CookAA: Well said.

’bout time. It’s all about renewables innit. An island nation with no tidal electricity generation is laughable.

Contact your local beekeepers association and get the really good, good for you stuff.

I’ve spent the last 18 months distancing myself from news, bullshit, too many side hustles and various other pointless stressors. I had to, 2017 was horrible. Funerals, skintness and too many suicidal mates. I pulled it all back in 2018. I’ve ditched social media, got a new bike, sorted the finances and focus my life around my kids, job and my bike. Things are going well. I’ve studied and read about ecology all my life so my political view is very green. There is little happening in mainstream politics to address very serious impending global pollution and resource issues so I’ve distanced myself from all of that too. I’m fed up of people shouting at each other about petty arguments and avoiding the bigger picture.

Distance yourself from all that you find toxic, focus on the things you love, pan out and take in the bigger picture, eat well and you’ll begin to feel much better. I did.

Now, if I could just cut back on the cider…

I’m with cougar here.

What fast haggis said using the cycle paths. I wouldn’t head north east on the cycle path in Fife though, that gets a bit rough. South West suits a road bike better.

Hope, freedom and autonomy.

Yesterday it was fried halloumi, salad and potato wedges. I’m usually craving burger, chips and beer in the last half hour.

If I wasn’t at work the Marc Miller tiny desk concert would feature today.

TOMD: I couldn’t agree more. Especially about the dogs.

Patrick Harvie leader of the Scottish Greens.

Vote for policies. Vote Green.

Do any of you use out of the box recorders? I’m DAWless these days and want to stay that way. I was thinking of a Roland Go mixer which would suit the compact nature of my gear.

Good luck Big Yim. I’ve seen a lot of blokes do well with counselling. If you’ve bottled stuff up all your life some of it might surface along with the incident you’re dealing with, but that’s ok. So is having a meltdown. Mindfulness is useful too. You can do it your way, my way is to go for a long ride.

I’m currently working with a circuit, Mininova, Korg Volca Sample and a couple of pocket operators which all sync nicely. Monitored through a brace of HS5s via a wee and ancient Beringer mixer. I’m lusting after that new Akai studio in a box thing. Largely for the sequencing and editing capability.

Prawn caeser with a side of chips. The prawns fried in a crispy batter. Cider. Radio6 but soon switching to making my own beats.

UBI isn’t about solving unemployment.

Bikes, lie ins, cuddles, community.

Yup. I’m looking forward to cod pieces coming back in.

The next big killers after cancer, if we get that far, will be war, drought, starvation and antibiotic resistance.

In 50 years time when we’re fighting nuclear global resource wars, half the world is drowning due to rising sea levels, climate refugees are pandemic and we’re all starving we’ll look back at these petty boundary disputes and have a right good laugh.

I chesetercopperpot – A Trollsome bore. When your shit hits the fan, and it will, I hope someone is there for you.

I had no idea this was a thing so I just looked up the menu. A peanut butter bacon jelly burger exists. <Whimpers and exits for a cold shower>

Outstanding. The veg are still useful so I must protect them. Lol 😎

I totally agree with OP and most here. In a world of soap and hygiene there’s np need to be hacking at the genitals of infants of any gender.

Actually, I’m not surprised at this thread. It represents the brutality and total lack of compassion that our society currently strives for. I worked for 15 years in a charity that tackles homelessness and the harsh views presented here are the kind of thing we fought against every single day. You’re all one pay check or a divorce away from life on the streets. Your judgement will be reflected on you.

Lewis75 your first post on this thread is shameful, the last person to ask for a true understanding of homelessness is a *ucking police officer. Try asking someone who has been through it and what caused it for the real picture.

You could put the extra £200 towards a punt on a Sick! Frame.

I can’t get my head around that bike at all. How has it ended up so squished looking?

More examples here than I’d been able to find myself.

I will definitely check gap. I’m specifically looking for a good hoody and joggers just now. I can usually find jeans no problem as a 36″ inner leg isn’t rare but no shops seem to define extra long sleeves.

Cheers. I’ll look at those. Still thinking of the hHowies type stuff…

Ahhh, that EDL. Phew. 😎

It might depend on the job and if CV library is international they might screen applicants up front for their right to work in this country. Also, if the job requires any kind of criminal disclosure these documents are standards proofs of ID.

It’s incredible how many times folk use the words snowflake and gammon at each other doubtlessly thinking the terms are cutting and hilarious.

I think the saddest part of all this nonsense is that it shows up the majority of men, on both sides, as being unable to progress beyond playground fighting and name calling. Right now in 2019 it should be possible for us to make constructive steps in what we want to be and our sons to be in the future without banal bickering.

Women have it sussed, they’ve made huge advances in their freedoms and life choices by working together. Us men are basically still dragging our knuckles on the ground and speaking in grunts.

With a bit of luck this Ad and other future attempts to impregnate the thick, leaden skulls of men with compassion and sensibilty might eventuallyone day get us all to WAKE UP and live in some kind of harmony with each other without the chest beating.

With great sadness I expect a narrow win for the nays. Even if the yays won Theresa would still have two weeks to amend policy and regain confidence if she chose too.

Call it what you want but the point is we had a lovely time camping like that last year.

Wild camping on the beach at Loch Morlich is awesome though. We did it last year with daughters who are 5 and 8.

Comrie Croft just seems a bit too busy these days.

Check these reviews, and I forgot to mention the beach:

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186537-d8695297-Reviews-Loch_Morlich-Aviemore_Aviemore_and_the_Cairngorms_Scottish_Highlands_Scotland.html