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Sunday - 1st January 2006

Happy New Year 2006 everyone!!! I just can't believe how fast, that 2005 went. It feels like only yesterday, that 2005 started. Over all 2005, was a great year. Just like every year it had it's high and low points.

Today Rob and me did not really do that much at all. Not really much you can do on New Years Day. Since everything is closed. So we just spend most of the day on our laptops, looking at website's and chatting to each other. We did have a family meal. With my Mum and Dad, and my big bother Douglas. Craig did not, join us, when having the meal. Because he was too tired from being out last night. The meal was very nice. But then it would be, since my Mum made it. So thanks Mum your the best.

In the evening Rob and me made a start on watching the second series of Quantum Leap. That he got me for Christmas. We only watched the first time of disk 1 and that took us about 3 hours. I can't wait to watch more tomorrow. Quantum Leap is so good. If you have never watched it before, then you should really go out and get it on DVD.

After Quantum Leap, we played about on the Internet some more. Before going to bed at about 2:00am.

Tuesday - 3rd January 2006

Rob and me both got out of bed at about 12:00pm. We then both a shower. But not both at same time, I will add. I will really miss my folks shower room. When I go back to England later today. It's so nice it feels like you have walked into a five star hotel when your open the door. You can really tell they spend £6,000 to do it.

Once Rob and me were done having shower and getting dressed. We then started the job that I do really hate. And that is getting everything packed for getting the train back down to England. I hate it because it always takes so long. I also always worry, that I will forget to pack something. And end up leaving in it Scotland.

Once we had done all the packing. We then both watched Neighbours on BBC1. Then after that I cooked us both some lunch. Then we spend the rest of the afternoon, chatting to each other and playing about on the Internet. Till it was time to go into Glasgow to get our train.

My Dad very nicely give us both a lift into Glasgow. He parked Concert Square car park. Then he walked down with us, to Glasgow Central train station. When we got there the train was there waiting for us. It did take us a wee while to work out where it was. Since it was, not at platform one where, we normally get the 6:00pm GNER service to Peterborough from. This time it was at normally nine.

Once we both found our seats. We both said good-bye to my Dad and thanked him for the lift into Glasgow. While we were both waiting for the train to set off. I quickly run to W. H. Smiths in the train station, to get us both something to drink. I know we could have get something on the train to drink, but that would have cost more.

The train set off from Glasgow at 6:00pm. So it was right on time. Which is always nice, just hope it gets to Peterborough on time.

As normal train between Glasgow and Edinburgh was very quiet. When it got to Edinburgh it went mad. As 100's of people all got on the train. You always get, at least one who is crying. Since they have just spend New Year with the person they love. And are so upset to say good-bye to them.

The train journey was a bit boring really. There was no fit people to look at other then my boyfriend Rob. I just most of the journey listening to music on my iPod and trying to get more of my news updated.

Thursday - 5th January 2006

Rob and me did not get up till very late today. Because we were both up to 6:00am. Why so late, I bet you want to know. Well it's a bit boring really. I made up my mind to try to get Linux installed on a extra hard drive that I have for my laptop. It should have only taken up 2 hours. But when it comes to computers, nothing is that easy.

I don't like computers, getting the better of me. So I stayed up till 6:00am. Getting it working. I was only happy to get to bed, when it was at least booting and would let me on the Internet. Just incase you wanted to know what Linux I insatlled I went for Fedora Core 4. Since I had heard it was good.

Which now I have it working. I am sure I will like it. It took so long to install, because it turned out the DVD the install files on was not right.

Once we got out of bed. I played about on Linux for most of the day. Before we both got ready and went to my works party. Which was at the Peterborough Greyhound Stadium. It was good night. He both had fun. It was good for Rob at long last to get to meet most of the people that I work with. Oh and of course it was good that they all got to meet him at long last.

Once back home. We had some food, before going to bed.

