mooman – Member

The Remainers on here still have their totally delusional ideation that they are somehow intellectually superior than anybody with a different opinion going to happen.

It’s not hard to be intellectually superior to…..

Example 1 – “I’m voting leave because I don’t want the EU making up laws for us.”
“Ok, can you name some laws that British MEPs didn’t vote for that you think were a bad idea?”
“No…..”

Example 2 – “So there are 3m EU citizens in the Uk. What will happen to them after Brexit”
Answer “They can all go home and we will train up British people to do the jobs”.

These are real life examples from people I work with.

teamhurtmore – Member

Given that people could only have voted for their own interpretation of Brexit

Really?!? How odd….

Thanks for that….very informative.

teamhurtmore – Member
I would fight for everyone’s democratic rights (to be respected)

This just spells out what a ridiculous referendum it was and situation this is. If the referendum had been for “Any Brexit at any cost”, then yes people could complain about democracy.

Given that people could only have voted for their own interpretation of Brexit and a significant proportion of those are not going to get what they thought they were voting for…..how can you complain about democracy being threatened because some people want to stop Brexit yet you don’t give a stuff if your interpretation of Brexit isn’t being delivered or if that non-delivery would change your opinion?

Lashings of mint sauce with all roast dinners….or sausage and mash….toad in the hole….etc….

But NEVER fresh mint sauce…minging.

Correction – it doesn’t look like “Forest holidays” do camping any more, but the Forestry Commission (Bracelands) campsite at Forest of Dean is really good.

From Nottingham – the Peak District is an hour away which has any amount of sites, some with kids playgrounds. There are also a few sites around Sherwood Forest area in north Notts. Rutland Water isn’t far. You could go out to the coast at Skeggy etc.

Further afield the “Forest Holidays” sites are pretty good – e.g. Forest of Dean and North Yorks Moors ~2 hours away from Notts.

193cm and 100kg or 6’4″ and 15 stone 10. Optimistic target is 14 stone which is a 2lb loss per week. I’m 45 this month and haven’t been that weight for a good few years.

I was ~14.5 stone for a long time, then a close family bereavement in 2013 led to me drinking a couple of beers for “relaxation” a few nights a week particularly in the summer…and having young children with school/nursery runs a couple of times a week makes it much more complicated to ride to work.

My mountain biking is few and far between which has meant that my performance on recent weekends away has been pathetic. Last year was probably my worst year ever in terms of rides/mileage.

My strategy involves a bit more advance preparation and organisation to a) Eat sensibly at work instead of shelling out £6 a day on whatever they have in the canteen……b) Plan in a few commutes. Then cut down on the casual drinking in the house and get my turbo set up so it’s easy to jump on and even just do half an hour much more regularly. This with a mix of MFP and the motivation from this thread should help!

I’m doing my goal based on the weight I last remember feeling/looking in shape. I somehow dropped a few pounds on a skiing holiday a few years ago despite apres-ski beer every night.

This is approximately 1.5 stones below where I am now.

You get until midnight on the day after you cross to pay it. Just don’t forget like I did because then it’ll cost you.

Why do <<insert mode of transport user>> always seek to stereotype <insert mode of transport user>>?

Why do we constantly seek to create divisions as if there is a clearly defined them and us?

Why do cyclists always….
Why do drivers always….
Why do roadies always….
Why do motorcyclists always….

Anyway….back to the original question. I don’t think it’s anything to do with them being roadies. I think it’s just that people have an eye for “like us” and “not like us”.

If I take myself as an example……I’ll generally say hello/alright/good morning to everyone I pass as a courtesy (whether I am riding my road bike, CX bike or MTB). But for people coming the other way I think I do a conscious assessment. If they’re riding a road bike or decent mountain bike I will say hello. If it’s an old blokey commuter with a sit-up-and beg bike and a fluoro waistcost….I generally don’t bother and have learned from experience that they don’t either.

Also for roadies the nod or raised finger can be very subtle – if you aren’t looking at them at the same time, you can miss it.

PS When I’m in my VW T4 I will generally wave at other T4s that are obviously not just worky-vans, but don’t bother with Bays/T5s etc…

I’m in. Should really have done it last year. Hopefully it will inspire me to ride more and consume less!

Yep, 2003 T4 (converted to camper) every day, have done for 8 years. Ok, it could be a bit more “refined” but the driving position is great for me as a tall chap and it’s incredibly versatile as a vehicle.

