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uncle was northern ireland back in the day , on guard duty one eve and his mate came by 10 mins before guard change to take next watch ,uncle went to bed woke up in morning to news his mate had been shot and killed whilst @ checkpoint , 10 mins into his shift .. literally did dodge a bullet there but succumbed to a foreigner driving wrong side of road many years later and sadly did not survive that one .. a m8 slept in on the 7/7 bombing and was  meant yo be sleeping in the hotel in the 2004 tsunami but went partying elsewhere ,  was days later we realised he was still alive , crashed his motorbike couple years back and was unconcious with tongue down the hatch ,  trainee doc walking by saved his ass , myself many near misses on road bikes and couple hits but still here , one day the  wrong place wrong time is goin to align just right .. 🙈💀

I always lookin in mirrors , do some kind of biking or gym 6 days a week , eat too much chocs and red bull but can knock that on head if need be , i get a good. Level im happy with but always want more but @ 50 and results are much harder to come by and injuries hit me bad this year but i never lack motivation just try not to burn myself out like i did last year , doc told me to slow down but i be back beastin in new year hopefully so yes im always looking but never happy with what looks back , but we do get out what we put in .. i just need to be more ruthless and get mind in right mode

Had achilles pain last 5 days then xmas day flu cold aches kicked in , few pills yday and 1/2 hr in sauna loads of fluids to no avail , same level this morning, been watchin bikepacking clips on the tube and just finished one in norway , some snow here but dying get out on a ride even a walk , but nice heads up on goonies in 20 mins so thats sorted for next couple hours , hard to avoid all the bad food lyin around though 🙈

Whoa spot sounds like you took a fair blow to the bod there , did my collarbone end of april this year and some ribs .. surgeons decided not to operate on clavicle and rib was same , dont think it helped much one day leaning onto bit of wood against walk to alleviate pain , it came back tenfold few hours later and was spitting blood next day , i never learn , was off work 2 months in total and really should have been more tbh but self employed .. been back easy trail riding probably 2 month now and easy gym sessions , still clavicle pain depending what im doing , no pullups yet but bench press , curls and rows light weights , best advice , make sure you have plenty shirts , did get sore ass cheeks sittin/ sleeping upright all thd time though …

Hmm just had 8 weeks off work with collarbone and ribs bust due to an otb .. it sucks still in pain , gonna be a long rehab .. BUT i managed do some painting round house , read lot of books , saved on fuel , on the smart trainer every few days , ran out of things to watch , put on some beef but one pieco of advice id give out is make sure you have plenty of shirts …

Jay and silent bob ..

Stood on the wheel of the space shuttle @ kennedy space centr and tried to dislodge a heat shield tile as i noticed few missing , some yank dude clocked me so had jump down 🙄… so i never succeeded in that one but got rocks , room keys from trips , always gotta get something no matter how small ..

Read lot of the books and i think the seties is rather fine myself 👌

Knock a hole in external wall and slide joist right through , or put a bridle in and joist off the bridle …

Chipie and motorking jackets , both got stolen off me one in a nightclub on return from bar and the motorking from a party after coming back from a room with a female 🤣🤣

Grew up there and lived there 26 years , not what it used to be but what small town is these days , i still get through at least once a month , simply is what you make it , some small minded people but thats the norm , few primary schools and the secondary i have no complaints , lot of pupils went on to do very well for themselves in years below me and above so cannot be that all bad .. findhorn beach small drive away and nairn not too far either , roseisle along from findhorn also a nice one and plenty fire roads and tarmac routes all out the back likes of romach reservoir area and out towards darnaway , also dava way offroad forres to grantown , mosset probably best pub atm good food also few shut now but the atmosphere was good while back , faces fit in all over as when the RAF were based nearby there was always different shades and tones so that wouldnt be a problem anywhere , inverness 1/2 hour on train or 45 mins in car and aviemore , cairngorms about same time , lots of tivers , lochs , bike trails and quiet bits to escape to , midges rare and winters ever milder …

John kongos …. Original “ step on “ before the mancunian scallys took it

I thought this post was reffering to myself , i nearly got nailed this morning on a crossing coming up to a roundabout .. all my own fault to be fair , sadly i carried on even though i usually hold my hands up and mouth an apology i knew i was stupid and in the wrong but did not want a fire breathing backlash of abuse .. live to ride another day 🙈

I worked a site few years back where one nearby resident complained about orange light atop the forklift being on before eight .. there is always one 🙄

I been watching “ haunted hospitals “ past few eveinings , certainly some weird stuff going on around us … other eve the wife was out running and felt a push on her shoulder from the front , no one around she not spooked just curious who could be

Strada abarth 2000tc
Nova sr
Nova gte
Astra gte
205 1.6 gti
205 1.9 gti
5 turbo raider
Ax gt
Bx estate
Uno turbo
Golf driver
Passat
Passat estate
Audi coupe 16v
Vwt4
Vw t5
Vwt5
Audi allroad
Mitsi l200
Vwt6 ..
wish id stashed the pugs and the raider 🙈

Bagleys , sub club oh man the youngsters these days sure missed out … best times of my life i thought would never end .. nights out the last ten years seem like another world im visiting and not for the better thats a cert …😢

