proper massive happy.
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Wahay! 😆 How's the ankle feel Tony?
On a scale of 1-10... About a 4...
Which isn't like me at all... and isn't ideal
2/10
broken tooth
head full of snot
sinuses that feel like they are about to explode
most of which happened after I drove to work.
It'll get better, give it time, do something every day to push the boundaries but don't go so far that it hurts.
I'm wearing new shoes and they're really comfy, so i'm pretty happy at the moment!!
Wahay! How's the ankle feel Tony?
feels ok pedalling with the Frankenstein boot. crap for walking still.
Also snotty here, tired and at work till 6, trying to avoid someone who got drunk on a works do on Saturday night. He was vile, vulgar, rude and letchy to colleagues the entire night so I'm worried that if he speaks to me I'll tell him exactly what I think of him so yes there are times where I've been happier 😐
You look happy though Ton, bikes and cycling is mint *thumbs up*
8/10 here.
Good busy shift at work, finishing in less than an hour, wife and our super fun 4 month old son waiting at home, the sun is shining so planning an hour on the bike this afternoon and I've just had all our hedges (about 60 metres) cut for a £20 note by a nice man in a tractor.
Nice looking bike though, OP!
I'd be happier if people would stop buying Jones's and posting pictures of them. Makes me sad cos I don't have one....
6/10.
Work a bit crazy, Wahoo Kickr playing up but I've finally seated my tubeless tyres on my new carbon aero wheels.
2/10
Full of cold/man-flu
Hungover
Going through a depression loop at present
Knee Hurts from a hockey ball hitting it last thursday
Still pissed off with some shocking umpiring from saturdays match
Over a month till i have any leave booked in from work
Nice bike though Ton 😀 What adventures do you have planned for it?
2/10
Its cold, damp and grey.
Despite the above i'd still rather be riding than at the office
No holiday allowance left for the year (bar 1 recovery day after relentless)
And i popped out at lunch to find seagulls have decimated my car.......
Deep joy 😥
Good for you ton!
I'm 9/10 today - ordered a road bike at the weekend, been with a mate to Alpkit for him to pick up a couple of bits this morning, and I accidentally blagged my first ride on a fat bike round their car park, then the sun was shining so we had lunch at the Nutbrook Coffee Shop.
Now home, sun is shining, I have a spare hour before the school run - oh, yes, and the postie has delivered my lads new (2nd hand) seatpost!
8/10
Monday is my day off.
Just getting used to living in a place where high quality riding is incredibly easy to access.
The sun is shining.
Been out for a ride.
Downsides;
I'm really unfit.
I pulled my big toe nail back too far and now it's very swollen and painful
Nice one Ton. Found my old faithful secateurs which I lost last week, it's pleasantly warm and sunny and I've almost forgotten that last week I got paid to ride my bike for 3 days. All in all a good day.
Collecting new road bike in a bit, so pretty happy. Although its dampened a bit as my usual monday night ride has been binned off. So 6/10.
9/10
Nothing special - I just normally feel happy. 🙂
Rode my Surly Ogre to work today, when I probably should have taken my road bike. My brother is also up to no good. Otherwise 10/10.
8/10. Working from home, had a good couple of hours riding yesterday morning early doors, just finished the biggest head **** of a project the world has ever known and I'm off on holiday on Friday :D. Only scored an 8 as I too am just recovering from snot infestation.
5/10
Couple of big downers in my life at the moment + I haven't ridden a bike for 10 days and have the makings of a cold.
On the plus side we're going to Dubai next week to swelter on the beach.
Very,
Had very good news on Mum's Cancer.
I rode my bike with dear friends yesterday.
And I did another (extra) day on this contract.
Oh, and the plasterer turned up to start skimming our latest DIY project.
Nice bike!
Solid 4/10 for me, stressful weekend with Mrs working, eldest sick with a fever and a bored 2 year old that hates staying in.
Work is frankly bonkers, I have to use a white board to try to remember all the things I've got going on - I fitted an extention today... I've also go 117 unread e-mails and a CRM system moaning at me. Cash-flow is shagged because I've been super busy and we pay 30 days and our customers well... they won't break a sweat at 60 so I can't buy any of the things I've sold.
