Dropted Kerbs

Friday 12th Oct

My thoughts at 0600 this morning was 'Dropped Kerbs' or the lack of them.

Every wheelchair users knows the problems and headaches that no drooped or not very good drooped kerbs can give. This little bit of kerb stone if just put 4 inches deeper would make a lot of difference to the safety and comfort of all wheelchair users and if i may add, to mums with buggies. I will leave out cyclist because nothing gets my goat up more than cyclist using the footpath. To climb a kerb stone a wheelchair user has to slow down a bit, well i do, so crossing a main road without dropped kerb stones, especially where there is a roundabout, could be very hazards.

I was reading part of the route that is in 'Simon Brown Cycle Guide, which I have now ordered price £8.99 including P&P from Cicerone Press. End of that plug. He talks about main roads with roundabouts that aredangerous. I will have to make sure that the local police are informed well in advance of me arriving at the major hazards. Yes, Eileen did get away on time, thanks for asking, and it looks cold at Lourdes. I am sure at least one person reading this blog will be wondering, now back to dropped kerbs.

I am thinking of writing a book, my second book this will be, my first book published by Pan was called "Diet for Life" you can get it on the Internet. End of my plug. Now where was I, ar yes, dropped kerbs. I think the book, which will be about this whole trip including all the leading up to it, should be called "Dropped Kerbs between Lands End and John O'Groats". What do you think to that Tom. Who is Tom? All will be reveled. The plot thickens.

Yesterday. What did i do to earn my bread? Have you noticed, I keep using cleshays. Strange! I wrote this blog. To those observant amongst you, have you notice that the date provided by blog is not correct hence i now put one in. I emailed Jack Adams two or was it three times. Very helpful chap is Jack Adams. Did some more work on the route. Emailed some disability magazines about this blog. You will beable to find it, I hope, on the "Yourable" web site http://www.youreable.com/ Had an email from Jack, well more than one, he tells me that
" Tomorrow, that is today now- buy a copy of the Northern Echo, Sharon's latest 24 hour race gets a mention." To those of you who do not no who Sharon is Sharon Gayter who holds the world record for running E2E. I shall find her web site and add it to my list. I sound like the PM at question time giving out his engagements for the day.

My life also gets interrupted by other things besides writing this blog and arranging the E2E, a for instance, I had a new fence put up yesterday, and Jack, my 'male' notice male not Molly the female, JR, noticed that a piece of Ivy was still attached to a corner of the fence and climbed it. He has never done that before, but with most males, there is always a first time for anything! I did manage to get him to come down but he went and did it again, this time humping into next doors garden, that is not he full story but you get the idea. I had to get on the telephone to my friend Alaster who left his lunch and came staight round. The ivy is now cut down.

Well blog readers, that's all for now.

Don't forget i need some bike riders. Must write to Wendy about that one. See list of web sites.

Now where is that spell checker!

Mary