When Top Gear starts promoting responsible driving, then I might pay some attention.
Until then they can **** off.

Best guess is that the arm is bent and/or twisted.

There’s money in that there porn.

If you have access to a grinder, buy some cheap pound shop pliers and thin the jaws down to get under the cage.

It should really be up to the cab driver to stop in a place where the passenger can alight safely rather than just dropping anchor in the middle of the road when the fare’s completed.

I agree, and most of them do, but if a passenger decides that they want to get out, if the road is gridlocked for example, then this situation could be easily avoided by a check first.
The passenger is paying for the privilege of being driven, their mind could be occupied with other things, being late for example, the driver should be much more aware of what is around the vehicle.

I’m not a big cab driver fan or supporter of ideal world scenarios.

Which is why I’ll always go wider than I need to when overtaking. However, when a vehicle is sitting on the right, well clear of the side of the road and not looking like it is stopped for disembarkation, I’ll give as much width as the kerb allows before filtering through on the inside.

I agree with this too, but if there is a 2 meter gap then I would consider there is adequate space to pass safely without being doored.
If the pavement was overflowing then I would ride accordingly.

It should really be up to the cab driver to check his mirrors before allowing the passenger to get out.

Riding in the door zone carries risks, whether you are under or overtaking.

Paisley Freight.

– i just mean i ride aggressively and dickishly to be safe when just going about town –

Assertive and defensive seem to work better.

Best suggestion is to set your cleats where they suit and then practice some slow speed tight turns on a nice bit of grass. Get used to standing and dipping your toes.

You are getting close to what is acceptable.

If your foot is level it still looks like you could use a bit more adjustment.

What pedals are you using?

There should be two sets of cleat fixing holes in the sole plate, can you take them off and move the cleat forward to the next pair.

I think your offer is fair, not sure the owner will feel the same though.

Have you moved your cleats?

Well done for doing the right thing.

It’s a common problem.

As above, unless there are give way markings then it should be treated as two lanes merging.

Best advice I can offer, is to check often, over your shoulder before you get to the point of conflict.
Make eye contact with drivers.
Adjust your speed or start to move out earlier, depending on the other traffic.

Polyester resin, for setting studs in masonry, should work to bond those chips back on. The one I use needs a special cartridge gun but I’m sure there are some that fit in a standard sealant gun.
Usually dries to a grey concrete colour but you can dust some sand over while still tacky to blend it in.

I think the pace has been high and riding conditions have not been great.

Everyone makes mistakes, the most obvious one that comes to mind is Jens Voight in the 2009 tour.

Have you got the forks on the wrong way round?

Good luck to you, enjoy the ride.

Rockhopper – Just be patient for now, don’t try to make plans now, it’s very unlikely to register in the positive way that you are hoping. Let her know you are still around and deal with it when she is more responsive.

Mrmoofo – Sounds like you could do with a bit of help yourself there. Have you spoken to a doctor about this?

Ardent Exo rear and Ignitor Exo front.

Lezyne ones work well, not carbon though.

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You want to angle the sheet from low at the back to higher towards the room. Steeper the angle the better.

Small (>25mm) return, pointing down, bent on to each edge. Front edge projects slightly into room and has an upturn edge, again similar size as before.

Fixings should be all metal, ideally small anchor studs, positioned so the sheet just rests on, or hang with over sized holes in sheet and washers to allow for expansion, just finger tight.

No foam, the sheet reflects heat into the room and the void isolates a large part of heat from the masonry.

Obviously works better on burners with rear exit than top exit flue.

It’s not nervous in that way.

Chewing and attention seeking are just signs that see is a bit unsure.

If there were a bunch of kids, she would be a bit shy etc.

She wants to be with you in the family group, pack whatever, and then at night she is excluded.
Confusion = anxiety = chewing.

Did you ever tell her to go to her bed when misbehaving?

The point of the thread, with an aggravating title, was that dogs should be under control, should be trained by their owners, and people should take responsibility for their actions.

No it’s not. It’s that the dog owner in the OP seemed to think his dog could do whatever it liked without being disciplined by a third party.[/quote]

Seems pretty much the same to me

This is not so. If a dog ran into my garden, or jumped up onto my kid or anythign else unwelcome with regards my property or dependents I’d say ‘down boy, shoo’ or similar.

This is a normal thing to do to dogs isn’t it? So why was the owner upset?

No problem here. The owner is a muppet.

I had a similar situation.

Stopped to eat my lunch in a park recently.

