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garynortheast
29-05-20, 08:17 PM
You've been in the wars lately, hope everything starts getting better after this.
All the best bud.
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Thanks Grant. It's been a right weird ol' year so far I must admit. Got morecrap to deal with before it smooths out I think, but I'll get there in the end.
Sir Trev
30-05-20, 06:16 PM
I had been contemplating a personal challenge to do Couch to 5k, but if this is the sort of injury to expect I think I'll stay on the couch! Mend soon Gary.
garynortheast
30-05-20, 08:06 PM
Do it Trev, the benefits of running are huge both physically and mentally. It has to be said that my latest method of battering myself is not a regular occurrence.
Sean_Morgan
30-05-20, 08:50 PM
I'm not going to call what I do running, it's more of a gentle jog
I'd started walking to work 3 days a week.
Before everything shut I'd started to swim before work, I'd got myself to a point where I was doing 60 lengths. I was visiting the gym most nights too.
When everything closed I soon became quite lazy and the weight id worked to lose started creeping back up, so decided a walk to and from work was called for, on Friday I manage to jog the whole 2.2 miles into work. I was knackered, but very pleased with myself. I'm going to try and jog in 3 days but I can only muster the energy for a walk home at the end of the day !!
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maviczap
30-05-20, 09:00 PM
Thanks Grant. It's been a right weird ol' year so far I must admit. Got morecrap to deal with before it smooths out I think, but I'll get there in the end.
Sorry to hear about your latest injury Gary, you've certainly had a crap year of it.
But at least we're in the same weird year club, and we're wading through the crap before things improve.
Adam Ef
31-05-20, 08:07 AM
Still no V5 for the GSXR750. Perfect weather for using it to commute and can't tax it still.
Can you not phone them and tax it over thr phone?
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Adam Ef
31-05-20, 11:00 AM
Impossible to get through the last few weeks. Lots of furloughed staff and only dealing with urgent HGV registrations.
should be able to do it with the green slip . . . . if it's MOT'd & Insured it makes no difference what's on the V5
Car drivers who cannot overtake cyclists in a safe manner.
Unfortunately near where i live are a lot of roads that get congested by cyclists in this weather. Most ride sensibly, wear appropriate levels of safety gear and have an awareness of what's going around them. I don't know why they ride there as the roads are neither spectacular to ride, and the scenery is not jaw dropping either. Anywho, the car drivers. Most are plebs who are unable to look further than 3 feet in front of their vehicle and plan for coming up on a cyclist. The number of people who try and squeeze past a cyclist and a car on the other side of the road is vast, and people who do overtake on a clear gap don't understand they need to accelerate back up to speed and not crawl past them. Or they simply pull out on to the other side of the road in front of another vehicle and swerve to avoid a crash they very nearly created.
Dave20046
31-05-20, 04:22 PM
Car drivers who cannot overtake cyclists in a safe manner.
Unfortunately near where i live are a lot of roads that get congested by cyclists in this weather. Most ride sensibly, wear appropriate levels of safety gear and have an awareness of what's going around them. I don't know why they ride there as the roads are neither spectacular to ride, and the scenery is not jaw dropping either. Anywho, the car drivers. Most are plebs who are unable to look further than 3 feet in front of their vehicle and plan for coming up on a cyclist. The number of people who try and squeeze past a cyclist and a car on the other side of the road is vast, and people who do overtake on a clear gap don't understand they need to accelerate back up to speed and not crawl past them. Or they simply pull out on to the other side of the road in front of another vehicle and swerve to avoid a crash they very nearly created.
Yeah it's been getting at me lately, there are so many cyclists out and about and car drivers are driving ridiculously. The two favourite manouvres seem to be overtaking them wide on a blind bend on solid whites so the oncoming cornering bike/car needs to move quicksmart or die... or just slamming on the brakes because they're scared to use the other lane when it's bafflingly clear and safe to do so.
or how about cyclists who take up the whole road with their mates. the highway code applies to you to you furkin morons.
or how about the ones who cant get their foot out the clips quick enough and fall over at the lights... oohhh wait thats funny so not a gripe.
i'm all for people using pushbikes but stop being brainless morons.
Yeah it's been getting at me lately, there are so many cyclists out and about and car drivers are driving ridiculously. The two favourite manouvres seem to be overtaking them wide on a blind bend on solid whites so the oncoming cornering bike/car needs to move quicksmart or die... or just slamming on the brakes because they're scared to use the other lane when it's bafflingly clear and safe to do so.
I saw one like this yesterday whilst out on the Motorbike. 3 cars were behind 2 cyclists on a fairly easy road to overtake them no bother, but the car at the front was just sitting behind them and missing every opportunity to pass. I got bored after a mile and went past them all, when it was safe to do so.
Adam Ef
31-05-20, 06:28 PM
should be able to do it with the green slip . . . . if it's MOT'd & Insured it makes no difference what's on the V5
Because the previous owner mixed up and threw away some wrong bits I had to send off the green slip that I had to the DVLA. So I'm entirely at their mercy when they want to release a new V5 for it. Hopefully I don't have to pay for it.
garynortheast
31-05-20, 08:29 PM
I'm not going to call what I do running, it's more of a gentle jog
I'd started walking to work 3 days a week.
Before everything shut I'd started to swim before work, I'd got myself to a point where I was doing 60 lengths. I was visiting the gym most nights too.
When everything closed I soon became quite lazy and the weight id worked to lose started creeping back up, so decided a walk to and from work was called for, on Friday I manage to jog the whole 2.2 miles into work. I was knackered, but very pleased with myself. I'm going to try and jog in 3 days but I can only muster the energy for a walk home at the end of the day !!
