Less wrong than pushing up a hill because you’ve run out of gears 🙂

*paging CFH*

very good thanks old bean. Our daughter is four months old and has infected us with norovirus this week, have just spent a very enjoyable stag do riding bikes in the lake district, and then pub is ramping up for busy times. Also have a cheeky weekend watching the tour go past my parents house in yorkshire in a couple of weeks….. nice.

What flashy said. Helmets and shoes and clothing, totally worth going to LBS for.

7 hour drive back from a stag do in Newcastle.

Didn’t realise it was fathers day until a couple of days ago – it’s my first one!

I did get this picture message though on the way back….

I’d go for the inbred. Still, in hindsight my all time favourite bike. as previous poster said, just an old school, do it all, do it great, reliable mountain bike for getting out there.

It’s missed. but then so is biking in general – life in the witterings is great but the biking is shit.

as a publican, the 9 – 5 sound sounds pretty appealing! But, after a couple of years, things are now starting to swing slowly in favour of life, rather than work work work.

Generally get a few hours to kill in the afternoon, so do get some time for recreation, but the arrival of our daughter has pretty much stopped that for the moment!

does this count?

7 weeks on wednesday – not broken yet 🙂

Travel. *edit*

Travel in style

seen hi a few times – always excellent. always great fun.

He’s a touring machine, so he’s got pretty good at it.

Love Ire and Song = best album. Love Ire and song, probably the best song too, but some classics in there as well such such as long live the queen.

but it’s all personal taste innit – I’ve been a fan for years 🙂

aye, didn’t agree with him, but it’s good we have a country where there can be a strong voice against the government/policy that gets listened to – we might not like the outcome e.g. strikes etc, but society needs people like that

went there for a wedding a few years ago – ace city. historic, ancient, fascinating on one hand, and the best party city I’ve ever been to on the other.

Taxi drivers WILL fleece you to pieces though, but that ain’t the end of the world.

thegreatape – Member
At the frankly worthwhile risk of repeating previously given advice, stay north, do not venture south. It’s like watching your favourite pub go up in flames.

This, just for expectant Dads is tosh. it’s totally fine. I’d liken it more to having a basic single bladed pen knife but then realising it’s actually the big fat swiss army bad boy knife that can do lots of things very well.

All is well, BTW!

He’s a *cough* Cavapoo.The wife chose him.

bless. that’s a sore bum that is.

or the picolax thread.

kitesurfing and paddle boarding here – in fact it’s now become my main hobby since moving to the witterings and time off has become sparse – I live 50 yards from the beach now so much easier to bag an hour kiting than head to the hills and go biking.

But I love it all!

don’ tworry about the non removeable battery.

just get one of these:

http://www.aboveandbeyond.co.uk/.CampStove_973100140000.htm?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=froogle-campaign&gclid=CPXAhMqe4LwCFSTkwgodh2UACA

I have a nexus 5 – great phone. Camera is a bit bobbins in low light though. but otherwise excellent for the money. Doubt I’d go back to apple unless the iphone 6 really is something amazing. But doubt it will be.

home now, watching olympics, with little Annie sleeping on my chest while Mrs JB gets some sleep. Confused dog is looking on, but seems happy to see the new addition.

Had a really nice night of hanging out with the new family last night. Not daunting at all felt perfectly natural. It’s all a bit special innit!?

not that excited about going back to work!

right, promise not to pollute STW with any more proud dad content. 🙂

She’s here!

Pessary in @ 2100 yesterday, waters broker @ 0130, had a load of meconium in the waters so a bit of a panicked rush to hospital. things started going very quickly once we got there. Epidural went in just in the ice of time and at 0531, Mrs JB did an amazing job and delivered our first child, a little girl.

I can honestly say that nothing has ever prepared me for a moment like that. THE most intense experience of my life, fascinating, scary, exhilarating. beautiful.

Have popped home to walk the dog and tidy the house a bit. she’s staying in tonight, and coming home in the morning.

I won’t be forgetting today in a hurry! *getting dusty in here again*

🙂

back from the hospital. they put a pessary in, and said standby. asked if we could do that at home, and after some umping and ahhing we got discharged. have to give it 24 hours now!

Still no movement. booked in for 5:00pm tomorrow to start the induction action.

Mrs JB teary and tired. me? stressed & worried, but looking forward to the end of it all.

