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Worth thinking about the hassle of having to deal with 2 different companies if you have an issue when you’re away.

This is why we added our son to our policy

I add mini Dinny to our bank provided policy each year. I think it’s about £35 or so

They are funny little things. They occasionally get stuck on kerbs and when you lift them back up, they say “Thank you very much”

I had an example of that in my early career.

Employer - "Oh look, under this contract, we can charge more per day for Project Managers than we can for Business Analysts - Congratulations, you're now a Project Manager

Me - "Erm... thanks. Will there be any change to my compensation package ...

I dunno... Ferrari Dealers know wealth whispers.

I was in the place down in Lyndhurst and there was a guy signing paperwork for 456 and his toe was poking out of his deck shoe, and his sock had a hole in it...

Gavster wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 10:10 pm I guess you’re both out on the lash tonight ending up with some coke and strippers

I was in bed by 10:15...

Oh and it was Kroonenberg and dry roasted peanuts... Rock and Roll!!

Matty wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 6:26 pm Maybe Dinny and Mik were seperated at birth. It does happen.

I’m 52 today Mik - how about you??

Whaddayaknow … mine too

That’s awesome Mito, you really are living a mini homestead dream. Kudos to you :)

I worked with a guy a few years ago who bought a small little wood and was raising 14 hives. His grandfather was form Tobago and thought him everything. The honey was beautiful. Very light with a very natural ...

John wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 9:43 am a smoking exocet

Makes me laugh every time

Funny how, prior to 2024, the reason the country was ungovernable was because the Conservative Party couldn't govern it.

Now, apparently, it's the media's fault :lol:


And the reality is, it’s such a crap career these days that most MPs aren’t able to run the country as ministers. Of every ...

I'm off to Ireland on Saturday with TIPEC for 6 days. Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin, then across to Galway, Galway to Dingle, Dingle to Kinsale, Kinsale to Leixlip, then back to Dublin.

TIPEC road trips are always awesome. We've done Germany 2023, Germany/Switzerland 2024 and Scottish Highlands ...

Funny how, prior to 2024, the reason the country was ungovernable was because the Conservative Party couldn't govern it.

Now, apparently, it's the media's fault

First minister has resigned - the first domino to fall ??

I'm not sure of any of the potential Starmer's potential replacements will be any better in the short term - and that may mean they don't get the opportunity to be anything other than opposition

Ah shame that. My newest pair of shoes with Vibram (merrells as it happens) are 12 years old

Nothings as good as it used to be #GrumpyOldGit

I have a pair of Deamon Crystalo hiking boots I bought in 1993 which still have them plenty of thread