Delivery guy asked if he could use my loo, so directed him to the throne off the hallway. Expecting him to be just needing a slash, I stood by the front door to let him. 20 minutes later he has conjured up the most horrendous stench with his log of hate leaving a mass of skids in the pan. Couldn’t even raise a smile when stated ‘well, that was a special delivery’ as he was leaving.

There’s a shop?

[roadie] I popped in a ton on Friday morning, which translated as a pretty steady ride. But this morning I smashed out 90 as it was full gas. I think I only deviate from this when I race. When I go out on the MTB, I just go for a ride? [\roadie]

I got some of these Funn full on in 810mm 7′ rise which essentially feel like a flat bar to me.*

* I could have missed the point totally to your question, as I’m fundamentally a roadie with an MTB.

Many councils maintained their obligation to resolve asbestos issues even after they were purchased under the right to buy scheme’s. Should come out in the purchase process. I guess some might not. If it was modernised privately, I would be getting that checked out.

Just had a Yorkshire fishcake in a cob with some mushy peas.

Now drinking a large generic Chardonnay.

Skint and demoralised on the ear buds.

Good luck fella.

Be it labelled anxiety, jealousy or whatever; as the person on the other side it’s very easy to find that the behaviour described by the op can cause a creep into your own life that does have a controlling and limiting impact on your own life and wellbeing.

It’s always important to question how your own behaviour impact’s on any relationship you have. Even more so when a partner has potential mental health issues. But it becomes easy to steadily limit social connections and opportunities to simply keep the peace, and as your world shrinks a controlling influence can take more and more control without you being able to really plot the influence of it. It starts to tell when you find things like being at work or just popping to the shops by yourself easier than time with the person you love. And when you think about that, it’s pretty messed up.

Whilst clearly it would seem that some on here think wearing the hair shirt and suffering because someone else is ill is the only way to be, I would disagree. Clearly when you love someone you are committed to help and support, it’s part of love. But there does come a point that consideration for your own happiness has to also be significant, particularly when the other person’s issues could limit their ability to reflect and act on the impact of their behaviour. If looking after yourself in the face of extreme challenges makes me a butthurt Neanderthal, then please bring on the banhammer. Even if someone is willing to undertake any treatment or therapy to address an issue, the results or impact of potential ‘recovery’ or change may still not be significant enough to make a life that is happy or good enough for the person they live with.

I managed it for about 6 months, mainly because I was besotted and thought that by just being myself (which in reality is a bit of a loyal gentleman) would resolve things. I never really got to the blind rage stage with her, not that I’m being critical, as I’m sure if I endured it for a few years I would. I just realised it couldn’t be fixed and walked. I was sad, and so was she. I also felt guilty as it seemed to reinforce her anxious world view, but it was grinding us both to paste.

As has been noted, it’s not a race, so I wouldn’t have any issues with them being in.

I think this thread really shows that us men are shithot, what’s not to celebrate?

6 out of 6, who **** about with this shit?

Tend to put the Valiant into the properties I’m doing up at the moment, have used WB’s but the plumbers I use currently rate the Valiant higher. Got about 40 of them running in the properties I rent/ let, and it’s about a 50/50 split and only had a few issues with both which I think is to be expected.

As a racer this is just the green light I need for that expensive Christmas prezzie to self :D

I ride a mix of disc and rim braked bikes, and can think of a couple times this season I would have considered disc’s an advantage, and fundamentally as a racer it’s the advantage that counts to me. Never held much stock in the safety arguements. I imagine it will drive a few new bike sale’s which is all good.

Good to go for me!

@ Malvern rider – make’s sense then, explains the elements of restraint and creativity that come with the choice then.

I was just trying to get my head around the restraint bit, whilst I don’t love home cooking I do love food. But I’m lucky with the health and fitness bit. We all have our quirks. I run with the adage that being a bit cold and hungry is never a bad thing. Which probably explains why the beans and poached eggs on toast I had with a great big mug of tea, for the princely sum of £3.80 earlier tasted as good as things I’ve paid 10 times the price for. I think the simplest things done well can be as good as some of the finest things done well.

You could start preying now that there might be something not too awful on at the Eastgate arts centre? I would go with the above.

It helps as I say to take as near to exact cash as required for items required. With overall food budget withdrawn in cash at start of week. At least then you have another level of defence against the endless urges to buy and consume.

Is this frugal approach due to financial, health or ethical reasons?

If you don’t mind me asking :-)

Tend to grab at least one meal a day in a greasy spoon/ cob shop or fancy cafe something which combines breakfast and lunch, so that can be anything from about £4-12, then about £10-20 a day in home food (fresh meat or fish, veggies and sundries) and I tend to graze on fruit from waking to sleeping. Add booze to that, and nights out booze and weekend eating, I really dread to think.

