Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Common questions and comments

These are questions and comments directed towards us more than once in the last two months or so (with attendant answers... some of which have been sub-vocal).

Are you on a gap year?
No, despite looking 22 we are in fact 30 and rapidly heading for decreptitude.

Will you get to x, y or z?
No.

Despite knowing that you have maps showing the cycling routes, let me tell you how to get via a busy A road and in a really complicated manner.
Gee, thanks!

That's a lot of baggage.
We're here for five months.

That's not a lot of baggage.
We're here for five months by bike.

Addenda: ok, so it's now four months; but we were planning on it being five...

Did you hire the bikes here or bring them over?
We brought them with us.

You must be fit.
Yes.

You will be fit by the end of this!
Do we look crazy enough to plan something like this without already being a bit fit?!

Are you riding a tandem?
I'd like to still be married by the end of this trip, thanks.

Would you like the full breakfast?
Hell no.

You should have an engine on the back wheel.
Cue crickets. And maybe a tumbleweed.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Would you like the full breakfast?
Hell no


Buuuuull Shit! You know you want it!

Anonymous said...

What? Alex, did you just claim 30, or were you simply quoting James?

I shall have to have an extra cupcake to recover from the shock.

Gina said...

You are very, very funny. (I know I should write LOL but I hate that).
No full breakfast? Where is the Jame 'Chicken-Kiev-On-The-Side' Pierce that I know and love?

James said...

quamen and Gina: Only on special occasions, not every day....