to HTFU.

My reason is that it is raining and I'm unemployed. Also it should be nice and sunny toorrow so on with the job applications and keeping my time free tomorrow for more enjoyable riding.

you're right, but my knees are shot to pieces as it is...

Oliver, don't suppose you know if I could make a claim with this accident?
Rubbish in the road, most I didn't see because the pile was behind a car.

If I don't get surgery, my arm is going to be permanently longer than the other.

I have no idea, Martin. I can't give you legal advice, I'm afraid. I've never heard of such a claim being successful, and I don't even know a local authority's duties concerning dumped waste. Anyone else?

Unscheduled removal of refuse is a council responsibility which they can only reasonably enact when they have been advised of it's presence at which point a service level agreement kicks in and a clock starts ticking. If the council have missed that SLA without justification then your opportunity to pursue a claim begins.

However, the council may be mitigated by your own actions. You say that the rubbish was behind a car. If the car was stationary then there is a potential argument that you did not give yourself adequate opportunity to check that the roadway was clear before moving into a road space of which your view was obstruted. If the car was moving then they may argue that you did not provide yourself with sufficient distance behind the car to react to any hazards that may present themselves.

IANAL but I do know that making a claim where you haven't taken sufficient responsibility for your own safety isn't going to be taken well, particularly when there's an economic shortage going on. At this point it's up to you to decide whether you should have done more or whether you have a fair claim.

I don't have an excuse.

I'm off out!

Greenwich to Hampsted Heath I think

It's either 3hr tempo on the TT bike or 5hr road ride.

I'm at work. It's pissing me off... Rolla's are riding, I be workin.

going to the track now, then the ambitious plan is to meet up with the quirky pubs ride somewhere!

stuck at work for the 3rd weekend in a row:( nice sunny ride into town at 7am this morning though and will hopfully gate crash the pub ride when they hit soho later!

Earthquakes and radiation and blackouts.

Sadly I have to build the bathroom.

Earthquakes and radiation and blackouts.

my day dosent seem so bad now... take care!

Sadly I have to build the bathroom.

Mmmm, need to pee...

I'm sitting at home for the fourth day running, waiting for the latest in a succession of London's least competent workmen to remove the broken washing machine from my kitchen. Ffs.

4 days to remove a washing machine?!?!

Fuck that, go out and ride!

I'm saving myself for the quirky pub ride which starts at 2 at LMNF.

Anyone who needs an excuse to spend this sunny afternoon riding and drinking there you go.

ooh might see you at the tucan!

My excuse is actually a pretty good one - to ensure that other people are riding their bike.

hahaha. that is a good one. can you not do some test rides or somthing? its a beautiful day!

Sprained ankle, not good especially on a day like today!

nasty. hope it heals up soon

4 days to remove a washing machine?!?!

It's worse than that.

One day for company #1 to fail to deliver the arranged washing machine at all
One day for replacement company Comet to successfully deliver the washing machine, but then pretend to be unable to remove the old one due to my having the "wrong kind of taps mate, you''ll need to get a plumber to change them"
Half a day waiting for an actual plumber to come round who took one look at said taps and told me that the comet guys were a pair of bullshit artist cunts, then had the whole job done before he'd even finished his cup of tea
Then one and a half day and counting for some shonky removal company to come round and remove the 10-year old, fucked, leaky washing machine from its current location of blocking my goddamn fridge

It is as though my landlady has a list of Most Unreliable Workmen and she intends to steadily go through it until I have no holiday allowance / hair left. The plumber, being both capable and reliable, was clearly an anomaly.

So instead I am sitting by my window, watching at all these people whizzing past on their bikes on such a lovely day all looking like they are having a fantastic time, and making the Fffuuuuu face :(

I'm saving myself for the quirky pub ride which starts at 2 at LMNF.

That's today, too? Stupid company! Stupid washing machine!! Aargh!!!

that's 100% crap. atleast you wont have to do it again for another 10 years!

...anomaly...

always makes me think of...

Ah, nothing like 3hrs of dodging cunts in Regent's Park to remind you how much you hate humans, especially tourist humans.