Batman’s next bike?

With your crystal ball, you could make a fortune

Lol, I don’t doubt I could meet the ‘one’ etc etc, I guess I just meant I don’t feel any unease at not having a long term partner or kids etc

For the record I don’t feel anti social, I spend plenty of time with family and friends. I spend quite a bit of time courting female company. I ride in a club, I’m one of the organisers and I’ll go do sportives etc just as a social thing, but I guess I also ride alone a lot! I just find choosing to be on my todd is equally rewarding as an activity choice.

The question wasn’t desperately serious, I think I was just more interested to hear the view’s of others.

Edit – also lol’s @ unfitgeezer :D

The True Blue from these guy’s is good enough to tempt me from the meat options. They are well worth a visit, and in no way are associated with me other than taking my money as a hungry customer :P

Is this some official thing? as via my niece’s school CiNA, I closed out on a pack of 4 locally brewed ale’s last night for £20. Bidding ended at a pie n pea supper last night, and whilst result’s aren’t official till Fri, I was reliably informed I was the winning bid. So costing me about £8 more than I could have got them in the local shop. But hey, it’s for the children…

Believe me stw’ers, if I was willy waving you would be feeling a draught 8)

Despite not being vegan or even veggie, I ended up at BurgerLolz, and had a lovely all day breakfast hot dog with some sides, and thoroughly enjoyed it. So for those in Sheffield of a vegan leaning or not, great little place.

Everything that’s left in my fridge….and some overly expensive bread I got from a poncy baker’s this arvo. So it’s looking like cheese and chillies on toast, accompanied by some posh ham and some fresh pineapple chunks. And crisps….I’m currently having a rather large schooner of Malmsey wine.

Next SL’s 2x pedal inserts went within 3 months. Replaced under warranty, and sold on the third pair. Got some XO’s now, and these are doing sound. Both SL breaks were pedal insert failure’s; one went climbing the other after snap, crackle and pop at cyb. 66kg, wheels on the ground rider, but I am primarily a roadie so my legs have awesome power 8)

I’m breaking that top 100!! Biatches :twisted:

I love a Whetherspoons Veggie breakfast wrap despite not being veggie, and a Wagamama’s firecracker prawn hits the spot. But the Gregg’s caramel custard donut and George’s fish and chips are food from heaven. All things have a place.

At least if you stop at ASDA they could stock up on booze and Johnnie’s which are equally key to survival in Manchester.

Spent 10 years as a psych nurse assessing phone that had attempted to do themselves some harm in Manchester, and met a lot. The official figure doesn’t surprise me.

I don’t know what else he could do now apart from that apology

Probably engage some legal advice?

If the story is true, and that we don’t know, I would think you would have to be pretty smashed to forget trying it on with a child. I think that could be one of those extreme shudder monkey moments.

To be fair, I’m not sure people are ‘celebrating’ those things, I think most people are just observing a custom/ tradition for the sake of having a nice time. As noted by those above, this can actually facilitate some discussion on the subject, which could itself be positive in many ways.

Rusty – the Canny Scot is still going strong it’s been here longer than I, but the hairdresser isn’t. Think we may well have lived in the same flat :-)

Got some funn full on’s in 810mm with 7mm rise, more like flats really. Previously had some785mm 15mm in blue. Suit me fine, not sure what I would gain from spending any more. But go for what fits you.

There seems to be a pretty active On-One contingent on this forum

But aren’t they generally bemoaning customer service and after sales support?

Good luck.

Edit – I preferred the bunny!

The Cleveland Hotel…

The only thing locally it could be have been named after was the old Crumpsall workhouse on the now gone Cleveland Road. The census description of the residents was ‘numerous imbeciles and an idiot’. The pub certainly holds this feel, and like zombie’s I reckon individually they wouldn’t pose much risk, however on mass I would be brown bread.

I think booze could help.

I concur, the sonder it is then :-)

Which colour sonder?

I’ve yet to have any incidents caused by poor wet weather braking

Nor have I, but I would say as a rider I ride to the limits of the conditions, equipment and my nerve. Reality is most of my crashes are caused by riding too fast in the wet or dry regardless of brake system :-)

Rim brakes on the race/ summer bikes. Got disc brakes on 2 bikes, caad12 and cheapo Chinese thing for winter and I tend to cycle in Norway quite a bit an do prefer the disc bike’s for that as the weather’s pretty changeable in the hills.

Also got a rim brake caad12 that I use for crits and summer training, i did take this to the Alps/ Spain over summer as it just feels a bit more lively than its disc equivalent despite the wheels being pretty similar in weight. I do have a lot of wheels!!

I certainly think disc’s offer a lot, particularly when the weather’s poor, and would be happy to race them.