Search found 6710 matches: year
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- 20 Sep 2023, 10:10
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
- Replies: 4343
- Views: 585853
Re: What do you want to vent about today?
... be. Never going to happen though, for the same reason communism never works, we (society) don't see each other as equals. I've done my bit this year, I only did 236 miles on the bike between MOTs :D
- 20 Sep 2023, 08:58
- Forum: Religion, Politics, and other Unmentionables
- Topic: Fairer deals for farmers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2093
Fairer deals for farmers
... The above is worth a read. If you want to know why we have to import so much of our food (46% last year, most European countries are less than 10%), then this is why - Supermarkets call ALL the shots.
- 17 Sep 2023, 17:51
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
- Replies: 4343
- Views: 585853
Re: What do you want to vent about today?
... how much packaging McDonald's goes through every single minute..!!! Which apparently amounts to just under two million tonnes per year. Staggering! Can't really blame McDonald's, they've been taking a decent stab at changing their business practices in order to be more eco-friendly....and ...
- 17 Sep 2023, 01:32
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: What are you doing today ??
- Replies: 18700
- Views: 3055178
Re: What are you doing today ??
... indeed, and goes around the roundabout the wrong way!! 100% expecting exactly this from James when I have the challenge of teaching him in a few years. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk It’s definitely taking all my experience and skills as a workplace trainer/assessor to stay calm and ...
- 16 Sep 2023, 08:02
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Mr Postman
- Replies: 5329
- Views: 1153625
Re: Mr Postman
Warranty refund for my mountain bike saddle. 2 year warranty, it broke at 1 year 51 weeks and they refunded no questions asked!
- 16 Sep 2023, 00:23
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Work
- Replies: 1094
- Views: 723988
Re: Work
... profits are 2.5million with more than that in the bank. Their assets are similar to that albeit they've invested over 7mil on new machines this year already but now they're not even letting people order a set of sidecutters to do some wiring maintenance jobs. A lot of things are not adding up ...
- 15 Sep 2023, 19:43
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Work
- Replies: 1094
- Views: 723988
Re: Work
... profits are 2.5million with more than that in the bank. Their assets are similar to that albeit they've invested over 7mil on new machines this year already but now they're not even letting people order a set of sidecutters to do some wiring maintenance jobs. A lot of things are not adding up ...
- 12 Sep 2023, 18:24
- Forum: Religion, Politics, and other Unmentionables
- Topic: The Daily Post Election Politics Thread
- Replies: 1575
- Views: 381821
Re: The Daily Post Election Politics Thread
... Apparently there's a big problem looming in the mortgage and housing markets. Mortgage arrears jumped by 13% in the second quarter of the year to the highest level since 2016, according to Bank of England figures that underscore the stress in the UK mortgage market
- 11 Sep 2023, 20:39
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: The new improved fitness thread
- Replies: 2998
- Views: 476958
Re: The new improved fitness thread
Impressive. That's more in a day than I've done in a year on my bike.
- 11 Sep 2023, 20:12
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: The new improved fitness thread
- Replies: 2998
- Views: 476958
Re: The new improved fitness thread
Pushbike 27 miles on Saturday and 36 Sunday
16 mph avg not bad haven’t ridden for a year
Wrists were agony towards the end
16 mph avg not bad haven’t ridden for a year
Wrists were agony towards the end
- 28 Aug 2023, 15:52
- Forum: Biking Stuff
- Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
- Replies: 11980
- Views: 1977320
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Gave the kwak a once over belt the service tomorrow.
It feels like a wasted biking year. I've hardly used it.
It feels like a wasted biking year. I've hardly used it.
- 27 Aug 2023, 16:03
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: What are you doing today ??
- Replies: 18700
- Views: 3055178
Re: What are you doing today ??
... ;) ) ? I had it about 5 weeks ago. Not very pleasant. I get the feeling we are going to be in for a tough winter with it with only over 65 year olds getting a booster and there being no commercial booster options available.
- 25 Aug 2023, 19:15
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Work
- Replies: 1094
- Views: 723988
Re: Work
That was a tough week and what a way to celebrate 1 year there. On the second solo day the VP was pressing me for on time delivery of documents and implementation of products for their latest client, this is the guy who manages my boss and he absolutely ...
- 22 Aug 2023, 18:23
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Road Tax Rip Off
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2211
Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Over what period??.... the reason I ask is in the Moor Street example, that would amount to over 175 fines per day if taken over a one year time-line, which seems a little extravagant, if not unlikely.
- 22 Aug 2023, 08:42
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Road Tax Rip Off
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2211
Re: Road Tax Rip Off
... "Roads across the UK are routinely bringing in £1million in motoring fines every year, with one street charging drivers £10,000 a day. According to a Freedom of Information request, 18 local councils are earning more than £1million ...
- 22 Aug 2023, 08:35
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Road Tax Rip Off
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2211
Re: Road Tax Rip Off
... "Roads across the UK are routinely bringing in £1million in motoring fines every year, with one street charging drivers £10,000 a day. According to a Freedom of Information request, 18 local councils are earning more than £1million ...
- 19 Aug 2023, 11:54
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Mr Postman
- Replies: 5329
- Views: 1153625
Re: Mr Postman
That's a nice position to be in. I'm riding our the current mortgage crisis and paying for my daughter to go to university. This year is her last so I'll be ok from June next year. The next few months are going to be rough but I've got a home, clothes and food in my belly. Sadly there's ...
- 19 Aug 2023, 09:25
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Mr Postman
- Replies: 5329
- Views: 1153625
Re: Mr Postman
That's a nice position to be in. I'm riding our the current mortgage crisis and paying for my daughter to go to university. This year is her last so I'll be ok from June next year. The next few months are going to be rough but I've got a home, clothes and food in my belly. Sadly there's ...
- 10 Aug 2023, 17:09
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Happy Birthday Kingfixer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 393
Re: Happy Birthday Kingfixer
Happy birthday mate
I don't think he's been on TS this year. Is he still riding?
I don't think he's been on TS this year. Is he still riding?
- 09 Aug 2023, 10:03
- Forum: Religion, Politics, and other Unmentionables
- Topic: Cost of Energy Crisis
- Replies: 87
- Views: 66545
Re: Cost of Energy Crisis
EON have announced first half year profits of £4.8bn