The square root of no fun at all

And thanks to Silver for the blog title.

Yes as mentioned last night a wonderful run to Great yarmouth today. Round trip 600 miles, started 4.30am, ended 4.30pm.
I do like the roads at 4.30am, mainly because there is nothing on them, usually I can have a blast and get a good start to a run at this time of the morning, but today due to the financials I was more concerned about fuel economy. So I picked a day to deliver a 50kg bike that had a headwind pointing at me all the way Southward. Luverley

I have not been over the fens for a while and I had forgotten just how wet they are, of course when I say wet I mean downright soggy, dripping, possibly even sodden. Yes lets stick with Sodden.
I cant believe that tractors actually plough those fields, they are just a mass of clarts (Thick mud to non geordies), there were dykes and waterways and more waterways being dug and as soon as they drained a field they ploughed it into clarts and then for some reason grew cabbages then threw sheep in to eat the cabbages. I just assume that they know more about land reclamation than I do, and I would imagine that hundreds of sheep will soak up a lot of water.

I had a bit of a nightmare finding the right place to drop off as it was a hospital the buyer worked at. He works in dietetics and so after 25 minutes of explaining that I wasnt trying to find the man himself as I didnt have an appointment, I was just wanting to drop off an item.
My experiance of James Paget Hospital went:
Yes he is expecting me, No I dont want or need to see him, I just want to find dietetics and drop of an item, no dont bleep him pleeese he said he was busy this morning.....to late eh. OK well how about pointing me to dietetics, oh, you dont know where that is, No I reeeeaaly, really dont want you to call him to here as this is probably the other side of nowhere to him. Oh too late eh. Ah you found his secretary, great does she know where dietetics is, yes I know she is in there now, ok does she know where I am and can anyone give me a map of this place, No maps of the hospital eh. Look dont page him again pleeeeese, I really dont want to see him....too late eh, oh well, I will just drive around until I find it then. No really you dont have to page him.....oh

So I ran away to the car drove round the corner 100m and found a big building with dietetics written on it.

The real star today was Rebeccas lovely little Suzuki Swift which while traveling at 65/70mph does this to the gallon

I think 80+ at that speed is really pretty good, and that was with the 50kg and the headwind.

On the way back I went a little faster, but even when I accidentally topped 90mph, honest occifer it was an overtaking spurt it was still doing the MPG business at

Yep, I'm impressed, but right now I just want the Sofa..........

Comments

[Jason]

Ian, you're an eBay hero. I hope he gives you good feedback!

[Ian]

You by-passed the opportunity to say somthing funny about sheep for THAT

[Jason]

Never do your best stuff. I live my life by that.

[AndyC]

That MPG performance is really exceptional! fantastic. I should park my Scorpio next to it for lessons.

You ARE an eBay hero, and your story should be posted on the front page of ebay.co.uk for alway.

[Rebecca]

My car... yes my car...my car with poke.. hmmm my car.

[Silver Lining]

Um. Earth to Rebecca.... Earth to Rebecca.... Come in, Rebecca. You seem to be morphing into Jeremy Clarkson. *So* not a good look!

[Rebecca]

But..... it is such a sexy car and I love it to bits and it rides like a good...sh..

Signed

Mrs Clarkson

[Jason]

Shoe?

[Silver Lining]

Dear god, I've just puked all over the keyboard! Why can't you go for someone with looks, charisma and sex appeal??? But plainly hands off Bill Nighy, right?