Newbie73 wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 8:42 am Saw this in in Eindhoven - not sure if it is classed as "Interesting"

So dull, that it’s interesting.

Shocking to hear.

Hope he recovers well and swiftly.

Count Steer wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 5:04 pm...many of the people crammed into bars around the world aren't football supporters

No bad thing.

gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 9:43 am A profession team representing their country bringing a political protest banner onto the pitch. Really?

Face it- England lost, so we’ve got to give the Maldives to Argentina.

Taipan wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 10:29 pm My own family!

Smart family you’ve got there.

Money’s thicker than blood.

Da fuq?

does a £200000 watch tell time better than his cheap knock off
...


...and are certain elements of the press obsessed with the watch thing?

Some people obvs can't read proper. :)

If you get the Saturday papers and read the supplements, some elements of the press are definitely ...

Maybe a blind person could help you find the source of the click. They are well known to have good directional hearing.

Isn’t a click as the follower passes the peak of the lobe very slowly, kind of inevitable?

You’re reversing the load through the backlash in the camshaft drive. Is it gears or a chain?

Taipan wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2026 12:20 pm The Good Life actress Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ey1pjx0z9o

gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 10:16 am Bonnie Tyler.

R.I.P., gravel-voiced, Welsh singer lady.

Bike content.

Not really reflecting in the pension at the moment. A couple of weeks ago it went up by £10k, then dropped by £3k again and has sat in/around that figure since. I wasn't planning on checking but thought i'd look based upon your post.


Vanguard takes a while to update figures, I noticed today ...

Yesterday, but what does it matter?



Valuable prizes!

There were no other entries in the 1945-63 class…

Many an oldie has deferred their pension ‘til after their death.

I wonder who the Scots will support once Scotland gets eliminated. Probably whoever England is playing. :D


Not all Jocks are tartan trannies with a chip on their shoulder about the English


I was in Inverness 20 years ago. I was amazed (not really :P ) how many Scots were sporting ...

Taipan wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 12:13 pm For me these debates always the raise the question, if you loved in America, would you have a gun?

I might need a gun, to make them love me back.

MyLittleStudPony wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 9:50 pm The S&P 500 snapped a long winning streak and recorded its worst daily decline since 2025..

2025 was only last year.

We may as well keep things in perspective.

Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 4:50 pm We are all different, look at Donald Trump, why why why.

Do you mean why doesn’t he retire?

Since 1937 there was only one year (1982) when there were no fatalities at the TT.

I enjoy watching road racing (less so these days) but the Island is the only event where you are almost certain to see deaths every single year it is run. This appears to be acceptable.

It's a huge fund raiser ...

Rockburner wrote: Fri May 29, 2026 9:01 pm
Unfortunately it turns out the sodding needle clip is knackered - it's actually broken across the important bit, so I need to order a new one.
You can "just" make out the break.

If it’s a permanent magnet alternator, a first test might be a headlight bulb across its output leads.

Its a simple trade off between more leverage and less movement so considering the bite point, the finding neutral when at rest point and the slack cable point is there scope for changes? I have been tempted to try an extended arm at the gearbox end but never had the courage to hack or weld ...