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[garynortheast]

Morning all. Cold and showery here.

I made it to Birmingham and back on Saturday, but not without a bit of a hiccough! The train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury was cancelled because of an obstruction on the line somewhere. Fortunately a friend who was also getting the same train gave me a lift to Shrewsbury and we got on the train there. All pretty straightforward after that.

Birmingham, especially the centre, takes it out of me. There's just no escape from the noise and the people, and it's quite depressing to see nothing but man made structures with so little greenery or natural features.

[redtrummy]

I avoid cities if I can Gary. Although the canal network around Brum can be quite pleasant in places.

[garynortheast]

Agreed, there are some quite nice bits. The place has changed a lot since I started going there in the early 80s. The canals in particular are so much nicer now.

[admin]

I heard there was a tree on the line Gary. I immediately thought of you. I don't mind cities in small doses, they do make you appreciate the countryside.

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[Craig380]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

Agreed, there are some quite nice bits. The place has changed a lot since I started going there in the early 80s. The canals in particular are so much nicer now.

A group of us rented a narrowboat for a week's holiday back in the early 80s. Part of the route involved going through Birmingham's canals, and it was like something out of Peaky Blinders, all around was grimy, forbidding, semi-derelict industrial wasteland ... we didn't stop until we were well clear of the area!

[redtrummy]

I went on a walk along some of those canals along with several others. One guy with a good musical ear identified over 40 different birds in about two hours a lot from their song , me I managed about 6 by seeing them.

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by admin

I heard there was a tree on the line Gary.

I wondered if that was the case John.

[garynortheast]

Morning all. Bit chilly out there this morning. Just off out on a mtb ride in Dyfnant with a friend, hopefully I'll warm up once we get going.

[garynortheast]

Well that was a fun ride. Kept it shortish (6 miles) as my friend has had ankle surgery a few weeks ago and she's trying not to overdo things.

Not as cold and muddy as I thought it would be, mtb only needed a quick wash with cold water and a wipe down with GT85 and ACF50 when I got back.

Mabel came with us, as did my friend's 5(!) dogs, and is now stacked out in her bed.

[Sir Trev]

Had a thin layer of frost to remove from the car windows before I could head to work today. Boo.