cool, I’m off there next Friday (22nd) for a mates 50th, 12 of us planning to ride the Cingles.

Say hello if you see us. I’m getting the train to Avignon so may well utilise one of those cab firms if i cant get one of the others to pick me up (me on train, some flying, some driving etc)

I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?

I’m off on holiday next week which is causing me some concern because every time I go through customs I have to have a drink.

I’m borderline alcoholic.

I hope that one day we can rid the world of plagiarism.

You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one.

never been there or wanted to go there or been offered a job there but it depends what is important to you.

If it’s loads of cash (compared to say whatever one is currently paid) then i could see the attraction.

I don’t know but I just received an email from a wealthy Nigerian Prince.

He told me that he doesn’t have any fortune to share with me at the moment but he would appreciate if I could let him know before May 25th if I wish to continue receiving emails.

no one seems to have mentioned feeding. IME 90% of fish die from overfeeding as this pollutes the water.

Don’t feed them anything for a week. This will give the tank, the water, the filter and the fish time to recover to a more normal level.

100% of newbies to fishkeeping overfeed their fish.

Sounds like a good idea.  Implementation would be key but will never get the backing of the relatively wealthy who have done nothing other than to be born 50+ years ago.

I am indeed one of those people too but I haven’t got to the bitter and selfish stage yet and hope I never do….</span>

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Don’t worry sunshine, you are already there…

…said something vaguely interesting but stoopid forum coding ruined it so I edited and deleted it.

Social media eh? I’m not sure if I understand this trend of celebrities trying to “break” the internet with high volumes of traffic.

Last week it was Kim Kardashian who Tweeted a number of selfies.  She didn’t break it but apparently she did leave a large visible crack.

Following on from the Indian restaurant I decided to become a fruitarian; I can eat anything that “falls from a tree”.

So far today I’ve eaten three cooking apples and an owl.

I went to a new Indian restaurant in Cheam village last night called Karma.

There are no menus, they just give you what you deserve

sounds like you got their Atten-SHUN!

Did you hear about the dyslexic girl?

She choked on her own Vimto.

Why did Nivea Cream? Cos Max Factor.

A friend of mine has two tickets in a corporate box for the Champions League final on 26th May. He paid £300 each, but he didn’t realise when he bought them months ago that it was going to be the same day as his wedding. If you are interested, he is looking for someone to take his place.

It’s at Marylebone Registry Office, at 4.30pm. The bride’s name is Nicole — she’s 5’4″, about 8 stone, quite pretty, has her own income and is a really good cook.

For Binners; I read in the news that Greggs are employing bouncers.  I guess they want to keep out the unsavoury!

My uncle died last week at the age of 104 … we were all very upset – we were only half way through the bumps.

My Scottish friend Hamish is getting married in the summer.  He told me that he is going to wear a kilt so I asked “what’s the tartan?”

He replied “she’ll probably be in white”.

Have you heard the latest from the Commonwealth games?

The Isle of Man won the three-legged race.

Two golden oldies and a modern one from me.

I remember hearing this as a teen and feeling amazed at how brutal it was in terms of the lyrics and style

Another one from the Meninblack

And continuing the Stranglers theme the modern one from one half of Moldy Peaches </span>

100 miles solo

London to Brighton

Back to London

There’s some more context here: Tempe police chief says early probe shows no fault by Uber:. Seems like she stepped out in front of the car.

Edit: to remove random garbage put in by the forum software.

Please, don’t let whoever coded this forum anywhere near the team developing the driverless car software

Not weighed it but it’s a Specialized Allez Comp 105 gruppo circa 2007 model.

Original lightweight Mavic wheelset bit the dust many years ago and were replaced with a cheap set of Shimano R501’s, circa £60 for a pair from Ribble so I’m guessing 9 or 10kg’s

Working in a large organisation with a central directory is an endless source of amusement.

My current favourite is Wing Man, great on a night out apparently.

I’ve also worked with a Theresa Green.

