I did Woodlesford to Shipley door to door by train in 45 minutes on Friday. Was astonished how good and regular the rail link was. As said above, driving in the gap between Leeds and Bradford is rush hour hell. That’s partly why I live on the other side of Leeds, lots of countryside (no hills though) and great links for both rail and road.

Dalby is brilliant. Done it 4 times.

oh yeah…Kingsman is brilliant if you have not seen it.

At the moment, Fury.

You are certainly not alone. Having peaked over the precipice of despair on the odd occasion and also seen colleagues and friends who I thought had more strength than Thor crumble into emotional messes, I have learnt one thing. We are all a bit Fecked up. It’s the normal human state. So don’t beat yourself up for your hormones and instincts giving you a roller coaster ride, that’s normal and will pass.
Is your wife wanting reconciliation or is she being polite/kind because she knows you are a bit fragile at the moment? if the latter then the sooner you accept this the quicker (IMHO) you will get out the other side of this emotional turmoil. My view is to convince the “logic” side of your brain that the feelings will pass. Don’t fight it, but do think how it feels. That’s how I deal with challenging feelings from time to time.

Hmmm…not seen one yet on STW, but hate them on other sites.
Would cut down on my use of the site, and depending on whether it became annoying I might cancel my membership.

I tend to tip mine a Quid or two, but it’s only £7.50 at the Head Office in Leeds. :-)

Have just got home to a parcel.
It’s from daftvader (Tim).
WOW!

That’s all for now. Will post pics.

I am not posting any details on this site as I am superstitious and know that my aging white goods will sense that I am thinking of them breaking and duly oblige.

oh dear….this thread has prompted me to by “hard bound complete Larson” from Amazon merchant for £35 (70% discount!).
I take the education of my urchins very seriously.

For schools considering academy status at the moment (lots!) I think it’s a case of jump before being pushed. Good schools can stay under LEA control, but they are only one OFSTED away from a “requires improvement” whereupon an “appointed” accedemy chain can be imposed on them.
I fully support schools being able to pay to attract (and retain) the best, and also to not allow coasting mediocre teachers to get high salaries based on length of time in role, but culturally I am not sure education works like this. Giving good head teachers and local COOP groups control over their area of schools is potentially a good thing, but the real driver for the changes is driven by a misguided Tory ideology.

Some proper X-Lite ones here. Red annodised.

Email from York confirms “relaxed” dress code, so Dinosaur Onesie it is then!

You can’t just use animals/embryos on a whim.

…unless you are in Russia or China. Which is why I fully support fast and funded research into this topic in our country. We will regulate it as appropriate. How we then stop the knowledge being misappropriated by less scrupulous countries and corps is another issue, but if you stopped research based on those concerns then you would never do any science.

Then we need to nuke the sun, it’s the only way to be safe. :-)

poah, I salute you in your endeavours to expand the pool of knowledge we have. I know that forums can often appear very binary in peoples views. I hope I have explained that I am massively PRO the science of this, but understand the need to regulate it’s application.

kimbers, and for that reason I fully support the decision today.
Molgrips, not familiar with SMA, but my mate has CMT another dreadful disease caused by a clearly identifiable mutation. For these you would have to be very cruel to block treatment and certainly I think the sooner we can screen for and eradicate erroneous expressions of recessive genes the better. However the interaction of genes are very very subtle and have evolved over millions of years, so messing about too much and allowing the modified genes to intermingle with the gene pool is a risk. I don’t see this as much risk for humans as we breed slowly. Likewise for food crops and lab controlled organisms I am fairly relaxed if interbreeding is not a risk. But a GM bacteria in the wild could be unpredictable in the extreme.
Saying you are anti or pro GM is a misnomer. It’s like saying you are pro or anti chemistry. It’s a science. We need to and will understand it, it’s what we do. However as I am sure Mr Haber would have testified, it’s not the science that’s the risk, it’s the application.

Do the research, but control the corporations driven by profit in how it is then used.

I would welcome an informed STW discussion on this (oh dear that’s it knackered now!).
I am not a geneticist, topped out at A-level before focussing on more chemical aspects of science.
I understand how certain genes code for certain aspects of character, but do we understand all the subtle gene to gene interactions? If you take a gene that is clearly defective and replace it with an existing gene pool “correct” gene then I can see that is low risk, but if you start amending more subtle gene expressions eg, someone prone to depression then the risks of unintended gene expression is a concern.
The “escape” or “intermixing” of modified genes with natural ones is also something that if allowed is very difficult to undo.

poah, I am actually very pro GM research and careful application.
The GM mosquitos I assume you refer to are the sterile male mosquitos that have been created? If they can be assured to be sterile with no risk of further mutations then this is probably OK.
Likewise GM crops are OK in selected monoculture areas, especially if they give salinity resistance or reduce pesticide use.
I love the science, but the application needs care.

