markjazzbassist Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Matt said: People who refer to their pets as their babies, and then refer to themselves as parents. upvoted times 1 million. i can't stand the "my fur baby" people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Matt said: I'm annoyed I couldn't green it myself I just logged on as Josh to give it a boost. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 17 minutes ago, MikeO said: I just logged on as Josh to give it a boost. Was a bit of a shock when I saw his name on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 sho[[img trolleys not the ones at the super market, the ones to take home. .................................i went and bought a nice 4 wheel one and the day I bought it the wheels went to three as one fell off. so bought a smaller two wheeled type as I can not use the car at the moment. went to town on the bus this morning loaded the trolley with essentials and had the fortune to time it perfectly to get the bus. got off the bus near my house and .... the trolley lost a wheel..... ffs I had to drag the trolley down the road with one hand and in the other hand I had a stick and a plastic bag of bits. I need a trolley that works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Our supermarket sells trolley's for a quid, big long line of them, never seem to run out. Matt and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 49 minutes ago, johnh said: Our supermarket sells trolley's for a quid, big long line of them, never seem to run out. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Spent ages last night making a chorizo, red wine and tomato risotto which my son said was the best one he's ever tasted (Jamie Oliver recipe) and since I got up this morning been throwing up and feeling generally shite. Wasn't the food because wife & Josh are fine, unless maybe I just ate too much; I'm normally on kiddie size portions so possibly that was it. I've put myself back to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 2 hours ago, MikeO said: Spent ages last night making a chorizo, red wine and tomato risotto which my son said was the best one he's ever tasted (Jamie Oliver recipe) and since I got up this morning been throwing up and feeling generally shite. Wasn't the food because wife & Josh are fine, unless maybe I just ate too much; I'm normally on kiddie size portions so possibly that was it. I've put myself back to bed. I have no sympathy for people who eat foreign food. I had no trouble at all with my fried bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 3 hours ago, MikeO said: Spent ages last night making a chorizo, red wine and tomato risotto which my son said was the best one he's ever tasted (Jamie Oliver recipe) and since I got up this morning been throwing up and feeling generally shite. Wasn't the food because wife & Josh are fine, unless maybe I just ate too much; I'm normally on kiddie size portions so possibly that was it. I've put myself back to bed. That sounds awesome! The recipe I mean Can you share it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 33 minutes ago, Matt said: That sounds awesome! The recipe I mean Can you share it? It was! https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pork-recipes/tomato-red-wine-chorizo-risotto/ rubecula and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 "Awful news to hear about the passing of (insert name here). My deepest condolences and thoughts are with his family and friends at this terrible time." Meaningless platitude trotted out by people who have no idea how to respond to bereavement. It's a copy/paste job and annoys the shit out of me. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 8 hours ago, MikeO said: "Awful news to hear about the passing of (insert name here). My deepest condolences and thoughts are with his family and friends at this terrible time." Meaningless platitude trotted out by people who have no idea how to respond to bereavement. It's a copy/paste job and annoys the shit out of me. I've always felt the same about "I'm sorry to hear that", because what've they got to be sorry for if it wasn't their fault? But I've given up getting annoyed by it simply because most of the time responding to bad news is impossible to put into words. "Thoughts and prayers" is the one that really fucking annoys me, because it's usually referring to some disaster that could've been avoided in the first place. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 10 hours ago, MikeO said: "Awful news to hear about the passing of (insert name here). My deepest condolences and thoughts are with his family and friends at this terrible time." Meaningless platitude trotted out by people who have no idea how to respond to bereavement. It's a copy/paste job and annoys the shit out of me. I am terrible at responding to things like that so I usually stay quiet use the line Matt hates and move on! If I don't I will end up saying something completely insensitive! On a similar note, I hate it when everyone feels the need to go onto social media and post these things. Why do they have to be said in public? If you care that much, speak to the families/friends involved and stop trying to portray a certain side of yourself on Twitter/Facebook etc. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Tired of being stuck in traffic, I bought myself a high speed e-bike to travel the 15 miles to work. 6th day using it, got hit by a car while I was going 30 mph and broke my collarbone. Bike totalled and definitely the most painful injury I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 13 minutes ago, holystove said: Tired of being stuck in traffic, I bought myself a high speed e-bike to travel the 15 miles to work. 6th day using it, got hit by a car while I was going 30 mph and broke my collarbone. Bike totalled and definitely the most painful injury I've ever had. glad to hear you are ok. public transit not available in belgium? thought europe was covered in trains holystove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 27 minutes ago, holystove said: Tired of being stuck in traffic, I bought myself a high speed e-bike to travel the 15 miles to work. 6th day using it, got hit by a car while I was going 30 mph and broke my collarbone. Bike totalled and definitely the most painful injury I've ever had. That's crap mate, wife was wanting an e-bike recently but got put off by the cost though I investigated a lot; over here power assistance is restricted to 15mph though you can go faster if you pedal hard obviously. Cycling country you should at least take a collarbone break though surely? It's par for the course. When I fell off my bike (at around ten) I landed on my head and was hospitalised with concussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 55 minutes ago, MikeO said: That's crap mate, wife was wanting an e-bike recently but got put off by the cost though I investigated a lot; over here power assistance is restricted to 15mph though you can go faster if you pedal hard obviously. Cycling country you should at least take a collarbone break though surely? It's par for the course. When I fell off my bike (at around ten) I landed on my head and was hospitalised with concussion. That