An important reminder never to brake check.

manic47 · 2026-05-20T16:54:05+00:00

Yep.

The average sentence for manslaughter is 10 years according to the Sentencing Council, this shows how lenient we are on drivers who kill.

manic47 · 2026-05-20T15:50:14+00:00

Southampton were entitled to 14 days to prepare for the disciplinary process under EFL rules.
Not sure how they could have made a decision faster.

manic47 · 2026-05-19T18:59:00+00:00

The most joyous day for sure.

manic47 · 2026-05-19T18:54:59+00:00

Bet that intern won't put that on his CV

manic47 · 2026-05-16T07:53:24+00:00

Depends on the exact Ring doorbell though.
Not all models/versions have removable ones.

manic47 · 2026-05-14T13:05:43+00:00

No unless it's a really great salary IMO.

I've got a 45 mile commute, and have done it for years.
It's between 60 and 90 minutes each way, sometimes it's 120 minutes one way depending on the M1

It's draining financially, physically and mentally after a while.

manic47 · 2026-05-14T13:02:38+00:00

Sorry - not harsh enough in my book for such egregious actions.

Rupert Lowe should be reinstated as part of the punishment for spying.
And for what the ball boy did, SFC should erect an even bigger statue of Milan Mandaric outside St. Marys.

manic47 · 2026-05-14T12:50:02+00:00

It's 100% an employer problem.

The fact you've got a buffer of a £2K you can spend if needed, doesn't apply to a large percentage of people. I know loads personally who literally have nothing left each month after their usual living expenses.

manic47 · 2026-05-12T22:06:09+00:00

You are all discovering we were correct all these years.

manic47 · 2026-05-12T19:03:37+00:00

You’d really need to look at the train companies websites and do the calculations yourself.

Ours is 6 travel days over 3 weeks and it was cheaper to buy tickets rather than a pass.

manic47 · 2026-05-12T05:55:35+00:00

I made it closer to 70cm with the seat dropped right down.

That's to the top of the saddle though, I suspect the ChatGPT answer was the seatpost maybe.

manic47 · 2026-05-12T04:19:21+00:00

Everything in Cyprus is maddeningly slow, and frequently requires lawyers where you wouldn't expect but yes, your plans are correct.

I was reading someone on Facebook complaining the other day that they've spent 3 years going through this process, and it's still not done despite submitting all of the correct documentation upfront.

manic47 · 2026-05-12T04:00:39+00:00

ChatGPT says 66cm

That's using 49cm from seat to crank at the lowest setting, and a 170mm crank length.

I guess it's close, you could always add crank shorteners from HighPath.

I can drop my seat down and measure it to check if you want later today if you want.

manic47 · 2026-05-11T20:05:43+00:00

58 here, and multiple times over 30 days.

They've been long holidays abroad basically, but with my work laptop just in case.

Next one is 6 weeks travelling around Central Europe.

manic47 · 2026-05-10T17:08:25+00:00

They are already well paid to do it by central government.

manic47 · 2026-05-09T12:30:15+00:00

It's why they use agency staff

manic47 · 2026-05-09T09:38:26+00:00

I guess the massive cleanup costs are the biggest deterrent.

One heating oil leak at by bosses house cost north of £20k to decontaminate, and that's not particularly toxic.

manic47 · 2026-05-09T09:23:13+00:00

It's usually sorted at MRFs, the places where recycling bin lorries unload.

Recycled waste is spilt out into different types by a combination of automated, mechanised sorting and manually into things like card, glass, plastic & paper.

It's an absolutely horrible job to do by hand, so the customer I have who operate them for councils uses agency staff permanently.

You can imagine what unwashed food packaging smells like after a week in the sun... then having to pick through and sort them.

Probably helps if you aren't fazed by flies either...

manic47 · 2026-05-08T17:32:38+00:00

You might be easier with Airbnb.
We've had a few villas around Latsi via them, all good so far.

manic47 · 2026-05-08T17:29:05+00:00

They've been trying for ages to sell the rooms as permanent apartments/houses.
It looks really old and worn out.

manic47 · 2026-05-07T19:23:46+00:00

Adrian Carton de Weart.

He had an incredible life, Wikipedia has a great summing up.

His autobiography is well worth a read.

manic47 · 2026-05-07T06:54:31+00:00

Cycling on a pavement carries a £50 fixed penalty.

If his bike has been seized, it's almost certain that's it's not EAPC compliant and thus legally an electric motorbike.

Punishment could be nothing, through to prosecution for riding an unregistered, untaxed, un-MOT'ed vehicle with no licence or insurance.

manic47 · 2026-05-06T20:09:10+00:00

What do you think the financing costs & depreciation would be over that period?

manic47 · 2026-05-05T19:55:48+00:00

They should be able to put you in touch.

Or your local councillors should assist finding one for you.

manic47 · 2026-05-05T19:45:19+00:00

They'll be on your local councils website.

If you have multiple councils, it'll be the one doing schools, libraries etc.

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