Thanks for all the well wishes guys.

1/2 way through the swing today, and hopefully the last birthday I’ll have offshore, so I’m holding on to that!

I love the way your posts read like a script for a good platform horror movie, yet you post a picture of a calm and beautiful ocean view.. Glad it's all settled down though mate, that does sound horrific. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro ...

I love the way your posts read like a script for a good platform horror movie, yet you post a picture of a calm and beautiful ocean view..

Glad it's all settled down though mate, that does sound horrific.

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... is literally not wind out here atm. Also existing on emergency HVAC, and accommodation temps were 30+ deg for 3 days. I tell you that’s a hard way to sleep. Not that I got much sleep. Day we tripped I worked till midnight (18hrs) and 3 hours later we had an emergency platform alarm. A UPS had ...

That's one way to put a paint matters in a positive light, I suppose.

Half way through the last series of peaky blinders.

Bloody hell!

... is no fire risk in the bin. Went to the doctors for a blood test ahead of my diabetic review next week and a shopping trip for my parents on my way home then changed the headlight bulbs on the car and tried to fix the sticking passenger mirror. The part that's wearing out is a sealed unit and ...

On the public highway pedestrians have the first right of way.

On a cycle track I would be jousting mofos out of the way.

D41 wrote: ↑06 Nov 2023, 13:03 Do cyclists have the right of way over pedestrians over there, and is there a speed limit on the trails?

At this trail centre they're one way, non-pedestrian, downhill trails with no speed limit.

Do cyclists have the right of way over pedestrians over there, and is there a speed limit on the trails?

... we go” but they were just as well behaved as the little ones. I wonder if you had parents bringing kids to your area as it was deemed safer? I ate way more treats than I should have and as I avoid sugar in my diet normally, my guts is way mad with me this morning 😠

StMarks wrote: ↑30 Oct 2023, 22:04 I'm currently reading an excellent book about the of the development of lubricants during the history of motoring.
It's really fascinating, probably the best & most entertaining read I have come across that is non-friction.

That took me way too long

... want a bike applying the brakes for me. It’s all heading towards driverless vehicles. Driverless is a great theory, but practically it's a long way off. Computers are nowhere near powerful enough to run the hundreds of simulations needed in real-time every second to predict the random possibilities ...

... I warn you though, it’s a rather expensive rabbit hole to go down. This one I'm riding is £7400... way too much money! Did you ever buy that mountain bike, kiwi? Nah not yet. I got mucked about by a FB seller of a carbon Norco and just had a rest ...

... I warn you though, it’s a rather expensive rabbit hole to go down. This one I'm riding is £7400... way too much money! Did you ever buy that mountain bike, kiwi?

Kwacky wrote: ↑26 Oct 2023, 20:45 I'm anti guns, but even if they had tightened the laws there's no way he would have been refused a licence.

But when he spent time in a mental health facility and threatened to do exactly what he has done, there was ample chance for that to be reported and the risk followed up on.

I'm anti guns, but even if they had tightened the laws there's no way he would have been refused a licence.

... 1300 and it is much lighter but I think I will give it a couple of years to work the kinks out before I get one... Also after configuring one the way I would like it the price came out over £3K more than I'm paying for this 1250 Adventure which comes with free Aluminium panniers and inner bags, ...

An old, blind Marine wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels. After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, ‘Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?’ The bar immediately falls absolutely ...

It seems to be the way with Insurance, it was a straight forward one too.