This debate inspired me to borrow a bike, and ride one for the first time in 25 years. As soon as I set off, I remembered what to do - it was just like, er, riding a bike. More to the point, I simulated my journey to work by riding a similar distance, and finding similar hills. I got a bit sweaty and breathless, but I am seriously buying one of my own, on the assumption that this will improve with time. Whilst I would not feel happy on the B+B, I could well experience this debate from the other side.

Two Wheels, Now!, eh? Whodda thunk it?


My homage to your well-made point, Lee

Hopefully, the administrators will keep the company working on the contract, whilst they look for a way of sorting things out more permanently.

Sorry, Sir.

As indeed would a charnel house, a home for convicted paedophiles, a nuclear waste dump or a fracking great big shale oil plant on the Downs.

Away from the railway, but not completely, BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Radio Bristol is leading its local news today with a report on the Bristol to Bath cycle path. Apparently, the safety and enjoyment of the path by the many is being ruined by what sounds like a few lycra-clad fascists.Dogs, cats, small children, and other more timorous cyclists have been run down here by wannabe Bradley Wiggins. About 3000 people use the path daily. Many say they would, but for the attitude of this selfish minority who see it as a speed trial track.

I offer two possible solutions. One involves piano wire, the other is to relay tracks and operate a light railway. That would carry much more than 3000 people daily, and the cyclists would have Fishponds Road, with its multi-million pound bus lane, to themselves.

Not just me, then.

No mention yet of the presence of the second driver in the cab. He had apparently driven the first half of the route, and also survived the crash.His evidence will be invaluable in establishing the chain of events.

Instead of Lundy, you could go via Instow, Barnstaple, Woody Bay to Ilfracombe, then over the Severn Barrage. Should be popular with almost nobody, so stands a chance.

I've got used to it now, and like it. A quick scan of the tweets is quicker than any other way of hearing about current hot topics, and it doesn't really flood the Twitter stream.

Leave it as is.

Not a good day, with a derailed train, a broken down train, and a trespass incident all causing current problems. Last night, we had signalling problems at Wokingham, and flooding at Temple Meads. All four reasons in one day. (Well, five actually).

Where is the derailed train?

History suggests otherwise...

As indeed was Charlotte Leslie MP^▸ (Member of Parliament). And the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page).

I would guess that the original design did not consider ease of maintenance using methods we would find economical and acceptable today. I hope someone does think about this particular ha'porth of tar.

Whilst I have never felt tempted to buy a membership to a gym, there have been times I wished that certain household items had an IP address. I could have returned from a holiday in the sun in January to a nice warm house instead of the freezer.

Despite the apparent truncation, I agree entirely. Four Track, Now!, I say. The Electric Spine, shown in HLOS^▸ (High Level Output Specification), is intended to increase capacity from Southampton to practically anywhere.

A tank would be lucky to survive hitting that wall at that speed. BNM is right about the laws of physics - it looks like the power car almost made it around, but everything behind it tried to carry on in a straight line, like Newton said it would.