Monthly Archives: July 2015

Painting over blocked drains

Posted on 27 July, 2015 by doug

In contrast to yesterday’s post where I praised some thoughtful behaviour on a canal towpath, I thought this was worth highlighting as an appalling example of road maintenance in Central Bedfordshire.  I have noticed before examples of painting over blocked … Continue reading →

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Canal & River Trust – thank you

Posted on 26 July, 2015 by doug

Perhaps like me you have noticed various Canal users sometimes have an uneasy relationship with each other.  The Grand Union Canal towpath has a mixture of runners, anglers, cyclists, walkers (some with dogs), lock keepers, artists and others who live … Continue reading →

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Life without caffeine

Posted on 9 July, 2015 by doug

It is now about five weeks since I decided to try life without caffeine and its been an interesting experience.  At first I was a little apprehensive and wondered how I would get on.  To be completely honest, in the … Continue reading →

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Naked cyclists – what do you make of this?

Posted on 8 July, 2015 by doug

Naked cyclists seem to be a newish phenomena these days and I’m not sure what to make of it.  I haven’t really been that aware until I clocked a tweet by Frances Crook, who I follow on Twitter and have … Continue reading →

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