Off the rails 13, 14, 15 April - Middlemarch

**scumdog** · 14th April 2007, 09:22

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

Beautiful day here...not a breath of wind, bugger all cloud, warm...

Don't get too pissed people, have fun...

You live a boring sensible life - sober, not on a bike, fine weather....

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 14th April 2007, 09:24

Ride safe people... see yah at the meeting point...

**Jantar** · 14th April 2007, 09:36

I've just been outside doing a few last minute adjustments to the bike. I'm bloody glad I've got my thermals on.

**Ruralman** · 14th April 2007, 10:37

Not long back from Lawrence - saw XKNuts on the way to Central on the custard square, I don't think he noticed me as he was probably in full tightened sphincter mode after getting the big twitch on the same piece of shiny slippery seal that has given me a fright before (about halfway between Waitahuna and Lawrence).
We're still getting a few showers here and theres a cold wind behind it but looks like it will break up a bit later , 8-9 degrees on the way to and from Lawrence.

**scumdog** · 14th April 2007, 10:52

On my way - see y'all there at Outram!!

**scumdog** · 15th April 2007, 12:45

Back again!

Numbers way down on normal - probably due to the cold and it being a tad breezy - didn't stop Ghost Bullet from making the journey though.

No doubt somebody will post pics later.

**botb** · 15th April 2007, 14:14

Glad your back safe and sound SD ... yes lots of people i know gave it a miss because of the wind shame but thems the breaks next year maybe

glad i didn't go through to MM i was just tired enough when i got home and my bike seems to catch every gust capably

so had had quite enough by the time i tootled round bigrock heading for home arms and brain where getting tired from trying to anticipate every breath of wind

**Ghost_Bullet** · 15th April 2007, 16:36

MMMMmmmmm Here we go then, There are some strange people's down in dem there parts, not so much Middlemarch, but the Palmaston pub.

Anyhow I am home, That bloody single lane bridge as you turn off before Hyde and heading toward Macraes Flat. Almost shat meself, thought life was gonna end

, only to laugh me head off,

that was fun.

Ok

will write me thoughts and some pics/video on webshots in a wee biddy.

Side note: me wee boy, nearly 3 yrs old. Came up to me with his Thomas the tank engine(runs by battery)and handed me the engine and said "Its F#%ked daddy"

(the battery was flat

) What is the world coming to????

**idb** · 15th April 2007, 17:24

Just back myself.
A bit of wind to contend with but not as bad as yesterday.

One of the organisers told me last night that there were about 290 folk there.
There are usually about 500 apparently.
That was all good though because it gave one the opportunity to to get into in-depth conversations with others about Very Important Matters without being distracted by the need to catch up with someone else.

There were plenty of VIMs discussed at length last night!

**scumdog** · 15th April 2007, 19:41

Originally Posted by idb

There were plenty of VIMs discussed at length last night!

Indeed there was, indeed there was.

Now if only I could remember even one of them!!!!

**FREE2B** · 15th April 2007, 19:58

Maybe its good we dont ... so we can do it all again next time !!

But hey what a great wee rally

Well worth the effort

Waiting to see some of those pics NH.

**botb** · 15th April 2007, 20:06

Originally Posted by FREE2B

Maybe its good we dont ... so we can do it all again next time !!

But hey what a great wee rally

Well worth the effort

Waiting to see some of those pics NH.

Glad you guys had a great time would have been ideal as someone said there was time to catch up with people coz of numbers never-mind will definately overnight this one next year