You could have it with a Hairy Goat from the Bearded Man.
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Two weeks min depending on how handy the surgeon was,mine got anesthetic wrong on no2 as i hold him i could feel it.

Now recovering from Hernia op ,full open job ,wk 5 coming up ,just walking at present doing about 7-9 km every other day n seeing consultant 5/4 so will leave bike till after then .

Liability says it all .

Try local freecycle sites ,post a request .

For years used an original Karrimor bar bag when on day rides and touring (before they were taken over by sports .com)
Held maps, money, camera n lunch easy to remove off bike when parked n handy on ferry too as all bits in one place.

Still got it some where i’m sure

Did C5 about 20 years ago now very minor hairline fracture,hard collar for 1 month then soft collar for 1 after that.back on bike after that.
Cause missing a sleeper bridge over a stream/bog n resultant over the bars n landing flat on back in the glop,looking up at my mates,looking down n saying “is he alive” ? as i think i was out for a moment or two.

Classic statement from doc at x ray was “if it had been a hard surface you’d be dead”

But now 20 years on get issues with stiff neck n pressure going down spine n causing problems ,so see a osteopath periodically to loosen it all up.

Ps you may find quicker n cheaper to get private scan done as they charge for notes etc to private non NHS providers.
As we found to our cost NHS don’t talk to HSE here in Ireland ,cost us £50.00 for each set of doctors files,hospital notes etc.

Flush through with milton fluid after use if not using for a while,don’t store in warm place too .

Flush through with milton fluid after use if not using for a while,don’t store in warm place too .

Have been Scout leader,Venture scout/leader and lot of other roles over years ,never had any problems with girls in groups .
Although we had local guide group complain to our group leader once that we were “poaching older guides into ventures” not our fault their program was not as good as ours.

My wife was a venture scout too,28 years ago so who knows who you’ll meet ?

The situation is no better here in Ireland,local beauty spots e lane where ,verges,the lane we live on is the point where burgers,deli take aways are finished and jettisoned .

Fly tipping too,local tip/recycle centre you have to pay to dump large items .
Rubbish collections are private too cost you upwards of 300 euro a year.

We visit local compacter once every 2 months, rest goes recycle,plastic glass,paper,card goes on woodburner ,veg waste compost.

But none of that is an excuse for lazyness.

This is a section about a local training spot for hill climbs and just about says it all.

“Second time up as my legs and lungs began to scream I managed to find a novel way to distract myself. I began observing the rubbish in the ditch. At a slow rate of forward progress I managed to get a good overview of the eating, drinking and socialising habits of those who travel up Tickincor under cover of darkness. This is what I learned ;

Lucozade in bottles is the drink of choice as far as the first entrance into the wood.
Coke in cans then takes over. So much so that I began to wonder if a homeless New Yorker with a shopping trolly saw it would they consider it striking gold. (they collect cans and get 5 cents per can for recycling them)
Further up diet coke bottles take over before red bull and disposable coffee bring you to the summit.
Lyons’ is the most popular chipper in Clonmel, followed by McDonalds and the odd customer of Miss Ellies. Supermacs customers must not visit Tickincor.
Benson and hedges is the most popular cigarette followed by Marlboro lights and surprisingly Pall Mall.
Letters from France are discarded without a signature other than DNA.
Flat screen tv’s are all that is wanted and old tube tv’s cannot even be sold on Done Deal by the looks of the ditch.
Nissan cars seem to loose their hubcaps on Tickincor more than any other.
Lotto scratch cards do not seem to produce a winner in at least 14 cases of those who visit Tickincor.
Jaffa cakes are the most popular type of biscuit.
At least 7 people who drink bottled water are not environmentally friendly.
Nappies when discarded and torn open have crystals that fill up and look like broken glass.”

Road kill hare makes for nice pie if fresh ,bonus or early morning commute back in wales on bike.pop it in poly bag in pannier n sorted when at work as a butcher.

Actually better hung for few days .

Obviously the guy is washing his hands of it.

(look at his other items for sale)

Is it a genuine orange “cock”????

The nettles are out along with last years old beasts too that are really vicious over here in Eire.

Having lived in rural ceridigion for 18 years ,i’d say quite a bit indirectly and if you asked the welsh assembly in cymraig they’d have reply but if you ask in english you’ll be ignored.

Now live in Ireland and dominated by roadies overhere.

Working on it though !!

With odds at present on PP website 21/1 she’s worth a punt as won last race on same horse.

Living in Ireland with irish love of the horses n fair few well known trainers around the area,Willie Mullins,George Elliott as examples.

