do not drink and cycle

here is a tip for anyone who is ever going to be in holland ever: do not drink and cycle.

a certain mate of mine who shall remain unnamed (because he lives in holland and we all know who he is anyway) crashed and burned on the weekend after going on a booze binge related to post-minger depression.

however, no matter how minging the minger was, do not drink and cycle... it is not worth it!!! apparently the dutch police find around 50 bodies a year in canals... not homicides... but drunk guys cycling, crashing, falling in and drowning. scary statistic. and it could be you!!! (if you are ever in holland of course. and drunk. and on a bicycle. after scoring a minger. and you happened to ride into a canal. and you can't swim. a very real possibility then.)

even if you do not end up blue and bloated in a canal - you will wake up the next morning with blood soaked sheets, two black eyes, memories of a minger, and no bike (you will have locked it to a random lampost somewhere between the pub and home because the front wheel has taken on a triangular shape from the force of the impact with the curb / tree / parked car that suddenly appeared in the cycle path).

just say "no!".

ps. the author cannot be held accountable for any statistics quoted in this blog because they are not true.