One of the benefits

[Sweder]

Happily for Andy RC I can report that I am in poor health.
Carrying some generic respiratory affliction all week I decided the best cure would be to attend a gig at the Borderline in London last night. The good news is I saw the Eppsteins, who are a marvellous folksy-rock-loon ensemble that may well appear on Later . . . with Jools Holland at some point.

The downside is several hours in a sweaty, smoky dungeon sucking on Guinness has left me in a sorry state of disrepair. I have banked zero miles since Sunday and seem unlikely to do so before Tuesday.

Feel better, Andy?

SP, you are a star. You will come to love the hillside life as I do and you won't return to the ways of the pave-hound. Of course this will bugger you completely for your next road race . . . c'est la vie. By the way, not forgotten I owe you some dosh for last Friday. Tuesday OK?