This guy; I’m 53 so it’s not like I’ve never heard of him before but really liking these tracks over the last 12 months

Good idea, I’ve been cycle-commuting since 2003 and it’s a great way to train. There really is no substitute for just getting those miles in.

I have a turbo trainer but haven’t used it for ooh mebbe three or is it four years, it just bores me to tears.Similar with general gym use.

How else would i get the chance to spend three hours a day on my bike without taking a single second out my home life; i need to commute into London for work so would just be sitting on the train/tube during that time anyway.

How do I use it to actually ‘train’ well, a combination of putting in some extra miles some days or just doing a recovery ride other days or as someone up there points out traffic light interval training is also good. I have over 120 sets of lights on my route so this is an oft-used tactic.

Other ways of encouragement could also be to join the ‘No Zwift’ Group on Strava! EDIT: or someone set up a new STW commuter group and people can join if that floats your boat.

I’ve thought a couple of times about whether I should share this or not but here goes, edited highlights of my commute from Surrey into Canary Wharf and back.

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Enjoy

The only reason i would be unhappy about being sent home would be if it meant i wasn’t being paid. A salaried job means this is unlikely.

So no, I managed to make it into London today from surrey suburbia and will no doubt make it home again this evening about 15 minutes later than usual.

I think you will find it’s actually a shot through the heart and you’re to blame.

Oh yeah, and you give love a bad name.

I tend to focus on the road now

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Chicksands a lifetime ago

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Another one from the archives; this time its me riding the skinny shore at Chicksands on my old specialized sx trail #mtb #mountainbike #mountainbiking #specialized #specialized_bikes #specializedsxtrail #specializedsx #specialized_uk #chicksands #chicksandsbp #chicksandsbikepark #northshore #herts #hertfordshire #outsideisfree #fox #foxclothing #vans #vansshoes #dmr #dmrv8 #dmrv8pedals #marzocchi #marzocchi_mtb #hope #hopehubs #hopehubsuk #flatpedal #flatpedals

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mate, GoPro Session 4, end of.

£150 max, one touch start/stop record. Easy.

Multiple mounting methods (nice bit of alliteration there too).

Beats all the competition.

I have a rear mounted Fly6 too, it’s crap.

Werewolves of London

Ah-hooo!!!!

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Here's a rare one of me on my MTB riding my YT Capra on the legendary Yoghurt Pots trail on Holmbury Hill on an early December morning #bike #ride #cycle #lifebehindbars #lifedoesntgetanybetter #mtb #mountainbike #mountainbiking #cameratart #surrey #surreyhills #holmbury #holmburyhill #surreyhillsmtb #ytcapra #ytindustriescapra #yt #capra #fox #foxclothing #fiveten #fivetens #tld #troyleedesigns #onefingerbraking #661#661kneepads #urge #urgebike #urgebikeproducts

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I use my phone mainly but also will upload a still/screengrab from video footage on GoPro e.g.

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Winter riding in the south of England #winterriding #outsideisfree #cyclinglife #cyclelife #ridelife #ridebikes #gopro #goprosession #goprosession4 #goproscreenshot #goproscreengrab #canyonultimatesl #canyonultimate #canyonultimatecf #canyonultimatecfsl #continental #continentalgp4000s #mavicwheels #mavic #lefthanddrive #thisissurrey #lifebehindbars

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If you pay anyone by cheque (remember them?) the cheque has your account number and sort code written on it.

And a copy of your signature as well, don’t forget that.

What do Gumtree recommend as acceptable/safe forms of payment? Stick with those and don’t venture beyond.

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The one who later featured on an album cover is Carlos The Jackal, without his trademark dark glasses.

Yip, correctomundo

or

@MTB-Idle

Frank Sinatra

Axl Rose

Jim Morrison?

100%, go to the top of the class

see how many of you old guys remember this international man of mystery from the 70’s.

Not his most famous pic, the other one was an album cover

passport photo is David Essex.

I knew Moyles, HRH & Chaplin.

The old bloke in a pub is that bloke off the gardening programmes. Not Charlie 😉

How about these

Slebs in Police photos; there’s a whole new genre right there…