Msr ceramic skillet

Get a chippie in its a ten minute job .. 0r
Remove door via pins if on hinges , unscrew 3 screws per hinge , let one out of middle hinge , last one from bottom hinge , move door from frame and sit corner on floor , no need for chisels or screwdrivers to prop up ( just damage a wood floor anyway) , remove top screw door now loose .. you can measure from bottom of bottom hinge to your carpet and add on say another 5 mm to that size ( thats how much you need cut off door ) via a planer or circular saw , if door pre finished , mark one face with a knife along cut line , cut the opposite face with your circular saw and rub cut edges with plane or sandpaper .. now fit door back to posts by fitting top hinge first , let bottom corner rest on floor tap door to suit top hinge hole , fit one screw and go to bottom hinge and move out until holes align with himge and post , enter screw , check door if fine screw up rest of hinges , job done

Hmm i know of tea leaf tradies , one came across an X- rated room and proceeded to take home some of the footage recorded in camera still set up , another i know of worked for a temoval company and would acquire aftershave and jewellery before the goods got to europe … yes there is thieving scrotes and desireables out there You just never quite sure where …

Incline bench , squat rack , olympic n curl bars numerous discs , dumbells , rollers , tv , pull up station , oh and the sauna 👍

I reside in. Fortrose myself around 20 mins drive from Inverness on a good day, round 6 plus new housing sites cut under construction a few more in pipeline next few years.
Wee while back Fortrose were looking for retained firefighters not sure on current status though.
Dingwall not worst town around I’d say Nairn onwards east is crap depends what your after , Black Isle where I am has learning bike trails , 5 mins away , Lagan an hour 60 miles , Golspie 60 miles north , ft William couple hours ,west coast 90 mins away on quiet easy roads, 11 degrees yesterday up here and winters inverness area been rather easy past few years , stuck for choice for road rides and few good clubs in city , used to kayak sea and rivers the Inverness club is awesome and trips throughout the year if that’s your thing .
Nice beach 2 mins away and Nairn beach nice coastline with few nice houses with bit of character to boot 20 min drive from Inverness . Aviemore cool plethora of pursuits to do but I know a police Seargant who remarked it was his worst post ….
Other half and the in-laws from Plymouth and been here 30 years plus when it’s light till 10:30 in summer and the weathers on point can be one of the nicest places to live : few queerdos out & about but you get that everywhere on some level 👌…..
Good luck on choice
School 10 minute walk from me , local shop 5 mins same with gp ; bus service to Inverness iirc hourly…. nearly moved to aviemore ourselves before deciding on Black Isle but the a9 snow shift put us off as we both work Inverness area …

Been informed from paypal my 500 original outlay being refunded to myself … woohoo 👍

Life is so simple … get the woman’s phone , initiate contact with oz dude posing as herself. Tell him you’ve just given birth to a bouncing little girl and he’s the dad …. depending on reply you will then know if she was only sending bikini pics 👍

I’m a carpenter and it’s not a hard diy tbh , quite possible with hand tools only and if you’re painting it any gaps , cuts not in line can be filled and painted , sliding bevel , spirit level , hire a bradder ( finishing gun if need to and use 4 inch bolt/screws through the newel to fix handrail , google stair specs , i.e. Handrail heights and spindle spacing … don’t rush it and you will be fine

Take it and tell us what like

Called other day was told first week in Aug I ordered march also , site showed in stock so I told them I’d cancel as I found out alpine bikes have one in Perth , phoned back 10 mins later and told me I’d get one first week of July , I can hold on I’ve 4 other bikes to ride so fingers crossed il have another in few weeks ….

I have one coming soon I hope was meant to arrive weeks ago but as you say Santa Cruz inundated with orders and cannot keep up … I’ve a 2015 chameleon also so if it’s as good as that awesome

I managed to put a campag mech into my back wheel last year , broke 4 spokes , mech and blew the tyre … wheel still not bang on as I went through 7 spokes , 4 replacements for the broken ones and another 3 for ones I snapped trying to get wheel true , think it was 6 mm open ended spanner and a shifter to hold the spoke , was bitch of job one small turn and another one snaps , good luck but thought myself do the nipples corrode a bit ….

Love my neo air with its battery powered pump !! Wouldn’t go back to anything else

Nice , you could go and post me the tickets ….

I put up the odd kit , party walls are constructed with 140 deep timber , 50 ‘m cavity with rock wool inside, 9mm osb to cavity ,140 mm glass wool to kit panel, 18 mm thick planking and 12 mm plasterboard … and yes if you’re neighbour was on hol you could cut through to their house in 20 mins with an old saw , 10 with a reciprocator ……..

No pics but did same wee ride as metalheart , nice spot felt like I had whole area to myself on ride in the am …. but the Midgies were intense

No pics but did same wee ride as metalheart , nice spot felt like I had whole area to myself on ride in the am …. but the Midgies were intense

Foul play somewhere along the line , foreign or domestic

aye i was thinkin along same lines but its flappin a lot , may have to put back on the original parts n sell on the shifter and mech … hmmmm