So looks like we may be dog sitting this wee fella for a few days, with a view to a potential permanent move..
Wish us luck!

my first first half marathon several years ago, I trained hard and lost a load of weight to become fit enough but was never going to set the world alight with my time – I just wanted to get across the line. Set myself a time to beat none the less of 2h:15mins. Figured it a good place to start my HM career but didn’t want to go any slower than that, and told my supporters accordingly.

Timing chip in shoe, set way back in field so didn’t cross start/finish line for several minutes after timing clocks started. Knew my pace was close but sprinted last section when I realised time was slipping away.. Crossed the line and went to check my printed time in the organisers hut, 2:15.00.00 exactly.

To the bloody thousandth of a second. I checked all the other times, no one else had a round number so I couldn’t account for it being a repeated glitch. Was just a one off.

Got a spooky one too… OooOOoOOhhhh…. When I was a wee lad of about 5, I used to climb into my folks bed in the middle of the night when for whatever reason I couldn’t sleep.
I would tell them every following morning that I saw the strange ghost man again at the end of the bed, and he was waving at me. Apparently I would recount this in detail nearly every time I stayed in their room.
They told me years later that it freaked them the hell out because we had only moved into this place following the suicide of a man in that same room.

Helps build up the rim bed if the tyres are a bit slack.

Again, how does building a rim bed up help a slack tyre?

When we refer to rim bed, are we talking about side wall thickness?

A fowzand!

Oosh!

just wondering, whats the idea behind 2-3 layers of electrical tape ‘to build up the rim’ comments all about?

I’ve always used 1 or 2 layers and just carefully sliced the excess off with a scalpel – running it along the inner tyre bead groove.

Works a charm, every time

almost split down the middle then, with a slight leaning towards hatred.

Ok. That’s pretty much in line with what I suspected. Thanks STW, you’re all treasures to me x

stuck 5 in my Rev – feels much better as a result

FFS.. it was a rhetorical question, i’ve already apologised for the term. Get over it, thanks.

THREAD TITLE ASIDE, is he revered, or reviled? It would appear most have not forgotten nor forgiven.

Have those posting against him actually read his statement? Genuine question.
*disclaimer* I am not defending him – just gauging opinion.

Philip Schofield is not a national treasure. Actually, yeah, its a horrid statement isn’t it. David Jason included.

wonders if anyone actually reads the posts

An expensive lawyer kept him out if jail.

So OJ Simpson in your eyes?

care to elaborate?

interested to know if you just dont like his music, or dont like him as a person for reasons stated.

Other performers that have committed unpleasant crimes, and been convicted – and subsequently released. Assimilated or shunned?

Largely shunned – there arent many public figures I can think of that come back from a stretch at her majesties pleasure and enjoy the same cult/popular status they did prior to being banged up.
Depends on the crime I suppose.

I guess the wider question – to which you allude – is as to whether someones sins/crimes can be offset by the work they do in artistic sense.

Partly, yes. But more to the point – has the general public accepted his reasons for his internet faux pas and kept his record unblemished – or is he forever tarnished?

He visited a normal pron site according to Wikipedia.

Smoke without fire and all that – I suppose what im getting at is, has he been by and large exonerated of any creepy charges by the general public – or do ‘we’ still put him in the flawed list?

Just a genuine question as im interested what the public consensus is.

The whole concept of ‘heroes’ or ‘national treasures’ is just fundamentally stupid

I genuinely understand what you mean grum – but sometimes a category just helps the conversation to flow.
I personally have few living people that I admire to the point of personal cultural heroes – of those I do, several would be from the music industry just because it’s a very important genre to me.

So if I were to impart a sense of British pride into my ‘hero’ listing – Pete would be one person that i’d like to advocate.. hence my dilemma.
If it sounds less trite, lets call it a ‘person I hugely admire and makes me proud to be British’ list.

Lady Boy Supporter

Fit for touring though? being Italian and all that

I love to read of people not letting the man get them down.

Power to you my good fellows.

Yes, I’ve been hitting the gumtree and P4H ads – there are a few good candidates. We have also just singed up on a dog sitting site as we can happily take a dog on during the school holidays.

Whats the opposite of opposite?

Which manufacturer stuffs the envelopes best?

I run a SS SS rear hub which so far engages well and hasn’t killed me to death.

yeah, those Charlie deals look spiffing. Not sure if theyre on the CTW scheme though?
Possibly, just havent looked.

Good advice again. Yes, I should imagine most rehoming centers would likely say ‘thanks but no thanks’ with regards to our working hours. I suppose I was thinking that if we decided to go ahead that there may be one particular rehoming center that are more flexible.
In hindsight that may well prove more difficult than first thought.

Gumtree/Pets4Homes would be a good shout though, i’ve seen numerous ads in the past where ‘private’ owners are desperate to rehome.

Oh, and yes, we have a nice house with plenty of room and a large garden overlooking national park land. Would be a great place for a dog to settle in.

Why not a terrier?

