Still fighting the good fight here in the NE, not sure how much longer shorts and bare feet will last though..

I have a Nespresso machine and really like the convenience and the coffee. Am I a terrible person?

If you are then so am I..

Cheers guys, good feedback there and helped to ease my concerns.

sirromj- I think it was from around that time my worries stem!

Thanks,

S

Another vote here for M&S suits, from a very occasional user. Managed to get one to fit my narrow bony shoulders well enough too

😆 Some excellent ideas here guys!

Stainypants, that’s what i was thinking with it on the bars!
fortunately i have a small thermarest jobby but just had the sudden idea to sit it on my old foam mat for added pow and thorn protection.

C: if your worried because it’s not a good place for your head to be at.

(just be prepared to be told to MTFU or get antiBs if it’s really bad/you have other heath issues)

Lol I had to be, it all sounded a bit dodge!

Another vote for belltentco.uk.

We have had ours just over a year as an alternative to our small backpacking/touring collection. Very impressed with it, plenty of room (including headroom) and surprisingly quick to erect. Has stood up well to some windy scottish weather. Got ours with the extra heavy groundsheet option which i feel is worth it although it adds some weight!

Have put in a frontier stove with the flue coming out the top/side if that makes sense (the sloping canvas but toward the vertical edges- not used in anger so we may still die.

Outwell double bed thingy + duvet, and yep doesn’t feel like camping:-)

Only trouble is the car (estate) is now rammed when we go away!

Hi Euro and family,

There is a large spectrum of “cancers” from the benign and of little concern to those highly aggressive and malignant ones. It is quite difficult to fully appreciate the best course of action without knowing exactly the suspicion/diagnosis is. The ideal scenario would be to diagnose the cancer type ( usually by biopsy) then plan surgery, getting a biopsy itself is usually an operation requiring general anaesthetic, hence the common practical path of removing the mass first ask questions later. Another option is a fine needle aspirate done conscious ( a kind of reverse injection) not always conclusive but can place the ball in the right park, worth discussing with your vet maybe.

The margins (area you remove) you quote are quite severe probably for aggressive tumours, they might not be required or as you point out, be sensible to attempt in that location.

I’d echo what others have said, if you don’t feel happy with your vet seek a second opinion, a good vet wouldn’t be offended.

She’s not that old, so try and stay positive.

all the best,
Stoat

thanks MoreCashThanDash, we have got the Cicerone guide book which we are going to be depending on! and some useful info from CTC cheers.

Any campsites or local info anyone?

Thanks 🙂

Stoat

I could be interested mate, my emails in my profile.

Cheers, Stoat

slug wash- handsome chap in that first photo there 😉

I like my medusas

we have one (no pasta tree though!), it was a gift and sits in the cupboard doing sweet fa. The pasta we made once was nice but life’s too short

That has to be one of the best bikes i’ve seen on here in a while lightman!

I’d be very confused following it 🙂

2nd guis forestry!

http://www.tigersheds.com/

Good call with logs at the side of the stove Sharkbait!

Thanks all.

Realise I need to dry out the wood for next winter, was kind of hoping not to need to buy in any this winter. Especially since brought in wood is probably quite likely to be less seasoned than it should at this time of the year.. The wood has been stored in our lean too which has turned out to be rather damp, i guess surface mold on the wood isn’t ideal?!
Might try getting a moisture meter t see how damp it actually is.

Bushwacked:
Complete belter of a dog! You hit the nail on the head, very energetic and needs plenty of exercise. But do seem to switch off very well, in the evening say. Very soft in character, from working with them and plenty of other breeds, definately need a gentle hand to get the most out of them. I call them velcro dogs because given half a chance they will be glued to your side/lap! Flip side to that I’ve known some folk having trouble with seperatic anxiety with theirs.

As regards bodyweight for dogs I find body condition score more useful that a set weight for given breeds. Think ribs and waist.
-Ribs should be easily palpable but not sharp, short coated breeds you shoud be able to see the last 2 ribs as they stand at rest breating. Longer coated breeds imagine them shaved!
-Waists should tuck in slightly, parallel with the ribcage is pushing it, bulging out/convex-too fat

because cyclocross bike shouldn’t have “good” brakes, its the law

I wasn’t going to join in this one, but…

Recently saw a lad riding round the local trail centre sans helmet, on a very nicely build up carbon 456. Unless the bike wasn’t his, borrowed or otherwise, it would seem he wasn’t clueless but saw it wiser to invest all his money in the bike (and clothing) than a helmet.

that is all!

I have a trail hound à la the above video, problem is said trail hound always pisses off when I slow down to pedal up a hill…

Big fan of labs also, but there are a lot of monstrosities that go under the title of a lab so be careful. Pedigree certainly not everything! hip scores are a good starting point but again not everything. Contrast show labs with working labs, two completely different dogs imho. Show labs as athletic trail hounds, not sure myself. Workers, absolutely!

hardtail 2002ish
bouncy 2006
road 2012 🙂

inners…

You might start thinking of a cyclocross bike as a good idea on your local singletrack

What jim said.
Dalby was a sheet ice fest last weekend, judging by our road wont be much better unless it warms a good bit by Fri

they’ll be just grand

should have shouted “strava” at it..

This thread promises so much..

3..ave it!

well that makes 3 in existence!

Billy Connolly in Scotland somewhere. Nice bloke

15mins at 180oC , serve with sweet chilli dipping sauce…

We’re british, therefore long travel 26ers will always be seen roaming the hills, even when the rest of the world are on 29er/650b/whatever-the-current-trend-is

If i take the camel back I do end up with a lot of guff I don’t always need. Have used one for years, but short or predictable rides are more liberating with jersey pockets + seat pack + the unfashionable bottle cage!

Only been riding down there a couple of times but using the SDW as a starting point it was quite easy to link some stuff up following your “i wonder where that goes” sense.

maxxis medusas work well enough for me here

Ditto.
Relieved it seems a common problem, there was me thinking i was plumping out…

Have drunk fresh cows milk and can agree its leagues above pasteurised stuff.
However the good lady once came down with a nasty bout of campylobacter from milk on one farm..

You pays your money..

I still would 🙂