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Originally Posted by iowas
When I say grim I mean rain which is quite popular in Britain.
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I always think the great American comedian Bill Hicks summed up the difference between British and Californian weather superbly:
"Every single day, hot and sunny. And they love it. "Isn't it great, every day, hot and sunny?" What are you, a f***ing lizard? Only reptiles feel that way about this kind of weather. I'm a mammal, I can afford coats, scarves, cappuccino and rosy cheeked women."
Just a note to say it's worth checking back the links which have already been posted, as several Flickr users are uploading in fits & spurts. Here's a couple of Bristolian Michaels, Hill and Gross, that I don't know have been posted here yet (remove the Xs);
flickr.com/photos/mXichael_goXes_click/albums/72157668990000322
flickr.com/photos/mXichaelgrXr/albums/72157669308152306
And the better bystander vids that I've seen;
Bristol- starts off, um... wobbly.... but there's some great footage of the riders coming through a roughly cobbled archway from 1m15.
youtube.com/watch?v=U580h4f4LEM
Some phone footage from the top deck of a bus, better than you'd expect. Shows the actual quantity of Bristol riders this year- pretty impressive- before the bus gets caught up and travels at the same pace as the riders for a while.
youtube.com/watch?v=y18EvUsgv2w&spfreload=10
No frontal nudity but a quick interview with the mixed race girl who regularly rides in Cardiff
youtube.com/watch?v=6sJfAC07ckY
Same girl having lots of fun in the fountains
youtube.com/watch?v=RLAhqKInHZs
Cardiff bystander vid, covering the most of the ride going by;
youtube.com/watch?v=-x9PlpkY-Bw