your trails are too busy.

I wish I had eniugh friends to talk to so much that my phone bill could be £580.

hang on al, I’ll text you something provocative.

perhaps she was allowed less freedom because her parents weren’t sure she could contact them if she needed to?

hmm maybe. that sounds counterproductive though if you end up worrying about the imminent danger she is constantly in though.

His is 6 years old and 40kgs. Big for a lab but he’s not fat at all. He’ll get arthritis younger than normal too most likely.

a shame, but unavoidable i guess.

40kg isnt too unmanageable (i think). hopefully P will have calmed his growing down. just hoping he doesn’t have another growth spurt and double in weight!

shh. dont tell people about the torgon loop.

As I posted earlier it’s about security, would I want my daughter stranded somewhere late at night unable to call because she had no credit ?

how did daughter’s mum survive when she was a wee lass?

nfu are worth a call.

bad times. probably best decision if he has behavioural aggression and is in a household.

Very kind of you to say. He is pretty handsome.

no problem. nothing beats a chunky lab as an example of what a proper dog should look like.

can i enquire as to his size?
P’s father was HUGE. he is growing at a fantastic rate and currently is about 32kg at 10mo… interested to compare with other labs!

stem’s upsidedown for aesthetics.

sometimes 300 an hour!

yikes!

it’s seriously wrong.

succinct. but pretty much my opinion also.

i don’t buy the ‘child MUST have funds on phone to contact us at ALL times for unseen emergency’ either.

one wonders how kids survived without…

as above. remove phone.

not to get all ‘when i were a lad’ but i got my first phone when i was 20ish. and it was shite.

EDIT: and paid for by me (importantly)

had a LONG chat with t mobile about this when i got my new contract. they got burnt with some serious bad press due to their internet usage limits. and now cut you off internet rather than letting you run up a bill at all.

who is she with?

give them a ring, i think they might be more receptive than you think.

also. contract mobile for someone else? NEVER. **** that.

sold as unlimited texts?

Ricdiggle your Henry is a cracking looking fella.

Palmer again. He’s 10 months now. Starting to find his legs.

that nufc tat is remarkably neat.

the unit.

got onto a plane back from Tenerife

Only time I ever notice the weight of my hub gears is lifting it into the car, I can still ride, jump, float & fall exactly as I did with normal gears

totally disagree.

that much weight, that far back made bike ride like a total bag of crap for me. fine for touring, road etc. but if you like to thrash round the woods, hell no.

Alternatively, given the dynamic expressed in his most recent post – ” the dog has never been great with the kids, it can be domineering especially without me around”

sorry team. TOTALLY missed this bit.

Dog has to go. and it sounds like this was preventable. why was your dog that normally displays odd behavior allowed to be with young child when in frantic post-fireworks state?

we had our rage-fueled spaniel put down in 2009 due to continuing and worsening behavioral issues. (she had drawn blood on about 4 occasions in 2 months)

it broke my heart. the mrs was petrified of dogs as a result for a good 2-3 years.

but it’s a choice you have to make.

if it’s a one off due to extraneous conditions then i’d let the dog off with a warning. if it is part of their general behavioral problems then they have to go.

EDIT: after a 3 year break we tried again with a new puppy (non-rescue so we could have him from day 1) things to date are going well. there is nothing to say you can’t replace doggy in future. exposure to a good dog has helped the mrs immensely. I’m still very sad that the old dog had to go, but you have to put these things aside some times.

OP isn’t “putting the dog before his child” as so many seem so quick to accuse him of – it could be more damaging to the child to take the dog away.

indeed. muzzling, isolation of dog during stressful periods, and careful and well-watched reintroduction would be my course of action.

how does the child feel about the dog?

pop psychology//

taking child away from doggy contact right now will leave child scared of dogs for life.

//pop psychology

just my 2p.

i have a set of shwalbe spiked ice tyres for sale. ill stick them in classifides in a bit. brand new. i *think* they are marathons. but i’ll check

EDIT: yes shwalbe spiked marathons.

stick with the 4s. get a sim only deal and save yourself about £400 over the next 2 years…

That is very true. Went out on the best bike last night and Tuesday night and speed different was very noticeable. Getting back on the Ribble this morning was like riding a tank.

depressing inst it? went out with our fast lads a couple of weeks back on my winter bike (assuming they would also) but they were all eeking out the last days on full blown race bikes.

felt like i had my brakes on for the entire ride!

it doesnt. the inability to fit full length guards does.

raceblades/guards are ok, but as mentioned above your riding mates will want to stab you after a while, and they really dont stop your bike and yourself getting covered in cack like proper guards do.

winter bikes exist for a reason. i’ve nothing against folks riding their summer bikes all winter, just having tried it for a single season i realised very quickly that i needed more guardage.

also you miss the joy of pulling out your race bike in april time and overnight going 3-4 mph faster!

Or ride in groups. Not very nice riding with someone who hasn’t got mud guards.

indeed. flap wars ensure over here quite regularly. mine is an old ‘for sale’ sign…

not sure I really get the point in having different bikes for each season.

well… see above really.

ebico ftw.

gotta have full length proper guards.

anyone claiming they ride their carbon what not all winter long clearly aint riding that often, or lives somewhere nicer than yorkshire weatherwise.

also mozzer had 6 packs of hobgoblin for £7.

that said, i just went and bought 2x 5L mini kegs from my local brewery, so should stop eyeing up supermarket deals!

hmmmm greasey pissy chips.

think i might be hungry.

morrisons have not only extended their range, but also whacked almost every single bottled beer on 4 for £5.

not trying to piss on your scottish chips. just an additional PSA…

Arnold Schwarzenegger wakes up on easter morning…

He goes to work, and his secretary asks him:

“Hey Arnie, did you get any easter eggs?”

Arnie replies, “Nooo! I did not!”

His secretary says, “awww, poor Arnie… you sad?”

to which Arnie replies, “Nah! I still love easter , baby!”

BOSH!!!

i have santini windstopper ones. they are very very effective at wind stopping.

did that with my old spaniel, crossed a bridge over a river and hid behind a tree.

she sprinted the entire length of rivelin back to the van to try and find me. (had been about a 40 minute walk)

didnt do it again!

yeh i missed that bit. make sure they know their own name, and if you let them off the lead in some woods they wont just **** off into the sunset.

London is vile

coming from Doncaster

what’s that one about glass houses? 😉