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Thanks, Pete. As mentioned, the bike was purchased to commute me to and from work. This Tuesday, the forecast is looking mild, so an preparing for my first trip in London and back out on Wednesday, which is looking better, weather wise: This will be taking the M5 north to Bristol and the M4 east to London. Of course, this assumes no road closures. Since I leave between 3 and 3:30am usually, I don't expect it to 3.5 hours. I would doi it in a car in about 3 hours, but it is far more comfortable hurtling at higher speeds in a car than a bike. The return trip will be the reverse - west along the M4 and then south along the M5. I usually leave work after 7pm, so will expect some traffic coming out of London to get to the M4 and then, as hybrid working is here to stay, the traffic usually recedes very quickly on the motorways after 7:30pm - about the time I will hit the M4. This is my normal commute in winter, except that I don't go all the way into central London with the car; I stop at North Sheen or Mortlake (just east of Richmond) where I can get free parking for the train into the city. It normally takes about 2.5 hours, so adding 1/2 hour to get to London at that time of morning should give me around 3 hours. If there is a road closure, in winter my alternate route is the one in pale blue. It is south on the A350 wot Ilchester, east on the A303 until Popham and north on the M3. It is shorter, and at the times I travel normally quicker. However, in winter, even in the car, I am loate to take it as the chances of coming into contact with wildlife is far greater - there is never roadkill on the motorway, but especially in winter, there is plenty on the A303. I do use it in summer though.. deer aren't active at dawn and dusk, so it is pretty safe and shaves 20 or so minutes off the trip.

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Marty, he said it's the only station he can get down where he lives. I know you can't believe 98% of what you read on Facebook, but even Republican insiders are contemplating the 25th Amendment, and some saying America should become Canada's 11th Province.

US golf legend Fuzzy Zoeller whose career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods, has died, aged 74.

If you're listening to a radio personality who's suggesting we become the 51st state, I'd suggest you change the channel.

Michelangelo's David returns to Italy after 3 years touring the U.S. ......

He certainly puts the "dick" in "dictator". Or he would, if Poo Tin would let him

Hey, Babe - take a walk on the wild side!

Yes, the insidious American culture takeover is everywhere, even the Europeans and the Asian nations get annoyed about how pervasive it is. Fortunately, I think we still have enough Australians in the general public and Australia politicians who are prepared to say No to any more increased level of American influence. Luckily for us, Trump is doing his best to ensure that American culture is shown up for what it is - violent, self-absorbed, a xenophobic hatred of minorities or anyone who isn't Anglo-Saxon in ancestry, gun-fondlers, and bitterly divisive, politically. Welcome to the forum randomx, I'm sure you'll be able to express your opinion here without the rancor, divisiveness, and hatred that comes with American culture. I'm personally of the opinion a lot of Americans still bear deep bitterness and hatred against blacks, because they believe they still should be just slaves, and second-class citizens. P.S. - You get 15 mins to edit your posts here, so proof read, or correct them quickly. After that time, they're set in stone. The idea is to keep threads readable, because if people go back after hours and days and many further replies, and then edit their original post, the thread becomes unreadable and disjointed.

Sorry about that , 1st post here, pressed something and it sent off before l finished then wouldn't edit later. Any rate- so here's this Elliot on national radio, asking an American , if "we" should start having Their Thanks giving - Just what in hell, and he's asking an American. Next minute he's talking to some expert about the Americanism creeping into our language, especially our young, and neither of these geniuses could figure out why. Ahhhh, well, we're force fed training through the internet bc every other country has a language choice in settings even in English, UK, American, Canadian but press Australian- nothing. Our young are force fed American terms and spelling from the day they can type and so is everyone else. Our Gov's are so damn useless they can't even manage to fix that so that our young are raised in Australian. Next minute, he says oh ,maybe we should become the 51ist state - whattttt???? , How did Canada react to that idea , a damn finger to that- AS THEY BLOODY SHOULD , loud and clear. How did Greenland react to it - same again. Yet here's this fool actually offering his country, our country on a platter. l wouldn't believe it if l didn't hear it. Next he goes on about our demonstrations and our crime, well. Our demos are nothing, nothing compared to anywhere OS demo's but at least some of our Aussies unlike Elliott are willing to stand up. But the American demos , my God ,wake up man. But he's oh, we should adopt the American laws - what in hell ???? He even brought up their Floyd demo's but somehow forgets they were destroying cities, public and private property, people were killed and that's in the middle of Covid. Which imo was more o a typical American tantrum actually anyway moreso about the Covid rules. But crime, wth . again. Yeah l'm disgusted with the way our crimes going here but the American ways, whattttt. lt's the most dangerous unsafe country in the Western world. Has he even seen their numbers. Oh you have to dig for those it's not even on their news like it is here but you should see the numbers it's mind blowing- yet this fools saying we should blah blah. Well, excuse the rant, especially 1st post. l hope people hear see what's going on though and l for one just wish Aussies would have a bit of pride in ourselves , our country our Australian-ism and build on and save what culture we do have left . l seem to be one of the few though. Youknow,the UK are fighting Americanism they hate it, there's even books out about it , but here's us, and it's a sad disgrace if you ask me.

Don't worry Nev, this is meant to be a joke. https://teachmelife.net/an-airline-pilot-with-poor-eyesight-w/

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Hi , new here but eh, gotta start somewhere right. Something l was reminded of today yet again in just what hope do we have when 1/2 of Aussies don't seem to giva toss, if they're even aware of the Americanism we're allowing here. l feel so strongly about it though and just wish Gov's and people in general had the guts to do something. l was in another thread about it somewhere and there were at least some Aussies do also feeling very strongly about it but today - on a Radio show , was the last straw. l can not stand this station or this bloke, can l mention it but it' ? 3aw, Tom Elliot, which unfortunately l'm forced to listen to last few wks when l do feel like some radio bc where l am atm this is the only station l can pick up.

Keep on rockin' me baby!

Sending in the National Guard during the election to confiscate the ballot boxes in Democratic majority states or where the polls are showing a swing against him, claiming he is only doing so to prevent election fraud and preserve Democracy.

So that's not the spelling committee?

That's some serious riding, Jerry! Good onya.

So, since blind freddy can see that the MAGAts are unlikely to swing anything in the U.S. midterms, what do you think might be the next ploy?

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Can you hear me now?

Stolen from another forum. But i had to laugh.... "....allow your international underlings the occasional cackle at the fact that in your great nation, Donald Trump has now become president, twice. When you lot shit the bed, the whole world has to lie in it – so do at least have the delicacy to realise that once dignity has gone, a good laugh is how the rest of us get by. Come along and join us: you’ll like it if you try it." ...giggle.....

Frozen food will keep for 48 hrs in a full freezer with no power, if the freezer isn't opened. It will keep for 24 hrs in a partly-full freezer with no power. Frozen food kept at 5°C for more than 4 hours should be discarded or cooked immediately. The power company should compensate you for food losses due to power outages.

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