Yes, the thread that used to hold them up, doesn’t.

They’ve unravelled around the elasticated hem. It’s not the only example of M&S poor construction self-destructing; their trousers go at the leg seems and the turn ups.

The other reason for passing on M&S is that the quality has gone through the floor. As with so much of their stuff it’s the weak thread and poor construction which lets them down. I might try ASDA or Sainsburys’ or even Matalan next…

I’m not concerned at the cost, but the wisdom of repatriation and using one of the only two isolation beds available; as well as the risk – however slight – of importing the disease here. Wouldn’t it be far better to have flown whatever equipment was needed there to aid not only him, but all the other cases?

Maybe it’ll be kind enough not to affect you as well.

If you do decide to get one then it has to be in white with cream upholstery. It won’t look dirty and naff the moment you leave the dealer, honest… And if you ask nicely they’ll throw in a tube of orange fake tan for the missus.

And no sense of style.

People will laugh at you.

You fail to understand how deeply christianity is embedded in the American psyche. I know a few Bible belt dwellers, and though they are really nice people they are religious to an extent you wouldn’t believe possible, as well as having a uniquely americentric outlook.

A well know store has been making bikes that no one in their right mind would want to filch for many years now.

‘taint just bulls. I’ve kept a wary distance from cows getting involved in fights or stampeding.

I don’t think it’s that cold yet.

The line has to be drawn somewhere. But only too often these days people don’t draw a line…

OK then, let’s be having your phone number. After all you have nothing to fear by sharing it…

As an African proverb runs; “Progress does not always go in a forward direction.”

Forty years ago the idea of people voluntarily broadcasting to all and sundry their movements and innermost thoughts would have been an Orwellian nightmare. Have as little to do with Facebook as possible and DON’T use their messaging app.

The risk Cameron takes in sounding so belicose is drawing attention to his lack of means of doing anything. It would be rather ermbarrassing to be reminded of the cuts to the carrier, Harrier, and Nimrod forces which happened during the tenure of this government.

Southampton to play homeopathic football

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/497171/Supermoon-triggers-end-of-world-Sunday

I’m stunned.

Soylent Green.

Why not use our navy to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza?

Humanitarian bombing is a contradiction. No doubt many innocent people are going to be mistaken for ISIS fighters and given some love from above…

Split the difference; the centre of this decayed ETS will travel along the channel causing an average summer gale and some outbreaks of heavy rain. We won’t die; we are not doomed.

Thatcher, Blair, and the ConDems; did they do anything good?

How many Britons would prefer to live in some version of the Cuban system?

Don’t forget a space blanket.

As for not needing a screwdriver, how do you adjust your mechs if they go iffy mid ride?

Don’t worry, it’s on its way…

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/493781/SHOCK-WEATHER-FORECAST-Hottest-August-in-300-YEARS-on-way-as-jet-stream-BOILS-Britain

There are always people who will defend the indefensible.

I go there now and then to remind myself why I shouldn’t go there.

Given the amount of bodily flesh displayed by non-muslims at this time of the year, and much of it distasteful to non-muslims as well, I think the majority of muslims are remarkably forebearing.

You’re more at risk from pandemic influenza than Ebola. In order for the disease to worry me it would firstly have to change its vector from contact with infected body fluids to airborne transmission, and then reduce its lethality to 10% or less (For comparison the 1918 Spanish Flu had a 2.5% mortality rate)

So for the time being The Doomster isn’t worried…

Have a look around some of the ‘alternative’ ie. not Amazon or Smashwords book sharing sites and see what you can download for free.

Sh*mano BBs have always been disposablke items.

You have a bath, don’tyou?

It’s the marketing and change for the sake of it to another incompatible standard that irks me; not to mention the thought of all the obsolescent 29″ and 27″ created.

And not content with doing it once the b’stards did it twice…

That stranded 650b rider could’ve tried a 26″ tube; butyl being an elastic material it would stretch to fit. But sadly this generation has been so brainwashed by consumerism they wouldn’t think in the creative way we old skool riders would.

Yes,I’m old and cynical…

IMO the perceived movement away from MTB to road is a symptom of the cycle industry shooting themselves in the foot with the needless attempts to foist two wheel size standards on consumers in an established market for the sake of change when 26″ works perfectly well. Given the choice of buying into a wheel standard that may well be transitory or a set of settled road bike standards, why would anyone take the risk of making the wrong choice?

I predict a backlash against it all within the next couple of years with a resurgence of high end 26″ bikes and components. If not, then the industry will end up throttling the goose that has laid it so many golden eggs over the last thirty years.

And no, I’m not expecting to see 900c road wheels appearing…

If it sounds to good to be true it usually is.

Is everyone using Sh*mano? If not two sets of rear wheels compatible for either Campag or Sh*mano would have to be carried.

http://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/

Crocs: Two steps closer to Jeremy Kyle.