Category Archives: Turf

It’s remarkable how life throws things at you that do their best to prevent you from turfing. You can spend hours on a bicycle turfing and not come to any harm. You can spend hours battling the sand-blasting winds of … Continue reading →

I was never entirely satisfied with the method I used to carry stuff my Swifty kick scooters. My setup uses a Rixen and Kaul Vario Rack with an Altura Arran 16 litre pannier attached onto it with some pipe clamps. … Continue reading →

I’m out turfing and I’m sometimes amazed at what Joe and Jane Public think is important. Today is recycling day and along comes Mr Wheelie Bin Cleaner with his wee blue van and matching trailer. He then power washes the … Continue reading →

A message notification appeared on WhatsApp. It was sent to me by arch-turfer and mega-birder Hodge aka Sir Mike of Penicuik. It concerned sighting of a rare bird down in Dalkeith Country Park (DCP). And not just any old bird. … Continue reading →

The initial excitement of being promoted upwards from League 5 into League 4 soon passed after a few days, particularly when I watched turfer cre8or surge ahead into pole position with around double the points I have. At first, I … Continue reading →

Yes folks, yet another Planet Gary unofficial turfing medal has been devised. It’s called the Borders Railway medal and requires you to take all the railway station zones dotted along the Borders Railway line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. There are … Continue reading →

Now, this blog entry might be better in the Cycling section but as a bicycle is such an important part of turfing, I’ve decided to include it here. A few days ago, I stripped the Surly Ogre bicycle down to … Continue reading →

Recent weeks have seen me concentrating more on taking unique zones than anything else during my turfing sessions, mostly venturing across Edinburgh on the Swifty Air kick scooter. But the other day I chanced to look at the Turf League … Continue reading →