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3 and a bit hours, 200 odd km. hot and sunny. rode south for a while, then west foe a bit then north east for a time and ended up back at home.

sunday.

Just had salad is that bland enough, had a Mediterranean type salad thing yesterday peppers, onions, and stuff I think that’s why I feel shyte, I feel loads better when eat a full English.

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Saturday, club run up Angeles Crest Highway (look it up - local squid run for Los Angeles) to Lake Arrowhead for lunch. First thing we saw was a body on the highway, covered and surrounded by Highway Patrol. Found out later a bicyclist climbing up the mountain must have expired. Makes for a sober ride. some fine classics at the meetup spot. After lunch, a spirited ride back over the Crest, and down Upper Big Tjunga (one of my favorites in that area) and out and down to civilization. Trying to find the most curves we could. Then, Sunday, another friend was leading a group ride for Aether Apparel and back up the Crest we went: Newcomb's Ranch was busy. Still trying to figure out why it closed and the land is up for sale. Trying to get the club to chip in $6k each to buy it! Would make for a great clubhouse, BNB, restaurant, shop, etc! Sunday's ride included some offroading along the myriad of forest service roads in the area. Kind of hard to grasp that we are about 15 miles from around 12 million people! It was a long, hot day on the trails. But lots of fun riding new roads and finding new camping options. Woke up this a.m. to proof its Monday: Couldnt run over that with the old tire. had to pick it up with the one that has just 50 miles on it!

Only if they aren't in a van with a picture of a bike in the back

We are trying to be more inclusive. Its very difficult, but we are trying

fukmine, how much?! I have 3 kids, my parents are in the uk and Madame Moon's parents were never in a fit state health wise to have any one of them, even for a weekend. We both work full time though Madame was allowed to work half time for a couple of years. We paid a child minder as there was no creche or association in the area. I can't remember exactly how much we paid nut it was nothing like that much and then we got part of it back in childcare allowance and it was all deductible from income tax.

That's the only good thing about being a pensioner, come whatever the money is there in the bank, just not enough of it.

My wife was made redundant 3 years before her retirement date..........the firm were she worked went into administration, so no redundancy, just the government minimum redundancy.....£2000 for 15 years work. She signed on, with her still being under 65 years old.........and after 16 weeks was told "you no longer have to sign on every fortnight", she asked why, to be told ", you have had your entitlement!!!!!......no more ££££. So had to learn to live on just my wage,average bring home £1200 per month!!. We/she applied for whatever we thought we could, but everything we tried to claim for, it was always the same "you are just over the limit" for whatever we tried to claims for. In actual fact we are slightly better off now with both of our pensions, my pit pension and a small private pension. While 4 of our (same age as us) neighbours have a motobility car, pay very little rent or council tax.........us fook all.......so I know how @Richzx6r feels.

Child care costs against a crippling mortgage is fun maths isn’t it Babies are lovely n all but the weights that they come with are no laugh.

Got to get it insured first, life ain't fun when your constantly skint

Seemed to be going towards Worksop way after us. Done me a favour......I don't have to water the plants this evening.

Nano means small so it is only a little gay.

How about a nice big steak followed by a chocolate brownie. You'll be heavier for a day or two while your body deals with that lot. Look after yourself tym.

Child catcher.

It's what's called working within the system............don't blame anybody for using the tax mans rules against him.........if you can it's a win win.

ark at The Long Way Round.... to the shops to get some Johnsons baby shampoo is like a tour for you.. im looking at booking something else as we speak .

@Six30..Fuck Off..........there, that's told ya.

i could never go work for any one , only person tells me what to do is me , and sometimes i tell me self to fuck off.

Give me a job then old man, you need someone to take over the reigns in a few months

It's not tax dodging........the business pays tax. And it enables her to pay into the Pension system here so at some point she would be eligible for that.

And that is why I'll always be working......with the business under the wife's name!

Yeah I bet, I doubt I'll have the chance of retirement when I get to the requisite age it will probably be around 120 years old by time I get the there by which time it will be straight in to the box

Yeah I would never be without her but its definitely no walk in the park money wise. And this is without a mortgage at the moment

Take the little shits out of school at about the age of 9 and get em working on the Hod or something .

We currently live 250 miles from our relatives who could help out, due to living costs its much doubtful that we could go back to that area though something we are giving some thought to as if we did she could work part time aswell unlike at the moment

Is it even viable for her to go back what with sky high childcare costs n all that? When I asked about childcare at the hospital trust I worked for they said “it’s £50 per day per child, you do get a discount on the second child so it would be £75 a day but we don’t have any places available” I said I can’t afford that on nurses pay to which they replied “Well it’s not for you then is it” ?!?! That was over 15 years ago so maybe things have improved, can’t imagine their prices now. They then ran advertising on the radio for trained staff (cos they were desperate) stating they had childcare facilities factually correct but bullshit cos anyone lower than Consultant level couldn’t afford it! So hoping you have amenable relatives?

I have a little salad with my scampi, not a fan of salad, and Cucumber repeats on me...burp!

Probably, thats goat food, you need a cheeseburger without the bread part. Keto diet 101.

Just had a bout of rain here that Noah would have thought twice about going out in.

I didn't mean van reports

Hot here now......can't be arsed to do anything. Ans it's too early for lager.

Death cures all ills!

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Not had to drop it down a few notes either. Like most of us she's a little wider than I remember.

When Buckster got the wrong memo on freedom day....

Rent a mob, got nothing better to do with their time . Get Tym over here and shoot the fuckers

To see a penis launched into space, way to go BeZo.

Nice photos Chris, I'm missing seeing the sunflowers

We rent at the moment but will be looking to get on the property ladder in the fairly near future

A different van?

it is if you know where to go, far from the madding crowd.

It boils my piss if honest

Bloody tax dodging best get prepared for

That’s the plan, to go back to the days when the majority of people are dead within two years of retiring. The guy in charge of raising retirement ages retired early with a fat golden handshake....

Looks like it was a good day out

Yeah it seems we have been in similar situations, im currently on only 3 days a week though that is due to change next wheen so I'll be back up to 5 days a wee which is around 1500 quid a month albeit paid weekly which isn't the best id prefer monthly pay so everything goes out at the same time and then I can budget the rest as desired

that career choice is gone , every ones got central heating, unless you live in Cornwall.

Yup, just not the bread part