Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you
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Rick Chasey wrote:Mate I don’t live in the smoke.
Don’t come on here judging people’s choices when you’re not aware of all the facts.
Nobody has judged anything - you have to ask yourself if you've got it right - and if the sacrifices you're making now are right for now and the future.
You're certainly touchy about it - so I guess it's hurting you a lot right now - check with yourself that you're doing what is best for all of your family and not just what is expected of you.
As an off the cuff suggestion - which I have no idea if it's in any way feasible - can you flex your working pattern so you can be at home at one end of the day say, mid week? Don't answer - I don't need to know - and I know I don't have all the answers....0 -
I'm annoyed that i just can't seem to find a reliable provider of embalming compound powder.0
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elbowloh wrote:I'm annoyed that i just can't seem to find a reliable provider of embalming compound powder.
That certainly falls into the trivial / intriguing. Who, apart from undertakers or necrophiliacs, would be interested? And why spam a cycling forum FFS?
If you wanted to trick a bunch of cyclists into clicking on a dodgy link, how about 10 inner tubes for a fiver?0 -
keef66 wrote:elbowloh wrote:I'm annoyed that i just can't seem to find a reliable provider of embalming compound powder.
That certainly falls into the trivial / intriguing. Who, apart from undertakers or necrophiliacs, would be interested? And why spam a cycling forum FFS?
If you wanted to trick a bunch of cyclists into clicking on a dodgy link, how about 10 inner tubes for a fiver?
Hmmm, maybe they are onto something actually...0 -
HaydenM wrote:keef66 wrote:elbowloh wrote:I'm annoyed that i just can't seem to find a reliable provider of embalming compound powder.
That certainly falls into the trivial / intriguing. Who, apart from undertakers or necrophiliacs, would be interested? And why spam a cycling forum FFS?
If you wanted to trick a bunch of cyclists into clicking on a dodgy link, how about 10 inner tubes for a fiver?
Hmmm, maybe they are onto something actually...
Edit - 8 and rising. :shock: :shock: :shock: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.0 -
PBlakeney wrote:HaydenM wrote:keef66 wrote:elbowloh wrote:I'm annoyed that i just can't seem to find a reliable provider of embalming compound powder.
That certainly falls into the trivial / intriguing. Who, apart from undertakers or necrophiliacs, would be interested? And why spam a cycling forum FFS?
If you wanted to trick a bunch of cyclists into clicking on a dodgy link, how about 10 inner tubes for a fiver?
Hmmm, maybe they are onto something actually...
Edit - 8 and rising. :shock: :shock: :shock:
I didn't need to click, my current supplier is the only place that will deliver it in bulk.0 -
I'm just wondering how big the embalming market is.
Is it a weird hobby that people do, much like taxidermy?
Is there an embalming forum where people who are members of embalming clubs get mocked for not having any friends?
Do people have to earn the right to wear the same clothes as their favourite embalmers?
The people need to know!!!!!!Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Matthewfalle wrote:I've just answered my own question. Well bugger me.
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No thanks!!!!0 -
Wayne Plunger wrote:Matthewfalle wrote:I've just answered my own question. Well bugger me.
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No thanks!!!!"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Why people record their activities on 2 devices simultaneously and then proceed to upload both to Strava - and leave them there.
I get that some use a cycle computer AND their phone or smart watch - but it's a bit weird to see "Group Activity" appear in your Strava feed - for it to be the same person, same distance (give or take a decimal place) and then that they achieved their weekly goal or climbed the equivalent of Mt Everest ... when they didn't do any such thing ...
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Slowbike wrote:Why people record their activities on 2 devices simultaneously and then proceed to upload both to Strava - and leave them there.
I get that some use a cycle computer AND their phone or smart watch - but it's a bit weird to see "Group Activity" appear in your Strava feed - for it to be the same person, same distance (give or take a decimal place) and then that they achieved their weekly goal or climbed the equivalent of Mt Everest ... when they didn't do any such thing ...
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Slowbike wrote:Why people record their activities on 2 devices simultaneously and then proceed to upload both to Strava - and leave them there.
I get that some use a cycle computer AND their phone or smart watch - but it's a bit weird to see "Group Activity" appear in your Strava feed - for it to be the same person, same distance (give or take a decimal place) and then that they achieved their weekly goal or climbed the equivalent of Mt Everest ... when they didn't do any such thing ...
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both linked to Garmin connect - both sync automatically?www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Chris Bass wrote:Slowbike wrote:Why people record their activities on 2 devices simultaneously and then proceed to upload both to Strava - and leave them there.
I get that some use a cycle computer AND their phone or smart watch - but it's a bit weird to see "Group Activity" appear in your Strava feed - for it to be the same person, same distance (give or take a decimal place) and then that they achieved their weekly goal or climbed the equivalent of Mt Everest ... when they didn't do any such thing ...
