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You would expect a few Fords but3 Rovers and a Lotus is pretty upmarket.

I’ve had two people who work for me attempt to book time off to get Fillers/Botox as though they were Doctors/Hospital appointments.
There was outrage when I said no, it’s a “medical procedure “ apparently. I also had it pointed out my appearance falls below “Essex” standards and my lack of concern about my wrinkles was abnormal.

This car has just driven 30m down the cycle lane next to the old tag and is wondering how to fit through the barrier

I’m guessing it’s near the old one (I hope so because I’ve taken a speculative ride that way

If you want something that will last forever (but might cost a bit) there is a man in Leyton who makes custom punches for leather that look like highly robust cookie cutters.
I can’t remember his name at the moment but if you’re interested I’ll put a bit of though in. Somewhere near Argyle Way?

I can’t go out until tomorrow......

Can I just check the rules, do you have to photograph the old then ride to the new or can I photo the new one on the way up to the old?

The problem is the Court system is still paper so the photos have been printed off as part of his evidence then scanned and sent to me.

This is the third time we have had a court date 1, was adjourned because his map was bollocks(we did ask for it to be thrown out)
2, he contacted the court at the last minute and said he was self isolating.
Each time he has altered his statement and map, this time he has added in a few photos showing the damage to his vehicle mixed in with ones of my car taken immediately after the crash he intends for the judge to think they are contemporaneous.
I’m sure they are taken elsewhere the railings and in another photo the road surface don’t match.
I’d love to know where because he was evasive about stuff in hearing no1

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Long shot but does anyone recognise these buildings? I’m being sued over a car crash, the claimant “found” some damage on his car and has presented theses photos but I’m pretty sure they aren’t taken near Royal Mint Court

There is a lane near Ripley that often floods . I’ve seen two near identical Merc E-class estates and an A6 in a line with their bonnets up and an AA man peering in there. For the life of me I can’t work out what was going through the head of the second Mercedes driver.

Don’t buy the Kaweco rubber bladder one mine leaked, they are known for it.

I think we should have more.
We should make them just a fraction deeper than the maximum fording depth of a BMW X5.

What % commission do you think he is on on that £900mn of sales?

Roughly how much would it cost to get one side of a bottom bracket retapped?

I bought a bike on eBay described as “just needs new chainrings” and someone has installed the bottom bracket with mole grips.
Presumably because they needed an extra bit of torque to completely bugger the threads.
The seller seems open to a partial refund

I’ve removed it but the threads look dodgy.

I’m taking the seized seatpost, the underestimated rust and the knackered jockey wheels as part of the fun of buying 2nd hand bikes but the seller must have known about the BB ( and the worn out rim).

Cheers
Dibs

Tiffany used to do a silver one

I’ve just got home, explained bicycle tag of bike to my 14 year old daughter who described it as “middle aged men playing hide-and-seek”.

I’m riding round in small circles here but can’t find it

Tagzummped at my first attempt!

Sorry if I came across as rude......

I’m not sure if I know what it was like, I probably remember the good times more than the bad and I’m sure I was more exploited than I remember.
But I’m sure I had it better than Deliveroo etc. riders do now.

Have a look at most McDonalds now and you can see 5-10 riders parked up. They have flooded the circuit which shows labour is cheap and available.

25 years ago Courier Companies also had a laissez-fair attitude to ID and would pay in cash or cash able cheque, the Nat West in Shoreditch didn’t ask for ID when cashing them.
Driving Licences didn’t have photos.
Some couriers had worked for the same company under multiple names, some literally didn’t exist in the legal world a lot were on student visas, a few were signing on.

“Dibble, I took enough drugs this weekend to floor a horse” was an acceptable excuse to take Monday off.(I worked in the Control room for a while, digging the Push bikes out of bed on busy Mondays was part of my job.The Monday after Glastonbury we would be below half strength).

If you had these “benefits “ you didn’t mind missing out on holiday pay. And on a motorbike for West 1 I could make £600 a week before expenses (and of course tax).

You can’t be half in half out of the mainstream and you shouldn’t be forced to be by a company so when the “benefits” are taken away it just becomes an exploitative job without holiday pay or a minimum wage.

Machetes are for the jungle you want a Billhook. There are scores of traditional regional patterns but I have a modern Fiskars one which is very effective.

That building is wonderful ,were the Droogs eating a giant spiral sausage (a Wimpy delicacy) the cinema scene was filmed in West Norwood apparently.
Teeside can claim to be the inspiration for Brave New World and Blade Runner

I doubt anyone else on here grew up in the North-East but with the help of people likeJohn Poulson and T.Dan Smith most of the town centres were marvels of brutalism.
What is happening is the natural evolution of retail at the moment things are just changing at a pace we are uncomfortable with.
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/uptons-hinton-tower-house-remember-14817023

Just in case anyone else on here ever shopped at Geordie Jeans or been ice skating at Billingham Forum.