>~ Cobweb run – 6th March – Details ~<
Discussion
wedg1e said:
I heard that there were drifts 10 feet deep at the Lion Inn on Monday...
My wife is playing a concert at Botton on Sunday too, she's a bit worried about the snow up there. The guy at the Lion was snowed in for a week apparently, alone
. BTW, rode part of the route yesterday on me bike, which I use most days,
, I was up to the eyeballs with farm muck and grit. not sure if I can put the car through it
It's a bit rough up on those moors
The Cobweb Run is on.
The planned route is a non-starter though. I am frantically sorting out an alternative and will get directions to you all when we meet. It's a shame that we won't be tackling the list of unclassified roads I had planned but having just driven them in a 4x4 I promise you, you don't want to drive your P&J's on them.
See you all in the lay-by, Teesside Airport. We'll set off as planned at 11:30.
For those of you who have seen the route from the Airport to Helmsley, throw it away, I'm taking a simpler route, the farm tracks are disgusting.
If you're meeting us at Helmsley, we'll leave there as planned, at 14:00.
The Cobweb Run is on.
The planned route is a non-starter though. I am frantically sorting out an alternative and will get directions to you all when we meet. It's a shame that we won't be tackling the list of unclassified roads I had planned but having just driven them in a 4x4 I promise you, you don't want to drive your P&J's on them.
See you all in the lay-by, Teesside Airport. We'll set off as planned at 11:30.
For those of you who have seen the route from the Airport to Helmsley, throw it away, I'm taking a simpler route, the farm tracks are disgusting.
If you're meeting us at Helmsley, we'll leave there as planned, at 14:00.
tvrbob said:
Why not postpone till next weekend Bob
Stefan the weather is forecast to be OK on Sunday. I can't postpone, there are 30 cars coming from all over the country, too late to make big changes. I'll just have to make it work. Chances are, even if I did postpone, you would likely not be able to make the new date either, what with uni work etc.
I have near 16 hours driving invested in this now with all the changes. There's then the route setting and scripting the directions, twice. To do something like this from scratch is a big investment. Suggesting further changes is easy to say; making it happen is quite a different thing.
Forecast looks good tomorrow anyhow
tvrbob said:not at all, changing from one weekend to another is an entirely different thing to say cancelling an event altogether because of the weather. I seem remember proviso's have been put on events in the past where the weather would be dubious - why is this any different?
Chances are, even if I did postpone, you would likely not be able to make the new date either, what with uni work etc.
I have near 16 hours driving invested in this now with all the changes. There's then the route setting and scripting the directions, twice. To do something like this from scratch is a big investment. Suggesting further changes is easy to say; making it happen is quite a different thing.
And maybe I wasn't thinking of myself - but of "your" event, surely it would be more enjoyable for everyone involved to drive in pleasant weather on the original route planned rather than a re-hash'd route that might not be as fun.
By who am I to say anything, I'm not coming am I
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