fyi – gf, 4ft 10, Spec Myka 13″, has drop curved top tube – which helped her

and understand tax and any cash in implications/rules (e.g might have to hold for 5 years)

https://www.gov.uk/tax-employee-share-schemes/overview

by package did you mean Neilson/Sunsail (bikes, yachts, dinghy, cat,windsurf etc) – anyway if you did apologs, I used to love Sunsail – very windy – windsurfer, windy – dinghy/cat, not windy – mtb)

hardcore (provides drainage) then scalpings (on top)

sand also commonly used

sort of OT after my (concrete base) patio experience I an now tempted to try a ‘walls filled with sand’ base – less concrete and sand doesn’t compact and if it can move up/down/sideways it presumably will be ok

edit – if you mow consider the edge, my dad (who does lawns) likes sunken paving stones cause he just mows over them, and they might be less effort to install,

given your wood position could you lay a path of trunk circles or get arty and do an ancient Pict type walkway

last visit home dad showed me some army photos – he was transport, you could see the smile on his face as the memories kicked in

Gearbox McCormick – named after incessant gear changing
Crazy Daisy the Bedford Basher – the odd accident and in convoy everybody wanted to be with them as they could work out bomb patterns and drive through them
quite a few photos of muscly fit people sitting on lorries and landrovers, not seen them before in 53 years…seen every other bloody family photo so often it’s tedious, maybe next visit I’ll see what else comes out

One day he got to drive some very senior officer to dest X and he got lucky and got the special truck – the boys had got a bigger engine and done some ‘work’ on it and it was a bit tasty for it’s time, so off they went, got to the destination and the very senior officer (who said nothing on the journey) turned to him and said Wrong Destination – dad looked at him, then checked his orders and said No Sir this is Dest X, the officer then smiled and started getting out and said ‘you should have landed this at the bloody airport son, wait here for me I’m going back tonight’, he also got somebody from the officers mess to take dad coffee/sarnie – something that very rarely happened.

has ooooerr potential

Old Passage
Cake Pill Gout
Red Ledge
New Passage
with some Warths thrown in

possibly Sun but might be Mon (staying Cardiff Sat and will play it by weather and either visit Gower Sun (or not), then do ride on way home.

it’s with the gf and she’s a very slow bimbler but everytime we cross Severn we think about it
is that coughpath rideable S from Cake Pill Gout – looks ok

wherever you can park a car, maybe at Old Passage given the cafe news

was looking at coughpathing it down that (Severn) way at Cake Pill Gout, is the cafe open on Sun ?

gf uses a mattress topper – might be worth a try, get 2″ or deeper one I’d suggest

Easyish but some hills: See cycle route on arrow (forestry track)

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=202252&y=628735&z=120&sv=202252,628735&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=817&ax=202252&ay=628735&lm=0

Start from Lamlash green on front area/pier, we dropped down at Whiting Bay (head for Giants Grave/zigzag path, before going down make sure you see Glenashdale falls from viewing platform next to steep wooden stairs) could do white roads into Kings Cross along top main road and drop R to Cordon and along front to Lamlash (*you can make it to Kings Cross point BUT stiles,pushing, and hard to follow then up at fish farm **there were rumours of a beach path from there to Lamlash – )

if it’s sunny pub by Lamlash Pier does food and has great view of Holy Isle

*Also search forum as this was on yesterday I think

*Clauchlands – my gf made it there but didn’t want to go past fence as it got singly then

is there a localish hospital/home etc type place you could donate the last year etc to

Become a commoner – http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25485489.html

Bit of an ‘irritating’ place imho, it’s very handy for everything you’ll ever need (Reading,M4,trains etc etc) but actually has next to nothing itself and it’s extremely irritatingly laid out in that it has no centre and the ‘facilities’ are incredibly spreadout.

did a short just NE of Thames by Pangbourne loop, mainly trying to stick to cart tracks/surfaced, then a brief bit of woods – which was either very nice and rideable or very horsed (so we did shortcut it a bit).

on mine all fences are shared …….

understand team maths, 1 team manager doing 150% + 4 team members at 75% = 450% you’ll get better than that by getting the team working really well together and you’ll avoid a nervous breakdown

follow your own rules and standards, be consistent, be approachable and really do listen and if you have to tell someone later make absolutely sure you do talk to them later, have the integrity to kick up as well as down (ie if your manager is being a twunt then stand up to them, esp on your teams behalf)

? Haave you explained what you want and the consequences of certain routines not being followed etc so that people see the whole picture and therefore understnd varous implications.

