The Aletaster – guess it depends how many they’ve had?
The Black Horse – probs not its a least 12 hands

..when you’re whinging about fireworks upsetting your dog on another thread…

Far more upgrades required that I’ve ever given to my bikes!

I would like to get rid of the coeliac problem, but in hindsight it has kept me from eating over processed food and drinking overly much beer.

I think new neck/shoulder muscles and bones would be preferred over anything, they give me near constant groaning pain.

An anxiety filter would be useful.

I have a berlingo for work, 3 seats (I would hate to be in the middle) 3 bikes and plenty kit in the back.

If I am going solo I can drop the front passenger seat, break out the inflating mattress and get the bag on the ply lined floor. Works a treat. Also DAB radio!

Also 6music related, I really enjoyed the Mogwai live session last week.

I ride.

I look at segments when I get back to see if I am any faster than the previous best time.

If I am it means I’m getting fitter.

Not near the top of any KOM, not likely to be either.

I look at those who were riding that day near where I was and check out their routes for future consideration.

I might ride hills one day and flat and fast the next, I might go for distance I might go for a short 2 mile loop for an hour.

Strava just records distances and speeds for me and gives me encouragement to go again

I’ve just checked and ‘Computer says no’

5 years and 1 month to go, I shall be 50. To cheer me up the other week I got a letter telling me my PEP/ISA thing is on track to pay of £39k of the remaining £44k, I will only rely on that on the last day, I cant be sure the stock market isn’t going to go up and down like a TdF mountain stage before then.

I did the overpaying thing for about 5 years when the going was good wages wise, £550 rather than £350 pm, since then redundancy and £10k drop in wages a year has knocked that back but as others have said if you have the extra sometimes its worth using it to live a little no give to a bank to site on, horses for courses I reckon.

We would love to do the downsizing thing and go cheaper and have a few quid to support the pension years.

I count myself very lucky to have bought at the bottom of a boom, wage stagnation and prices these days make it very difficult for younger folks, buying a house is everything but governments seem to have made it policy that you get on this mythical bloody ladder straight after birth.

Uetliberg has a few trails down, my brother lives about 5 min walk from the station that gets you up there via the train, nice place.

Check if its related to parking and shopping at one of the outlets, I recently had one in an Asda carpark (thread is on here somewhere) I went into Asda a few days later with proof I had shopped in store and they were able to cancel.
I think its just an invoice not a proper PCN, although I may be wrong.

2 weeks ago I got another (this one is a formal PCN) when I dropped the daughter at her new home for Uni. Residents permits only, £70 for a permit, I was there 30 mins and got a £70 fine.

I work in a company with only 3 FT employees (which might sound great but and some times it is, but its none stop)
My contributions would be 1% until April then 3%, then 2019 5%, the company will also contribute but its 1/2/3% during that period.

Think I will wait as the plan is to move back into a larger company.

I have a forces pension and 14 years final salary at previous company. Last 2 years wages have been either 0 or I have not had access to a work scheme (until now) aside from contributions made to the state pension, which I do not believe will exist or be worth a fart in a jar when I retire.

I was always sceptical of all these folks who fell pregnant whilst embarking on a massive project, I smelt a (love) rat! Does Kevin not have 6 kids of his own? Is he (insert building material euphemism here)….?

Mine has just returned from 3 months in the states, heading off for 3rd year in a couple of weeks. Hoping to inherit the go pro I bought her for the trip, every cloud has a silver lining.

Its on catch up, so I am watching this mountain stuff on bb2, looking forward to the FLW show takes me back to 6th form and art/photography stuff I studied

He’s only just brought it down to me tonight, I will give that a go.

P-Jay you have just nailed all those instagram grifters, heard similar tales about a gym yummy mummy who used to post a pic of herself when she was 17 and ‘frumpy’ (some might say) and now its a constant stream of pics from gym (member for last 20 years) when she looks 25 but is hitting 40 and credits everything to some supplement or other.

I think the FAI is still ongoing following the incident in the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders from a couple of years back, similar issues regarding marshalling and spectator management. I imagine there will eyes looking at the outcomes from that inquiry and seeing if any changes need to be made at similar events.
I was recently working with the doc who was in charge of the medical side of that event and he said it was awful to deal with.

I’ve only done marshalling at a DH event once and it was a great couple of days.

Dufusdip – It wont help that I went there in a VW lifestyle choice wagon*

*said wagon is 29 years old

Binners – totally agree, in fact the CIA might have been better off employing shopping in ASDA (others stores of equal displeasure are available) instead of waterboarding!

Imagine being at Guantanamo and being told you were being shipped out to ASDA!

[quoteWrite to the company and ask for their sympathy because you’ve already been punished enough.[/quote]

I think this is my way forward

I will grant you 3 hours in any supermarket is 3 hours too much, think of the miles I could have clocked up on the bike.

