Just be glad you aren’t in a tent

Moon over K2

Check out the Montane North Star

http://www.fieldandtrek.com/montane-north-star-jacket-mens-443254?colcode=44325418

If you have a Go Outdoors nearby and they have stock in your size then you could get another 10% off would make it £121.50.

However if you need a waterproof insulating jacket then I would look at a synthetic fill like primaloft or something. Something like a Mountain Eq Fitzroy

http://www.mountain-equipment.co.uk/the_gear/clothing/insulation/fitzroy_jacket—279/

Doh

If you are only selling then £500 is about right. Costs would be more for a purchase as there is more risk for the sol, plus various searches that are required in a purchase.

It’s bizarre really, for a country that spends so much of its time on the piss, you’d think they’d have a better selection of beers

DD and John Drummer check out the selection from Hilden Brewery when in Ireland. Some lovely selections

http://www.taproomhilden.com/Taproom/Brewery.html

No I agree that if you are just picking a ‘prop’ without specifying LH or TH then Cole is better than Healy. However the Tele poll I linked two separated the side of the scrum. Therefore the choice was between Adam Jones and Cole and that is no contest.

Unsure of Cole but pick Healy? please

Different sides of the scrum my friend

I can’t quite make up my mind on Cole. Last season in the Heine the Ulster pack took Ayerza,Castro then Cole apart, then in the 6N Cole destroyed Tom Court, I guess it maybe says a lot more about the players around you than the ability of the props.

Whisper it quietly, but I don’t see BOD going on this tour.

CFH – Catch yourself on. 33-1 that he starts.

Interesting Poll on the telegraph. Who should Gatland pick.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/britishandirishlionsrugby/9519473/Poll-Who-should-Warren-Gatland-pick-for-the-Lions.html

Based on the options avaiable I have:

Kearney
Bowe
BOD
Roberts
North
Sexton
Phillips
Healy
Best
Jones
Gray
Davies
Ferris
Warburton
Heaslip

Problem with Jonathan Davis is he couldnt pass water, combine him with Roberts or Tuilagi and you centres would have the combined “hands” of Abu Hamzar and that bird from CBbies.

PMSL

Would they?? He would be too busy throwing ice cubes at children or something.

It’s where John Terry holidays…..says it all

Well 2 from 2 for Ulster, very pleased with that considering we are still not back to full strength. I thought both sides were poor in the first half but the Ospreys took the gift we gave them. Ulster pack were very poor first half until we bulked it up a bit. Ulster much better in second half and probably just about deserved the win, the try was very well worked.

Big home game next week against Munster would be great to be 3 from 3 after that one. Ain’t that right DD?

Anywhere other than S4C showing Ospreys v Ulster?

Unfortunately not Jon. However I’ll be tuning in on BBC to watch. I think it will be a really close game, Ulster will be looking to build from last week and start integrating the Ireland boys while the O’s will want to get a win under their belts.

Just a pity Tommy Bowe isn’t fit!!

Good to see Gats finally appointed for the Welsh and Irish Lions tour 😀

As an Ulster fan I’m really looking forward to this season. We have had a good preseason and a solid start to the league against A strong Glasgow side. Considering we have Court, Best, Tuohy, Henry, Ferris and Wilson to return to the pack then I believe we will really dominate teams up front. Nick Williams also is a bit of a beast at 8.

In the girls we have Pienar, Wallace, Trimble and Bowe to return along with a good mix of young guys coming through. My only worry is at 10 as Jackson and O’Connor are quite young and don’t have a huge amount of experience.

However I think we will reach the last 4 in both the league and Europe. As for Prem I think Sarries will be hard to beat however I’d like to see Exeter do well as young Ian Whitten from Ulster has moved over there.

From an international pov Ireland have Eng and Fra in Dublin which we can win. We have Wales in Cardiff as the first match so if we can win that and get a bit of momentum then we could lift the 6 nations.

Just noticed Ferris and Trimble are in the Ulster squad for the Ospreys game on sat. Should be a cracker.

