Tarantino’s best character?

To be fair to them no non-Muslim terrorists have bombed Manchester in the last 30 years.

Ooo, naughty!

Interestingly MI5 have recently raised the threat level on the mainland in relation to Northern Irish terrorism.

Having stayed in both Bourg and ‘Oop t’hill’ in Arc 1600/1800 I’d say the only real thing Bourg has going for it over Arc 1600/1800 etc in the summer is that you can get one last run in after the funicular closes, and some of the bars are slightly cheaper.

I preferred the ability to pop back to your accommodation at Arc 1600/1800 for a bite to eat, rather than having to either pay for something at a restaurant on the mountain, or spend more time returning to accommodation on Bourg.

Must say that on my patented Film Disappointment Scale, ‘The Hateful Eight’ came in a solid Prometheus.

It is by far the weakest Tarantino film, especially so given the hype.

One of the guys who plays on my ice hockey team is a massive Caps fan and a few years back I said to him Ovi would never win a Stanley Cup at Washington. So far I’m being proved right. 😉

The team I follow (Red Wings) seem to be finally feeling the effect of Bettmann’s meddling though. You can only succeed for so long against a system that rewards failure with favourable picks in the draft.

Nice.

I had a helicopter/toilet contents incident a few years back in Northern Ireland that still gives me nightmares.

pictonroad – Member
My mate works at Ford, they’re very complimentary about the 4cyl mustang, same engine as the focus RS. I don’t think they’ll sell any because, of well, the reasons above; everyone dreams of the V8.

My brother works for Ford (in Dearborn, just outside Detroit). He was telling me that the 4 Cylinder engined Mustangs are often brought by parents for the college-age kids (who’d they previously have brought a Focus etc for).

The V8 is a lovely drive though and the burble you get from the engine when sat at the lights is one of the reasons those who can afford the bigger engine get them.

The one I posted a photo of earlier in the thread was a free upgrade. I was supposed to have a Ford Taurus (a very comfortable, well-spec’d car) but I couldn’t resist.

My brother also has a Mustang, which Ford employees can get a huge discount on. He drove his straight from the dealer to Rouch though, so it’s a little more sprightly than standard these days!

It’s a true fact. It said so in my Cards Against Humanity hand the other night

My thirteen year old daughter loves that card.

Cards Against Humanity is for 13s and up right?

The South = Arsey.
The North = Moody and arsey.
The Midlands = Folk who just get on with life.

Signed, an Anglo-Yank who lived in the South most of his life, spent years in The North, the moved to the Midlands.

The North and The South spend too much time trying to be ‘it’, whilst The Midlands just gets on with things.

My pick-up ride.

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They’ve been mentioned a lot already on this thread

Where? I’ve not noticed.

(Admittedly I’m lying on the couch, the best of the way through 3 litres of Leffe, after a run of 4 horrible nights working for the NHS, so may have missed it.)

Kenda Nevegal?
Kenda Blue Groove?

I have one of both, completely unused, sat in my shed.

4x” bikes

My Dialled Bikes Holeshot is going to be out on the trails again tomorrow morning, complete with its…

Marzocchi……forks

of the 4X variety.

I will be be building up a brand spanking new, far more sensible for trail riding, Dialled Bikes Love/Hate on Wednesday though.

As for components not mentioned much anymore, how about those reinforcing bars you used to be able to get for riser bars?

Dust off and nuke them from orbit, only way to be sure.

I think DAB is worth it, regardless of occasional blackspots around the country. I love listening to Radio 6 and when we brought our new car a DAB head unit was a must.

Look at you with your bench vice, la de da. Is battering it in with two house bricks not the approved method anymore?

Having recently got back into MTBING after a long lay-off, whilst regularly taking part in another sporting activity (Ice Hockey), the judgemental attitudes some cyclists have is really noticeable.

I play for an ice hockey team with all manner of players, who use all levels of kit and have a variety of ability levels, yet the vast majority of ‘chirping’ players give and receive is purely gamesmanship. When the game is finished hands are shook and everyone goes down the pub etc, there is nowhere near the level of cliques that can be seen in cycling.

Not saying all cyclists are cliquey and judgemental, just that such attitudes are far more apparent among this sport than the other one I regularly take part in.

Why is it obsolete?

Some interesting responses.

I’m not knocking the things I mentioned in my OP btw, just surprised about how much has changed in such a relatively short time.

Anyhoo, I’m currently arranging to get another Dialled Bikes Love/Hate so I can start singlespeeding on 26″ wheels. Old-fashioned or ‘Retro’?

😉

[Quote]Most importantly it’s not a scene just go ride[/quote]

I was at a loss at what other word to use to describe the all encompassing world that regular users of STW float around in (some “just ride”, others don’t), and as I fell out of love with cycling a few years back (selling all but one of my bikes) to then recently dip my toe back in, it is a strange new world.

