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I am now pretty certain that I have to click the SUBMIT button TWICE to get the post onto the topic. Or rather : 1) Compose Post/Reply. Click SUBMIT 2) Check that it has been added to the topic. . . . . . not present. 3) Browser backarrow to get to the posting form ( to recover my text ) 4) Click SU...

< . . . .their *right* to drive . . . > Indeed. As well as the all the technical challenges, the need-to-control-a-motor-vehicle has become very deeply ingrained in our culture as a part of personal identity. There are so many varied aspects to this e.g. power & adult identity = society has trus...

Wondering how many 1-in-100-year storms we have been getting in the last 10-20 years. . . . . Quite a lot methinks. My house resilience & maintenance projects are getting rather more orientated towards storm protection. . . . I'm somewhat relieved that I didn't put any solar panels on the roof (...

Is it worth a moan to the local council ? and local cycle campaigners ? Did the planning permission show/state anything about cycle parking ? That might end up as a quick win for those who tick boxes ( unless it results in a wheelbreaker . . . which is WORSE than nothing ). Is there REALLY nowhere t...

A reminder to set your PM system to overwrite OLD messages ( rather than suspending activity ).

See my post in BIG text, a few posts down . . . . .
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Are your local foxes visiting MacDonalds ??

Practical constraints :-
Mods aren't going to spend their time trawling through stuff to edit out Brexit argument material.

There is no way of defining a line to be crossed. We are just going to have to wing it ( as usual ).

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Any topic that turns into "Brexit topic by proxy" might well be locked. There is nobody willing to moderate such.

There must be other forums that welcome lively political debate. This one is principally a forum for cycling and related matters.

What on earth do people feed to cats these days? The stink is vomit-inducing.

I'm wondering whether some sort of cat-B.S.E. will emerge in due course.

PS. I have about £200-worth of cat-discouragement-devices around the garden of my house.

gaz wrote:Alternatively IRD 13-32T 6 speed freewheel, although the current rear mech may not handle a 32T srocket: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-fo ... toIndex=0#

Er, . . . . . . house-hunting or sprocket-hunting.

brynpoeth wrote: morton

I don't think that this sort of emotional label helps anyone, but I do ( think I ) understand why you express it as such.

Anyone who drives a motor vehicle will understand the peculiar & profound psychological change that occurs once they are controlling a motor vehicle.

Non-motorised road users are marginalised, subordinated and endangered by the users of motor vehicles. There is a culture of acceptance of this societal norm. I would judge that the situation continues to deteriorate as much continues to be done to satisfy the privilege and expectations of motorists...

I don't much like being obstructed by pedestrian obstacles which appear to give priority and privilege to people driving motor vehicles. I have been known to be very assertive when using zebra crossing / crossing side-roads / using "discretionary" crossings ( i.e no zebra markings ). The a...

Oldjohnw wrote:I have frequently seen pedestrians trying to save a couple of minutes by crossing away from the crossing and causing considerable difficulty for others by weaving through lines of slow moving vehicles.

What was the "considerable difficulty" ?

Comment noted : Report closed. The seller has posted this ( 1st post ) and has not logged-in since indicating that PMs cannot have been read. Although it is possible to see the replies without logging-in, this is not a normal progression. Perhaps someone with the inclination can check whether this a...