Had these for a while…

You haven’t raised a dispute, you’ve followed the correct process for a return which is to request a return via the listing. It might have been slightly better if you’d emailed the seller first though just to let them know there was a problem.

Lake District or Scotland….making British holidays in the rain Great again…..

Majorca
Canary Islands

that all the threatened catastrophes have as yet failed to materialise

I’d suggest that this is hopelessly naïve, given the current difficulties negotiating any kind of exit.

The better question whether people think ANY exit is better than remaining…..though this is actually a stupid question because it’s effectively what people by default voted for in the first place, because the “end” was not defined.

Hence it was actually a ridiculous vote to have in the first place – far better would have been to agree to negotiate the terms of an exit THEN let people decide if that was what they wanted.

I would imagine they’re hoping people realise it’s going to be a disaster before it’s too late, so they don’t have to say I told you so.

But of course that goes against the “democracy” where you vote for a means (Brexit) without understanding the end (what Brexit actually looks like).

Like Trump and Corbyn, Brexit is something Sugar didn’t see coming. He had been critical of the EU and thought Cameron should have been a tougher negotiator, but he never thought we would vote to leave. “I think what happened was – no disrespect to middle England – they didn’t understand what they were voting for. But I tell you what, in five years’ time when it’s all sorted out they are not going to like themselves because it’s going to be an absolute nightmare.”

Lord Sugar today….but what does he know…another “remoaning” “expert” we don’t want to listen to.

I would say it’s irrelevant. Foil isn’t there to reflect heat, it’s there to form a “lid” and keep moisture in.

The whole point in this is…..you have to decide if the principle stereotyping an entire section of the population based on the attributes of some of them is right or wrong.

You can’t have “positive” stereotyping but not negative stereotyping. You can only have stereotyping or not.

What you want is heavy sand. It has less space between the grains.

Had a great few days in Samoens in late July. Yes, it could be thought out better for MTBers in terms of linking up to Morillon, Les Carroz etc but we found more than enough riding in Samoens itself even without the Chariande Express being open.

Bamsh, the bike shop on Rue des Billets do uplifts to top of Joux Plane. You push up the hill a bit on a track to La Bourgeoise then there’s a great descent down the ridge to Samoens.

My toddler seems to be snotty / swallowing stuff regularly in the mornings

I get this and have pretty much isolated it to our house – it clears up completely when away on holiday but at home I get it all the time. I’m fairly sure it started when we had an extension done and the house was really dusty for a couple of months.

Yes, though you may find you can’t open one until a set number of days after the auction.

I’ve never snapped one on my Fives even during trips to the Alps.

I have with no problems at all.

Elvaston Castle
Caulke Abbey

I have an Asgard metal bike locker..seems pretty invincible. I doubt a wooden shed is going to be very thief proof unless you metal-line it.

If it’s any consolation I’m also doing it as my first endure. My fitness is currently decidedly poor and I’m also probably the heaviest I’ve ever been.

I’m sure I’ll enjoy the day though…got four days in the Alps and some road riding in Majorca in the next 4 weeks to help spur me on.

I’ve read your post properly now – you’ve bought a RH rear brake (Euro) and a LH rear brake (UK). Will be fine therefore…..

Won’t the reservoir be upside down if you reverse-hand the brake?

I have uprated ones on my T4. They make it “quite” hard to close un-laden, but pretty easy when you’ve got bikes on the rack.

But given that even at 76kg you weigh more than the load of the bikes, it shouldn’t be unsurmountable for you to close it un-laden.

One of my “favourites” was when they turned up to install a new circuit and the council told them to stop, get the right permit and come back in 12 weeks….

Happy days, that means my favourite of “anyone by Murray” will win.

Rubbish. BT failed to transfer our number despite telling us they could. Forced us to have a new number, but neglected to give us the ability to receive incoming calls, but refused to reduce their charges for a service we weren’t getting. Charged us for the equipment because we left a few days early, then sent us an SAE for us to return the equipment we’d paid for to them for “recycling”.

Will never use again.

So based on input from this thread and online chats with a couple of retailers, I’ve applied for my voucher.

My purchase will be a mix of clothes, shoes, body armour and tools. Sadly they drew the line at a bike travel bag.

orena45 – Member 

It’s supposed to be kit you’d need for riding comfortably to work…so getting body armour wouldn’t be in the spirit of it!

It would if I consider myself in danger from traffic.

Yeah I have seen the accessories package described as “safety equipment”, which surely brings in body armour, maybe glasses?

What happens to the ~3 million EU nationals living in the UK after Brexit – that’s the house price gamble because they’re all living in property.