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Hoho, you're on the slippery slope now Sean. By the end of the year you'll be looking at events you could enter, and you'll be discussing running kit on the Running Thread with the rest of us! :smt046
Sorry to hear about your latest injury Gary, you've certainly had a crap year of it.
But at least we're in the same weird year club, and we're wading through the crap before things improve.
Yup, you're right there Mav. We never know what little surprises life has in store for us.
I'll zip across your way when the lockdown is over and we can compare notes and have a mutual grumble over a coffee somewhere.
Chris_SVS
31-05-20, 08:32 PM
or how about cyclists who take up the whole road with their mates. the highway code applies to you to you furkin morons.
or how about the ones who cant get their foot out the clips quick enough and fall over at the lights... oohhh wait thats funny so not a gripe.
i'm all for people using pushbikes but stop being brainless morons.
Dry your wee eyes :p:smt022
Not in the mood for whataboutery, **** on an R1 nearly wiped himself out into the front of me earlier - overtaking cars on a totally blind bend.. 1yr old nephew in the car..
chris8886
31-05-20, 09:07 PM
Car drivers who cannot overtake cyclists in a safe manner.
Unfortunately near where i live are a lot of roads that get congested by cyclists in this weather. Most ride sensibly, wear appropriate levels of safety gear and have an awareness of what's going around them. I don't know why they ride there as the roads are neither spectacular to ride, and the scenery is not jaw dropping either. Anywho, the car drivers. Most are plebs who are unable to look further than 3 feet in front of their vehicle and plan for coming up on a cyclist. The number of people who try and squeeze past a cyclist and a car on the other side of the road is vast, and people who do overtake on a clear gap don't understand they need to accelerate back up to speed and not crawl past them. Or they simply pull out on to the other side of the road in front of another vehicle and swerve to avoid a crash they very nearly created.
The driving test needs to be made more difficult/there needs to be a limit on the number of tests you can take (so many people end up passing because they've done it so many times that they end up knowing how to pass it), which in my opinion does not make them compitent. We have too many people who drive on our roads who are simply not up to driving safely and properly.
I think that cyclists should police themselves but I don't see that happening. Since the lockdown has eased the number of cyclists has increased substantially in Lincs. but, as yet, the marauding packs haven't appeared. These packs will not yield for anyone - 2 abreast and the length of 2 buses this is a rolling roadblock.
I was riding down a narrow lane (at about 45 mph - it was uneven) and came across 3 riders abreast, they didn't hear me and being fairly patient I held back until they'd finished their conversation (!) but it was only after I blipped the throttle and dropped it into first did they move.
I've seen (recently) cyclists roll through stop signs, red lights and cycle on the road when there is a separate lane provided presumably because they'd have to dismount for a junction. In Lincolnshire, roads are occasionally closed to motorised traffic to allow cycle races to take part - that doesn't go down well.
I don't want to see anyone hurt but some cyclists are as irresponsible as some bikers performing wheelies on busy roads and road user's patience is on the wane generally.
Maybe it's the cyclists that should take a test?
Adam Ef
01-06-20, 07:26 AM
Some of the bicycles we get in where I work make me feel that they should need MOT tests. There's some seriously dodgy stuff being ridden out there. Loads of new internet purchases being ridden without a clue that something is wrong until they bring it in for a small problem and we point out all the other dangerous things on it. In the last few weeks countless bikes with brakes not bolted on securely, stems not done up tight and handlebars moving independant of the forks, a front disc wheel in the wrong way around (ie. disc on the left and caliper on the right) and he didn't even notice he had no front brake, brake pads running on tyre sidewalls and ripping the tyre, countless pedals installed with left and right swapped (one is reverse thread) so crank threads ruined.... the list could go on and on...
As for people riding, most clubs riding in packs usually have rules of road etiquette and various shouts and signals to thin out ( go single file) when they have following traffic, but they will also stay two abreast when it is safe to do to create a shorter overtaking distance for cars etc, making passing safer for all involved.
I tend to ride alone, am a trained up cycle instructor and have also found that my motorcycle training has greatly informed my cycling, but there are times when you have to aggressively claim your space when cycling to avoid stupid passes on narrow sections and blind corners and this can sometimes look like you're riding selfishly. But you're not, you're just trying to stay alive to get home from work and see your family.
I have loads of footage of bad passes and stupid choices by drivers near me from my commutes into the city (which is mostly separate cycle path and byways thankfully, but the one road mile out of my ten mile commute still causes a crazy amount of scary moments.)
I often think an IQ element to the driving test might help a bit.
Chris_SVS
01-06-20, 08:52 AM
Maybe it's the cyclists that should take a test?
Why? Driving and riding standards are far poorer so testing hasn't really been effective for the heavier categories of vehicle. At no point during any of my tests was there any real emphasis on the highway code nor specifically the vulnerable road using groups inc cyclists and horse rider.
Tests are literally the minimum standard you can meet in order to be trusted on the roads.
Dave20046
01-06-20, 09:37 AM
or how about cyclists who take up the whole road with their mates. the highway code applies to you to you furkin morons.
or how about the ones who cant get their foot out the clips quick enough and fall over at the lights... oohhh wait thats funny so not a gripe.
i'm all for people using pushbikes but stop being brainless morons.
I hate that, it's just inconsiderate. I cannot understand for a second why you'd think it's ok, if two people people got into lycra gimp suits and stood in the middle of a dual carriageway having a chat they'd be arrested.
Chris_SVS
01-06-20, 09:47 AM
I hate that, it's just inconsiderate. I cannot understand for a second why you'd think it's ok, if two people people got into lycra gimp suits and stood in the middle of a dual carriageway having a chat they'd be arrested.
Yet cars and other vehicles are wider than two cyclists. Believe it or not! My car has a passenger seat so someone can sit beside me and in breaking news, there's 3 more in the back...