*edit, I’d have a regular weekly meeting, with a set agenda, e.g.
– this is what we did last week/period and we need to do next week/period (if you have a longer plan try to identify ASAP where you are ahead/behind on any timelines esp critial path so you can reprioritise etc)
– this is what I did last week and what I’m doing next week (and any probs you have)
-then get each person to do ditto and stress the need for them to be able to mention and discuss any issues.

check your/wifes work contracts, some have death in service payments

work out what you want to provide and then get cover for only the required amount

*edit do any of the new bank etc accounts carry freebies etc etc

we do Scotland in late April/May or September, generally worked but two years ago had 7 days of May storms in Plockton – ho hum – 40 mph head winds at Torridon (*bailed and did a better direction route nearby that I really enjoyed) and we really did have small waterfalls going upwards.

I also take full gloves, long socks, long sleeve top, 3/4 baggies and a midge net that fits over helmet, I do look like a pratt but I’m a sweaty pratt that isn’t getting eaten alive on the long slow uphills

may or may not help –

http://bikeland.myswitzerland.com/en/welcome.cfm

could you fit a rear mounted water pistol in case you see him again on a dry day ?

I recommend here as an alternative :+)

Another C2C option

paving slab weeeder ?

(its like a knife with a downward pointing spike and you pull it along) or could you build your own of the correct width

Aviemore area seconded

have a look at Plockton – area, poss not as much for kids

also Galloway area (Glentrool, Galloway forest park etc) – beautiful but not ‘big mountains’

*I have a Deuter Speed Lite 30 – and one thing I noticed (after a Berghaus XF (??very old) 30ishL pack) is that when Scotland, solo, remote packed (3l water plus kitchen sink) I feel that the arm straps aren’t padded enough, but apart from that no probs.

as globalti, suggest earplugs as above

? what is his flooring, could he add thick carpet/underfelt/newspaper etc to help

gf and I stayed here, she liked it, so gf friendly if that helps ……

http://www.lamonthoy.co.uk/

brekkie involved watching a red squirrel stuffing himself about ayard away

Used to know people who chicken mesh lined them to stop them being kicked in

Have you got a PIR light on the shed

mrs is 4ft 10, Spec Myka 13 – also has benefit of drop curved TT, if you’re SEish (Reading/Faringdon) she can prob have a sit etc

Worked for me, but it could go wrong*(due to them generally having higher rates) if for some unexpected reason you had to use your savings elsewhere.

Also some mortgages have a built in ‘annual part overrepayment’ clause (e.g 10% in my gfs case) this might allow more flexibility with a lower base rate

Have at look at SAGA stuff

*What are her interests – ramblers are often mature (*no offence intended)

Do a google on your town and clubs, I was surprised (*pleasantly) at what I found, but at least it will let her see whats available and maybe give ideas

Have a look at evening classes

*Also have a look in library – my local library has a local clubs registers
– bowling
– book clubs
…………………………………..

– try sustrans – they have a mapping site

– look up canals, they can be pretty good

Taunton/Bridgewater canal – http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=327891&y=125805&z=120&sv=327891,125805&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=855&ax=327891&ay=125805&lm=0

also see arrow
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=335942&y=126545&z=120&sv=335942,126545&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=855&ax=335942&ay=126545&lm=0

well the mainly white road loop (w,s, e, n) that in early morning summer mist is beautiful, as was the Somerset farmers attitude – well I would if I was you = brill – *other back rds there quiet)

Portishead – to Bristol track, Bristol – Bath railway path

Canal from Bath to Bradford On Avon has some nice features

see Cycling without Traffic Southwest, John Price

*Emore Okehampton, Granite way

selected quotes from BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21275826

“NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has also come in for criticism. Sir David was head of the health authority before Ms Bower.”

“Officials further up the NHS system have also been implicated. Cynthia Bower was head, from 2006 to 2008, of the West Midlands Health Authority, which oversaw the trust. She left to become head of the Care Quality Commission, the regulator which replaced the Healthcare Commission. She left that post last year amid criticism of the regulator’s performance.”

“The findings were published in February 2010 and detailed the “unimaginable” distress and suffering of patients between 2005 and 2008.”

Statement from me – so this ocurred when the current NHS chief executive was the head of the health authority.

the old codger said I should grease the cut bits after tree pruning

yep, clone – for pliers/knife mainly
also topeak 2 part alien multi, park chain CT5, plus some specific allen keys, zippies and small roll of insulation tape and latex gloves and mini sealed hand wipes

re rusting – I keep my non waterproof toolbag inside a placcy bag in my rucksack, I also wd40 it every so often

try ticket splitting

on your route pick an unlikely, non popular station – ticket from A to there and from there to B will often work out cheaper – remember to get off and on train

gf does ‘rice porridge’ ………. ok with demerara topping

? could you use elastric string (like used inside tent poles) – so you can just tie it round

cheers Jamie – but in Berks, so will try to find a local chap

dagnabbit – close – anybody wanna swap – I have a pair of 22×6 mounts and need a pair of 22×8 – mail in profile ((*edit reqd) chers

The Hide – tv film, 2 people in a mudflat birdwatching hide, gf wanted to watch it, I didn’t – ever so glad I did