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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Probably lots and lots of problems for those of non-Christian backgrounds.
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Can't help wishing it would have one question: Are you OK with staying in the EU? And one answer: Yes ꙱ (Of course, that would be anti-democratic, and wholly unacceptable. But...)
  3. oyster

    Valve stem nuts

    This is a Cube and it has Schrader valves. The inner tube was pinched and has a split about 8mm long in it. Would explain loss of pressure! Looking round other bikes, it seems somewhat random whether they have nuts or not even within a make. Seen several threads around the web saying that the...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    "A reporter at the scene was told a bottle bearing the word 'novichok' was found in nearby Wogan Cavern. " http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/16353107.pembroke-castle-evacuated-due-to-unknown-substance-police-and-fire-crews-at-the-scene/ I'd be more concerned if I found a bottle marked...
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If some ancient Greek had written a story which had silver cylinders carrying people at high speed round the world, it could have been taken as a "What if we could get from Athens to Delhi in a few hours?". No-one would hold the writer to designing the technology, showing it could work, even...
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And by 29th March 2019?
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Matthias Rust? Or something like that.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Let us ask what would happen if TM had gone ahead with that idea. (Maybe the word "idea" grants it too great a status?) We see court cases going on for years, even in what to outsiders appear straightforward cases. Going from one court to a higher court until one thinks it can handle the issue...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The Observer view on how Trump’s scorn has laid Britain’s isolation bare Observer editorial As the UK severs its ties with Europe, the kind of humiliation served up by the US president will become routine Sun 15 Jul 2018 06.00 BST Last modified on Sun 15 Jul 2018 06.01 BST Donald Trump and...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The dishonourable Boris Johnson has brought us to the brink of catastrophe William Keegan Lord Carrington and the other foreign secretaries who resigned on matters of principle contrast starkly with today’s populists...
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    As usual, the brexiteers were telling us how simple it would be and, at least some of them - meaning you Boris the nasty - how wonderful Trump is. Now that same Trump is telling, at least seeming to, that it is so complex. However, I utterly reject the "nobody had any idea how complex that was...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not deliberated obscure - rather assumed anyone who had no idea would simply ignore my response. http://asimov.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_(Foundation)
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I *think* that was meant to read as "The Daily Express rely on THE fact that lots and lots of their readers don't actually read articles." (Whether the Daily Mail's or those others write, I am not 100% sure!) (Edited to correct Mail to Express. My mistake.)
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Maybe he is tuned into BBC Alba?
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Trump reminds me of the Mule in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. An unpredicted and unpredictable aberration. One that can seriously threaten the existing order. Unlike the Mule, who was sterile, Trump does appear to have descendants. Unlike the Mule, who was a mentalic, Trump does not...
  16. oyster

    Valve stem nuts

    Certainly wasn't expecting that answer! Thank you. What difference does it make? Doesn't it tend to allow the inner tube to move?
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    A question that has buzzed around my head quite a few times over the years. There have been several stories of US forces personnel suddenly disappearing from the UK after allegations of various offences. I suspect that regardless their being subject to UK law, the chances of them being...
  18. oyster

    Valve stem nuts

    Just dealing with a bike which has a flat tyre. First thing I realise (other than I had never removed a hub rear wheel before and needed to find a YouTube video) was that the valve stem has no nut on it. Thinking I must be bonkers, I checked the front wheel. Exactly the same. So I checked my...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    To the police (and, possibly, other involved parties).
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Apparently, it was announced.