Crinklyfox

Driving to a nearby village last night in driving rain down a windy road not good for overtaking even in decent weather. The local council recently introduced small food recycling bins which are left at the edge of each property. the high winds yesterday had blown some empties into the road, I encountered a couple of them. So I was concentrating hard and only doing around 30mph when this bozo in a 4x4 parks himself on my bumper and gives me the main beam treatment. I wouldn't change my driving and he wouldn't overtake so that lasted for a couple of miles before we went our separate ways at a junction. I was left wishing that I'd had a crowbar so that I could of adjusted his lights for him.

I am a similar vintage to you but don't feel anything like 25 - enjoy it while you can. I've had heart issues (minor) for the last 30 years and was diagnosed with cancer in 2019 which tends to focus the mind away from thoughts of youth, but the main reason that I don't feel young is that I've learned to use a mirror.

Subs are on to limit the damage not win the game. White flag stuff.

This one passed me by at the time, I regret. John Lodge, bass player with The Moody Blues, aged 82. In the late 60s and early 70s the Moodies were ever present in the album charts. Albums were composed of songs written largely by individual band members, I've included a couple by John Lodge. By the way, Emily was his infant daughter.

Gone and largely forgotten, Eden Kane had five top ten hits, including one No. 1, between 1961 and 1964. This is the last of them.

They put a shift in. They came good despite a terrible refereeing decision. Goals were class. It's a long way from perfect but we're improving.

25 is a little harsh.

Just for context. Martin o'Neill won just 3 of his first 16 games when he joined in 1995. A lot of fans wanted him out. Didn't turn out too badly in the end.

This one hurts a lot more now than when I first heard it.

I believe that the only way that your daughter could drive without insurance is on private land not accessible to the public. A car park, although it's private land, is accessible to the public so she would have to be insured to drive the car. It's a long time since I learned to drive (initially on private land) so please check the current situation.

I can't give you a definitive answer but the new DVLA form for renewing a driving licence for the over 70s contains a question 'do you have diabetes'. So I'm guessing that if you're under 70 you wouldn't be asked the question. My wife's had type 2 diabetes for years, it doesn't affect her driving. I'm not a medical person but it makes sense that the severity of a condition has an effect on the body's ability to function and that can't be determined by a simple question.

I retired at 60 after my GP told me that if I didn't retire my body would do it for me. The key is to involve yourself in activities that give you some satisfaction and purpose in life. There's little more dangerous than the comfy chair. I became a Trustee in a charity supporting a cause close to my heart and used my skills to help them along the way, it gave me some satisfaction to see them improve their situation. I also joined a bowls club, this enabled me to continue with a sporting activity that my ageing body could take and kept the old competitive juices flowing - it was also a good way of meeting new people - my club had a range of social activities as well as the sporting ones.

Lucky - got it right first time. Thanks to OP for posting.

We need a strong captain who will not tolerate half-hearted performances on the pitch. We have some players with talent and some with a decent attitude but also some who can't be bothered. This is a poison within the team and wider squad that has to be rooted out before we can move forward.

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is the only person who has memorised 500 pages of a thread

It's a very personal choice and depends on which position you adopt to sleep and how much support you want during sleep. My wife and I use different types and numbers of pillows - I like to use a feather filling and sleep on my side with my head fairly flat but my wife sleeps both on her back (initially) then on her side. She prefers a larger number of pillows with a synthetic filling to get the support she needs (though it's also useful for getting her out of range of her husband).

Looking at the body language I reckon Marti can't believe what he's seen. He needs all his motivational and tactical skills to make enough changes.

It's a long time since I lived in Cornwall but one attraction that remains is Lappa Valley which my children used to enjoy. If the weather is good then Perranporth is great, the beach is really nice and there used to be surf shops/schools where children (and adults) could get lessons. I still visit Cornwall regularly but not usually Perranporth so am no expert on the local pasty shops. I tend to avoid the chains like Warrens and Rowe. Sometimes you can find butchers who make pasties. Hope you have a good holiday.

Nobody's mentioned Becks Blue yet so I will. I marginally prefer this to Heineken 00.

Narrowly avoided a collision on the M5. I was in a reasonably fast moving queue of traffic in the inside lane designated as the exit lane for the next junction when a van alongside me in the next lane decided that he needed the exit lane too and just turned left into me. Only hard braking on my part kept us apart. Either he didn't notice me or didn't care.

Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught. Honore de Balzac

Football clubs are businesses. In the wider business world PSR would not be allowed to exist. Like other businesses, football clubs have historically prospered and declined. Small clubs have gone on the become larger clubs, and some larger clubs have fallen on hard times and declined. Unless a business has an absolutely fabulous product, or has a lot of luck, in order to grow it needs investment and has to take business risk. This is a commercial activity which is not centrally restricted. PSR effectively limits business risk, if a club does invest significantly with the aim of achieving success it risks being penalised by its governing body. This effectively prevents smaller clubs from growing and preserves the status quo. It is probably only the situation that clubs are required to sign up to this restriction that prevents it being outlawed as a non-competitive practice. In my view PSR is a sickness in our sport and should go, Bring by the days when a fan of any small club could dream of it achieving the heights of success.