How inconsiderate
Dave20046
01-06-20, 10:25 AM
Yet cars and other vehicles are wider than two cyclists. Believe it or not! My car has a passenger seat so someone can sit beside me and in breaking news, there's 3 more in the back...
How inconsiderate
And your car can only do 20 mile an hour up a hill in a 60 zone? And has the ability to collapse to half it's width to allow the traffic to flow at a safe rate but you choose not to press the auto-collapso button?
In that specific scenario, that is inconsiderate. Otherwise, point completely missed.
Chris_SVS
01-06-20, 10:40 AM
And your car can only do 20 mile an hour up a hill in a 60 zone? And has the ability to collapse to half it's width to allow the traffic to flow at a safe rate but you choose not to press the auto-collapso button?
In that specific scenario, that is inconsiderate. Otherwise, point completely missed.
Speeds are limits not targets, irrespective of that - two cyclists singling out generally only encourages close overtakes in the same lane. Decent riders will ride defensively, much like Adam has said previously. As usual though, drivers giving off about cyclists tend to be oblivious to their own space requirements.
Here's me yesterday, totally holding up traffic doing just over 20mph in an NSL. Notice how the van and the bikes were totally in the other lane? It's that simple, and it wouldn't be any different if I had someone beside me or if there was 16 in a group.
Sx-nn8d-Ke0
Dave20046
01-06-20, 11:17 AM
Speeds are limits not targets, irrespective of that - two cyclists singling out generally only encourages close overtakes in the same lane. Decent riders will ride defensively, much like Adam has said previously.
Here's me yesterday, totally holding up traffic doing just over 20mph in an NSL. Notice how the van and the bikes were totally in the other lane? It's that simple, and it wouldn't be any different if I had someone beside me or if there was 16 in the group.
ps: the holding up traffic bit was sarcasm, the car never really gained any road on me... Strange that
Sx-nn8d-Ke0
I think you're going to continually miss the point out of blind defensiveness for cyclists.
My point is about a group of 2 or 3 cyclists needlessly riding 2 or 3 abreast well under the speed limit is presenting an unneccessary hazard to other road users. I don't care if you're on a bicycle, two neds on mopeds comparing memes or the almost as common scenario distracted drivers in cars talking to to a passenger. I'm just as damning of all of those.
The point is, no one's gossip or wish to hold hands with their buddy is more important than others' safety.
Quick aside on the other classic line 'it's not a target' ...obviously. But you should travel in a safe and predictable manner. Just because 'it's not a target'; I should't drive my car at 2mph on the motorway to conserve fuel - I will cause an accident as no one would reasonably expect someone to do that - if that's not blindingly obvious to you do some advanced driver/rider training - acceleration and speed limit is covered there. On mine it was repeatedly drummed into us particularly when joining a NSL road to get up to speed.
I too give cyclists the whole lane when passing, even idiots riding two abreast under speed. Yes ,more often that not people will make their way round riders riding next to eachother but when someone rounds a corner at speed and meets effectively a road block accidents happen. Someone has been killed on a road near me doing exactly that. I'd say it's your life run the risk but there's quite a chance of hurting others.
Chris_SVS
01-06-20, 11:37 AM
My point is about a group of 2 or 3 cyclists needlessly riding 2 or 3 abreast well under the speed limit is presenting an unneccessary hazard to other road users. I don't care if you're on a bicycle, two neds on mopeds comparing memes or the almost as common scenario distracted drivers in cars talking to to a passenger. I'm just as damning of all of those.
The point is, no one's gossip or wish to hold hands with their buddy is more important than others' safety.
Riding two abreast isn't needless and it poses absolutely no danger to a driver. Yes riders can talk, but so can the driver and passengers in a car? If you can't deal with overtaking another car, then you shouldn't be driving, because the process is exactly the same.
Quick aside on the other classic line 'it's not a target' ...obviously. But you should travel in a safe and predictable manner. Just because 'it's not a target'; I should't drive my car at 2mph on the motorway to conserve fuel - I will cause an accident as no one would reasonably expect someone to do that - if that's not blindingly obvious to you do some advanced driver/rider training - acceleration and speed limit is covered there. On mine it was repeatedly drummed into us particularly when joining a NSL road to get up to speed.I'm an advanced rider and pretty much an advanced driver.
I too give cyclists the whole lane when passing, even idiots riding two abreast under speed. Yes ,more often that not people will make their way round riders riding next to eachother but when someone rounds a corner at speed and meets effectively a road block accidents happen. Someone has been killed on a road near me doing exactly that. I'd say it's your life run the risk but there's quite a chance of hurting others.There's nothing idiotic about riding two abreast at whatever speed is being maintained, there is however a lot idiotic at squeezing into gaps that aren't there on bends. The driver behaviour that defensive riding is used to discourage.
Then of course, responsible drivers and riders will be travelling at suitable speeds from which they can stop in the distance they can see to be clear :D
Luckypants
01-06-20, 11:43 AM
Would you like me to move the cycling discussion to it's own thread? :smt052
Dave20046
01-06-20, 11:46 AM
Would you like me to move the cycling discussion to it's own thread? :smt052
Haha I'm done thanks LP, the words I type aren't being digested.
I'll look forward to another video of a completely irrelevant scenario on this thread.
Chris_SVS
01-06-20, 11:47 AM
Would you like me to move the cycling discussion to it's own thread? :smt052
Whatever you like, I'm done with it :p
Dave20046
01-06-20, 11:50 AM
On an entirely different topic (or is it the same?)Here is me overtaking a cyclist riding one a breast at 61mph in a 60mph zone on a straight road (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
shiftin_gear98
01-06-20, 11:51 AM
Two peneth.
I think we have all missed the point - having seen Chris's clip, he is remarkably talented at riding backwards.
