You can get that reverb hose for £10.99 and in white as well as black

Convert, Pete told me that he opened the shop because he wanted to meet the needs of people coming to Anglesey who’s weekend was ruined by poor planning and preparation (forgetting a paddle for example). It’s really a kayak/climbing shop that expanded into bikes because they were asked for bike parts by locals. He seems to embrace the internet, but takes issue with the big sales channels extracting their profit from the UK and putting very little back. Unusually, he appears to be a socialist shopkeeper!

I think his point(and it is my LBS, so I have spoken to him after all isn’t that one of the things we use them for, just a chat) is that ebay take a huge chunk of his margin (as we’ve already established, ebay is ‘competitively’ priced so margins are reduced), which they then extract from the UK economy through clever accounting. As he said to me “People complain about the lack of a pay-rise in their public sector jobs, but then shop with tax dodgers, it’s like spending all your wages and then complaining you have no savings for your holiday”.

As I said in my OP, an interesting blog post and it appears to have encouraged some debate.

Mefty, it’s definitely ebay that he speaks about and links to. I read it before linking to it here.

refers to ebay in the blog.

I’d guess Amazon invest every penny after dividends and bonuses, as it doesn’t come across as a workers co-operative…

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I don’t think he’s referring to CRC, more the Tax dodgers…

Did Luke crash and roll around the floor?

Ken Dodd’s dad’s dog died today…

But would we have had the Fast Show without the Pythons??

No it’s not.

I stimulated myself by hand as a teenager looking at pictures of Pigfaces ex.

I came across this again through a link on faceache earlier today and genuinely laughed out loud at parts.

And here is a massage from the Swedish Prime Minister…

Daughter has a pair of these electron pod, excellent value with change out of £20 for the pair.

Happy with my stealth, definitely neater for routing.

I’m currently selling a triangular chocolate antidote, Tebolarone.

bump

If you’re paying, it’s not a “date”.

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Dannyh

Quite, but it is all grist to the mill for those who would seek to ban us from everywhere except the roads.

FTFY

Swinton

I’d have to go there 5 days a week, so I’d waste less time commuting and have more time free after work to get the jobs done that need doing at home, then freeing me up for full weekends of fun.

Richmars beat me to it.
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And only £230 a year to tax it!

Since having the kids, I’ve been skint. £8.99 in Tesco and they last about as long as the last £40 pair I had from Austin Reed.

Fear of the establishment? Remember how in the 70’s they could put you away IF they wanted to. Guildford Four, Birmingham 6 for example. Or they could kill you and cover it up by closing ranks Blair Peach.

I guess what he really hoped was that his comments would shine a light on it that might just warrant investigation, or he just wanted to increase his notoriety by making insinuations against the nations favourite uncle??

Jonny Rotten knew about Saville in the 70’s apparently…

0:52 is the relevant bit

Hinterland was brilliant, Welsh Language detective drama. After all if we can all watch Scandiwegian stuff with subtitles, why not a bit of homegrown Cymraeg??

Cymru am byth!

Oh and Shetland was pretty good as well.

Heston’s Triple Fried Chips are the way to go….

I got into the Mutations back in the late 70’s

I heard that Chelsea offered £38 million for Ebola when they knew he was planning to come to the UK.

I’ll get my coat…..

I use Conti Race Kings on my hardtail, low rolling resistance and grip just fine.

“And where you buy a car has nowt to do with where you get it serviced/repaired etc. “

But it does if it’s a warranty issue.

If you’re looking for proper protection, the RaceFace Indy is D3O and so far I’m happy with it, nowhere near as bulky as my old Flanks and ideal for trail riding IMHO.

If it’s just to cut down on Gravel Rash, then the RaceFace charge might be better solution for you. Lightweight foam padding. They’re on offer at £28 in the link I gave.

But he would have to put those quotations into context. That’s why I would invite him to debate…

Daffy – I’d also deport all members of his immediate family and banish their descendants for the next 3 generations.

Ah, the old sins of the fathers routine. That always breaks the cycle….

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Shakes head in despair

Invite him to justify his actions and debate with him as to why his actions do not meet the teachings of the prophet, peace be upon him.

Valve isn’t lined up with labels on tyres….

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Torchwood was more about reducing homphobia by making one of the heroes gay.

Is it a “cosplay” thing?

I hear it’s a pain the a**e.

Good luck!

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The big place next to Red Rooster serves excellent food, but just doesn’t open early enough…

RaceFace Indy D3O very comfortable to ride in, not been off yet to test them properly.

daftvader, I was about to call you out as being the MD of Yodel….