Removing a front wheel in the dark ,undoing the quick release too far (maxol) and all the bits fall into the shale/mud !!

Nothing now as local education provides school ,prior to getting on bus was 25-30 euro week .
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Where as work costs me 40 euro wk, soon as clocks change n get over this lurgy we’ve al had will be biking half that

Another social care worker here too,but lucky enough to finish 8am wed then not on til st stephens night again .

Then doing 30 n 31 nights ,then were in the new year .

On the other bike stem bag ,multiply by number of bikes.

Nobody has even mentioned SWANSEA or PORT TALBOT ,both total dives .

thats why i live in EIRE now.

Don’t post very often ,but read your post n speaking from experience in my work history same as many on here QUIT.
But also report the safety breach.

I have just quit a bakery i worked in because the boss was a bully out n out, women are the worst ,as in this case too.

Gone with another company part time ,less money but much better work life balance n far happier.

Carrera fury was my choice 12 mnths back,not bad kit n full disc which was my aim to upgrade too,prefer hardtail too.

When i was in retail butchers always got free turkey n trimmings ,bottle wine and usually £100.
Cash n carry i wrked in old time manager put together hampers for all staff from goodies from reps etc. and paid for xmas do.

Care company used to give us a voucher for £50.

last year got one for all vouchers from bakery for 30 euro.

this year we get a meal contribution of 20 euro for xmas do.

Dark chocolate with Chili ,caught the wife out a treat when she thought she’d found my choc stash.

Mexicana cheese on toast ,worcester sauce YES YES

So what do we do to get rid of the sweaty smell that ensues from the pads n liner,tried washing in mild detergent ,no effect.

Same here in Wexford,no one seems to pick the hedgerows,weve had crab apples,raspberries,wild strawberries,blackberries,now waiting on slows,follow first frost rule.
Plus home from in laws with tesco carrier full of really fizzy apples,ideal for crumbles.
3 gallon hedgerow wine brewing too
Bounty all around >

Was with us in Wexford Eire around 4.00 as i was getting up for work ,interesting drive in to work ,decided against the bike today .

Hot n sticky now when i’m back home ,hopefully cooler later n can get a spin in then .

I use a good osteopath,or a chiropractor,worth the £40 or so to get a professional opinion.n treatment ,oyu might get your GP to refer you but waiting lists can be long.

We live on a bore hole supply here in rural Eire,pressure tank ensures constant pressure and no water fee’s for us ,n private septic tank too.

Very common practice here.

Had tests done and water totally pure in comparison to mains, n water at work in Waterford is terrible ,limescale n all sorts.

Lady cyclist found on the road in Cork in eire last night,Gardi are appealing for witnesses too.Kanturk Gardi station
Do seem to find that most Irish drivers are better at giving space to cyclists thou.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/female-cyclist-seriously-hurt-in-co-cork-collision-1.1751917

The woods to the back of the park hold a host of bridlepaths,likely to be muddy after recent rains,but good fun on chunky tyres.
We were there back in sept ,lack a bike wash so used the downstairs wet room shower(doubt we were popular with the cleaners after).

Pub was good too guest ales or bottled good n good sausage n mash meal too.

Well made some with basic pork seasoning,using mace n ginger n salt n pepper.
Let the pastry rest in the fridge overnight once i had hand formed the pies.
Glazed with beaten egg,then hot oven(gas 7) for 15 mins to set pastry ,then lower oven(gas 4) to cook meat for 30 mins,lower shelf.
Then cool on wire rack .

New Ross is cut off more or less by River Barrow this morning at high tide .

Local Gardi are still inbed .Ireland for you .!!!!

Aberystwyth branch ,mot fail on rear shocks ?
We can get new ones £110.00 each for Disco 11,ended up with £450.00 bill.

NEVER AGAIN .

Here in Eire i went for a supervisor role in a bakery,although my trades are butchery and support work.
Didn’t get that job but was told we’ll keep you on file ,you think standard reply that will be the last i hear from them.
Role on 5 months and get an email one sat night,quite late ,we have a vacancy in production at basic wage ,are you interested?
So i did days trial ,fine ,started a 5 day week for 2 mnths,had a chance of support work ,so talked to bakery and went to 3 day week there n rest of days as relief for support work .
Role on now to january and tell bakery i will be leaveing end of month and end up being offered supervisor role that i applied for originaly and able to name my price to a sensible leval with review in 3 months to next increment.

