I don't think wandering about idly 5 mins from a car park and chucking your McDonalds bag in a hedge is solving the nation's obesity crisis either though.
then continue to wring our hands about the country’s obesity crisis?
Personally, no. As well as having all possible information at their fingertips, they've now had a year where they have been 'forced' to do a bit of exercise and go outdoors. If they still don't want to (and the miserable faces of some of those walking round my local wood indicate that this is the case for a significant minority), I'm going to say that it is entirely up to them, as are the consequences.
I don’t think wandering about idly 5 mins from a car park and chucking your McDonalds bag in a hedge is solving the nation’s obesity crisis either though.
Do you think that might be a bit reductive?
Yup! I was being slightly facetious but sadly it's not far from the truth for a significant number of people IME.
TBH I wouldn’t do it again, loads of portages, bogs, dead end paths, rock mazes, walking…
Yeah thats what i thought it might be. Cheers though. Makes for a nice picture!
There’s an element of truth in that.
There's no element, it's all true.
Lack of social distancing outside isn't an issue. The big experiment last year proved that with packed beaches and so on. Some people get so hooked up on the 2m rule that they think there's a bubble around them that anyone inside their 2m bubble is going to kill them.
I don’t think wandering about idly 5 mins from a car park and chucking your McDonalds bag in a hedge is solving the nation’s obesity crisis either though.
Round here there's plenty who don't even bother getting out of the car. They briefly look at the view before returning to their phones, rubbish goes straight out of the window.
I’m going to say that it is entirely up to them, as are the consequences.
Well, the latter part is simply untrue. I thought we all knew by now that the consequences are borne by society at large in lost productivity, greater disability and in increased health and social care costs. You accept all that when you give up on people.
Well, the latter part is simply untrue. I thought we all knew by now that the consequences are borne by society at large in lost productivity, greater disability and in increased health and social care costs. You accept all that when you give up on people.
Although, we all die of something eventually, however fit and healthy you are. Dropping dead the day you retire is the socially responsible thing to do.
The coastal footpaths around my way (Plymouth) have taken a hammering over the winter. But it’s great to see such huge numbers out and about. The downside is firstly the number of dog poo bags dumped all over the place - I can only assume that the owners genuinely think it’s ok if they are prepared to pick it up in the first place. Equally depressing is the amount of rubbish and litter dumped on the beaches next to already overflowing bins - Bovisands last night was the worst I’ve seen it.
So, is it?
No idea. Been working all day.
Fed up.
Planning on family ride tomorrow, will see how it goes.
Nope. It was rather nice. Did Redmires, Stanage, Burbage and Totley Moor. No busier than a usual weekend. Top of Burbage car park was full as was Redmires but very few people venturing that far.
So, is it?
I went out early on the road bike (7am) and it was mostly deserted on the early parts. Got up to Bamford about 9am and the parking on the road around Ladybower was just beginning to fill up. On the summit of Snake Pass, it was already double parking all along - I guess to walk out to the plane wreck.
On the plus side, most of the traffic was heading east out to Ladybower so for me heading west, the road was actually quite quiet.
Glad I got the ride in early, by the time I got home the crap driving was really beginning to show.
Wonderfully deserted in the part of the peak district where we walked today. Weather was great too, not at all what we expected.
Bakewell area
Amazed how quiet it is. 3/4 round the Hathersage circuit and only passed 2 bike on our route.
Big group sessioning Whinhill, but apart from that completely empty.
Weird.
PS, Brough Lane or Bradwell Edge FTW from the mast?
You have eight minutes....
Our local trails are also quieter than a couple of weeks ago, less people, fewer cars at the honeypots. Mrs foo suggested as rules now allow socialising in gardens that's what is happening this weekend.
PS, Brough Lane or Bradwell Edge FTW from the mast?
You have eight minutes….
Which did you pick @thegeneralist? Bradwell Edge on the mountain bike, Brough Lane on the gravel bike would be my choice.
Which did you pick
Bradwell Edge in the end. Glad I did, it was lovely.
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Missus was getting a bit tired by this point, but managed to make it to Hope Cross and then do the Beast no dabs, which was good.
Brilliant day out. So nice to do a fun chilled relaxed ride instead of the usual challenging ride nonsense I do when I go on my own
We met three people on our route, which was crazy. The car parks on Snake were utterly mobbed, but nobody on our route...
Sounds like a great day out! 👍
It was remarkably quiet. We've just got back from a ride. Did Thornhill, Winstone lee tour, Fairhomes, Hagg farm Win Hill and back. Yes it was busy at fairholmes car park but Ive seen it a lot busier than it was today. And the sun shone making for a great day out.
Just back from a 45 miler round Mam Tor Shatton Lockerbrook Win Hill
Most of the Mtb places were fairly quiet BUT parking round Ladybower was shocking verges kerbs double yellows . . the same in Castleton dogs chasing sheep on Winnets and a moorland fire off the Chapel rd , clearly a picnic gone wrong
Dropping dead the day you retire is the socially responsible thing to do.
That’s why I’m a socially irresponsible bastard, 67 years old, and still working. ‘Cos I can and the state pension plus whatever private pensions I’ve accumulated still won’t pay as well as my current employer. Also, my new rôle is a fixed 8-5.30 shift, with little stress, the sort of thing a semi-retired bloke might choose to do, and as I’m all on my own now, I might as well work and get payed instead of moping at home.
