Anyone mentioned MASSIVE POCKETS as an argument for shorts yet?

When I exit the garage I have my backpack on, and my last act is to chuck the keys in my capacious shorts pockets as I leave. I use the pre-ride faff time to transfer the keys to my backpack 🙂

I’ll also take fashion as a valid answer. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to look good in what you wear. It usually translates into more confidence.

Yeah, I did think if you’re somewhere with no signal then you’re stuffed.

But if you’re going somewhere like that then you’d not assume a cafe at the mountaintop with free wifi would you?

@andybrad that was my thinking 🙂

@Drac what’s the IOS feature that permits this? Curious to know.

Cheers, we already bake our own bread, cakes and so on.

I’ve eaten at the restaurant before and (like most Michelin star places) it’s pretty good, so I’d not feel short changed eating there.

I do all the butchering in the house, my partner has no interest in learning the craft. I’m asking to see if anyone has had a similar experience and if they actually learned anything from it they wouldn’t from binge watching master chef 🙂

When I moved to London I was sharing with 5 others. It was a pretty big house, but it was cheap-ish for London.

Only 2 of us were in our 20s. One was in his 40s. He was saving up for a house deposit. He was a head teacher at a local school. Make of that what you will.

Looks like they are asking for witnesses:

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/a3-guildford-crash-pedestrian-confirmed-12253688

Anybody who witnessed the collision or events prior to the collision is asked to call Surrey Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01483 639922 quoting, P16273498.

Work, like people have said, who knows whom you’ll meet?

Someone I knew went from shop floor to steering committee at John Lewis all because she bothered to write a critique of the operations and posted it to the MD.

Got a locksmith in. He reckons it’s jammed shut 🙁

It is nearly sorted out now and I didn’t even have to go to Centre Parks.

I hope all of your back doors are better quality and aren’t prone to jamming up in a couple of years.

Just went to Tesco for the weekly shop and it’s only £1.07 cheaper than Ocado/Waitrose. I could have taken £3.50 off with the clubcard points, but felt that defeated the purpose.

2 adults and a 17 month, approx £115 a month covering everything except lunches. Via tesco. No real waste, just the odd bit of veg. Eat well but not ridiculously, think I’ll take a look at other options.

How on earth do you manage that? Are you both on a cut?

Dayum, I was hoping it would be non-NI. Thanks all!

Thanks for all the responses.

We’re going to try a combination of ordering online only instead of using the supermarket and swapping to Aldi/Lidl for in person shops.

The veg box is good value for us because it is good quality and makes us think creatively about the food we eat (tomatillo salsa anyone? :)). It also covers all the staples so we’re good there.

We don’t eat much processed food.

Trying to answer questions.

Largely depends on how much you drink though, shops with wine/beer could easily be 20-30 quid more

We don’t drink much. About a beer each per fortnight.

Are you including toiletries/cleaning products in that supermarket shop? I find they tend to put the price up a bit.

No. No toiletries.

Are you throwing much food away?

Very little gets wasted. This was something we addressed a while ago.

to be fair £100 of meat is quite a chunk.
Is it all organic/corn fed/whateverelseisfancy?

It is from a local butcher. Prices per kg don’t seem much different to supermarket. For example, 10 chicken breasts for £29. 4 packs of lean steak mince for £22 (1.6kg).

Also, are you bulk buying?

Not really, unless there’s an offer on at the supermarket. Butcher rounds down to nearest 10 usually. So a little bit of a discount there.

You haven’t said where you do your shopping. Or how many you are feeding.

Combination of Ocado, Waitrose, Tesco.
2 adults, one child under 2.

Meal plans.

Already done.

Lidl or Aldi for produce, stop eating stuff that you don’t make yourself

Been meaning to. Are they really that much cheaper?
Everything is cooked from scratch apart from 2 frozen pizzas a month. That would save £3-6 I think.

Eat less meat. Partial shift to becoming vegetarian.

Roughly 50:50 split already. Not sure where else to get the protein apart from chickpeas and lentils. Nuts are costly.

Some basic tips, shop seasonally, don’t but the same things all year round.
Lastly is 500/month excessive for your income and do you enjoy the food you eat?

Veg box is seasonal. Some fruit we buy out of season. Looking at cutting some of that out now. Any tips for fruit?
We’re not feeling the pinch financially, but it would be good to cut down that amount by £100.
Yes, we really enjoy the food we eat and enjoy cooking it. There’s the occasional ropey meal when my partner tries something a bit slap dash, but nothing inedible! That’s the bit that makes me question whether there are any real savings to be made, but the amount in itself feels like a lot.

We buy no branded food apart from a few items where we’ve comparison shopped using the lower level brands for (groan) A/B testing.

