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Can of chain lube £8, large bottle of cheapo gear oil £3, oil lasts forever, doesn't fling off anymore than spray on lube. Last two chains on mine have lasted 25000 miles.

No contest.

Not had a crossed word with my wife for 23 years. (She left me n lad in 1990). Keep meaning to send her husband a thank you card.

Here you are. Post some pics when you get them.

The people who buy/lust after these probably close the curtains and entertain themselves over pictures of Susan Boyle, the fact that North Yorks police have a unmarked one is quite telling, as they also seem a bunch of wa**ers.

Its shaft drive

its each to their own

ffs talk about nanny state!!!

Not to mention the state of the nanny.

Pub food is ok. Most of these pub/grills have the food shipped in after being prepared in central warehouses from a supplier that sells to most chains/hotels.

After being made redundant, I found a job where I had to visit up to 200 restaurants/pubs/hotels a month. Opened my eyes. Even some expensive hotels have bought in food which is frozen, eg even baked potatoes have been pre cooked with cheese and frozen. Sausages ready cooked.

Harvesters/Wetherspoons generally are spotless though, and well run unlike some of the chains I'd visited which were shocking.

Jack Russels a breed I hate. Used to get attacked by same one regularly coming home from school. Little ankle biting s**t's.

Coldest spring for 50 years? Will there be any allowances for shrinkage? (males only).

Welcome to the real world. Some of the most dangerous driving I've seen as been by the ECILOP. Speeding? Rules don't apply. I regularly get passed by the ECILOP while out for work, some the same time every day, so obviously not on calls. But woe betide you if you do 4.9mph over the limit.

I wasn't aware I was arguing - a would agree that the man often has to pay through the nose and doesn't get to see his kids nearly enough. I'm just saying what happened to me.

Generally it is the bloke who is the main breadwinner, in my case I was the higher earner with a secure job, generally it's the mother who has the main residency (not custody - normally BOTH parents have equal parental rights in law). By the time my case went to court the kids had been living with me for over a year and seeing my ex at weekends and the court didn't see any reason to change it, nor did my ex contest it. Often the woman gets to stay in the marital home because she has the kids (until they grow up), frequently she has a lesser income/part-time job/doesn't work and has little or no pension and the money tends to follow the kids.

The courts put the welfare of the kids first, I really don't think it's a vendetta against blokes but unfortunately they are often in the position of being the main earner and probably haven't given up work and stayed at home with the kids like a lot of women do. The courts don't care whose 'fault' the break up is and it isn't about 'punishing' the wrongdoer so it doesn't matter who files for divorce in the financial settlement Divorce and finance are actually two separate things. In my case, he filed for divorce first although I had also filed and then withdrew to let his go through. I brought the case to court for the financial settlement because he was still living in the marital home and wanted all the house, contents and a share of my pensions and wasn't prepared to discuss it or go to mediation. The decree nisi was months before the financial hearing and my solicitor got him to finalise the decree absolute while he was in court because he wasn't showing any signs of getting it done. No case for residency was ever brought to court.

Financial agreements and child residency can be sorted out of court through mediation if people are prepared to talk to one another and be reasonable.

For the record I don't think it should naturally be the mother who has the main residency and I fully appreciate how tough it is for a lot of blokes who desperately miss their kids and are financially strapped for cash while their ex is living on benefits or working part time and get to keep the house while they are struggling. Divorce sucks and it isn't good for children but staying in a failed or abusive relationship isn't good for them either.

70% of all divorces are initiated by women, that rises to 90% of college educated women. why? I visit over 200 business's for a work a month, and have found a lot of bitter men out there, who have lost their homes and a massive chunk of their incomes through divorce, and most aren't abusive ex partners, but you do hear 'she said she didn't love me anymore, we've drifted apart,' but usually have another man already and usually higher up the financial ladder.

Regarding children, I've been verbally abused on a number of occasions by women for being the single parent despite my ex not wanting him. (he's disabled so will always be with me).

Yes there are women who rightly walk out through abuse (but a lot of women are attracted to that type of man in the first place). I used to work with 300 plus women for many years, and time and time again would see the girls go out with blokes who'd abuse them and heard the comment 'he's nice, too nice,' why they left decent blokes.

