Tony Harrison

I'd definitely do that. Everyone complains about insurance premiums going up, but people behaving like that hardly helps things. I'm riding a motorbike on the roads here now and it makes me far more conscious of the crazy/dangerous/selfish shit that people do.

I think I've had worms for about 3 years. Itches like a b*****d.

Often this'll be from people who've never been, had some shitty college trip or did a transit stop in LA or somewhere. You're going to have a rad time, I'm envious! Some rental firms need a credit (rather than debit) card, and you'll obviously want your UK license. Might be worth going to the post office and getting an international permit for £6 or whatever it costs.

Go and watch some Korean porn for inspiration. The world awaits.

Not many of them were by accident! When I first went to Asia four years ago it was on my own and I was scared, didn't know what the hell it would be like over there. And actually the first trip I did was the one to the US in 2009, and I'll admit I was pretty nervous about that. (Funny thing is I'm still in touch with the waitress from that bar in Buffalo : ) From what I've read before you've stepped out of your comfort zone with a few things, taken some risks, and this is generally where we expand our horizons. Who knows you may meet some amazing female hitch-hiker and end up on some crazy adventure! Or find a like-minded person with a good idea and start a business together. The thing is there's no telling how it'll end up, no scripting it - that's what makes it such a great opportunity, and at the very minimum you'll come home having had a unique trip that, in some way, will change your perception of life. For me it made me determined to find a way to travel and explore on a more permanent basis - for my brother he enjoyed doing the same kind of trips but decided that ultimately that wasn't for him.

Go on your own and enjoy the freedom to do whatever you want. Whilst the tabloids and people down the pub will have you believe the world is a horrible nasty place crawling with murderers and scam artists waiting to kill you, the truth is that it's quite the opposite. You're young and healthy, go and do it. Get the car and just drive. I went on adventures on my own in the US and had an amazing time - showed up in Buffalo, one of the most rundown, shady looking places you'll find, turned up in some bar and had the craziest night ever - in fact it was one of the best of the whole trip. Chances are if you put it off then it'll never happen. Conditions will never be perfect, friends often drop out and flake (my neighbours daughter was due to go to Asia with some friends, they all f'cken flaked on her, she went anyway by herself and had an awesome time, didn't want to come back). Also the comments above about sticking to the cities, well that's just ridiculous. Often you'll find the real people worth meeting way out in the middle of nowhere. A friend of mine was alone hitch-hiking in Laos and ended up staying at farms, helping people work the land. Where you want to be is a million miles away from spoonfed tourists in their little bubble of safety. F'ck all that, get the car and go and have an experience that'll be worth telling your grandkids about. Oh yeah and another friend of mine took his motorbike through Iraq last year, into Iran. Just hopped on the bike and went. Ended up camping out with druggies in some wadi in the desert, got invited to stay at strangers houses, did all sorts of shit, said it was amazing.

...wormfest

You ever house-shared before? You'll be in for a new set of challenges*... (*five-way on a fat Tinder bird, the cluster of dicks all worming around to see who can get the vadge first and not have to make do with a roll of flab...)

Use your phone to take videos of yourself sh'tting. There's quite a technique to it, getting your hand down into the bowl and not dropping it, shitting on it (or your hand) or pissing on yourself.

F'ck the future.

Yeah it's tricky because you don't want to appear possessive on a first date do you? Rest safe in the satisfaction that when you both pass 30 you'll still be able to nob 20-something year old girls whilst most guys will be passing her by in favour of younger options. Girls like her are going to do that shit - she may aswell enjoy it while she can.

If you'd met her somewhere else etc, then I might be sympathetic, but it's Tinder - figures that there'll be girls using it for their own short-term gratification just as men will. As for the situation, well it's a tricky one, because even if you'd said something to the guys hassling her you'd have risked alienating yourself and her using it as an excuse to go off with one of them. Thing is, if a girl is showing interest in other guys then it's best to move on. Some girls will want guys to fight over her, some guys will say if you're a real man you'd lay the guy out etc etc, but man, hoes be hoe'in and all that. I for one am not ever being a pawn in some attention-seeking girl's quest for (hashtag) validation. You're better off without her, I bet she'd loved to have seen a fist fight and then just pick the winner. As Mike says though, does sound a bit clingy messaging like that - I'd have just blocked her number and looked for the next one. (And also that guy buying you both drinks... is that some odd bit of game theory he's read somewhere, or is he really just that f'cking lame? Never heard of anyone doing that before.)

You should be able to set the warmth in the body settings.

I think we're going to see more and more of this. If you could measure individual happiness in the west I think you'd find it peaked about a decade ago. Unemployment is going up, fuel prices are going up (and will go up more), food prices are going up. People are shafted over employment all the time, banks and insurance companies shaft everyone. Then we have all the spying, the protests, the police shootings, the foreign political stuff, and then the fact that whilst we all seemingly love social networking, loads of people end up feeling worse for it. What that guy did is despicable and there's no excuse -it was a horrible thing to do and I hope he rots in hell, but I don't have high hopes for the future of life in the US/UK.

Joe Maher had good things to say about the D600, and I seem to remember he has either a D700 or D800 aswell. You might want to weigh up the option of finding a good, used D800. If I wanted a lightweight second FX body I'd certainly consider the D600 as an option, but would probably sway towards the D800, or swerve the battery grip and look at stretching to the D750.

I do it too on my Yamaha because it makes a screech on fresh tarmac and makes everyone jump! But yeah the examiner didn't take too kindly. I think really I should've pulled up, grabbed the front brake and lit the tyre up and smoked that c'nt outta there. But hey, I gotta go back, so maybe it was best I didn't...

Despite all those photos further up the page, I failed my module 1 exam! What an embarassment! For some reason when I slowed down after the hazard avoidance I couldn't see the blue cones, thought f'ck I'd better stop and managed to skid the rear wheel for about a meter. Everything else was faultless, never skidded in training or practice either.

How many do you need? If I spent a grand on a watch (which I wouldn't, since my phone tells the time just as well) then I'd expect it to last longer than me.

Awesome, you just reminded me I have a half-empty bottle downstairs... I never used to like it but now I'm really into it, particularly good scotch...

Eventually every major panel will be held on by elastic bands and the vehicle will be able to accommodate even the most ambitious landwhale.

Hard to write a response to this video... Blown away by the moves of course, but there's a lot to be said for the nature of it all, taking the idea of brakeless trials riding and making something of it. When I first saw people riding without brakes I thought it was just a fad, would never go anywhere, but this shows once more that often the limits are in our own heads. Very inspiring stuff, great to watch.

Also learn from past mistakes - get some plastic sheeting down in there.

What a crazy adventure! Mk2 looks awesome, I'd love one like that with the round headlights and wide arches.

The most depressing conversation I'd hear every Monday: "Good weekend?" "Yes thanks." "What did you do?" "Not much... you know..." I spent 95% of my office time wanting to kill people, imagining throwing mugs of coffee across the room and replacing office safety notices with ones I'd made myself in MS Paint. Then I left.