Do I think she should have her citizenship re-instated and let straight back in? No

So this above, completely and utterly contradicts your other point below

Do I think she should come to the UK and face trial? For what?

Why was her citizen ship removed? Because she committed some crimes against the UK as a UK citizen.
If you accept that removal of citizen ship is an appropriate response to the crimes she committed, you first have to try her for those crimes, as a brit, and innocent until proven guilty, that means bringing here home and trying her.
You can’t have one without the other.

As an aside:
Removal of citizen ship is a barbaric act which should never happen, it only happened because she is “not the right colour and not from here.” (My quotes because some people cannot seem to get over this.)  Which is in fact bollocks, she was born here and has natural rights here. Imagine if they did this to Sarah Smith born in Barnsley???

I think we’ve been seeing this for centuries, from children being hanged for petty cases of theft, to lifetime deportation, to ignoring testimony of sexual abuse at the hands or the clergy or in council run care homes.

Its this barbaric old testament attitude that people are somehow not “people” when they do something bad. Othering.
Scary.

The reality in all this is that she is brown and has a funny sounding name. If she was white anglo saxon and called Sarah Smith she’d be back home with a book deal, hitting the chat circuit, doing I’m a celeb, and probs be a judge on strictlycomexfactorden.

On cable ends I’ve tried heatshrink (neat but falls off) and didn’t find superglue successful either. I’m wondering if a blob of hot melt glue might be perfect, if a bit of a faff each time.

Or, dare I say it, a crimpable ferrule. I use whatever pliers are handy and they stay on, however I tend to carry a few in spares and have sorted them trailside,

Which compression fitting are you using then? I had hope and some other one and thy were both crap.

Star fangled nut tools are amazingly satisfying, almost like having the right tool for the job gets proper results!

Yeah love mine, goes in straight every time, cost about 15 quid.
I have this cyclepro one. Now only £10.79! http://www.hobsoncycles.co.uk/p/869/Cyclepro-Universal-Star-Fangled-Nut-Setter

I also love a press, headset, bb, bearings, all very satisfying.

Yeah it was only an assumption, I’m not defending them…

It does make it easier to organise for fans tho.

You have to pick a deadline and I think 3 years out is more to do with booking tickets/accomadation/flights etc for fans.
I went to 2007 world cup 1/4s in Marseille and we booked 2 years in advance. Marseille, Aix en Provence, the whole area was rammed.
I would say whenever the draw was made it would still cause issues.
The 1/4s kind of tidys it up for me.
EG should NZ and France been in group a, and SA and IRE in group b?
Probably not, as you do not want the two best teams facing each other too early or one will get knocked out. However they get separated out in the 1/4s so there is a good chance they will meet in the final if they are good enough.
Conversely, yes there is a chance of Wales making the final, but don’t we like/need upsets? It adds to the fun.

(NB – Wales were in the same group as Fiji in 2007 and got knocked out by them in the group stages, so there were loads of Welsh fans in Marseille supporting Fiji, it was excellent fun, and guess who Wales have in their group this time, in France…… FIJI!!!)

I use surf wax remover with limone in it, never fails.

Sure, but the point is that only two of those teams are going to make it past the 1/4 finals (winner of pool A plays runner up of pool B and vice versa).

Yeah exactly.

Look at the 22 stats, Scotland were only in our 22 for about 90 seconds and converted to points every time. The English attack was rubbish by comparison. I don’t think it is the forwards being predictable, more that you moved the ball out after 1st or 2nd phase, whereas we did not…
However 2 of the scotland tries were scored from runs starting outside the 22.

Chances are two of those four will then meet in the finals but who knows in a knockout competition.

Even though NZ and France are in the same group, and Ire SA in the same group, the winner and runner up in the same group could, in theory, both make it through to the final.

Anyway I wrote that in the wrong order, I meant the 10th year of wales win after being beaten first by Ireland, the “england favourites” was an aside… I was trying to cheer him up for his birthday. when is yours maybe we can find some +ve rugby facts?

Isn’t every year the 10th anniversary of the 6N where England were supposed favourites?

