Autumn

Post by Si » 23 Sep 2008, 3:26pm

It seems that you cantell that autumn is here byt he increased number of questions about lights in the tech section of the forum. Soon be time to dust off the LEDs and the hiviz jacket, not to mention the gortex sock.

But one of the bad points of autumn is that you do seem to being riding while the sun is bright but low a lot, as do thedrivers that are meant to be giving way to you (ceding priority).

glueman · Post by **glueman** » 23 Sep 2008, 4:06pm

Winter's even worse for low sunlight. Straight into a dirty windscreen that's run out of washer because of road salt thrown up by other vehicles - the cyclist disappears completely.
Sometimes I time a journey till the sun has gone down and lights come on.

thirdcrank · Post by **thirdcrank** » 23 Sep 2008, 5:07pm

Si wrote:It seems that you cantell that autumn is here byt he increased number of questions about lights in the tech section of the forum.

Yep... and that must be why there's been a big drop off in questions about factor 50 lotion... :wink:

Dee Jay · Post by **Dee Jay** » 23 Sep 2008, 5:22pm

thirdcrank wrote:
Si wrote:It seems that you cantell that autumn is here byt he increased number of questions about lights in the tech section of the forum.

Yep... and that must be why there's been a big drop off in questions about factor 50 lotion...

It's on half-price sale at the moment and I've just bought enough to see me through the winter! That wind and cold weather is not not very good for the complexion, y'know! :wink:

bikely-challenged · Post by **bikely-challenged** » 23 Sep 2008, 5:25pm

Autumn would be my favourite time of year except for the HUGE house spiders that come out at this time (I'm phobic). So I prefer Spring for that reason.

The last time I cycled in winter I was probably about 8 yrs old and can't remember it, (*newb-daft-question-alert*) so what's it like cycling on wet leaves and how slippy is it when it's icy on the road?

patricktaylor · Post by **patricktaylor** » 23 Sep 2008, 5:46pm

bikely-challenged wrote: ... the HUGE house spiders that come out at this time ...

Yuck. Don't remind me! I'm phobic too.

glueman · Post by **glueman** » 24 Sep 2008, 1:17pm

Typical. Do my training circuit; grey sky, cold wind, thermal vest, trackie top done up to the neck. Put the bike away and drink hot soup. Return to work - sunshine, blue sky, removing clothing faster than a pole dancer.
Bloomin' autumn.

Post by Si » 24 Sep 2008, 1:48pm

Ah, another sign of autumn....Winter vomitting Sickness has broken out in the local hospitals.

reohn2 · Post by **reohn2** » 24 Sep 2008, 7:16pm

Si wrote:Ah, another sign of autumn....Winter vomitting Sickness has broken out in the local hospitals.

Nice!

projectile one assumes for better effect :shock:

patricktaylor · Post by **patricktaylor** » 24 Sep 2008, 8:04pm

The autumn spiders appeared last night - three big ones together. They stopped halfway up the corner of the room, right next to my desk. The really strange thing is... it's happened the past three years, coming to that very same spot, and always late evening. There's absolutely nothing there, halfway up. It's just a corner of two walls. And it's as if every year's crop of spiders have something programmed into them to find that spot.

morris dancer · Post by **morris dancer** » 28 Sep 2008, 6:43pm

oh yes i love autumn, there is sometime relaxing about the light and the colours.... i don't even mind the spiders. what i get abit spooked about are daddy long legs. my garden has sandy soil and there are loads of them...its the long legs and the fact they fly into you...creepy !!!! can't show it though with young children...i have got bowls everywhere covering them up until i can be sure they have died.

come end of october i'll be counting the days until May.. i love spring

UrbanManc · Post by **UrbanManc** » 28 Sep 2008, 8:06pm

unknown wrote:I agree, Autumns not too hot, not too cold.

Often I ride to work at 5:30 am ... when it' too cold .. and come home at 2pm ... when it's too hot .

bikely-challenged · Post by **bikely-challenged** » 28 Sep 2008, 8:30pm

patricktaylor wrote:The autumn spiders appeared last night - three big ones together. They stopped halfway up the corner of the room, right next to my desk. The really strange thing is... it's happened the past three years, coming to that very same spot, and always late evening. There's absolutely nothing there, halfway up. It's just a corner of two walls. And it's as if every year's crop of spiders have something programmed into them to find that spot.

How queer.

They don't usually travel together when they're big. Ughh!!

thirdcrank · Post by **thirdcrank** » 28 Sep 2008, 8:39pm

I don't know about spiders socialising habits but around this time of year we always end up with a big spider in our sitting room which sometimes runs between our old-fashioned television stand (with old-fashioned tele) and a corner cabinet. At other times it will just lounge about in the middle of the carpet. No way of knowing if it's the same one every year (we've been here since 1975) or a descendant of earlier visitors. Or, come to that, a total newcomer.

They also sttart coming in the bathroom window in various shapes and sizes and get stuck in the sink. (Wash hand basin.)

jan19 · Post by **jan19** » 28 Sep 2008, 9:34pm

Hate autumn

my weekend cycle is along a joint cycle/bridle path. When the leaves come down you just can't see what those nice horses have left behind for you to ride through...

Jan