... never easy is it. I guess you have to look at it in terms of longevity. Do you see yourself being happy there and wanting to stick about for a few years? If so is the career progression path you are looking for available, if it is then the money will probably catch up. IMO if you answer yes to ...

For years food has got cheaper and cheaper but always at the expense of the farmer and not the supermarkets. I think many farmers have reached a point where there is nothing to cut anymore so supermarkets either have to pass ...

No, not just BREXIT, we've had an ageing population and a skills shortage for many years. Sadly the government (including the previous Labour government to some degree) has managed to convince a majority of voters that Mohamed the brain surgeon is after their job!

... I've been threatening my kids with a "Darling Buds of May" style fruit-picking holiday for years. Tempted to take them on one this summer, could really use the cash at the moment.

Stuck behind this lot in my car near Hay on Wye today, and yes one of them stopped the traffic at a junction. A good few years ago (probably around 20y+ ) I came up behind a bunch just like that. I had never seen anything like it, and was astounded that people could be so ignorant. ...

... it turns out we were at school together 50 miles away. We knew who each other was as soon as we mentioned school. I haven't seen him for nearly 48 years! He lives not far from me now.

Thinking of Chris Cornell, who left us on this day 6 years ago

https://youtu.be/7QU1nvuxaMA

I love it when they get worked up about people overtaking them A mate of mine overtook one on the Meriden mile years ago. When they got to the island the Harley man said "don't do that again" and punched him through the gap in his helmet. Pr1ck if sombody did that to ...

Kwacky wrote: ↑16 May 2023, 19:44 I love it when they get worked up about people overtaking them

A mate of mine overtook one on the Meriden mile years ago. When they got to the island the Harley man said "don't do that again" and punched him through the gap in his helmet. Pr1ck

... was rammed but the roads were great today Need to get the big fat Ducati serviced soon the QS is playing up They've been voted best biker cafe 2 years running. I don't know about the gravel driveway though, I think he should tarmac it. Tea is steep at £1.80. You must have come past my house. ...

... was rammed but the roads were great today Need to get the big fat Ducati serviced soon the QS is playing up They've been voted best biker cafe 2 years running. I don't know about the gravel driveway though, I think he should tarmac it. Tea is steep at £1.80. You must have come past my house. ...

They've been voted best biker cafe 2 years running. I don't know about the gravel driveway though, I think he should tarmac it. Tea is steep at £1.80. You must have come past my house. It sounded like Brands Hatch in my garden this afternoon. ...

... was rammed but the roads were great today Need to get the big fat Ducati serviced soon the QS is playing up They've been voted best biker cafe 2 years running. I don't know about the gravel driveway though, I think he should tarmac it. Tea is steep at £1.80. You must have come past my house. ...

... was rammed but the roads were great today Need to get the big fat Ducati serviced soon the QS is playing up They've been voted best biker cafe 2 years running. I don't know about the gravel driveway though, I think he should tarmac it. Tea is steep at £1.80. You must have come past my house. ...

... was rammed but the roads were great today Need to get the big fat Ducati serviced soon the QS is playing up They've been voted best biker cafe 2 years running. I don't know about the gravel driveway though, I think he should tarmac it. Tea is steep at £1.80. You must have come past my house. ...

FTFY Ahh tend to disagree. While I don’t look forward to extra years ticking over these days, there is not too much else in my life I feel “too old” for, in fact I think I’m doing better than a lot of people a decade younger. In fact as a group, I think ...

Kwacky wrote: ↑30 Apr 2023, 12:01 A lot more countries will go Republic over the next few years

I'm sure that Vlad Putin & Xi Jinping will both assist in that progression, if they are able.

A lot more countries will go Republic over the next few years

... rather than let people be themselves. This didn't use to be the case. My 30 yo BiL is severely autistic but they wouldn't diagnose him for several years because they "didn't like to label".... the flipside of that was it made support impossible due to a lack of diagnosis. Financial and ...

... doing it. James understanding of his conditions had helped him accept it and learn to live alongside them. From my own diagnosis of dyslexia many years ago, I don't feel like I have been pigeon holed and if I have those people don't really mean enough to me to worry about it. It's certainly never ...