Not 100% sure now you mention it. Perhaps the high energy levels?, also having owned terriers in the past im used to the high prey drive – which based on the fact I now live on the South Downs with miles of open fields, i’m not convinced I have the energy myself to chase a terrier that has run across Farmer Giles’ fields after a rabbit (etc)!

Retired greyhounds have been considered for sure. Again, slightly concerned about the hyper-sensitive prey drive and common requirement for a muzzle.
Neither are deal breakers though, we’d re-home any dog that really needed a chance.

Thanks for the tips so far.
We have considered the breed fairly carefully, im drawn towards terriers normally which probably isn’t ideal. I doubt we’d go for a springer or collie working type as they would be more likely to climb the walls when left alone.
In fact, we’d probably be happy to take an old lap dog. There are numerous local rehoming centers so plenty of choice, the trickiest part is bound to be convincing them that we are good prospective owners as im sure they will ask all sorts of questions related to our daily whereabouts.

dog daycare near you?

Yes, it seems there are a couple of options locally – although realistically, it would test our budget somewhat at circa £300pcm

Consider how many dogs are actually left at home for 6 hrs a day. I’d suggest it’s lots.

I agree – however, not sure that just becuase its a fact, justifies it.
I tend to err on the side of ‘it must be better than a kennel’, but as yet, im not convinced.

When I think of the literally millions of dogs that are abused/eaten/abandoned/generally uncared for around the world – I start to think that my situation would be favourable.

Would rehoming two dogs (so they can keep each other company), be a possibility?’

Yes, we would consider it. However,when considered previously we found that studied anxiety levels dont appear to particularly fall with either 1 or 2 dogs.

Binners – Alas, Mrs Slim is super allergic to cats.

Fair play. Whatever you think of Superstar, its great to see the product being produced in house.

Interesting to hear that quality is supposedly better than Taiwan produced kit. Be nice to see that statement qualified on the trail.

Seems a perrenial question – for good reason.

I’ve spent way too long deciding similar positions myself. The answer is: There is no right or wrong answer.

You like/love cycling, there are lots of different types of bikes out there, you have a natural urge to try something else.

The real question(s) normally are:

Can you comfortably afford to change?

If not, are you prepared to be skint in order to acheive new bikedom?

Unless you can live with the ‘what if?’ scenario then you probably just need to stop beating yourself up and bite the bullet.

Ahhhh. That’s quite cathartic.

I would think that a 15 stone person bouncing up and down on a Reverb in all manner of directions as they hurtle down a hill

You sit, downhill?

Bit of a, and I quote ”niggling hip ache”.

Silverchair. ha! Fat boy

First two albums still stand up there. Truly timeless brilliance

See, I really like Ten. But I would never say it’s timeless. It sounds like an early 90’s album to me – with hints of the 80’s thrown in. And some of their lyrics are, well, a bit cringeworthy.

Nirvana were over hyped pish.

Over hyped no doubt, pish – nah. Cobain was a staggeringly good front man. And Grohl hammered out some mean rhythm. Heart Shaped Box IMO is genius.

Mike Pattinson

dude, it’s Patton.

Faith No More aren’t grunge in the slightest, but they are an incredibly influential and wonderful act. Regarding Patton side projects, Tomahawk kick ass.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt856_nRxQk

On which note, where do The Melvins sit in this discussion?

It’s been a while, I remember expecting to win a slam every time! Well done England

Gilbert the alien?

Ok, will do.

However, I would respectfully counter that both points you have paraphrased are ones I have heard argued on radio/tv/pub on a fairly regular basis.

Never buy a Renault Megane if you are not a fan of long winded bulb changes.

I think part of the problem actually comes from legislation, in as much as they have to design cars to be so pedestrian friendly these days that it leaves virtually no space for squeezing in the formerly easy bits

Just when I was beginning to lose faith… this gem of a thread appears.

I really like the Smart Roadster. They remind me of the feet of a Transformer. 2 parked side by side would blow my mind

Appears to me that your a typical voter who has a (strong) allegiance to a political party without thinking critically what’s going on.

As it happens, I didn’t vote blue at the last election, so erm, nope.

I’m not defending out of allegiance, I’m offering a different perspective because it seems to me that most are predispositioned to disagree and spout hate no matter the outcome they are actually facing.
Targets are just targets, and I think some leeway is fine on this occasion as the inherited situation was simply so dire.
I cannot buy into the argument of spending the country out of trouble – it’s an absurd principal. As is growing the state in the name of providing ‘tax paying jobs’.

Out of interest, has anyone on any of these threads ever read the opinions offered, considered them, and changed their mind as a result?

So Gideon fails

Subjective. He didn’t hit his quoted targets, but I’m pretty sure the economic shower of shit he inherited was even worse than first predicted. Britains economy has been fairing favourably in comparison to the majority of the rest of the world, so subjectively, you could argue that Gideon has done well all things considered.
IMO it’s too easy to just spout ‘he missed his target he missed his target!’

On balance, I think the cuts to disability have been too deep and too fast. We should indeed be taking better care of the vulnerable. Including *sigh* binners