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  • makkag
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    I’m without child tomorrow so 10am suits me better but great to know there are a few that ride up that way for the future as I’m usually about early

    makkag
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    There’s a link to a pin further up the post where a 10am Sunday ride leaves from . The poster advised I’d be good to turn up and ride so I’m sure they’d be cool with more .

    makkag
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    Went last year and have just this morning booked a apartment via air B&B for the week after the ews

    So as above air B&B seemed to have what your looking for but for a large group you may have to stay away from the beach or Borgio as im not sure there are property’s that will offer space and that many beds

    Saw this yesterday but we wanted somewhere closer to the sea
    https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/16801717?location=Finale%20Ligure%2C%20Province%20of%20Savona%2C%20Italy&adults=4&guests=1&toddlers=0&check_in=2019-10-12&check_out=2019-10-19&s=duBgeYcx

    Uplifts guides covered above we use one of the landrover back country companies (Just Ride) and couldn’t recommend Lou and Alessandro highly enough (they even have some secret bits)

    Dependent on what guiding you have had before and from where you may think its all a little laid back. but you soon just get into it and enjoy the amazing trails

    hope this adds some value

    Edit – Summer hot hot Hot .. was 28 in october this year !

    makkag
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    Thanks see you there !

    makkag
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    Sorry to resurect the thread anyone riding Woburn this Sunday and care to show me around golf course side or could I just turn up and intro myself to the group ride ?

    makkag
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    Got rid of everyone with some meat still around so tradition for me is cold cuts creamy mash pickles & chutneys .. there’s also some triffle left which will not make the day !

    Then cheese for tea :)

    makkag
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    To lighten the mood . was sent this earlier by our it guys and made me chuckle

    Q: With Britain leaving the EU how much space will be created on the EU Servers

    A: Exactly 1GB

    makkag
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    You mean A politician is putting party politics ahead of the country?

    Well I never!

    Fixed that for you :]

    makkag
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    The Lan of Discontent

    Connect for Free Sex

    This is not free Either

    or if you want people to avoid

    God is our Rock he will save you

    makkag
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    email from my mp today. Happy to go no deal !

    Thank you for your email I hope you will forgive a general reply. Having carefully considered all the information about the Withdrawal Agreement and having reflected carefully on the opinions of local residents and local businesses, I have decided that I am unable to support the Withdrawal Agreement in its current form. In any contract, both sides should have the right to end the contract if it is not working well for either side. The Withdrawal Agreement does not give the United Kingdom the right not to enter the backstop or to leave the backstop if we wanted to.

    I believe that this would be a betrayal of the trust the British people put in the democratic process at the time of the referendum and could amount to indefinite rule, without representation, by a foreign organisation. The current Withdrawal Agreement also threatens the integrity of the United Kingdom and could leave us in the worst of all worlds, with protracted negotiations going on with the European Union for years and years to come.

    I believe that the United Kingdom can have a bright and exciting global future and the best possible relations with our European friends. As a Trade Envoy, I know that there is a huge demand for British goods and services around the world. If the European Union will not grant the United Kingdom the sovereign right to refuse to enter the backstop, or to leave the backstop when we want to, then, at that point, I think it would be in our national interest to move to World Trade Organisation terms to trade with the European Union with facilitation agreements of the kind that other advanced economies use to trade with the EU. I think we should use the time allowed in the transition period to work on those facilitation agreements in an orderly manner. A number of local businesses have supported this course of action.

    With very best wishes,

    Andrew Selous

    Member of Parliament for SW Bedfordshire

    makkag
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    Yep PS4 player , rusty on mp but my MVP days have long gone at 41 my twitch control is not what it once was . Been playing this since bc2 about all that gets an outing these days other than an odd game of fifa.

