Category Archives: Turf

Finally, Miss Influenza Lurgi has actually, just about, nearly almost, left the building, well, she’s gotten as far as the inner foyer, where she is arguing with security, complaining about the bill, cursing the chef and trying her utmost best … Continue reading →

I find it totally and utterly amazing that such a small, mostly invisible creature, technically referred to as a sub-microscopic infectious agent, but otherwise known as the dreaded flu virus, can lay a relatively fit man so low. This past … Continue reading →

Sometimes events get in the way of plans, particularly turfing plans. I was keen this round to really get out there on the bike and take zones, loads of zones and do my part. However, it started with a mildly … Continue reading →

My ability to go turfing has suddenly been scuppered, at least partially, by what started off as something as innocuous as a mildly sore throat and a dry cough that developed over the past few days. Unfortunately, a cough is … Continue reading →

With the zones down in Aberlady Bay still sitting at neutral after the recent Round reset, and with the tow bar now successfully fitted to the car, I just couldn’t resist taking the Surly Pugsley fat bike down for an … Continue reading →

It was a simple statistic, on a small purple spot together with a number, that finally convinced me to abandon my self-imposed rule to avoid, as much as possible, using the car to travel out with my local patch to … Continue reading →

A momentous event has occurred. The Wizards of Turf have excelled themselves this time, going above and beyond the call of duty. They have created a work of unparalleled genius of the kind not seen since early man discovered fire … Continue reading →

Today was a mopping up odd zones day. Mopping up all those annoying well-spread uniques that you inadvertently miss, are too tired to take at the time, cannot access for whatever reason or simply run out of turfing time itself … Continue reading →

I hadn’t been intentionally aiming for the Greed-300 medal but minimal zone losses over the past week or so saw my zone count sitting at 218 at 6.30 pm on the evening of 31st August. A quick look on the … Continue reading →