Unable to cycle yesterday evening due to a work commitment, so I was particularly keen to put in a decent shift on a bike this evening. I left work early. Still on call, so as usual it was a sort of orbital route that didn’t involve straying too far from base. North to Long Whatton through Belton, back down Top Brand.
I then embarked on a Twycrosser. As I was coming down Gallows Lane though, I had a phone call. I took the next turn,along Bosworth Road to take it. It was ‘er indoors. The kettle had gone BANG and taken out all of our mains sockets. So – I came home the quickest way from there, through Swepstone. I’ve reset the circuit breaker now, and decommissioned the kettle. All good.
I must admit I was thinking of coming home through Snarestone anyway, which would only have added another mile. Not that interesting to do overly-local rides while on call. I like cycling after dark but I prefer to do a proper ride rather than fannying around.
I listened to the Drive programme on 5 Live which of course was almost entirely dedicated to the brouhaha that has engulfed Yorkshire Cricket Club. It must feel like Christmas at Broadcasting House, except of course that they’ll make it last longer. They’ll always grab an opportunity to portray British society as racist with both hands. It does surprise me though that so many commentators seem not to know what “institutional” means.
It was announced on the programme that Michael Vaughan had been stood down from his usual 5 Live stint on Monday “to ensure we maintain the impartiality of the programme”. The suggestion that the BBC might be faintly interested in impartiality in matters of race politics made me laugh out loud. I suppose I shouldn’t, it’s not really funny.
Anyway .. 31.33 miles, only 58 this month. More on Sunday perhaps, but it’s slated to be rather windy.
