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Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
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- A champagne supernova in the sky
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Wow.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
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Tell me about it, my daughter was an English student in Wales.
Nice here...
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
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- A champagne supernova in the sky
I met a Cockerpoo called Alfie wearing a neckerchief today.
raleighnut
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Claimed my first genuine 'scalp' today for 2 years. Youngish guy (20s) on a hardtail MTB got passed by me (mid 50s wreck with a pin in my thigh) on a 3 speed Raleigh on the cyclepath that runs alongside New Parks Boulevard (AKA the ring road 
) he tried to keep up but couldn't 
I'm no where near fully fit/able yet (probably at about 35-40% of what I was pre accident) but I finally am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel after 2 years a cripple.
As a 2nd bit of news the 3spd Raleigh "City" is finally on its (rebuilt) wheels and had its first trip into town but it's looking a bit too 'hipster' for me, I may have long hair (sometimes in a ponytail) and a beard but they're grey/whitish so the bike may need some bits on it to make it less 'attractive' to thieving scumbags (refitting the chainguard and steel mudguards may help) but it was lovely riding along with the metronomic ticking of the rear hub in 2nd (direct) gear so I may leave it 'as it is' and not turn it back into a lump.
) he tried to keep up but couldn't I'm no where near fully fit/able yet (probably at about 35-40% of what I was pre accident) but I finally am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel after 2 years a cripple.
As a 2nd bit of news the 3spd Raleigh "City" is finally on its (rebuilt) wheels and had its first trip into town but it's looking a bit too 'hipster' for me, I may have long hair (sometimes in a ponytail) and a beard but they're grey/whitish so the bike may need some bits on it to make it less 'attractive' to thieving scumbags (refitting the chainguard and steel mudguards may help) but it was lovely riding along with the metronomic ticking of the rear hub in 2nd (direct) gear so I may leave it 'as it is' and not turn it back into a lump.
Mireystock
SIip-slidin' down Big Pig...
You were wearing the neckerchief ? Very Stewart Grainger...
raleighnut
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Now I'm going grey, in a certain light my Willie looks like Stewart Grainger (Billy Connolly)...........................don't know if he'd tied a 'kerchief around it though. 
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
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- A champagne supernova in the sky
The cockerpoo was wearing it lol
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Mireystock
SIip-slidin' down Big Pig...
Just spent 2 hours in A and E in a certain Marches town hospital, after one of our under 12s team had mild concussion. All's well now though. 
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Lightening struck my house last night. The whole place lit up like a Christmas tree. Luckily some time in the past, someone had the good idea of earthing the house. My next door neighbour however wasn't so lucky. He has lost tv and broadband signal.
Mireystock
SIip-slidin' down Big Pig...
Are you very high in altitude, or do you have a large stash of copper or something in your garden ?
(Insert any other reason here.)
(Insert any other reason here.)
raleighnut
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A few years back there was a lightning strike in Enderby that blew up a building and wrecked about 300 peoples computers in the town.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...y.html&usg=AFQjCNGnj4BZH3_y5q5F2QfWPI8bcyS7sw
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I consider myself very lucky. One of my daughters friends was driving home last night and lightening hit one of her wing mirrors. The plastic housing was blown completely off the car.
