Mazda 5 mpv.
Sadly the most powerful engined, sporty low profile tyres is also an mpv!
It is brilliant with the sliding doors in tight car parks.
Nice car too drive with decent stuff in it.
Mrs is happy to get work.
Some great camping trips ticket!
Petrol engine is quiet and refined (I drive a van so most things are).
Only 1 BIG PROBLEM!
IT CAN’T TAKE A BOOT MOUNTED BIKE RACK!!!
I have a brilliant Exodus boot rack from Halfords and its been on everything but the Mazdas boot spoiler and plastic boot panel have rendered it useless.
Fog lamp is in the middle of the rear bumper so no tow ball option.
Only option is is roof mounted bike racks, but now I gotta fork out for all that.
I’m not a fan of rooftop stuff after a mate change the shape of his rare Kona Titanium beauty under a low bridge, his car came off worse!!
Thats my only niggle.
A great car.

Looks good, thanks chaps.
Hopefully I’m not asleep next year,
But I will do the next best thing and see if they need any volunteers on the 27th.

Check out DJ BBQ on food tube for some great recipes.
Scotch bonnet chillis, bacon and blue cheese burgers, you will never buy a gourmet burger ever again.
Wood chips to smoke your own ribs as bigblackshed said, take it easy.
Pork shoulder is awesome.
Get a food thermometer.
Oh and WEBER recipe book.

Try cheese, onion and tomato toasties on a dying fire, epic for lunch the next day.

Cook on any heat source you as long as you rest the steak before cutting it up.

Don’t get me started.

+1 Mindfulness

Post traumatic stress disorder is about as depressing and stressful as it sounds
I went through a brilliant therapy through the NHS with a couple of amazing psychiatrist ‘s.
We did Cognative behavioural therapy the bulk of which was being mindful of your immediate surroundings.
Basic stuff like breathing.
Fast forward a few years and my gets booked off work with severe depression.
She’s finishing up with a psycologist who has reintroduced her to mindfulness.
Again back to basics with breathing being one of the exercises, she now doesn’t wake up at 2am and worry but wakes up at 2am, practises breathing and before is sound asleep.

You can find this stuff on you tube.

All the best!

3kgs

Stanley do a stud finder (as in stud walls) that is ok, game may have moved on since I bought mine.
Try the usual B&Q, screwfix or electrical supply shops CEF etc

I have struggled with Vodafone but in there defence they have often refunded some money.
Think I’ve had 2-3 refunds over the last few years.

+1 Skoda Octavia.
6’4″ and i don’t need to put the seat all the way back.
Massive boot I think second to E-class estate which is an aircraft carrier.
Well built, we had 5 years trouble free driving.
1.9 diesel was a great motor.
Now in a Mazda 5 MPV which is no bigger inside but the sliding doors and rear seat setup is awesome.

Ha ha, just went out on road bike and did some hill climbs and got a puncture.
But guess what…
I still really enjoyed myself.
Weather is nice.
It’s a quiet-ish road.
And I’d still rather be out on my bike, mountain bike or road, than doing almost anything else.
And I greeted a mountain biker just to make a point

I hope you score epic waves! I heard the Outer Hebrides goes off!!!

I Bought a package from Bodyboard HQ a few years ago.
I grew up worshipping Mike Stewart so it was a no brainer to go for one of his boards, amazingly in my size now.
I’m tall and always struggled as a kid with limited sizes till I got a proper surfboard.
I have a pair of Churchill swim fins which I use at the local freedive training session but are brilliant for bodyboarding.
I found the guys in the shop really helpful on the phone asking my height and weight etc.
They fitted the leash and posted it pronto with a half decent board bag.

I wish I could have Namone narrate my life in a reality show kinda thing.
Sadly my lifes more Keaveny.

How do Mexicans keep warm?
They use chicken fajitas.

This Merc 2.2 in my vito is sweet.
TOO SWEET!
Mashed one gearbox, electronic problems.
Bits fall off the thing like an old leper…
But the engine is sweet!

Ashfanman
I installed a wood burner for friends in epsom. It’s awesome.
Heating and hot water means they won’t be spending any money on gas ever!!!!
New build insulation everywhere.
I’m in Epsom.

Happy to talk on the phone.
Got chimney sweep/installer in book ham.

Not sure you want a couple of mountain bikers working on your house.

Get in touch.

Big Ad

Mrs and me are well into it.
I want that 911

Gatwick.
But if you in Crawley/gatwick area and want shiney shiney try Freeborn.

I’ve had a set of Bulbs forever,
So far 2 bearing kits and ratchet/freehub on rear and my 1st bearing replaced on front this weekend.
I have replaced all the bearings myself with hammer and screw driver.
Wheels will spin all day.

A couple of weeks ago 6 of us were out for 3hours, at the end the only 2 lights still working were the cheap cree’s
I did the last 3miles on the wheel of one of the guys wheels and I was able to figure out where I was going, we tried him following me but I cast a shadow so big I thought Batman would’ve mistaken it for his call.
I also had a stack of personal records on strava cos I was scared of being dropped.
Now all of us have the Crees and the 2 that had them bought another set each.
You can’t go wrong for that price, the helmet mount is a real faf but does the job.

Diamonback Topanga also but Green.
Saw a mint one the other day.

is there much surf in surrey?

No hence title..

Jesus Christ

Sorry Jamie. Should be a Luddite button somewhere, didn’t do it on purpose…
Thanks epo, kinda what I thought about frame size, I’m looking for an ebay/gumtree bargain with or without discs, hopefully we see you out there this winter.

I’m off to church.
Have fun.

6 Music especially Sat afternoon and evening Gilles Peterson and Craig Charles can be on with any company over.
And the rest of the time Premier Christian radio.

Like reeding DIRT

No one?
How’s my grammar and punctuation then?

+1 for fun
+1 for taking one in the eyeball! :wink:

+1 Skoda Octavia estate.
We got a 1.9tdi, 55mpg with a massive boot!
It’s the wife’s car and she likes it.
I think it’s great round the lanes here.
Did I mention the boot is massive!

How “4×4” do you need.
Jimny’s are cool.
Nissan Terrano or Ford Maverick SWB.
Rav4 or Subaru forester have 4wd but no low range gear box etc.

+1 for ultimate frisbee although it gets on your own.
Longboard skateboard. As easy or extreme as you want.

Old M-frame off ebay?

Avoid main dealers, our local skoda dealer was useless.
Find a recomended VW specialist near you and all should be well.
Even Jeremy Clarkson (who bought a bicycle, aparantly) gave the Octavia a big thumbs up in top gear magazine a few years ago.

Just did 13 miles of the north downs from home.
Four horses, some walkers, a runner some roadies going for Olympic gold.
Not a single mountain bike…
Back before boys and Mrs out of bed.
Everyones happy.

Try a little heat, VERY CAREFULLY with an electric paint stripper or propane gas gun.
Don’t melt or try to nuke just warm it up slowly get a nice grip on the seat post and give it a few forceful twists.

Or pay some else to do it.

My second boy is on the Hamax now. He’s almost 2.
Took big boy out on it till he was three and used fall asleep often… Even off road.

Bought a Briggs & Straton something off a mate and petrol strimmer for £100.
Little rusty but both motors work well.
We have a large rear garden and I find it therapeutic with massive headphones and rage against the machine on iPod.
Might try some Jackie Wilson next week…

Pulp Traction! Richey Schley and Brett Tippee riding Kamloops with 80mm travel and cantis.
Sprung all of them.
Earthed all of them.
New world disorder, the one that opens with everyone in a night club and AC/DC’s those about to ride.

I LOVE MY HIACE!