Sunday - 22rd January 2006
Rob and me have now been going out for 1 year and 11 months. So in just one months time, we will have been going out for 2 years. I still have no idea really what we are going to do for it. Then I asked people for ideas, only one person send me some. I am not going to what the idea was. But if anyone else does have any good ideas, what we could both do. Then please, let me know.
Monday - 23th January 2006
Just to let you all know that I am now doing test runs of a podcast on my website. To find out more and how to subscribe click here. It will mainly be a voice version of this news page. It will never replace this page, so don't worry.
Friday - 27th January 2006

I did not get much sleep at last night. Because I was so excited. Since I am getting up Humax PVR-9200T though the post today at some point. I woke up at about 8:00am. No why was I getting out of bed, that early in the morning. So I just stayed in bed and listened to BBC Radio 1. Then I got up at about 10:00am. Then I had a shower. Then I checked my email. I am still getting use to using Mozilla Thunderbird. Mainly because it's so nice and deletes most of the SPAM that I get for me. So indeed for having to go tough about 40 emails, I get about 10 now.

Then I just spend the rest of the time, playing on the Internet and listen to BBC Radio 1. Then at about 12:30pm. I was very happy, when I heard someone knocking on the front door. As it very a nice delivery man, with my Humax PVR-9200T. I run up the stairs and opened it's box. All that I that say is, it that it's well cool. I then spend about 30 minutes, setting it up all, in it's new home, just under on TV on my door.

OK. Since I beat that most of you will not even know, what a Humax PVR-9200T is, I better tell you. It's a bit like $ky+, but it's for Freeview. It's does cool things like, let you watch one channel, when recording another one. Record 2 channels at once while watched a previous recording. It also gets record up to 100 hours with it's 160GB HDD.

So as you may tell, I am well happy with my new toy. So as you may have worked out, I just spend most of the day playing about with it, before. I had to go to work at the dog track in the evening.

Wednesday - 8th February 2006

Top Up TV CAM imageAt long last I got my Top Up CAM, which I ordered from EmpireDirect a good number of weeks ago. When I ordered it they did say it would take a good number of weeks for me to get it, since they had none left in stock. I am glad that I now have it. It means that I can watch the Top Up TV channels again, that I pay for. Using my Humax PVR-9200T, Freeview box.

I also got a new very sexy black shirt from Top Man today. That I ordered on Sunday, I think it was. I would say, it's the nicest black shirts that I have ever had. So when I have the money, I think I will need to get some more like it for work.

That's all my news for today really. The rest of the day, I did my normal stuff and in the evening, like most Wednesdays, I was working at the dog track.

Thursday - 9th February 2006

Today at long last I got my clipless pedals, that I ordered from Chain Reaction Cycles, on Sunday. I say at long last, because they are normally very fast. So I was hoping I would get them on Tuesday. They turned up in the end so that was the main thing.

Then I spend a good while getting them on my bike. Taken off my old pedals and putting on the clipless pedals, was nice and easy. The hard bit was working out how to change and get the settings right. Lucky while looking on the Internet I found a great website on how to do it. So if like me you, have never had clipless pedals, before. Then check out www.chainreactionbicycles.com/pedalfaq.htm. It tells you everything that you need to know.

Once I was happy, I had my pedals on my bike working ok. I went to Morrisons to get myself some food. I had food in the house. But nothing that I felt like having really. Once back from the shops, I cooked myself lunch and of course eat it while watching Neighbours on BBC1. Then I just played about on the Internet for the rest of the afternoon.

Then in the evening at about 6:30pm. I made up my mind to be brave and go out a cycle, with my clipless pedals, for the very first time. I was just a bit worried I, would come off my bike. I have heard all the stories of people when they first use them, taking a while to get use to them. And not getting there feet out it time, when they stop. You will be glad to hear, I took to like like a duck to water and did not come off. Thank god.

Once back from my cycle I warmed myself up, then watched EastEnders. Then I phoned Mum and Dad up in Scotland, to see how things were going back home. Then I chatted to my boyfriend Rob for a while, watched way to much crap on TV, before going to bed .

