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I rida alone! (sounds like a bad Western dont it) I wear hi-leg Lowa combat boots, in the really bad cold snowy weather, Birkenstocks on bare feet in the good weather , and £23.00 trainers the rest of the time. A few pairs of cut down trousers do me for shorts, or some sort of thermal ungarment leggings in the cold. Or both. Full hi-Vis up top. NO LYCRA! So I dont imagine any self respecting cyclist would be seen near me. My tentitve searches seem to show a lot of cheap consumer tat at the bottom end, say £500.00 ish then a significent gap up to the £1500.00 and up market. And yes the choices and permutations are bewildering. Cheers all.

I been riding an old bicycle of our son's, which was always somewhat too small for me. Being aware that the cycle market is currently in turmoil/bloodbath/freefall price wise. . . So I am in the notion of buying myself sommat more suitable. For recreational road use. Buy how do I size a bicycle, since I am aware that I have a slightly longer back/ shorter legs than the norm. Height, say 5' 9". I shall also ask my wife to measure my inside leg. . .

Well they, the few survivors are only worth £200,000 cos your dad, and many others, cut most of them up for scrap!

Andy Smyths father and a mate went to a MOD disposal auction sometime in the 1960's to buy a couple of motorbikes, which they duely did, and a couple more motorbikes at very bad money, well, just because. They then quickly realized that they could not ride them all home, so bid on a scruffy 3 tonner, which was, again knocked down for silly low money, being petrol probably played a part in the lack of bidder interest. Anyway when the went to load their purchased motorbikes into the rear of the 3 tonner. It was already full of other motorbikes. Andys dad, being a very straight Ex RAF bloke, told some of the staff that they had only bid on the lorry, not the cargo therein, and where would they offload them. "Mate, you bought them, so please bloody take them away".. So they did.

I liked the super low stump. Though I was dissappointed a rope was involved in the climbing at all. Pussies.

I paid a local pressure washer "guru" £400.00 for a 196cc Loncin "re-engined" reputable brand (which pw pump name evades me as I type) 2nd hand pressure washer a few years ago. It has been faultless, easy started, economial and plenty powerful. So perhaps a Honda is not essential.

But, all school children from all backgrounds, should be provided with a hot dinner when attending school. Those who work and pay their taxes are funding the meals anyway, and economies of scale should apply if all were provided for, and hey! as beloved of those on the socialist side, zero discrimination. Yes. But termtime only.

Since I started with Wrightbus, which firm is shipping in Filipions by the planeload, I have been afflicted by the Philipino flu"(or so I christened it) about 3 times, sneezing my head off and a bit snottery/chesty, I was not off work, though I slept a lot at home. There was chat about Covid, and I was pleased to note any comments I heard were to the effect, "meh, Covid, tis the new flu" so live wi it. Just to comment, despite getting up at 04:00, to travel significently furthur, to physically work longer hours, for less pay, and fewer benefits. I am enjoying working on a private sector shop floor, MUCH more than I ever enjoyed working to the Council. Due to the entirely different attitude of the workers. Sad but true.

Different land types and less of it, relatively speaking, in the UK. I would suggest. Or those underpopulated areas in the U.K. are not suited to decidious forestry like the such vast areas are on the continent.

Needs wholesale reintroduction of the Pine Marten, which here in those bits of Ireland where they have been reintroduced, have allowed the populations of Reds to rebound, since the Pine Martens appear to find the Greys easier or better eating, which gives the Reds a chance. Nature, huh.

Well it would do no harm for some of those bleeding heart protesting liberals, nevermind the murderous minded militant Palestinians and Muslims. To experience some of the fear and terror they daily subject those of the Jewish faith to suffer. In Israel and worldwide, including London. Bring it on. Btw. We, of the non Nationalist/Republican majority here in NI knew and still know all to well the insidious propaganda the BBC propagate. To simplify, and paraphrase somewhat, "devout Catholics" but "hard-line Protestants". Etc etc etc. Drip drip drip.

My sanguine thought about the weather and our climate, is that since the dawn of humanity, it has always been in a state of flux, driving many human migrations and conflicts, and causing the fall of many sophisticated civilizations, as is evidenced by geological and archilogical evidence. And that our current Westenn civilization arose due to a particularily favourable benign of climate that favoured crop growing and animal husbandry. And that we cannot nor will not change these climatic changes. We could on the other hand reduce human population expansion, "growth economies" and our concurrent progligate energy and unneeded material consumptions, which in turn add to the extensive destructive mining practises, deforestation and the vast piles of waste that pollute our planet. Without returning to the Dark Ages.

