Forgot to put in my post good on you Mr Nutt for following your dreams.

Friday is the first day of the rest of my life…I can't wait, this has been the longest month ever!

though parliament, its finances party funding etc are corrupt as **** and really should be sorted out!

..and has been since it's inception.

Revolution it is then…who's for a '3rd way'? 😉

There's one of those 'laws' about punctures I reckon, it's like toast landing butter side down when you drop it. Punctures always occur either when you are either late or it's pissing down or both! 😉

I'd always assumed (possibly wrongly) that Cycling Plus was based in Bristol?

Turning their anger onto police officers they acted with, at times, extreme violence and their actions led to injuries to police officers, protesters and members of the public.

From the times article…which then lists the injuries as a Policeman with a broken finger, another who was bitten by a police dog (who clearly got confused as to whose side he was on!) and 4 others who it suggests were all there representing Unite Against Facism…sounds extreme.

No surprise though is it right wing thugs protected by state funded right wing thugs, reported by a right wing press.

Is the Cider rise to put it on a more level playing field with other alcoholic beverages?

Is Cranberry the new Mark Datz? discuss. 🙄

My 10 cents to this is I sat down in the shop the other day and tried to read an old copy of Dirt Magazine…and I actually couldn't. I couldn't work out where the ads stopped and the articles started!! So I ended up just flicking through it and looking at the pictures…I prefer a lightweight mag I can read than that!

Don't they have to wait at least a year to dump them or can they have a post-election budget immeadiately if they win and undo this one?

If you're a day time tv show it's called a Life laundry? 😉

Quite a lot of those are 'anti-speeding' ads I think…how many of you would never drink and drive but routinely drive over the speed limit? (worth a thought, myself included)

I think the blue/red/black elements next to each other in the same trail is a good idea, as a definite 'novice' who tends to ride with people way above my skill level.

That way you don't feel like you are holding people up if they have to wait for you to walk elements you can't ride or forcing them to ride trails too easy for them.

@wrightson I had assumed there was an element/factor for links between the substance and violence/crime in the score. Alcohol would score more highly for that than tobacco as far as I am aware.

How many arms and what BCD?

Stronglight?

Sweet potato wedges and something probably.

There's nothing quite like a nice walk round Gisburn pushing a bike. 🙄

As I'm 'relatively' new haven't posted in this one I don't think, me on a moutain bike of all things…you never know it might actually happen again this year! 😉

I don't 'do' posh…although I am well spoken.

For all the efficiency you may gain going up with SPD's if you then feel less comfortable going down (which is often cited by people as a reason for not using SPDs) and therefore go slower on the downhill section, over the whole ride it's not going to gain you any time/speed…personal choice imho.

Off topic though! 😉

On a side note we could buy http://www.markdatz.com you know…provide an archive of the best ones!

I have some hand cream – 7

I'm not a big Susan so I don't have any hand cream – 6

Not sure I'd be looking to buy property right now, especially not BTL (there's way too many properties for rent out there already IMO)

But as he has a large chunck of capital and therefore small mortgage to cover he could charge a very competitive rent which would mean he could get tenants easily.

Most places that are to rent and sitting empty are doing so because they want stupid money for shite and not prepared to take lower offers. If he bought to let and went through a letting agency some do guaranteed rents as well which would minimise the risk.

Yes there is the issue with maintenance though for residential lettings, he should buy the house for sale two doors down from mine and rent it to me at a reduced rate on the condition I fix anything that breaks. 😉

Fugazi – aged 15 thought there was 20 minutes of a good hardcore punk record in their somewhere…aged 18+ the penny dropped! 😉

The National Trust are evil.

Elaborate please.

None of the stuff under 'West Midlands' on the list towards Gloucestershire way?

Also the fact they may have altered his mood and made him more aggressive may mean that 'arguing' with him is a road to nowhere! 😉

Seek alternative housemates?

Steroids are apparently legal to buy but illegal to sell in the UK. You can get them on prescription as well for certain things.

Talk to Frank! 🙂
http://www.talktofrank.com/drugs.aspx?id=170

Okay it was a sweeping generalisation based on my recent move from Yorkshire to Worcestershire and past experiences…but there are quite extreme regional variations.

Stevious is this is a big or small retailer?

@stevious I think the point I was trying to make (very badly) is that they may not be in a fiscal position to have the same attitude.

Also you may have got the monkey, ask to speak to the organ grinder. 😉

It's definitely 114-117p per litre in Worcestershire…maybe Reading is less affluent. 😉

Oh and in answer to the original question…because countries are stockpiling it thereby influencing the market?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_strategic_petroleum_reserves

FarmerJohn you're not totally right…the tax has increased but so has the 'non-tax' element.

http://www.petrolprices.com/fuel-tax.html

Also does anyone know why there fuel is always cheaper in the North?

You are allowed to claim petrol etc if you are out of pocket returning things I have done it .I Checked with trading standards first

Really? You learn something new every day…anyone know if there is a similar provision for returns postage in the 'distance selling' rules?

They didn't provide a decent service so yes be annoyed but conversely if they are a small retailer then it may have been an honest mistake and they may not have the staff/systems in place to keep you as informed as perhaps you would like.

I'm not sure where the concept of being compensated for inconvenience comes from though, if you bought something from a supermarket that was faulty or off and took it back would you ask them to pay for your petrol/travel or give you something extra when you took it back? Sometimes companies do compensate you to try to keep your custom but that is at they're discretion and they obviously make a call as to whether it is cost effective/affordable…it seems people almost expect it these days.

Yes have been doing it for years with varying levels of success.

Was Spooky still around in 2000?

Isn't Spooky still around today or do I need to read up on my mtb history? Or are we talking about that particular model?

I'm taking an £8k pay cut from the 1st April, working more hours with less holiday…I can't wait, I wish I could start tomorrow.

In my experience it's better to be happy/content than rich.

If the ratio is always 2:3 surely then to work out the length of the sides, divide the area by 6 to give you a number 'a'.

One side will be 2 x the square root of 'a' the other will be 3 x the square root of 'a'.

In your example above a = 1 so square root of a also = 1, but it should work for any size rectangle that is of the ratio 2:3…I think…seems logical to me.

e.g. area = 24, then 24/6 = 4, so one side is 2 x 2 = 4 and the other is 3 x 2 = 6.