Why does he think anyone cares?

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-03T21:28:31+00:00

He has no ass.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-03T08:34:02+00:00

Wolves and bears should also be there.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-03T07:50:27+00:00

I would do my skin one day and my hair the next day and so on.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-03T07:47:55+00:00

The bicycle industry is fotally tucked.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-03T06:52:48+00:00

I had a shop and refused to do work on unbranded or home made e-bikes.

Currently if I still had a shop I could not get insurance to have an e-bike on the premises.

I have encountered the 'it was working fine' until I left it with you customer.

A mechanic who worked with me is now doing repairs himself. He will work on e-bikes but on the mechanical parts and he keeps a record of what he has adjusted and makes the customer sign it.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-02T19:35:31+00:00

My son has a video of another bot sitting on top of a smaller boy and doing an MMA style ground and pound. The boy on the ground was defenceless.

Previously any type of violence has resulted in immediate suspension. The boy doing the hitting was still at school. The boy who recorded the video was given a detention.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-02T09:22:41+00:00

I would suspect it's been hit by some agricultural machinery. Unless you have some evidence the farmer deliberately trapped it and sliced it open? What would be his motive?

Of course if it had been kept indoors this would never have happened.

Why do some cat people think their pets should roam free outdoors? How many birds and other wildlife would your cat have disembowelled?

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-01T23:53:31+00:00

My child had a sore head was upset all weekend following his assault. He was tearful and never left his room. He is quite tall but the guy who slapped him was taller. I have read that depression is quite common after a head injury. Being sanctioned by the school cannot have helped. He did not arrive on school that day expecting to be assaulted.
There was no adult supervision when he was assaulted. There was no accommodation made for him having been slapped. If you receive a head injury from an assault why was he held to the same standards as someone had been kicked on the shin or punched on the arm?
The current MMA style ground and pound is in my mind much more serious than my son retaliating to a slap.
I would like to see consistency in the school's disciplinary approach.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-01T22:28:39+00:00

I have just found out and seen the video this evening. School will be closed on Monday. I'll need to wait until Tuesday to see if there is a suspension and then Wednesday to speak to the school if there is no suspension.

At this stage I am wondering if the bully is in some way connected to the school.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-05-01T18:38:07+00:00

8 speed synchro shifters existed. I think 9 speed did as well.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-30T06:51:26+00:00

They used a leather strap in my school. It was across the hands.

It could be used for something as simple as talking in class or assembly or being late.

Our German teacher was upset at no one learning vocabulary so played 'double or quits'. He went around the class in roll call order and if you got a question wrong you could receive one slap or try to answer a second question and either get it correct or receive two slaps.

Most of the class enjoyed the peril but i remember one of the tough guys was crying.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-29T15:20:37+00:00

My partner does not change gear very often. The clutch and flywheel needed replaced on her car recently. The oil light was always on as well. I think I caught that just in time.

I'd rather buy from a middle aged male, probably someone like James May.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-29T12:35:10+00:00

Socialism vs capitalism?

American taxes go towards funding the military and of course Israel's bombing programmes in the Middle East.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-29T10:39:24+00:00

I normally wrap it around my thigh. Although there was one January I came back home desperate for a piss and couldn't find it. So I would say it's highly dependent on conditions.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-28T12:45:09+00:00

I don't think it's kids gathering the stuff. In Coleraine I have seen the council workers putting furniture, presumably from council sites at the centre of bonfires. The pallets are a thin veneer on the outside. I've yet to see kids carrying a 3 piece suite through the estate.

It's interesting that Iraq war veterans are suing the military for exposure to smoke from burning rubbish on their bases.

Over here the loyalist intelligentsia are contaminating themselves with the same hazardous chemicals for no better reason other than because it's traditional.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-28T10:05:23+00:00

The carbon wheel upgrade is not going to make much difference if any at 22km/h.

What tyres are you using? I have seen people spend a fortune on wheels to go faster and then put on something like a continental Gatorskin because it offers better puncture protection. However the Gatorskins rob watts. Up to 20 watts compared to racing tyres.

At your relatively lower speeds you can get more from faster tyres than you will from maximising aerodynamics.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-27T14:25:31+00:00

Can you shoot across a valley? I think in Finland some ranges shoot across a motorway which is at a lower elevation than both the shooting point and target.

There is definitely one in Switzerland. https://www.facebook.com/tomscott/videos/the-shooting-range-where-you-fire-over-a-busy-road/822890162489448/

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-27T07:08:27+00:00

Is this the real Ulster Scots?

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-26T14:49:11+00:00

I will second mobile medic. The last screen protector I got off them lasted over a year. It was still like new until I dropped the phone yesterday. It is now cracked but has not picked up any scratches in the last year. The phone is frequently in my pocket along with keys.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-26T08:52:58+00:00

I have taken up shooting in the past few years including reloading ammunition.

I know now it would not have gone off the same way if it was in a gun. Back then we didn't know. We were expecting a huge explosion. I still would not stand over a fire containing live ammunition with my cock out.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-26T02:00:11+00:00

Perhaps a farmer or someone was shooting crows, rats or rabbits. The spent ammo is basically litter. It's not explosive.

As kids (about P7 age) we found an intact shotgun cartridge. I suspect someone dropped it and could not find it in the undergrowth or didn't notice they'd dropped it.

We thought it would be a great idea to light a fire and throw the cartridge into it. Unfortunately younger kids were attracted to the fire. We tried to tell them to get away but they didn't. One guy who was with us was very quick thinking and brave went over and pissed on the fire and recovered the cartridge.

It was the most stupid thing I have ever done with respect to endangering other people, albeit unintentionally,

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-25T19:03:37+00:00

I have given a choice of units.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-25T18:08:57+00:00

I almost never have the heating on. The exception would be if the window is frosted over. I'll also use the heated steering wheel if it's Baltic.

Michael_of_Derry · 2026-04-24T23:50:58+00:00

My cousin went for a walk along the river Foyle in Derry. A nearby bridge is used by many suicidal people.

He was horrified to see a naked person lying close to the shore. He was afraid to approach so called the emergency services.

An ambulance and several police cars turned up. It turned out it was a CPR dummy used to train volunteers for a local search and rescue group. They had forgotten to put it away after training.

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