Not recently, but got financially screwed despite having custody. Seems if you're male you've little rights. See a solicitor, but unfortunately when there's children the man usually comes off worst. My ex didn't want ours but still got half the house and never paid a penny maintenance. Tainted my view so much I've stayed single since. (1990).

 

Ditto so it's got nothing to do with being a bloke, it's to do with being responsible, financially stable with a pension etc.. My ex was unemployed and had only minimal pension provision but apparently needed enough money for a house so the kids could stay - he actually got more than half the house because he gave up any rights to my pension funds. It took an age to sort because I'd moved out and was living in rented and he wasn't in any hurry to sell up. He's still unemployed and living with his mum nearly 8 years later. He only rarely has the kids to stay (not that my daughter's a kid anymore).

I don't thing Bob and me are planning on getting married any time soon but it clearly hasn't put me off a long-term relationship

Not getting into a online argument, but sorry, there isn't a 'Mothers for justice.' Generally it is women who file for divorce and in most cases get custody. My solicitor advised me not to even try for custody as he'd lost, and 'his' wife a chronic alcoholic. As it happens, mine didn't want him and has lived the riley ever since.

I've found, it's rare these days to find anyone over 40 who's not divorced at some point. Sad state of affairs to get into. Usually it's the children who suffer mostly, if not on the outside, but emotionally.

Not recently, but got financially screwed despite having custody. Seems if you're male you've little rights. See a solicitor, but unfortunately when there's children the man usually comes off worst. My ex didn't want ours but still got half the house and never paid a penny maintenance. Tainted my view so much I've stayed single since. (1990).

Would need to see the frozen bits before advising which vest the most suitable.

I think most Mums hate bikes. My mum came off one in the 50's which she was riding round a Yorkshire coal field on. The handle bar went through her thigh.

I do often remind her though that I could't possibly do something nearly as stupid.

Was she very young? Minors shouldn't be on bkes really.

"My mum can hardly complain about the burping, she does farts that put most men to shame! "

What you on about Moo, we all know women fart a whole heap worse then men!

Yep...Once went out with a vegetarian female.. They're even worse. Though I did feel really sorry for her when she left a floater in my toilet. It didn't wanna go no matter what she did.

My mum, dad, brother, sister used to moan at me constantly about bikes being dangerous. They all smoked and are all now dead. Lesson?

Ditto in Leeds. Just need to finish putting bike together, too cold to be fiddling in garage right now. But just needs tank and swinging arm fitting then hopefully good to go.

Had a GS750 back in the day, mate had a identical one. Rode like loons everywhere (ok was younger then and roads empty). Great bikes, great engines. Mate sold his, then bought it back as he couldn't bear to see it being ridden so slowly. Think he's still got it somewhere.

Not mine, but can dream.

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the-garage/motorcycles/

Got some touch up for my RSV here. Perfect match.

http://www.bikecolours.com/

Is the company wanting to reduce staff numbers?

My last company used every nasty, underhand tactic going to force staff out (this wonderful Government is also now making it easier for rogue employers to get rid of staff).

I know unions get slated, but we wouldn't need them if not for bad employers.

Citizens advice would be able to give legal advice I should have thought.

i had an arguement over this with mum. my view is that she knows she is the most photographed woman on the planet nearly and that she is in another country where they dont value her like britain does. what the hell was she thinking sunbathing topless?

now mum reckons that invasion of privacy that has been commited is bang out of order (i agree with her on this) and that the photographer shouldnt have considered taking the photo.

that photographer was doing his job. he was waiting for a money shot and he got it. he invaded her privacy yes but like any other famous person, give the paps an inch and they will take a mile. lying there topless is asking for the photo to be takes regardless of where you are. its not a case of she should have been more careful, she was in a remote place, but no matter how remote, she shoukld have thought about it.

personally i wouldnt go topless anywhere except my bed behind closed curtains

Yeh, you've reminded me..Those curtains need altering, that gap in them show's just behind the bed..Well you know what these paps (no not yours) are like, they'll squat there 24 hours a day just for the money shot.Better at this time of year as there's a definate 'Nip' in the air.

This thread has gone tit's up.