Forum: Idle Banter
Today, 11:00 AM
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Re: The All New Megathread
A quick five mile loop around The Rye (imagine a rec with about a dozen footie pitches on it) and after a tweak to move it forward and get the nose angle right it seems very nice. We now need to head...
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Forum: Photos
Yesterday, 03:23 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
Yesterday, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
Nice ride out through Oxfordshire for a good four hours today. Stopped at the Suzuki dealer and booked Bullseye in for his first year service and meandered a very long way round to Oxford Triumph....
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Forum: Idle Banter
25-04-25, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
Got back from a business trip to Bridgwter (Somerset) at lunchtime today. The Mercure we stayed at last night was nice but the windows did not open, so it was really stuffy. I got very little...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-04-25, 03:22 PM
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Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
I safely deposited my mother at Victoria Coach Station and headed home for some peace and quiet! I've got my favourite armchair back, we can have dinner tonight at a sensible time (instead of late...
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-04-25, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
We're between rain showers right now. Due to get a few hours more of it any time so we're stuck indoors. Ma's mobility isn't great so we're limited with options.
Right now we're getting on very...
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-04-25, 07:57 AM
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Forum: The Border Patrol
19-04-25, 08:44 PM
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Re: Another trip to Betws y Coed
On Tuesday I will be depositing my mother back at Victoria Coach Station for her journey home. Thankfully. This is the third night of five and all I want to do tomorrow is get kitted up at dawn and...
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-04-25, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
I'm very much a lowland or footpath type of walker, so support and comfort are a bit more important for me than extreme grip or climbing ability. Which means I can get away with the cheaper end of...
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-04-25, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
Being even more of a cheapskate I usually go with something by Peter Storm from Millets/Blacks/Go Outdoors/whatever they're called this week...
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-04-25, 01:20 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
We went for a walk around Coombe Hill today. It has a huge memorial to the Boer War at the top and some amazing views over the Vale of Aylesbury, Chequers (as in the PM's weekender) and Oxfordshire...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-04-25, 05:15 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Tourists. Pain in the backside. Don't look where they're going, block the whole pavement to take a photo, walk in a group five wide... I made the mistake of walking past Buck Palace today at five to...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-04-25, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
Went that London today. All the ticketing options for the train have changed...
Visited my favourite gentleman's shaving goods emporium in St James's (Taylor's of Old Bond Street) before walking...
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Forum: Idle Banter
14-04-25, 05:46 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-04-25, 11:12 AM
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Re: The Veg Plot.
Fingers crossed on the grafts Gary. Always worth a try anyway.
The forecasted rain might be coming our way early afternoon today, but it does not look like it so far. Which is good as I have to go...
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Forum: Photos
12-04-25, 06:03 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
12-04-25, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
Dropping my bike onto other bikes is something I dread doing. Hope the other bikers were not too grumpy with the poor chap.
I had too many chores to do ahead of a royal visit (mum coming to stay...
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-04-25, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
I gleefully switched the laptop off at 5 and headed outside at last. The latch is now back on the rebuilt fence/gate after a coat of Ducks Back. Looks very patchy but I'll put two more coats on it...
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Forum: Tyres
09-04-25, 08:42 PM
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Re: Should I replace my tyres?
As above. Do you want to trust your life to something that old that will not work anything like as well as fresh tyres? Same with the brake pads - replace them with fresh. It's not worth the risk.
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Forum: Idle Banter
09-04-25, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
It seems the local badgers heard you and made a start on the digging last night...
The mess is just unreal. They've caused damage in the past, usually when we have an abundance of cockchafer grubs...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-04-25, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 4,865
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Re: The All New Megathread
The lawnmowers were out on Sunday mainly, with me joining in.
Every year I swear I am not going to be a slave to my lawn, and then I go and do this...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-04-25, 06:05 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-04-25, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 6,568
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-04-25, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,194
Re: Goretex and PFAS
I have a GT coat you can zip a fleece into, plus GT boots and winter(ish) gloves. All excellent bits of kit but silly expensive unless you wait till sale time as I usually do. May well look elsewhere...
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Forum: The Border Patrol
06-04-25, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: David Jones in Newtown
Longstanding shops seem to be closing at an alarming rate these days. I know brands do sometimes thin their suppliers every now and then but after the big cull of small, family owned Solus...
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