tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post4477529068286099591..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Three miles too far?Sir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-34497432480775948762012-12-22T08:40:30.099+00:002012-12-22T08:40:30.099+00:00Gimmer - You know more than me about Tebay. Like t...Gimmer - You know more than me about Tebay. Like the "whizzers through" I referred to, I don't think I have ever stopped there.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-5757135644898109822012-12-21T21:52:39.986+00:002012-12-21T21:52:39.986+00:00strange how Tebay is exciting so much chatter - wh...strange how Tebay is exciting so much chatter - when we lived at Appleby, a farmer's boy at the school, who hailed from near Tebay, was described by my father as having by far the coarsest language he had ever heard - coming from a Durham mining town, he knew about such things: not quite gentle Borrowdale stock, I'm sure.<br />I think the village has gentrified marginally in the decades since !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-70823661234725996642012-12-21T11:08:24.430+00:002012-12-21T11:08:24.430+00:00Exactly so Conrad. Second day is worse.Exactly so Conrad. Second day is worse.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-69093833912304056812012-12-21T09:18:40.960+00:002012-12-21T09:18:40.960+00:00RR -Amusement within my family used to see us ascr...RR -Amusement within my family used to see us ascribing American Indian names to people. For example, daughter Jill, who is a teacher was High Horse - there were others.<br /> <br />Your Tebay conjures up the visage of one assigned the name Furrowed Brow.<br /><br />Tebay’s only reason for existence is that it sits at the head of the Lune Gorge, thus channeling, originally the ancient road north, then the railway, and latterly the M6 motorway.<br /><br />The only thing to see is a drab row of railway terrace houses set on the steep valley side with long multi storey walls facing the railway, and short ones facing the road, and at one end, one of those large pubs now desolate and forlorn, far too big for the present population, which catered for the thriving railway related population, and weary road travelers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when getting from even the north of England to Scotland was a multi day event.<br /><br />Nowadays, everything just whizzes by Tebay.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-26132449775254000372012-12-21T07:24:11.718+00:002012-12-21T07:24:11.718+00:00During my eight-month training as an air wireless ...During my eight-month training as an air wireless fitter in the RAF a member of our class was called Tebay. And guess where he came from. Does the fact that he wasn't very hot on theoretical electronics add to or subtract from the stereotype that is beginning to form in your mind?Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-73356412485702574712012-12-20T16:14:42.822+00:002012-12-20T16:14:42.822+00:00FLD bought High Borrowdale Farm in 2002 - the prop...FLD bought High Borrowdale Farm in 2002 - the proposed chalet/cabin 'eco-village' (eco - of course, everything is labelled that these days) was in the late '00's and was refused permission in '09, when the developer put the farm on the market. <br />So beside obvious broader land-use and environmental issues, FLD had adjoining neighbour/landowner interests of concern, particularly the impact of such a development on their land conservation and restoration programmes for their property.<br />For more information on these programmes and how you can help this very worthwhile project, go to the FLD website - where links will also lead to full histories of 1000 years of the valley activities: I just spent a part of the afternoon reading up on this rather than working on tax matters!<br /><br />Your blog fires the desire to tread those paths personally - glad to hear that all the signs about your knee are positive again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-61394014871133889162012-12-20T15:32:41.516+00:002012-12-20T15:32:41.516+00:00All - thanks for your comments and good wishes, an...All - thanks for your comments and good wishes, and all the best for Christmas and New Year.<br /><br />Gimmer - I wonder if The Friends bought it before or after the planning debacle- was it part of the strategy to prevent undesirables getting their hands on it?<br /><br />Afoot - Hi Gibson. Your comment is encouraging - the one thing I have noticed over the last few weeks is acceleration of recovery time, and even after the Borrowdale walk it was back to "normal" again next day, and no overall stiffness the day after (today). I always find that stiffness is worse on the second day than the first, if it occurs at all.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-89647466280773707192012-12-20T15:09:17.156+00:002012-12-20T15:09:17.156+00:00As the others have said, well done Conrad. How qui...As the others have said, well done Conrad. How quickly does the pain subside? I ask, because I noticed that improvement in recovery time from pain after a walk signalled an overall improvement in my knee function. Admittedly my injury is trivial compared to yours.<br /><br />Borrowdale looks delightful and a not too unlike my own local hills.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-15170541925484360702012-12-20T12:50:29.652+00:002012-12-20T12:50:29.652+00:00High Borrowdale Farm was bought by the Friends of ...High Borrowdale Farm was bought by the Friends of the Lake District a few years ago - for conservation and protection purposes - walls, meadows, buildings - and to help stop the sort of threatened destruction you mention<br />all help, physical, intellectual and financial - gratefully received - working parties held regularly - I'm told that in Spring and Summer it is idyllic - so can understand your delight in this valley<br />http://www.fld.org.uk/high-borrowdale.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-39241769836210919142012-12-20T12:31:35.573+00:002012-12-20T12:31:35.573+00:00Yes, good to see you extending your distance, but ...Yes, good to see you extending your distance, but take care!<br /><br />We looked down on this Borrowdale in October from the other side of the M6 on a "leg stretch" en route to the Lakes.<br /><br />Nadolig Llawen (merry Christmas)welshpaddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385863790733204366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-68516382886550315592012-12-20T12:31:23.058+00:002012-12-20T12:31:23.058+00:00Yes, good to see you extending your distance, but ...Yes, good to see you extending your distance, but take care!<br /><br />We looked down on this Borrowdale in October from the other side of the M6 on a "leg stretch" en route to the Lakes.<br /><br />Nadolig Llawen (merry Christmas)welshpaddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385863790733204366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-46719137275365151662012-12-20T08:54:07.508+00:002012-12-20T08:54:07.508+00:00Well done Conrad, but don't rush it. It must ...Well done Conrad, but don't rush it. It must be very frustrating. I recall 'rushing it' after ACL surgery. It set me back some time and resulted in further arthroscopy on both knees. I incorporated Borrowdale on a <a href="http://phreerunner.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Dales%20Way" rel="nofollow">Dales Way walk</a> and found it to be a lovely, quiet valley. A great spot.Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com