Chris_SVS
01-06-20, 11:53 AM
Two peneth.
I think we have all missed the point - having seen Chris's clip, he is remarkably talented at riding backwards.
Felt like I was at at point
Luckypants
01-06-20, 12:03 PM
On an entirely different topic (or is it the same?)Here is me overtaking a cyclist riding one a breast at 61mph in a 60mph zone on a straight road (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Git!
Dave20046
01-06-20, 12:08 PM
Snigger.
Still prone to a little silliness now and then ...
maviczap
01-06-20, 05:13 PM
Would you like me to move the cycling discussion to it's own thread? :smt052
Phew I'm glad I missed all the nonsense spouted about cyclists. Everyone is in such a hurry these days, and can't share the roads for a few seconds longer.
This country has a big problem with its hatred towards cyclists, which I've not encountered in other countries. Most of which had been generated by our media
Wait until the caravans return, then everyone will have something proper to moan about.
Sir Trev
01-06-20, 05:14 PM
Do it Trev, the benefits of running are huge both physically and mentally. It has to be said that my latest method of battering myself is not a regular occurrence.
Mmmmmmm...... Er, well.......... Right now I can't as I don't have any trainers so if I do have a go it will be after the sports shops open again. We'll see.
Sir Trev
01-06-20, 05:22 PM
Car drivers who cannot overtake cyclists in a safe manner.
Unfortunately near where i live are a lot of roads that get congested by cyclists in this weather. Most ride sensibly, wear appropriate levels of safety gear and have an awareness of what's going around them. I don't know why they ride there as the roads are neither spectacular to ride, and the scenery is not jaw dropping either. Anywho, the car drivers. Most are plebs who are unable to look further than 3 feet in front of their vehicle and plan for coming up on a cyclist. The number of people who try and squeeze past a cyclist and a car on the other side of the road is vast, and people who do overtake on a clear gap don't understand they need to accelerate back up to speed and not crawl past them. Or they simply pull out on to the other side of the road in front of another vehicle and swerve to avoid a crash they very nearly created.
This is precisely why I'm having another one of those wobbly moments about do I hang up my boots for good. Weather is great, we're allowed out again (to go for a walk in a location of our choice) but I don't want to. Part of it is down to the sheer volume of cyclists around here, who I have no issues with 95% of the time, but as you say most of it is the way drivers act around them.
Dave20046
01-06-20, 05:27 PM
Phew I'm glad I missed all the nonsense spouted about cyclists. Everyone is in such a hurry these days, and can't share the roads for a few seconds longer.
This country has a big problem with its hatred towards cyclists, which I've not encountered in other countries. Most of which had been generated by our media
Wait until the caravans return, then everyone will have something proper to moan about.
Maybe I will start that thread! I'm gobsmacked that the preservation of cyclists' lives isn't the general view, especially that of cyclists :smt101
People who don't seem to know how to use the internet.
E.G people asking if place so & so is open, on a forum, group chat, Facebook etc. Errrr just google it and find out, or call the place and ask . . . . .
Or asking what something is they've never heard of. How about Google it and find out.
How do people not understand how the internet and Google works.
SV650rules
03-06-20, 05:34 PM
People who don't seem to know how to use the internet.
E.G people asking if place so & so is open, on a forum, group chat, Facebook etc. Errrr just google it and find out, or call the place and ask . . . . .
Or asking what something is they've never heard of. How about Google it and find out.
How do people not understand how the internet and Google works.
Yeah, and people who go on forums and don't use the 'search' function before starting a new thread on questions that have been asked and answered a thousand times.
Having said that I actually find that using Google instead of 'search' on forums often comes up with more specific answers rather than trawling through loads of possible threads. Just Google 'SV650 fork oil' from browser and it comes up with hits from UK and USA forum.
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dirtydog
07-06-20, 12:06 PM
Digging out broken fence posts....[emoji24]
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That's not a fun job, I'm helping a mate on a big fencing job at the end of the month. Replacing a 16 panel fence with posts
Adam Ef
07-06-20, 12:20 PM
A couple of days ago now but... 2 phone calls to HMRC. The first was half hour talking with someone and then directed to someone else, who, after being on hold for 39 minutes, said hello and then hung up on me immediately. So I called them again for the same half hour chat with someone, to be put on hold for 45 minutes and eventually through to someone who knew more about my issue. Then told that I can't get anything of the publicised help with loss of earnings for Covid 19 that the government have promised self employed people that we've waitied two months to be able to find out about. Zero, nothing, zilch! I wonder how many other people are in the same position. My brother is too.
you will get nowt but a reduction in your tax at the end of the 6 months. if your lucky you might get a tax rebate. yes politicians say one thing then do it another way...
the Gov has no money. why do you think the BOE has dropped their interest rate to 0.1%? its so the Gov can borrow more money but still keep the same payments.
pretty much every country in the world apart from ermm China is in the same boat and its sinking fast.
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thats what towbars are for ;)
Adam Ef
07-06-20, 01:35 PM
you will get nowt but a reduction in your tax at the end of the 6 months. if your lucky you might get a tax rebate. yes politicians say one thing then do it another way...
the Gov has no money. why do you think the BOE has dropped their interest rate to 0.1%? its so the Gov can borrow more money but still keep the same payments.
pretty much every country in the world apart from ermm China is in the same boat and its sinking fast.
But you know that when the huge income tax hype comes to cover all the employed people's furloughed wages I won't be exempt from that. I'll be paying for that too in the future.
It will also be near impossible for me to self isolate / quarantine if I'm requested to do so in the future too as I know I'll have zero wages if I do. I think they promised it a while back to try and stop self employed / zero hours people continueing to go to work thinking they'd be ok and get something if they stayed home as requested. I know that's what I thought when we had two weeks quarantine right at the beginning.
zsv650s
07-06-20, 01:38 PM
But you know that when the huge income tax hype comes to cover all the employed people's furloughed wages I won't be exempt from that. I'll be paying for that too in the future.