    Strangely finding the cqb maps better than the larger ones which is not usual for me

    makkag
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    Not built one since about 2008 when i Mame’d a old arcade cab but follow what you can do pretty closely and keep a 4tb Hyperspin build together .. Sky’s the limit with what you want to do you can emulate up to ps3 now with i5 . If its just arcade games best bet in my opinion is look at a pre-built emulation station/Retro Pie build and an ebay frame that suits you .. Your still getting the satisfaction of a project but it takes out some of the more painful parts.

    check out Robs page to see whats possible by someone who does it as a business

    https://www.facebook.com/RetroisNow/

    makkag
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    Seems there’s a new one out I’ve not read , thank you

    makkag
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    Hi Buddy , It gets easier .. My first year of fatherhood saw almost no bike . but slowly it improves – Get lights night rides do help – I get its not Gnar but its out there .. I also toned things down a bit once becoming a father (Not that i was Rad to the power of Gnar to begin with) but gap jumps etc didn’t stay that appealing .. slowly surely some riding will come back but its sadly not going to be the same . I hitched a trailer to one of the bikes and my sons been out since around 9 months and loves biking. He’s just about too big for the wee ride now though so looking for another option.

    I get my rad on when i have weekends away with the lads – dont know if that’s and option for you ? Let the mrs get some space one weekend and then call in the credit for a bit of BPW another weekend .. Thats how I made it work

    I am based in dunstable and keep saying to myself i will explore a bit more of woburn (Only been twice in the two years i have been living there) If you fancy a ride id be happy to have run out – even have a spare set of lights for a night trip round the linslade

    makkag
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    I’m off to a UK Finance Annual Dinner tonight .. Im guessing the chair will be furiously rewriting his speech after 5pm .. poor sod

    makkag
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    Utterly agree with Northwinds analysis and excellent phrasing :)

    makkag
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    @ Dissonance

    I think you might be a little out of tune on this statement

    “Whilst she hasnt run away yet when you see all her comments it is aligning her view of brexit with the voters. Which, incidentally, then leaves her betraying democracy if she backs this one.”

    Im sorry but i just don’t agree with that its pure conjecture

    I think the original statement reflected trying to deliver on the democratic right of the electorate rather than the democratic powers of the elected

    To do that you need to actually understand what the electorate want.

    I think the vote was Leave/Remain rather than the 17 Million idiotic Brexits in peoples minds so would argue the government and by title the leader of that government May understood what the majority of the electorate wanted (regarding the Vote in question) and have tried to deliver it democratically.

    I don’t agree with the outcome like you, however I think the original statement we are discussing is a true reflection of the circumstances

    makkag
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    @dissonance

    “Its also odd how the opinions of all the brexit voters just happen to be for her flavor of Brexit.”

    i think you might be a little out of tune on this statement . Resignations in Cabinet and the wider twattersphere of Brexit voters seem to disagree .

    I think the original statement reflected trying to deliver on the democratic right of the electorate rather than the democratic powers of the elected .. however shite that may be

    makkag
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    @taxi25

    With all the vitriol on here and snakes in office I find some solace in that

    “she just wants to implement the result of the referendum because she believes that to be the right thing to do. You know democracy, it might not be fashionable but some people believe in it.”

    makkag
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    @Barron

    Not old enough nor qualified enough on the subject matter to compare or pass a view on the 75 ref i’m afraid

    Very interested in hearing your views on how you would play the current cards though as i think i have a enough knowledge to debate that.

    Forgive me if detailed in the thread previously but its getting rather big now !

    makkag
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    This new forums crap !!

    My view is on the whole is the majority of people will have little choice but to get on with it and make the best of what happens , That will go some way to healing divisions just because there is no other option than to get on with it.

    Sure there will remain some bad sentiment/resentment through individuals for some time to come but Time really is a great healer and I think that very few want to lie on our deathbed and say/think.. see I told you you were wrong about Brexit whatever side they were on.

    Just my 2p’s worth

    makkag
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    Do we know what we are debating yet?

    What Zippy said – what does tickle me is so many people on here reacting to media speculation regarding the deal. Opposition politicians calling it a bad deal without even seeing or having time to reflect and put a considered opinion together on it .. Just shows that unchecked media rhetoric appeals to both sides or who’s argument it suits and I’m saddened by that.

    It was obvious before and during the folly of negotiation that the deal on offer wouldn’t be better than the one we had, but it will be better than No deal .. Id like to see it and review it carefully  of course but personally would like to see us all move towards an end to this and try to heal some of the divisions within the country . once its done we can all get on with what we have . don’t believe in a peoples vote on it either as it will further divide and weaken the country.

