i remember reading an article in performance ford where they tested the same car with stock, k+n cone, cheapo cone and then drilled some 2 inch holes in the air box below the filter panel. each was tested on the rolling road and the dilled box had the biggest increase for the bargain price of 0 pence

swiftcover is the cheapest ive ever found. add someone on (like mum ao dad) as a named driver on your policy.
you have to keep shopping around. i was getting quotes of 800 ish for my van and after a week of really irritating calls and internet searches ive got it down to 170 fully comp with all the trimmings.

i cant help getting annoyed at people who say things like – "can't bare to even try an …." – if you haven't tried it you have NO opinion of it.

i think the idea is we all have to buy stuff cos it is really really really important that our economy grows. . .cant remember why this is right now but someone who works in marketing once told me so it must be true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDW_Hj2K0wo

+1 to the e-plan
but seriously water works really well. feeling hungry down 2 pints of water, its free, good for you, helps you metabolize vitamins which is what your body is probably craving and fills you up

macdonalds – more like cheep drugs then food
there is not a single thing mentioned above that i do not like. i believe you all to be uncultured heathens. i mean come on! Durian is the greatest tasting fruit in the world . . . it just happens to be the smelliest as well

sorry – i know this should be in classified but mine is going for 30 quid +postage if anyone is interested

i got one for sale if you want it

HT for those; im jumping on the bike with no plan to link up some loacl trails moments
FS for planned excursions that are usually trail center based

if i had to give up one or the other the FS would have to go, the HT isnt as wild but it is so versatile, it will go-anywhere and that is why i love mtbs. . their ability to go anywhere

if your having a go yourself here are some tips;
*the mix should be wet enough to form a ball in your hand, but dry enough to leave little/no reside on your glove when you form it.
*wet the joints thoroughly, and top up with a sprayer as you go
*once its gone off enough not to run, spray gently with a hose twice/thrice a day for 2 days (longer for lime mortar)
*tools are a plasterers hawk and a 'small tool' (it can be a bit embarrassing asking the builders merchant if he has a small tool)
*get the hawk flush with the joint (to avoid waste) and push mortar in with small tool
*press the mix in HARD
*do long lines of beds and then come back for the perps (upright bits)
*dont try and make it too pretty at first you can come back after about 3 hrs and cut off excess to make it look nice

i would also include some kind of mind numbing drugs such as beer or dope as it is the most tedious of jobs

my local council just spent 14million on roadworks for bendy buses!!! Swansea is not that big a city and the buses are now mostly empty. what gets me though is that the council have payed for the infrastructure so a private company can profit (1.20 for a ticket 1/3 of a mile ?????)
the city is now a nasty, slow, useless, one way system that directs traffic through the city-centre or around a maze of residential streets.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000577021730&ref=ts

dunno if you can copy and paste this but my mate francesco is single in swansea. own hair/teeth/campervan. would love to set him up cos hes doing my head in
oh and he dosent smoke cigars all the time – the pic was taken at a wedding

my bro is a massive footy fan and gets very angry, agitated and verbally abusive (though hes not physically aggressive) when there is any kind of footy on.
personally i cant stand football, and think rugby is better where it is usual to have a drink with the apposing fans after. i think the difference is in rugby there is usually a constant stream of 'things' happening where as football has constant expectant tension. this seems to wind the crowd up

edit; for 'things' read painful looking nastyness happening to someone else

come to wales bach its tidy 🙂

i was taking bikes and bits to Zimbabwe a few years back and i went to all the LBS round my way and explained what i was doing, they all helpfully collected the stuff destined for the bin (shops have to pay for dumped items) and i was able to sort through it and take the useful stuff out with me. there was often 'new' stuff where people upgraded parts on brand new bikes and always loads of tyres/inner-tubes.

i use jedi's method, but multiplied by the biggest fish you've ever caught, to the power of the number of beers drunk that night

cut down a broom handle and the rounded end works well for fitting sfn

edric64 and zulu- eleven why oh why would you want to increase your council tax by dumping a perfectly usable item, just to spite someone who has the time and inclination to make a few quid recycling it? it may have slipped your notice but we have a diminishing amount of space to hide our waste for future generations to deal with.

