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I think I might invest in a nice New Zealand lambswool sweater, bobble-hat, scarf and mitts...

It's well worth booking ahead for next time - some of the views are fantastic. :wink:

Google tells me that your wood-pile is ~11,751 miles from me - having learned what lives there I'm not sure that's far enough... :shock:

Excellent, did you take the red-funnel ferry or the new tunnel?

Yesterday I was using a Sharpie permanent marker to mark fixing holes for a ceiling light fitting when I had a bit of a Buster Keaton moment with the steps. So, in a moment of near panic I rummaged around to see what I had with me that might help and I found out that the solvent PVCu cleaner...

I've got no experience of the CEL company or their tools, so I don't know that it's a system I'd want to buy in to, and I'm not in the market for one of these myself, but it's an interesting idea; similar concepts have been discussed on here a few times by people seeking to rejuvenate old...

Jim, Been there, done that - and I won't be doing do it again! It might be worth looking at Avon Plywood's cutting service - I used this a few years ago for a project and for a fair price (I can't remember the exact charge) they cut everything to size for me, and edge banded a few lengths. The...

Tonight I shall drink a generous toast to my grandfathers, and all who served. I was too young to understand where they'd been and what they'd done, and they were too kind to tell me.

I believe that the law has changed in the favour of the householder in the last few years, but I still favour a large Maglite torch - plausible deniability plus the ability to see who you're tuning up.

Giff-gaff looks great, but it was useless for me because of poor network coverage in my area; it's reliant on O2's network (someone will correct me if I'm wrong about this...), sadly O2's coverage map (in common with all the other networks in my area except Orange/EE) lies like a hairy egg. A...

I presume that kicks in when you hit "Valued Contributor" status?

Thanks for the suggestions - the purpose built ones are a bit spendy; the fridge may meet with some domestic resistance - although I should be able to pick one up for freeish. I've seen a few potential candidates from various military surplus outlets - large ammunition boxes, stores crates...

I've got half a dozen active phones (one in each car, work phone, travel phone, wife's phones, guest phone for overseas visitors) the best customer experience I've had is with Truphone.com - it's not for everybody, but it suits my travel needs perfectly. I couldn't comment regarding the 08xx...

After a long period of silent lurking it felt rude not to join in; and of course there was the added attraction of being able to get front row seats to fascinating discussions on the best tools and the best way to sharpen them... :wink:

Loads of good advice on frame size in the thread so far, it really is important to be comfortable on the bike to build confidence. By the sound of it you may also have toe-clips on the pedals? For casual riding and an (no slight intended) inexperienced rider, toe-clips are probably more of a...

About 15 years ago I was riding on a forest track, rode through a large puddle and that's the last thing I remember for a while. When I came to it was explained to me that the puddle was in fact a wheel swallowing pot-hole. Long story short, I had pivoted over the front wheel, landed on a rock...

Well spotted on the Leonard Rossiter / Joan Collins video! But yes, it's a fair cop I've not noticed Cinzano in years; maybe I should try a classier venue for breakfast?

The neighbours would love that - I've only just got rid of the upside down pink loo that the birds were using as a bath until the frost cracked the bowl. Good idea though!

No, but I do now! http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/defin ... er#skive-2 VERB Pare (the edge of a piece of leather or other material) so as to reduce its thickness: to join two ends of a strap, the ends are skived Origin early 19th century: from Old Norse skífa; related to shive...

I was on that flight - spilled my Cinzano over the rather charming lady in the next seat.