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You were right

We should all have a re read of this thread over Christmas. More laughs than the joke thread

And another one
(driver had a medical episode!)

In an update to this post
I’ve been having a protracted row with the police forces involved. I initially reported it to Gloucestershire as that’s who answered the phone. They decided the road in question was Thames Valley so passed it on and they summarily closed the case with no investigation. I only discovered this 3 weeks after when I chased them for a progress report.
I initially complained but they immediately allocated an officer who called me and heard what happened.
He then emailed me the very next day to say the car was registered in Co Durham and it was too far away and they closed the case again.
I took some advice and was contemplating a complaint to the IPCC when out of the blue (!) a private company phoned me who were contracted to follow up victims of violent crime to gauge their satisfaction with the police response.
Once they heard about it they passed it to the police commissioner’s office who promptly got the pc who closed the case to send a notice of intended prosecution to the keeper. Finally 16 weeks after the incident they do what they should have done on the day of the incident. It will obviously go nowhere much anyway but at least something will be done and I feel a teeny bit better about it.
I still have nightmares about it not least immediately after one of the phone calls with someone inept in the police force.

nice to meet you too!
Folks, these tools rolls are great. Cheap, well made, well designed, buy one!

I've had asthma all my life, and really strenuous exercise is one of the triggers. Weirdly, regular slightly less than strenuous exercise has enabled me to keep it under control. For example I was a bit wheezy this evening, so went for a gentle ride to the swimming pool, did a pretty strenuous swim session and rode home with no sign of it.
I also use a preventative inhaler, go to an asthma nurse every few months for a check up, and carry a reliever with me just in case.
In the past I have had serious attacks, leading to hospital stays with a nebuliser. They were terrifying and a real motivator to get on top of it.

Can I have the red polka dot chuey please?

I'll have one pm'd

I have no idea how that will work.
As far as I know you need a reset headset reducer,

always felt tired very quickly.

That's because it is such a good exercise!

That is a beauty.
The Quantum 2 was possibly the best Klein road bike ever made, the original Klein construction, super paintwork, a big refinement over the original Quantum (much better tubing) and not as radical as the Quantum pro.
It's sad that the paint fades and has left the shadows of the stickers, but I could live happily with that if it was my size.

Immediately after that came out Trek brought the company and forced all sorts of compromises.
In that colour it's rare and collectible, and a terrific bargain.

Unless you want to race technique isn't so important. You'll get pretty fit even if you are slower than other people around you who may well be using less energy but going faster. If your objective is to get fitter just swim as well as you can as much as you can.
If you haven't done much lately just do enough to get you tired, and so you feel just a bit achy the next day. (but not sore)
Work up to 45 minutes steady swimming a couple of times a week. That will keep you pretty fit. If you get really keen concentrate on swimming smoothly as in that video @greenbank just posted or ask a better swimmer for some advice.

Legendary trombone player Vin Gordon has just sprung this on the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wpstjG9eK0&frags=pl%2Cwn

I think you'll find it here

And from the man himself:
A response to the article in Die Zeit:
I am very sorry for the words I used. And I wish to apologize for the hurt and offense they have caused.
My intention was the exact opposite of "downplaying the Holocaust". It's because of the unspeakable horror of the Holocaust that in talking to the German press, I was referring to it as the way to communicate the unimaginable tragedy of what is happening now today with climate change and ecological collapse around the world.
The Holocaust led to all of Europe saying "Never again", yet we’re not seriously acknowledging and acting on what is unfolding before our eyes, as we pump ever greater quantities of CO2 and other pollutants into our atmosphere, while simultaneously tightening
immigration controls, already turning whole regions of the world into dead zones, especially the oceans.
In the interview I talked about the “terrible emotionality which Auschwitz caused” (which did not appear in Die Zeit’s free short article) as a way to highlight the lack of emotionality regarding the climate crisis and the unfolding genocide that is already claiming countless lives in the Global South and some in the North with increasing heat waves and floods.
The world needs to pierce the denial on the horror that climate breakdown and ecological collapse will bring them, unless there is an urgent and radical change of course on many fronts. The worst impacts can still be averted, but slow acting governments, a global media that downplays climate change in favour of sensationalism, or even promotes climate scepticism, are preventing the change we need from happening.
I realise that in the interview I got sidetracked into an unnecessary debate about where the Holocaust sits in terms of horrific genocides. I see now my cultural insensitivity. I understand that such a debate is obscene and offensive, in particular for all those who remain haunted by memories of what occurred and for all those who lost people they loved.
I am sorry for the crass words that I used. I do not feel the need to apologise for drawing attention to the genocide that is happening now. We must learn from the past, from tragedies like the Holocaust and other genocides, to prevent the horror of the near
future. Despite my poorly phrased statement, I still strongly demand action on the preventable genocide that so many are ignoring across the world.

I did just snort at this

I don't share @amey 's concerns, my see sense lights are actually quite good. One failed after it got a complete hosing in 2 solid days of rain and they replaced it really quickly. Otherwise they've performed OK, even if the functions are a little more than you really need. I actually use the ability to turn them on off and up and down from my phone quite often whilst riding. Dead simple to do, and pretty effective.
My main concern though is the device they're just launching, as there is no reassurance that the unit won't be in a canal when you finally track it down, whilst the bike is somewhere else.

You would be amazed by the amount of middle aged white males triggered by Greta

I don’t think that description applies to the author though

If these are still for sale, dibs!

And I have a plain black Ti one for exactly he same price posted as Tom's

Conner Rea Friend of a friend named him.

Yep, you're absolutely right. Technological advancement couple with the relentless pursuit of the next best thing.
I remember when the light output from this light in terms of power and run time was the best in class. I still never need full power, and it still lasts all night.
So £110 for a wall of light, with new batteries and two brackets which alone cost more than the price I'm asking!

£115 posted? I thought £120 was a proper bargain!

Best gloves I have found for that type of work are Briers washable leather gloves
I treat them with a bit of nikwax waterproofing and use two pairs, letting one pair dry whilst the other is in use. If it's really cold I put a thin fleece inner glove on first.

I kind of wish my pool wasn't heated, but I've discovered it is a lot colder in the morning than in the evening and I now try get in as soon as they open. My swim this morning was a bit different to last night's session, but still not really chilly.
I also recently managed to get my 25m time down to below 20 seconds for the first time, and I can now do 4 lengths in 1min 20, but it is a real effort. Normally I swim at 2mins per 100 metres.