FEELING VERY GRATEFUL!

EPISODE #142
It’s a busy week for me, I’ve got a lot of tattoo work to do… BUT! That will not stop me from my other passion and getting out on my bike. I get out before work for a 50km ride, not something I usually do but it’s amazing how it sets the day off right. The sun even tried to make an appearance which lifted my mood even higher, although that was brought down quickly by an impatient driver… but oh well, you can’t have it all. Great ride with my pal Tom, thanks for showing me around.
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If there is a few of you out there just give it a go I’d put good money on it that you will have a great time make sure I charge my garment make sure I’ve charg my lights make sure we get those bars in 10 miles and I’ll be more than

Starving nothing compared to the thrill under prepared for the hills I used to get wheels on air now I put air in my wheels change that tune train and cruise chains been L pace and move St stats give man a heart a tap but then my Pace

Improves BS and Cadence are strong now my legs up my Cadence are long it’s about time we do this sister Sist what is up guys if you’re new here then welcome to the channel and if you’re regular then welcome back so this morning I’ve got up bright and early and I’ve got myself out on these beautiful roads here in hartfordshire I’m here this week because I’m doing some tattoo

Work but I figured seeing as I’m surrounded by such beautiful countryside well it’d be rude not to get out the bike wouldn’t it so it’s exactly what we’re doing I’m doing like I don’t usually do and I’m getting out before work last time I did that well it didn’t

End well so let’s hope today’s ride better touch Wood that good yeah you good Carpenter gravel yeah grav where the hell are you taking me Tom nothing like a local taking you out and then not knowing where he’s Going so this morning I’ve decided to try and get out for a 50 km Loop and I’m here with my power Tom he’s back there oh back for long-term subscribers of the channel some of you out there may actually recognize this guy he was on I

Had to look this up last night he was on episode 24 which was back in 2021 I believe we did the what was it the Cambridge Cambridge 100 M sport teeth Cambridge 100 M sport teeth that was a good day was it it was it was and you were late as usual no

Me yeah that does sound about right to but yeah we was uh back then we was riding around obviously C Cambridge but today we’re out on Tom’s local Road and I believe there’s going to be a coffee is that right oh yes now I’m happy I can do it

Too what what is that little thing you got there uh insta 360 go to oh yes can’t afford the proper one it looks like a little uh spy camera or something it’s all right isn’t it yeah man man it is beautiful out here yeah it

Is on a sunny day it’s even nicer oh I bet yeah son in the UK [ __ ] does that exist I remember once one one day about 3 years ago I saw the Sun ch little Hill Climb Tom I know right I got my uh head stick out head stick is that an insta 360 are you happy to see me bit both to H wait look at this out here it is beautiful it definitely uh makes you feel good getting out early in the

Morning you can’t beat it can you tell I said you can’t you can’t beat getting out early in the morning great you enjoying it loving it oh hang on we got another lump nearly at the top mate yeah then there’s another hill Oh know not a big

One actually know where we are now oh that’s good yeah fat guy on a bike Coffee o’ Dam right I need It Right we’ve had our coffee the mixing shed very lovely perfect coffee we even had a cake beautiful that was a bit Cheeky from the loaf tin Bakery next door there you go yeah if you’re around this area come check it out I uh definitely recommend the bake

Quil bake thing that I had I don’t I think it was vegan actually it was most of the stuff is vegan yeah there you go only problem is now I’m going to have to ride full gas all the way home to try and burn off that cake so but yeah we’re

Back on the road now 34k done and uh well if you’re any good at maths you know that means I’ve got 16k to get back hopefully I get back before my customers there because as I said I’ve got work today let get Cracking Man it is turning out to be an absolute belter of a morning the sun is trying to peek through the clouds now and yeah can’t beat it I’m so glad I got out this morning I know a lot of people swear by getting out before work and uh well I

Can see why it definitely puts you in a good mood to start the day I think I should probably do this more often and uh yeah starts start the day off right as they say there you go number one for the uh cyclist haters out there we don’t all jump red lights you

Impatient nice one yeah good one what I’m sorry I thought you were letting me go I didn’t all right okay well there you go there’s a first for everything an apologetic driver I’m a bit uh I’m a bit taken back anyways me and Tom have gone our

Separate ways now I’ve got just under 10k or so to get back and uh yes it turned out to be a great ride thanks very much to Tom for showing me around his local roads yeah really appreciate you mate and uh it was really great catching up

With him as well it’s been a while and uh yeah it’s really good to hear that he’s uh picked cycling back up again he had a bit of time away from it and I think recently he’s uh just realized just how much that he loves it and yeah

He’s got right back into it he said he’s trying to get out most mornings which is a downside more often than I I am at the minute but yeah quite inspiring mate it’s uh yeah it’s just great to see people getting out and enjoying cycling yeah great stuff is it you can’t beat

It if any of you out there watching this you uh for whatever reason you’re watching this and you don’t cycle I can’t imagine there’s many of you but if there is a few of you out there just give it a go I’d put good money on it that you will

Have a great time and you’ll get a big old smile on your [Applause] Face anyway something that I wanted to quickly mention is that if you didn’t catch my last video then you wouldn’t have seen that we are putting on another of our fast crew group rides it is on Saturday the 30th of March and you’re all invited so if you want to come get

Involved go to the description of this video all of the information will be there give the link a click and we hope to see you There all right so that’s it I’m done with this morning’s ride 50k in the bank 2 hours on the clock and I’ve even managed to get back with a little bit of time to spare so I’ll quickly get the bike washed get myself washed and uh crack on

With the work day I’ve got a uh a lovely portrate of a dog to tattoo today right up my street I uh do do quite a lot of them but never gets old I love tattooing dog portraits if any of you out there want

To get one done by me feel free to check me an email I’d be more than happy to do one for You Okay so another day in the office done and another dog portrait that is uh now free this week that I’ve done uh just one of them weeks where everyone seems to come to you for the same thing so but I’m definitely not complaining dog portraits are one of my favorite things

To tattoo so yeah keep them coming anyways today I was sitting there tattooing and I was thinking just how lucky I am that I get to do something that I love and call it work it is um definitely not lost on me that I’m very very lucky and privileged to say that I

Love my work and um I know everyone can’t say the same and um yeah I just I just was thinking about it today and I thought I’d end this video just by saying how Greatful I am really and um also if there’s any of you out there

That you know uh thinking about pursuing something that they love as a career and they’re not sure about it I I just want to be that little help him push and say go for it um it’s yeah you really cannot beat doing something you love for a

Living it’s um yeah it’s it’s unbeatable and and obviously now um what with the success of the uh YouTube channel I can actually say that I do two things for work that I love so yeah not not sitting here gloating I just wanted to take a

Minute to just uh yeah just thank every single one of you that support the channel and and thank every single one of my customers that uh come to me and get toos um yeah really appreciate it anyways I best get going because even though I rode this morning today is a

Double day because it’s a Thursday and Thursdays mean the fast crew Chang gang ride that we do on zift so wish me luck I don’t know how my legs are going to fare after riding already today but but yeah I guess we’ll give it our best shot

Eh I hope you guys have enjoyed this episode thanks very much for watching please like comment and subscribe and I see you guys next Time