As suggested on another thread, who fancies a run out during daylight hours on thursday 29th instead of/as well as our usual night meet ?

Possible route could include North Yorks Moors, Yorkshire Dales or the Cat & Fiddle.

Would 10.30am be too early

 

Dave - I was thinking the same - North Yorks. It's a bit an arseache for some people (myself included) getting Northside but it will definetly be worth it plus people won't have to race from work. Haven't been up that way since about a week after I got the scoobs and it was great fun. I'll leave route up to you routemaster, certainly from Otley up to Brimham Rocks way(is it the Sun Inn that's the biker place?) is a good run especially belting past the 'golf *****'. Looking forward to it more than Xmas itself!!!

Anytimes fine with me.

 

Any time, any place any where. I'm there.

(Got me a credit card sized piece of laminated stuff with an ugly photo in the post this morning )

 

CLICKY to the York guys thread on a run out.

They're proposing wednesday, which I can't do as I'll be at w*rk 'til 6am on overtime and probably doing very little and I have a prior engagement that evening

 

So Thursday then?

May I suggest a couple of options...

Dales, using Dave's almost **** knowledge of the place to find a nice cosy pubelic house somewhere for lunch.

or...

Whitby, doing a run which is much used by the Evo guys from Lancer-evo.net. A trip over the moors, through the scenic village of Goathland (Aidensfield) then on to Whitby for som fish and chips, and back to Pickering for a nice pub gathering.

Just a thought

 

Gonna have to sit this one out as I have a very big night out in Lancashire on the Wed night....

 

Damn, bugger and blast

I am off Wednesday and I am off Friday but I'm bloody working Thursday

 

Yep Thurs is defo best for moi. Dales sounds like a good option Sticky.

 

Might be able to come to the too....

 

I'm back at work Wednesday thru Friday so an early start is out for me.. What I should hopefully be able to do is finish after Lunch..

Two options.. The early start is a little later or I meet up with you lot at 1:30 ish....

If the consensus is go early, then crack on.. cos today I can't guarantee that I'll be off after lunch... I'll have more of an idea tomorrow..

 

So who's making the final decision then, assuming this is still going ahead?

Are we gonna make some firm plans, or just meet up somewhere locally and take it from there? A mystery tour by the guy who leads perhaps?

Can't see a problem with the above, so long as everyone has each other's mobile numbers in case we get split up.

Then Al can call one of us when he gets out of work, find out where we are, and decide wheter he wants to meet up with us or not.


At the mo it's looking like...

CB
SCG
Me

(Big turnout, eh?)

Malham, anyone?

 

We can pass Malham, on the way to Settle... blah blah blah (route removed just in case anyone dodgy is reading ) blah blah.... for a blast down to Blubberhouses for a pint with the bikers.

Or we could go to Whitby, but I don't know all the roads up there.

 

put me down aswell any time

 

Are we going to set a time, will Mr C be accompanying? One of my mates should also pop along 'depending on the weather' so with Chris666 too, should be a cosy little trip out

 

Mr C will be attending..

IF I get out of work in the afternoon..
IF you lot aren't 200 miles away and a 2 hour trip through Leeds to get to you.
IF the Weather's OK..

Easier for you to make your plans, I'll tag along and join up.... don't you worry about me.. I'll be at work keeping your money safe.. No.. really I'll be fine.. sat in front of my computer.. eagerly fighting off all thoise baddes wanting to steal your Identity, money and life.. I'll be bruised, battered and worn.. but victorious.. all for you.. Just have a toast for 'Security boy Al'.. I'll be OK..

 

Al, if we head for The Sun Inn at Blubberhouses on the A59 we should be there for 1.30pm if we have a 10.30am start. From your house, if you go up the M1, A1 and use the A661 through Wetherby and Harrogate onto the A59 it is 60 miles, or one hour. If you can get out by 1pm you'll be with us in time for the second shandy, food and the reverse run

 

As it's on the way, how does everyone feel about meeting at my gaff, or very close to it Will post up directions if everyone agrees. What about Tong Garden Centre 10.30am

 

Okley Dokley.. Leave it with me..

 

That's very easy for me, I'm almost confident enough to say I won't get lost getting there too! I could maybe pick up a new pot for my girlfriend's Bonsai which my darling cats have just knocked over and smashed covering the wall and carpet in finest compost They're outisde in the snow now cooling off

Look forward to it.

 

If we're meeting at your gaff then I feel a sleepover coming on



Seriously, not a prob. Dunno WTF Tong garden centre is, but I should be able to find your's (You'll know by about 5pm today if I can't )

 

I will let you know Guys got to source a radiator

and before BQ comments car radiator

 

One has to question the sensibility of a run in the prevailing weather conditions. The Dales roads aren't exactly brimming with traffic and gritting is a bit hit & miss.

Do we all still want to do this

 

too right i do

 

OK

 

Trouble at t' mill

Helens Corrado decided its clutch wasn't working on Boxing Day. Narrowed it down to the slave cylinder which I tried to fit today. Simple job, 2 bolts and a pipe to disconnect. Only the pipe didn't want to disconnect and rounded So, new pipe at dealers 8.30am tomorrow. Did some further investigating and it looks like it's the master cylinder too That arrives 9am at the motor factors.

So, on top of a Ŗ170 bill, I have to fit these parts between 9.30 and 10.30am if I am to lead you guys on this run in driving snow and arctic sub-zero conditions along ungritted narrow lightly used country lanes at high speed. It doesn't look promising. Option 2 is to let Helen go to work in the Scoob on friday and I fix hers then

Sorry to let you down guys, but I don't think it's possible. Unless we put the start time back to lunchtime, but who knows if I'll be done by then

 

Sorry to hear of the probs mate..

But, being a bit brutal... This might be good news for me (ish)..

 

Ok it's looking like a no-go then. Probably makes sense to be honest. Up to -10 centrigrade tonight with it being 0 at best tomorrow so can't see ice melting. Still pollen count will be low

If it's a no-go maybe we could organise a saturday / sunday outing in near future to catch some daylight.

 

Is this now a none starter

a later'on starter

an everyman for themselves starter

 

What we need here is a positive & decisive decision. A born leader of men with a keen, positive mind who knows no fear of Icy, ungritted roads. Where driving snow is laughed at and icy hairpin bends are taken with defiant aplomb....

Anyone?

 

Right, as Sticky has made it very clear that he would like this to go ahead we have to choose. Brave the weather with a delayed start of around 12-ish, still allowing 3 1/2 hours or so of daylight, or postpone until a better time. New Years Day is on a Sunday, meaning Monday the 2nd is a Bank Holiday where not too many people will be working. The forecast is for the temperature rising to a heady 4-6ēc and rain showers. Does this sound agreeable