If you have cash then why not buy 2nd hand private sale instead?

WD40 has done bugger all.

@project it’s a mortice lock. Can’t see anything wrong with the key.

It’s strange they have the safety features as specific modifications.

How do they know the car has them in order to account for them.

@maccruiskeen I was thinking along the same lines. Anything that’s a “mod” bumps your insurance. Regardless of whether it’s a massive engine fitted in your garage, or a time machine that automatically stops you ever having an accident. The two are not the same at all in terms of risk, but the only difference seems to be by how much it gets put up by!

I thought maybe it was some sort of risk compensation factor added on.

Not sure how a thief knows I’ve got blind spot monitoring or assisted braking though. Maybe if I had some spinning rims 😀 …

I only use soap to wash my hands. Controversial I know.

Nobody’s ever commented on it. But I don’t have many friends so who knows?

If you say it repeatedly you can’t tell the difference!

Maybe I’ve misinterpreted what she meant when she said she’d like to try water sports?

Takes all sorts eh?

Thanks for the link to the previous threads. Really helpful. I found it for a tenner less through one of the links in there.

A dozen or more tubes? Don’t you repair them when you get a puncture?

At around £1 per tube I usually don’t bother. Shocking, I know 🙁

not needed. just tape em.

The tyres I’ve got are supposed to not go up with tape according to several people who’ve tried.

@dudeofdoom
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check them out.

Should I run normal length valve stems with an extender, or get the 62mms? Never had deep section rims before.

The rims I’ve got aren’t tubeless compatible sadly. Else I’d have been all over that.

Yes.

Also managed to get two road bikes in there with wheels off.

Full sus bike in a bike bag in there too.

It will take two bikes with wheels off relatively easily. May need to pad them out a bit.

I occasionally suffer blackouts. Let me go for a relaxing drive.

What on earth was this woman thinking?

– Stockpile the childcare vouchers now if you’re planning on sending the child to nursery.
– Buying used stuff is all well and good, but be prepared for Mum to put her foot down on certain things.
– Do some things for yourself. I try and get out once a month with mates, bike trips, watch some sport, go to the movies that sort of thing.
– Breastfeeding is great. Help your wife out as much as you can to help her do it. This means meal prep, good meals with good quality food and balanced nutrition.
– Sometimes babies just cry even if they’ve been fed, have slept, have a dry nappy and have been winded. Keep your shit together when this happens.
– Do not martyr yourself.
– Do not argue about who is more tired.
– You have something like 18 weeks of unpaid parental leave a year. I took over a month off on top op paternity to spend with my family. It was awesome.
– Take lots of photos and videos. You will not recognise that little baby in the photos in 6 months’ time.
– Be prepared to bed-share or co-sleep. Having this little creature completely dependent on you slept next to you in bed is an incredible thing.
– Save as much money as you can to tide yourself over the hump when statutory payment stops for your partner.
– Parents can be a bit funny about how you parent.
– Remember as a father you need the freedom to parent how you want.

Enjoy it. It’s great!

Always liked some Blockhead.

Maybe they will publicise you elsewhere? Social Media, club literature, banners at the events and so on?

Tesla Model X or Model S configured with the additional seating?

IS this fallout from Brexit?

I’ve heard of people buying houses based on the jobs this created. I feel very bad for those people if this is going to lead to large redundancies in the Southwest.

My bike’s got a kickstand plate mounted to it. Just need to figure out somewhere decent to buy it from first.

Cheers! Anywhere in the UK I can get it? Looks like I have a kickstand plate on the bike too. Result!

I like being a pleb whose choices are made for him thanks 🙂

So many.

– WWF using parents bed as the ring. Mum walks in just as I’m using the wooden bedstead as a ring corner to bash his head into. Still has the scar.
– Somehow convincing him to hold a rugby ball while kneeling to attempt a place kick. Missed ball, kicked his groin. I will never forget his face as he wordlessly fell over.

These he barely remembers, or laughs about these days. Unfortunately, the fall out from his wedding damn near tore our family apart. Hey ho.

Wait, so they are allowed to send their children to school here? That’s nuts!

I’ve got smallpox right now and I’m loving it.

http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/science/this-pro-science-comic-about-vaccines-is-so-simple-even-a-rabid-anti-vaxxer-can-understand-it-image/

I know about herd immunity, but should I try and avoid physical proximity to them in case they catch whooping cough or some other 15th century disease?

Valsalva maneuver? Try taking a couple of test breaths before the main lift. Also, strange questions, but are you wearing clothes that are too restricting?

Mazda 6 Tourer.

I used a broker too (Carwow, thanks to someone who posted here!). I tried two dealers who couldn’t match the price I got through the broker. I’m after as much car as I can get for as little money as I can spend from a quality manufacturer.