Tbf if you were not paying their Furlough you'd be paying them in job seekers and universal credit because the jobs would be gone and the whole economy would have tanked so don't feel too hard done by I will be paying it back also.
the Gov has no money
well, they've got some...I've just paid £850 self assessment income tax. You're welcome. :)
Sir Trev
07-06-20, 07:01 PM
Family quizzes. None of them know the etiquette of video calls and for some reason they insist on using Zoom, which is shoite! So glad the latest one is over and done with.
timwilky
08-06-20, 01:44 PM
A couple of days ago now but... 2 phone calls to HMRC. The first was half hour talking with someone and then directed to someone else, who, after being on hold for 39 minutes, said hello and then hung up on me immediately. So I called them again for the same half hour chat with someone, to be put on hold for 45 minutes and eventually through to someone who knew more about my issue. Then told that I can't get anything of the publicised help with loss of earnings for Covid 19 that the government have promised self employed people that we've waitied two months to be able to find out about. Zero, nothing, zilch! I wonder how many other people are in the same position. My brother is too.
My son received a cheque for about 5 grand at the beginning of the month. It seems all his mates got them as well. The system worked for them. It seems it is all about your declared earnings within your last few tax returns that then decides how much you are entitled to.
timwilky
08-06-20, 01:54 PM
Family quizzes. None of them know the etiquette of video calls and for some reason they insist on using Zoom, which is shoite! So glad the latest one is over and done with.
My extended family call me cyber security paranoid as I refuse to install anything that does not comply with my base requirements of end to end encryption. So no faceache messenger, zoom etc.
They say what does it matter? there is nothing to hide. But I wouldn't shift, safe in the knowledge that until those providers change their game I dont have to put up with family carp:cool:
andrewsmith
08-06-20, 02:06 PM
My son received a cheque for about 5 grand at the beginning of the month. It seems all his mates got them as well. The system worked for them. It seems it is all about your declared earnings within your last few tax returns that then decides how much you are entitled to.Your correct Tim
It's based on the profit line (wages) of the tax return
So anyone that declares close to the base limit (tax free) gets under 1500 quid this time.
Mine was just sort of 3 grand
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Adam Ef
08-06-20, 02:25 PM
Yep. I made a loss when my business collapsed four years back and now I'm paying for that twice. Insult to injury.
dirtydog
08-06-20, 08:44 PM
Customers! Started a kitchen refit on Tuesday last week, stripped out all the cabinets and the tiles (including a lot of plasterboard), Tuesday afternoon we had a lengthy discussion about electrics and what was required.
Electrician booked for Wednesday morning, all electrics altered to customer requirements.
Plasterer in Thursday and Friday to make good the walls and ceiling ready for me to start fitting cabinets today and they announce they've changed their minds and they would now like some under cabinet lighting :smt067
Customers! Started a kitchen refit on Tuesday last week, stripped out all the cabinets and the tiles (including a lot of plasterboard), Tuesday afternoon we had a lengthy discussion about electrics and what was required.
Electrician booked for Wednesday morning, all electrics altered to customer requirements.
Plasterer in Thursday and Friday to make good the walls and ceiling ready for me to start fitting cabinets today and they announce they've changed their minds and they would now like some under cabinet lighting :smt067Lol. That's additional cost right? They clearly have no idea how much extra work that will incur.
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SV650rules
09-06-20, 07:56 AM
Plasterer in Thursday and Friday to make good the walls and ceiling ready for me to start fitting cabinets today and they announce they've changed their minds and they would now like some under cabinet lighting :smt067
Tell them to plug the under-cabinet lighting into a 13amp socket :D Otherwise it's ££££££'s
Now you know why doctors and surgeons make patients sign a consent form before they start work....
dirtydog
09-06-20, 06:12 PM
They want it on a 2 gang switch along with the main ceiling lights and yes it's going to be extra £££££££.
Luckypants
12-06-20, 11:47 AM
Given my redundancy notice yesterday. The first of many other folks I suspect, they are certainly having a cull in my firm. Bit of a bugger, as I think work will be hard to come by for a few months. :smt075
I'm not looking for sympathy or anything, I'm in a reasonable position. Just having a moan about it.
Dave20046
12-06-20, 11:51 AM
Given my redundancy notice yesterday. The first of many other folks I suspect, they are certainly having a cull in my firm. Bit of a bugger, as I think work will be hard to come by for a few months. :smt075
I'm not looking for sympathy or anything, I'm in a reasonable position. Just having a moan about it.
Bugger Mike, sorry. Does it definitely apply to you or is it a org. wide notice?
Luckypants
12-06-20, 11:54 AM
Bugger Mike, sorry. Does it definitely apply to you or is it a org. wide notice? Oh yeah, it applies. Had my consultation meeting yesterday. 30 days and I'm gone.
Dave20046
12-06-20, 11:56 AM
Oh yeah, it applies. Had my consultation meeting yesterday. 30 days and I'm gone.
Bugger
You're IT (ish) aren't you? If it's of any reassurance I'm sure there will still be plenty of demand. I've been working weekends and day and night covering people the last few months. Combination of more people working from home and using IT and more people getting sick!
Sorry to hear that Mike. I hope something turns up quickly for you.
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maviczap
12-06-20, 05:56 PM
Given my redundancy notice yesterday. The first of many other folks I suspect, they are certainly having a cull in my firm. Bit of a bugger, as I think work will be hard to come by for a few months. :smt075
I'm not looking for sympathy or anything, I'm in a reasonable position. Just having a moan about it.
