The Fox Covert
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Slightly off topic but has anyone else seen a broken-down ice cream van on the back of a flatbed?
My thoughts went to all the melted ice cream in the chillers and the mess the unfortunate owner would have to clean up!
Sorry didn't manage a photo. I was on the road myself at the time and I guess use of cameras on phones is just as illegal and dangerous as talking on them while driving.
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Conrad Logan first choice at No. 1 - for Mansfield Town. BBC reports he only had to make one save in the whole match.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40835052
Still making a very comfortable living as a professional footballer without having to do very much.
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The other end of the A46 near where I actually live you never actually get anywhere near 65 because of all the tractors. Pull straight into the road out of a field, no lights, dropping mud all over the road. Driver twice the size he should be (becuz ov all dat zoider)!
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Most of the locals in the Black Country, where I am working at the mo. The worst place in the world for people cutting you up, eating while driving and then throwing their rubbish out of the window, phoning while driving, and sitting about 6 inches from your back bumper. All at the same time if possible. Every roundabout is littered with glass and plastic fragments from the last prang. Road verges piled high with old sofas, wrecked shopping trolleys, dumped building waste, squashed traffic cones and the remains of numberless vehicles now history. Never seen a street cleaner in the 2 and a half months I have been here. Seen a few rats though! Leicester is a pristine and clean paradise in comparison. Its trees are even green-coloured!!!
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Could be worse. I don't believe there have been any drive-by shootings in Leicester, unlike our East Midland neighbours to the north. Even sleepy Shepton Mallet witnessed a shoot-out between rival drug dealers on New Year's Eve a few years ago. I just had a look for the story however it looks as though Somerset Live has deleted it - infamous 404 job.
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I used to have hay fever real bad when I lived in Leicester and i had it even worse when in London. Now I live in the countryside most of the time I don't have a problem. Constant low level exposure to pollen does help your body to build up a resistance in my opinion. Although the pollen count has been sky high over the last few days and I have started to suffer. The fields next to my house used to be grazed when they were owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and rented to a farmer. But since some shyster bought them in the hope of getting planning permission for housing development (no chance, there is no access, the flat bits are flood plain and the sloping bits are too steep to build on) a lot of people in the neighbourhood have started having problems because there is no stock in the fields any more and the grass is waist high in the summer.
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Tend to agree with the loan-him-out crowd. What about Barnsley as a replacement for James? A season in a tough and physical league could be the making of him.
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Ian Baraclough new NI Under 21 manager
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I go Blackcircles. You order online and choose the garage to get them fitted. There is always one near you. Two front tyres from Blackcircles last year were about the same price as one from the local Kwik Fit, when I had to replace one of the back in a hurry after pothole damage.
A couple of years ago I bought two new tyres. At the end of the week the car was written off when some muppet drove through the lane of traffic on the right and piled straight into the driver's side of my car. His name was Courtney. Never come across a bloke called Courtney before.
And another car story. When the Tories win the election in a few weeks time it will probably be my fault. 1987 Blue car, Tory win; 1992, Blue car; 1997 Red car, Labour win; 2001, Red car; 2005, Red car; 2010 Blue car, Tory win; 2015, Blue car. 2017, Blue car (Skoda say it is actually grey but it is a distinctly bluish shade of grey).
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Dogs
in General Chat
Although Peggy is a beagle cross and will chase anything up to the size of a fox she is a bit stupid with rabbits.
She catches them occasionally but lets them go when they scream.
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Dogs
in General Chat
I can't have a dog because I work all over the country wherever there is suitable work to be had, but I love going for a walk with somebody else's dog.
One of the best moments was on a cold winter day when Peggy came out with a brand new coat in a fetching bright red Stewart tartan.
Peggy, a beagle cross, suddenly shot into a thicket and a few moments later came out again, in hot pursuit of a fox.
Without her brand new coat.
The fox dashed off and Peggy soon realised there was no point continuing the chase and came back to me.
I asked her if she was missing something. She disappeared back into the thicket and re-emerged a few seconds later with her coat!
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Anyone been to Sunderland? One of the biggest shitholes on the planet. Who cares whether they like us or not? Walk round the town centre Saturday or Sunday morning and the pavements are densely spattered with puke. Don't quite know what the local pubs do with their beer. The local brewery Vaux actually makes a nice pint, but you won't ever get a decent pint in Sunderland.
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Paul Konchesky crosses from the left wing for Gillingham to score against Charlton yesterday. Charlton are, of course, his first club.
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And another one. Don't remember seeing this one when the news broke.
Wonder if the dog is as aggressive as Galloway was when he was a footballer?
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Wellens signs for Shrewsbury Town. Definitely a twilight career move. Not even a picture of him on the BBC website article reporting the move.
Ex-Leicester City player news
in Leicester City Forum
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Just seen thread started by Dirty Leeds. Please move.
Can see Wood being a decent signing for Burnley. At least as important as Ulloa was for us in our first season back in the Premier League. Hardly anyone on here likes Dyche but, this time next season, I can see Burnley still being in the Prem and the Dyche-baiters still being out in force.