Sat on the grass enjoying my sandwich when two dogs approached. The owner called them a number of times and neither dog paid any attention. I have been around dogs all my life and have owned a few, no problem, until the male of the pair went to cock it’s leg on my backpack, which I was waiting for it to do.
It received a light but firm kick, at which point the owner started running towards me shouting. At this point i could not be bothered to explain what his dog owning responsibilities are and told him “If you don’t **** off, I’m going to kick you too.”

Really did spoil an otherwise very nice sandwich.

Stainless sheet fixed with stand off spacers, mounted above the burner, so you have a reflector with an air space behind.

Just to qualify, I’m not *completely* clueless, but most of the DIY I’ve done has been with borrowed tools, hence my lack of knowledge.

Sorry.
Impact driver is smaller version of the air powered wheel nut wrench at a garage.

Trend Snappy quick release chuck fits 1/4″ hex drive bits, put that in your battery drill chuck. Then you can swap from drill to driver bits by just pulling the gold sleeve back.

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if I can predict what might happen does that make me wrong or you wrong, I’m not sure any more.

Your the one claiming dogs and horse should be treated the same. I’m sure that you’re not sure.

You are priceless, I responded to a comment that you edited out and then you told me you havent edited anything, then you defend the removed comment and now you saying I made up the comment about editing or something, I’m lost but my day has brightened up a great deal since you arrived.

Nothing has been removed, three lines have been added, for clarity, as you seem to be on a wind up. Anyways…………..nevermind……………….

what distinction in diet, I imagined the editing didnt I?

So you responded to that comment but are now claiming you did not see it.

predictably unpredictable…. thats great, keep going I need a laugh

Get a bunch of dogs and horses together, stand behind each one and wave your arms about.
Let me know how you get on with that.

You asked for a explanation, it’s been given, and this is all you have got?

No editing, either real or imaginary.

Here we go:

Dogs can be unpredictable. Owners should be able to control them at a moments notice when others are around.

Does the first part not mean the second is impossible?[/quote]

No, depending on the nature of the animal, a dog can be under control off the lead, on a lead or with a harness and muzzle. In the last case I would still consider the dog to be not under control if the owner was physically unable to stop the animal from moving.

and are the people who keep getting bitten the ones who believe what you are saying should be the case.

I can’t answer that for you, and yes I have been bitten by a dog that required hospital treatment.

Horses are unpredictable but people slow down for them and pass with great care

Horses are predictably unpredictable, they will generally react in a similar way when frightened.

both are pets people take out in public, both can be unpredictable and both bite and can cause serious injury.

Well I’ve been along bridleways and footpaths through fields with horses that werent on leads.

You have a right to access only, the rest of the field is not yours to wander about in if you like. It is not public. If the owner kept a vicious horse in a field with public access then that is unacceptable.
The horse(s) generally has enough space to not feel threatened.

Most people would not enter a smaller enclosed space with an uncontrolled horse in it.

More people would be willing to enter a small enclosed space (back garden for example) with an uncontrolled dog in it, depending on the animals behaviour.

oh and dogs are omnivourous

The distinction in diet is principally to illustrate the different instincts, obviously.

Richc –

I’m not taking sides here, just reading the thread and unable to not respond to the comment above.

The point of the thread, with an aggravating title, was that dogs should be under control, should be trained by their owners, and people should take responsibility for their actions. That I do agree with.

why dont you just say what you would like me to post

“I am making dumb statements because I’m
(a) too daft to realise,
(b) arguing for the sake of it,
I’m very sorry for being a prat.”

Delete as appropriate.

Is you can’t see the relevance there is not much point really.

As above, horses and dogs behave very differently.

Not sure what point you are trying to make.

An impact driver is a great tool for construction but not essential, just means you can put self drilling screws into most things with less effort. Not to be confused with a hammer drill.

Impact driver applies additional force as torque, like adding a big spanner to the shaft of a screwdriver.

Impact/hammer drill applies force along the drill bit to break up masonry at the drill bit tip.

This might be a daft question, but would it not make more sense to buy a half decent SDS / hammer drill and have that as an only drill? Will it not work without the “hammering”?

SDS+ is the only way to go if you have hard masonry materials to drill, you could get a keyless chuck to fit in it, but the whole thing gets a bit too large to do small jobs accurately.

“Well I’ve been along bridleways and footpaths through fields with horses that werent on leads.”

Do you go through people’s back gardens where they keep their dogs?

Do you know anyone who exercises their horse “off the lead” in public?

At a most basic level:

Horse – Herbivorous animal with a predator reflex.

Dog – Carnivorous animal with a prey drive.