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• Home DIY

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 5 days, 10 hours

  

  Thanks! Used a satin varnish in the end which I regret a little, it didn't really take it up very well. Used briwax for the holes which worked nicely

• Home DIY

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 5 days, 11 hours

  

  We started a Soul style table and quickly realised we didn't have the patience. Came out OK I think

  *work shed, I'm not that much of a mess

• Lightweight tent recommendations?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 5 days, 15 hours

  

  We have a cloud up 3, very spacious, bit of a different kettle of fish to those other two. For the money (140 I think) it's a good deal at the sacrifice of a bit of weight. Think it's 2kg without the footprint. Builds up very easily, I would say the poles feel the cheapest part of it, haven't had it out in a gale to see how they fare though

• Video Games

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Any ps now recommendations? Just got a positive result and I can't do my job from home. I'm on for some mega guilt free gaming

  Have just finished horizon, which was probably one of my favourite ever games. How's bloodborne?

• The Vegan Thread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 1 day

  

  If you skin Richmonds and then stick them in some premade pastry they make amazing sausage rolls

  Also had some success over Christmas using them as part of a Wellington innards. Skin them, mix with stuffing mix (already wetted), toasted nuts and any herbs you like. It binds really well!

• The Vegan Thread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 2 days

  

  Thanks!

• The Vegan Thread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 2 days

  

  Does anyone buy bulk nuts and have a good site?

  Nothing but supermarkets where I am

• Running

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 weeks

  

  Thanks. I haven't come across piriformis so I'll check it out. It's a strange thing because I have a manual job, lots of bending and lifting every day but it doesn't seem to aggravate it in the same way running does.

  I do think I'm quite heavy footed when I run. I had some knee issues that got cleared up by working on my cadence. I was down near 140 which I got up to around 155 on my steady runs. It's still pretty terrible I know but I'm 196cm if that's any defence.

  I think I will have to squeak in a physio trip (if/when that's allowed?). When I was rehabbing I did a lot of stretching and flexibility work, massage gun, even 3d printed a psoas stretcher but I don't think it was really solving the issue, just holding it at bay.

  Rambling post, thanks for everyone elses input too

• Running

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 weeks, 2 days

  

  Has anyone come back strong from sciatica?

  This time last year I was training for an ultra and the plan I was following called for 5x5 minute intervals at 90-95% effort. I was near a track so I thought this would be ideal, it was my first time on one. Toward the end of the session I felt something go in my left leg (my inside leg on the track). After about two hours I could barely walk without tears, it was awful.

  I didn't run for 6 weeks then managed to ease back into it and ran a decent marathon (for me) during 1st lockdown. I was so fed up of nursing it that I threw in the towel after that.

  I miss it though so I did 5k a few weeks back but even with all this rest I could still feel it. Paying for physio will be a struggle at the minute (covid/furlough etc). Has anyone got any advice?

• Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 weeks, 4 days

  

  ^^ Very clever dude and at least you know he follows through