Satursday - 11th February 2006

Adam Barker photoToday I just did the normal Gordon Saturday type stuff. Stayed in bed for far too long. The only thing that got me out of my bed was the post man, when he knocked on the door. I am sure he does it, just before he likes seeing me in my sexy England football shorts . I was happy before he had some post for me. He had the Richard Ashcroft called "Keys To The World" that I ordered from Play.com a number of days ago.

Since I was now fully awake. I had a nice long, very hot shower. Then I of course out my new CD on to see what it's like. Which of course I really liked it. If you have now idea who Richard Ashcroft, is. I will just tell you, he use to be the lead singer in The Verve.

I spend the rest of the afternoon having my lunch, watching stuff on TV and listening to music. That at about 4:00pm. I make up my mind, to go cycle and see if I was still good with my new pedals. Which I was. Now I am getting use to them, I think there great. Don't think I could go back to my old ones.

Once back from the cycle is was time to get ready and go to work. Work was OK, not great, but OK. I was working with Becci, on bar 2. Hope that is how you spell it. If not, I am sure she will soon tell me. That's all I can really say about work.

Then after work. I did someone very nice and it made a nice change. For once I was feeling in a social mood. Which with me does not happen to often. So after work, I went out a nice drink with Adam (the cute straight guy in the photo), Freddie and Becci. We went to the The Draper’s Arms, which was very nice. I had never been there before. It was good, it's was all non-smoking. It was nice going out after work and having a drink, a soft one, I must add, since I don't drink.

It was great fun chatting to Adam, Freddie and Becci. We were out, till about 1:30am. When they killed us out, since they were closing. So thanks to them all for a great evening out after work. I will need to do it more often I think.

By the time I got home, it was gone 2:00am. So I chatted to my Rob for a bit, before going to bed.

Monday - 13th February 2006

I got up at about 10:45am. Then I run down stairs and jumped in the shower. Once out the shower, I turned on my computer. Quickly checked my email. Then I got myself ready and drove to Stamford.

Once in Stamford, I went to the bank, to pay, last weeks pay in. Then I went to Clinton Cards, to get my boyfriend Rob, a Valentine's Day card. I always worry, when I get him a Valentine's Day card. Just incase he also ends up getting me the same one.

Once done in Stamford. I got back into my car and drove to Rugby, to pick up my Rob. When I got to his house, we was all ready and waiting for me. Once he had put all his clothes and laptop etc in my car.

Then we called in at his Aunt Mags house. Who I had never seen before. To try to fix her Son, laptop so he could access the Internet using there wireless router. I spend at least 2 hours trying to get it, to work. Had to give up in the end. I have no idea, why it would not work. As Rob's laptop is the same. And his one worked straight away. Well, at least I tired my best. And it was of course also nice to get to meet more of his family. So at least one good thing come from it.

Once we were done their. It was then time for me, to drive us both back to Stamford. While going though Stamford, we called in at Morrisons, to get lots of food and drink for the week ahead.

Then once back in Little Bytham. I had fun showing off my new Humax PVR-9200T freeview box and my new clipless pedals for my bike. He also had fun showing off his new "Canon Powershot A620" Digital Camera to me. Which I must say is well cool.

After we had both finished showing off out new toys. I cooked us both some dinner. Then we both chatted and played about on the Internet of course. Then I asked if he mind if, I went out a cycle for a while. Which he very nicely said he did not mind. So I went for a nice 9 mile cycle in the dark. Don't worry, I have very good lights on my bike. The photo above is me in me sexy cycling gear, once back from the cycle.

Once back from the cycle. We both watched some stuff on TV. Then after that. he let me try out a new toy that he got me for Valentine's day. I am not going to say what is it. All that, I can tell you tell is that we're both going to have great fun with it.

Then after all that, it was time for us both to go to bed.

Tuesday - 14th February 2006

I would like to wish my boyfriend Rob a happy St. Valentine's day.

