Some nice pics there, particularly like the Contador one.

Thing is though the largest image I can see on your site is 640×400, does it get larger on the Pro acc?

One thing that puts me off Flickr is I haven’t had great customer service from Yahoo in the past……..

Oh, and thanks for taking the time to respond.

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Don Simon do you have an acc with them? If so could I take a look to see if it is what I am after?

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I’ve just finished my contract with o2. Kept my 3gs and went on their simplicity tariff, £20 pm. Which gives 600 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited wifi and 500mb of web. Kept the number too.

Seems a good deal to me.

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and Liverpool nick their CL spot.

Bang to the head, Fred?

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Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the replies.

The event I have entered is the Seething 600, in June.

Quite looking forward to it!

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Brilliant!

I didn’t know that Britain had a folk music circuit?!?!

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Big mug of decaff ………. followed by another big mug of decaff ……….. alcohol is hugely overrated …….. very expensive ………overrated ………….. and makes lovely sensible people idiots ………… why bother?

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Mr Smith, I really like your B&W image (not grayscale) you couldn’t point me in the direction of a tutorial on how to achieve that with Elements could you?

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Thanks all, I have ordered a 50 before I posted this thread., though it hasn’t arrived yet.

Tij Tax, sort of thought the same as you, thank you for confirming it, that my old lenses wouldn’t be good for new body. That said, really pleased that my daughter, 15 yo, has asked if she can have my old Canon with lens

Don S, 85mm f1,8, a mate has that lens, maybe I could borrow it before laying out the cash.

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I want to be able to do a bit of everything, hence why I didn’t put my main interest in the OP. But I mostly like to do portraits of the homeless whilst out and about with urban decay thrown in as well.

Never likely to do sports shots, not my thing.

Thank you very much for the ideas so far, please keep them coming.

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Thanks all, some good suggestions there.

Thing is I already run an annual charity event, I am a qualified welder (or was, a long time ago) and I am rubbish at languages!

I quite like the idea of learning to sea-kayak but I live in Norfolk so it means a lot of travelling to get anywhere worthy of a paddle.

I’m spending a lot of time with my camera lately, maybe I should learn to use that properly (dslr) or learn to use photoshop? Anyone know of any good courses/qualifications?

Please keep the ideas coming.

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Worked today, all day, 2 x prison visits first thing, xmas food drop at crack house, hospital visit to a kid who has overdosed this afternoon. Switch off to the best job I have ever had. Long walk in the snow with the hound to chill. Home to xmas eve with the family.

Where Why would you live in the US?

Fixed the title for you.

With so many great places to travel to and live why pick the US?

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djaustin, thanks for the TuneIn radio tip, just downloaded and it seems to work very well. I will take a look at the igroove too.

So maybe it is just a dock that I need.

Thank’s everyone.

Thanks everyone I shall take a look at them all.

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To use my works laptop I have to use the vpn, my personal laptop will connect to the web with no software running.

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I do have permission to use it, and I don’t plan on doing anything dodgy at all, but if one of the kids clicks on a non work safe link I don’t want to get the sack!

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wwaswas. I do have my own line and router in the house but at weekends/evenings when there might be 4 laptops, a Wii and a PS3 connected to it, it would be god to share the load with the works set-up.

Hence the question about privacy.

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It is just a standard BT router, and I do realise that they could get my history from the ISP (BT) but that sounds like an awful lot of hassle for them to go to without good reason.

It was more if they can just monitor my use without contacting BT?

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Being locked in a custody cell with a guy on remand for murder is not the picnic in the park that the Daily Mail might have you believe.

This has got me out the house for several training rides when it would have been easier to stay in.

“The hardest thing about winter training is putting your shoes on.” Lance Armstrong.

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Me too, weird.

To be honest I thought you were a bit of a nobber when we corresponded by email re your iphone 4 that you wanted to sell, then you didn’t, then you did, then you didn’t, then you disappeared completely.

This thread has confirmed it.

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In prison this morning with the worlds worst drug dealer, in Mags Ct this afternoon with the worlds worst shoplifter.

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Thanks for the advice everyone, I guess I need to pop along to our local dive shop.

Maxray, back to Corfu. I really enjoyed a hard ride in the morning on the bike and then an afternoon relaxing snorkeling in the sun.

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Thanks everyone.

It is Greece that I am off to, can’t wait!

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“Franny Lee”, showing your age a bit there Steve!

I've never really "got" the idea of boycotting books. Just because you buy a book, then read it, does not mean you endorse it's content. And equally not buying a book does not send a message to the author that you do not agree with what is written.

What am I saying? Not sure really, but reading, no matter what, is never a bad thing.

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I'll be buying it, not a fan in the slightest but it will be an interesting read for sure.

I thought he was pledging his advance and royalties Royal British Legion charity?

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Could some kind person please send me a copy of the plan?

Thank you,

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Good point, should have mentioned I really need a min 2 berth day boat.

bikehike is very good too.

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No contest for me…… grass is often greener….. but your kids are your kids….do the best you can by them…….for you that mean moving away……earning more money……..or staying home. Make your choice, but put your kids first.

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Thanks for the ideas. Must say i am quite keen on the sea kayaking trip.

@ Zaskar

Go to Italy?

??????

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Some interesting ideas there, keep em coming.

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Thank you, Trampus. Unfortunately there is "no room at the inn". :0(

Anyone know of any other B&Bs or small cottage for rent.

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