Why would you need a soot/tar remover chemical for your flue? Burn dry wood, with sufficient air for complete combustion. Worked for me since 1996.

Old Morso, yes, newer ones since they closed their own foundary in Denmark, and for cost driven reasons started "buying in" the CI components(from the old E Germany) not so much. Since our 2 No. 1997 vintage Morso stoves that were each, and 1 in particular, stupidly overfired and abused by an unsober me for a good number of years are still mechanically perfect. But the one we bought about 5 years ago and that has never been overfired or abused, has an easily visible crack in the CI top plate, between the flue and centre front. Which crack occurred relatively soon after purchase. This poor quality CI issue may well have been resolved since our experience. I also admired and rate Astroflamm from Austria, since they appeared to be very well constructed.

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. Israel is left in a horrible situation, but I support them in their difficult choices.

I most very strongly disagree with that 2nd last line of yours "J". Tough.

Eggs, Not a group of "vanifiers", more the New Age Traveller types and their fellow travellers, plus hippy types and actually from reading multiple accounts in the varios press, mostly sob stories from the wannabe housebuilders who chanced their arm and flouted the rules most of the rest of us mostly attempt to abide by. Crying about how they are not allowed to build a proper house where they live. like in an abandoned cricket pavalion in one case, Another was a so-called animal rescue "charity" where the person was crying that of course they needed to live on the greenfield site where they looked after the animals. Nevermind the horsey types with "shelters" that become habitable shacks, that then get lived in, "only for the foaling", and then next thing they are def-facto living there, and demand full PP. etc etc etc

Unfortunately people who claim they only want to park-up or "camp", often do as Andy says and establish "roots", then if left alone for a few years, claim, most vocerifiously that they live there, and demand planning permission to build a proper home. For them and their brood. same old same old.

As 64 year old absolute non drug user, well cept moderate alcohol, but not while driving, I am somewhat ambivalent on this vexxed issue, knowing, mostly through the TA 40 odd year ago, many genuninely high functioning alcoholics, nevermind acquinticences in the RUC ( some of whom who were rarely sober), never never mind the long deceased FIL, an Army bloke that routinely drove while well stocious(but never ever had an accident), plus an uncle of sorts that drunk and drove home, again 40 odd years back, again without accident or incident. And we wont mention the relation of sorts in SB, who job was to sit in pubs and drink and listen, and then drive home, part of hs cover I suppose, though he did write off a few cars, in SVC's. No doubt at HMG's expense? So it can be done, most probably with age and experience, aka habituation. And an old uncle spoke of a truely gifted signwrighter, who could not preform unless fettled wi drink. But as mentioned, in todays society, LIABILITY! P.S. My rueful observation, based on this forum, is that the arb inductry has, overall, a significent problem with substance abuse.

Tell you what, problem solved; All-Island Rail Review: Ambitious £31 billion plan aims to reconnect rail network in Ireland WWW.BELFASTTELEGRAPH.CO.UK Ambitious plans to transform the railway network in Northern Ireland includes new lines from Derry to Portadown and Belfast to Newry. Thoughts, please.

Bugger! And why specifically? Perhaps bearing in mind min will not be doing much more than hobby cutting. And in my defence I went in to buy a 262. to directly replace my 1997 026.

Wots wrong wi my 362? That the bloke in the shop was wile keen to sell me. Not that they had much else on the shelves, and it transpired the dealership was in the process of being sold and then moved to another location only weeks/ months later. Hence the stock rundown.

What did the revered racecar builder Colin Chapman say, but; "for speed, add lightness!"

Nilfisk GM80P @ Vacuum Cleane WWW.CLEANROOMSHOP.COM The GM80P is an industrial vacuum cleaner Ideal for users needing great suction power and ease of use Comes complete with combi nozzle, HEPA filter exhaust kit Rated power (W)... This is the answer. I grew up wi one, it was indestructible. I should still have 3 somewhere but the MIL coerced SM into gifting her the bestest/newest one, then she died and the ould bollocks she had taken up wi still got it, I hope! I still have one for shed use, and cant actually figure out where the 3rd one went. I am STILL sore about the one the MIL blagged offen the wife btw. Or a Beam/Smart system mounted in or about a utility room with a 10m wander hose should cover a lot of the heavily trafficed back door territory, inside, or out.

I was pondering if it could somehow be connected to the owner of the ground where all the wannabe re-creative photographers stand to take their version of that famous image? Or abandon cars, or piss, crap, or discard litter, all while engaged on their holy quest. H & S recommends removing the source of the hazard, if possible, so on that basis . . . A pissed off landowner might well fit.