My wife is.

This year she has completed her Masters, finished a Post Grad Certificate in Clinical Examinations and got a huge promotion at work.

Me – mleh.

I ain’t half proud of her – ten times the savvy I have.

it’s a self fulfilling prophesy – promote womens sport less, deprioritise them on the TV schedule then say ‘oh no one watches it so it doesn’t generate the same revenue, therefore you get less money’

So these massive multinational sports and media organisations lose out on billions of pounds worth of income and profits just to spite women?

All a bit pointless though really, because even where women are shown to add equal financial value to the bottom line – they are still paid less on average. E.g. Female board members, CEO’s etc…

And they shouldn’t be. I’m all for equal pay for everyone doing the same job but what seems to be being asked in sport is for is equal pay for people doing a lesser job in terms of actual performance/ viewing figures/revenue generated.

O’Connor and McCaffrey

Irish and Scottish,not eligible.

I got the gag Duckman, even if this lot didn’t.

Must be the repeated concussions.

:D

It’s just like bike standards – they go out of their way to make understanding it all as simple as possible.

:D

Dear customer.

We’ve run out of 2016 Pikes but found a consignment of RST Mozo Pros from 1995 so we’ve stuck them on for you.

Cheers

Bike Manufacturer.

Bit of a google and it seems that maximum PSI also figures into this.

According to the site I saw XL and reinforced tyres have maximum inflation of 42psi whilst C rated (designating van tyres) can go higher – up to 83psi for 120 load rated tyres.

My Transit van has front and rear pressures of 53psi and 60psi respectively so could not achieve the required psi on an XL or RF tyre. it needs 102/104 rated C tyres to alow this psi.

Max load rating seems to be 100 for XL and RF tyres so would be fine on a 2.4 ton van but not on a 2.8 ton like mine.

C rated tyres are for light van appliacations and typicaslly have 6 or 8 plys as opposed to the standard 4 ply car tyre.

XL tyres are still more heavily reinforced than standard tyres and will be used on some commercial vehicles.

My Transit handbook specifies C rated tyres.

As far as the law is concerned for Class 4 vehcles there is no MOT fail for having the wrong tyres fitted (hence the tiny tyres stretched onto huge rims that customisers have), but it will be recorded on the documentation and the tester must inform the driver that the wrong tyres are fitted.

Anecdotally, from some threads on the Transit forum, folk who use appropirately load rated tyres with no C rating suffer a lot of premature trye failures.

You can get C rated Continental 4 seasons or winters for my Transit from Mytyres for less than £70 each which I reckon is pretty cheap.

I would consider that to be quite a major change, albeit not massively expensive to correct.

Wouldn’t fill me with any confidence in the shop if I had to try to make a warranty claim either.

The Capra’s here have 165/160 travel and look unbelievable value:

YT Industries slashes price of Capra to £1,600 for 2016

915mm bars surely.

To be fair all round, that’s normal for anything. Cars, boilers, etc. It’s simply getting towards the old-age of its ‘realistic lifespan’ and little to do with forced obsoloscence. It’s great that you’ve run it for so long, I’m all for not replacing stuff for the sake of it, but fatigue, wear and tear etc – 9 years is already good going.

As a tight fisted Yorkshireman these things irk me – realistic lifespan’s seem to be reducing all the time and do smell of forced obsoloscence – not specifically in the bike industry but all round.

Small leak on seal on electric kettle thats only 15 months old – can’t get parts so had to buy new kettle.

Microwave packing in after only 3 years – ffs it only does about an hours work a year as we barely use it. Part availalble but at twice the price of buying a new microwave.

Perfectly good cars scrapped cos minor electronic problems are unfixable.

List goes on and on with items being discarded after a relatively short lifespan, only to be replaced by another one shipped from the other side of the world.

Then we ban free carrier bags as it’s bad for the environment.

Right. I’ll **** off now, moaning and grumbling old git that I am.

