Win or lose

Saturday the big game Liverpool v Reading, Gnomes dilemna. Who to support my team Liverpool or my hometown team Reading???????????? LIVERPOOL to win to play in Europe, Reading to win to remain in the PREMIERSHIP??? Well I may need a drink or 2,3 or 4 whilst watching this game, out with the Gnome cycle off to the Strip to COCONUTS, ONLY 4 MILES TAKES 20 MINUTES, 30 feet away from the bar get chased by Pedro the dog, big crowd, due to BIG games Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea & West Ham all showing in the same bar plus all the other games, lucky seat BIG SCREENS, IN FRONT LIVERPOOL, TO THE LEFT CHELSEA, wayhay just the job. Reading off to great start 0-1 after 5 minutes, not to last tho, losing 2-1, played well but at the end of the day its the goals that count. Oh well watch the final scores, finish the Vodka, say goodbye to all the Gnomes & the guys from Destination Football, on to the the trusty cycle, i am goner treat myself going home via the long downhill ride via the Old Town, about 6 miles but i really am looking forward to speeding down that hill!!!!!!! Oops!! first thing i forgot, was riding against the wind & then the 2 hills to get up, above the long downhill, halfway up the 1st hill by the garage had to walk as could´t get lower gears, 2nd hill have the same problem just past the Bombeiros, cross the roundabout shoot past LIDELS getting excited now can see the top of the hill, wow over the crest, can see the large traffic roundabout at the bottom, hope i can stop or at least turn right without falling off!!! WHEEEEEE off at speed no point in pedaling now going so fast the pedals have no feeling or pressure just whizzing round as light as a feather, 3/4 of the way down its happening so quickly!! Oh my GNOME whats that ahead, 2 small rods sticking up 3 feet out of the path with a 3 inch red & white tape stretched across about 4 foot of path !!! THEY HAVE REMOVED THE BLOCKS JUST A BIG GAPING HOLE!!!!!! can i squeeze thro the gap on the edge, nows the time for the BRAKES to work & work good!!!! WHEW squeezed thro that, OOPS QUICK DUCK UNDER THE LOOMING ROAD SIGN before i have a free haircut. Feel really good now, off along the dual carriageway i could have sworn it was flat , of course it feels & looks that way in the car, the bad news is there are another 3 inclines, struggle over the 1st one, down pass the dog training session 8 Rottweillers & 1 poor little ole mongrel. Lucky me they are behind the fence. Its getting easy now broke into a phsyical sweat, if i keep this up i will be in the running for skinnest Gnome. Up & over the 2nd incline, pass the fresh Oranges, OH how i could do with a nice fresh squeezed Orange right now, HAND SIGNAL, HOLDING UP THE TRAFFIC, can hear them slowing, straight across the roundabout, over the brow past the cement works, down to the last roundabout, hooray, up the last incline HOMEWARD BOUND, into the gate, lean the cycle against the wall put the lock on stand up catch a reflection in the kitchen window, oh my gnome, its ME, MY HAIR IS ALL STOOD STRAIGHT UP ON END I LOOK JUST LIKE A TROLL, THE SWEAT IS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE WHICH IS ALSO BRIGHT RED. I think i feel better then i look THANK GOODNESS, straight into the shower, thats so much better. Think to myself i am goner pay for this tomorrow aching legs & muscles ******, well well well NOT A TWINGE, WHOS A LUCKY GNOME THEN. Go gnome, go green, cycling is where i´ve been. WAS IT WORTH IT? IT SURE WASSSSSS.