Mark Bolam

You've done your 22 mate, you deserve a break! It can be great crack, but it's hard on the body. If you've become addicted to being cold, wet and miserable you'll love it in the winter. Being up a tree in January will make you wish you were back on exercise in Otterburn!

I fancy physiotherapy. I reckon I could make a good living just working on myself!

Take the gate off mate, much less annoying.

I used it for a while, but went back to high-clipping because this needs both hands.

You're wasting your ink Ian.

I've got 12t max train as well Dave, but that's on Cat D+E, which is buses.

During the war?

It's a belting show Andrew, something for everyone. I'll defo go with the family when the kids are older.

Much more than that Johny. I don't care when I've had a few.

I've just checked my licence Ian. C1+E code 107, defo 8.25t GTW. That means your downplating to 6.5t makes much more sense to me than it did last night when I was hammered. A lad down here runs a 6.5tonner without an O licence. He flat out refuses to accept the fact he needs one because Bartletts put him through his 7.5t test. There's a new a-hole waiting for him somewhere down the line I'm guessing.

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It's more Dubarry boots and salmon-coloured cords TBH, but if anyone can start a trend it's you.

You'll be alright Al, they let me in. Wear your Howling Wolf fleece.

Burger van? Authentic Thai cuisine, hog roasts and venison more like. The grub at this show is a cut above.

I'll be with you in spirit Ian. I'll try and FaceTime Rich on the Saturday at beer o'clock.

Defoes team are third from bottom, but he's always been pretty lively for England. Rashford looks the business, but it may be a bit early for him. I think Carroll has had a good enough season to at least be in the mix. I have no idea about Rooneys form, so I can't really comment there. Good problems for Hodgson to have, though. Just to be on the safe side I'd probably go with Keegan and Brooking.

Carroll was a class act for us, but looked like a pub team player for Liverpool. I'd like to see him come good again, he's got the tools.

Didn't see it. Did Vardy deserve his red?

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Bit of scarf-pull there Dale but pretty tidy all-in-all. I convened an emergency AGM and the lads were in a good mood. YOURE IN!

Have you not seen Ian's profile pic? That is actually him. He's registered blind. Ask anyone he's done a reduction for.

Good post Tom. Arb is a great lifestyle choice, which is a shame really, because when you chuck in wife, kids and a mortgage it's a really bad one.

Short, blunt and bleeding bark issues seem to be my lot recently.

It's a done deal John! If my saws pack up in a fortnight I'll come down and kick your arse, but we can have a steak and a few beers first, like.

I can see every side of the argument. 0k is better than £20k. Unless you're pretty gifted on the books you're going to need a professional to do quarterly VAT returns, and along with your income tax etc. you'll drop a grand easy. 10% would be nice, but so would shagging Cameron Diaz, and that won't be happening either. The current threshold is a big hurdle for a small company in arb. I'm lucky in that I'm basically part-time with childcare, and a wife with a good job. If you are small and do 5 days a week at even £400, with a month off in the year you're on £96k, well over the threshold. Fukkit, take 2 months off you're still on £88k! That's for a one man and his dog setup like mine. I need to keep legit to boost my pathetic end of year profit, but Im guessing that plenty don't. I'm not knocking it, everyone loves a £50 cashy overhanging a beer garden on the way home, but don't rant on at me here. You never know who's watching..... SEMTEX BOMB C4 MOSQUE DETONATION ANAL HELICOPTER SPEEDING EVASION ROCKET