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both linked to Garmin connect - both sync automatically?
The activity that triggered the "intrigue" was a Garmin 705 .... there's nothing automatic about one of those! Even my son's 800 has to be connected to the computer to upload ... Perhaps the "athlete" is getting HR off one and Cadence off the other ... at least he's not joining the two rides together to make it up the Longest ride leader board!0 -
Milemuncher is Steven Abraham and I claim my fake £5.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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PBlakeney wrote:HaydenM wrote:keef66 wrote:elbowloh wrote:I'm annoyed that i just can't seem to find a reliable provider of embalming compound powder.
That certainly falls into the trivial / intriguing. Who, apart from undertakers or necrophiliacs, would be interested? And why spam a cycling forum FFS?
If you wanted to trick a bunch of cyclists into clicking on a dodgy link, how about 10 inner tubes for a fiver?
Hmmm, maybe they are onto something actually...
Edit - 8 and rising. :shock: :shock: :shock:
I clicked on it so I could hit the report button. I suspect others did too.0 -
Non-iron shirts.
Lets face it, they still need ironing, just not as much as a regular shirt, even when dried on a hanger.0 -
elbowloh wrote:Non-iron shirts.
Lets face it, they still need ironing, just not as much as a regular shirt, even when dried on a hanger.
They work for me, even if they look a little bit creased on the hanger, or out of the shirt bag, the creases fall out after 15 mins of wear. Though I am very careful to take out of the machine immediately they have finished and dry on a hanger.0 -
Tumble dry often refreshes the non-iron.
Also put them on when you're still warm and a tiny bit damp from the shower.
I find CT ones work well and are the cheapest when on a deal. I buy them when they're £20 per shirt with a free tie or socks thrown in.0 -
hopkinb wrote:elbowloh wrote:Non-iron shirts.
Lets face it, they still need ironing, just not as much as a regular shirt, even when dried on a hanger.
They work for me, even if they look a little bit creased on the hanger, or out of the shirt bag, the creases fall out after 15 mins of wear. Though I am very careful to take out of the machine immediately they have finished and dry on a hanger.
How do you maintain a neat crease on the sleeves though?0 -
Pross wrote:hopkinb wrote:elbowloh wrote:Non-iron shirts.
Lets face it, they still need ironing, just not as much as a regular shirt, even when dried on a hanger.
They work for me, even if they look a little bit creased on the hanger, or out of the shirt bag, the creases fall out after 15 mins of wear. Though I am very careful to take out of the machine immediately they have finished and dry on a hanger.
How do you maintain a neat crease on the sleeves though?
Dunno, but it stays there like it has been drawn on, and I'm wearing a shirt > 3 years old today - needs to be chucked out really. I don't think that the production method for these non-iron shirts is terribly environmentally friendly.0 -
Shirley Basso wrote:I buy them when they're £20 per shirt with a free tie or socks thrown in.0
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Slowbike wrote:Shirley Basso wrote:I buy them when they're £20 per shirt with a free tie or socks thrown in.
I like to wear one occasionally (weddings etc.) as they can allow you to add a bit of individuality when everyone is in either a grey or navy suit. Haven't worn one to work for probably 8 years or so though.0 -
Pross wrote:. Haven't worn one to work for probably 8 years or so though.0
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I wear ties at work. I like them. Everything else I wear at work is fairly dull coloured. And I like tie clips. Don't know why boringness is such a good thing.
Suits without ties (I've said this before) should be illegal. Just don't. It looks dreadful. Do you want to emulate David Cameron?
Slowbike - shame on you! You just keep being a bad influence on the world!Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:I wear ties at work. I like them. Everything else I wear at work is fairly dull coloured. And I like tie clips. Don't know why boringness is such a good thing.
Suits without ties (I've said this before) should be illegal. Just don't. It looks dreadful. Do you want to emulate David Cameron?
Slowbike - shame on you! You just keep being a bad influence on the world!
I don't wear a suit! They're too thin, wear out too quickly and are, quite frankly, a complete waste .... and who needs the jacket?
and anyway - I don't emulate DC - I was doing the open neck, no tie thing way before you even knew who he was ... btw - he got it wrong - ditch the suit!!0 -
I always used to wear a tie to work, but they have fallen out of favour in the last few years. Even the Board members are now doing smart casual in the webcasts etc. I still occasionally wear one to keep people on their toes.
I miss them.0 -
Rolf F wrote:I wear ties at work. I like them. Everything else I wear at work is fairly dull coloured. And I like tie clips. Don't know why boringness is such a good thing.
Oh, stop!1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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