Personally I intentionally don’t post on here in many threads because I know that certain people will pick through what I’ve said and then try to raise an arguement – and it is typically the same few over and over again.

Tend to lurk a lot nowadays and see it happening to others on numerous threads.

I suspect many people don’t get involved in threads simply to avoid the conflict same as I do.

I do like the feel of wider bars but limit for me is 750mm – even then I struggle at times to fit through trees.

Ah.

That explains it.

Thanks.

Not really up on all these different standards but wasn’t there already 150mm hubs on downhill bikes?

Surely 2mm less for Boost could’ve been avoided and 150mm used.

I am not an engineer so any explanation about why it wouldn’t work will need to be in very simple terms.

As cinnamon girls says, the system may feel difficult and unhelpful but most of the actual staff really are there to help.

Speak to dangerousbeans of the STW parish – he has an interest in similar I believe.

He does.

Some cracking plane crashes to be seen in the Peak as well as further afield.

Some of the ones in Northern Scotland are very well preserved although those in the Peak can be spectacular.

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Recently went through a claim on my own insurance following a break in and theft.

I was transferred to an agent, namely Wheelies, who I understand do loads of work for bike insurance replacements.

They were really good and sorted me out a replacement rather quickly – I was impressed to be honest as I was expecting it to be much more difficult.

I have heard of people who have refused the off the shelf bikes Wheelies have, preferring cash to put together a custom build so this might be available.

Hope you get sorted.

There is no doubt that poor land management above the town has helped water escape off the moors at a greater rate, Baring in mind that a Months worth of rain fell in 24 Hours and the fact that 16″ inches of rain fell in the previous 2 Months Oct / Nov then the land was already at saturation point, that water has to go somewhere and through history these places have always flooded. It’s better though that we blame those with wealth as its all their fault.

I was actually lead to believe that the flood defense for the Foss failed on the Confluence of the river Ouse which contributed to the swell.

It may be just how I’m reading this but you seem to be linking the Calderdale floods with the failure of the Foss Barrier.

It gets no prettier when I’m on it.

Thanks.

Cheers fella

Why think that they’re scoping out your house to burgle first, rather than, they’re fulfilling a useful public role by collecting recycling other people’s waste?

They kindly tried to recycle my Thule 4 bike carrier when I foolishly left it in my garden for 5 minutes before putting it in the shed – luckily a neighbour stopped them.

It’s not Parkour – nothing like it so it’s calling it something it isn’t.

Bit like ‘mountain biking’ for most folk then. :D

How much Gravy’s on your train, exactly? Personally, I’d like lots of gravy.

Not really much gravy in nursing.

Degree level occupation but you do get a bursary to study – Up to £4,395 per year whilst at University but you will be required to work some shifts even at this point and get loans/work elsewhere to top up the bursary.

Once qualified it’s around £21K rising in increments as you become more skilled and take on more duties/responsibilities, so in 7 years you’ll be on just under £28K.

Of course you can move into more senior positions to increase your earnings, although these will have an increasing managerial element and less actual nursing.

If you’re wanting £40K per annum then you need to be at Ward Manager level or above – this role pays £31K to start with rising to £40 with 8 years in the role.

Flew just over the way from our house. Had forgotten they were coming to Holmfirth but the drone of the engines reminded me. Ran outside to watch them go by.

Retrain as a nurse.

Apparently we’re on the gravytrain for life.

That may be your opinion, but nothing you posted provides any evidence at all that is the case.

Numerous studies have been done on the subject, and the majority have suggested (it’s extremely complex to actually work out what the result of cameras has been) that they have had no major impact(sic) on the number of accidents that occur

http://www.roadsafetyobservatory.com/Evidence/Details/11121

Which concludes:

This review is confined to the British experience of speed camera enforcement,but a recently updated Cochrane Review of 35 speed camera studies worldwide concluded:

‘…the consistency of reported reductions in speed and crash
outcomes across all studies show that speed cameras are a
worthwhile intervention for reducing the number of road traffic
injuries and deaths.’

