A little 'grumble' post...

Well, it has been AGES since my last post so I have to get something up now... quick.

So here's a grumble post for today ;-) Hey, it's better than nothing so just accept it and read... lol

I have a few things on ebay for sale, stuff that has been sitting in the spare room for ages so I thot, time to get them moved on... So plan today was to meet a bloke half way from his place on the motorway. Sale was for some 6x9 speakers I have had for a few years and have no need for them now.

Well; What a day to sort it out! Got up round 8ish (which is fine), to get myself and bike sorted (decided to take the bike cause traffic at that time is not so good at all), it was and still is raining! But never mind, I got all the waterproof gear and a bit of rain is 10 times better that sitting in traffic (for me anyway...)

So all set up, Speakers and box wrapped up in 4 black bin bags and strapped to pillion seat. Off we go, happy days. Still raining but hey ho... Plan was to meet him at Junction 11 on the M62 motorway (about 15 miles from me - but a lot more further for the buyer so not to worry) at around 10am. So got there at 10 and after waiting there 'til 10.15 gave him a call to see if everything was ok.

He was waiting at J11 already? Ok, 'Housten, we have a problem'! To be sure I hadn't missed him I had a good look around, its not a big area, and saw no one. Asked him to confirm he was on the M62 motorway and he was sure he was. Anyway, after a lot of messing around, me riding up and down to check the other junctions (10 and 12) incase he was at one of them, bear in mind it's STILL &$^£(@£& raining and I'm getting cold, hands are now soaked from water running down my jacket sleeves into gloves and visibility is bad from all the spray from the traffic (but it's still better than sitting in slow traffic - although a car interior seems a mighty fine place to be right about now... Hmmm, music, heating, windscreen wipers ;-)

To cut a long story short, and after me riding all over the place, I call him back and ask him to definitely confirm that he is on the M62 motorway and not one of the others nearby - he realizes he IS on the wrong motorway!! My goodness, where do they come from these people...

Whatever happened to natural selection?... lol

Anyway, transaction went fine in the end, Im home now, coffee down my throat, riding gear dripping away in the kitchen (onto newspapers so the floor doesn't get soaked, see, house trained me... ;-) and bike drying off outside - protected from the rain by the side of the house.

What a miserable few hours I have just had, and to top it off I was recovering from my mild cold and sore throat, am waiting to get pneumonia now!!! Not just any pneumonia but the deadly MAN pneumonia (the tough strain that women don't get cause they can't take it... lol)

Well, gonna make myself another cuppa tea, then might think about a bit of lunch to get my energy up ready for the above attack to come on ;-)

Been a good morning otherwise...

How your day been so far?

An afternoon biking - in pictures

An Afternoon Ride out to Delemere Forest (a little woodland 30-40 minutes from where I live, a nice place to go to chill and be quiet for a couple hours):

Well, my first stop:

An OLD rail bridge, still in use but to me just seems to hold sooo much history, very imposing and solid.

Then onwards to my next scenic find

A little canal about a mile further on from the 'ancient' railway bridge (yea, excuse the 'helmet' hair - bikers will understand ;-)

Pic of me and my steed just on the slipway that leads into the canal (I didnt wanna get too close to the water - bike doesnt need a wash just yet....you cant trust em brakes you know!!!)

A random lamb all on its own across the canal?? Whats that all about? Poor thing...Wont go hungry with all that food at least...

Onwards with the day, a random farmers field overlooking a beautiful view (for where I live anyway :-?) Those 8 huge chimneys are part of a power generating plant. So scenic huh lmao...

I actually got told off for being in this field, trespassing and all... Well, ended up having a 10 minute conversation with the farmer about 4x4 drivers being idiots and tearing up his fields... So I thot I'd mention how I LOVE ragging Moto-X bikes and Off-Roaders round fields just like this one, especially when muddy... NOT!!!! lol He had 2 large dogs with him too - no, really, one was a Rotty, the other... dont know if they allowed to make dogs like he was, not very environmentally friendly i don't think! :-0

Boy, was I nice and polite to him ;-) Was a decent bloke actually. Started telling me the history of his farm then... lol

But it was quite a view though

Next stop some random field near the road that I quite liked... Dont ask lol

Another shot without the roadside litter... hmmmm?

Yep, I was there

My final destination, Delemere Forest. Like it here, makes me feel 'safe' for some reason? All those trees perhaps? With nothing dodgy hiding in them...

Yep, feeling very safe lol

Lotsa dead cut branches, hmmmm, Im not alone here.........

If I hide here for a while I might see a squirrel or some form of wild life???

The dam/lagoon below where I parked, are those crocs down there. Im outta here, hungry now anyway!!

Good old Walkers, Smokey Bacon; mmmm, breakfasts up

Washed down by good old Scots Energy Drink; Iron Brew (well, I reckon its Scottish lol)

Time I got off home any way, getting cold now :-( Had fun though.

See you on my next outing, wont have long to wait :-)

Cheers