Sorry to read this Mike, turns out to be a ****ty year for many of us, perhaps we ought to have a ****ty get together, and say what a **** year, socially distancing of course
garynortheast
12-06-20, 08:49 PM
My sympathies Mike, not a good position to be in just now. Hope something comes along for you soon.
that sucks Mike.. hope you find another job soon.
timwilky
13-06-20, 04:17 AM
Not nice Mike. I guess if there is a positive, it is that you know. I have over the years, been the recipient of a number of at risk letters that put my life on hold for 6 months until I get the you are not on the list letter..
Good luck and I hope things work out for you.
Luckypants
15-06-20, 07:12 AM
I thought I said I wasn't looking for sympathy?! ;)
Thanks all.
Sir Trev
17-06-20, 10:50 AM
Some of you may have noticed that despite me getting a new toy from Sony last week I have yet to post any pictures from it on here. Turns out there is a hidden cost of upgrading your camera.
If like me you stated out with the free software on the CD that came with your DSLR you probably wanted a few more options and looked at Lightroom. At the time I did so Adobe were just launching the Creative Cloud subscription service and being a tighwad I decided a cost of £120 per year every year was more than I wanted to pay for a hobby so I got the standalone Lightroom 6 for a one-off cost.
Fast forward to yesterday when I plugged the new Sony in and uploaded my shots to the home PC and fired up Lightroom. Cannot View Image, on all of my Sony shots. Back to the box and, ah, never realised but no software came with the camera. A leaflet tells me about their smartphone app but nothing more. Off to Google and LR6 is now discontinued and if I want to stay with Adobe I have no choice but to go with the £10/month subscription. So I looked at alternatives and I can get a CaptureOne Express for Sony, which is effectively what used to be in the box with the camera, for free. It's meant to be tipping it down with rain all day tomorrow so no faffing in the garden so I'll download it and see how I get on. Nobody mentioned any of this when I was researching which model to buy on those countless YouTube videos...
Dave20046
17-06-20, 10:58 AM
Hang on, Lightroom is 3rd party software surely it's not anchored to the camera it was originally used with?
Changing computer maybe, but changing camera??
You just need to import your Pics from the new camera to a folder on the PC, and open lightroom seperately and manipulate them there.
You don't need software to link a camera to a pc, it should pick up as essentially a card reader if it doesn't then you just need a driver so they can speak to eachother (or you could plug your card into the pc if you have a slot).
Edit: just googled it, how frustrating it looks like they change the file formats with the new hard ware and you need to update lightroom to read them. My initial thought is can you change the fileformat the camera uses on the camera settings
Adobe have got very penny pinching lately but that takes the P
Anyway I found this:
The A7II LR came out mid-December as version 5.7.1. However, if you are using the non-Cloud LR there seems to be something wrong with the update detection, and the only way to get it is to download it manually from the Adobe Updates page:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
This is not for the CC version of LR, just the serial-number version.
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If you don’t want to update your version of Lightroom for any reason, you could resort to the (much clunkier) option of converting your ARW files to *.dng files using Adobe’s Digital Negative Converter and then importing those files into Lightroom (it's a free download) -
Link Here (https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/adobe-dng-converter.html)
Some of you may have noticed that despite me getting a new toy from Sony last week I have yet to post any pictures from it on here. Turns out there is a hidden cost of upgrading your camera.
If like me you stated out with the free software on the CD that came with your DSLR you probably wanted a few more options and looked at Lightroom. At the time I did so Adobe were just launching the Creative Cloud subscription service and being a tighwad I decided a cost of £120 per year every year was more than I wanted to pay for a hobby so I got the standalone Lightroom 6 for a one-off cost.
Fast forward to yesterday when I plugged the new Sony in and uploaded my shots to the home PC and fired up Lightroom. Cannot View Image, on all of my Sony shots. Back to the box and, ah, never realised but no software came with the camera. A leaflet tells me about their smartphone app but nothing more. Off to Google and LR6 is now discontinued and if I want to stay with Adobe I have no choice but to go with the £10/month subscription. So I looked at alternatives and I can get a CaptureOne Express for Sony, which is effectively what used to be in the box with the camera, for free. It's meant to be tipping it down with rain all day tomorrow so no faffing in the garden so I'll download it and see how I get on. Nobody mentioned any of this when I was researching which model to buy on those countless YouTube videos... You don't get much in the box these days. Canon don't even put in a USB cable on the cheapest units. Sony and Panasonic usually tell you to visit their website for software. CD's seem to be a thing of the past. I can't justify the cost of CC either but there are some good alternatives like affinity. I'm still using elements which does everything I need
Also try converting the raw files into DNG and lr6 might see them. Adobe do a free dng converter.
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DarrenSV650S
17-06-20, 12:40 PM
Can't the camera create jpegs? To hell with a camera that only produces proprietary files types.
Some of you may have noticed that despite me getting a new toy from Sony last week I have yet to post any pictures from it on here. Turns out there is a hidden cost of upgrading your camera.
If like me you stated out with the free software on the CD that came with your DSLR you probably wanted a few more options and looked at Lightroom. At the time I did so Adobe were just launching the Creative Cloud subscription service and being a tighwad I decided a cost of £120 per year every year was more than I wanted to pay for a hobby so I got the standalone Lightroom 6 for a one-off cost.
Fast forward to yesterday when I plugged the new Sony in and uploaded my shots to the home PC and fired up Lightroom. Cannot View Image, on all of my Sony shots. Back to the box and, ah, never realised but no software came with the camera. A leaflet tells me about their smartphone app but nothing more. Off to Google and LR6 is now discontinued and if I want to stay with Adobe I have no choice but to go with the £10/month subscription. So I looked at alternatives and I can get a CaptureOne Express for Sony, which is effectively what used to be in the box with the camera, for free. It's meant to be tipping it down with rain all day tomorrow so no faffing in the garden so I'll download it and see how I get on. Nobody mentioned any of this when I was researching which model to buy on those countless YouTube videos...
