A generous week, free downloads (a must), AND a weekly post.

I admit that i wasn't going to type this week, offering my pdfs as a more sufficient substitute as themselves. I am sorry if they do seem to take a long time to download, they're worth it!

I won't go into detail about their merit here, and have also restrained from charging you access, or sponsoring certain pieces (as yet). I realise the books on the cycle sport that i have created, are both quite old now following a very fast evolving sport (updates will exist).

As for this post, I only decided to type as i sat down in the evening accompanied with a home-made cappucino and a Toblerone (heaven must be fairly similar). I have noted, as ever, on my phone, over the past week. My primary note, is the most important and should affect everyone. This is the message that 'politeness costs nothing, and if used correctly, it only has a positive effect.' I am very very fortunate that I still know (I hope) when to use politeness.  Just by saying your "please" and "thank you"s at the right time can move you so far forward in situations. When said with a smile (lop-sided maybe), a reassurance of a positive is given. I have always known the saying that 'two heads are better than one', and it is now that i am restricted in a wheelchair, I can truly see/feel the relevance of this. I always repeat the quip that 'it's not what you know, it's WHO you know', feeling that this applies to many situations that i now find myself in. When faced with an issue or problem, it has taken time to learn that i may be unable to solve it independently, but once learnt that help is needed, I am prepared to ask others. It may annoy me or trouble me that i can no longer tackle the problem on my own, but at least a solution is found and used and i no longer face the problem.

My second note of the week, was made today, as i travelled back from Kingston. I was moving along the pavement, next to the road with a cycle-lane within it. Now then, fortunately the pavement i was using was quite wide as i am in a wheelchair. I do remain aware that I am a 'wide vehicle', on what is a path used mostly by pedestrians who are people on foot (i encounter parents with prams/buggies, and so move aside, giving them room to pass). I may encounter children on roller skates, so both of us move, allowing space. Today, not for the first time, I encountered something that i have always despised. A cyclist. Not on the road, on the Flippin' pavement. I made myself an obvious disruption in his path (don't worry, not bad). I didn't say anything today, but have done in the past. Sorry, extreme view but, i could argue, 'why am i in a wheelchair? Because drivers are not used to cyclists enough.'  GET OFF THE F*****G PAVEMENT, ONTO THE ROAD, IN THE CYCLE-LANE (WHICH IS WHAT THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR). YOU'RE SCARED? what? WHAT? Don't. Here's a tip - WEAR A F*****G HELMET!!!! You dopy mug.

Sorry, I stop, just recalling it makes me emotive (anger).