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Matt2matt2002

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« Reply #240 on: December 06, 2015, 06:53:52 pm »
can't see those photos john. ;)

Same here but I'm using a tablet. Does that make a difference?
And I'm in Scotland.
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« Reply #241 on: December 06, 2015, 07:15:58 pm »
i'm on the auld pain killers meself Matt  :o :o
oh wait got that wrong again i thought you meant drugs. ;D

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« Reply #242 on: December 06, 2015, 07:21:05 pm »
i'm on the auld pain killers meself Matt  :o :o
oh wait got that wrong again i thought you meant drugs. ;D

You should try Scottish tablet one day.
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« Reply #243 on: December 06, 2015, 07:23:29 pm »
Thanks, Anto.  I've turned them into attachments to the earlier message, with the others following below.  Not sure what's happening -- they're 'heavy' photos, often 7 or 8 MB, so maybe they're just taking a very long time to load & I'm not patient enough.
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« Reply #244 on: December 06, 2015, 07:31:20 pm »
…and here are the others:

Sunshine transforms the river, and even though the early-December colours are muted, makes the entire landscape more beckoning:




Just about all the cyclists I saw were wearing goofy grins, as if we could scarcely believe our luck.  But who knows?--perhaps weird is the new normal?

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« Reply #245 on: December 06, 2015, 07:37:17 pm »
Worth the wait John stunning country  bike looks great .
i'm only winding these boys up on he other thread about rohloff .
here in town i put 3 people onto sjs  they all bought raven rohloff bikes and they love them.
stay safe and i hope you get more spins in before the weather brakes.

anto.

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« Reply #246 on: December 06, 2015, 08:05:02 pm »
Sharp teeth, those beavers, judging by those gnawed-off trees.

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« Reply #247 on: December 06, 2015, 11:31:46 pm »
Such a pleasure to see your lovely Osi again, John, and the equally lovely countryside he frequents with you. Beautiful photos.

All the best,

Dan.

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« Reply #248 on: December 13, 2015, 09:51:20 pm »
We took a drive up to Callander today to ride up the old railway line cycle path as it was the first real frosty day this winter and our local minor roads would be a bit icy.
I haven't put the studded tyres on yet so the cycle track surface was a safer bet.
Nice ride but quite chilly, returned the same way but in the dark with the lights on.

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« Reply #249 on: December 13, 2015, 10:08:55 pm »
Fantastic but man i'de say it was bloody cold. :o :o

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« Reply #250 on: December 13, 2015, 10:54:34 pm »
Magnificent, as always, Rual! So pleased to see more of your photos.

All the best,

Dan.

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« Reply #251 on: December 14, 2015, 04:26:32 pm »
Super photos as always, Rual.  Looks brisk, though, and I wouldn't much like tumble into the water.

Last week, I rode downtown along the river, and a young couple were taking photos of each other on a disused railway bridge about 15' above the water. Silently, I wished them well, and urged them not to fall in, as I really did not want to have to jump in & try to fish them out.  The temps in the Ottawa River are OK for swimming from early June to mid-September; anything outside that period and you face hypothermia very quickly; and that, combined with the currents, mean your survival chances are slim. I grew up near dangerous water, and learned early on that railway bridges are to be avoided.

We're about 10 degrees above longterm averages here--last Friday, for example, we had a record high of 11 for the day. ("Normal" high would be -2; record low was -25, set in 1958.)  Wet, but still no snow on the ground.  Who knows?--I might yet manage another ride before winter arrives, other than errands around town.

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« Reply #252 on: December 14, 2015, 05:09:21 pm »
John crazy weather Ireland is under water. :o

man i hate winter.


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« Reply #253 on: December 14, 2015, 05:21:34 pm »
John crazy weather Ireland is under water. :o

man i hate winter.


jags

8 days until the days start getting longer, soon be spring!
 

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« Reply #254 on: December 14, 2015, 06:05:41 pm »
John crazy weather Ireland is under water. :o

man i hate winter.
jags

8 days until the days start getting longer, soon be spring!

Optimism is good too.