I wont get that time back, but £40 freekin hell! It was Wednesday afternoon they were hardly pushed for parking spaces.

This guys enthusiasm is great, love watching his video previews. Amazing how he can commentate on the course and still ride like crazy.

We have a T25 Westfalia Joker pop top, its got the 1.6td engine with 206,000kms on the clock. I bought it 3 years ago on the 80-90 owners club website from a fairly local owner. Imported from Germany in 2010.
Body work is still in very good condition for an 29 year old van, I reckon I will need to spend some cash next year as some bubbling is appearing on the seams.
We have been in Europe twice in last 3 years with it, took it as far as Zurich one year. Just back from a week in the lakes, we get away 2 weekends a month.
I’ve had to replace a starter motor and have had new brakes fitted, other than that it runs all day without much trouble at all.

Not sure how much value it will gain but not in a hurry to part with it, reckon I would still get back what I paid.

As mentioned above, it has plenty of space and storage, comfy captain seats mean I can sit on the motorway at 60mph no problem although 40 on the country lanes is much more fun. 5 speed box and power steering means its much easier to drive than a bay.

My great Monday morning experience continues.

Daughter is US for 3 months and O2 are charging her for all phone calls and data etc despite having the Travel bolt on (£4.99 a day) Once a week I do a live chat with O2 to dispute the charges at which point they agree they have messed up and they credit the money to the account. £65 last week.

Time for a bike ride to de-stress.

no doubt

Claim cancelled, £200 back in bank.

Lesson learned

Last year for the referendum I asked for a postal vote as I was going to be out of the country (in Europe on holiday, near Maastricht as it happened) Im still waiting for the council to send it.

I rang every day for a week before we went and they denied they had my application, then I got an email suggesting I came down and voted at the civic centre the next morning as it was to late to post out to me, shame I was on a ferry by that point.

Most healthcare related sales operations love to have clinically experienced and qualified staff on the books, it adds to the credibility of the organisation or product range.
If its a sales role you will likely be asked to front up at exhibitions or give talks on why your product rates higher than others etc etc. If you’ve ever had a rep get passed your practice manager you should know the score.

Cheers for the info folks.

Suppose I better go shopping, she’s off to Pennsylvania in a months time

Middledwood is good location for Robin Hoods Bay and if your taking the bike there is the Cinder Path that runs to Scarborough and Whitby.

We stop at Broadings Farm just on northern edge of Whitby. 15 min walk into town. Very nice modern facilities, good space on the fields for pitches.

on the road
into the wind
for 46 miles

Otherjonv IHN, that’s my cousin I shall tell her she has something of a middle aged fan club

Ride ride ride, this time last year I was looking for work and clocked up many miles, got really fit and felt great.

Busting a gut working again now and probably only done 200 miles this year, looking back to last April with fondness

Try heading up to Hawes via keighly/skipton way. Plenty of walking up there and a couple of good sites and dog friendly pubs if thats a requirement.

Couple of nights over Windermere/ Keswick way should be good. They are great to drive, but the idea is you park up a chill for a bit with a beer so dont be tempted to drive constantly just to feel like your getting your moneys worth.

You can have another night somewhere on the dales heading back over or stick around the lakes and head home late.

I started on a trade counter 15 years ago and ended up on the road doing exactly the same John, 14 months ago got made redundant and tried to get out of sales and driving around miles.

Nearly worked.

What kind of market you looking for?

The anti depressant doses are much higher than what you are being prescribed. I was initially given these for my back and neck muscle problems, but they didnt like me much so the doc put me on Gabapentin.

These work fine, I sleep better when taking them and my muscles problems are easier to manage through my physio/stretching/yoga tricks. I much better for it. I dont take them every day, I tend to go through stages of using them when my body starts to scream and stop me sleeping. I will get about 3 weeks worth from the doc and this does me fine, maybe 2-3 times a year

My marathon plus have been on for 3000 miles now and I think i’ve had one puncture. They do pretty good on gravelly surfaces but there isn’t a load of grip on really bad muddy gloop, so I avoid the worst of the muddy tracks, great on the road.
Great value.

Elshalimo is right. Annstead Farm is a cracking site, 20 mins walk into Seahouses (you can go along the main road or via beach and footpath through golf course) or 20 mins along beach to Beadnell. Its at least 200 metres from site to beach.

My 29 year old camper gets there at least 2-3 times a year.

Avoid the main Beadnell site as it is always full and very windy, Annstead Is protected from the wind.

Email Jill at the farm, pretty cheap as well.

Stunning finish, Sagan is a 100% or nothing rider, top quality champion, good race management from Sky to have a team together on the Poggio