If any STW’ers are visiting Ravenhill let me know and we will have a few pints of the black stuff!!

SUFTUM

Similar to ads. When working for Trailfinders I was booking a round the world trip for a couple that were hard work and difficult to have any craic with. I was searching availability on my computer and getting no where. I noticed the man of the couple holding his shoulder and to fill the awkward silence I asked if he had hurt his shoulder. When he informed me that he had lost his full arm several years earlier in an accident it’s fair to say the silences were much more awkward from that point on.

That sounds like the well known Siemens injector issue, which was subject to a recent recall…

Interesting, the dealer wouldn’t tell us what the issue was other than the generic, ‘electrical’ problem.

hungry monkey I have a friend who has riden from Ushuaia to Venezula recently that I could put you in touch with for advice. He isn’t on the forum but if you want to email me (in profile) I’m sure he would answer any questions you have.

It also really doesn’t like ‘rolling’ starts in higher gears, so slow speed getaways in say 2nd gear are almost a no-go. I put it down to it being a relatively large car and a low(er) capacity/torque engine rather than the stop/start as such.

My wife has the 1.6 tdi (105) not BM, and this is a real PITA. I think the gear ratios are too high. When approaching a roundabout and crawling in 2nd you generally have to change to 1st to avoid a stall when moving off. Presumably the gearing is such to reduce high revs and improve fuel consuption. I have to say though the wind noise and buffeting around 60-70mph is excessive for a ‘quality’ car brand.

We have also had a complete electrical failure after 15 months which resulted in the RAC coming to pick the mrs up.

Would I buy again, no. My company Vauxhall Insignia is a much more pleasant drive and is just soooo much quieter.

Not Really. Found them all a bit Mickey Mouse

IGMC

Ulster beat Glas 18-10. Scrappy affair but some good young outside backs making Ulster debuts. Ospreys away next week!!

What is this Premiership? Is it a league that doesn’t send teams to the latter stages of the beer cup 😀

Anyone got any idea what the new calls are, it appears to be crouch touch set fall over now

Seems that Afoa isn’t aware of this falling over you speak of. Ulster pack going through the Glasgow props at a rate of knots

Off to watch a very young Ulster take on Glasgow tonight. Should be a good one.

Sarries for the Prem win

Tom,

I’ve tried a number of waterproof shorts and find them all a bit, ‘boil in the bag’ so tend to just use my normal riding shorts all year. thermal bibs underneath

For base layers I’ve tried a number of Merino and I have to say I don’t think its worth the huge premium you pay over synthetic base layers. It does keep you warm and doesn’t smell but what they don’t tell you is that it stays wet and take forever to dry. My favourite base for cold weather is TNF warm. Keeps you really toastie, wicks well and dries quickly. The long sleeve zip neck is on sale at Go Outdoors for £12.99 in store

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/warm-l-s-zip-neck-p159264

Lizard Skins Peaty on both bikes

Ex rugby player here and 661 Kyle Straits do the job

Hopefully they will be back in Maghaberry soon at HMP

Any mid approach shoe will do the job like Merrells

Buy a musical instrument and learn to play it.

fd3chris +1 G shock for all the things you mention. Apart from golf obviously where you will need something much more expensive to match the checked jumper and plus fours 😀

I’ve been running Hankook Ventus V12 for the past few sets and I’ve been very happy with them

Thanks, I’ll pass this information on. He is reasonably handy and has restored a Commer campervan in the past, Dad sorted the interior and my uncle the mechanics. It still broke down on a family holiday in the Lakes when I was a nipper though.

I’ve never watched The Godfather, Empire’s greatest film of all time.

Also haven’t seen Fight Club, Singin’ in the Rain or GoodFellas from the top ten

That was my first reaction

Molgrips as Jota says contact Barclaycard and they will send you a form to fill in and if they think you have a case will pay out. Takes a few months but worth a go

Endura Coolmax on the CRC private sale at £31 at the mo

uphillcursing thats a cracker!