school holiday's looming

**toads** · 14th September 2004, 18:26

Hmm, just out of interest, how many of you have your bike riding habits seriously impeded by the school holidays?, or more accurately by having to care for school aged kids during the holidays?, I find the holidays almost unbearable, after 2 weeks or longer of having no rides, I start to get cabin fever!! I went out today after reading the weather forecast casting gloom for the rest of the week, I'm so glad I did, the bike went beautifully and my tyres are well scrubbed in now, so didn't slip at all on the corners. The clutch problem is definately resolved too, so in all it was a positive experience.

**James Deuce** · 14th September 2004, 18:32

Originally Posted by toads

Hmm, just out of interest, how many of you have your bike riding habits seriously impeded by the school holidays?, or more accurately by having to care for school aged kids during the holidays?, I find the holidays almost unbearable, after 2 weeks or longer of having no rides, I start to get cabin fever!! I went out today after reading the weather forecast casting gloom for the rest of the week, I'm so glad I did, the bike went beautifully and my tyres are well scrubbed in now, so didn't slip at all on the corners. The clutch problem is definately resolved too, so in all it was a positive experience.

How about seriously impeded most of the time.

**kneescraper** · 14th September 2004, 18:33

Well considering I finish tech at the end of this week I will be riding alot next 2 weeks!!!!. I see you are from Gisborne as I am to, I think I may ran tomorrow maybe.......but if It is I will be riding tomorrow to. Where did you ride today??

**texmo** · 14th September 2004, 18:42

My last exam tomoro BIO then 2 weeks of ...... work, FUN!
So much for the holidays my bike cost me money.

**Wenier** · 14th September 2004, 18:45

im looking forward to it, gives me 2weeks off from engineering. Its fun but gets annoying after you repeat things a couple of times.

**Ms Piggy** · 14th September 2004, 18:45

Originally Posted by toads

Hmm, just out of interest, how many of you have your bike riding habits seriously impeded by the school holidays?, or more accurately by having to care for school aged kids during the holidays?, I find the holidays almost unbearable, after 2 weeks or longer of having no rides, I start to get cabin fever!! I went out today after reading the weather forecast casting gloom for the rest of the week, I'm so glad I did, the bike went beautifully and my tyres are well scrubbed in now, so didn't slip at all on the corners. The clutch problem is definately resolved too, so in all it was a positive experience.

Poor Lucy! Just keep thinking of Tokaanu & those hot pools - that will get ya through!

**aff-man** · 14th September 2004, 18:55

got next week off tech now what to do.......

**superdude** · 14th September 2004, 18:57

yuss nothing to do for 2weeks i can go out in town.

**toads** · 14th September 2004, 19:10

Originally Posted by kneescraper

Well considering I finish tech at the end of this week I will be riding alot next 2 weeks!!!!. I see you are from Gisborne as I am to, I think I may ran tomorrow maybe.......but if It is I will be riding tomorrow to. Where did you ride today??

hello there fellow gisbornite!, Well I live at Whatatutu which is 40 minutes drive from Gis, so I went into town today, nice interesting road to ride on, and went swimming at the pools, visited a friend, paid some bills and hooned around a bit, then went home again, and if it's fine tomorrow, I will do it all again, I must be losing the plot, I just feel this horrible strangling sensation when I consider 2 weeks with 4 kids inside ,demanding etc I will have to find someone to babysit at least for a couple of hours I think, just so I can collect my wits!, I think I'm having a mlc judging my symptoms!!

**toads** · 14th September 2004, 19:13

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

Poor Lucy! Just keep thinking of Tokaanu & those hot pools - that will get ya through!

Thanks for the sympathy Cathy, :love2: It's nice to know I'm not the only one feeling sorry for me!!, and yes the waikato ride is a huge source of comfort, roll on october 16th!!

**kneescraper** · 14th September 2004, 19:35

Oh right, yeah I know Whatatutu. Man its going to be a shocker looking after 4!!! kids man o man. Best of luck!!!!

**toads** · 14th September 2004, 19:50

Originally Posted by kneescraper

Oh right, yeah I know Whatatutu. Man its going to be a shocker looking after 4!!! kids man o man. Best of luck!!!!

it used to be worse, I have 6 kids, the oldest 2 have left home!!, what are you studying at tech?, btw?

**dveus** · 14th September 2004, 19:59

Thats one of the advantages of working at a high school, every 10 weeks i get to take a bit of a holiday. So plenty of riding for me over the next 2 weeks.

**What?** · 14th September 2004, 20:06

School holiday traffic usually scares the crap out of me. Fortunately, said hol's tend to coincide with crap weather, so parking the bike is not quite so traumatic...

**What?** · 14th September 2004, 20:08

Originally Posted by dveus

Thats one of the advantages of working at a high school, every 10 weeks i get to take a bit of a holiday. So plenty of riding for me over the next 2 weeks.

Any other old buggers here noticed how many hol's the kids get today???
I'm sure we never had as much in our day!