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Is that as far out as the West's where we met @joel. for drinks in the pub with the 2nd longest name. The Land of Liberty Peace and Plenty. In old terms, being near Chorleywood, it's in Hertfordshire but falls short on Reading as furthest west. It even beats Artefood even though I'm certain we only ever consumed coffee.

I'd be lying if I said I missed this after 4 consecutive years. Only good thing about this festive period is I'm finally recovered from medial ligament damage in June.

Good luck to all who still have to complete this for 2023.

Plaque Off is pretty standard and that's the stuff we give to our eldest Labrador. Both the eldest dog and 6 month old puppy are on a regular toothbrushing regime now.

Lovely dog. Mrs NLL and myself have 3 Labradors. The older two are 11 and 7 and black and yellow respectively. Young pup is now 6 months old and is chocolate.

I'd love to have a fox red one but as, technically, that's merely a variant of yellow will put that off for some time.

Not me. I'm afraid Mrs NLL rather inconsiderately has a birthday this weekend and I've got to stay in Kent to enjoy fine dining with her.

What to say about this apart from 'an exceptional effort'!!!!!. That puts almost everything and everyone in the shade so to speak.

I can only claim that its taken me 5 rides, mainly, in the company of @mespilus to do my 500km.

Thanks also to @HarmanMogul who joined me on a ride from West London to Windsor and return today to get me finished.

So it's not just cycling that's dangerous in this weather.

I've just returned from Regent's Park where I spent more time drinking coffee than riding. There were very few riders about this morning despite the conditions being surprisingly good. Am now set up for my "Not The Festive 500" as I'll do the distance but can't be arsed to enter the official thing.

I'll be scarred for life by the memory of this ride.

I'm pleased to be name checked in such esteemed company.

A quick view shows I, apparently, joined in 2007 but know there was quite a lot of lurking prior. Another check has 274 LFGSS names in my address book so I must have done a bit in my time although why and how I've tagged people is sometimes a mystery as plenty of the names mean nothing.

A fine evening indeed. After beers it became, most definitely, The HS2 Sightseer Ride. Not scenic but incredibly interesting to see the massive works the project entails.

I'll he there.

Pm about meeting at Pint of Hops to collect essentials or at chippy near East Acton Station?

Drop me a line via PM or Signal about riding out?

And me makes 3. We could then, possibly, do tramp beers at Wormwood Scrubs on Thursday

I meant to add that Mrs NLL refused my company this week so I'm in Acton and available for a drink this Thursday.

That sounds like a good idea but as @mespilus says Ruislip is a desert. It's much further on but worth making the effort to ride to the The Land of Liberty, Peace and Plenty in Heronsgate. Unfortunately its distinctly the other side of Ruislip but @mespilus and myself have often toyed with the idea of having a West's there!!

I'm afraid you won't be seeing me as someplace have arranged a rude in Kent do I'm staying there until Friday evening. Some other time will have to do.

Thanks for sympathy about stolen bike.

Link didn't work and no phone pictures. I'll have to see where I might have other pictures.

There is a picture, close to current specification, of the bike here from when I originally bought it. Hope that link works, if it doesn't then please let me know and I'll try my phone pictures.

Many thanks to @mespilus for speedily posting my story.

While I can say " shit happens" my real feelings are much deeper even though its only a bike that has gone.

By the way, if anyone see Chris King kit for sale in dubious circumstances, especially wheel, let me know? I doubt if the toerags who stole the bike, by distraction, will do more than sell it down the pub for their next fix, I might get lucky. The thieves are well know locally, in Brentford, having,) form which I'll list. They have been caught on camera but who knows what our great Met Police will do.

Parcel theft from front doors: I was informed by other customers that there are several postings on local neighbourhood fora, including CCTV/smart doorbell stuff, pictures etc of the pair at work.
Stealing cash, from The Roastery, by way of distraction to take the staff tips jar. Staff have CCTV footage of that incident
And now my loss, also captured by CCTV.

Not before time!!!!

With the road on the edge of Uxbridge having already been repaired we might have smooth tarmac for the whole of that loop.

Well he spotted me in The Chilterns but was nice to run into @Kos while near The Chalfonts earlier this afternoon. I was in company of my riding companion @mespilus. Its nice to be spotted after all these years!!!

A Friday afternoon or collection bump.

Thanks for saddle and good luck with getting the rest sold.

I'm out from interest on 7700 group . Have a stormy Sunday bump!!!

Free bump, you've got PM

Holding dibs for a friend on item 1.
, 7700 groupset, will DM shortly but just giving you a free bump

I'll PM location and you can stop by one day and we could do a short ride and have a pint, possibly. If we do it on a weekend then there is a possibility that @mespilus could join us.