The photo is the Valentine's Day, card's that we got each other. The one that I got my boyfriend Rob is on the left.

Wednesday - 15th February 2006

Rob and me got up at about 12:15pm. We would have got up later. I think if it was not for the postman waken, us both up. I was happy that he did, because he had the flowers that Rob, had send to me for Valentine's day. They first come Monday, but I was not in to sign for them. I got them, so that's the main thing. So thanks for much indeed to my boyfreind Rob for getting them. Your a great boyfriend. The best that I could wish for.

Once we got sorted out the flowers and put them in water. We both did the normal, boring stuff that you do, once out of bed. We both had shower and so on.

Then we just played about on the Internet, till Neighbours was on BBC1. Which of course we both watched. Neighbours is so cool. How anyone could not like it, I have no idea at all. Then after Neighbours. We both had fun, taken some new photos for my Wetsuitlads website. All I am going to say, is that, we both wore a sexy white cycling skin suit. That I got off eBay a while ago. And also used something else that he got me for Valentine's Day.

Then after taken all the photos we had lunch and eat it while watching Holby City, that I recorded Tuesday night. Then we both played about on the Internet for some more. Then before, no time at all, it was time for me to get ready and go to work.

Work was a bit boring. The place was full. But people did not want to drink much at all. So I was happy when work was over for the evening. On the way back home, I called in at Tesco, to get some things for Rob and me to eat and drink.

Once home, Rob and me just chatted for a bit. Watched some TV. Then it was off to bed for us both.

Thursday - 16th February 2006

Rob and me got up at about 12:30pm. Like every time, once out of bed, we both had showers. Then we both played about the Internet like we do everyday. Then for some reason, I was in a cleaning mood. So I spend about 1 hour, giving the bath room a clean. It's the cleaned it's looked all year. But I know someone else in the house uses it. It will go back to square one.

Once the bath room was all nice and clean. Rob and me of course then watched Neighbours on BBC1. Then after that, I cooked us both some lunch. Then we spend the rest of the afternoon, watching the first four episodes of the 6 series of "As Time Goes By". I got it on DVD a number of weeks ago. But I had to be a good boy and wait. Till my boyfriend was over, to watch it with him.

That took us up till about 6:00pm. Then I mind up my mind, so it was a nice evening to go out on my bike. So I got dressed in all my sexy cycling gear and off I went. I did a 12 mile cycle. So in other words, the longest one, that I have done so far this year. I am doing very well so far this year, with all my cycling. So far this month I have done, 51 miles. Which is 22 more miles then I did in February of last year.

Once back from the cycle and I had a wee rest. Then we both watched Seaside Rescue on BBC1. Then I cooked us both dinner. Then we both watched the rest of "As Time Goes By" on DVD. How we have watched the whole of series 6, we have to wait for another month, till series 7 comes out on DVD.

After that, we both spend the rest of the evening, chatting, updating both of our websites. Before going to bed at about 3:00am

Wednesday - 22nd February 2006

It's Rob and my two year anniversary today!!! I can't believe just now long we have been going out for now. It does not feel that long at all. So Rob, just to remind you, I really, really LOVE YOU! xxx

I just wish I could have spend the day with him. But I could not, since he had college. Then we next meet up, I am sure, we will more then make up for it.

Thursday - 2rd March 2006

I woke up at about 11:00am. But I did not get out of bed, till about 12:30pm. Because I made the very bit mistake of, turning on the TV. I then found myself watching two episodes "Location, Location, Location" on Discovery Real Time. Once I did make it out of bed, I had a nice shower. Then of course got dressed. Then I did the fun job of emptying the dish washer. It really at times, does my head in. There is three other people in the house, but of some reason it's next, to me who always some how ends up doing it.

Once I had done that. I spend a while giving the business directory and some other pages of theBythams website a much needed update. Then I chatted to some mates on MSN for a while. Then watched, yes, you guessed it Neighbours. Then I cooked myself some lunch. Then I did more work to theBythams website and also fixed some one mistakes on Wetsuitlads.