In the eyes of the English press yeah. Any actual England fan, all we have his hope..
We can only apologise. What makes it worse is the total delusion, like last year when we beat Italy and then the plaudits were rolled out, it was like winning the world cup because we beat them 33-0 and made it look flashy, but they were missing half their biggest names, and had nothing like the caps, “talent”, or resources of the English Squad. It was 1st team men vs boys.
Shameful, and one eyed stupidity.
It reminded me of the video of disgraced PM Johnson flattening an 11 year old on a rugby pitch and being proud of himself about it.

Also AA – This is the 10th anniversary of the  6N where England were supposed favourites,  Ireland beat Wales at home, and then Wales beat England 30-3 and went on to win the 6N. Halfpenny was player of the tournament..
I seem to remember some memes with dragons and broken chariots. Arse.

Well that’s my birthday runied!!

Just bet on England winning, then you either win and be happy, or you lose and make 50 quid.

no sat 25th feb 445 at millenium

So when Wales beat England are they gonna not enjoy it and its somehow the English’s fault too?

100th, if you can enjoy your win, that would be great.

Well done Scotland for beating England. Enjoy it, a well deserved win, better than England in every way. Outplayed, better attack, better defence, solid set piece.

I am off to buy an Italy shirt, it is easily our turn and based on form it will be us they beat.

(I am just jumping on the grenade, I already have two Scotland shirts and I expect another in the post this week.)

Well done Scotland for beating England. Enjoy it, a well deserved win, better than England in every way. Outplayed, better attack, better defence, solid set piece.

I’d rank them above those three teams.

You can definitely rank them above Engand, they beat us.
It will be interesting to see how they go against Wales.

Well done Scotland for beating England. Enjoy it, a well deserved win, better than England in every way. Outplayed, better attack, better defence, solid set piece.

I think we are 5th, last time I looked, and as a measure of how shit we are, despite beating us, your win has not increased your ranking at all.

Edit – its not updated yet, this calculator has it https://rawling.github.io/wr-calc/
Changes to :
England 6 Scotland 5. I’ll take that comment above back.

Get over yourself. Other people said well played, I’m just joining in the discussion. Do I have to precis every comment with a little tickle to make you feel better about beating one of the shittest teams in the NH?
Beat Ireland or France, then you will have something to talk about.
There is a difference between celebration and realism, enjoy your win, you were significantly better than us in every way. But surely you can see that the Scottish side is not that amazing. Last year, like England, you struggled against Italy and got put to bed by everyone else. World class my arse.

Nope, a bald man wrestled the comb from the beautifully maned lion and is now waving his unshaven ball sack in the lion’s face while the lion pretends it doesn’t really matter because neither combatant was really on top form

First half is great, and pretty much how we feel, but I disagree with the 2nd half. It does matter, because it shows how far we have to go, we haven’t had form for a long time. It’s not an excuse, we are just a bit shit. I can’t see that changing. If we had an excuse to be shit that would not be so bad, like if we only had 4 million people and not a lot of money, but we can’t even do that.

The thing is why should England fans have to caution how much they berate their own team for fear of insulting the team that beat us.
How often on the world stage against a top 4 nation does VDM beat 5 defenders? Is that a sign of a good opposition? No, it is a sign of a bunch of arrogant uncommitted ****.(Edit we are not even top 4..)
Do we have to thrash ourselves with birch, but not too hard because we don’t want to make Scotland feel bad about winning?

Take away England’s forward dominance and they have little else. (Still.it could be worse for the Englanders, they could be Welsh)

Forward dominance was not that great either to be fair, quite a crap team, defence was woeful. Sorry you Scots but don’t get excited, you beat a bunch of halfwits, I don’t think this means anything for the rest of the 6N, bottom of the table is hotting up, it might all come down to the size of Italys win over England or Scotland to decide which of us gets the wooden spoon. Lets face it both England and Scotland only beat one other team last 6N and I can’t see much improvement.
Also with the Irish beating wales like that it means they will come at us and show why Gatland knows his stuff.

After seeing Ireland yesterday I think they will lose to France.

France
Ireland
Wales
Italy/Scotland/England

In the last 2 months every single reputable economist has been predicting 10% plus drop this year. in 25 odd years in property I’ve never seen that before. So after best and final, do as many posters have said, pick the buyer in the strongest fastest position.

