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    brooksby wrote:
    I just felt that that picture perfectly illustrated what can happen if you fail to tame or break-in your motor car.

    (edit) – dammit!  I didn’t see that you’d posted the story.  I’d filtered by ‘newest first’ and missed it.  Sorry, hawkinspeter <wrist-slap>

    Expect a sternly worded letter from my lawyers

    hawkinspeter

    Copy-cat!

    Copy-cat!

    hawkinspeter

    Well, that sounds like an

    Well, that sounds like an excuse for me to post another pic even if it’s from 2018: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-45743227

    https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/10586/production/_103705966_20181003-pd-vinne-drink-driver-sxp201809130116-pt.jpg

    hawkinspeter

    Okay, I know this is for cars

    Okay, I know this is for cars and buildings, but I do like a good car/field mashup.

    A vehicle crashed off the M5 this morning and ended up in a field: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/driver-flees-after-crashing-car-5447296

    (Admittedly the headline is written far more accurately: Driver ‘flees’ after crashing car off M5 into field near Bristol ‘leaving passenger behind’)

    https://i2-prod.somersetlive.co.uk/incoming/article5447271.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_M5-crash-Sunday-May-23.jpg

    Also including this pic as it features a dog:

    https://i2-prod.somersetlive.co.uk/incoming/article5447289.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_M5-crash-Sunday-May-23-2.jpg

    hawkinspeter
    David9694 wrote:
    Just how? 
    Garage door (s) on the left, car at right-angles. I wonder if the owners know each other.

    Well they do now.

    hawkinspeter

    Those autonomous vehicles are

    Those autonomous vehicles are up to no good again – I’m glad to see the trapped occupants managed to escape from the evil robotic vehicle, thought the article puts it as they ‘absconded’. At least it was only an ambulance station and nothing important.

    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/car-smashes-through-wall-keynsham-5446834

    https://i2-prod.somersetlive.co.uk/incoming/article5446924.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_JS235549208.jpg

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    ktache wrote:
    My tip is to grease (or weird carbon thing if you are so inclined) the seatpost.  Was often the last of my attempts to remove weird clicks, but it is now one of the first things I do.

    And it stops it from seizing in there.

    And there is often meant to be float on your lower jockey wheel.  Only the ones with sealed bearings don’t.

    I’ve heard that some carbon epoxies can react with grease so best to not use grease on a carbon seatpost (could cause it to swell which won’t be great for any future adjustments). If you’ve got carbon, use some carbon assembly paste instead (it’s not expensive and lasts for ages as you only need a small amount).

    hawkinspeter

    A grade II listed bridge in

    A grade II listed bridge in Malmesbury?

    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-woman-arrested-drug-driving-5435157

    What we need to do is to update all these old buildings and bridges to make them safe. It’s a blight upon our country that we have all these non-hi-viz buildings and structures lying around that were thoughtlessly built without considering our modern motorist.

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    hawkinspeter

    Could be a missing spacer

    Could be a missing spacer with the cassette – they shouldn’t wobble at all. It’s worth checking if it could be the seatpost, so just loosen it, move it a bit and put it back where it was and tighten up again though if it’s carbon then it’s worth removing it completely and putting a bit of carbon assembly paste on it (which can help prevent it seizing).

    I’ve solved a clicking bottom bracket previously by using a bit of loctite on it to “stick” it in place, but that was a pressfit so I’m not sure if the same applies to yours. Double check that the chainring bolts are all tight too as that can cause clicking if you’ve got a slightly loose one.

    Some movement is fine with jockey wheels, but make sure the plates are properly fastened as they shouldn’t have any movement.

    Chainring looks fine to me and they should last for ages as long as you replace chains regularly.

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    Welsh boy wrote:
    There is no known health risk to humans from horse poo (unlike dog poo and worse still cat poo) but every time I swallow a fly when I am out I cant help but think about the last thing it sat on before it landed in my mouth.  As a long time vegetarian the odd fly here and there is the only meat I consume so for 2 reasons I don’t like swallowing flies.

    You should get in the habit of putting the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth whilst mouth-breathing, so any flies are less likely to be swallowed and you can spit them out.

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    Captain Badger wrote:

    Captain Badger wrote:
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    ……

    Don’t kink-shame them

    No shaming here. What squirrels get up to in the privacy of their own gnome is entirely their own affair…..

    Hmmm

     

    https://cdn.road.cc/wp-content/uploads/roadcc/gnome.jpeg

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    Captain Badger wrote:
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    TheBillder wrote:
    But what would the elves do all day if people didn’t leave the bags? They’d have nothing to tidy up!

    They could study for their elf and safety qualifications

    Frisking and petting with the elves, hmmmm?

    Don’t kink-shame them

    https://cdn.road.cc/wp-content/uploads/roadcc/0a9ee17f3dfd48ee127deb175ceff264.jpg

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    TheBillder wrote:

    TheBillder wrote:
    But what would the elves do all day if people didn’t leave the bags? They’d have nothing to tidy up!

    They could study for their elf and safety qualifications

    https://cdn.road.cc/wp-content/uploads/roadcc/Elf_and_safety.jpeg

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    Captain Badger wrote:

    Captain Badger wrote:
    hawkinspeter wrote:

    I thought that was covered by elimination and substitution

    Elimination Reduction Isolation Control Substitution would come under elimination. I’m just being didactic

    Where’s the PPE?

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    wycombewheeler wrote:

    wycombewheeler wrote:
    1a ban motor vehicles – probably not feasible

    I agree that banning motor vehicles isn’t politically possible at the moment, but it’s interesting that some cities have taken that option: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191011-what-happens-when-a-city-bans-car-from-its-streets

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