    Shoot me down if you wish but i’ve had enough uncertainty

    makkag
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    For high use work suits i find the moss bros 1851 range very good value, cut, fit, cloth  – their performance suits stack up against very well and also Fit me off the peg as a 42r 34r

    Often have a sale on as well do picked last few up for about 150 a pop.

    I’ve some Boss/Paul smith suits for better occasions and meetings but really not much more difference in quality just cost.

    Worth a look

    Failing that usual suspects fill the sartorial rail at chez makka M&S , Twirritt ect

    makkag
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    Interesting today in focus podcast from the guardian with Yanis varoufakis , illustrating why any negotiations with the eu were never going to work from the start and the subterfuge that Go’s on to undermine.

    makkag
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    Boy same 3 years 9 months  – getting little fibs and minor manipulation of mummy and daddy at the moment – Call him her on it.

    makkag
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    Ard rock’s been a strange one for me having tickets and missing out three times two with injury one after spodging my bike the previous weekend ! So very happy to receive group text to say lads I got 5 for Saturday , best get fitter now

    makkag
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    If Its any consolation . Im in the office today and struggling to be productive

    makkag
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    Might be worth giving Louise a bell/email – just back a few weeks ago and there was a single rider blended into our group – at the worst she could point you in the right direction as shes been out there a while and her and Alessandro know everyone.

    They might be playing in the snow at the times you state but good people

    makkag
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    A week guided and catered in finale for that , not sure on flight costs for you to nice but it’s pretty well served . Just got back 2 weeks ago couldn’t rate it highly enough

    makkag
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    dont think they make anything here though is it not all R&D ?

    makkag
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    Minions front and rear in DD flavor – Year round

    makkag
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    Im out with just ride after a recommendation – never been to finale so really looking forward to it and the weather will be very welcome !

    makkag
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    2 Weeks time i will be there

    makkag
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    Sorry i should point out that the ones ive failed to kill are the slightly less fashionable but more weatherproof am45s

    These look basically the same less the lace/tongue protector

    makkag
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    They live forever very stiff and stable platform and protect the foot well – heavy when dry heavier by magnitudes when wet .. I think ive had 2 pairs in 10 years .. Only got a 2nd pair as id left the old ones abroad.. There are more elegant booties out there but they tick every box and would survive a nuclear Apocalypse if that’s a consideration

    makkag
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    Can I ask you three questions What do you want ?  What do think is fair ? and what will you sacrifice to achieve these goals?

    Was a great piece of advice given to me by a friend when in the same situation . I was only with my ex for 5 years so slightly different but agreed 3 nights a week access/sleep over with my 2 yo, let her have everything other than my clothes and bike’s.

    At 36 I went back and stayed in my mum’s box room forgoing most outgoing and built up my bank to put a deposit down on my own house 14 months later and now 3 years on i’m self reliant in a nice 3 bed where little man has is own room and I have a basement workshop for bikes along with my own taste in furnishing :]

    Its tough letting all that go but its been liberating i don’t owe anyone other than my mum shit and me and the boys mother get on well enough and he has the same roof over his head.

    Walking away had the best outcome for me .. might not for you but after weighing up the three questions above it was for me.

    I wish you the best !

    makkag
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    2nd hand isla rothan .. thats what mine started on .. Amazingly well made

    makkag
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    Blackkklansman .. very good film solid 8 out of 10

    makkag
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    Sorry to hijack , batman tell me about the coil MRP please .. Initaly said yes to them due to mtbr feedback and being coil curious again .. No stock till early September so testing the new DT fork .

    Will be coming from Deville Airs .. how different are you finding them ? .. loved my old Coil Lyriks

    makkag
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    gotcha – Said yes to the ribbons coils but no stock – so riding the new DT fork next weekend through 18 bikes which looks interesting but a lot of money for something so new ..

    Thanks for the regen tip – spoke to on mobile today – whilst hes not really doing it at the moment said he would be happy to take a look for me and if its from the stantions rather than the stearer could be sorted relatively easily and more economically !!!

    Off to pick the offending objects back up tomorrow

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