115 miles on my new road bike yesterday :D
Kirriemuir, Glenisla, Glenshee, Braemar, Ballater, Aboyne, Cairn o’Mount, Edzell and back to Kirrie.

Killiecrankie -Glen Fincastle -Loch Bhac ?

A pair of 520 SPDs. Ordered from Merlin at 9.50 friday morning, delivered 9.35 this morning :-)

kcr; loch leven from bishop hill ?

1700 Puma. Mine was an early one , P-reg. Had it for 5 years and got rid via the scrappage scheme. It was shagged :(

36.25 8.45-5 mon-fri with an hour for lunch

Definitely brought about by the knock on effects of another problem, Social Anxiety. Hoping CBT will sort this out cos I feel I’ve missed out on so much in life already (socializing, friendships, relationships). Actually feeling quite ‘up’ just now having made a start at sorting things out :-)

Went to my GP this morning….no tears or anything like that, just laid out my feelings….he’s prescribed me Fluoxetine and referred me for CBT.

I was at the docs on monday, got quite upset and couldn’t speak for the first 5 mins :oops:
Been put on Citalopram which I’m not sure about, the common side affects are a worry, and also referred for CBT. If the appointment is a long wait I might go private. There’s a counselor nearby who also lectures in CBT at local uni.

22 years. It’s all that I’m used to.

Well done her!
My Mum’s a bit like that too. If it’s a nice day she’ll start in the garden after breakfast and only come in when it gets too dark. She’s 69.
I reach my boredom threshold after 1/2 hour :roll:

8O

Says it’ll be repeated in june
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMQI6lmuXvQ&list=UUBu878JRI9H7ybiuLg3LQtg&index=1

Mine was first :P

Noel (on Liam): “He’s rude, arrogant, intimidating and lazy. He’s the angriest man you’ll ever meet. He’s like a man with a fork in a world of soup.” :-)

Jimmy Tarbuck, Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall, the cast of Corrie … this years prison panto will be great :D

In no particular order (cos I can’t remember)

Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon
Police – Zenyatta Mondatta
Rush – Hemispheres
Queen – Hits

Thanks Guys its helped to know your stories good and bad and i hope it has helped others realise that thee is treatment that works and there is no shame in asking for help.

Indeed.

And first step taken … just made an appointment with my GP.

xcgb – Thanks for the link, I’ll have a read this evening.

I reckon the way forward is to get the self esteem/confidence thing sorted (looks like counseling/CBT is common treatment) then improvements in socialising/friendships/relationships, avoided atm, would lift the depression.

Mild depression and low self esteem/lack of confidence here. Originally diagnosed back in ’97 and put on SSRIs which I didn’t give long enough before deciding they weren’t working and quit without consulting the doc :roll:
Then about 10 years ago my GP referred me for counseling for social anxiety disorder. There was about a 6 month wait for an appointment which given the condition was plenty time for my imagination to run riot and I cancelled with about 2 weeks to go :roll:

Almost reached the point where I’ve got enough courage to go back to the doc again cos I can’t carry on like this tbh.

T-shirt and boxers.
The house is usually pretty cold during the night (<10c) in winter. Def getting a higher tog duvet for next winter.

Only second time out on the mtb this year. Went to Loch Ordie at Dunkeld including a push/carry up Deuchary Hill

There’s a coast to coast from Bonar Bridge to Ullapool. You could overnight there and do the return the following day? I’ve not done it but think there was an organised ride on here once upon a time. Not too far for you to travel to the start either.

1/2 day off work and nipped up to Glenshee …

Good Lord!

Another vote for the CBR600. Reliable and fun, whether its a quick blast or a euro tour. I bought mine new and put over 100k on it.

http://www.danda.co.uk/eye-care/your-prescription/%5B/url%5D

Glenshee 28/03/13

http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E9E94bSKits/UVWOBJLyP5I/AAAAAAAABnE/E2YMlLk9e_w/s0/P1100228.JPG

Well done, great results.

I did C25K 2 years ago and though I got through the programme and could run 5k I had to stop cos of knee pain. I’ve been running again for the last 6-7 weeks, just doing what felt right rather than C25K and managed 5k on monday night :-)
Now if I could just stop stuffing my face 24/7 I might lose some weight …

Went skiing at Glenshee on friday and did a road ride yesterday. Its overcast and light snow today so a lazy day I think.

From 2000-2008 I went touring europe for 3 weeks each summer alone on my motorbike. When riding it was fine but evenings could be a bit quiet, I don’t speak any languages.

@ the_lecht_rocks … Grimsel pass?

Cheers for that.
That big Honda and yellow Max helmet :-)
It was good to see him back at the Scottish in 2011.

It’s going to be a loooooong campaign!

Can I just vote ‘no’ now and ignore it from here on in?

Never had much trouble getting about in my old mk1 Ka

Excellent photos peeps. Inspiring. I need to broaden my horizons.

Of the cars I’ve owned, worst mk2 Focus, best mk1 Ka

mauve
taupe
fuschia

Is the tyre directional? Is it facing the right way?

Fide et Fortitudine (Faith and Fortitude)