Agree PITA, I built it years ago and you have to jet wash it annually and use that anti slime stuff, hadn’t thought of bleach it needs doing I’ve been a bit slack this year and I’m flogging our gaff anyway, leave it to the new bloke..

I reasoned not painting it with anything would mean I would have to do it again every so often but it does turn black with moss or whatever that stuff is that grows in the bits the sun doesn’t get at.

It’s the reason all bikes should come with a cattle prod fitted as standard equipment, and/or a handlebar taser mount.

It didn’t used to be like this, once upon a time Apple was the rebel alliance and Microsoft were the Evil Empire… 👿

Can’t use the Nav App via bluetooth, and Apple don’t make the damn lead..

This is the offending lead

Got to say nothing I’ve done is anything like as rewarding as you guys back there, credit to you. I’ve had a few deals that went well in my time, have helped folk start new careers and trained them to be what they might not have ever considered, but nothing like that real helping folk with serious issues stuff, that may not be that rewarding financially but there is more to life than money.

Saw some really trick North Face wheelies with stylish handles at the airport Snow & Rock the other day..

Test it on that vegan mates kid, he/she’ll soon tell you the answer.

They’re all a bit ‘Life on Mars’ the way we were in the seventies, haven’t been ‘liberalised’ yet, I’m sure the tree huggers will get them all eventually.

Until then they remain friendly unreconstructed humans pretty much the same as us except with more guns.

Well the next bonus we’ll be getting is the city boys amping up the news of Oil issues to drive up prices if they haven’t already done so.

Duggan – Member
I’m (originally) from the fat capital of Britain

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/18/obesity-tamworth-fat-capital-britain

They are everywhere. I think when it gets to the point that there isn’t even a stigma in an able-bodied person using a mobility scooter just to avoid walking, there is a pretty serious problem.

Also I’m sure it must makes thing worse for those genuinely in need of them as they doubtless all get tarred with the same brush.

One resident in that article above blames the obesity problem on the fact that the town ‘hasn’t got a sporting hero’. It seems doubtful that if someone from the town had won a bronze medal in the long-jump than all of a sudden everybody would be doing triathlons every weekend but maybe I’m just being cynical.

That doesn’t surprise me, I was up there at a show once and had a bit of shall we say aggressive banter at one of the Burger places that tried to gee us into buying some mentally oversized burger meal, we being fairly healthy sports types forced to eat there because there isn’t much else. The ‘manager’ sort got quite stressed that we wouldn’t consider ‘manning up’ to his obesity challenge, totally weird..

I’ve nearly been knocked by them twice driving the wrong way down one way street, they are a nightmare in the Gods Waiting room of a town I live in, it’s often gridlocked with them, some genuine disabled which you don’t mind, but many just fat lazy people. They are everywhere, even in the Supermarket aisles with shouty impatient women if you don’t get out of their way quick enough. I find abandoning the trolley and disappearing round the corner works best.

It never ceases to amaze me, the complete lack of understanding of the situation out there, this time thanks to a total screw up President who favoured Shi-ite over Sunni, what did he think would happen?

We here in the UK are so deep into the reason for the mess throughout the entire region dating back to both World Wars, badly drawn borders after the first, establishing Israel after the 2nd, establishing the Shah of Iran and countless other smaller examples of imperial meddling including the recent Blair Bush Oil Agenda driven incursion and the drive by in Libya.

Now with a Liberal in the White house and a Political eunuch in No 10, Russia making them both look like wimps, it’s hardly surprising local forces have taken over the baton. ‘They’ understand one thing and one thing only, strong forceful action, it’s medieval over there and only medieval tactics work, the whole region is tribal, they have blood feuds dating back years, ‘democracy’ as we understand it would never function, heck we’ve been screwing up since the original Crusades, thinking that by cosying up to Iran it’ll sort itself out is so naive as to be criminal. Shi-ites are the minority, they are a troublesome minority at that, it’s bad enough we fall out with Islam, but to now attempt to take sides between the warring factions and to pick the wrong side is stupidity. It’s not just Saudi that’s Sunni, Pakistan is Sunni, pretty much the entire Islamic world is Sunni which was why they were happy enough for Iran to be the fall guy, this latest turn of events is not going to end well, in fact it may even be the start of something much much worse, not good news at all.

*Gypsys (&Scousers) are thieves, Indians are liars, Afro Caribbeans are lazy, and the Irish spend all their time in betting shops.

*Prejudices handed down from Grandmother, not necessarily adopted by the author, but you did ask,

This one is my current favourite A real champagne of beers.

It began earlier than the seventies, I first started saving for a deposit which had to be ten percent as soon as I first got engaged, (it’s driven by women) in 67.

The thing that screwed things was the deregulation that invented the term ‘equity’ which you could borrow against and drove the level of personal debt through the roof.

Offer them some glue and a plastic bag, it used to keep us quiet for ages..

He stabbed his brother in the back to get into high office what else would you expect from a scummy politician who would do anything, say anything, promise anything…

If anyone, he is the single reason for the rise of UKIP.

Foodbanks operating at record levels? Interest rates about to rise, this little upward blip has just been artificially ‘massaged’ by the Government help to purchase scheme starting another housing bubble.

The building trade is at last working again but there’s a huge backlog and skills shortage already, certainly here in the south.

The retail trade is still suffering from the Vat at 20% (some small retailers are still selling stock they claimed 15% back for and are now being charged 20 on the sale as an example.) We’ve had two bike stores close recently local to here and the third is literally on last gasp if the coffee shop he’s opened doesn’t work.

