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Damn. Have to bail; family issues that really take priority. Gutted. Have a great ride.

See you all tomorrow. Hopefully, will have sobered up some.

Have some rep, Ed. Shame I can't add more for the wicked irony.

+1!

Now - I'd like to try to wangle myself onto this, however it does mean leaving the missus in on her own so might require a bit of thought...

I'm sure there are some options, there. She could meet yoy (and everybody else) at the final destination, for instance. Or non-cycling partners could man's support van, rescuing riders who collapse from cold/fatigue/inebriation/mechanical-failure aling the way.

Can't spend all day in those tents at St. Pauls, Joe.

Ninja editing, there, Mr Schick.

It's Russ. I know him. Very sound guy.

Yes, well, he's wearing a white beret, so he's here.

As seen in LMNH, this evening:

http://shop.hackneygt.com/

We drank his free champagne in, like, a totally ironic fashion.

<- quantity over quality

Tom, you ride so much you need pizza with a pizza topping and a side order of pizza salad and garlic bread.

With the bonus of a free leg, sack and crack job when you take it off. Or did you mean duct tape on top of the shorts?

I only eat pizza once a month, if that. Prepared to pay for the goods.

Anybody want to head down to the Occupy site today around 6pm, to show support?

So who has had a toast sandwich, yet?

That was very good pizza. Not exceptional, but very good. Nice, crispy base and well done toppings. The Gowlettini looks odd, being covered in a thick layer of rocket, but tastes great (I had the veggie version but I'm told the meat version is also worth it).

Odd how many of the Gowlett pizzas were slightly burnt in one corner (no negative effect on taste).

2kg per week loss? That's not something I would want to sustain for any length of time.

Are you suggesting just chucking dry beans into a slow cooker without soaking?

Blanket advice,no. It depends on the bean/pulse in question, but the general amount of faff is usually reduced. I always at least wash the pulses, some get a short soak, others more work.

Soaking beans isn't just about re-hydrating them, it also starts the germination process which makes them sweeter and changes the texture (less floury)

And slow cooking changes the equation again. Any recipe not expressly designed for a slow cooker needs some adaptation and experimentation.

Slow cookers are great for budget cooking/living:

• For carnivores, enable use of cheaper cuts which taste much better than the expensive ones when cooked for a long time.
  
• Make it easy to cook dried beans and pulses (cheaper than the tinned stuff), which are otherwise a bit tiresome (all that extra soaking and pre-cooking).
  
• Don't use much power, so save extra dosh.
  
• Save time. Being skint often means taking extra time to save money, so something that saves time and money is ace.
  
  

In point 4 I mean it saves your time. Yes, things take longer to cook, but you usually spend significantly less of your own time on the cooking than you would if you cooked it in a pan or in the oven. Prepare ingredients, chuck in slow cooker, turn on, walk away.

Overdoing it with running is worse than cycling; much more stress on the body. I considered suggesting barefoot running to you, on the grounds that you can't really overdo that because the pain stops you first, but then I remembered whom I was talking (typing) to.

Oh, I think we mostly got that.

Nice. I have need of a witness to my signature on a legal document and I can't think of a more upstanding choice than you, Jim.

In but not burgering.

I don't get why these people will queue up for twenty minutes and pay £3 for a coffee in that place when the Portuguese caff on Station Road will do you an espresso that'll knock your socks off for a quid...
shakes head

Cafe Sitifis, the Algerian place just round the corner, is also pretty good.

Cup nailed to head.

Serve you right for not watching where you're going on the towpath.

Better compile a small anthology of witticisms.