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Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:00 pm
by whitestone
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:19 am
I'm in aswell. Thanks Rich. Is the campsite gonna be really loud with music etc, or are the ear plugs so we can't hear the other snore.
It's a National Trust campsite Shaf so any noise after 10pm or so is frowned upon. Plus it's February so the usual suspects on that score won't be about.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:07 pm
by redefined_cycles
whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:00 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:19 am
I'm in aswell. Thanks Rich. Is the campsite gonna be really loud with music etc, or are the ear plugs so we can't hear the other snore.
It's a National Trust campsite Shaf so any noise after 10pm or so is frowned upon. Plus it's February so the usual suspects on that score won't be about.
Amazing, thanks Bob. Pity it won't count towards a BAM!
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 2:28 pm
by boxelder
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:07 pm
whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:00 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:19 am
I'm in aswell. Thanks Rich. Is the campsite gonna be really loud with music etc, or are the ear plugs so we can't hear the other snore.
It's a National Trust campsite Shaf so any noise after 10pm or so is frowned upon. Plus it's February so the usual suspects on that score won't be about.
Amazing, thanks Bob. Pity it won't count towards a BAM!
Just sleep the other side of the wall Shaf, or up the valley a ways, in Mickleden?
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:15 pm
by postierich
Jesus no loud music its a National Trust Site!!!
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:15 pm
by postierich
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:16 pm
by postierich
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:23 pm
by postierich
Reroute due to the ferry being out of operation!
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49092657
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:55 am
by Bearlegged
postierich wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:15 pm
Jesus no loud music its a Nazi National Trust Site!!!
This seems unnecessary, particularly in light of the very real fascist threats to people around the world at the moment.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:24 pm
by Lazarus
And ( far) right wing types have targetted the national trust for its properties accurately mentioning slavery.as " woke "
Finally i hate those selfish people who think I want to listen to their music ..i dont and this does not make me a Nazi.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:12 pm
by postierich
Bearlegged wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:55 am
postierich wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:15 pm
Jesus no loud music its a Nazi National Trust Site!!!
This seems unnecessary, particularly in light of the very real fascist threats to people around the world at the moment.
Jeez dont cancel me!!
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:39 pm
by Lazarus
Another common alt right tactic is to attack ,with a false claim, rather than even comment on their own behaviour.
People questioned what you said, no one has tried to cancel any of your extreme hyperbole.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:19 pm
by postierich
They run the campsite with an iron fist I was awoken from my slumber last year at 6.30am by the camp commondant! demanding I woke all of the campers up to remove vast amounts of drying clothing from the shower/toilet block. I decided against that option and cleared it myself dumping it all in the smelly drying room
I went back to bed to continue to suffer
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 9:10 am
by whitestone
I've been "banned" at least twice
Once when we got stitched up by our co-conspiritors: "It was them old blokes"!
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:07 am
by boxelder
Careless use of a word/term, which I'm certain many of us have used in the past. I agree with you both that recent events make it much more offensive potentially.
Draconian is much more fitting, having been among the rain bedraggled carnage last time.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:21 am
by Hyppy
Jeez, context is everything here. Look at the dictionary definition of the word:
Nazi | ˈnɑːtsi |
noun (plural Nazis)
- historical a member of the far-right National Socialist German Workers' Party.
- derogatory a person with extreme racist or authoritarian views.
a person who seeks to impose their views on others in a very autocratic or inflexible way: I learned to be more open and not such a Nazi in the studio.
Even in deepest darkest Langdale, it's unlikely Rich is using the term in its historical sense, but I fully appreciate that people can interpret language in different ways and will adapt my own if I learn it's caused offence.
[addendum/edit: Somewhat ironically, I first started this post saying 'Jeez Guys' which I try not to do as I know that can cause offence.]
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:05 pm
by boxelder
In praise of the National Trust, they've agreed to reclassify/create a new stretch of bridleway along the base of Flat Fell near Ennerdale. Used by Wainwright C2C walkers for decades, it wasn't a public RoW and was going to become a footpath. After listening to cyclists and horse riders they've agreed it should be BW
It forms part of the Lakeland 300 ITT.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:21 pm
by postierich
My comment was tongue in cheek they do a fantastic job keeping the riff raff quiet
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 12:45 pm
by Blackhound
Rich, I bought a ticket to ride and to camp but won't be attending. Last week I caught shingles and yesterday I went a bit downhill on my balancing, wobbly on my feet. Even if I am well enough to drive up there is no way I am fit to ride round.
Somewhat annoyed as the summer event I entered, pre covid, I got sick two nights before in a local campsite so that is two failures to make it to the start line.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:47 pm
by boxelder
Saturday forecast looking wintry.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 8:19 pm
by Lazarus
fully appreciate that people can interpret language in different ways and will adapt my own if I learn it's caused offence.
Indeed its just an attempt to try to not cause offence.
And in the same spirit cheers for explantion postie and apologies for my role in the confusion/ over reaction.
Long distance winter rides...good luck all, I will be at home, being soft.
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:56 pm
by postierich
Final Final route we still have 4 spaces left!! Forecast is blue skies for wed/Thur/Friday with snow and light winds on Saturday and sunny intervals light winds on Sunday pretty much perfect weather
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49092657
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DYQZ
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:01 pm
by redefined_cycles
fully appreciate that people can interpret language in different ways and will adapt my own if I learn it's caused offence.
Indeed its just an attempt to try to not cause offence.
And in the same spirit cheers for explantion postie and apologies for my role in the confusion/ over reaction.
Long distance winter rides...good luck all, I will be at home, being soft.
Let me just put my hand up as a casualty of the JennRideWinter. I've dropped Rich a message telling my intention of being soft. Will ride locally and at least it's my bit of £25 done for the fundraiser
I love being soft
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 7:44 pm
by Johnallan
Just mint!! Thanks again Rich, top weekend
Same time next year?
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:44 pm
by postierich
Cheers guys and gals great weekend and the weather was not bad!
84 lined up out of a possible 100 there might have been more they probably did not sign in!!
Everyone seemed to like the route and the free beer went down very quickly
£1000 raised for St Gemmas Hospice
£500 for Riders Resilience
and the other £700 going to the youth group @ Staveley Village association to fund training a cycling activity coach with British Cycling to lead sessions on the bike ramps and skills set which were purchased in the summer
Many thanks to all that took part and those who entered but were unable to participate but did not ask for a refund there were only a couple.
The summer jennride is in my head and will be published shortly!
Entries are live now though!
Rich
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ELPJ
Re: Winter Jennride February 2025
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:11 am
by Alexinthepeaks
Thanks for organising the event Rich!
To mark my lads 10th Bday in Jan and to test his new bike out he dragged me round the Winter Jenn Ride...ive pulled a video together here for anyone interested (its a bit long and probably boring for most)...more for my sentimental value when hes older
and has no interest in his uncool dad!
As Rich put it in a recent post....adventure has no age limit! I'll add to that - "you just need a good attitude"...and thankfully Zack has that in bucket loads!
https://youtu.be/EWALC8gubVc?feature=shared
and has no interest in his uncool dad!