last sentence explains a lot 😂 MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 10 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: glad to hear you are ok. public transit not available in belgium? thought europe was covered in trains there's a train I could take but going by (highspeed) bike is 10 minutes faster and I'm free to leave work when I want instead of being bound by train schedule. Plus I get 23 cents per kilometre from my employer, which adds up. 9 hours ago, MikeO said: That's crap mate, wife was wanting an e-bike recently but got put off by the cost though I investigated a lot; over here power assistance is restricted to 15mph though you can go faster if you pedal hard obviously. Cycling country you should at least take a collarbone break though surely? It's par for the course. When I fell off my bike (at around ten) I landed on my head and was hospitalised with concussion. There's two types of e-bike here. Max 15 mph which is standard and max 30 mph for which you need a drivers licence and a numberplate. Theres this network of bike highways in Flanders so you can easily go 10 miles without a red light or crossing another road, making highspeed bikes a quick way to travel. I've broken wrist, foot and leg in the past and got a concussion in a biking accident as a kid.. collarbone is definitely the most painful markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 11 hours ago, holystove said: Tired of being stuck in traffic, I bought myself a high speed e-bike to travel the 15 miles to work. 6th day using it, got hit by a car while I was going 30 mph and broke my collarbone. Bike totalled and definitely the most painful injury I've ever had. One of the few bones I've not broken thankfully. Hope you recover quickly holystove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 hour ago, holystove said: There's two types of e-bike here. Max 15 mph which is standard and max 30 mph for which you need a drivers licence and a numberplate. Same as here actually, but I'm pretty certain the faster ones aren't allowed on cycle tracks, road going only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 4 hours ago, holystove said: there's a train I could take but going by (highspeed) bike is 10 minutes faster and I'm free to leave work when I want instead of being bound by train schedule. Plus I get 23 cents per kilometre from my employer, which adds up. There's two types of e-bike here. Max 15 mph which is standard and max 30 mph for which you need a drivers licence and a numberplate. Theres this network of bike highways in Flanders so you can easily go 10 miles without a red light or crossing another road, making highspeed bikes a quick way to travel. I've broken wrist, foot and leg in the past and got a concussion in a biking accident as a kid.. collarbone is definitely the most painful go figure they subsidize your commute, why do i live in this shithole of a country when some countries do that! end rant. makes perfect sense, are you going to keep with it or do you take this as a bad omen? holystove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 44 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: go figure they subsidize your commute, why do i live in this shithole of a country when some countries do that! end rant. makes perfect sense, are you going to keep with it or do you take this as a bad omen? When I lived in Holland, they made a discount of something like 75% of my bike so I could afford to cycle to work. Then work allowed me to pay the remaining sum monthly, taking 10% of my pay cheque - I got a 1200Euro bike for 30Euro a month for 6 monhts (it was already on too 50% sale, so saved nearly 600E just on that) holystove and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 25 minutes ago, Matt said: When I lived in Holland, they made a discount of something like 75% of my bike so I could afford to cycle to work. Then work allowed me to pay the remaining sum monthly, taking 10% of my pay cheque - I got a 1200Euro bike for 30Euro a month for 6 monhts (it was already on too 50% sale, so saved nearly 600E just on that) trump will probably tax cyclists "they're taking over the roads and hurting the gas industry, get em outta here" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 4 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: makes perfect sense, are you going to keep with it or do you take this as a bad omen? I'm going to keep cycling to work but from now on I'll never again assume the driver of an oncoming car saw me 😉 Besides at 23 cent per kilometre I've got about two more years to go before I recoupe prize of bike. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Hope you are back to normal soon Holystove. Though, with your experience of accidents, you must know what to do! The problem with bikes and motorbikes is that you have to rely on other road users and there are lot's of 'dummies' out there. Almost every time I go out in the car, I come across someone and wonder how they ever passed their driving test. holystove and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Matt said: I got a 1200Euro bike for 30Euro a month for 6 monhts (it was already on too 50% sale, so saved nearly 600E just on that) Nobody has a decent bike in Amsterdam I thought Matt; they all ride huge gearless boneshakers in my experience, often with a big box on the front for carrying children and suchlike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 hour ago, johnh said: Hope you are back to normal soon Holystove. Though, with your experience of accidents, you must know what to do! The problem with bikes and motorbikes is that you have to rely on other road users and there are lot's of 'dummies' out there. Almost every time I go out in the car, I come across someone and wonder how they ever passed their driving test. same in america, some states don't even have a road test, you just take a written test and you can drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Nobody has a decent bike in Amsterdam I thought Matt; they all ride huge gearless boneshakers in my experience, often with a big box on the front for carrying children and suchlike. I lived 20km outside of Amsterdam but would ride in of a weekend. No one locks up the decent bikes on the street; a lot of people spend thousands on them, they’re just never left out of eye contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 16 hours ago, johnh said: Hope you are back to normal soon Holystove. Though, with your experience of accidents, you must know what to do! The problem with bikes and motorbikes is that you have to rely on other road users and there are lot's of 'dummies' out there. Almost every time I go out in the car, I come across someone and wonder how they ever passed their driving test. There are many idiotic bike riders too, and you wonder how they haven't been squished like a bug. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 The fact that the second thing I do when logging on here nowadays (after my normal"Mark forum as read" click on "Rumourama") is look at "Off Topic" because the Everton section is too depressing, it's where I go last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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