What file format does it save the photos as? is there not a setting in the camera to change this?
Are you connecting the camera directly to the PC? Looking online if you remove the memory card and plug it into a reader you should be able to access the files.
Sir Trev
17-06-20, 04:37 PM
Can't the camera create jpegs? To hell with a camera that only produces proprietary files types.
Yes it can, but I shoot raw, as a highly entertaining lunatic (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZG-C5esGZyVfxO2qXa1Zmw) has on his t-shirts on YouTube.
It rained today as well so I had go at the software earlier than expected. With the exception of some things like adding graduated filters, brush edits (dodge and burn as we used to call it), split toning... Capture One Express for Sony does everything I want to so I'm happy again. Turns out this version was developed with Sony (they did the same with Fuji) to replace the in-box software, but it's just not exactly advertised very well.
First of the uploads now in the Photo a Day thread and my frown is now upside down.
Sir Trev
19-06-20, 05:11 PM
I'm on a roll with the gripes.
I had to cough up £30 for a new left-hand twist-grip for my ageing Raleigh at the start of the week. I have gear ratios again now so that's nice. But riding about today the saddle clamp disintegrated, allowing the seat angle to rotate up and down as my weight shifted. So uncomfortable. The splines are so worn I cannot get the bolt tight enough to prevent this so a new post is now on order. Cannot go to Halfrauds to get one as they don't have any stock of the slightly odd 25.4mm size and my local indie bike shop only has gold-plated parts at mental prices. Thank goodness for Tredz and mail order.
Dave20046
19-06-20, 06:04 PM
I'm on a roll with the gripes.
I had to cough up £30 for a new left-hand twist-grip for my ageing Raleigh at the start of the week. I have gear ratios again now so that's nice. But riding about today the saddle clamp disintegrated, allowing the seat angle to rotate up and down as my weight shifted. So uncomfortable. The splines are so worn I cannot get the bolt tight enough to prevent this so a new post is now on order. Cannot go to Halfrauds to get one as they don't have any stock of the slightly odd 25.4mm size and my local indie bike shop only has gold-plated parts at mental prices. Thank goodness for Tredz and mail order.
This is one of the most annoying things! I had a faulty clamp for months thinking I'd just live with it but evrerytime I rode the bike I vowed to change it before the next ride
Sir Trev
20-06-20, 06:25 PM
The roll continues.
World of Triumph this time. Stopped off at the Norfolk Triumph branch of Lings today on the way home from seeing ma and pa this afternoon hoping to pick up a new indicator lens for Hugh. Parts are closed on a Saturday. Why? They gave me the part number and pointed me to their website which I've just been on. I was astonished when I was filling in the shipping part of the order that there was an option for adding a tip! Really?? I don't mind tipping an excellent server who made a meal or night out enjoyable but a faceless website that just mechanically processes your order??? Absolutely crackers!!!!!
The roll continues.
World of Triumph this time. Stopped off at the Norfolk Triumph branch of Lings today on the way home from seeing ma and pa this afternoon hoping to pick up a new indicator lens for Hugh. Parts are closed on a Saturday. Why? They gave me the part number and pointed me to their website which I've just been on. I was astonished when I was filling in the shipping part of the order that there was an option for adding a tip! Really?? I don't mind tipping an excellent server who made a meal or night out enjoyable but a faceless website that just mechanically processes your order??? Absolutely crackers!!!!!Closing on a Saturday is odd in this day and age. I thought Shrewsbury was the only place stuck in the past :)
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garynortheast
22-06-20, 05:56 PM
Shattered! Had to drive down to south of Tenbury Wells today, a round trip of just over 120 miles. That’s the furthest I’ve driven for several months. It wasn’t a particularly stressful drive and the scenery along the Marches is glorious, but it’s left me completely wiped out.
Adam Ef
22-06-20, 07:04 PM
Chasing a Yodel delivery. Their van turned up outside the shop I work at on Saturday morning. Two guys rooted around in the back of the van, kept coming out looking confused. I finished dealing with a customer and turned around and the van had gone. No note left, nothing. Marked later that day that consignee could not be found. The website instructed me to go to the depot to collect on Monday as it wouldn't be redelivered. So I made the 40 minute journey there today. No sign of it at the depot. They searched for half an hour. It hasn't been rescanned anywhere since Saturday. The receptoion at the depot thinks it's still on the van and was meant to call me when they managed to contact the driver. No phone call all day.
So a couple of hours wasted and fuel for the journey too. I had better things to do with my day off.
munkygunn182
22-06-20, 09:02 PM
The roll continues.
World of Triumph this time. Stopped off at the Norfolk Triumph branch of Lings today on the way home from seeing ma and pa this afternoon hoping to pick up a new indicator lens for Hugh. Parts are closed on a Saturday. Why? They gave me the part number and pointed me to their website which I've just been on. I was astonished when I was filling in the shipping part of the order that there was an option for adding a tip! Really?? I don't mind tipping an excellent server who made a meal or night out enjoyable but a faceless website that just mechanically processes your order??? Absolutely crackers!!!!!
I ordered from them night before last and spotted the tip thing. What are they thinking!?
I'll give them a tip: Try actually having stock of the parts you offer for sale.
waiting 3 months for a limited copy of Goldfrapp - Supernature on vinyl only to discover its scratched, warped and chipped. contacted CS and they are trying to wriggle out of it.
out of around 20 new LPs' i have had 2 keepers. the rest have been flawed.
timwilky
24-06-20, 06:51 PM
Spent years fighting scratched vinyl. discovered root cause
wife, kids,family. How very dare they touch my big black CDs
i dont mind old scratched and like you its been played by wife, kids and at parties etc.etc. but i do mind when its supposed to be new. if i'm not getting to scratch it first then nobody is.. lol
Adam Ef
24-06-20, 07:21 PM
I remember the day my (then 2 years old) son found my 10" singles vinyl collection and decided to use them as frisbees while I was in the kitchen making him lunch.
