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Hmmm, Triumph
Hawt
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if you look for a porshe in the client's car park is usually belongs to the project manager or quantity surveyor.. where as the architect's bicycle is chained up to the railings and about to be removed by the facilities manager lol..
So true!
A fair few of the Architects i use don't bother with RIBA, and it doesn't have any effect on their business.
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I do project management for high end builds in central London - if you want to make cash go down the interior design route, those guys are creaming it in at the moment, and most of my clients appoint the ID first, with the ID usually recommending an Architect.
A lot of them are charging around the 30% of total build cost, which on most of my projects means they are making hundreds of thousands of pounds.
As to the value of Interior Designers, thats a whole other discussion, but it seems that a one year course at the Inchbald and a couple of clients in Knightsbridge is a quick way to being a millionaire these days.
I work with a lot of good Architechts if anyone want some recommendations.
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Perhaps time to get tooled up . .
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No not getting it from them, found it for about 170 - i need to stick about 100 cigars in there of all shapes and sizes - as tempted as i am by a coolidor, i want a traditional one as it takes pride of place on my desk! I am aging quite a few of mine at the mo too.
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My Humidor is playing up too - its a pretty cheap one and the seal isnt great.
Thinking of getting an Adorini Genova - anyone got any opinions? I use Xikar crystals for humidification, so more concerned about the quality of the box itself
http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/adorini-genova-cigar-humidor-cigar-capacity-p-7451.html
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Got my old Sims 1500 FE out over Christmas, for a pleasant bit of backwoods boarding in Wales.
That board is worth a lot of money these days, especially if those are the first year Sims highback bindings - keep it safe
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1989 is the obvious one, as Lemond and Fignon swapped the lead throughout the race, only for Lemond to snatch it literally on the line and win by 8" seconds.
Same for me - it was the first one i was really into, and understood, and the bikes and tech evolution the sport was undergoing at the time seemed to be from a different planet to my humble Raleigh, and fascinated me.
2003 a close second for no other reason than i remember basing my whole life around watching it!
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Yup very cool, cigars about 20% cheaper too - been enjoying some Trinidad Short Robustos, beautiful smoke
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Whats all this outdoor smoking malarky! - Out on prolonged snowboard trip in Switzerland at the moment and in heaven, hotels i am staying in all have Humidors and smoking rooms. Love it.
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Whilst i don't really sympathise with someone paying too much at BLB, as there is an abundance of information on here warning people that they are not good value for money, i do think that he has the right to higlight the fact - i would not be happy if i was in his situation, and if it serves as a lesson to others then so be it
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You want to be looking in the freestyle section . . plenty of info to be gleaned in there
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Scotland played well, despite the loss that was the best rugby their backline has played in years.
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2Its just like that BLB Bianchi LoPro saga all over again.
It never ceases to amaze me that people are suprised by the antics of a shop whose main customer base is people wanting to join the "fixie" craze and will happily turn over a stupid amount of money for something that they think makes them look cool. And tehy are not the only shop, pretty much all teh fixed specialists that have cropped up in the last few years take the piss.
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So they sold someone a Pinarello, that was actually a resprayed Pug?
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This is quite true--cycling is really a bit of an indulgent luxury. The people who tell you it's green just want to keep their cosy little secret to themselves.
No, most people do it because its an easy, cheap and quick way to get around town, not for any green reason. The bicycle has been a great way to get around long before anyone knew about emissions, the problem is that the people representing cyclists dont necessarily mirror the views of the majority of cyclists.
No one gives a shit if a cyclist consumes more or less than a fat guy on a bus, and no one cares if a bike takes up more or less space on the road.
What we care about is that we can ride around safely, in a well designed environment.
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Doubtful, if anything they're resurgent. Cian Healy, Sean O'Brien, Tomas O'Leary, Jonathan Sexton, Keith Earls, Fergus McFadden and Luke Fitzgerald are all relatively newly blooded and have shown their class at least in this season.
If there weren't injuries then Heaslip and Ferris would be in ahead of at least Leamy and possibly David Wallace too.
A good mix of youth and experience I'd say.
I am going to have to disagree - no one really world class coming through for Ireland, though i do rate sexton
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Ireland are a spent force!
England or France will win, Scotland pull out a surprise or two, Wales disappoint as usual, and Italy will show a bit of improvement
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Zero Emission in terms of use, not manufacture - much like the bicycle
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I dont see how riding around on a blinged up fixed gear, or carbon race bike is anything other than the cycling equivalent of using a Lambo to pop down to Harrods. Most of the fised gears i see in London these days are nothing more than hipster penis envy machines.
Cyclists aren't hated - i think its the fact that some so called cycling campaigners get the fact they are supposed to be encouraging cycling confused with being an eco warrior does more damage than good, and makes it seem like a them versus us argument, when in fact it should be a how can we accommodate each other discussion.
Everyone who harps on about emissions etc etc fails to realise that in 20 years we will all be driving around in zero emission vehicles, but that there will still be cars on the roads, and we will still face the same dangers.
We need to remove the green element form the discussion, because what we really want to be able to do is cycle around safely, and that has nothing to do with hating cars, eating Linda McCartney, and wearing hemp. Being green is a nice side effect of cycling, but its not the reason most people do it
Its when a cycling campaigner gets on tv/radio etc and spends all teh time talking about green issues that people turn off and think what a sanctimonious wanker - if they just stuck to the issues at hand we would all come off a lot better.
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New and Kings road are real accident hotspots, i seem to remember reading somewhere that the KR is statistically one of the most dangerous roads to cycle on,
Thoughts with the rider
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If you do want to use a bike, perhaps something like this trike and the cargo bike might be a good option? I reckon you could rig a lockable box on them
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