I'm currently at some indeterminate point through an enormous mid-life crisis and as such have a new-found interest in dressing "well"; having been exclusively a "T-shirt and combats" kind of bloke for as long as I can remember.As such (and being one four-pack of Kronies deep currently) I'm intrigued to hear of what all you blokes like to wear - and of course what the ladies like to see us in I'm currently flying high having sourced a couple of pretty nice charity shop suits and...Read more

I'm not posting my rate these cabriolet finds on my Cabriolets thread as no one replies to my posts.🙄 Instead I'm posting a new thread asking if it's worth having a look at. I've bought my last 4 'pre-loved' 😉 cars from 'dodgy Keith' who part owns this place and apart from the usual faults on the cars, down to the manufacturers, not the car dealer/ sellers they've all been OK. He'd take my Fiat 500 convertible in part exchange, albeit at a lower price than I could possibly get from selling...Read more

A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.How do you while away those lazy days?How do you cope financially?When did you retire?Is retirement what you expected?How long did you take to adjust?Etc.Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn...Read more

Just recently came across these on you tube. I've watched a few so far, I find them quite enjoyable. Last night I watched one where he went cycling with Andrew Ridgely from Wham!I wasn't even aware that Andrew Ridgely was mad keen on cycling, and it shows. He's like a whippet, looks like quite a strong rider too.Anyone else enjoy these shows?

What would you like to see made into a musical?I nominate Dirty Harry.

The checkpoints and compulsory parcourses(?) are out and it's a new challenge, from north to south, Trondheim to Kalamata.Josh Ibbet has published a preview atView: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y8c6xZxJS0So, some early ferry choices, including whether to take a long ferry from Sweden, or shorter ones to and from Denmark. Could split up early and get very interesting if faster riders pick slower ferries, or suffer delays, and then chase.

Beer for them as wants it. Who wants what?

I buried an opossum which I found dead in my back garden a couple of days ago and I did what I always do, I buried it in a shallow grave. I checked on it today and the grave was heaving with maggots. This of course is natural and part of life cycles. But, if we as humans want to be buried whole, we can expect that in a couple of days in the ground our bodies will also become a feast for the maggots and our once lovely bodies will be heaving with them - out the eyes and mouth and then the...Read more

As you might see elsewhere, a number of us are being made homeless from Bike Radar Cake Stop, and within that we had a group of us musing on photographical things - not themed, and not just about posting photos, but also discussing technique, composition, and other creative stuff. Bikes actually only rarely featured.Anyway, here's my creative one from today, dedicated to Mr CS Creative, masjer, whom I'm trying to tempt over to CC. FWIW, this was done on true HDR, and then reduced contrast...Read more

Sometimes a bad joke can better than a good joke.Its Friday time to get the ball rolling:What do you call fake spaghetti? An impasta. RIP boiled water. You will be mist.Why are elevator jokes so good?Because they work on so many different levels.I always used to get small shocks when touching metal objects, but it recently stopped.Needless to say, I’m ex-static.

Well, I didn't know which thread this should go in, so started a new one!

With apologies but I couldn't find a similar thread, and I assume there's been something similar. Anyway, I got a lovely surprize from my daughter, she sent me a couple of photos. She got up at 4:00am today to see the sunrise in Canton, Massachusetts. This photo made me smile; it just exudes a warmth of light. I was very impressed, taken with a phone and with no filters.

I get that if you fit bigger wheels or wider tyres or a different exhaust to your vehicle, then yes of course you should tell the insurance company. The bottom line is that if it wasn't fitted at the factory, then no matter what it is, its classed as a modification and needs to be documented with your insurance company. However, there are a couple of exemptions, tow bars, parking sensors and wind deflectors apparently. Dash cams are also exempt but you may enjoy a lower premium if you...Read more

We should have been in Majorca at this moment.We then thought a staycation maybe July/August.Now we have thrown it into the lap of the gods.How are your holiday plans or wishes?