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'Cops use “de-arresting” to mean a suspect is released before they have been processed by the custody system. By contrast, releasing someone without charge means they are only freed after they have been through that system.'
From Oliver's first link (Islington Gazette) - for anyone like me who was confused by the term.
RIP Ardian.
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Hi giofox88,
Thanks for posting again, sounds like you had a really great trip, congratulations for the achievement! I'm not going to manage to do an Italy trip this year, so thanks for sharing the photos, I look forward to doing it one day.
Best wishes,
d0cA
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Yes, 10 years older, me too, doesn't time fly!
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Would it have been "reasonable" if the guy was white?
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So true :) Now I'm in Paris - mostly not riding but still doing a bit. I rode London-Barcelona last year (not fixed though). Hope all's good with you :)
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Amazing. this was my first ride, loved it, fantastic people, superb memories. Thanks for the reminder :)
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Hi,
First, sounds awesome!! I'm also thinking of cycling to Italy this summer, although probably the other side of August, heading into September (so that the trains home are cheaper and the weather slightly cooler).... You've definitely thought about it a lot more than I have though!
Anyway, I thought I would share my experience from a trip I made last year.
I decided at the last minute I was going to go from London to Barcelona. "Last minute" meaning 1 months notice (at least, that's what I gave work!) but included several weeks that were quite hard (night shifts, long days, job interviews) so there was a lot going on and I didn't really have much time at all to prepare, other than buying a ferry ticket to France. I did, however, manage to rope a friend into the trip with me - I found that invaluable and, indeed, he ended up having a great time (even if he hated it - and me! - at the time).
I can give you more details another time if you require (pm me to remind me to post ;-) but from memory we did about 1500 miles together, from Dieppe to Perpignan/the French-Spanish border. It took us 20 days but we had 5 rest days in that time - the first, a 24 hour period after 10 days of touring, and then 4 days altogether after another 4 days (as we were meeting some other friends who were on holiday in France). I then had a rest of a week (my friend had to go home) before doing the final stretch onto Barcelona on my own.
At the beginning, we were doing about 80-100km/day. By the end (indeed, after the first rest day), we were doing up to 150-160km/day. So don't worry about not being fit enough or anything - you will get there :-) The key point was that we just did 10 miles/hour essentially all the time, so our daily distance was merely a function of how many hours we rode (more as we grew in confidence about camping etc).
Also, in terms of clothes and other stuff, don't take anything! We were lucky to have friends along the way that we saw, so dumped a load of stuff at the first opportunity. You really don't need much - shoes, one pair of socks, one pair of cycling shorts, one pair of light trousers, one tshirt, one longsleeve shirt, a (waterproof) jacket, sunhat, helmet... I think that was about it.
Best,
docA
PS, the mountains actually turned out to be a lot of fun - I didn't need to walk once, but there were times we were very slow (2mph). Just make sure you have a good granny gear and don't plan them too early in the trip (but I can see you have already taken that advice elsewhere)
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everyone tells me to use lightroom. but i'm not a fan of paid-for software, i greatly prefer "free software" (run linux, etc on all my computers). so, i discovered darktable: https://www.darktable.org/
this seems to have similar features to lightroom, but is free. it works well with my camera (nikon d750).
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Mailout from LCC:
If you do one thing this week – take one minute to save #TaviPlace:
https://consultations.wearecamden.org/corporate-services/torrington-place-tavistock-place-route-proposed-im/consultation/intro/viewPopular segregated tracks have been on Tavistock, Torrington and Byng
Place for decades. A year ago Camden hugely improved the road layout,
removing a lane for motor vehicles and adding one-way tracks either
side for cycling. The results: double capacity for cycling, huge
reduction in “hook risks” at junctions, 50% increase in cycling on
some sections; 26% increase in people walking. Air quality has
improved too.Now Camden are consulting on making the scheme permanent – this will
be a huge win for cycling if it goes ahead.The main group against the scheme are taxi drivers who are furious
about being inconvenienced for pick-ups and drop-offs at local hotels
and nearby train stations. The LTDA say they support cycle tracks but
are lobbying their members to scupper the consultation.We need to outnumber taxi drivers and demonstrate how well-loved the
scheme is.Responding to the consultation literally takes one minute. Just make
sure you answer Q6 “Would you like the current street layout… to
become permanent?” as Yes. And Q7 “Would you like the street to return
to its pre-trial layout…?” as No.(I just did it).
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Was round. I might be interested in the cambridge audios but would be interested in seeing (hearing!) what you've got. And taking your advice of course :) I'll pm you....
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also, might be interested in that technics se a900s power amp too...
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what do you have speakers wise at the moment dazaa? i guess you never found the power button for the c270 i got before, either, did you? (but it sounds great :-)
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That's the best summary I've seen so far!