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Thursday 17th 52F/11C [11.00] Bright sunshine and dry but still windy.
I was early at the physio building. The automatic doors were operating but no sign of life other than myself. After ten minutes the other members started turning up. Expecting a normal hour of exercises. Just on time the staff started appearing. I was just on the point of driving home.
Nyborg town hall gable end.
After an hour of trying to fit in as many exercise machines as possible I left to visit the cycle shop. I have an appointment next Wednesday afternoon. To see what new kit is needed to convert my trike to straight bars. I can no longer tolerate being bent over on dropped bars. With my weight on my hands and wrists.
I have already fitted the bars from the Moustache e-bike. Though I feel I may need a much shorter stem and the bars may be rather too wide. I hope to ride the trike into the village to shop. 5km each way. With small hills on the direct route. Further if I go the long way through the forest. With lots of far more serious hills.
On the e-bike it is far too easy to use motor power. I have nothing to judge my real cycling fitness level. Being fully manual the trike will provide this information While remaining a useful shopping trolley due to the large bag on the rear rack.
I plan to drive into the city. To look for kitchen storage furniture. Charity shops and/or IKEA may offer what I need. I prefer to see the IKEA stuff rather than shop online. I can look at washing machines too. It would be tempting to ride there if it wasn't so windy. Though there are charity shops outside the city with furniture. I would have to pay to reserve them. Then return later with the trailer. If I was sensible I could prepare my bread rolls for lunch and take them with me.
8.00 Finally home. I made it to Odense in the Morris and then onto Nyborg. Where I saw a chap riding a green Pedersen. After which the car started misbehaving. The engine would cut out briefly. The problem was that it kept getting worse! I made it almost all the way home after several complete stops. In the end I could not progress any further.
So I parked up in a village. In a location that would be easy to find for the rescue service. I rang my insurance company and they organised the pickup. Luckily the driver was able to drop me off at home. After delivering the car to the Morris Minor expert's workshop. The proprietor reminded me that I was going to miss the vintage car show in Fredericia this weekend. Grr!
Too late to start cooking. So I made poached eggs on toast.
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