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As Andy says,this can be a very debilitating disease, I was diagnosed with uc 15 years ago, & was due to have surgery to remove a section of my bowel. I struggled with the drugs provided & the side effects they gave. For the last 7 or 8 years I have been drug free 99% of the time, (just once every couple of years I need a short dose of prednisolone). I did not have surgery, I did concentrate on not letting stress get a hold of my life any further than the odd day to day stuff, this seems to have been a great help. You need to find an experienced dietician, & work out what your triggers are,& what you can eat whilst suffering, this can be different for each individual. Beer & dairy are normaly a no no. Try to get some system of relaxation going,& use this to empower yourself against the disease, this might sound daft, but I did this, I got rightfully p*ssed off with the illness & fought it in my head, not the symptoms, but the concept of it. Aloe vera products can be very useful in keeping you healthy, but check with your specialist in what form it can be taken. I found that fruit such as peaches were good, low acid soft fruits, blended & with a bit of natural honey. Avoid large meals, eat little & often, with plenty of fresh water after food. If I can help I am more than happy to, & remember, a percentage of sufferers do manage to get on top of this illness by natural means, with the help of medication from time to time.

Anyway, it is far too great a resource to use in your cs oil tank...it's great for a good old bonfire start, with a few old tyres thrown on.

Waste engine oil is bad stuff, for you & the environment, & should be disposed of in the correct way. Why would you even consider using it?

You would best ask the people who serviced it, but there is not much to these machines, so not much to go wrong. I would check engine oil level,then look at all the ignition system connectors, & check for spark. All being well here look to fuel delivery, you could check this by spilling a half egg cup full of petrol onto the air filter,then try & start it, if it fires up for a bit you got a fuel delivery issue. Cant answer as to whether its the service people who are responsible for costs without knowing what the issue is, ( did they cause it), but you might have fun getting them to admit responsibility.

That's a nice piece, I like it very much. But why chuck it in the stream?

Feel for you & all who new him, a sad loss indeed.

Natural for you to feel like that as a parent,you did ok,the boy is alright, that is what matters here. Have a nice hot & sweet drink of tea or hot chocolate,take a few deep breaths, & get up to bed & give the wife a kiss goodnight. You will be fine in the morning mate.

There is one visible from the A12 near Brentwood Essex, always gives me a grin when I pass it.

Already dealt with, read the thread!

Yep, I see it now. I still would not be happy to take a backwards dive if the strop in tension got compromised, but take your point Johny.

If you only have the one line in (as I think you have in the pics), I would be concerned about that, just my opinion.

Nice bike,looks like you have done a good job with it, I had a pre-exup one of these,& yes they are still quick.

Getting quite a few bikes on here now,here is my Harley chop, its on the road at last after a winter in the lounge getting built, it needs paint, but I will ride it around a bit before I go stripping it down for that. It handles lovely even as a hardtail! IMG_1476 by geoff321, on Flickr IMG_1485 by geoff321, on Flickr

Happy birthday Jon, have a virtual cizzer on me!

Well done Jennie,liking the outfit!

Sounds like the lady saved some money!

Looks like a re-pollard, no problems there imo.

Theres more where that came from! wood heap for fire wood | eBay

Go for it Jennie, You did well so far on the donations,top work!

Smooth work,the groundy is spot on too.

I have it, normally a high pitched whistle, but it varies in tone. Tell the truth it doesn't bother me much, I think I have got used to it.

He looks like he was working harder at it than the lady!

Have a watch of this!

Good luck on your run Jennie!

We'd best leave that one there mate, for now.