Forum: Idle Banter
17-10-25, 12:17 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
You'll be out before me - grrr, not jealous at all, no, no ...;)
I'm at the point where I play the game much more dispassionately and selfishly now. Whilst it's not great to end up saying 'I told...
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-10-25, 08:52 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Work is also the daily chore for me. And it's intensely frustrating right now for me too. In my case due to bureaucrats who it seems can't see the wood for the trees on basic issues and are instead...
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Forum: Idle Banter
08-03-25, 11:29 AM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Morning All (just). For me it's a bit of odd-jobbing around the house, but mainly I'll be watching 6 Nations rugby.
Ireland-France then Scotland-Wales today. Should both be competitive games,...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-03-25, 10:05 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
And others still have plenty of mud strewn all over them from loads of agricultural traffic. Or winter-freeze potholes not yet patched.
I'll probably not be riding for at least a couple of weeks...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-02-25, 07:33 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-02-25, 07:33 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-02-25, 08:04 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Just wanted to say I do appreciate the random postings of folks saying what they're getting up to etc. Thank you:smt038
I don't check in to post in reply very often, because writing "work"...
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-01-25, 11:53 AM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Sorry to hear your news. Having lost my mum to cancer (many years ago), I can relate to what you describe. Thankfully it sounds like you have lots of good memories to help carry you through the...
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-12-24, 02:00 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Was deliberately a quiet one this year at our household (and further diminished by wife suffering with a heavy cold and cough illness) so we didn't gear up for a massive meal etc, meaning few...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-12-24, 06:58 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
I'm guessing "of course I can ... in the New Year" would have been an unacceptable response?:rolleyes:
You made it - yay!:D
For giggles I chose to go into the office this morning - I'd been...
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-12-24, 10:14 AM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Dare I say it: Last bits of Christmas prep for me this weekend. (A couple of gifts to sort out)
If the weather's not too foul, I might change the oil/filter on one of the cars that's due...
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Forum: Idle Banter
02-12-24, 09:27 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Likewise - Whilst you don't know me from Adam, I also hope things go OK for you, Craig.
Christie's were very good with my Mum many years ago now, and have done an amazing job treating a friend...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-11-24, 04:23 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
I appreciate the feedback. Sadly your observations are not unexpected - especially the cost and crowding concerns, that I can relate to very easily!
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-11-24, 02:11 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-08-24, 09:23 AM
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Re: The All New Megathread
I suspect today may help! Plenty of wet stuff falling out of the sky here.
I think I'll be spending today inside the house and/or the shed. I had intended to do a pre-MOT underbody inspection...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-08-24, 06:29 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
It's been said before that if you replaced the airbag in the steering wheel of cars with a 12" spike then the accident rate would probably reduce dramatically!:rolleyes:
Looks like Oxfordshire...
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-05-24, 02:43 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Thirded! Yes, sound advice. This was also the recommendation of the rowing club my son used to go to in Stratford, in case of an unintended dip in the Avon when it goes wrong. There was always a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-02-24, 10:09 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
The way England passed the ball today, I think they'd all had a couple of beers too!:rolleyes: (Too high, too low, too hard etc., leading to umpteen unforced handling errors that probably lost them...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-02-24, 08:00 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Yes, it's definitely an annoyance when clothes shrink due to lack of use! ;)
(I've been there myself not too long ago.:smt022 Ended up buying whole replacement suit, with old one going to charity...
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-01-24, 06:23 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Well, it seems that my previous generosity in trying to keep open-minded was indeed misplaced, and that Craig was right.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68079300
The more I learn about...
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Forum: Idle Banter
09-01-24, 07:30 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Will certainly be interesting to see how it develops. It seems to have gathered significant momentum now. Shame it took so long.
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Forum: Idle Banter
09-01-24, 07:26 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
I can imagine that it's possible it was genuinely her priority to find out, that she asked the right questions but in fact was lied to by her sub-ordinates and/or suppliers. Sadly, my experience of...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-01-24, 01:29 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
I've not watched the drama series but yesterday I did make a point of watching the associated 1 hour ITV documentary on the issue.
A quite staggering and tragic story!
Two key residual...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-01-24, 08:47 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
I thought Post Office and Royal Mail are wholly separate businesses from a legal and administrative perspective, aren't they? (They just happen to work closely for handling mail.)
As I understand...
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-01-24, 05:57 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
I've seen and felt the same (albeit in different parts of the country). The irony is that it's usually a good thing to have floodplain like that, which slows the volume flow down so it doesn't all...
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