Anything will be better than Duelers – they are an awful tyre.

so true

I used to run Bridgestone Dualers and I thought they were pretty poor. A friend recommend Pirelli Scorpion Verde all seasons and they are fantastic. I have a pick up so the back end can be a bit twitchy but these tyres are great. I drive all over the Highlands in winter and they have never let me down. Also price is pretty good.

https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/pirelli/scorpion-verde-all-season#anchorAllReviews

Try your local indy tyre place though, they are generally cheaper than online.

£30-40 at Ravenhill. £60 for me and the boy, aged 5

Never worry about the flegs, the whole place is turning orange :lol:

On the Belfast -Cairnryan ferry at the moment, nothing to report. Although the trucks were loaded on the upper deck and cars on the lower, usually the other way round.

Flip sake all NI schools closed.

I preferred the Glengoyne tour to the Auchentoshan one.

Two Fat ladies for dinner in Glasgow

As for never leaving your child alone in a building when I was a kid people would go out and play all day long unsupervised. Off on your bike to the woods etc etc.

Of course but not aged 2 and 3.

I’d never leave my kids alone and can’t think of any parents of very young children who would.

@&£? It indeed. Just back from visiting Mum in hospital. She has declined quite a bit in past couple of weeks and has now stopped eating.

I feel so bad for her

Fair play tj for giving a crap. Ignore the mud slingers

How wonderful to see that the republicans aren’t going to let the loyalists out do them on the bonfire stakes and disruption in NI

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40856210

Need a slap the lot of them

Depends on the aggregate you choose starts at around £60 per sqm laid.

Goes on top of existing concrete or tarmac. Around 18mm thick

However Planes 2 has White Zombie in the soundtrack so its ace!

Thanks Ben, not the correct answer!

Big holiday in my part of the world was last week and relates to the Bonfire thread that I’ve avoided on purpose. Suppose I’ll just go watch Linfield on Weds :D

If he was buying Balvenie then another Speyside from a supermarket should be ok. Tesco had Glenlivet Founders reserve around the £30 recently

Be interesting to see if Sinn Fien take the money or decide to kick up a fuss

They had no problem taking the Northern Bank caiish

Should be enough cash in the NI kitty now to resurrect the renewable heating scheme for a few more years…

Nah some new roads and a few bigger drums for the Shankill Proddy Boys flute band

Who got done over the following week

Canada

Why was POM taken off?

Doddie Weir has MND as well….shocking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40340310

Sectarian headcount.

Trimble’s (more moderate in some ways) UUP fell apart after the Orange Order withdrew its support when it looked like peace was on the cards. Orangemen eh?

Rubbish, it was the failure to reach an agreement on decommissioning. To infer that the Orange Order didn’t want peace is insensitive DD.

Ulster Unionist Party – Will be a 2 horse fight between UUP and DUP in my area. The UUP candidate is reasonably progressive on issues like gay marriage and does a lot for the area. Would be happy for him to remain in the seat. The UUP also realise that they have to work with nationalist/republican parties unlike the DUP.

Melon, but he was never tackled.

It’s a while since I played but if you are on the deck you must release and gather if you want to continue.

All 4 props had a good game, Mc Grath in particular got through a lot of work. Love Sinkler’s enthusiasm as well.

If your off you feet he has to release the ball and pick it up again.

Well done to the Blues totally deserved

Good score

Was about to say Owens line outs were good. He really doesn’t have the impact around the park a hooker of his weight should have

And again. Bloody hell will he not learn

Feel bad for Nowell, he’s having a shocker

But who do northern irish athletes run for?

We can choose Ireland or GB. In the case of Bethany Firth the swimmer she has represented both

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Firth

Documentary on BBC iplayer about Ruan Pienaar, very interesting show

Go Outdoors have Montane Atomic @ £80 atm

Local independent normally cheaper

Nothing like a bit of stereotyping hey ‘funster’?

I’m not claiming that they are anything more than thugs but they have the potential to cause absolute mayhem here. Just as republicans have placing bombs at schools like they did this week. NI is in a very precarious place right now.

And yes I’ve seen them, I live here.

DD as the past has shown paramilitaries didn’t need a massive arsenal to bring the country to the brink of civil war.

Think about where the key infrastructure, ports, airports and power stations are for example.

The potential for unrest is massive should there be a change. Also SF know a NI referendum wouldn’t have their desired result. That’s why they want an all Ireland vote.

Gerti +1. The Brexit vote and a united Ireland are two very different things despite SF vote on it.

There would be a swift return to the troubles if there was a United Ireland. The loyalist paramilitaries have plans in place for absolute mayhem if this was ever to be the case.

I think many generations down the line this could change but it won’t be in any of our lifetimes

In the grill, great whisky selection

INdeed I do red mist I’ll check it out

Bruneep thank you for the kind offer, however I’ve just ordered at 8848 or whatever it is.
POW was a good call, they even charged my phone.

Does the Prince of Wales like Indian? Great thanks I’ll check them out

Forwards:

Rory Best (Ireland), Dan Cole (England), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Iain Henderson (Ireland), Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), George Kruis (England), Courtney Lawes (England), Joe Marler (England), Jack McGrath (Ireland), Ross Moriarty (Wales), Sean O’Brien (Ireland), Peter O’Mahony (Ireland), Ken Owens (Wales), Kyle Sinckler (England), CJ Stander (Ireland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England), Mako Vunipola (England), Sam Warburton (Wales)