MadManMike

Lost my work laptop today. I'll be in some shit if it isn't at the place I visited / a colleague rescued it for me. There's a good chance that is the case, but it's still nagging me. Also, I can't do anything until it's found or I declare it lost / stolen. Balls.

You should be fine, UK Mail are a big, reputable company. The insurance covers the value. The only issue you may have is the length of time it takes to resolve, but if everything you've posted here is accurate, I can't see it being a problem in the end.

Wow, what a pileup. Some serious money in that bunch!

I love that last one, haha. I do find these things pretty scary though, I guess growing up watching Terminator will do that.

That guy got very lucky. 5 seconds later and his car would have been totalled. I can't believe the ring doesn't have lights all around, it's not that expensive to fit a system like that... it's not like they don't earn much from the constant stream of cars coming though. Lots of different posts all over the internet suggest that they make shit loads of money from crashes, but it's pretty shitty to put lives at risk for that reason.

Onzaboymark (Yeah that's right, you're still OBM to me): Do you still have the guides to decent roads in Wales? I'm heading over on either the 8th or 15th with a mate who's just finished building his Golf MK2 GTI and we are hoping for good roads to blast around and spots to stop at and get photos. I seem to recall you found some pretty sweet roads going through epic valleys, which would fit the bill nicely.

For me it's geo. I'm 6ft 2 and BMX's feel super weird. WAY too small. I know plenty of BMX riders are my height or taller, but it just doesn't feel right to me. Same with trials bikes, the geo feels wrong on a pump track. A nice 24" DJ bike with 100mm travel on the front just feels right. And on that note, anyone want to buy my old skool roadie so I can fund one?

Is that colourised footage from 1923?

I know Dave comes out with some pretty far out stuff sometimes, but I do think there's a lot to be said for cannabis in the treatment of Cancer. Obviously the massive "researchers" won't admit it as they're making millions out of "research". It's sad, but Cancer is a multi billion pound industry, so there's not much incentive to actually find a cure. I do believe cannabis can help.

Another Queen Square meet today. Surprisingly very quiet, but still some lovely kit on show. Including my friends new Civic, which is an awesome machine - aesthetically I'm not sure, but it's an impressive car for sure. Another friend bought their NSX to play... And then, of course, my multicoloured go kart...

Done

Anyone care to offer some feedback on my latest production? I've put many hours into this and I'm quite pleased with it

I took out the first bit, as it was pointless, so instead, just a go and stop... And yes, bloody hooligan indeed!

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FIFTY SHADES. Test drove her today, idling seems fine now and the hoses I fitted were apparently fitted correctly, so all round WinRAR really.

My guess is it's a bit tatty, MOT failure that someone decided to scrap. Plenty of these bargains to be had, if you're handy at welding.

Yeah exactly, a reclusive character would have been way better. That episode just didn't really fit with the whole feel of the show.

I agree. That episode was super weak.

The final 2 episodes were the best imo, the ending was great. Some of the earlier episodes were a bit "meh", but overall I was impressed.

IT Crowd or Toast of London seem to be my go-to programs if I just want something on. We finished Stranger Things 2 last night, it's so damn good. Can't wait for season 3, but I'm guessing it's gonna be a while!

FINALLY sorted the engine idle issue. Having changed most parts, it appears the idle control valve was dead. When I look at both next to each other, the one I took off does seem to sit differently - dead spring I'm guessing. I also fitted (most) of my new hoses: Sveeeeeed!

I think the majority of us have switched to MTB Sweet looking Orange, dude!

Surely they'll release that footage into a properly editing video soon enough? I can't imagine they went to all that cost, to not show it.

Yeah I get that, but it was very slow - slower than just being sympathetic. Makes sense if it's computer controlled I guess.

What's the reason for the slow acceleration?