if we could find another old fart druidh i reckon it might be a go it couldn’t do worse than my last outing

a pipe of port always goes down well and is fairly traditional

stick the kettle on . get some broken fish a few different types is always good (i like smoked haddock and smoked salmon) put it in a bowl add the contents of the kettle
chop two or three shallots
crush a teaspoon of cumin seeds and a teaspoon of coriander seeds
put a generous slug of olive oil in a large saucepan and fry the shallots till soft
add the cumin and coriander
add enough rice to cover the pan base well and drain the fish stock from the fish and add to rice stir once
bring to the boil then turn down to a gentle simmer
stick four eggs on to hard boil
when the eggs are done the rice should be ready
peel the eggs
flake fish into rice
chop and add eggs
add some parsley and some good black pepper
add two tablespoons of mango chutney and a decent chunk of butter
and the job’s a good’un
will feed four or one oli

ton i did the pyrennees on my old claude butler tourer albeit with a dura ace / xtr mix of components and being a fat biffer i thought i would die, surprisingly i didn’t but i did average 80 miles a day on my way there

oldgit i’d look at mercian and my de rosa neo primato is pretty damn good

no but they do come up small like most italian shoes, i normally take a 44 but had to get a 45 in sidi hth

what is this chainsuck of which you speak, i have never ever had it and just run whatever dodgy old gear i get handed down to me and i have a tatty old inbred which is without doubt my favourite bike.

wheres the chick peas a veggie curry has to have chick peas

rolling stones in the park a long time ago

my son was one of the first to get one and he has had to replace a back end and some bushes the back end was a crash so doesn’t really count and he reckons it is great

o ye of little faith

norfolk like are taking over rosyth zeebrugge but with a hefty increase well for me anyway

england sadly to win at a canter, close for the first half then steadily pulling away, wales for the win but tight

leaking element or water causing a short somewhere
also try checking for something else on the same ring

msr wisperlite or dragonfly here cracking stoves but i am just buying the new msr stove it looks like a jet boil but is a better size