Institute of Advanced Motorists says:

The IAM supports the use of safety camera systems at collision hot spots, on roads with a bad crash record and at areas of proven risk, such as motorway road works
It is vital for their credibility and road safety policy, that their use is concentrated on these areas, directly linked to speed related crashes and casualties
Speed cameras should remain highly visible to provide a deterrent to drivers[/i]

Cochrane reviews are pretty credible as is the RAC Foundation and the IAM.

I couldn’t find much about evidence showing they didn’t work but I only had a few minutes.

Speed cameras began being rolled out in 1991.

Figures for KSI for 1990 were 5217 killed and 60,000 seriously injured.

1998 – 3421 killed and 41,000 seriously injured.

Now I don’t believe it’s all to do with reducing speeds in accident blackspots but I reckon speed cameras will have contributed greatly.

In my experience Scarpa always seem to take quite a bit of ‘walking in’ to make them comfortable for me, as they are very robustly built with thick, stiff leather and less padding than boots that are instantly comfortable.

That being said the pair I had lasted well over 10 years of hard use.

Try soaking it in oil.

I have episodes of depression and anxiety. I wouldn’t wish me on my worst enemy let alone those I love. Maybe I have a skewed perspective but I reckon you’re better off looking elsewhere.

I’m reading this, every time the post updates, hoping, desperately, that someone is going to say that the sun is going to come out on Friday and dry everything out.

I suspect it might take more than a day of sun to dry the trails out.

I think we need a public sector that can grind and help in times of adversity and pull their weight, rather than refusing to accept change

I am a Community Nurse working with severely learning disabled adults, many of whom have physical and mental health problems as well. Due to changes to benefits, the reduction in funding for agencies they normally rely on to get them through and cuts to the number of staff who are provided to support them my role is getting harder and harder.

I feel physically sick at times when at work as the avenues of support for these people slowly dry up. I can’t sleep at night when I have particularly difficult situations to address (sexual abuse, children in need, criminal activities). Somwtimes I can’t sleep at night just worrying about someone, what I might try next to help them and where I might look for further support.

In addition to the stress of the job I have had a 3 year pay freeze and now have a non-consolidated 1% pay rise for 2 years (this means the rise will be rescinded following the 2 years to return me to 2013 rate of pay), my pension contributions have been increased and my mileage expenses for running a car for work have reduced by around £80 per month in the past 2 years. I am not yet destitute by any means but how much grind, exactly, would you like from me and how much extra weight would you like me to pull before you’re happy?

I agree with edward2000. What this country needs is more people prepared to **** off and leave their colleagues/customers/clients in the shit to earn a few quid more.

Is it a requirement of the NHS contract that you have to supply a car?

Yes, if you want a community job, must supply your own car to certain parameters set by the NHS.

So (as long as my calculations are correct):

12000 miles at 54p for the first 3500 and 20 p for the remaining 8500 works out at 30 p per mile average.

Fair bit less than your 45p then and a little less that JAG’s 34p per mile.

Blow me! And you’re complaining?

I had to buy a car when I changed roles, bought a 4 year old C-max 1.6 petrol, the empitomy of a boring average car. Not some fancy 60+mpg thing. And I think I paid off the car, plus all the costs or running it in 2 years at 45p/mile (about 1000 miles a month). And that was while petrol was 1.40 a litre.

Makes my 45p per mile look a bit measley, though the tax man will want to know about the difference?

I wasn’t actually complaining about the rate but was wondering about how they figure certain costs have fallen by so much and if others had noticed big drops in costs.

And I’d take a flat rate of 45p a mile for 1000 miles per month gladly as ours drops to 20p per mile after 3500.

You’d get 45p x 12000 = £5400

Id get 54p x 3500 then 20p for the remaining 8500 miles = £3600

So in a year you’d be £1800 better off.

So it’s yours that looks good, not ours.

So I just need to buy a new car every year?