Consumers are being ripped apart with energy costs, business rates are far to high as are domestic rates, supporting a public sector with a wage imbalance (They pay managers too much and erode the front line staff)

I don’t have to talk about wages, how many of us have had a real term increase in the past five years?

Which leaves what disposable income to drive any further recovery.

Only the city in its perceived value paper volumes making money from money .

I think it’s great news and they are rumoured to have some amazing ideas using regenerative energy to power the systems instead of all that grinding, think big spinning wheel, maybe it acts like a gyro to help counter heeling whilst providing power to the winches, no real clue yet, just rumours but very exciting and Ainslies the sort of bloke who’ll attract more big money if he needs it.

Sadly we’re in exactly the same situation except the police are involved and wether you like it or not it’s a criminal offence, ours is always muzzled when he goes everywhere precisely because he’s a scary big dog, in this instance a kid alleged he was bitten, we haven’t seen ‘proof’ yet they want my Mrs to go to the Police station to be interviewed under caution.
Allegedly the dog rushed out bit a passing kid (we live near a school) then rushed back in again, she didn’t see it happen and I wasn’t at home, there were folk viewing the house, (it’s on the market).
However it’s a Doberman, it’s never bitten anyone before and I’m sure if it had attacked a kid it would be unlikely the kid would have survived so I suspect it’s the usual story, it barked and scared the kid who then claimed it bit him, but I can’t be sure so doubt has crept in and the rehoming route seems appropriate.
My advice would have been buy the iPhone and don’t involve the police, they are only interested in these sort of events as an easy score and solvable crime for their stats so they will prosecute a soft target which you are.
So we’re now likely to lose a member of the family over the word of a scared kid (understandably) and a police force governed by targets.

Ne’re cast a clout til May is out!

So not now, it’s june, but yes in the winter nothing like a wife beater..

“It shouldn’t be like this”

Since they’ve grown up, it means I do what the hell I choose, I might go for a ride, I might go for a sail, I might not, if it’s raining I might watch some old black and white movie, like it’s a wonderful life and contemplate how I got this far without topping myself.
If they bring down their city boy eurotrash boyfriends, I might not be able to resist calling them the Gee Eh? Why? word then I might make them go for a ride with me and watch them die up the first hill, then spend the rest of the day berating them for the mummies pussy boys that men are these days.
All in all I shall be as curmudgeonly as only old dads can be on fathers day and get away with it.
I can’t wait.

Woa that’s a bit of a shock, he wasn’t that old. Had a bit of a nasty accident not long ago though..

He’ll be missed I bet. terrible news

commented that some of the trails we use are not bridleways.

Instant avoid if you haven’t got the stomach for the shallow grave.

Switch Pubs immediately and change your riding route.

Buy him a decent watch, my girls all saved and got me a Breitling on my 60th, a 60th is a big deal nobody ever sees it coming really, then before you know it 65 happens along and seriously there is nothing good about these birthdays, so we need consolation for having had to put up with all your crap.. 😕

hora – Member
Err what over ripe ones too huh?

No just normal eating banana, in some countries they serve them (South Pacific) as a daily supplement

if you’re travelling somewhere likely to give you dysentry then one a day every day, if you’ve already got it, then two or three would help.

There is also the additional ‘bung’ like function.. 😉

Bananas, I use when travelling, they do help, you’ve probably got some bug. Or it’s God punishing you for becoming a roadie (is this the first time?).

Late to the thread, read it from start to here, speechless really nothing much more I can add to what these wonderful folk have already said. This place can be so harsh yet so full of all the essential goodness of humanity and all I can do is echo their sentiment, having experienced a couple of really good friends in similar circumstances, I am stricken by the apparent futility of it all, keep your chin up, I am sure having read about you that your strength of character will carry you through, I most certainly am humbled by your approach, my thoughts and prayers are with you, have a blast on that scooter..

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eddiebaby – Member
take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

😆 I wish…

Good on him, naturally the ‘care’ home are now denying they refused permission, but what a shame nobody thought to accompany him, to check he’d be OK. – ****.

Anyone bald = likely to die
Anyone with English accent = bad guy
Anyone bald with English accent so likely to do both the opposite happens and they get to control things.

I assumed birds on roof, never heard anything personally, but the way things are escalating here, just got home and being told stories along the lines of..
Mutant Rat attack as reason for no supper, so as suspected tonights dog bike ride will end with eating up the pub..

mrben100 – Member
Might be a rat (unless you’ve seen it), if so…….you going to need a bigger trap..

Don’t! She’s now got herself convinced there are rats in the loft, says she can hear them padding about, we’re now on Defcon 5 and sending for the Pet Detective, Exterminators r Us and all manner of bollox, they’ve been off to the hair salon this morning bread knife and daughter, had a summit meeting there and are issuing all manner of directives, I had to come back to work this is going to get far worse before it gets better, they’re now refusing that essential of all female skills, kitchen engineering and food production, I can see myself and the dogs eating up the pub tonight.

What these? I’ll have a look in that B & Q lunchtime, they look complex I trust there are instructions.

I’ll get the bread knife to get on a rant about kids tidying their rooms, that should be enough to have them chucking themselves on the traps..

Cats are regarded as aliens with Jedi like mind control over the weaker members of humanity, strictly dogs only at harmony hall. Dogs however are about as useless at mouse catching as the rest of us.

However we could consider a loan cat?

We could pick it up we’ve researched a cat carrier…