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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    Fair.
    Stockpiling toilet rolls is purely an a-hole issue though. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I'm going to have to stop running for a few months if I can't get trainers - damn shame that.
  • john80
    john80 Posts: 2,965
    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,567
    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    Back down to one lump of coal, eh?
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,175
    rjsterry said:

    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    Back down to one lump of coal, eh?
    And a satsuma.

    Exotic friuit.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,381
    First.Aspect said:

    rjsterry said:

    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    Back down to one lump of coal, eh?
    And a satsuma.

    Exotic friuit.

    I'll be buying British oranges this year.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    rjsterry said:

    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    Back down to one lump of coal, eh?
    And a satsuma.

    Exotic friuit.

    I'll be buying British oranges this year.
    Apples.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    From last year???
  • john80
    john80 Posts: 2,965
    kingstongraham said:

    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    From last year???
    If we ignore the social exclusion angle of Christmas last year I imagine the majority of kids got as much tat to keep them happy for a day.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    You lot can sit back enveloped in your smug sense of superiority- I have already told the missus to crack on.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    pblakeney said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    rjsterry said:

    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    Back down to one lump of coal, eh?
    And a satsuma.

    Exotic friuit.

    I'll be buying British oranges this year.
    Apples.

    You can't really compare the two, in my opinion.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    Ben6899 said:

    pblakeney said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    rjsterry said:

    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    Back down to one lump of coal, eh?
    And a satsuma.

    Exotic friuit.

    I'll be buying British oranges this year.
    Apples.

    You can't really compare the two, in my opinion.
    One is superior to the one that you can't get. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    john80 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    john80 said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    skyblueamateur said:

    pblakeney said:

    Now, this is interesting (to me anyway 😉).
    The BBC have hidden the report. Maybe they don't want to be blamed for panic buying.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58685889

    Unlike fuel this is a global supply issue.

    If anyone has young kids I'd be looking at buying their Christmas presents now.

    That's why I put it in this thread.
    Fair enough. Was merely clarifying and I wasn't suggesting you didn't know this.

    My point was more get cracking with kids Xmas presents.
    Maybe this is the year to dial back on Christmas.
    From last year???
    If we ignore the social exclusion angle of Christmas last year I imagine the majority of kids got as much tat to keep them happy for a day.
    I gave up buying them plastic tat a couple of years ago.

    It's mainly football related stuff, boots, goals, tops etc. Stuff that they can use outside while exercising.

    Thanks for the concern though.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    What's the market for balance bikes like?
    _
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    Bad. Shortage of groupsets........
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    You are very late to this game. Yours must be nearing 3!

    Check out Hornit Airo - saw one yesterday and looked very impressive + light. Was branded Vitus, for some reason.

    Mine rides a Strider
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    you need to get your head around buying this stuff second hand, kids don'twear stuff out they grow out of it. Just tell the wife you are doing it to save the planet
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    you need to get your head around buying this stuff second hand, kids don'twear stuff out they grow out of it. Just tell the wife you are doing it to save the planet
    With my kids, we've been using Bike Club and leasing the bikes. £12 each a month for a £300 bike that we will send back when they grow out of it in a year.

    We brought a few bikes and then realised like SC it's crazy to buy new.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    Yeah I always bough my kids bikes second hand - so many get bought and barely used.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    Decathlon have loads in stock. I didn't think it seemed sensible to spend shit loads on one. Especially as got one that looked this cool from Decathlon for £50

    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/runride-520-cruiser-children-s-10-inch-balance-bike-black/_/R-p-145240?mc=8349389&c=BLACK


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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    shirley_basso said:



    Mine rides a Strider

    Aren't you a bit big for it? 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • monkimark
    monkimark Posts: 1,928
    I had one of those for my daughters and I thought it was really good - certainly wouldn't be paying 4 times as much for the Islabike/Frog version.
    elbowloh said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    Decathlon have loads in stock. I didn't think it seemed sensible to spend censored loads on one. Especially as got one that looked this cool from Decathlon for £50

    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/runride-520-cruiser-children-s-10-inch-balance-bike-black/_/R-p-145240?mc=8349389&c=BLACK


  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    I like that it has a brake - ours doesn't and that's gonna be another lesson!
  • john80
    john80 Posts: 2,965
    elbowloh said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    Decathlon have loads in stock. I didn't think it seemed sensible to spend censored loads on one. Especially as got one that looked this cool from Decathlon for £50

    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/runride-520-cruiser-children-s-10-inch-balance-bike-black/_/R-p-145240?mc=8349389&c=BLACK


    Best balance bike we ever bought. Rear brake saves a trip over the handle bars on the next bike up with pedals that will have both brakes.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    shirley_basso said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    You are very late to this game. Yours must be nearing 3!

    Check out Hornit Airo - saw one yesterday and looked very impressive + light. Was branded Vitus, for some reason.

    Mine rides a Strider
    Thought he was asking for himself
  • monkimark
    monkimark Posts: 1,928
    And it's strong enough to do skids, much to the delight of my then 3 year old (before she progressed to standing on the downtube :#:# )
    shirley_basso said:

    I like that it has a brake - ours doesn't and that's gonna be another lesson!

  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    shirley_basso said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    You are very late to this game. Yours must be nearing 3!

    Check out Hornit Airo - saw one yesterday and looked very impressive + light. Was branded Vitus, for some reason.

    Mine rides a Strider
    Gotcha. Mine is fenton so anything that makes her faster is not always desired.
    _
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Stick a helmet on her and get her in the skate park on Jesus green.
  • monkimark
    monkimark Posts: 1,928
    Or get the Decathlon one and wind the brake cable adjuster so it's always slightly rubbing.
  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    rick_chasey said:

    shirley_basso said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What's the market for balance bikes like?

    You are very late to this game. Yours must be nearing 3!

    Check out Hornit Airo - saw one yesterday and looked very impressive + light. Was branded Vitus, for some reason.

    Mine rides a Strider
    Gotcha. Mine is fenton so anything that makes her faster is not always desired.
    Snap.

    Boy has no fear and just won't listen to us. He just zooms off and goes exploring.
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    Felt Z6 2012
    Red Arthur Caygill steel frame
    Tall....
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