I think there is a contribution to this from tech fatigue/cynicism,  the marketing has worn off and we have realised that tech is not 100% a good thing.
Lockdown made people realise that going outside was a good thing.

I think you are correct, the issue is my mouse was dying and I had to charge it every day. I have just trotted down to argos bought a logitech, with an old school battery and they claim it lasts 2 years.
Back to work everyone.

I think England will beat Scotland, Italy and a close call with Wales.

I will take your optimism. I actually think the game we will most likely win will be Scotland, only because it is the first game, and we will be full of naïve enthusiasm of a new squad anxious to prove their worth.
I fully expect to get beaten, nay shocked, by Italy, Capuozzo is a genius and we will find it impossible to contain him..

This thread is an excellent advert for riding on your own.

I get you 100%, but at the risk of repeating myself, the OP would not get this treatment at the hands of some genuine mates, who love mountain biking for the fun of it. Same to you BWD, if you feel the need to ride alone, please come and ride the south downs with me, I don’t care if you are faster or slower.

Given the madness in coaching and injuries across the board, the whole thing is wide open.
Prior to the coaching changes I would have said Ireland or France for the title, with England down the bottom near Italy. However with Gatland coming on the scene I would elevate Wales chances to defo be in the top 2 spots.
England still down the bottom.

England squad for Sat.

Starting

15. Freddie Steward

14. Max Malins

13. Joe Marchant

12. Owen Farrell (C)

11. Ollie Hassell-Collins

10. Marcus Smith

9. Jack van Poortvliet

1. Ellis Genge (VC)

2. Jamie George

3. Kyle Sinckler

4. Maro Itoje

5. Ollie Chessum

6. Lewis Ludlam

7. Ben Curry

8. Alex Dombrandt

Replacements

16. Jack Walker

17. Mako Vunipola

18. Dan Cole

19. Nick Isiekwe

20. Ben Earl

21. Ben Youngs

22. Ollie Lawrence

23. Anthony Watson

Given I do not recognise 50% of the 29 in the England squad, my reaction to the Wales squad published today  is one of fear. Gatland is the man to make humble the rest of us.
Again – we are screwed.

This thread reminds me of a tweet i saw the other day referring to “US Gravy Seals” and “Meal Team 6”.

Dont forget ‘Semper Pie’. That made me laugh… It was used around 06/01 a couple of years ago…

And y’all qaeda  

from the Ammon Bundy sect of right wing ****

So if someone on a traditional bike is blowing it out of their arse on a climb, there’s no practical reason why a colleague on an e-bike can’t equally pootle alongside them at walking pace rather than strava-ing off over the horizon like a 1985 De Lorean?

And this is how people who are actually mates with each other behave. At least they do in my group of riding mates.
The e-bikers pootle and chat alongside the meat powered dudes, or go back and tow the fat lad on the saracin. THATS WHAT A GROUP RIDE IS. Mates, out to play, for fun and camaraderie.

I have only read the OP so maybe this has been said. These people are not your friends dude. Find some friends. I ride in mixed groups all the time, some ebikes, some fit whippets, some fat knackers on Saracin.. The social is the ride, we wait, we chat, we banter, we never leave a man behind.
If some of the riders want to thrash, let them go. Riding is life, not a bloody work trip.

Jackie Brown. Masterpiece…
That sequence with Bridget Fonda and Robert De Niro in the mall then car park, sublime. He’s done some great stuff but this, some of the set pieces with Samuel L Jackson. Just movie perfection.

I have a mate called Lewis, whenever I seem him I can’t help but do the Bridget Fonda impersonation of her taking the piss out of him looking for the van. “Louis, Leeewooouuuwwiisssss,”     BLAM.

May have been re-rated if the surveyor has been audited, they sometimes look at the calcs and disagree with entries the surveyor makes.

I’ve watched home games vs England in Wales and Scotland and never had an issue. It is rugby not football.

Agree Kryters, we are screwed.

Given the recent STW warranty suck up, I expect it was a warranty post?
(Joke, the warranty article was a great thing to do)

That just doesn’t stand up to any scrutiny whatsoever!

Your luck started when you born in good health in the Western world and didn’t die of infant mortality….

This, 100% this.