fruitvilla Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 On the odd occasion I visit my second closest town (half hour drive), I go over a pass with an elevation of 1214 m. To put this in perspective Ben Nevis is 1345 m. I live at about 640m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Xela said: Ah but you do a lot of miles for work. I do 5k miles max per year and live in a concrete jungle. Fields are still great scenery for me You need to get yourself that lawn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 42 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I sometimes go to Manchester for lunch at the weekend just beause I like the drive through the Peak District via Snake Pass so much Check out 'Real Housewives of Cheshire' over here. Popping to Manchester for lunch! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: I'd agree with that. It's more the roads I enjoy than the scenery, but even if fields and trees get a bit dull, it beats the steel barriers and concrete walls along the motorway. Give me the same view for each road type though, and I'd still take the country lanes. And it's only half because I shit myself driving next to lorries in the Caterham 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, Xela said: Check out 'Real Housewives of Cheshire' over here. Popping to Manchester for lunch! You've never lived, darling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, Davkaus said: You've never lived, darling. Oh I have... I've been to Alderley Edge for gammon and chips before I was going to a football game though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Xela said: Off to Norfolk week after next and looking forward to the drive. Nice one Alex, What part are you heading to this time pal? We're heading down to Cromer the following week for the week of half term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: I sometimes go to Manchester for lunch at the weekend just beause I like the drive through the Peak District via Snake Pass so much Love the snake pass. However, I nearly killed myself earlier this year though when I borrowed my missus' BM to go out for a spin on that road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Nice one Alex, What part are you heading to this time pal? We're heading down to Cromer the following week for the week of half term. Pop to Overstrand and buy some dressed lobster. It's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Funny enough we did that during the summer this year when we were down that way and went through overstrand for a meal. I'm not so keen myself but the missus loves the stuff and said how good it was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I travelled to chillingham castle and back over the weekend and it's a **** ballache. Get me a transportation machine that takes a millisecond any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 10, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 10, 2021 41 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Pop to Overstrand and buy some dressed lobster. It's worth it. Is it Close? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, bickster said: Is it Close? The best lobsters are Close Lobsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 10, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Seat68 said: The best lobsters are Close Lobsters. Hmmmm I might prefer Rock Lobster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Xela said: Ah but you do a lot of miles for work. I do 5k miles max per year and live in a concrete jungle. Fields are still great scenery for me Oh my word. You'll be getting letters from the denizens of The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield with comments like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: I travelled to chillingham castle and back over the weekend and it's a **** ballache. Get me a transportation machine that takes a millisecond any day. That’s a great idea. Just need the machine to have some sort of fly repellent and I reckon it could be a success. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted October 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 11, 2021 17 hours ago, chrisp65 said: I don’t get the romantic view of agricultural fields of what is basically, grass to feed cows. I go out for my lockdown routine weekly exercise - out into the countryside on m'tredder and it's basically a pedal around exactly what you describe. It's better than cycling round towns and houses, but not so much because it's fields and grass, but because of the wildlife I see - Buzzards, Lapwings, Kestrels, some alpacas in a field, or goats or whatever. The swallows have been gone for a month and they're great. Maybe in a car on a commute you miss all that stuff. Same with maybe a farmer in a field machining up bundles of hay or grass, or an abandoned digger just say in a field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ingram85 Posted October 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) I work a few minutes away from Moseley M&S, I walk down to get my lunch and chat now and again to the chap always sat outside the car park gates. Never gave him money, tbf he never asked, he always wanted a cider instead but I’d get him a bottle of water if it was baking hot. We used to chat now and again and I’d always ask how he was getting on when I saw him and he’d always ask back. Just found he’d passed away. Went down today to get my lunch and saw loads of flowers and notes outside which was lovely to see. Just read a story on him in Birmingham mail, found out he was called Stephen but his nickname around Moseley/Kings Heath was Planty. Never knew his name and he never knew mine but he always loved to chat and it was good to see him in a weird way. Not gonna say I know anymore about him beyond that but its made me a little bit sad about it strangely. It’s not pissed me off per se but didn’t know where to put it but it was really lovely to discover how well known and liked he was. RIP chap. Edited October 11, 2021 by Ingram85 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) Frigging driving test examiners. The govt are trying to clear up the backlog of tests by asking them to do an extra test per day. My lad has waited months to get his test, and now they're striking on his date.... And because of the backlog he probably won't get a other date for 6 months now. He and his generation have missed out of so many rites of passage, he had to wait till he was nearly 19 to get to a nightclub. When you think of all the sacrifices so many people have made through Covid, especially the health service and all the hell they've been through it pisses me off that when asked to do a bit more work to clear up the backlog they're out on **** strike. It's mainly going to be a very young generation hit by this. Kids who have had hell with their schooling and exams, who have given up their social life at a crucial time to protect those middle age examiners. In addition its going to cost us an absolute bomb. We'll have to keep up the lessons and his learner driver Insurance expires next month. We've got the money saved for his eye watering first insurance but now we'll have to renew his learner insurance for £1000 odd. We will get short rate returns but it will still cost hundreds. rocket polishers. Edited October 11, 2021 by sidcow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted October 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2021 Aberystwyth pier revamp Pool and snooker now directly connected to the amusement arcade with the addition of ‘fun darts’ where the best pool table was and some some daft mini curling game. Also the Catherine Zeta Jones look alike with the big jubblies no longer works there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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