[Quote]DirtyLyle – Member
I find the laws governing hair in ice hockey much more confusing[/quote]

What is confusing? Beards help in fights and long hair (“flow”) sticking out from under your helmet adds speed. Pretty simple really…

(S&J, d-man for the Nottingham Outlaws).

Yes it was your frame MrSmith!!

Message received.

Cheers Guys.

Made some Tartiflette after I got back, perhaps the best post-ride food, and am currently trying to catch up on what is happening in the mountain bike world.

650b, 27+, electric motors on mtbs, I’m out of my depth already!! Can anyone recommend a decent EBB hardtail frame so I can build up a singlespeed? I left my Dialedbikes Love/Hate with my brother and it’s likely sitting unused, an ocean away from me.

LHS – Member
Why does no one propose a fee for going to the Doctors similar to what the French do? 15quid for a GP visit, 50quid for A&E, 250quid if you negligent (drunk etc).
I can’t see why anyone would disagree with this and the amount of unnecessary trips would be significantly reduced.

As someone who works as a nurse in Emergency Medicine I’d love to see the amount of people brought in drunk reduced but, if someone can’t consent to being brought to hospital (too drunk/unconscious), how could a hospital charge them £250 for attending?

Also, how drunk are we talking? Tipsy or steaming? What would be the legal definition, after all there would be legal challenges to such a charge (“I pay my taxes dontchaknow!”)

The Metro Car Park on Huntingdon St is pretty reasonable and only a short walk from the arena.

You could also consider parking in one of the many free Park and Ride car parks and getting the tram in.

Prometheus. Plots holes everywhere and a half-assed nod (the Builder Alien) to fanboys that completely ignores the established canon.

/thread

Not sure about anyone else but I had a bit of a sex wee.

Not sure about anyone else but I had a bit of a sex wee.

I often escorts patients when transferring from our hospital to a regional neurological centre up the M1 so spend a fair bit of time in the back of ambulances, usually at night. It never ceases to amaze me that an ambulance hammering down the outside lane with blues and twos on is seemingly so difficult to see at night coming up behind drivers, what with the amount of ‘fast lane hoggers’ who won’t get out of the way (why do they always drive German cars?) or who pull out at the last moment in front of us.

Flashing blue lights, apparently not so easy to see in the dark!

As others have alluded to, if you are taking Thyroxine you need to have regular blood tests (TFTs) to ensure your dosage levels are correct. This is a standard procedure and it’d be questionable if your GP wasn’t having them carried out.

As for the hospital not carrying out these tests, with it being a community prescribed med often the prescriber (your GP) has to order the routine blood tests and, due to the way various financial incentives work (not sure if TFTs attract QOF points, I work in secondary care not primary) its likely the GP will want to keep them in house. This said though, when I have needed bloods taken I’ve just got my GP to print off the order form and had a colleague do them at work. It may be that you can ask for similar from your GP and kill two birds with one stone when you’re next at the hospital.

As also alluded to, I would recommend booking an appointment with your GP if you feel your medication intake needs reviewing. GPs are notorious for polypharmacy-ing patients and one of the roles junior doctors have within secondary admissions is wading through patient medications and reducing them to manageable levels (both for our benefit and more importantly, the patient’s). This is not an outright criticism of GPs, the nature of their workload means that often they have very limited time to deal with issues such as this.

Finally, if you’re not happy with your GP service tell them or complain to your local Clinical Commissioning Group. Nice Dr Smith the GP is a private contractor billing their services to the NHS. If no one complains then said GPs continue doing what they’re doing, billing the NHS for sub-par service with the NHS ‘proper’ (secondary care/hospitals) picking up the pieces.

It’s your NHS.

Super Selhurst Park, where Liverpool dreams die. 🙂

Jedi’s free kick was a thing of beauty.

Cheer Julian, I’ll ask around and see who the reps are.

To add, I work in secondary care for an NHS trust, so the RCN’s lack of indemnity cover isn’t such an issue.

Dust off and nuke them from orbit…only way to be sure.

Many a dying person asks for a scientist to comfort them in their final hours…

Working in an environment where I see many patients who have no further treatment options available to them prepare themselves for death, I can comfortably say that those who request spiritual comfort are very much in the minority.

CountZero – Member
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30116319

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The teaching union, Ofsted, and the teachers are all working to churn out politically correct youngsters who will rally to support anti-conservative causes, especially multi-culturalism.

Even if this were true (which it’s not by a long chalk) you say it like it’d be a bad thing.

You’re on the list btw. Once we sweep the right wingers from power you and your pals will be first against the wall.

Come Comrades one and all, rise up and crush the enemies of the people.

(Signed S&J, union member nurse, married to a union rep teacher.)