So shows a shop floor job can improve.!!!!!1

Petrol 1.8 are just a time bomb regards the head,had a 2005 model and still the head cooked twice.
VCU units as above ,and if not caught final drive fail.

Ended up selling our for spares repairs as all above went and lost shed loads of money.

Meanwhile my s11 disco V8 was superb with gas conv done and the wife tryed to nick it several times n leave me the freeloader.(not amused)

IF YOU CAN TRY A YETI ,EVEN 2WHEEL DRIVE ARE SUPERB OFF ROAD,MUD N WET GRASS ETC.

Sounds correct.

But why not ask your mortgage company ?

says redeemed so do i go to prem now

yes ,i’ve been able to remove adds too.

I find old style trangia best ,slightly bulky but good fuel consumption and all pack in one bag then just add fuel bottle.

Kettle ideal for tea pot too.

Or if i want more power petrol pressure stove of course.

Weve looked at them purely for load capacity,and doing a house renovation,so builders van and bike n teenage taxi .

Here in Eire plenty of 1.6 about as resonable road tax n cheap ,pick up a 2002 for under 1000.euro.

Weve looked at them purely for load capacity,and doing a house renovation,so builders van and bike n teenage taxi .

Here in Eire plenty of 1.6 about as resonable road tax n cheap ,pick up a 2002 for under 1000.euro.

OK apologies, but did come across a bit strong .

Yes there are diffferences in UK and Irish law.

Otherwise purchase is straight forward process unless there are complications with land title etc.

But certainly a good time to buy over here, lots of property been on market a long time so don’t be afraid to offer low .

WE purchased here and our uk solicitor who did our uk sale stated that he could not do an irish purchase as irish law is different to uk as far as house purchase goes .
This is fact ,but i don’t have to disclose personal info to a stranger on the net .

Ask your uk solicitor if you need more clarification .

Basically yes you need an Irish solicitor to handle purchase in republic of Ireland.

We sold up in UK <uk solicitor> then Eire solicitor for our purchase here.

Any thing else just ask .

Agree with comments on forks with earlier models,mines a 2009 model,with canti brakes n resultant fork judder.
But otherwise a fair ride for commute or general road use/touring as i’ve used mine for.

Thanks guys,sort of confirmed my suspicions as to the ownership and original rrp.

I have ordered them if not up to the job i will return,but as i’m in Eire there actually fair priced compared to goods on offer in shops here.
I have used their walking shoes for work for last couple of years and found them to well up to my needs.

Just fancied a pair of lighter runners..

thanks again guys.

Mine are for lunch tomorrow ,but will bid an early retreat as they want to be home before dark.

Perhaps the pumpkin will reform after dark,or mother in law needs to to locked away after dark.

Look up the Red HOT Chilli PIPERS if you want a different twist to the bag pipes .

Speaking as a butcher of 20 years ,its the working in the cold that keeps you moving.
My dogs are fit too, all the bones n scraps they get,our dog of 18 years a heinz 57 variety from the dogs home favorite was breast of lamb.

I make my own pork pies,being a butcher i have the goodies to hand .

There is a firm here in Eire that make wooden bikes,Ash i think.
Remember seeing an advert for crowd funding ,got a feeling it was on Done Deal.ie.

Bump for the wed night .

What about Nettle beer or wine ? will that numb the pain ?

I’m finding i need to do more training ,as i’m not able to cover the distance i want,plus did a run out with local club sunday previous and felt i was holding em back,tho total when i got home was 90k on road bike .
So i ‘ve just sighed up to endmundo challenge ,the off road bit as got slots in the week at work or between shifts that i can get out.

Welsh speakers all over the place, plenty in Cardiff who’ve come from other places. Welsh speaking families are a sizeable minority at my kid’s meithrin I reckon – 25-33% of parents are chatting to their kids in Welsh in the queue maybe.

Anyway – there’s far more difference between Bristol and Cardiff than you would expect from two cities 40 miles apart. I’ve found it very noticeable.

Ceredigion is a large welsh spoken area ,but majority of those that speak it can’t actually read it.And opt for forms in english as welsh translations are usually not very good.