XTreme Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 30 minutes ago, Tango said: and also give Pete a target to aspire to! Still doesn't appeal to me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Tango said: I have been out on the bike since my last post, but I thought that this thread needed elevating up the board and also give Pete a target to aspire to! The ride down to the beach was pretty easy, with the wind behind me, but the ride back was bloody hard work, even on an ebike! 50-65kmh headwind on the way back was sapping! The wind has got a bit of a keen edge to it today too. Anyway, I may even do it again tomorrow, when the wind is forecast to gust to 80-90kmh! Pretty cool to have sand compact enough to ride a bicycle on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Pedro said: Pretty cool to have sand compact enough to ride a bicycle on. It wasn't. I nearly fell off when I got to the sand! I had to push the bike across the beach to the water's edge. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 It was a glorious morning today so Paolo and I set off for a walk along the old Midland line that used to run from Bath to Bristol. We got on it at Staple Hill as Paolo had never walked through the tunnel before , it was a frosty start but the sunshine was great . Can you spot the pigeons ?? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 32 minutes ago, boboneleg said: It was a glorious morning today so Paolo and I set off for a walk along the old Midland line that used to run from Bath to Bristol. We got on it at Staple Hill as Paolo had never walked through the tunnel before , it was a frosty start but the sunshine was great . Can you spot the pigeons ?? Excellent Bob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Has anyone spotted the pigeons yet ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Has anyone spotted the pigeons yet ? Free paint? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, Tango said: Free paint? We have a winner , a virtual coffee is on it's way to you now ................ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Just now, boboneleg said: We have a winner , a virtual coffee is on it's way to you now ................ Cheers Bob. ️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 8 hours ago, boboneleg said: Has anyone spotted the pigeons yet ? They blended in well 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Cycled down to the beach again this morning. 3C when I set out, but got up to a whole 6C by the time I got back. I could see snow on the Pyrénées in the distance. Anyway, I liked to sky over the water this morning. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tango said: Cycled down to the beach again this morning. 3C when I set out, but got up to a whole 6C by the time I got back. I could see snow on the Pyrénées in the distance. Anyway, I liked to sky over the water this morning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 52 minutes ago, Tango said: Cycled down to the beach again this morning. 3C when I set out, but got up to a whole 6C by the time I got back. I could see snow on the Pyrénées in the distance. Anyway, I liked to sky over the water this morning. I thought (wrongly it seems) it would be warmer around your area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 7 hours ago, Clive said: I thought (wrongly it seems) it would be warmer around your area. It's normally a few degrees warmer here than there @Clive, but, if the wind is in a certain direction, it brings cold air down here from the snow fields on the Pyrénées, which chills things down a bit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 2C when I set out this morning. There was ice on the car when I got my bike out of the garage. Took the non-ebike, as I'm trying to alternate them. The early part of the route was a bit of a struggle, as there is a reasonably long incline to where I took the photos. The rest of the route was OK, but I think that I should have checked the tyre pressures before I left home, because the bike seemed to be taking more effort than usual. I'll get fit, even if it kills me! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 This morning Paolo and I went for a walk along another section of the old railway line/cycle track. This time we picked a section in Staple Hill on the outskirts of Bristol and set off in the direction of Bath. There was a bit of drizzle and it was very grey but not so bad for walking. After about a mile and a half we came to the junction at site of the old Mangotsfield station. Here you can see where the branch line went off to the left to go to Yate while the main line carried onto the right towards Bath........... and up amongst the trees are what remains of Mangotsfield station ............... It was here that Arnold Ridley of Dad's Army fame got the inspiration to write a play about a ghost train which was turned into a film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Train_(1941_film) We walked on further and came out by the back of the old St. Ivel factory . Here I spotted a pair of old brake calipers and some oil on the kerbside by the old factory ................. @Six30 have you been to Bristol recently ............... 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 8 hours ago, boboneleg said: This morning Paolo and I went for a walk along another section of the old railway line/cycle track. This time we picked a section in Staple Hill on the outskirts of Bristol and set off in the direction of Bath. There was a bit of drizzle and it was very grey but not so bad for walking. After about a mile and a half we came to the junction at site of the old Mangotsfield station. Here you can see where the branch line went off to the left to go to Yate while the main line carried onto the right towards Bath........... and up amongst the trees are what remains of Mangotsfield station ............... It was here that Arnold Ridley of Dad's Army fame got the inspiration to write a play about a ghost train which was turned into a film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Train_(1941_film) We walked on further and came out by the back of the old St. Ivel factory . Here I spotted a pair of old brake calipers and some oil on the kerbside by the old factory ................. @Six30 have you been to Bristol recently ............... Great shots of the remains of the station Bob.......unusual to see the platforms going off at different angles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Out with the Dear boy this morning. Grey day with nobody around. My old secondary school. Left there 42 years ago but still live within 500 metres of the place. Lawhire house. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 What a feckin carbunkle , who designs sh*t buildings like that in such beautiful surroudings ??? Anyway, looks like a nice walk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, boboneleg said: What a feckin carbunkle , who designs sh*t buildings like that in such beautiful surroudings ??? Anyway, looks like a nice walk Yes it is fucking awful, luckily that is the only place you can see most of it. 1950's brutalist architecture. Very Soviet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 29 minutes ago, Saul said: Yes it is fucking awful, luckily that is the only place you can see most of it. 1950's brutalist architecture. Very Soviet. yes mine looked almost the same and we had what was called a fifth year block what we went into for our last year there and that was made of plastic, say no more 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 hour ago, skyrider said: yes mine looked almost the same and we had what was called a fifth year block what we went into for our last year there and that was made of plastic, say no more Same with ours Lionel but our ‘special’ block was only for the 6th form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 The graveyard wall. Got lots of flint around these parts. Happy fella got the goods. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Paolo and I caught the bus to Keynsham on Thursday…… We walked around Jubilee park and the river Chew 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Paolo and I caught the bus to Keynsham on Thursday…… We walked around Jubilee park and the river Chew Reasonable day for a stroll.... Does Horrace Batchelor still live there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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