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IdleJon replied to the topic Rugby 2019 – 2020 Season in the forum Chat Forum 1 hour ago
Sarries Munster didn’t look / sound great other than a big brawl.
The most disappointing big brawl ever.
Alex Sanderson’s description of why it happened was more entertaining than the push-shove.
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IdleJon replied to the topic "let's keep in touch" in the forum Chat Forum 1 week ago
tried allsorts. stil there.
Fruit Pastilles are equally ineffective.
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IdleJon replied to the topic So made my own bum cream from Aqueous Cream and tanning lotion. in the forum Bike Forum 1 week ago
Tried it on Zwift yesterday with no ill effects.
Presumably Zwift is what you named your pet gerbil?
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IdleJon replied to the topic Favourite trail beer? in the forum Chat Forum 1 week ago
Finish the ride then a nice beer. Mid-ride? no thanks
This. Tiny Rebel Cwtch after the ride.
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IdleJon replied to the topic Wish I had a gun! in the forum Bike Forum 1 week ago
I was shot at whilst cycling home from a night out in High Wycombe during my uni time there.
It was an air pistol
I was shot at by an air rifle/pistol years ago, before I carried a mobile phone. It was from the front window of a house in a rough-ish part of Swansea. Today, if it happened, I’d be straight on to the police and watching in…[Read more]
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IdleJon replied to the topic Upside down Christmas trees in the forum Chat Forum 1 week ago
Where do you stack/hang the presents?
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IdleJon replied to the topic Annual holiday spend in the forum Chat Forum 2 weeks ago
Pretty much everyone I work with has two foreign holidays a year. I had 2 last year and go away to Wales or the Lakes every other weekend. This years has been mostly U.K. due to lots of building work on a property Im moving to. I don’t earn a fortune just prioritise well I guess and having no kids helps with disposable income.
And for b…[Read more]
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IdleJon replied to the topic Switching from DHF to Magic Mary? in the forum Bike Forum 2 weeks ago
*or not confidence inspiring… perhaps also rim specific but I find I can feel the sideknobs deform/slip one by one…
I’ve never noticed that on any other tyre apart from the MM I recently started using. Slightly disconcerting!
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IdleJon replied to the topic Rugby 2019 – 2020 Season in the forum Chat Forum 3 weeks ago
How strong was the Ospreys side?
They started with Hook at 10, and Marvin Orie at 6 for his first time in the back row. It was a very weak Ospreys side. They were also really poor, regardless of the team selection. It wouldn’t surprise me if Clarke gets sacked soon.
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IdleJon replied to the topic Rugby 2019 – 2020 Season in the forum Chat Forum 3 weeks ago
Is there something written into rugby contracts that states that Sweet Caroline needs to played every twenty minutes in every single bloody rugby ground in the world?
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IdleJon replied to the topic Is it just me, or is the BBC website obsessed with Taylor Swift? in the forum Chat Forum 3 weeks ago
and I’ve seen everyone from Bruce Springsteen and Guns’n’Roses to Fatboy slim
Nobody even vaguely modern then? 😂
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IdleJon replied to the topic Abandoned boot weirdness in the forum Chat Forum 3 weeks ago
Chalk markings on gate post found as well…
Curiously old fashioned ways of supposedly marking burglary-worthy houses. Carry around many old pairs of boots* and some chalk vs. take a photo or make a note of the house number on the ubiquitous smart phone.
*I’m guessing that your Victorian burglars don’t just scope out houses with one pair of bo…[Read more]
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IdleJon replied to the topic Liam the mountain unicyclist in the forum Chat Forum 3 weeks ago
I find unicycles unreasonably irritating.
I was showing a bunch of fat bikers around my local trails a few years ago. (Pipiom from here, if he still posts.) We stopped for coffee and a bloke wandered over to inspect their bikes, and immediately launched into the fact that he rode a unicycle. No relevance to us, or our bikes, our ride or…[Read more]
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IdleJon replied to the topic How many dogs can you fit in a car boot? WWSTWD? in the forum Chat Forum 1 month ago
They might of only been in there 2 mins to get them from home to safe walking area and i’d be judging on how happy / healthy the dogs looked rather than some arbitrary formula for how many dogs can fit in a particular model of car.
They’d probably be even healthier if they walked the two minute drive to the local park to evacuate their bow…[Read more]
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IdleJon replied to the topic Have Plus Bikes Died a Death ? in the forum Bike Forum 1 month ago
Some folk still believe that you can judge a whole category of bikes by riding one and a whole category of tyres by riding one of that size. Weird, innit?
And that what’s suitable for riding bridleways in east Anglia is good for riding tech-gnar stuff in Wales. 😁
My Plus bike is great fun. Immense grip on tech tracks, but sluggish on long xc r…[Read more]
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IdleJon replied to the topic Reappropriating Decathlon’s clothing. in the forum Bike Forum 1 month ago
not buying the very cheapest stuff, except for the ski baselayers which are super warm and cost about 8 quid!
I picked up on for £3.99 – half price – a few weeks ago. Used it twice, once on the MTB with a pack and once on the Vagabond without. It’s comfortable, doesn’t sweat up and is warm enough under a soft shell. I’m very impressed!
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IdleJon replied to the topic Rugby 2019 – 2020 Season in the forum Chat Forum 1 month ago
So, Haskell’s in the Jungle on I’m a Celebrity. I might just watch it.
He’s also signed a contract with Bellator to fight in heavyweight MMA. He presented some of the UFC coverage last week. (Apologies if already mentioned!)
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IdleJon replied to the topic anyone hear of Computershare? in the forum Chat Forum 1 month ago
Good advice above, Computershare are a legit company (we use them for our company share scheme) but that doesn’t mean to say whoever contacted you is actually from Computershare.
I had a similar letter from a financial company this time last year. It was legit – I’d had a life insurance/assurance policy about 15 years ago that I’d totally forgo…[Read more]
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IdleJon replied to the topic Your perfect albums in the forum Chat Forum 1 month ago
Lots of my favourite albums already mentioned, and quite a few that I need to investigate further. I’ll suggest….
Lloyd Cole – Rattlesnakes
He sort of passed me by in the 80s. I just didn’t get his music. I’ve been listening to this a lot this year, though, and think its genius.
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IdleJon replied to the topic His Dark Materials adaptation on the Beeb in the forum Chat Forum 1 month ago
We all sat down to watch it. The 12 year old disappeared about halfway through. The 8 yr old asked if it was real. 😂 All enjoyed enough to watch again next week.
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