Monthly Archives: September 2010

Verdict on today’s mixed mode experiment

Posted on September 28, 2010 by holmesinho

It took me 55 minutes to travel in, the ride down to the bus stop to catch the 98 on Bury New Road didn’t really save me any time and next week I might carry the bike 2 minutes to … Continue reading →

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Blogging en-route

Posted on September 28, 2010 by holmesinho

I left the office at 4:20 and travelled the 3.8k to the bus stop on Great Clowes St. The whole journey in took 55 mins and I hope to be as quick going home.  Had I not missed a bus … Continue reading →

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Migrated

Posted on September 28, 2010 by holmesinho

I’ve migrated from Windows Live to WordPress which was fairly painless. I’ve lost the photographs from my 40 odd galleries and hyperlinks cross referencing to earlier entries but other than that I’m happy.  I’ve been blogging for over 5 years … Continue reading →

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Folding folding folding

Posted on September 27, 2010 by holmesinho

A folding bike arrived today.  It has no name, it has no gender.  It has no personality or soul.  It is merely a machine I still got excited about it though, as Catriona texted to alert me as to its arrival this afternoon.  I … Continue reading →

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Routes home

Posted on September 22, 2010 by holmesinho

I have a number of different routes home from work that I can take and the one I chose depends largely on my frame of mind and the weather though these two factors are quite closely linked.  Now that our fine summer … Continue reading →

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Winter 2010/11 illumination strategy

Posted on September 13, 2010 by holmesinho

After a week without cycling into the office for a 7:30 start it was noticeably darker this morning than on the last commute.  As usual I wasn’t as prepared for the working day as I should be but and quickly attached … Continue reading →

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The road ahead

Posted on September 8, 2010 by holmesinho

I’m still not mad and angry about the theft, just a little sad.   This evening I set the wheels in motion for a claim.  I only switched home insurance prior to the last renew in July and guessed the on-line password to … Continue reading →

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So long Tracey Trek

Posted on September 7, 2010 by holmesinho

I’ve had my bike stolen and it feels like I’ve lost a friend or at least a favourite pet.   So this is what happened; I’m on a week long course in offices on King Street in the centre of … Continue reading →

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Closed and open water swimming

Posted on September 5, 2010 by holmesinho

Well after all that preparation the Great North Swim in Windermere didn’t happen yesterday.  The event was postponed due to levels of blue-green algae in the water.  I won’t be swimming in any rearranged event and have been offered either … Continue reading →

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