Then I played about on the net, listened to Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. He's so, so funny. If your have never listened to him, then your really missing out. Once if you don't listen then your missing out on Laura's diary, which is normally on at about 5:15pm. But you can never tell, since Scott's time keeping is not really that great. The number of times, I come close to being late for work, before of Laura's diary. Because I don't want to leave the house, till I have heard it.

Then at about 6:45pm. I looked at outside, to check that it was not snowing. Since it was not. I got dressed in lots layers of cycling gear to keep me nice and warm. Since the max temperature was about -3C. So in other words, very, very cold. By the time, I have all my warm cycling gear on, if anything I get to hot. It's far better then being two cold.

Once back from my cycle. I had a nice hot drink, then I watched "Run of the Glory" which is about 13 people, training to run the London Marathon in just six months. It was very good indeed. Can't wait to watch it next week, to see how they are getting on. Then after that I watched EastEnders. Then I phoned my Mum and Dad, to see how they are doing, that they have been up to. And of course the very British thing to do, chat about the weather .

Then I spend the rest of the evening, giving my news pages on this website a much needed update. Spoke to my great boyfriend Rob of course and listened to the great Scottish Gaelic band Runrig. Before going to bed at about 1:30am.

Thursday - 9th March 2006

Rob and me broke up today. After just over 2 years of going out. We have broken up before. But this time, I would say it's for good. I just don't think that things have been 100% right for a while. So it's going to feel a bit weird being single again. After spending a great 2 years of my life with Rob.

But I still feel it's for the best. Well I hope that I have done the right thing. But only time will tell. At least I think that Rob and me will stay good friends. Which is something that David, my last boyfriend and me, could not really do.

Friday - 10th March 2006

Today not really done that much at all. Other then the my normal stuff. Like watching TV, eat etc. I did get the new Arctic Monkeys, album today though the post, that I ordered on Tuesday from Play.com. So spend a good bit of the afternoon listen to that.

Other then that I got a email from the "Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative", that I feel I need to tell you all about. So below is the email.

"Every cyclist should be aware that The Driving Standards Agency is currently revising the Highway Code. This includes a proposal to urge cyclists to 'use cycle routes when practicable and cycle facilities ... where they are provided (Rule 58)'.

This sounds like common sense until you consider the implications.

What if you were hit by a car on a road near a cycle path and the lawyer or insurance company defending the motorist used the alibi that the accident wouldn't have occured if you had stuck to the cycle path? What if you consider your local off-road cycle path less safe after dark than a lit road? How many cycle paths have a sign at every access point to alert potential users of their existence?

The Driving Standards Agency's proposal ignores the decisions every one of us takes whenever we travel. One day we'll choose the safest route. Next day, the quickest and most convenient. On Sunday, when time is not a consideration, you might take the prettiest. All these factors come into play whether we cycle, walk or drive. The problem with this proposal is that, for the first time, it questions the cyclist's equal right to use the public road (bar motorways / dual carriageways). And it ignores the fact that whenever you choose to cycle rather than take the car you are part of the solution to the ever-growing problems of road congestion, danger, pollution and global warming. Cyclists are not the problem, yet, once again, we are being singled out by the bureaucrats. The Driving Standards Agency's brains are obviously crying out for oxygen. We suggest a brisk road ride.

The CTC (Cyclist's Touring Club) are heading the campaign against this bad proposal. They have even penned a suggested email, automatically addressed to your MP. See ctc.org for the full story. http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4303"

If like me, you feel strongly about this and live in the UK, then please email or write to your MP or MSP about it. You can email them using the link a above, in the email that they send me to.

Monday - 13th March 2006
Please could everyone reading this please take a minute or two of your busy day, to remember those who died in the Dunblane Massacre. Which happened 10 years ago today. If you don't know what I am writing about, then please check out this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/13/newsid_2543000/2543277.stm. Thanks for your time.
Friday - 17th March 2006

Sony FV-420B Vocal Mic photoToday at long last my new microphone turned up that I ordered from Amazon.co.uk a number of weeks ago. Now I have it at long last, I am well happy with it. In case you want to know what one I got it's a "Sony FV-420B Vocal Mic". It cost £17.63. You can tell it's a good mic, since it's a got a cannon connector, OFC wire and gold plated plug.

