To everyone riding in paradise this weekend....have a fantastic time. Will be with you in spirit and sleeping outside tonight after a dram or two of Aberlour.

Greetz from the future

S.

...and has delivered a package from deepest mid-Wales. Lovely jerseys, Stu. Soft on the skin...will be interesting to see how they are after a few washes. Will feed the bear shortly for postage. [Edit: bear has been fed]

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S.

+1 for Rydons. Mrs Scattamah has the inserts and says they're great. Weight is right for forgetting you have them on. On the downside, they are designed for your face and will not survive in your pocket. I have a set with cracked frame from this. Treat them kindly and you won't be disappointed. Gree...

Fresh Cratoni lid to replace the one smashed by US customs last year....and a Joystick Mk14. >2x output of my Mk7 and better beam pattern than my Mk10.

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Currently listening to DRI - Dealing With It....getting gee'd up to go for an early spin. Watched Dogs In Space last night...classic Aussie post-punk flick with a good soundtrack. If you remember inner city share housing and the craziness that went on...you'll feel at home with this. I'm sure it's s...

Might want to avoid Brown Clee for a little bit folks...will be a lot of traffic up there for a time.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/cri ... clee-hill/

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jameso wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:39 am No, I agree - a primaloft gilet, arm warmers and a base layer is a really adaptable combo. Works great, until you walk into a pub for dinner : )

+1 for arm/leg covers and base layer. Staples in my setup.
Have you had issues getting served wearing arm warmers James? : )

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I've seen Zippy and Chickenlegs with Zpacks shells...no base or nets. I've been looking at one myself to keep the water off and using the Kestrel to keep the bugs out. Lots of space inside without the weight penalty of heavy DCF used on the bathtub. Heh...heavy DCF. /me facepalms self

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This is Spinal Tap is up there with Blues Brothers for me. Great call Reg.

Starting up a relaxed public holiday here with Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers - Rare Bird Alert.

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...That was possibly even louder than Disaster Area ... Having to play from orbit...no one is louder than Disaster Area! My brother and I were waxing lyrical about Desatio Hotblack's spaceship the other day. Irony is delicious! : ) Currently playing Roger Waters "Is This The Life We Really Wan...

Lemme know what I need to send for postage, Stu. On the off chance you end up with a spare zombie bear shirt...put me on the list for it...it's a good 'un.

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BigdummySteve wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:08 pm...the utterly superb, Nathaniel Merriweather Presents... Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By

And if you like Jennifer Charles in this, go check out Elysian Fields.

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@ James - they are compromised machines the world over...industrial systems...cams...databases. I run it on the side of my screen to watch to new compromises....and sometimes get an interesting soundtrack. It's another world.

Back to the fun stuff...

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@ James, Zippy, JS....IOT appliances...they are nearly always the point of failure due to bad security. If you're into vapourwave and internet exploits, Shodan2000 is retro-tastic and shows plenty of compromised camera systems.

https://2000.shodan.io/

Now....back to the cheap stuff...

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Thanks for the callout to Bauhaus, Greg. Forgot I had this little gem...

In The Flat Field is such a good tune.

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Been solid since March here too...I ended up taking the clippers to the top and sides as it was gettin' outta hand like normal. Good to hear yer gettin' a new machine.

Back on topic...lookin' forward to some new rags to wear : )

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middleagedmadness wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:28 pm How long you known me Reg ? What posh restaurant would have the likes of me walk through their doors

A posher restaurant than would have me ; )

Pics of the new bike on arrival please, Sir.

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@ Dave - the lads in Alchemist I've known for a long time. I have lost count how many times I saw them live...and I consider myself fortunate to have both opened for them and headlined on a bill with them. Seek out Jar of Kingdom - that was the era I saw them do pubs and clubs in Canberra. Stunning ...

I heard Gwen before No Doubt, she was part of the Long Beach punk/dub scene and did a couple of duets with one of my favourite bands Sublime Yup...the whole LBC was pretty good back then. Sublime gets good airplay here...Garden Grove is a perennial...but without a sub and a well treated room, you'l...

Great thread. Enjoyed seeing a wide mix. Lately...it's been a lot of Melt Banana (Cell Scape/Teeny Shiny), Godflesh (Pure/Streetcleaner), Nasum (Shift/Inhale-Exhale) and Obituary (Slowly We Rot). When the caffeine levels hit the right peaks...Dark Angel (Darkness Descends) is about the velocity to w...

@Steve - Vulpine may be considered gravelwanker these days, but their merino riding tops are nice. Way nicer than my BaaBaa. Got mine 2nd hand and wore it to death.

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I found a short sleeve, work type shirt from Arcteryx in a sale bin across the pond a while back. Great cut for riding in. Appreciate it doesn't compete with 1 squid bamboo on the price scales...but if you can find 'em, they're good enough to ride or go to work in. Missus says I look sharp in it and...

Yeah....I get this....I mean...look at where I am now. Still not sure if it was smart, stupid or some grey area between that isn't worth two knobs of goat sh!te. My problem is I get these stupid ideas with complete and utter disregard there's a reason I haven't done that in the first place. All said...

Almost sounds Swedish, James. : )

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Kat asked for a long sleeve MTB as well...sorry for the 2nd order Stu. Just bundle 'em all up and they'll all come here.

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