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Hi guys, I dunno how many of you will remember me from years ago, but I figured I'd pop by anyway. Bit of a strange one to return on but will see how it goes. I think the EU does more for us overall than being without it, I think it helps a lot, and I like being able to travel easily around Europe. Some of the posts earlier in the thread about displacing folk are really key ones for me that regardless of other impacts, that risk should be considered (although I'm sure if it came to it it'd be a staged thing, meaning that visas etc could be processed over many months so there wouldn't be a mass booting out of workers from Europe who were here). However in terms of the peace the EU has brought... I think this link is very informative, although has it's own obvs bais... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... ences.html

Cheers very much, ended up having lazy day with gf and went into reading to do some shopping when it was tad quieter than weekends. Sadly didnt get a chance to go out on the bike, its still tucked up in garage feeling neglected

Basically this. Gf had a load of problems with one of her unit places. they kicked up a fuss, she refused, threatened legal action and they backed down very quickly. Good records are key. Sounds like he's trying to take you for a ride though, let us know how it goes, would imagine it'll be fairly clear cut though. Double check you have plenty of pics of condition of place when you left though, nothing worse than realising you've missed a corner and thats where he's messed with I know what you mean, we had a fantastic one in northolt (so i'm hoping thats not a refence to where you are now and it was only where you were inthe interim or could be in for a long year ), but one I have not in reading is already bit anoying (amount of kitchen applainces we're getting changed) although seems to be pleasent enough so far, just a bit slow lol

I'd like, SLEEP! so no presents, then I have no reason to get up, and can just have a nice lie in. Or if you insist on somthing, well I certainly wouldnt say no to a 1920/30's vintage mobsters car. Would be ace cruising around in one of those lol Oh, and I didnt think it was xmas until you had seen the cola advert with the trucks

Due to a brain fart (read hectic with work and trying to move!) only jsut noticed this, have paid up, please add me to the attending list

So basically Religion is like a pointles thread If you didn't post, I wouldn't reply and you wouldn't reply to me for replying to you. Got it now But what happens if someone else replies Then the Aliens have landed, runs for the hills!!!! (runs off mazking whoop noises) On a serious note though, I will not take seriously anyone who cant believe in dinosaurs (had someone on my college course say this, led to a stunned silence), but before big bang or owt hell, your guess is as good as mine. On topic of original question though, In Shepards Bush, middle of London, where else would you get young professionals, mix with old west indian ladies, mix with single mothers, mix with ...etc etc. I think churches have a very good comunity feel, where people from different walks of life can interact in ways they wouldnt otherwise. I quite like that influence in modern day society still carrying on

But then on the flip side, how many people would then be up in arms about it moving more towards a nanny/police state etc etc. Just spitballing tbh but it does seem like it'd never get general public support lol (and would you want an additional licence to have to worry about)

I actually realy like this idea, would also mean alcoholics could be refused sales. Only problem I see is a greater black market appearing (wheras now we mainly have knock off drinks being sold in off licences). Wonder if anyone in powers that bee has seriously considered this as a solution

ah ok, thats what I get for reading the court thing not the link. But what if there wasnt a pothole or similar? I would assume the road would be checked and seemd fully servicable hence they said it, as like you say they seem to have lokoed into the specific circumstances. Maybe not though, in which case thats crap if motorcyclist had to move i to avoid obstacle

So there was an accident, if the biker hadn't run the corner wide (not by much but not kept central to his lane) then it wouldnt have occured. Seems like a fair cop. Not good it happened but one for experience, dont chuck it round blind bends faster than you can react. Hopefully he'll be able to recover fully and keep on riding

Car insurance amazes me, I actually cannot understand how any one can afford a car if they are male under 25. Passed my test in march, cant get a car due to insurance. they want 3k to insure me on a 1.1 peugout or a 1.2 skoda. worst bit is if I put in 2 years no claims (some will accept bike no claims) it only goes down to 2.3k minimum. My bike is a 1.4 so will be bigger than the flipping car! no claims, 2 years ncb on that, age 22 and I have that as a quote. how does an 18year old who hasnt ridden a bike do it?!?!? my bike insurance for a 1.4 litre bike is 500 quid, which is much better. but very understandable why you see all those cop shows with young drivers not having insurance being stopped, even if its 10 times a year then they pay 200 a pop, they've broken even! maddness!!

usually nod unless im busy dodging taxi's. even got a few responces from pizza boys, although thats a rarity. i find its pizza boys and kids on peds who mainly dont nod back, which I jsut put down to them not being into their bikes that much. Keep nodding!!!!

