The "Excuses" Thread

Max · Postby **Max** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:04 am

The heat is killing me. No riding of any kind the last few days

Max

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jasonc · Postby **jasonc** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:17 am

Max wrote:The heat is killing me. No riding of any kind the last few days

am contemplating having tomorrow off the bike - am doing coot-tha for the first time on saturday. and it was hard work last night

KonaCommuter · Postby **KonaCommuter** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:45 am

My excuse is that Ive already done 5 commute this week and that I had to start earlier today than usual but didn't get up any earlier. Feel a bit slack to be honest. Especially after my bad(ish) results yesterday at the company health fair (poor resting heart rate, bmi in the obese category and 112 cm waist)

bosvit · Postby **bosvit** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:10 pm

KonaCommuter wrote:My excuse is that Ive already done 5 commute this week and that I had to start earlier today than usual but didn't get up any earlier. Feel a bit slack to be honest. Especially after my bad(ish) results yesterday at the company health fair (poor resting heart rate, bmi in the obese category and 112 cm waist)

If you keep commuting 5 times a week you won't have to worry about the company health fair next year. You will be a star performer

KonaCommuter · Postby **KonaCommuter** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:16 am

Raining this morning and I still have my car so.........

wizardhat · Postby **wizardhat** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:24 pm

KonaCommuter wrote:Raining this morning and I still have my car so.........

And now it's not raining. Wish I'd just ridden through the light rain now.

AndrewBurns · Postby **AndrewBurns** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:51 pm

I braved the light rain this morning and now it's looking like being an OK afternoon to ride home in and a good day for riding tomorrow.

jasonc · Postby **jasonc** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:12 pm

KonaCommuter wrote:Raining this morning and I still have my car so.........

no car, but i took the bus

Max · Postby **Max** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:12 pm

It's been pissing down rain all day today. But that's not why I didn't ride today. I didn't ride because I'm lazy.

Max

jasonc · Postby **jasonc** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:25 pm

Max wrote:It's been pissing down rain all day today. But that's not why I didn't ride today. I didn't ride because I'm lazy.

Max

I didn't ride because it was wet. simple.

KonaCommuter · Postby **KonaCommuter** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:31 pm

+1 to the rain being my excuse.

Abby · Postby **Abby** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:33 pm

I'm a fairweather commuter (feel free to heap scorn upon me...). And the weather is far from fair in BrisVegas at the moment... Hopefully tomorrow tho'...

Cheers,
Abby

Postby **Mulger bill** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:08 pm

I'm just glad there's a company supplied bottle of sunscreen at work, mine was empty after the weekend 57kms on the MTB.

Todays sun in Melbs coulda been put on sharks for Dr Evil.

AndrewBurns · Postby **AndrewBurns** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:30 pm

Not going to commute tomorrow or the next day, I'm telling myself it's because rain is predicted and I'm having a rest after riding today and yesterday (still supposed to be recovering from a bad knee). Definitely be back on for Friday commute though.

ave a go · Postby **ave a go** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:58 am

I didn't ride today - Wife is picking me up this arvo to go to her OB appt

so I got her to drop me off this morning and took the opportunity to bring a heap of gear into the office.

No riding tomorrow either as I'm working from the City

Back into it Friday though

KonaCommuter · Postby **KonaCommuter** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:05 pm

I was going to ride this morning but caught a â€œSevere Weather Warning for SEQâ€ on the telly. So I drove and no storm, no rain, no riding

bychosis · Postby **bychosis** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:24 am

The stop button doesn't work the same as the snooze button on my alarm. extra 45min sleep but too late to ride.

KonaCommuter · Postby **KonaCommuter** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:49 pm

I didnâ€™t ride today because I genuinely feared Iâ€™d bare the brunt from a Warnie inspired bogan.

Seriously - Warnie should be charged but Victorian Police clearly give sportsman preferential treatment. Thatâ€™s messed up

KonaCommuter · Postby **KonaCommuter** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:32 pm

Was crook Sunday night and my sleep was atrocious. Didnâ€™t have the energy to ride so I drove. Felt bad about it all day until it was home time and the heavens opened up.

jasonc · Postby **jasonc** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:08 pm

KonaCommuter wrote:Was crook Sunday night and my sleep was atrocious. Didnâ€™t have the energy to ride so I drove. Felt bad about it all day until it was home time and the heavens opened up.

it's going to be wet all week. not going to cry about it. just happy I got in lots of riding the first few weeks of the month.

Max · Postby **Max** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:07 am

It's pissing down. My missus has told me I'd be crazy to ride. Who am I to argue?

Max

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deekrockingbeat · Postby **deekrockingbeat** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:21 pm

i stacked yesterday and got road rash all over my shins and my knee is still bleeding a little, but still commuted in today.

beauyboy · Postby **beauyboy** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:52 pm

Max wrote:It's pissing down. My missus has told me I'd be crazy to ride. Who am I to argue? Max

I got told the same by my otherhalf,
I road anyway. I just stuck a teatowel down my pants to dry them out when I got to work.
Mind you I do smell a bit musty now

Donald

Dropbear20 · Postby **Dropbear20** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:30 am

Max wrote:It's pissing down. My missus has told me I'd be crazy to ride. Who am I to argue?

It was raining heavy this morning and I didn't have to be told...SWMBO was stalking the lounge room waiting for the opportunity to tell me what I fool I would be if rode in the rain. So I went back to bed.

Xplora · Postby **Xplora** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:32 pm

Bike got serviced last week, didn't want to undo that by riding through the downpour. I have decided that if I'll soak through within 5 minutes, it's raining too hard. The concern is definitely more protecting the bike than me though.