To listen to my first podcast using my new microphone. Check out my podcast page and listen to "episode 7". Please could you also leave feedback using that page, and tell me what you think of my podcast's so far.

Tuesday - 21st March 2006

I got waken up at about 7:30am. By people in the house making lots of noise. It does my head in, it really does. If I do that, then I get told off. But it's OK for everyone else to do it. Since I was awake anyway. I turned on my desktop PC, to let it finish off downloading the rest of Fedora Core 5, which I started downloading last night. It's taken so long, because it's a 3 gigabyte file. Which even when downloading with a 2Mbps line, it still takes a good number of hours.

Once I was happy that the rest of it was downloading . And everyone in the house had gone off, to work etc. I got back to sleep thank god. And did not waken up again till about 11:30am. Which was better, 7:30am is way to early for me. Then I got out of bed and checked to see if rest of the 3 gigabyte Fedora Core 5 image file had, downloaded which, it had.

Then I burn the image file to a DVD. Which took just over one hour. If I had a faster PC, it would be a lot faster. My PC is at least 5 years old. So it's not doing so badly for a PC, what is that old. While the file was burning to DVD. I had a shower, got dressed and had some breakfast cereal. By the time I had done at all. The DVD had finished burning.

Then I started the fun job of upgrading from Fedora Core 4 to Fedora Core 5. It was the first time, that I had ever done it. I started it at about 12:30pm. It was not done till just after 3:30pm. That may sound like a long time. If you think about it. It's far faster then installing Windows is. Since when you install Windows you, really just get the OS. With Fedora Core, you get Apace, Firefox, Openoffice, and way to many other things to list here.

Once it was all installed. I had a quick play about with it. I must say, that it run's a lot faster then the version before it did. Once I had played with it for a while. Since it was dry outside. I went out a quick cycle to Castle Bytham and back again.

Once back from the cycle, I had a quick wash. Then it was off to the dog track. It was a not bad evening at work. The only bad thing, is that one of my bosses had a right go at me, for something that I did never did. Oh well, these happens happen. The rest of the evening was not too bad at all. I was working with Freddie on bar 2. So hello Freddie. I know that you like reading your name on my website .

Once I was back home from work. I played about with Fedora Core 5 some more. It's so good. I am starting to find it far better then Windows is. It runs faster. When you do updates, you don't need to reboot. And best of all it's 100% free.

Then I watched Holby City that I had recorded on my Humax PVR 9200T, Freeview box. Just incase you have not heard me speak about this box before. It's like $ky+. You can record up to 100 hours with it. Record two channels at once, while watching a third one, and well cool things like that. That is off, of to bed for me at about 2:00am.

Friday - 24th March 2006

I wake up at about 12:00pm. My bed was so nice and warm. I did not get out of bed till about 1:00pm. Yes very bad I know. I could not help it. You can't beat a nice warm bed. Once out of bed, I of course had a shower. Had some breakfast cereal. Then I had more fun playing about with Fedora Core 5. It's the most fun I have had using a computer in a long time. Since I am learning lots of new things. I had fun playing about with Apache on it. Incase you don't know what Apache is. It's a webserver. I am sure that no doubt, this website will be hosted on a Apache server.

Today I of course also watched Neighbours on BBC1. It's so good. I do feel so sorry for Steph in it right now. I just hope that her and Max sort things out. Yes I know it's only a soap. it's just so, so good. Other then that, did not really do much.