Craig380
25-06-20, 07:33 AM
According to my parents, when I was a toddler I used to chew their singles and EPs. Mmmmm, lovely vinyl.
Chris_SVS
25-06-20, 02:39 PM
https://i.imgur.com/sn8kV3xh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/l2Sai5Lh.jpg
Scared the life out of a pedestrian when it went off :D
Dave20046
25-06-20, 04:02 PM
Is the wheel bent too or is that just rubber distortion?
Adam Ef
25-06-20, 04:10 PM
New £5 notes (plastic kind) make good boots to go inside a tyre to get you home if you have a split that might rupture the inner tube. I keep a 2 inch long bit of old tyre in my saddle bag just in case.
Chris_SVS
25-06-20, 04:27 PM
Buckled the bead Dave, luckily when it finally went pop I was 2mi from home so rescue didn't take long
Luckypants
26-06-20, 08:10 AM
I keep a 2 inch long bit of old tyre in my saddle bag just in case.I have that but have used a gel-wrapper in a pinch - as long as it is not on the wearing part of the tyre its a pretty good fix.
Wirecard fiasco.
I use a pre-paid travel card for holidays. In theory the cash on it is "safeguarded", even though it's not accessible at present, but that's in theory. Time will tell.
Absolute and utter contempt for each and every shyster involved in the company, the auditors and the (supposed) regulatory bodies. A sad indictment of modern times.
That's why i never keep cash on these sorts of pre-paid cards. I generally use a card that gives me zero charges on foreign transactions - much easier and safer way, without having money tied up in someone else's bank.
Dave20046
03-07-20, 07:06 PM
Apparently I'm so old that 10 years no claims discount only makes £10 difference to my bike policy
Dave20046
03-07-20, 07:09 PM
Other gripe, after 10 years with one insurer they've told me they can't insure me this year. Was worried it's a covid thing but according to comparethemeerkat I'll be able to find insurance elsewhere ok , fortunately
Adam Ef
03-07-20, 07:15 PM
Getting crap from an absolute f^&ktard of a customer on the phone at 5.15pm after a really hard day working put me in a great mood for finishing work at 5:30 (actually nearer 6 due to dealing with the aftermath of his bullsh*t). Getting really sick of little sh%ts who have obviously dodgy (stolen) high end full suspension bling bikes way beyond their means being pushy and coc*y morons and treating us like dirt.
There are so many people bringing "bargain" gumtree bought bikes to us that are blatantly stolen, with cobbled together parts on otherwise high end bikes that the sellers have hashed together to pass off to unsuspecting buyers, who are qeueing up to get them. Quite how people don't realise that a £3300 bike they bought for £150 with an odd front wheel is likely to be stolen goods is beyond me.
Dave20046
03-07-20, 07:25 PM
Getting crap from an absolute f^&ktard of a customer on the phone at 5.15pm after a really hard day working put me in a great mood for finishing work at 5:30 (actually nearer 6 due to dealing with the aftermath of his bullsh*t). Getting really sick of little sh%ts who have obviously dodgy (stolen) high end full suspension bling bikes way beyond their means being pushy and coc*y morons and treating us like dirt.
There are so many people bringing "bargain" gumtree bought bikes to us that are blatantly stolen, with cobbled together parts on otherwise high end bikes that the sellers have hashed together to pass off to unsuspecting buyers, who are qeueing up to get them. Quite how people don't realise that a £3300 bike they bought for £150 with an odd front wheel is likely to be stolen goods is beyond me.
Bet the seals are upside down too :bigsmurf:
Seriously though, is this bicycles rather than motorbikes? In fact still, why is it your problem if they didn't buy it from you?
Adam Ef
03-07-20, 07:53 PM
Yep. Bicycles.
It has become our problem in the past when the Police have got involved and dragged us into it.
One woman today had somehow managed to buy her son a full carbon, full suspension Lapierre Zesty with blinged out Hope components, brakes etc (google it.. £3500+ value) from a renowned part of Bristol for just over £100. It had a missing headset part, probably left on the original forks that were left locked somewhere. The headset alone costs £150. Of course she doesn't want to pay for it but has unwittingly bought into a very expensive bike to repair. It becomes our problem as it's taken up a couple of hours of our very busy day and will likely lead to her taking it back with no work done on it, so a waste of time and loss for us running the workshop. At least she's polite. The little scrotes who also treat us like dirt in situations like this are a different matter.
Chris_SVS
03-07-20, 08:01 PM
Bloody good deal for £100! Shame for the owner it was stolen from
dirtydog
03-07-20, 08:07 PM
People leaving things tomthe last minute, this time a letting agent I do a fair bit of work for. Called me and asked if I can fit in a last minute job for them before a tenant moves into the property on Wednesday.
Job list she than gave me was
Paint lounge walls
Paint kitchen walls
Paint hallway walls
Tidy up,garden including cutting grass and trimming all the bushes and hedges
And the last job on the list, replace 8 fence panels, 10 posts and the garden gate
Other gripe, after 10 years with one insurer they've told me they can't insure me this year. Was worried it's a covid thing but according to comparethemeerkat I'll be able to find insurance elsewhere ok , fortunately
thats weird.. not enough cash in it for them?
try bikesure, i think its adrian flux.. i have been with them for years and they have been great. also lowest price for my modded bike, well more to the point the only ones that would look at insuring the bike with the mods.
they have hiked their breakdown cover this year.
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