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  • What Sort Of Van Lifer Are You?
  • onlysteel
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    2 approaches to this:
    Darkness on the Edge of Town
    Born to Run
    The River
    Magic
    Wrecking Ball
    Gets a whole lot more complicated if you allow bootlegs and nugs releases.
    However if I limit myself to 1 album per artist the it would be something like:
    Darkness on the Edge of Town
    Highway 61 Revisited
    Clash 1st
    Exile on Main Street
    Revolver
    ……….today. Always going to include the 1st 2!

    onlysteel
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    Might be too late, but if you haven’t bought a bag yet have a look at Demano bags specifically for Brompton use. Well finished, very durable, something different and sensible price.

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    For me personally, Springsteen on the original River tour, though bootlegs of the 78 tour top any River show recordings I’ve heard.
    Honourable mentions to Van the Man late eighties(?) at Colston Hall with Georgie Fame and Kate St John in the band, The Clash between 1st & 2nd lp’s and Elvis Costello at the West Calder Regal Suite.

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    For breakfast? Can you flavour it with bacon and brown sauce on a floury bap?

    onlysteel
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    Osprey Talon 22

    onlysteel
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    😆

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    Don’t have a horse. However do have a friend whose dog likes to eat socks. I’ll check with him how many are currently passing thru.

    onlysteel
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    Are you suggesting that East European ‘model’ might have married billionaire septuagenarian misogynist Trump for something other than love?

    onlysteel
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    When he’s good he’s very good indeed. See Heartbreaker, Gold, Love is Hell, Cold Roses.
    Quality control awry on occasion. All very well being prolific, but sometimes less is more.

    onlysteel
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    Wot Sanny says – wouldn’t even consider the path. Road fine.
    Love Crail. Very envious……

    onlysteel
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    Osprey Raptor – superb bit of kit.

    onlysteel
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    KGS967G blue Mini1000. No heater, in Scotland.
    Followed by TFG460K, an orange Austin 1100. Smelled of sheep, as had previously been used to transport sheep in the back, collie on the front seat.

    onlysteel
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    Pace Morris Blue here.
    Mustard yellow hard tail referred to above – Cotic Custard Yellow?

    onlysteel
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    Or how about ‘Scrum Master’?
    Is it any coincidence that many if not most [pretentious] titles above relate to IT roles?

    onlysteel
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    Agile Delivery Manager, ffs.
    Nothing to do with postmen vaulting fences pursued by dogs.

    onlysteel
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    My one concession to modernity. Too many flailed hedgerows around here.

    onlysteel
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    Audi Q7 please.

    onlysteel
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    So Obi Wan Kanobi’s brother worked in Bridges on the High Street? I’ll check that with my mum at the weekend……

    onlysteel
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    Only used them to buy Middleburn bits and service was fine. However the price hike referred to above left a bad taste.

    onlysteel
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    Also watched it with the family a couple of weeks ago – excellent recommendation. Thanks.

    onlysteel
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    Loving this, obviously. Metal Guru in particular!
    Currently 4 here, but no pics, I’m afraid:
    2×10 El Mar
    3×9 custard Soul
    ss 2007 P7
    Rigid ss RC104
    Favourite you say? Has to be my old DeKerf Team SL…….I loved that bike??

    onlysteel
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    Kompass produce very good quality 1:25000 & 1:50000 maps, some waterproofed. Not to OS standards, but then I think we are spoilt in that regard.
    Walking in Oetztal last summer and Solden appeared to be heavily promoting itself as a summer biking destination, with several guiding/skills businesses and plenty bike shops, most with quality hire bikes.

    onlysteel
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    Have a look at the Bavarian Alps walking guide from Cicerone and the appropriate Kompass map. The Map Shop at Upton upon Severn should have the latter. We’re off there in July, with a 2nd week in Berchtesgaden, so I’ll be interested in recommendations too!
    If it’s low level walking you are after we’ve crossed the Austrian border from Leutasch through the gorge beyond Mittenwald, which was spectacular. Also a nice little town in itself. There is a further gorge walk out of Garmisch too, called the Partnachklamm which I’d be keen to have a walk thru come the summer.

    onlysteel
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    Visited Seville at Easter. Had a great 4 days there. Enough time for seeing the sights and chilled out strolling around, tapas etc.
    Also really liked Innsbruck and Salzburg, which we spent some time in as add-ons to alpine walking holidays.

    Reassured by the Lisbon recommendations – visiting in March.

    onlysteel
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    Similar situation last year.
    Sat down with boy and drew up two lists:
    What do you enjoy?
    What are you getting good results in?
    Anything on both lists plus the compulsory subjects gave him a fairly balanced selection.
    Too early to start worrying about the rest of your life at 14!

    onlysteel
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    Someone somewhere in the BBC thought it a good idea. Off to bed now.

    onlysteel
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    Springsteen: never disappoints.
    Manchester – 33 in the pit queue, on the rail
    Coventry – 78, with Mrs & boy
    Wembley – 217
    and in a completely different way, Wilko Johnson at the Wallingford Blues & Beer Festival.

    So far looking forward to Dylan & JAMC in 2017.

    onlysteel
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    Never heard of them. Probably an age thing.

    onlysteel
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    A run Chritmas morning, and never turkey. Beef en croute.

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    Embarrassing.

    onlysteel
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    Only picked up on the 2nd series. Thoroughly enjoyed it, though agree final episode was too rushed and reliant on coincidence. Still can’t figure out why Henry Reeds boy upped sticks and headed to Iraq – did I miss something? Also, why didn’t Carrick dispose of the troublesome Alice and put her in the shed? Time shifts didn’t really bother me, relied on haircuts and facial scarring to figure it out!
    Must have a look at series 1 at some point.

    onlysteel
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    If you can stretch to £400 I’d suggest the Ruark R2.

    onlysteel
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    Never had better than those from Penmans in Crail, tho Murrays in Perth come close.

    onlysteel
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    No problem with voice control of the kettle here. Mrs tells me she would like a cup of tea and I go thru the kitchen and put it on.

    onlysteel
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    Was expecting a bit of resistance to compensation payment when our Easyjet flight from Innsbruck to Gatwick was delayed by 3 1/4 hours at the end of our summer holiday. On the contrary, cheque received 2 weeks after submission of on-line form. Not really helping I suppose. However I guess my point is that given the way it was dealt with I would have no qualms flying with them in the future.

    onlysteel
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    Silva trail runner 2 here. Excellent bit of kit. A bit more expensive, but currently reduced to £40 from Outdoor Gear.

    onlysteel
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    Wot the Buccaneer said. Managed to get in quick and get a couple of direct mount singlespeed rings, but their profiteering did leave a very bad taste.
    Looks promising, hope it comes to fruition.

    onlysteel
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    2007 P7 single speed here, with 140 vans. Great bike. Comfy, durable and a ridiculous amount of fun. Perhaps more likely to pick one up second hand too? I’ve also ridden a 26″ Soul of similar vintage: custard yellow, so possibly Mk2? Nice enough bike but since been passed on to no.1 son. P7’s going nowhere.

    onlysteel
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    Ordered a Mavic bumbag, turned up 2 days later with Haribo.

    onlysteel
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    Admittedly exterior Dulux white gloss, but very disappointing finish. Well short of their previous oil based exterior gloss, Been using their water based satin for interior woodwork for a few years now and very happy with it. Not sure this helps really…….

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