Gutted!

Whatever you do, don't mention the football!!

Wonder Weekend

What a weekend. Firstly, we had a great bit of weather. None of this cold and frosty mornings with the sun shining and cold Easterly winds. A proper weather system arrived with the prevailing South Westerlies. Off down to Hudson's with my mate Jim and a cracking session was had. Four hours of blatting up and down in 20mph (gusting 28) winds on the limit with my 6.0 Bora II. Exhilarating - this is what it is all about. After the failed trip to Pendine 2 weeks ago, this was a brilliant day getting rid of the cobwebs. Unfortunately Sunday was a bit of a let down with 5-8mph wind and a bit of drizzle. Never mind, here's to another beach trip in 2 weeks (please!).

As for those Hammers...another away win, this time 1-0 at Fulham. Bit of luck I guess, but we have had some go against us in the past. Moving up the table now reaching 40 points. I think that means we are safe from the drop this season. Woo hoo! Lets head on up the table and claim a UEFA place. Just Chelsea and Liverpool in the next 2 weeks!! No Problemo!

Just to cap it off England stuffed France again at Rugby. T'is is too good to be true. Time for a drink..........

Buggy Wagon

This picture shows the current buggy wagon for transporting me around. Still waiting for the towbar to be sorted which will make life easier for me and the crew, when roadtrips are carried out. I previously had a cycle carrier on the back when I had my V-max, but this Barracuda is a whole lot heavier, especially as the last owner (martnic!) filled the forks with lead!

It sits okay on the top in the specially built wooden guide. Just need to lift up and run along while holding the axle. Only takes a minute or two to then do the straps up.

When the towbar/trailer is sorted then just run it on and tie her down. No bolting/unbolting wheels. Bring it on....

At last! Some buggy action.

Sunday 20th January 2008 will be remembered for some wind, a few drops of drizzle and the chance to get the buggy out of the garage. Wind was South Westerly 20-25mph and the field was drying out. I spent a few hours blasting about with Jim on his buggy (oops! - tell you later) and Will on his board. Saw a few dudes from Southampton who were mucking about static. Don't know where Mike got to. There was no rain down here, honestly! Once you're a pro at this game you don't foget how to buggy, so really enjoyed the afternoon just tanking around. We really do need a Pembrey trip soon. (Must get that tow bar sorted!).

As for Jim - kept saying that his seat had slipped and his bum was hitting the ground. Excuse was that he had new tyres, which were smaller and so the seat was lower. I reckon that he had ate too much over Christmas and the buggy couldn't handle it. Anyway half an hour into the session and he said he was going home. On inspection of the buggy, the siderail/downtube junction had collapsed at the welds. Looked expensive to me. Time for a proper buggy, Jim?

As for football, another match against Manchester City yielded a point in a 1-1 draw. By all accounts they were rubbish and we should have taken all 3 points. We played well and looks like we are getting to be hard to beat. Hopefully we will have moved up after the next few games against Liverpool (H) and Wigan (A).

A Welcome to 2008!

I'm stuffed!! One of the more interesting comments from my daughter at the dinner table. We at least managed a few walks to try and get rid of the extra inch that had accumulated! (Picture of us at Old Sarum on New Years Day.) 2007 ends and 2008 starts with not particularly great weather for getting the kit out. Either too wet, not enough wind or a combination. Not been out since the last film made in November. Never mind as the evenings get longer, maybe there will be some time for a session or two after work. I am looking forward to a trip or 5 to south Wales. Apparently the best beach in GB for buggying. We shall see.

Did I tell you that West Ham stuffed Man United? A busy Christmas program of 4 games yielded 7 points. Not bad especially as it included a 2-1 over the old enemy. Two headed goals from the Full Backs, Upson and Ferdinand. Cracking stuff. Not to mention a further win over Fulham yesterday cementing our place in the top half. Just need to beat Man City in the cup and league over the next week and we will be heading for Europe! COME ON YOU IRONS.

End of 2007

Well, still not much wind to enable a good session at the local field. On the odd occasion that we do get some, then it is chucking it down. At least I will be heading to the two massive beaches in South Wales in 2008. Definitely some good sessions to be had there. It looks like I have had my last fly this year, but popped down to see jimabbey having a lonely session on Saturday 29th December. Took one or two pictures, which can be viewed in my picasaweb.google album. Just click on the links to the right. This one I liked as it showed a beautiful day and our famous 'Old Sarum' iron age fort in the background. Jim was pretty much motoring with his 5m Bora. Looked fun though. Hopefully the next week will bring some wind and sun before returning to work. Hope y'all have a fantastic New Year.

Rubbish weather - watched West Ham thrash Blackburn Rovers!

Well, there was certainly a load of wind this weekend, but also a whole heap of rain! Waterlogged down Hudson's Field. West Ham travelled to the north west to play Blackburn and came away with a fantastic 1-0 win. Dean Ashton scoring again after coming on at half time. He is the business - a big strong centre forward. Shame England haven't got any games this summer!

What we need is a monster beach session before Christmas to blow the cobwebs away, and then another one just after Christmas and possibly a New Year one too. Looks like next year will be the year for South Wales beaches. Just waiting for the membership to arrive!! Rock on!