and cos i cant resist it- id reply no cos you dont own your car – the bank that loaned you the money does, and no they cant cos i own my house and you dont own this supermarket

calm down guys its just a quote from a film – meant only as a bit of fun
all so very precious of your supermarkets on here aren't you

ive done a stint in cold calling but in my defense it was the ONLY work available at the time- i had dependents and i refuse to sign. it is horrible soul destroying work but as mentioned above if your not ready to take the abuse dont do it. the money is good for totally unskilled labour but i will never ever ever do that again.
i will play with them if they call me but i try not to be too offensive (they will usually just pass your number around the room anyway)

happily i now work in an area of outstanding natural beauty restoring listed buildings

i always take my bike in shops. if asked not to i simply reply "see that bike? that bike cost more then you earned last year"

yeah driller is right!
a dog will run till it drops dead, its built into them that getting left behind the pack is as good as dead anyway and you are the pack! i would be worried about de-hydration/fatigue more then his/her feet.
my lab is not fit young enough to run with me anymore at nine yrs (very sad/sulky looks every time i get the bike out) although my old collie ran with the bike up till 12 yrs- but he was hard as nails

you may have separated your sternum from your ribs, my mate did this a few weeks back bench-pressing his fat sister lol. was fine at first but worse next day as the muscles went into spasm. better now after a few weeks, apparently cartilage rejoins bone quite quickly (i suppose like a broken nose)

what's worse then a dog chewing your shoe?

an killer whale eating your trainer

what do you do if an elephant comes in the room?

start swimming

2 monkeys in the bath together, one says- "ooh ooh ooh aah aah aah"

the other says- "well put some cold in then"

i dont like washing up liquid- it makes the skin peel off my hands and i have to walk around for weeks looking like ive got leprosy everytime i have to shake someones hand.

idave – i've always fancied a trip to Sardinia but after finding out about their maggot cheese i have banned myself from going there as i just have to try any weired local delicacies

Puglia in southern Italy – cheap flights/car hire to Brindisi .food is amazing beaches are beautiful. there is a town called Matera that is mind-blowing oh and then of course there is the Italian ice cream. . . . . . . . . . . . .mmmm Italian ice cream

de-greaser and washing up liquid is designed to do the same thing (combine grease with water). personally i wouldn't use washing-up liquid as it is corrosive whereas de-greaser has been formulated to be kind to engines (aluminium and steel)and not to damage paintwork in-case of spillages. i don't use it full strength though except for on the drive-train.

join your local freecycle group – they are constantly being given away on there cos everyone seems to have bought one a few years back and kids bore of them pretty quickly
reduce reuse recycle

ive been enjoying the f1 a lot more this year though the second half of monaco was a bit dull, Alonso was spectacular and every time they had a in car (on car) camera belting round those long, blind, amaco-covered bends i couldn't help myself wincing in amazement at the driver skill/balls . that said i moved over to preferring the motogp a few years back and i think it is far more thrilling for racing thrill.

mmmmmmmm group b .. . . .got to love the 6r4 – vicars car turned into a fire breathing hell hound . .. . my mates dad had one when i was a kid and used to rag it around resolven mt – you could hear it in the next valley !

dont know much about internet dating but my brother (who is a slag of royal proportions) gave me some tips a few years back which helped me no end. these are tips for the first few dates etc after which there is no point in doing anything except being yourself or you'll end up with a girl who likes your alter ego not you.
1. try not to talk about yourself, steer the conversation around to be about the girl your talking to.
2. remember everything they say about themselves eg names of siblings/friends /parents etc
4. be quietly confident, especially around other men (this is why girls like bad boys apparently) but don't come across as cocky
3. don't show off about money/cars/bikes/houses that you own, be vague but with a knowing smile if questioned on this front
4. text message them more then you think is necessary
5. dont try to be funny, but find them hilarious
not sure if this is helpful for internet dating but it worked great for me in real life.

my facias and soffits are original from the 1930's . the upkeep is one of those occasions where a stitch in time saves nine. dont forget that plastic will be around for a really long time after you have discarded it

i want to go to Iceland really really badly

i spent the winter building a bike i will never justify because i am a drunk

dont stress about it dogs do scrap occasionally, they very rarely do any major damage to each other. personally i wouldnt pay any vets fees,and you dont have to have your dog on a lead for it to be under control so dont worry about dropping the lead. im not even sure i own a lead for my lab and she goes everywhere with me. including my local. as a side note, never stick your hands into a dog fight i learnt this the hard way as a kid

yeah i must apologize for getting home drunk and running all over the internet last night . . . i wish i could fit a breathalyser to my keyboard, it would save me so much trouble! right then, now to see if i sent any nasty emails to the ex (cringe)