I work with a retired jockey ,shame he has dementia else sure h’ed have some good tips.

Luck be with you .

Plus i’ve won more on the few nags i’ve punted on than ever have with the lotto.

The only downside is the town lost a major employer in FRYS chocolate in last few years.

Town looked tired last time i was in that area.

How about cycle cafe/pie shop to with it ??

Dog shows n bread standards is a corrupt world that is only fed by demand .

My inlaws used to show Bernese mountain dogs ,they would only pick shows where they said (the judge likes our dogs) in other words a biased judge.
Had many a discussion about it all being a big fix .

I’ll stick to my Heinz dogs any day ,loyal n no constant vet bills.

Jealous as hell as still recovering from hernia op,tried to pedal bike across me field last night,still painfull ,so have to wait another week.
Least i can walk around the local woods thou.

When my eldest was able to sit up in rear mounted seat(2 roughly) i’d wrap him up n out early sunday mornings,road n light mountain biking.
No2 on scene he wasn’t keen on the seat ,so had to be crafty then ,diversion on homeward trips light evenings.
Oldest now lives on bike now 28,No3(16/17) does rides out now too with me,but not much longer now as into motor bikes thanks to farther in law.could be worse stuff thou .

Other half prefers walking which is fine,so ride in the morning walk after lunch.
Or my days off as work shifts ,n nights i ride out while she works .

WHY put a date on cheese,other than silly regs ,cheddar improves with age ,just scrape off the mold .

CHICKEN CATCHER

I was doing that job for a while,helping a mate out/between jobs myself.
It was hard going n leaving me boots in a mini on a sweltering day for the mrs to find at 2 in the afternoon was not a wise move !

Experiences of life .

Are they any good ,experiences of them ?

Like the pannier n rack set up ,looks neat.
As the bar end gear selectors,saves wrist twisting n poss catching on wheel sides.
Thanks for the offer, very kind but i’m over in south east ireland .

People putting shopping on other folks bonnet ,while they open their boot,then dragging it across my bonnet,nice load of scratches !!!!!!!!!!!
Shopping trolleys !!!!!!!!!!!!

My neighbor said i’m getting a bike soon ,so i said great can do a few rides locally then .

My son saw him out complete with jeans n bomber jacket ,how do i try to put it nicely that he might be ill prepared.?

Verses .How does it feel around the scar area,mine still feels hard compared to opposite side of the abdomen ,guess that is the mesh they put in to hold it all in ,will get the nurse opinion on it later .
Then i get a consultation with the consultant in about a month to follow up .

Up date

Today the staples come out .

Been doing some 3-4 km walks out on the lanes ,to keep boredom at bay only so much crap telly i can watch , n believe saoer view is crap here in eire.

The guys we saw up at Kielder were totally mad in the nicest way off road around the woodland trials.

Some local colite forestry around here is ideal playground for one of these.

May well be heading up to Galway to look at a trike as found one on done deal.

Trikes is what i had in mind ,plus was impressed with some guys seen up at Calvert Trust in Kielder with hand bikes some years back.

Now based in Ireland ,so a novelty over here too.

A decent steel will return a good edge but if totally rounded then a wet stone is the answer.
Cheap knife = cheap steel ,so soft no edge retention.

Diamond steels make a lovely job too,still got mine from butchery days .

Had Knee problems,and pain in ankle, mentioned to osteopath and tracked cause down to bone in ankle dislocated .
solution was to pull foot down n twist n push back up then released muscle in thigh and hey presto ,problem solved.

My thoughts were wrong adjustment of spd’s ,shoes all sorts of things gate etc.

So just shows,get it looked at ,Based in eire so we have to pay GP ,oesteo is sport based too so he knew his game .

Live trap was what we used in our poly tunnel,then they had long swims in 40 gallon barrel to exhaustion ,takes a while for em to drown .

Farm /rural area so will always be around ,just not sharing our crops.

Must give the brew kit a revisit i think .

Got nettle wine on the go from last year along with 2014 vintage hedgerow special too.

Post up link n well see if he relists it then .

Willy WARMER made from Merino wool !

Take the BOYZ with you n if suspect call the plod

What about “FREE RANGE SAUSAGES”

Do you catch em with a fork .

Fields of sausages running free!!!

Interesting questions for sure.

Q1 We all have different things we find attractive about people so everyones view of the same person is different.
But an interesting theory ,do you see the person as they are now or were 10,20,30 years ago in your own head.

Q2 Not everybody lives their lives through social media so it’s not on display to all n sundry.