tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post2526889037105124323..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: So the Dutch do have cycle gearDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-61658357790431008512011-12-24T21:45:33.845+01:002011-12-24T21:45:33.845+01:00I don't doubt that it rained every day in Apri...I don't doubt that it rained every day in April '45. It did not, however, rain all day, every day in April '45. It's quite conceivable that it only rained for only, say, 10% of the time during that month, and most of the rain is just a miserable drizzle that wouldn't get you drenched even if you caught the entire day's worth of rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80861075530847688512011-12-24T21:42:25.117+01:002011-12-24T21:42:25.117+01:00Brought back good memories of bicycling in Utrecht...Brought back good memories of bicycling in Utrecht. Best wishes to you and yours in 2012.Chafedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600452318978949340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-70267962436627720042011-12-24T01:38:48.602+01:002011-12-24T01:38:48.602+01:00Umbrellas provide subjective dryness.Umbrellas provide subjective dryness.Slow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-17075957994680823602011-12-22T17:29:00.139+01:002011-12-22T17:29:00.139+01:00"Frohe Weihnachten und ein Glückliches Neues ..."Frohe Weihnachten und ein Glückliches Neues Jahr" to you and your family and all readers of this great blog.Michael Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80282451553177710162011-12-22T13:22:43.168+01:002011-12-22T13:22:43.168+01:00I like to make a nuance for "it hardly ever r...I like to make a nuance for "it hardly ever rains" (het regent bijna nooit).<br />He's reporting this for his daily commuting routes. Not the whole day!<br />He wanted to make his colleges clear that they could go as well by bike, because 'it hardly ever rains'.<br /><br />And a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you all!Theo Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02188352361564719225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-13622050204748240602011-12-22T08:47:05.835+01:002011-12-22T08:47:05.835+01:00Fijne Kerstdagen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar to you ...Fijne Kerstdagen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar to you both.<br />Thank you for your informative and entertaining posts over the last year. Michael.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466926303075701824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-58605855450571058982011-12-22T05:56:03.506+01:002011-12-22T05:56:03.506+01:00Thank you for this video. I have seen a few videos...Thank you for this video. I have seen a few videos of Copenhagen in winter, but not much of the Netherlands in bad weather. It will be helpful to show this to people in Portland. The committed core of "cyclists" here, about 1% of the population, has "gear" and will ride in any weather, including the frequent rain, but another 5% ride in fair weather. If our roads and streets Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347867836045599809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-22746851707276459582011-12-22T05:29:21.382+01:002011-12-22T05:29:21.382+01:00But of course the Dutch cycle in the rain. After a...But of course the Dutch cycle in the rain. After all, they're not made of sugar!<br /><br />Thanks for a great year of posts to all involved in "A View"...the best cycling blog in the world!!!Jim Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993698182265743168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-65342424896086342122011-12-22T03:59:47.461+01:002011-12-22T03:59:47.461+01:00It hardly every rains??!!
The war diary of The ...It hardly every rains??!! <br /><br />The war diary of The Royal Regiment of Canada records that it rained every day in April 1945.<br /><br />My grandfather and I both served in The Royals; he fought in The Battle of Groningen in a drizzle of rain. <br /><br />It became a family idiom that when there was a long spell of light on-and-off rain he would say "The weather is being very Dutch Kevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-34732422767802561152011-12-22T00:41:57.985+01:002011-12-22T00:41:57.985+01:00Great post, Mark. :)
Merry Christmas & Happy ...Great post, Mark. :)<br /><br />Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to both you, David and your families.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />PaulPaul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828401001732920598noreply@blogger.com