Cure for the common cold?

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mcatrophy

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Got a cold, coughing and spluttering.

"You need some fresh air," she says (obviously can't stand me any more). "Why don't you go for a ride?"

"Goodbye", I reply.

Check pressures, good cough, blow nose, get togged up, blow nose, start bike, blow nose, good cough, then set off.

Weather is bright and warm enough (9-10C, 48-50F), but the wind is blowing a hooley, enough so that for the first time ever I was having trouble holding the bike on line (and I've ridden in some pretty windy weather).

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Previous encounter with windy weather




At one point, a tree overhanging the road chose the moment I was passing under it to drop a couple of branches. The one that hit my helmet was the smaller, only about an inch or so in diameter and 3 or 4 feet long. The other was much bigger, but missed.

Because I'd seen it coming I wasn't too phased, and continued with just a couple of scratches on my visor.
Area of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blow up of area


Oh, I couldn't swerve to avoid them, I was passing between a stationary car and the curb, and, had I tried to stop, the bigger one would have caught me.

Stopped at a local reservoir. Normally it's as smooth as glass, but the wind was making it quite choppy.

View of sheep, water and gulls . . . . Cropped image shows most of the gulls prefer dry land


Couple more pics, but I didn't get the superb rainbow that I chased for some miles - yes, there was rain around as well as sun. These pictures were taken into the sun, so not my best.

FJR waits patiently . . . . . . . . . . . That sun is low and bright



Pictures enhanced a bit:




So, 80 odd miles, lots of fresh air, I'm still coughing and blowing, but I certainly feel better after the ride.

But a new visor for my C3 is going to cost many, many pennies.

 
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Hi mcatrophy, gald you are still with us. If my missus sent me out so willingly I would be checking any limbs that nearly cleaned me up for saw marks.

Best regards

Surly

:ph34r:

 
Aren't colds fun? Sneezing in your helmet while leaned over at the apex of a curve in the road will always keep you awake.

C3 did it's job. Thanks for the pictures.

 
Good on yah for manning up and riding. And now I know why you have a mirror replacement how-to on your website! :lol:

 
Great report...sorry about the helmet damage. The day certainly could have turned out worse.

Excellent photos! Thanks for letting us have a peek into your world. :clapping:

 
Your lucky to be around, we have had people killed from falling branches and trees and they were in there cars.

 
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