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I know you all must have been wondering what a dismantled 10-speed chain looks like. Well, wonder no more, because I dismantled my old one. It was laborious but the upside is, I got some practice with the chain tool. Dismantled 10 speed chain.png This is the chain cleaning system recommended by She...

Another av=bsurd trend is "running lights"

On my Nissan, and many others, the running lights are brighter then the sidelights!

As it gets darker, you are legally required to use sidelights as opposed to running lights, yet are turning the brightness lower

On my Arctic trips, I lived in the Fjallraven Luhkka cape.

Brilliantly warm and protective, but also shelters your camera equipment

It's a funny thing but our government wants brexit at any cost. No economic hardship or jobs lost too great. But saving lives in a pandemic? Oh we must weigh up all the costs. There is a common ground.... in both cases, the question is "How much can I and my acolytes and supporters pocket from...

Another £76+m on ferries for medicines. Why are they doing something which they know is so bad? Apparently Brexit has cost more in a couple of years than the entire 40+ years of membership. We're now seeing that the whole Sovereignty thing and taking back control was a complete myth. Johnson and hi...

My wife rode a KaraKum for many years including the Coast to Coast, Trans-Pennine, Glasgow to Ayr, The Coast and Castles and several interim routes

It handled everything we threw at it from commuting, shopping to touring

Well, I bet the Guardians in a state! An obese, 74 year old man, has survived due to the private healthcare system in the states. Just think how the poor old man would have suffered under the NHS :wink:. Where would the world be, without the orange guiding light of a trump? Let's get this right.......

101 and 999 have specific uses, but sometimes "bending the rules" can be appropriate

If inthis case you genuinely felt that you were in danger then 999 is entirely appropriate. No-one can genuinely question whether you felt threatened atthe time of the call

There were 12 official regions or countries in the referendum. They were: London, South East, South West, East, East Midlands, West Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humber, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Gibraltar was part of the South West region. The only regions /countries ...

Cyril Haearn wrote:In timetrialling anyone over 40 is a veteran

Older people get all sorts of other discounts and benefit too

Same with the Armed Services... I became a "Veteran" at 38

Ironically the "National Anthem" isn't. It has never been officially declared so. It is also an example of how songs evolve and develop wiyh changing political and social needs. The tune is probably an old even Elizabethan) song, and the lyrics far more recent. In fact, one of the earliest...

Murdochs organisation is apparently planning a rival News source to the BBC.. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/aug/29/rivals-plan-fox-news-style-opinionated-tv-station-in-uk Personally, I dont think the BBC really has a left wing agenda and what I have seen of Fox News is a bit scary. All the...

The BBC had the chance to refresh the format of the Proms.They could have scrapped Land of Hope and Rule B and replaced them with some Soviet works like Prokofiev or Shostakovich but have simply lost the singing.What would you have chosen to supplant the jingoist anthems? My nominations 1.Gadfly 2....

Thans for advice so far and the suggestion of waterproofs is excellent,We have an ex-army stores nearby and hope to get pair of matching oilskins in yellow or motorway orange,and use the change ti buy a modified towable shopping trolley-lkocal farrier knoicks these out for £50. Something a tad more...