2010-12-02 - "Those London Lights" #3 Urgent Ride Change

OK Guys, here's the deal:

We have snow and thawing temperatures on and off until Thursday night, when it will be below freezing for the whole night. This means ice with snow on top.

I personally think that the conditions may well be pretty dangerous and almost certainly quite unpleasant.

For those reasons, and because I am a complete wuss who should HTFU and start fucking some midgets, I'm not happy to lead / initiate the ride. In fact I'm not really into riding it.

Discuss...

Going to ICEA?

shamed by dropout

Oh well, he is a better man than I am, that's for sure.

Swap usernames. He just mashed on while you drop out.

Oh, Oliver...

I bumped briefly into dropout outside SE drinks tonight, I'm not sure his findings were entirely positive from what I remember, but massive chapeau for being out doing recces in this weather!

Just cycled home, my zipp does not like this weather. Auto-steer sucks.

Going to ICEA?

Nicely done.

Chatting to dropout last night he said he was going to try to reccie a version of london lights that he'd lead on Thus... so basically stay tuned and be up for it - somethings goign down!

I bumped briefly into dropout outside SE drinks tonight, I'm not sure his findings were entirely positive from what I remember, but massive chapeau for being out doing recces in this weather!

Yes guys, i've done got a little route planned and we could do it tomorrow night-'something's goign down'!

What with the ice and the perishing cold, I've opted for a shorter roll with the opportunies for a pub stop, supermarket visit and hot coffee spot en-route. So it's better described as London Lights Lite compared to Pajama's full Xmas splurge with all the trimmings of yesteryear.

Only thing is, most of the civic lightshows switch off by midnight, so this would really need to start at 8.30 and from *Trafalgar Square . I'm aiming for 4 .5 hours duration*, finishing at Parliament Square for 1.00,
I have a couple of alternatives built in to the plan, so we could also end at Brick Lane beigels, earlier or later, for example.

I'm reccy-ing some tweaks tonight, so I'll catch with responses later on.

Of course if there is significant ice and treachery tomorrow then I won't be into anything other than a quick pub jaunt. But I've got a pub in mind.

good work.

great! Thursday was looking particularly dull, now its lookin cold but shiny!

It's actually looking like a bit of a snowfest.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/tomorrow.asp?zipcode=SE1

Dropout, you're a true gentleman!

Enjoy it people

Dropout, you're a true gentleman!

as always

Fucks sake I was well up for this but some Dutch bint managed to do a running headbutt into my shoulder this evening. Who runs(!) out further into a road while looking the opposite way to the traffic when someone shouts STOP!!!! at them?
Anyway, she came off worse (her faceand I managed to stay upright.
However my shoulder and upper arm is pretty bruised (I think I can make out a tooth mark in one place) and cycling tomorrow won't be happening.

Sorry about that, rant over.

Enjoy the chilly fun!

It's actually looking like a bit of a snowfest.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/tomorrow.asp?zipcode=SE1

does the Metcheck link update? I'm sure it must do, and I'm sure this must be the reason why spybot reads this as a "snowfest", and I read it as a dry day and night.

however…
If you sellect thursday it ain't so dry:
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=se1
and it's similar on here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8

so I guess the watch-phrase is NO LEANING

Yes guys, i've done got a little route planned and we could do it tomorrow night-'something's goign down'!

What with the ice and the perishing cold, I've opted for a shorter roll with the opportunies for a pub stop, supermarket visit and hot coffee spot en-route. So it's better described as London Lights Lite compared to Pajama's full Xmas splurge with all the trimmings of yesteryear.

Only thing is, most of the civic lightshows switch off by midnight, so this would really need to start at 8.30 and from *Trafalgar Square . I'm aiming for 4 .5 hours duration*, finishing at Parliament Square for 1.00,
I have a couple of alternatives built in to the plan, so we could also end at Brick Lane beigels, earlier or later, for example.

I'm reccy-ing some tweaks tonight, so I'll catch with responses later on.

Of course if there is significant ice and treachery tomorrow then I won't be into anything other than a quick pub jaunt. But I've got a pub in mind.

I'd love to come on this, John, but I already have three events planned for tomorrow night. Well done for persisting--have fun!

Dropout, you're a true gentleman!

Understatement of the century.

Snowed in,in my Flat at top of a Hill in Essex.....
Should really move to London then Public Transport to the City is not a problem.
Still time on my hands back to planning a Bank Job !!!!!

I'm out. Lack of courage plus easilyfrozenfingertipsdespitewearing2pairsofglovesRaynaud means I'll crawl/cycle home and stay there. Have fun those who make it. Aiming for the waifs and strays ride instead.

does the Metcheck link update? I'm sure it must do, and I'm sure this must be the reason why spybot reads this as a "snowfest", and I read it as a dry day and night.

...

so I guess the watch-phrase is NO LEANING

yeah, it updates fairly regularly, although its accuracy has been variable the past couple of days. Looking like limited snow this afternoon and clear this evening.

IN!!1!!1!!!

Out. Have received a better offer from MY GIRLFRIEND. Also the ice on the side-streets is fucking lethal and I'm all out of HTFU.

Is this still happening?

i'm out

bloggs you pansy. Are you 'snowed in'?

I'm outies too. Brrrrrrrrrrr

nah, have had a better offer :-)

(sorry john dropout - i still love you)