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It’s ho ho ho PY on Friday

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  1. chdot
    Admin

    As reminded by gembo on inappropriate thread it’s PY on Friday.

    AND the annual *event” where CCEers attempt to exchange gifts/pass on unwanted cycling/Edinburgh related items.

    PY (historic name) happens (usually) on the big table in Söderberg on MMW (Middle Meadow Walk).

    There was a time when people arrived about 7:30, now 8:08 seems more common, often with a nu wave about 8:31

    In days of WFH (does that need explaining now?) some ppl stay for ages.

    14.5% of people ‘forget’ it’s a PY day.

    9.9% are detained by domestic crises.

    1% prevented by mechanical catastrophe.

    The management reserves the right to ban bells (old joke).

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. SRD
    Moderator

    6.5% 'forget' 8% forget

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    Thanks for correction.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  4. chdot
    Admin

    Though perhaps that should be 6.5% 'forget' 8% forgot?

    Posted 1 year ago #

  5. SRD
    Moderator

    I don't think I can make this, but some years haven't we had a 'last Friday of work' meet up. That's when I remember bike parts being exchanged.

    I'm potentially up for that - 16 December? - in addition to the 2nd?

    Posted 1 year ago #

  6. gembo
    Member

    We had one on the 24th once and it was shut for two weeks

    Posted 1 year ago #

  7. gembo
    Member

    Double bump

    Posted 1 year ago #

  8. gembo
    Member

    No takers? Will go straight to work then

    Posted 1 year ago #

  9. Arellcat
    Moderator

    I may be on the late shift tomorrow. Looks like my 'last Friday of work' will be Christmas Eve Eve.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  10. SRD
    Moderator

    I’ll most likely be there before 8.30 if anyone else is going

    Posted 1 year ago #

  11. gembo
    Member

    I will swing by 08.14

    Posted 1 year ago #

  12. LaidBack
    Member

    Be around some point.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  13. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Nice to see SRD, LaidBack, mcairney, Urchaidh, gembo and Frenchy this morning.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  14. Morningsider
    Member

    Ach - totally forgot about this. Hopefully catch you all soon.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  15. mcairney
    Member

    Good meet-up again though had a minor altercation with a driver right after on Forrest Rd when a driver just about squeezed me off the road. I suggested that next time it might be a good idea to use the mirror conveniently attached to the side of his vehicle! Was all low speed so not real risk of injury although I did have a moment when I did fear for the fate of my (Giant, Carbon) front wheel!

    Posted 1 year ago #

  16. gembo
    Member

    Sorry to hear that @mcairney

    It was all happening

    As Urchaidh and I left a young woman cyclist was taken out on the MMW path by a very wild dog. The owner appeared to be a very suntanned jogger who was treading a fine line between helping and admitting culpability. The dug was running about daft back down towards the six way junction of oaths.

    Quite a clatter but hopefully no bones broken.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  17. mcairney
    Member

    Thanks I’m fine and I’m actually proud of myself for managing to restrain my language. I’ve got no idea why the driver was drifting so close to the kerb though. My initial thought was he was turning left down Candlemakers Row (and just neglected the mirror and signal parts of MSM) but they drove straight up George IV after our “discussion” though they might have changed their route out of embarrassment!

    Sorry to hear about the jogger dogger combo on MMW. Hope the woman cyclist is OK. IMO dogs should be on leads on all shared paths and it should be an offence not to but it would be right down the list of police priorities I expect.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  18. urchaidh
    Member

    Good to see folks, sorry to hear about the crap driving @mcairney.

    Wrt to the dog incident, I thought the woman in the middle was the errant dog owner and the jogger was just helping out, but I could be wrong. I defer to Gembo's observational prowess.

    There was what appeared to be some handlebar straightening going on as I passed.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  19. gembo
    Member

    I had circumnavigated the mad dug by this point. Makes sense if the dog Walker was sauntering whilst allowing the dug to run about daft that the jogger would get there first.

    Also the person in the middle might be holding a lead?

    Posted 1 year ago #

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