Hands in pockets please.
by admin on Jun.15, 2010, under Bikes
I’d really appreciate it if you could donate a couple of quid to Christies for when I do the Manchester to Blackpool ride in July.
Normally I’d restrict asking for money for charity to people I meet in real life but since my son has already been round every single person we know and raised about 150 quid (plus I can hardly ask at work since I’ll be gone in a week or so), so I’m asking you lot.
As I say, you don’t have to give much, just enough to make it look like at least some people care that I’m doing something.
As it says on the page, since 60 miles is actually less than I’d normally ride on a Sunday anyway, and it’s almost competely flat I feel a bit guilty about being paid anything so I’ve decided that if I raise 50 quid I’ll do the ride in the brightest disco suit, shirt, wig and moustache that I can find.
If I don’t raise 50 quid I’ll just bump it up myself and do it anyway.
Thanks.
June 15th, 2010 on 10:51 am
I tried, but Just Giving’s site’s fucked, so I’ve given someone some money, perhaps, but I don’t know.
June 15th, 2010 on 11:02 am
Thanks Matt. It’s just worked for me, dunno. As long as some money goes insomewhere I don;t care.
June 15th, 2010 on 12:03 pm
it’s broken again now, can’t even get to the JG donation page!
June 15th, 2010 on 8:22 pm
It’s not fucked anymore.
The Manc to Blackpool ride is chaos and danger of the highest frigging order though. How the hell there’s not a death toll from that I’ll never know.
er…good luck
June 16th, 2010 on 7:07 am
Thanks Jase. Yeah, it comes right past our house and it’s completely crazy most of the time. I think the key is to get away early and ride fast, you don’t get caught up with all the numpties then.
The only actual accident I’ve seen is when a friend and I got caught up in the procession on our way to the hills and he stopped at a junction and I was looking at pretty marshall and crashed into the back of him.
June 16th, 2010 on 12:04 pm
are you riding back, too?
(going to check my bank to see if a paypal thing happened before I donate again)
June 16th, 2010 on 12:06 pm
oh, Just giving not working again. XML error, only in FireFox though, how odd.