Sad loss, admired his principles and his integrity if not his political stance on any things. Sad to lose another man of conviction in such quick succession.

hora – Member
Maybe I need to ride the trails of the Peaks at night

You can bugger off, I don’t fancy meeting you in the dark when I go for a quick spin!!” 😯

I’d suggest that’s it’s more poignant than hilarious, a nice tip of the hat that delivers a wry smile.

May not have agreed with almost anything he said but he was a man of conviction, stood firmly for what he believed in, wish there were many more in the political arena with as much backbone as him. And, 52 is too young for anyone to die.

When did you two get wed?

Fantastic news, my ginormous 85ltr POD experdition sac has been all over the place and abused mercilessly, and it is still performing brilliantly. 😀

sleigh62 – not sure that they can legally impose such a time scale on a claim, I’d be inclined to call Citizens Advance and then move onto Trading Standards.

@Podge – at some point we’ll level out at mildly ambivalent.

Hi Woody – nothing landed yet.
Have received info from Sheffield College and some independent organisation that resembles a training provider both offering subsidy and recruitment, would be good to see what you have to offer too.

Hi Chris – just prepping for the meeting, we have had one meeting and there’s another one in planning. The initial meeting was very good, just need to get a second one sorted. Cheers, Paul.

Also there are a number of bodies maintaining the trails DCC, NT, farmers etc and the quality and appropriateness varies massively.

Where was that pic of the rut taken?

My FPO is brilliant.

but if in any doubt I tend to close them.

^^^ this – the local farmers I know have said they would prefer to have to open a gate closed in error than chase livestock all over the hills.

Willber – trolling or clueless?

mikey74 – Member
proggy that feeds on ratings to justify its existence
Doesn’t that describe every single programme ever, in the history of television?[/Quote]

That was the point.

Here’s an idea, for a proggy that feeds on ratings to justify its existence, if you don’t like it then stop watching it.

TV troll wins!!

I’m sitting in the office watching some poor sods on a mountain first aid course laying down in the woods, in the mud and pouring rain.

We have some Wife Beater in the office fridge, Jekkyl you b’stard I may have to pop over and open one now. 😀

You should see the blood spilled at one of Pook’s pootles, there was over 50 at the last one. It was like dozens of Dr Whos all crossing Ghostbusters light streams – carnage, I’m sure it punched a hole in the fabric of time and space.

I still stand by the statement that no competent teacher works 18 hours a day. Anyone who believes that has never worked long hours themselves.

This is true.
We work on events and for some we do have 18 hour days, even the fittest and most hyper of the the team is a zombie after a week of this. It’s just not sustainable.

With a few exceptions, from the “class of 80” at our school (thanks Facebook!) most have failed to achieve their potential because Oakwood Comp in that time was an exercise in surviving unscathed, be that by fellow pupils, teachers or the kids in the school down the road. We were all being geared up for a career in the steel industry or down the pit, “A degree son is a waste of time and money”, Mr Roberts, careers teacher, 1980.

You getting bored of not seeing any wildlife whilst out riding? 😀

alexandersupertramp – nope, so are you suggesting that this morning’s interview was an aberration?

Also, am assuming the rugby point was aimed elsewhere as I have not commented or compared the two.

Binners – never thought I’d see you using such class stereotypes!! 😯

Blimey, I thought it was just about riding a bike.
So much to learn, even after 24 years riding a mountain bike.
Every day’s a school day!! 😀

Like Egg Chasers perchance?
(now that’s erudite)

Sense of humour bypass chap?
Or are you a “serious” footy fan?
😆

EDIT – that was for sc-xc but Binners was a bit quick.
EDIT II – nice stealth edit there sc-xc, perhaps erudite may be a better word but not quite a direct replacement. 😀

Wendyball – meh, the whole thing is FUBARed.

The only ray of sunshine I’ve seen recently was the interview with (I think this was his name) Gus Poyet just now on R5 – nice guy, sounded brighter and more articulate than other managers and English is his second language.

Ah, it’s a bit of a viscous circle, who would want to go into a job where people like the OP continually spout ill informed rubbish about you. Change has to start somewhere. School performance measures need to be looked at too, more about educating children than hitting grade targets.

Blimey this is all a bit baitey!
The sooner we realise that teaching in the most important job in society the better.
However, it should be far easier to get rid of the useless ones much faster so they don’t damage the children in their care.
It should be possible to pay brilliant classroom teachers what they are worth without them having to take promotions that remove them from the classroom.
Parents (all of them) need to get involved with their kids school to understand how it works and, in some cases why little horror is failing and that they have a greater responsibility for their child’s education than their teachers.
I ride with a few teachers, my SiL and her partner are teachers, am heavily involved I my kids school and know, as they do, that there are some superb teachers and some colossal F***tards in teaching but they are virtually impossible to shift.

Greens in Didsbury – it’s very nice.

Graphine nanotube frames.
Chrome 24″ rims with Spokey Dokeys
Ribbons on bar end plugs
Gear sticks on the top tube
Adult sized balance bikes

May be being a bit thick here but, if people did email pics of offending F***tards would Plod do anything?

Edit: Seems the swearfilter doesn’t pick that one up
Also: Nice work Jamie.

Ah, that sounds even more interesting.
Would like to hear more, can you send some info if you have it to paul at vividink dot info?

Derby’s a bit of a hike to Hope unless someone has family nearby.
If you’ve got someone on that apprenticeship I’d certainly be interested.

Bah! Was expecting something about bird flu.
China is in a bit of a pickle with huge debts, chronic pollution and an ageing population because of the one child per couple ruling, sit back and wait for it to implode.

@Woody21 – We’re a pr and social media agency working in the events industry – excellent English and writing skills are a must, the rest we can teach, eye for detail important. Where are you based?

@aP – some companies use interns as free labour but IMO that is just plain wrong. Whichever we go for they will get a basic wage with the opportunity to move into a permanent position at the end of their time, or support to move on to a new job.

@Yossarian – good points, thanks.

Oh this is very nice:

http://bringatrailer.com/2014/02/26/mega-westy-1965-unimog-camper/%5B/url%5D

Have a really close look at the accommodation.

Morning.
Staffs oatcakes in the oven.
Mug of Lapsang Souchong in hand.
Post op movement nice and easy with little pain.
2 weeks until I can turn a wheel.
Teenage sons turned house into a cesspool since the op and immobility.
Unable to raise an ounce of being arsed about it.
Staff issues at work.
It’s grey and rainy.
And HMRC are popping in to see us.
Life is fun. 🙂

Running 34 wibbly ring and 18 cog in the Peaks – seems just a wee bit hard, once I can ride again may try 34 wibbly and 20 for some of the longer hills.
Only ride SS year round, will have full SS on the road soon too so Podge can have a play.