“In-house” to me means work that employees of the company do. That’s how we use the term. So the opposite is outsourced, which means you pay an external company for work which could have alternatively be done in-house.

Er – I am in the UK on business right now and can’t dig out any sources.

One book that is a must read to fully understand fiat currencies and the truth behind the creation of what we have now is a book called “The Creature from Jekyll Island” Google that and it should throw up a few articles.

A colleague of mine has done well. He has just bought a 3 bed townhouse with garage in Leeds for £115K. It was a brand new build, reposessed from the developers. It would have originally been on the market for £450K. That is the way to buy right now.

Anyway, well done hope it all goes smoothly.

Spongebob

The real solution is to hand the creation of money back to the “people” and take it away from the central bankers, then you don’t have to pay interest at all.

That is one possible solution to get us out of this mess.

I’d like to see all Catholics in Ireland leave the church immediately. Can’t see that happening but if it did I am sure there would be a proper response rather than just say sorry and convict no-one.

My problem was that it was so sunny, so hot, and so dry that I was running low on water even though i was carrying 3 litres, and the suncream was running into my eyes with the sweat 8)

I have but not really in a position to say much more.

This one was taken by Trimix’s brother, circa 88. And yeah, that is my sax BTW 🙂

Olly – congrats! Good news.

Moving down in September (about 20 miles from Exeter). How long are you there for?

What’s that joe? You want to see another one do you? 🙂

Yep – very hot, very dry, very sunny 🙂

I was riding in the little known Montes de los Barrios. Not really on UK riders’ radars, but Roper and I like the place as it’s really chilled. That’s Gibraltar in the distance

Full set here

Ralli!

It’s an application that can be used how you want. Some people seem to spend their life on their playing games and doing quizes.

But for me it is a good way to to see what contacts and aquaintances are up to. For example two people I have on their sometimes post research articles, so that for me is great. I have another “friend” who is an Amercian musician who does some amazing sound scape meditation CDs. He sometimes posts youtube interviews he has done, and that’s really interesting too.

It’s also great if you are away from home for any length of time, as rather than blog your whole life away, you can just put the occasional update.

So yeah, for me I like facebook, but I stay away from apps and only have friends on their I want to have updates from.

Ok I know where that is but i think it’s closed to mere civilians such as myself. Will have to get up there, maybe tomorrow night which will be the last night I have my bike before it gets taken apart ready for transit

Redthunfder – any idea the name of the road – is that at the end of Line Wall Road just after you go past the Bristol Hotel, it’s on the right?

Well mine are in this set and I’ve posted the ride report but what the heck

And a little 20 second video clip I’ve called “Weeeeeeeee”

Yeah – people say good things.

Is there one trail or are there two now? Is there a best route?

Never ridden Penmacho but plan to be riding there Monday 22nd June so will look out for the box. Hopefully it will be obvious to find.

Saturday a quick local ride to the mosque to see how my back was holding out

Sunday – rode into the mountains in search of an abandoned monastery

Trekster

Physically I am holding up quite well considering a bit of a virus and no riding for a while. Can’t wait to do some rides back home again.

Mamadirt

Yeah – I am going to be moving to Devon in September to do an MSc for a year. I am spending June with my folks in Dumfries, so looking forward to a few rides with Trekster. Am travelling July and August in Peru.

Ah well I will just talk to myself as per normal. So no one ate, drank or listened tonight 🙂

Come dine with me heh

http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonralli/sets/72157618215431054/

Lapierre Zesty?

Well I have no budget for a new bike, but I wouldnt mind a ride on a Lapierre Zesty. It looks like a bike that can handle infinitely more than i could ever ride on it, and may be a bit much for XC, but looks fab and I’d be interested to see how it rides. Orange bikes always look good too, so yeah, wouldn’t mind riding one of them for a day too (a full susser).

Ah right – I didn’t see that

Er – wrong thread Rudeboy?

Ahrrrrrgggh Jimbob!

And just what you always wanted to see on a Friday SFB – a karaoke singing topless pirate

boring, geeky guys with no life

I must have a stalker as that is surprisingly accurate and quite spooky 🙂

Anyway, I signed up in a sad attempt at winning a STW prize on twitter, even if I were to “win” I am sure they would say, oh no, Simon Ralli, let’s pic another random number instead, despite me highlighting the photo that will no doubt get them hundreds of more registrations there 🙂

No need for A&A this week. There’s topless girl on girl action on Singletrackworld’s Twitter pages (via their Twit pics).

