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Carradice cape. https://www.carradice.co.uk/products/rainwear/duxback-rain-poncho-standard or the bigger one? https://www.carradice.co.uk/products/rainwear/duxback-rain-poncho-super I thinbk you do need to have a bit of space with one of those things The thing I dont like is the hood - there is no ...

The French are certainly good at doing ceremonies - not
Bastille Day cockups


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-44833858/mishaps-as-paris-celebrates-bastille-day

Hi, Latest is that the BBC have rolled out employing their mates via BBC Studios.......................thats ok then so its just hiding their pay :evil: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/07/11/bbc-salary-reveal-what-are-the-key-things-to-know/ How was the BBC Studios funded.............

the thing that stops me going fast is in decreasing importance a) the wind b) the wind c) weight d) fitness e) gearing f) tyres

what we call a cycle cape is totally different to a poncho. It depends what sort of cycle cape you refer to, and indeed what sort of poncho. A cycling race cape is just a jacket, and the original South American ponchos were basically a woolen blanket with a hole in the middle, but if you compare a ...

Well, the Drumpf may be mad, but he wasn't mad enough to team up with Treeza and mix it with the nice friendly crowds waiting to greet him in London yesterday.... ....or was he? Do my eyes deceive me? trump&treeza 01.jpg [dig the masks btw - nice work whoever at GMB dreamt them up - but loo...

I used one in and out of the military for decades, I wear them walking, boating all over, I pack one for cycling as they have so many uses. I even have an AGU sycling one which isn't like the awful plastic cape thing I had as a kid and while not as versatile is good bit of kit. https://hollandbikes...

The trouble with ponchos - if they are light the wind can get up underneath. if they are heavier like the cotton ones well they are heavy. Also the cottons ones need care - will rot if they are put away wet & do need reroofing now and then. One reviewer who swore by them changed his mind when hi...

That depends on the job. In the case of some jobs--picking soft fruit is a good example; it's hard, back-breaking labour, paid by quantity --British people mostly don't want to do it. Not enough to get the crops in, anyway. Some students will do it, and a few other people who are able to do that so...

Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus...

if only

May be this is part of the answer?
The filter creating bubbles of clean air in London


https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/11/health/airlabs-clean-air-filter/index.html

What’s the difference between London’s Quietways and Cycle Superhighways? A brief explainer

https://www.citymetric.com/transport/what-s-difference-between-london-s-cycle-superhighways-and-quietways-explained-cycling-4048