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RIP wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:31 pm
htrider wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:36 pm CANS?!
How dare you!
Actually I do have cans but they are for when things get desperate
Know what you mean. How very dare I :smile: . Just sampling this rather off-the-wall beverage. As supplied to all new entrants at the pearly gates presumably. Not entirely convinced about fruit-in-beer (apologies to the whole of Belgium) but it's quite toothsome.

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Quite partial myself Reg. Titanic do a less sweet plum porter - I've been known to sink one or two.
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macinblack wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:37 pm Quite partial myself Reg.
I don't know why I'm heckling fruit beers - look at the one I had before that! 8-| . I mean what's wrong with Red Barrel?

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Just about to break out the Welbeck Abbey Portland Black - Lovely stuff, pours like sump oil.
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macinblack wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:58 pm Welbeck Abbey Portland Black
"rich and silky" - the cliche response to that of course is "just how I like my women". Mrs Perrin has just whacked me.
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Ha, mine's rich and sulky. And not rich.
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:lol:
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I read it as rich and sticky, that might be my mind :lol:
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htrider wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:36 pm CANS?!
How dare you!
Actually I do have cans but they are for when things get desperate
Plenty of good beers in cans these days. Added bonuses of lighter weight, won't cover your campsite in broken glass should accidents happen, pack down very small for taking your litter home.
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Reg, although I share you lack of enthusiasm for novelty beers there are a few good citrus IPA’s around , Elvis Juice is quite nice ( perhaps one bottle very cold) it’s got a hint of grapefruit.
Just to throw the cat amongst the pigeons are hops a fruit?
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are hops a fruit?
Surely one of your five a day.
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Jurassic pusher wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:57 pm
frogatthefarriers wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:33 pm Got the gardening jobs out of the way then this:-
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I am jealous of your lovely garden!
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While getting milk this morning I Found a decent (mongoose maybe) BMX frame with 3 piece crank left out for the scrap man.
Brought it home to use as a project with the kids.
Proper chuffed :-bd
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No I know it isn't.

I've just spent a very productive 20 minutes simply watching the rain from our back bedroom window.

I've never understood statements like "I'm moving to country X cos the British weather is crap".

Our varied but generally very benign, the odd recent flood excepted, meteorological conditions are one reason I'm happy enough here, and one of the main reasons I love being out there bikepacking. Any weather, and any thing, can happen during one's ride here.
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RIP wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:58 am I've never understood statements like "I'm moving to country X cos the British weather is crap".
There's something to be said though for being able to commute to work for 9 months of the year in glorious sunshine without much concern of rain.
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Last weekend Helen and I got bored so decided to make out own album covers. As a little Friday treat (not) see how many you can get

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Lovely job Dave. I can only get 6 - shoddy :-bd
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I'm not sure i've ever seen that far up another humans nose...

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Brilliant Dave! Got a couple of 'em, but also just struck me that you could earn on the side as a John Simms stand-in:

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Brilliant Dave
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Cheers Dave :-bd
Other reasons to be cheerful
My mother is out of intensive care after 12 days :-bd

ZPacks will soon be sending me an Altaplex in camo DCF bringing my sleeping kit down to 1.5kg

A little drop of claret, anything that rocks :-bd
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BigdummySteve wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 3:06 pm
My mother is out of intensive care
- yep Cheery Friday
ZPacks Altaplex
- blimey, that's a bit of a Friday treat! Get it pitched this evening and let's have a look. 440g + pole? Need a BBB World's Lightest to do it justice really. Poor old Tele, you've got a new squeeze now :wink: .
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Need a BBB World's Lightest to do it justice really. Poor old Tele, you've got a new squeeze now :wink: .
Ooh, sure I've got some 0.5mm wall somewhere :wink:
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It’s not here yet, was too excited and indeed cheery to wait.

Should be a nice shelter, loads of room and bathtub floor with plus bug netting. Tent, bag and mat 1255g plus pole and pegs. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to pack that lot in without a seat pack for summer outings (remember them?) which will cut another chunk :-bd
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 4:03 pm
Need a BBB World's Lightest to do it justice really. Poor old Tele, you've got a new squeeze now :wink: .
Ooh, sure I've got some 0.5mm wall somewhere :wink:
Funny you should mention that 150cm four piece would be grand :-bd
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