Not just the home page 😀

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/one-rule-for-us-another-rule-for-them

For me it has been interesting looking at the reaction of the “general public” throughout this saga.

I was utterly dismayed at the last election, as people who had lied to start the war in Iraq were voted back in, and no one seemed to be getting upset over that. It seemed that on the whole, the electorate didn’t seem to be worried about that at all, and lifetime labour voters still carried on voting Labour in their droves, and yeah conservative voters were not troubled by the total lack of opposition to the war.

So it seems to be a case of Al Capone syndrome now, where it’s not the big crimes that get them in the end, it’s the little ones. I look at these vox pops with voters, and they finally seem to be waking up a little bit to just how hideous many of these MPs are.

I have visited Vincent Cable (my MP at the time) many times when I was living in London, and many times there would be me and just a tiny handful of other people taking up their right to see him in his surgery and say their piece. I was dismayed that people were not getting more involved.

So yeah, I do hope that people do still continue to vote, rather than not vote as that just allows these mother funsters to carry on getting elected, as opposed to people from the smaller parties or independents.

After saying all of this, look at how low George Bush’s ratings were. One big terrorist attack and all of a sudden people suddenly seem to think that some who is a complete fiasco minutes ago can become THE person to save them in times of crisis. I am sure Brown desperately wants to start a war, i really am, as that will be the only thing he thinks can help save him from electorate destruction?

Dont you go worrying about me RD. I’ve somehow agreed to do Roper’s lunatic Tarifa enduro on Sunday, so if I complete that I’ll be able to conquer anything 😀

Trimix – 8 years or so?? I wish – I remember seeing V, crumbs 1993ish? When was she at that lovely flat with P in Kensington? Did you pop in? More like 18 years!!! I must add you on facebook too.

Do you remember James? He’s still in the area, living in Wolverton. So yeah, if I am there sometime I’ll bring my bike and we’ll go out!

Well my bike ones are

1. Own a full suss bike
2. Do a jump and get both wheels in the air at the same time
3. Ride in the Alps

My personal ones, well they’re personal 🙂

‘scuse me guys, can we put this thread to rest? It’s in danger of eclipsing my ‘Mugshots’ thread for length and longevitiy, and I can’t have that!!

Jojo – you should be so lucky. Your thread is still a monster. Look at me – I see all these big group ride threads, so I post one about Cader Idris and get not a single fellow rider. That means I am going to get lost all on my own up a mountain i have never ridden, only to get ravished by rabid wolves with my decomposed body only to be found many months later with a now mouldy camelback and a camera with a now rain sodden memory card with unusable photos. So yeah, I think you protest a tad too much really 🙂

Richpips – ah – there’s stiff competition in our closely contested competition each month.

And remember, if you join the group and you can vote too 🙂

If you look at the Spanish costas, riding in August is nigh on impossible in the heat. Most people come here outside of July and August, when the trails are blistering and the beaches and bars empty. Not too sure where these jam packed locations are. Are you referring to France or Canada?

Also, the prices seem fairly reasonable to me, and you just have to look at the rave reviews from people who have been on them week in week out. they dont seem to be saying they got ripped off or anything.

I’m sorry but I just don’t get those Mornington Crescent threads. Are those those ones with the tube stations? Just seems to be people posting random tube stations. I don’t get the rules, or if someone created the game years ago and now they are not telling you the “rules” like it’s some kind of train-spotting fight club clique, or if in fact the in-joke is that there are no rules. Sorry but it’s just a bit rubbish in my mind and i don’t get them.

* cough * may have a new fave pic as our One Photo A Day pool seems to be hotting up a touch 🙂

Best not add a link or anything

Good point about the early start, but it’s about an hour from Dumfries and I like my breakfast so I don’t think that’s a goer.

I don’t mind fireroad if the views are good, but maybe Trekster will have told me some other routes to try out by then.

The only others not ridden are Innerleithen and Newscatleton, but I doubt I’ll drive over to Newcastleton for the sake of riding it.

Oh well news hot off the press – am now doing a Tarifa enduro with Roper on Sunday. This is the route that very nearly killed me last year so I have to face my demons and give it a whirl again and maybe actually make it to tarifa this time 🙂