Sasd thing is that when she goes in for induction, they pretty much tell dads to go home till something happens. So I’ve got to go home and wait on my own knowing she’s alone at hospital.

anyways, in 24 hours we’ll be on the road to parenthood. Will check in later, for now, it’s sleep time (thanks for all the comments gang).

nope.

all quiet. Mrs JB now getting a bit upset at the lack of action. personally it was nice to get this weekend out of the way for me (busy work action).

really would rather not go down the induction route if at all possible, but looks like it may be inevitable.

feeling stressed today!

Still no movements….

now keen to see it through the night so it’s not a valentines baby.

COME ON!

Sweep day today, if that doesn’t get things going, another sweep Monday, then induction Tuesday, so we have a sort of date for the big day if nothing happens before that. Mrs JB has told me she is definitely not having a baby tonight as she didn’t sleep too well last night, so we’ll see….

boooking in for induction gave me a proper moment of clarity. This shit is REAL.

Congrats Blobby, and all the other STWers (surprisingly many) about to pop.

Will update once we have a little person and I’ve stopped blubbing. 🙂

Blimey – good luck Hefin!

First gig I ever went to – 1995ish at leeds T&C.

great band!

I have exactly that car. with 163k on the clock.

just passed it’s MOT with no problems. 40mpg round town, 55 on a run. pretty quick, quiet, refined. big.

best car I’ve ever had.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-42397333.html

better than expected

work stand. tick
cable cutters. tick

but you know what still makes me happy after years of riding? clicking into pedals. such a satisfying sensation.

so for me, it’s the SPD.

Oh Dear Colin.

Was in a similar – ish situation to you a few years ago.

I think Madjak has it – get involved and get DOING stuff. Activity is the key – work activity into everything you do – you have to eat, so enrich your life by learning some kick arse recipes. Riding bikes? yup – that’s grand, but do it WITH people. Widen your horizons, learn something new. it’s weird, but having not played football since school, I started a regular 5 a side thing, and being around some other folk really helped.

Biking is great, but I found during my, erm, darker days, that I rode lots, and despite getting fitter, also ended up still lonely.

Finally, I’d say chat to a friend, over a beer, in person. STW is a lovely place, with some great folk, but it’s not a substitute for real chat with real people. Again, when I was down, the thing that started me getting happy again was going out and actually talking to my friends.

You will feel better in time, it’s all anecdotal, but 3 years on from a breakup of my own doing, I’m getting married to my beautiful girl and have a baby on the way (2 weeks to go). And that was after royally screwing up, of my own volition. You’ll be alright 😉

Got my own business, and I work a LOT of hours. I just wanted to take a week to help Mrs prepare and to honestly spend a last few days together, as we don’t get to see each other much. January is a quiet month, so I took a week out while I could. Once baby arrives I’m not faking paternity per se, but hours will be very minimal for as long as we need….

DIY jobs are slated for this week along with bike rides and a bit of work. Thanks for the tips chaps 🙂 just had a lovely day hanging out with the Mrs, bump and dog. Looking forward to daddyhood!

yup, sleep is high on the agenda!

thinking of taking the dog out for his first outing with a mountain bike tomorrow…..

good advice – got some films to watch this week. wolf on wall street, walter mitty and 12 years a slave. none of which the wife wants to watch!

need to get the bag packed for the big day, and get some films downloaded….

hmmmm. if I’d have stopped and had that sort of argument everytime someone did that I’d never get to work!

Now, I was starting to get bored of the sheer number of commuting videos on youtube at the moment. but then last week a good mate has this happen…

Now, had there not been a camera, it would have been his word against hers. So I guess there is a merit in recording your commute. He got away with a broken nose and lots of aches and pains.

Brighton big dog is excellent – best atmosphere and course I’ve done.

Earlstoke 12 – is that the same course as dusk til dawn? if so then that was bloody brilliant too….

We went cross breed with Roger (now 14 months). Cost us £350, and so far, about £600 in the first year on vet bills/jabs etc. Plus £20 pm insurance. Plus about £30 pm in food. Add another £20pm on lost tennis balls, treats etc, he’s not a cheap toy. But he IS ace and I wouldn’t change him for the world.

one thing pet insurance doesn’t prepare you for is the £90 excess on vet bills. nearly every visit to the vet has been circa £100, i.e. not worth claiming. BUT if he needs a £3k operation, we’ll be glad we got it.

Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about getting bent over by the breeder. That’ll be only once. getting bent over by the vet however, can be a monthly occurance!

Tom – YGM

30% – Apparently I’m a big softy who’s going to get fecked over by everyone.

Cosmic!

Excellent. I’ve got 8 weeks to go till mine arrives. Reading this thread has excited me no end!

however, restaurants and pubs do not have to give a reason to not allow someone into their premises, just as you don’t have to give a reason for not letting someone into your home.