Oh but I did get a letter today from my local Tory MP Quentin Davies. It was about changes to the Highway Code, that I am not at all happy about. Read my news from "Friday 10th - March 2006" to see what I am speaking about. Here is what is letter back to me said:-

" Dear Mr Valentine

Thank you for your recent email about the new draft of the revised Highway Code. I have, as requested, send a copy of your letter to the Minster responsible at the Department for Transport so that he is aware of your comments and can take them into account in the consultation exercise.

I think that this revision of the "Code" is the result of far too many bureaucrats having far too little to do.

Yours " then I can't read the rest. I guess it's just his name.

I like it when my MP writes to me. This is the second letter that I have had from him. The first one I got was about GNER. So back to the revised Highway Code. I just hope that lots of people like me have contacted their local MPs. To stop this revised Highway Code from happening.

Yes and of course you guessed it. In the evening I was working at the dog track. I was hoping for a nice quiet evening. It's not normally that busy on a Friday night. But for some reason, the Raceview Restaurant was just about full. At least when it's busy like that. You don't have much time to get bored. Since your so busy running about. In total they sold 55 bottles of wine. Coming to a grand total of £561. So a hell of a lot of work for me to do.

Once I was back home, I played about with Fedora Core 5 some more. Before going to bed at about 3:00am.

Thursday - 30th March 2006
MP3 version:
Episode 13 (128 kbps, 3:39 minutes)

I had a very busy day. Since the weather was nice today. I really wanted, to make the most of it. In the morning. I did the normal stuff, like getting out of bed, is alway good. Had a shower. Then I played about on the Internet for a while. Checked my email and things like that.

In the afternoon. I of course watched Neighbours on BBC1. Then I went outside in the back garden. And did a job, that I really do hate doing and that is pick up all the dog crap. Well someone does to do it. Since no, one else in the house does it. I guess it's something that I need to do. Once I had double checked that all the dogs crap as gone. I give the back grass a cut. It's the second cut it's had this year. Which means it's already had more cuts, then my hair this year. LOL.

Then after that I took Pebbles out of a nice walk. She is doing well, she's been out everyday, so far this week. Since the weather is nice, I may as well try and make the most of it.

Once back from walking the dog. I cooked myself some lunch. Then I went outside and give the inside of my car, a much needed clean. With staying in the countryside, it gets muddy inside, very fast.

Then I give my room a good clean. I even give under the bed a good clean. Which is something, I hate doing. But it really had to be done. Then I just played about on the net and listened to music, for a good number of hours.

Then in the evening at about 7:40pm, I guess it was. I made up my mind to go out a cycle. So I got dressed in my cycling tights, with cycling shorts, over the tops of them. As it's still a wee bit cold to go out in just cycling shorts. I also wear my long sleeve cycling jersey.

Then I set off on my bike. The cycle was going well. Till I got to the road, between Corby Glen and Swayfield. When I heard a popping like sound. And next thing my back tyre, was as flat, as a pancake.

I just could not believe it. I did not have a mobile or anything on me. So I could not even home anyway, to try to get HELP!! So the only think, I could do was to get off my bike and start to walk. I walked with my bike, for a bit, till I found a safe place I could hide it.

As if you have ever tried walking with a bike for a long time. You will know that it does really slow you down.

So once my bike was in a safe place. I started the fun of walking the 6 miles back to my house.

I would normally find walking 6 miles easy. But as I soon found out, that walking for a long time in cycling shoes is not that easy. Since my shores have medal toe spikes. So I was glad that the route, I had picked to walk home, was mainly off road.

It also felt a bit weird walking for 6 miles in my cycling gear. I was glad it was dark. So there were not many people about, to see me. I could tell, I was getting some funny looks from people passing, me in there cars.

I did not get back home, till just after 9:30pm. The fun did end there. I then got changed out of my cycling gear. Then I put my bike rack on the back of my bike. And had to drive the 6 miles back, to pick up on my bike.

I was so glad when me and my bike were both back home, all safe. I would normally, say safe and well. My bike is feeling a bit sorry for it's self. But I am sure, it will be easier to fix.

So that was my fun Thursday!!! At least you can't say, that I had a boring day! LOL!

 
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