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Serious question- assuming, as always, that nothing goes wrong, how 'safe' is the 6am finish time? Supposed to be in work at 9, which is theoretically possible with trains, and I'd love to do this ride.

Also look at/contact the Brixton peoples kitchen- they've put a small kitchen on the front of a trike... https://brixtonpk.wordpress.com/

BBQ idea sounds ace. Am sure there's an area in Burgess park that you can do this.

For want of a better way to put it, my daily routine, and financial discipline was tied in with my then job. When the job switch failed, I had to take a fall back job until I sorted myself out (still not done) which paid substantially less- £10k ish. Whilst I saw this was possible, I didn't really believe it would happen to be honest. This put me on the edge of paying rent, just. Then something went bad with my family, which put me back a few grand from savings. Add to that the changes fucked with my head, and any financial discipline I had more or less disappeared, so I wasn't saving where I could. Which is fine while we're renting with the money in the bank- but we wouldn't have had that if we'd spent the deposit.

None of this is necessarily relevant to you, of course, but it's now a strong belief that work shapes habits, and changes should happen one thing at a time. I'm also a bit less laissez faire about contingency planning, and reading this thread, it seems that applies to houses more than most things.

^ Comments removed, so I'm guessing here, but... this time last year I was in a position to buy with my partner, putting offers in and all the rest. Stopped as I wanted to switch jobs, to what should have been something better, and, well, it turned into a whole year of shitty ass low paid work (with luck ending in September)- if we had bought we would have been in serious trouble. Stability is good. Risks with deposits are bad.

Currently reading Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence. Surprisingly good, gives a really nice slice of history alongside the story

If you feel you need more you're probably a serial bike upgrader, weight weenie, vape modding, bragging rights chaser, try-hard watcher of un-boxing videos in need of purpose in your life.

You make that sound like it's a bad thing!

500C! What?!

Went to the Patek exhibition today- well worth a look. Some seriously shiney watches there, and they have watchmakers who were happy to answer a load of no doubt to them daft questions.

Mind a new-to-the-club person? Sounds like fun (if dry).

Agreed on Ryder. And I'm loving the support Aru's getting from the spectators.

That is properly impressive.

Can do either, or both. If you want to use the buttermilk as a marinade, bring some up to 60/70 degrees, and add something to infuse (chilli, ginger, lemongrass, shallot?), then cool fully, put into the rest of the buttermilk, and add chicken. And then more spice (black pepper, lots) in the flour mix, if it needs it.

Can add flavour to the brine too of course- just boil the liquid, and infuse whatever you like in there.

The chicken- put shit loads of seasoning and spice in the flour mix. Think cracked pepper, cayenne, onion/garlic powder, star anise, etc.. Or better, put it in flour-egg-dried breadcrumbs-egg-breadcrumbs. Also with spice in breadcrumbs. Much more crunch.

Lolwot, no. If you don't want cat there, don't let her in there. If she's insistent, cayenne pepper, water pistols, or some good old fashioned shake and shout until she learns. She's a cat, not a bloody princess.

Worth trying new covent garden for that kinda stuff. It's mostly wholesale companies, but wear a smile and you can get lucky from time to time.

Place on a tray, cover in butter and sugar, cook until crispy. Take bowl, add fruit compot, cream, ice cream, nuts, chocolate (or whatever else you like) and make an uber-sundae?

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From a complete amateur- no.

How about this?- http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+woodworking-whats-hot-special-offers-woodworking-special-offers-japanese-combination-waterstones-set-of-3+jp1400set3

Or this-http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+woodworking-hand-tools-sharpening-tools-japanese-water-stones-japanese-combination-waterstone-1000-6000+jp1413

@lynx - cheers, look forward to it.

@snoops - the last and only one took place at the regents pub by brockwell park, courtesy of someone on here who knows the landlord. Can change, just need friendly pubs. Will get my timetable for that week sometime next week- will get back to you then.

Inchpincher- this is a good source for wetstones- http://www.nisbets.co.uk/4/Kitchenware-and-Storage-Chefs-Knives-Knife-Sharpeners-and-Steels-Whetstones/c03c02c04c01.r12.1 .

Am happy to do another knife session, but will need to be the week after next, or the one after- next week is mental

Would love to make a knife under supervision. How/where/who?

Gotta say, I'm going for Porte. Contador seems to have entire years which are good or bad- this seems like a bad one so far. Uran for second place, someone unexpected in third, and Contador somewhere next after going on a mad attack and getting dropped.

Slight tangent, but just finished the civil service assessment centre. It was hard. Some serious time pressure applied. Passed, but got shredded in the feedback.

And, in grand anticipation of races to be run I managed.... 2 1/2 miles. This could be a long process.