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menthel

Many congrats on tiny parasite person! Ours is now 4 and off to school in September. He is not strictly a parasite any more but does have monetary, physical and emotional hooks in us!

veronese68

That's a lovely shot Corriebee. Don't worry Menthel when our first was born the FD said "Don't worry the first 25 years are the worst." About 10 years later he asked if I remembered the comment then said "I lied, it's much longer than that."
Our youngest starts secondary school in September, I feel really old.

menthel

2000k cycled this year!

If the boy isn't able to stand on his own 2 feet after Uni, I will be having the umbilicus surgically cut!

62nn old geezer

Forget all the fuss about the first 25 years.
My 37 y-old daughter is now living with us, she can't even keep up with a 63 y-old on a bike.
Must upgrade user name !
Still luv her though.
63

rubertoe

Nice one Corriebee,

We'll get together shortly to compare our ever decreasing bank balances and our ever growing collection of baby paraphernalia.

asprilla

Sportives could get a whole lot more interesting......

http://www.smh.com.au/national/australi ... 2s20b.html

mudcow007

marvellous ride in this morning, just a gentle pootle along the shared use path, then with the kids being off the roads are dead

everyone seemed really happy, even the normally scowling dog walkers

ahh commuting bliss

msmancunia

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

cyclingprop

msmancunia wrote:

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

Does Kieran B count as an actual man now?

Kieran_Burns

cyclingprop wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

Does Kieran B count as an actual man now?

For God's sake, it's a blind date. You've just blown it for me now.

rubertoe

It's ok KB, I hear that your date is blind...

msmancunia

It can't be Kieran. He has a cross bike.

*whispers* - this one has a .. urm.... hybrid :oops:

Kieran_Burns

msmancunia wrote:

It can't be Kieran. He has a cross bike.

*whispers* - this one has a .. urm.... hybrid :oops:

Two cross bikes and a road bike ithankyouverymuch

So, when you want to step up to a real cyclist.... 8)

asprilla

Two crossers don't make it right.

cyclingprop

Asprilla wrote:

Two crossers don't make it right.

Does it make it a double cross? In which case, it must be ok: http://doublecrossvodka.com/

Kieran_Burns

Asprilla wrote:

Two crossers don't make it right.

Would 3 make it porn?

msmancunia

Kieran_Burns wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

It can't be Kieran. He has a cross bike.

*whispers* - this one has a .. urm.... hybrid :oops:

Two cross bikes and a road bike ithankyouverymuch

So, when you want to step up to a real cyclist.... 8)

He supports MCFC. That, to me, is like going out with George Clooney.

sketchley

msmancunia wrote:

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

veronese68

I thought MSM was holding out for me. :-( Even though I'm married and miles away
Careful you don't fall off those little used heels and don't overdo the fake tan.

redvee

msmancunia wrote:

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

If you start hearing some of these lines, run......very quick if you can in high heels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b65Zf6r-RE

msmancunia

redvee wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

If you start hearing some of these lines, run......very quick if you can in high heels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b65Zf6r-RE

That's very funny. I am presuming you are learning the Polish version?;-)

rubertoe

Good luck tomorrow MsM, I hope that your suitably groomed and that you are going somewhere appropriate...

redvee

msmancunia wrote:

redvee wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

If you start hearing some of these lines, run......very quick if you can in high heels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b65Zf6r-RE

That's very funny. I am presuming you are learning the Polish version?;-)

I'll tell you tomorrow night when we meet on Deansgate as planned.

CiB

redvee wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

redvee wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

Oh. My. God.

I have a date on Friday. With an actual man.

*shaves legs, plucks eyebrows, dives into a vat of fake tan. Digs out skinny jeans and not-much-used high heels*.

If you start hearing some of these lines, run......very quick if you can in high heels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b65Zf6r-RE

That's very funny. I am presuming you are learning the Polish version?;-)

I'll tell you tomorrow night when we meet on Deansgate as planned.

You're wasting your time mate. We're meeting up in The White Horse atop Blackstone Edge; first one there sets the agenda. MsM - don't forget to bring Helen Skelton along, as agreed.

veronese68

Good luck MSM, hope it goes well. Tell him he'd better treat you right or else your motley crew of t'interweb forum based stalkers will sort him out. Or, at least we'll send him strongly worded emails criticising his spelling and grammar.

msmancunia

You're all so nice, I don't think I would be able to choose between you all!

I met him at lunchtime for a drink because we were both off and had a lovely time - he really is very nice and normal. I got the bike wrong - he has a vintage tourer, not a hybrid. Is that better?

Incidentally, CiB, I rode up Cragg Vale yesterday as part of my home - Mythlmroyd - home loop, and I can report that someone has already distance marked it from the bottom to the top in kilometres ready for next year's Tour. Additionally, they have gone along the whole road and spray painted every single pothole that needs filling, every grid that needs levelling off, and every crack that needs filling (oo-er!). It's going to be a heck of a job as they had numbered them and I think there were eighty-odd.

Would have been nice if they had resurfaced the whole lot, but lets face it - it's Yorkshire folk we're dealing with. Short arms, long pockets....

suzyb

msmancunia wrote:

You're all so nice, I don't think I would be able to choose between you all!

I met him at lunchtime for a drink because we were both off and had a lovely time - he really is very nice and normal. I got the bike wrong - he has a vintage tourer, not a hybrid. Is that better?

Incidentally, CiB, I rode up Cragg Vale yesterday as part of my home - Mythlmroyd - home loop, and I can report that someone has already distance marked it from the bottom to the top in kilometres ready for next year's Tour. Additionally, they have gone along the whole road and spray painted every single pothole that needs filling, every grid that needs levelling off, and every crack that needs filling (oo-er!). It's going to be a heck of a job as they had numbered them and I think there were eighty-odd.

Would have been nice if they had resurfaced the whole lot, but lets face it - it's Yorkshire folk we're dealing with. Short arms, long pockets....

It's not just Yorkshire folk that are like that. The roads around here have plenty of spray paint marked potholes, including one 20 yard section that has all the potholes taking up the entire 20 yard stretch individually marked for repair :roll:

I always wonder whether the workers who come to repair the marked parts have a worksheet detailing the work that actually needs done or do they go by what has been marked.

rubertoe

msmancunia wrote:

You're all so nice, I don't think I would be able to choose between you all!

I met him at lunchtime for a drink because we were both off and had a lovely time - he really is very nice and normal. I got the bike wrong - he has a vintage tourer, not a hybrid. Is that better?

Incidentally, CiB, I rode up Cragg Vale yesterday as part of my home - Mythlmroyd - home loop, and I can report that someone has already distance marked it from the bottom to the top in kilometres ready for next year's Tour. Additionally, they have gone along the whole road and spray painted every single pothole that needs filling, every grid that needs levelling off, and every crack that needs filling (oo-er!). It's going to be a heck of a job as they had numbered them and I think there were eighty-odd.

Would have been nice if they had resurfaced the whole lot, but lets face it - it's Yorkshire folk we're dealing with. Short arms, long pockets....

Glad it went well and he is not a three eyed monster (citeh aside).

Date two on the cards?

BTW I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but London roads are pretty shitty

msmancunia

Date two is on the cards :-) just need to arrange when.

redvee

msmancunia wrote:

Date two is on the cards :-) just need to arrange when.

Best start looking at churches for the wedding