Santa Run, Sat 17th Dec, 10am, McDonalds, Matlock, DE4 3AU

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Nice to see the Deer at Chatsworth too-

 

[Labrat]

Libby was standing with the same snowmen a bit earlier this morning before she got bored and demanded to go shopping. Sorry we missed you all.

 

Luke.

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Local roads were Icy when I set off.

 

 

Always good to pass the Peaky Polo mint

 

Julie managed to find us some snow!

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Unhinged! Here are Team Unhinged at McDonalds, Matlock

 

 

 

It looks like Rob was Bah Humbug but he did join in with the festive fun.

 

 

Unusually Rob travelled alone, can't think why non of the Rabble joined him!

 

 

After breakfast and a warm up it was time to go on our run out, I kept it to the big roads but risked going on the high roads to get some views, we mostly had traction on the very wet roads! As Ian said we stopped to let the deer cross the roads in Chatsworth, Andrew and Dave got a bit worried as they had antler's garnishing their cars!

 

On the road

 

 

 

 

 

It rained for just about all the journey and it was 2 degrees. We arrived at a very quiet Quacker's Cafe, took a few photo's and shot into the cafe for hot drinks and cake.

 

 

Ian and Dave are having 'Parking in Formation' lessons for Christmas

 

 

 

Andrew got the largest slice of cake but you knew that didn't you, he always does.

 

 

We did pass 2 cyclists (who are also unhinged) but I had to stop talking about men in lycra as it was putting Dave and Ian off their pigs in blankets pannini

 

 

After deciding that FatBloke Stu should be called Normal Sized Bloke Stu, we couldn't put it off any longer and had to extract ourselves from the warmth of the cafe and get into our very wet cars. I was quite proud of the puddle that I had going on in my car cover.

 

 

I can't finish without putting this photo on again (just in case you didn't see the previous 4 postings of it). I was stood there quickly scrabbling around for my camera but missed the opportunity, so Stuart, you are star photographer of the day for getting this one, hilarious......oh, Rob, I hope you got your boot lock defrosted and lubricated and it is back working again, he he he he

 

 

It might have been freezing and it might have been wet today but blimey we have had a good laugh, thanks for coming everyone and Merry Christmas. It's the shortest day next Wednesday so it will soon be better for Westfielding!

 

 

 

 

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

Looks like a fantastic ride out! Well done for braving the conditions, great to meet you all. Very lucky catch with the picture of Rob, I only noticed it sometime after posting it up originally.

 

The irony of my nick name is that I was given it aged about 18 when I was 6 stone lighter and in a rowing crew; I just happened to be the heaviest of us, they were all twelve stone dripping wet 🤪

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

28 minutes ago, fatblokestu said:

Looks like a fantastic ride out! Well done for braving the conditions, great to meet you all. Very lucky catch with the picture of Rob, I only noticed it sometime after posting it up originally.

 

The irony of my nick name is that I was given it aged about 18 when I was 6 stone lighter and in a rowing crew; I just happened to be the heaviest of us, they were all twelve stone dripping wet 🤪

 

That photo is just brilliant!

 

I've had to give it its own post as a "caption this" in the Stuff and Nonsense section so it will be preserved for all eternity 😂

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

Just popped a video of the Unhinged Gang leaving McDs onto YT. Hopefully this link works.

 

 

[Stuart]

Talk about Christmas crackers. Utmost respect guys...... 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

@Glynn Walters.....we missed you today.......hoping you are still feeling ok..........if you are able to join us we should be back out between Christmas and New Year, probably the Wednesday 28th. 

 

I will post nearer the time when we have an idea what the weather is doing.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

A superb day, weather be damned! Thank you one and all! 😀

[AndrewBClarke]

I like this new title of the ‘unhinged gang’!!

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

1 hour ago, AndrewBClarke said:

I like this new title of the ‘unhinged gang’!!

My sincere apologies, I think I accidentally changed the more respectable Team Unhinged into the Unhinged Gang! 😱🤣