Reply to: Fighting Fatigue?

[Wilmslow]

Tyre-road friction and tyre slip

Thank you Roger Irrelevant........

If you have a child will it have an encyplopedia in it's arm from birth??

[Paddy]

Don't agree. The police change tyres at 4mm.

Pressures are spot on - they are nitrogen inflated.

Much more grippy on slip roads, and handle amazingly better.

Life is too short not to have good quality tyres for the sake of £60 a wheel a couple of times a year.

Tyre-road friction and tyre slip

[Mich the Tester]

You should be a life coach. I'm not sure the skinhead look would suit me Mich.

What's the sock tip? Not that I wear them to work, like.

Natalie Portman with cropped hair. Phwoooaaar!

Anyway, sock tip.

First, collect all the socks in your house (quite difficult, as some will inevitably have found their way behind radiators and under the sofa), light a fire and burn the lot of them. This might seem unpleasant and wasteful, but it is an essential step in getting things sorted out.

Second, visit a cash and carry or clothing wholesaler; alternatively, ask your local clothes shop to help you. Order 100 (at least) identical pairs of socks. Now hang each individual sock one for one on a long string. Remove socks from string as needed for wearing. After washing socks, place them at the back of the queue on the string. I can guarantee three things assuming you wear fresh socks every day (which you do, I hope);

1 Someday you will find you have an odd number of socks. Don’t ask why; you will. Blame the sock monster; there’s one in every house.

2 Someday you will run out of socks.

3 It will be a couple of years before situation 2 arises, giving you plenty of time to stock up again.

[Wilmslow]

That’s psychological or you never bothered to inflate your tyres. 3mm on tyres are fine and in fact your older tyres will produces less friction, give you more mpg and faster. New tyres have a lot of friction and are more prone to punctures because the deep tread will pick up debris.

Don't agree. The police change tyres at 4mm.

Pressures are spot on - they are nitrogen inflated.

Much more grippy on slip roads, and handle amazingly better.

Life is too short not to have good quality tyres for the sake of £60 a wheel a couple of times a year.

[Paddy]

Finally – good quality tyres and tracking are ESSENTIAL. I replaced my 3mm tyres for a new set – like driving a new car, and nowhere near as tiring.

Good luck, and stay safe on the road.

That’s psychological or you never bothered to inflate your tyres. 3mm on tyres are fine and in fact your older tyres will produces less friction, give you more mpg and faster. New tyres have a lot of friction and are more prone to punctures because the deep tread will pick up debris.

[Wilmslow]

I do a similar commute, from Wilmslow (Manchester Airport area) to Bradford in West Yorkshire.

My coping strategy used to B&B on Wednesday’s to give me a break and a lie-in.

I ended up asking to work 7-3, and am very firm in only working beyond 3 in very exceptional circumstances. I take just 10 mins max for lunch, but make sure I get away from the desk.

Instead of listening to favourite cd’s I have taken to conversational radio like Radio2.

I wake up at 5:40, on the road at 6am with travel flask of coffee with a banana / quality (sometimes home-made) cereal bar. Once at work I get fruit salad and proper coffee.

Lunch is usually fairly substantial as gives me energy for the rest of the day, lighter meal at home.

Gym junkie, which helps a lot – try going for a jog 2-3 evenings after work as a min.

I get to bed around 10, with everything all sorted, with a 9pm bed-time mid-week but only if tired enough to sleep well.

I would STONGLY urge talking to clientco about working something like 7-3, or 10-6 so your 60 mile commute is only an hour. This helps IMMENSELY. Especially as I have VPN and phone for anything essential out of my usual hours. Telcon meetings for after 3 are also a lifesaver. (Do you have a telcon number you can use? If not, request one or even buy one).

Finally – good quality tyres and tracking are ESSENTIAL. I replaced my 3mm tyres for a new set – like driving a new car, and nowhere near as tiring.

Good luck, and stay safe on the road.

[MaryPoppins]

Oh come on, is no-one going to bite on that one?

Shame on you all

Nothing to see here, move along.

[MaryPoppins]

Hair is a useless waste of time since the invention of the woolly hat. Just cut it so short it can't get messy and rinse your head in the mornings. Saves on shampoo too!

Other practical tips available on request, including a real top tip for always having matching socks.

You should be a life coach. I'm not sure the skinhead look would suit me Mich.

What's the sock tip? Not that I wear them to work, like.

[SupremeSpod]

I keep trying different ones in the hope I'll find one that tastes klike the stuff they serve in Chinese Resteraunts. Havn't found one yet

Chinese Supermarket...

[DaveB]

I've cut out coffee at work altogether.

Makes me feel a lot better.

Green tea is sh!te, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I keep trying different ones in the hope I'll find one that tastes klike the stuff they serve in Chinese Resteraunts. Havn't found one yet

[DaveB]

I only ever have an americano or something plain, I don't like all these milk based drinks masquerading as coffee. I'm not any coffee expert, and I'd rather not have more than one per day as it makes me a bit mental.

Oh come on, is no-one going to bite on that one?

Shame on you all

[SupremeSpod]

I've cut out coffee at work altogether.

Makes me feel a lot better.

Green tea is sh!te, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[Mich the Tester]

I have taken the unprecedented step of washing my hair the night before, which has saved me over 30 mins in the morning. Fantastic! I should have done it donks ago, either that or had it all cut off.

Hair is a useless waste of time since the invention of the woolly hat. Just cut it so short it can't get messy and rinse your head in the mornings. Saves on shampoo too!

Other practical tips available on request, including a real top tip for always having matching socks.

[MaryPoppins]

I used to have occasional problems with feeling tired on the commute home.

Eventually worked out that the large latte I'd have some afternoons actually made me more sleepy than awake.

I only ever have an americano or something plain, I don't like all these milk based drinks masquerading as coffee. I'm not any coffee expert, and I'd rather not have more than one per day as it makes me a bit mental.

[MonzaMike]

What Coffee are you drinking

I used to have occasional problems with feeling tired on the commute home.

Eventually worked out that the large latte I'd have some afternoons actually made me more sleepy than awake.