I think you’ll find it’s the flying pasta monster (the spaghetti monster was on leave)

Hairdryer? Just don’t put it on high otherwise it can melt the glue or deform some of the plastic inside.

No one educated has believed in a flat earth for 2000 years.

Define “educated”. Educated according to modern scientific standards? According to the church? The tea party?

I didn’t realise Flash was available on Android in the first place.

Toasted sourdough (the real stuff) and butter.

Do you have proof that the chicken crossed the road?

Thanks. The Edge range looks nice and affordable. Any other suggestions?

Try and get as much compensation as you can (bike, and personal injury). Unfortunately hitting them in the pocket is the only thing that will have an impact, anything else they’ll just shrug off. If you feel guilty about claiming just donate it to a cycling campaign group.

These are the CTC’s recommended solicitors:
http://www.rjw.co.uk/legal-services/personal-injury/cycling-accident-compensation-claims/
They’ve got an 0800 number and email so might be worth contacting them?

Go to the doctors. Its a little known secret that Hayfever is a medical condition that can result in w prescription, eh voila one years supply for the price of 2 prescriptions.

If you buy the generic versions it normally works out cheaper than getting a prescription. I use Beclometasone Dipropionate spray (generic Beconase) from here.

Reply with a made up transfer number, and say you’re a bit of a novice when it comes to using Western Union so you might’ve got the wrong number. See how long it goes back and forth :)

Ninja Wanted

Probably not the kind of ninja you had in mind
http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-ninja

I reckon the site looks OK for a first attempt. If someone had recommended you it’d be enough to make me think you’re a genuine company. Contact details aren’t immediately obvious though- could you also put them on every page, e.g. in the footer? And grey text on a grey background isn’t the best colour scheme :)

I only want hosting for one domain (so I could get the DNS for free), but I want to use the second with Google Apps, and 1and1 won’t allow the required DNS changes (a TXT record) on their server. So I thought it’d be easiest to just move the whole lot.

Table 26 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110503151558/http://www.dft.gov.uk/excel/173025/221412/221549/227755/503336/rcgb09tables21to40.xls

All Figures are rates per billion miles in 2009 (have a look at the original table to see totals, and buses/HGVs).

Pedal Cycle
Accidents involving: 5,642
User casualties: 5,543
– of whom killed: 34
– seriously injured: 847
Pedestrians hit by a cycle: 95
– of whom killed: 0
– seriously injured: 21

Motorcycle
Accidents involving: 6,480
User casualties: 6,371
– of whom killed: 145
– seriously injured: 1,646
Pedestrians hit by a motorcycle: 301
– of whom killed: 2.8
– seriously injured: 56

Car
Accidents involving: 584
User casualties: 576
– of whom killed: 4.3
– seriously injured: 40
Pedestrians hit by a car: 88
– of whom killed: 1.4
– seriously injured: 18

Even more stats here: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110503151558/http://dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/accidents/casualtiesgbar/rrcgb2009

Just make sure you don’t use 1and1 as your domain registrar… the reason I haven’t got round to Google Apps is that they don’t support it (for email you need to edit certain DNS settings which 1and1 won’t allow).

If you own your domain is using Google Apps a possibility? Ihaven’t actually tried this, but I’m thinking of signing up to avoid the “on behalf of” thing in GMail.
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=78799
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&hlrm=en&answer=176600

Yep, done that exact route in reverse (Monmouth-Chepstow-Bristol-Bath). Sustrans route 4 between Bath and Chepstow via Severn Bridge, then as already mentioned the Wye Valley Road (A466) to Monmouth. Stop off at Tintern Abbey for an ice-cream.

So next time people complain about cyclists illegally riding on footpaths and take photos of tyre marks as evidence … :D

What? Get a grip FFS – there is no health hazard at all to anyone with a normal immune sytem / normal hygiene.

Are you saying there’s no need to wash your hands after using the toilet?

I have an S95 but don’t rate it.
Never heard anyone say that before.
To be fair, I have one, and I don’t rate it either.

Fair enough, but could you explain why? Image quality? Too big/small/slow/complicated?

If you google the full number does anything come up?

What if the scrap cars had proximity detectors to blast out Celine Dion when anyone approached?

Edit: as in play loudly, not literally blast out.

I’ve had my eye on the same camera, Amazon price tracker shows it was down to £340 at one point:
http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Canon-PowerShot-S100-Digital-Camera/product/B005N5NF54

I’ve seen it a lot cheaper on several .co.uk sites but when you delve into the T&Cs a lot of them turn out to be based in Hong Kong.

Financial services marketing = persuading people to give money to large banks. Why not turn it around, join a charity, and use your skills to persuade large banks to donate money :)

If it was a completely self-driving car then I’d say it’s a good thing since it would be better than your average driver. Unfortunately the video suggests otherwise and that it’s in addition to the driver, in which case it’s a bad thing since it encourages drivers to pay even less attention.

however we haven’t had horrific rain like we’ve had this year!

Remember summer 2007?
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Phones don’t even need a sim in to make emergency calls.

Is this definitely true? I know a phone will say “Emergency calls only”, but I’ve read (either here or some other cycling forum) that it won’t connect in the UK?

Conclusion: people are stupid and easily led.
(which is pretty much the fundamental problem with democracy)

Easily led? Yes. Stupid? Partly, though I think you’re being a bit harsh. As you point out the media get in the way of any discussion of policies, so one day it’s big business avoiding tax, the next its pasty tax, but there’s very rarely any attempt to have an informative discussion on e.g. overall tax policies in general weighing up the pros/cons.

As a result “public opinion” actually means “media owners/editors opinion”.

Are they actually U-turns? Or will they say they’ve changed their mind, believing they’ll gain more public support, then bring back the original policy under a different guise (an O-turn? or maybe a Q-turn to allow for a slight digression?).

Keep an eye out for any sales, especially shops closing down. I got a 65l rucksack for gbp20 a few years ago. Been on several backpacking/train trips and it’s still in good condition. Also the straps can be tightened to squash it down when it’s not full so I don’t need several different sized bags. Too bulky to cycle with though.

The verges are sprayed with glyphosate, but clearly the rape is the GM version that is resistant.

Do you have evidence? I’m sure DEFRA would like to hear, since

No GM crops are being grown commercially in the UK

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/gm/

The Green Party have been really getting on my nerves over this (claiming GM supporters have been stifling debate). I completely agree with them when it comes to political control of GM crops (e.g. Monsanto using it as a way of locking in farmers), but this is a valid and useful scientific trial, with no obvious conflicts of interest. The scientists runnign the trial have offered to meet with the protesters, but AFAIK they’ve been turned down.

Anyone up for a Diamond Jubilee crown race?

Could it be the reduced oxygen and physical exhaustion causing people to behave irrationally?

I wear contacts and get hayfever, Beconase (or generic equivalent) nasal spray normally works for me. I don’t know if it’s because the eyes and nose are linked by a duct, or if it’s something else that means it works, or if it’s a placebo effect.

Better for the environment. Improved access by bikes means walkers could ride to the start of their walk instead of driving, this reduces pollution, congestion, and visual impact on the countryside.

No personal experience, but I met four JOGLEers in Clun on Tuesday. They basically said JOG-Tongue was a complete waste of time, not helped by torrential rain and 40mph headwinds.

Let’s not forget the Swede who almost built a nuclear reactor in his kitchen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14403432

Do you think a 10p per STW post tax would lead to an increase in the quality of debate?