Mrs Jay is sending my 15 whatapps an hour because we're moving house soon and suddenly every thing is important, she's also spinning yarns to push her addenda - it seems if we leave so much a a matchstick behind when we move we'll be fined a million billion pounds and clapped into irons and she's going over and over the same thing because panic is one of those things that loves company it seems.
My bike has developed a knock/rattle so my chakras are all to ****. That's what's really bothering me a I think.
Happier for seeing you on two wheels!
Broadband issues at work, whistled through lots of things, now faffing when I should be working. 4/10
Good!
Great news for you Ton..and for me.
You posted a thread a month or so ago on how to deal with crutches which just happened to be the day I was told not to put my right foot on the floor and that I had to walk on crutches (after breaking my Femur during the Torino Nice Rally..).
So, it seems fitting that the day you post a picture of you on a bike with a big smile...I too am very happy with the news today I can put weight on my foot and even do some very very easy riding on a turbo!
Top news Ton and Teeto..... That's put my score up a couple of points
3 years ago today I did my last nursing shift, and really enjoying life as one of the self-employed.
Had a great weekend, and a nice fry up after an early start this morning. I love this time of year, and my only real gripe is that the early start meant I missed the AM hand shandy so I'm feeling a little hogged up.
But a solid 9/10
I remember the first time back on the motorbike after I broke my hip, I was just floating away afterwards, good day!
I guess I'm a 5 or 6- bored at work but not unhappy.
onwards and upwards mugsys_m8
good news Nick.
cheers all............keep smiling......... 8)
5/10. Thought my mystery illness of the last three months was improving, but today I feel awful after only relatively small amounts of exercise at the weekend so it appears it isn't, I just want to go to bed and sod everything off. But today's my working in the office day so I can't.
About 6.5/10, which is me pretty much every day. Never "too" happy, never really unhappy. It's nice I suppose, but it would be good to have a bit of excitement now and then 😉
How many pies in the frame bag Tony? 😆
5/10 at the moment, was up all night because my pregnant wife had severe vomitting (not morning sickness, is in third trimester) so in between looking after her when she was awake and lying there worrying about her and the baby when she was dozing i got zero sleep. Working at home to look after her atm and stressing because too tired to work efficiently (guess its good practise for next year!)
On the plus side doc said nothing to worry about, she hasn't vommed since 10am and tiredness has relaxed my healthy eating and I've gorged on coke, crisps and chocolate.
I am in the high 8s. Exit interview today, final day at work here on Thursday, off to Afan Friday
Edge taken off by still being full of snot so missed riding yesterday, and wife suffering with long term illness and probably at a 5 herself.
Nice subliminal advertisement too Ton, "The Trade's Choice"...
7/10
Got out to llandegla today but I'm unfit as anything. Nearly bonked and I'm now scoffing chocolate and shit on the sofa.
Mrs is in Paris with work so I'm going to be diying once I can get off the sofa.
4/10
Today's a good day, not been above a 5 for quite some time.
Nice to see a bloke on a bike...
Me, I'm a 4/10. Due wholly to the moron who put his articulated truck through the central reservation of the M1 causing absolute chaos and 30 mile tailbacks in both directions.. it's still closed now 3.5hrs later...
9/10 this morning - had a lovely ride round hopton in the rain on my own.
0/10 this afternoon - got told my Porsche needs an engine rebuild, not cheap!
6/10 late afternoon. The garage I got it from are covering the cost of said rebuild.
3/10
Suffering a bit of a mid-life at the minute. Overthinking everything - friends, job, life in general – and wondering WTF it's all about.
Could cheerfully do a Reggie Perrin at times.
anyone who is feeling a bit down, remember that every tunnel has got a entry and a exit, keep on keeping on until you are back in the sunshine.
Today: 7/10, not bad for a Monday at work. My mood had a massive dive to about 2/10 from Thursday night to yesterday, but I went to Llandegla yesterday with Mr Pea, which brought me back up again 🙂
I keep looking at the OP photos, but I'm struggling to see a big grin, made up of several items in a photo.
Is this a "magic eye" thing? 😉
I'm ~6/10 now, stressing about all the bits that need doing by our landloard has really got me down the last week, but a while back I realised most of the issues are non-urgent. The urgent one is getting done tomorrow.
