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They don't like lycra-clad leisure cycling . . . so I'm OK: for my leisure cycling I dress more like in those black-and-white photos of 1950s cyclists. :) So do I, and perhaps its a little more important at the moment not to visually shout 'cyclist'. I sometimes wonder if my choice of clothing is w...

I had a similar, non-bike related, issue with EasyJet. Our flight from Menorca was cancelled - "make your own way home and we'll reimburse you" they said. Liars. On the end, 12 months later, we got every last cent and penny back from our travel insurance (Nationwide). I'm sure Ryanair and ...

Sound pollution too. Bird song is more audible and birds are singing places which were previously too noisy for them. We live within earshot of the M1 and it is bliss. The lack of night-time background noise was the first hint of changed behaviour. Noisy motorcycles are more noticeable, but equally...

There have been reports around here (Leicestershire) of motorbike racing on local dual carriageways.
Certainly I'm hearing a lot of very loud motorcycles, and they rarely come singly.
Unintended consequences!

I retired some 8 years ago due to depression and anxiety and I think this is why I still have vivid work related dreams. The content isn't disturbing in the least, just the fact that I'm still connected to that part of my life is unsettling.

Jdsk wrote:I'm a chemical pathologist and I'm ignorant of that as well.

Please could you give us a source with the evidence?

Thanks

Jonathan

Having spent the best part of 35 years in Chem Path until retirement this was mystifying me as well

In Leicestershire I'm seeing much quieter roads, but this seems to be encouraging more stupid than usual driving

We've got a self-organised Interrail trip arranged for mid May into early June through Germany through Chekia into Hungary and Austria. Most hotels are booked, some on a non-refundable basis, and a few train seat reservations are booked and paid for. Unravelling it is going to be more of a nightmare...

Spent an afternoon learning Scotch Country Dancing, held hands with nine strangers, should have gained some immunity through exposure to germs One of our pastimes as a couple is Modern American Square Dancing - mainly older people (in the UK at least) & lots of hand contact. I'm not convinced i...

. Personally I recon that a sense of perspective is good and scepticism is useful in helping us to constructively question rather than acting like a senseless herd. Of course one has to be aware of the herd’s mentality and act appropriately to it too. /snip/ it’s hard to do anything much (that’s ac...

this was brought in at the Harwell (AEA) site a few years ago. Luckily I didn't work there long! I asked the local BUG about it; they didn't have a problem with it as they all wore helmets anyway. Just brilliant - classic blinkered helmet evangelists. Good luck fighting this; you will need it. Yes ...

Not entirely serious : Two military types go into the gents for a pee. The army chap comes straight out the door, and waits for the sailor. The sailor comes out a minute or two later and says *in the navy they teach us to wash our hands after going to the toilet" to which the soldier responded ...

] Next to the new A46, north of Widmerpool, there is a bridlepath between Kinoulton and Owthorpe, but part of it is unsurfaced, so it’s a bit of a slog. From Owthorpe going north, the old main road is still there, apart from the bit between Cotgrave and Stragglethorpe is missing (buried under the n...

The old A6 North of Leicester towards Loughborough is wide and quiet. The small towns it passes through are calmed. The A46 (now defacto motorway between Leicester and Newark) between Widmerpool and Bingham appears to have a gated service road - I keep meaning to try it, and then between Bingham and...

A couple round the corner from me, in Leicester, used to run the Taurus Cycling Club. As far as I can make out it was mainly Sunday runs and touring trips.