Reductio ad absurdum rarely leads to anything useful. Pot kettle black... Murder is unlawfully killing someone with malice aforethought. So both were murdered. I thought the seal team were ordered and it was sanctioned, therefore it was a lawful killing? (or have I misunderstodd who counts as a proper authority for legalising deaths?) And sorry, Gaddafi had money on his head didnt he? Our troops wernt there, it was rebels and loyalists. So if one of them killed him, for the reward? (assuming it wasnt jsut an honest accident, or a vengeful loyalist who lost family etc). And we gave them the means, but if I recall correctly, the rebellion began by gaddafi putting down a protest with automatic rifles? We gave the terrorists a means, but both parties started that of their own inclination

Blackberry for me, I use it for texting (using bbm as well in this regard, although my contract is unlimited texts some of my mates arnt) and calling mainly, with the odd listen to music. Don't need all the fancy bits and bobs that the iphone has. I'm sure they're nice, but i have a 360 for gaming, and a computer for net (although i do use the blackberry one ocasionally). Also not really a fan of the touch screen. Battery life is the other winner, If the gf is back from uni so I'm not continuously texting her, it'll last for about 4 days, maybe more.

Bit harsh, Rae's only been gone a little while, and he did give good reasons On topic: Yes there are theories. Overall, i'm sure there always will be a level of things we're not told. So? Why is that intristly bad? One instance in this conflict was the deployment of our sas operatives (might ahve been a different branch, but reported as sas, cos it sounds good in the papers). They were deployed to spot for our air support (that people were in favour off) and give our governemnt intel on the sly that was trustworthy so they could make the right decisions. Why is this a bad thing? where we told? hell we were, would endanger the oepratives, and achieve nowt. But when the papers evenutally got hold of it, uproar! theories on this and that and the otehr. Yes our economy is in trouble, but thats a seperate issue, why on earth would people assume our governemnt is that organised to stage this (and if they were, believe me, I'm sure they would have fixed those other problems rather than jsut 'distract' the public). All the governemnt is doing is running about trying to put out fires everywhere at once. I very much doubt there is an overall scheme, as it would have far to many variables to be useful. Glad he's dead, hopefully libyea will be able to set up a succesful muslim democracy, and be a better place to live without him.

Like a bit of the classics, not the who stlye, but land of hope and glory style lol. or a bit of scottish bagpipes. Things like mumford and sons are also ace to jsut be chilling out, cruising along to. I love house and trance and everyhting up to rammstein as well, but on a bike I jsut end up riding more aggressivly beacuse of it, so prob not a wise move lol

The other problem, apart from how to enforce it, is cost. How much will it cost to create a tax system for bikes, it'd be a fair bit more work than just another cat on a liscence as theres no licsences needed for bikes. For 5 quid a year, even with the millions of bikes... doesnt make finacial sense. Also how does that help with insurance? We have a rubbish system for insurance where 3rd party isnt state provided so theres then insurance to take into account to cover the endless (please note the sarcasm) amounts of fatalities they cause. At the end of the day, they dont do enough damage to be a significant cost when compared to either quantity of other types, or commonality of incident (ie horse % wise I'm sure are more likely to bolt and panic than most inanimate objects ). In a ideal world, cyclists would be segregated in built up areas for their own protection. If they want to hold up traffic, well its a wonderful FREE country we live in, so out of all the other problems we have with people taking advantge of the system, this hardly even registers.

On their large driveway or other legal - offroad space obviously! Well was actually on the back alley access to the garage (which is all private property ) as sadly my insurance on the 125 has run out so we couldnt go to a nice large carpark. Good luck mate, and let me know if you stil lwant the bike and we'll sort it all out, if not it'll be going on ebay next monday (so gives you time to pass, celebrate then let me know if your after it). Let us know how it goes

Neither have I, but if I was so inclined, due to my view of 'soft' prison, it wouldnt be much of a deterent (now my nan with a frying pan on the other hand, THATS a deterent ). Maybe its public perception of prisons that needs to change then? if youths thought it was the most terrifying thing going since the dawn of time then they might actually think twice. And tbh something to do with them isnt right, since we have a 50% re-offending rate (I believe thats one of the higher ones in europe). But then that can be argued agaisnt other factors such as rebilitaion (sp?) and lack of legal opertunities so lets not get into that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14528118 Read this and it cheered me up significantly, so I figured I'd share. Was impressed that the F1team were willing to help out, and while im not ignorant to the fact that the two companys involved both will have prospered in buisness terms from the sharing of tech, the fact that they went to the trouble of helping out an individual I thought was quite touching (not to mention 25k isnt small change, well might be to the companies, but not to you and me) Anywho, Hopefully this will restore a bit of faith in humanity after last weeks debacle

Buckingham Palace (different view as it's just been opened for public so roads nearby were closed) New one (fairly obvs)

You still gonna pop over tomorrow though kersh? f**k it, feel soo shattered, been bloody hectic week. luckily finish work at 11 then to the rally!!!

Not got a clue how the process works, but if they will hear you out etc then hopefully you can convince them. Let us know how it goes (any idea when your know yet?) and dont sell your bike, track it!!!

might go for one of these, but will have to see how much it would bug me to have writing on my visor, do look rather nifty (do people still use that word? if not, why not!)

Generally its look up, 'oh no its raining' *puts waterproofs on* *continue* The weather will be what it is, give it a quick glance on thurs or friday morning, jsut to make sure its not a monsoon and we're all good