As for the spread of what the Daily Bigot will call “a GM human invasion” can you answer this… once gene edited offspring breed then how do you control what becomes part of the human gene pool?

Owner of three Chris Ward watches here. I would happily buy another (probably the Typhoon or the new Ti diver). The Steinhart Ti Diver also looks incredible value, but I have never seen one in person. CW use all the same movements as many of the big brands, and have sapphire crystal so are “the real McCoy” in quality. Their leather straps are a bit of a compromise, look great, but only last 2-3 years of daily wear.

We too use OKO Cat’s best, and with four British Blue indoor pooing machines we get through quite a bit. It does track, but we just get round it by hovering, hovering a LOT.

I have friends with inherited chromosomal defects, if a cure could be found for him then that would be a truly good thing.
As a species we need to block/ban genetic eugenics or we will have a super race of have and have nots. I also am very aware of the risks of unintended change to DNA sequence. If you imagine how hard it is for computer programmers to debug a programme, now imagine that 1000x more complex and with bugs that might not show for years, or perhaps only when combined with other bits of DNA code (ie offspring of GM kids). So I fully support the research, but application and use needs tight regulation.
Generally I am more concerned about smaller organisms than bigger ones. A GM elephant (or human) is pretty easy to find and control. A GM mosquito or GM bacteria could be the 21st century equivalent of Cane Toads in Australia if we are not careful.

Can’t wake up. Need to be on the road for 7:30am :-(

I tried to refurb my old Bosch with Ebay tabbed C-Cells. They never gave as much current as the genuine Bosch battery, so it was a poor investment. This is what prompted me to ditch the Bosch and update to Makita.

My brother and wife downsized from a 5 bed terrace, to a 3 bed semi (near Ton actually!). They are glad that they didn’t go smaller as they still have enough room to have kids, grandkids and friends stay over.

Makita 18v lxt, I too upgraded from a Bosch 14.4v

Is this now like that digital equivalent of that game with the balloon, where you try to keep it aloft for as long as possible? If so then….[digital] bop!

With Zombie gingerbread men do you have to bite the head off to stop them?

Wow, is this thread still going! Ironically impressive.

19 backers in the first 15 minutes! Good show. Got my order in.

Pianos need to be tuned. Get a second hand Yamaha Clavinova. Great sound and will hold its value. We have one and it is 95% as good as a proper piano in sound and as good in feel, with the added advantage of volume controls.

Pisa underwhelmed me. Florence however…wow!

Despite having a “local” literally 12 inches from the bottom of my garden, I tend to drink in the centre of Leeds. Would probably consider Whitelocks the closest I have to a regular pub.

Here here! UK needs to make more stuff. We are actually better at it than we give ourselves credit for.

Chucked a few coppers into the pot. (Need to get rid of my loose change so that it doesn’t wear holes in the pockets of my Hebden trousers) :-)

oh…cnc machined mica buttons. Only Tie died Ti could be better.

Garmin is the default here. Good hardware and good software. I would encourage buying one with lifetime maps and digital traffic. Mine was £99 and even has full EU mapping.

Fellow Nikon shooter here with a prehistoric D80. Bits I really love: Wireless flash (SB800 and SB600…replaced with newer models now) some of my best pictures use wireless flash.
Also buy the 50mm F1.8 cheap as chips and a really good lens.
I will go with FX for my next camera, but years of service with the D80 reflects well on the quality of Nikon gear.

I love titanium bikes. My first was an Orange Vit T2 that was stolen a long time ago. I replaced this with a Merlin Rocklobster Titanium and it is still my most cherished bike. I now also have a Lynskey built PX Sportive and after 7 years of use it is still in fine fettle, so Lynskey must have built “some” good frames. I like titanium because it is compliant, and is impervious to the Yorkshire grot. I think cheap carbon and the fact that Ti is not really suitable/relevant for full suspension set ups (where carbon or Alu are much better) have limited its appeal.

Needs link to purchase, or an SWT article to link to it!
I love nice knives, but am not a connoisseur.
I use my Richardson Midori cooks knives constantly, and have my Leatherman honed to a shaving edge, but I hanker for a lovely Damascus blade thing.
The top one in the picture is my favourite.