Well, I'm on holiday this week and I had two lots of visitors today.
My mate turned up with all his bikepacking kit (and a frame bag for me) and we did a first fit and trial pack and then a quick run to make sure everything was working. It took way longer than was planned... 😐 but I think we got there in the end.
Mr (& Mrs) Scotroutes dropped in by to pick up forks, show me his GPS and generally lend some encouragement (oh and check out the new bike). Thanks Mr C.
So on that front, pretty damn good.
On the actually getting out on the new bike, complete failure. Ditto getting the tarp set up and pitched... 😳
Never mind, there's always tomorrow... 😀
Not bad... can't put a number on it, but some good stuff happened today and over the weekend, despite the lack of riding (well, except to the post office). Bloody great runaround reffing the U15s rugby yesterday for 2hrs, really enjoyable.
Great to see the big man back on 2 wheels 🙂
I'm a bit ****ed off tbh. Just waved goodbye to a house I love and have to fly to Taiwan for an epic 5 day meeting-and-flight marathon that I'd rather be spending time with my kids instead.
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anyone who is feeling a bit down, remember that every tunnel has got a entry and a exit, keep on keeping on until you are back in the sunshine.
Ohhh, listen to Mr Motivator there, that's a 1990's mantra played out when red braces were di rigour "dans la city, yah, sniff"
Ever thought about writing a book 😉
On yer bike Sir, pull wheelies.
Started badly, ended well. Best kind of day when you think about it 🙂
4/10. Travelling for work and when I arrived in Hanover this morning there were no electrons or mechanics so I could not do my bit. Got up at 03:00 for no reason!!!
Op made me smile though!
8/10 Half term holiday and in Puerto Pollensa with wife and weans on all inclusive, so pretty good 😀
No riding though and eldest boy (13) has been puking since late afternoon after either something he ate, or a stomach of pool water 😀
Oh, and the hotel is full of roadies, just to rub it in that I am not riding ....
8/10. Good day at Farmer John's yesterday. New downhill bike. Late start tomorrow.
I'm getting used underwear in the post, who wouldn't be happy?
6hrs driving to Canary Wharf and back destroyed my will to catch what will probably be the last of the afternoon sun on the bike for a while.
I'm getting used underwear in the post, who wouldn't be happy?
😆
2/10, full of cold, headache and sinus pain...
Pass the ketamine...
About a 5, would have been higher but I now know my planned ride will now include getting pissed wet and involve an extra hour to clean the bike after, thanks British weather forecasters
My motivation is around a 4 as well
Had to wait a day or so for this. My Dad's not been too well, so no more than 3 or 4 at the start of the week. Been to see him today with a specialist and it appears the old git's doing very well indeed. Nearer to a 9 then this afternoon.
Scrumped some apples from his garden as well, which I'll turn into a crumble later. That will likely nudge it up a mark 😀
Good to see Tony back on his wheels as well.
6/10 today
Been email back/forward with my sisters OH about choosing his first bike 🙂
Even starting to warm to a slightly underwhelming task at work.
Poor upfront organisation means tonights ride is going to be running seriously late though
4/10 Awaiting GIANT UK to tell me if my new Bike is a warranty or not.......... Been going on a Month now and keep having to ring the shop to which i get "AH NO Not heard a thing......... I'll ring them now and ring you straight back.
About 5 straight back rings NOT forthcoming. Begining to think the bike's either gone missing or there is No one in at GIANT UK?
Not happy, on a £4;5K Bike, not happy at all.
3 out of 10 now
Mustered up enough to crank a cheeky 32km got home and did the wash shower clean just in time for my son to turn up from school with what I would say is a dislocated finger after being jumped ...now sat at A + E awaiting the free loaders to be seen
8/10 life is good and has been for a while now. Just shopping for a Canoe, lordy they're expensive.
I was about 7 out of 10, but then I took a call from a guy I met in Morocco asking for 400 Euro as his mother is ill and he needs to pay for the hospital.
I don't honestly know if I believe him or not, but either way I don't have the money. Or any money TBH.
So now about 4/10 :/
EDIT - Just made some appalling noises with the trombone. Now at 5/10 🙂