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Baloo
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I stupidly did the cycle ride on Sunday with a damaged right knee and now can hardly walk on it, let alone ride the bicycle (I just tried).
No cycling for me this week at least which will start to undo all the work I have put in to date.  |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Baloo wrote: | I stupidly did the cycle ride on Sunday with a damaged right knee and now can hardly walk on it, let alone ride the bicycle (I just tried).
No cycling for me this week at least which will start to undo all the work I have put in to date. |
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The Mouse
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T-Mobile
My contract has run out so I phoned them and told them what I wanted to re-new. Told them what phone i want (free of charge), how many minutes, unlimited email, unlimited tinterweb and how much i am prepared to pay each month for it. They said, "no sorry, can't do that". Offered me a contract much more per month than I wanted to pay AND I had to pay for the phone.
Went shopping, played some companies off against each other. Ended up finding a good deal with another company.
Phoned T-mobile, told them again what I want, still said they couldn't do it and that i was asking too much, offered me something slightly better than they did before. "Bye then, please text me my PAC code, I'm off".
PAC code arrived
As expected, a day later (yesterday) phone call from their 'retention' management team, "you are a valued customer blah blah blah". told them what i want, told me they couldn't do it. I wasn't budging. After haggling with her for a while, didn't get exactly what I wanted but got very, very close to it. I do actually believe her when she said she really couldn't give me anymore. I had squeezed her as much as I could 
New phones for me and Mrs M couriered this afternoon, delivery charge wavered of course
Why did this piss me off, why couldn't they have just offered me this deal in the first place and saved this charade. |
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Wivvy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| The Mouse wrote: | T-Mobile
My contract has run out so I phoned them and told them what I wanted to re-new. Told them what phone i want (free of charge), how many minutes, unlimited email, unlimited tinterweb and how much i am prepared to pay each month for it. They said, "no sorry, can't do that". Offered me a contract much more per month than I wanted to pay AND I had to pay for the phone.
Went shopping, played some companies off against each other. Ended up finding a good deal with another company.
Phoned T-mobile, told them again what I want, still said they couldn't do it and that i was asking too much, offered me something slightly better than they did before. "Bye then, please text me my PAC code, I'm off".
PAC code arrived
As expected, a day later (yesterday) phone call from their 'retention' management team, "you are a valued customer blah blah blah". told them what i want, told me they couldn't do it. I wasn't budging. After haggling with her for a while, didn't get exactly what I wanted but got very, very close to it. I do actually believe her when she said she really couldn't give me anymore. I had squeezed her as much as I could
New phones for me and Mrs M couriered this afternoon, delivery charge wavered of course
Why did this piss me off, why couldn't they have
just offered me this deal in the first place and saved this charade. |
tight arse!
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The Mouse
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tight arse!
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Oh yes |
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HCMS
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| The Mouse wrote: | | Wivvy wrote: |
tight arse!
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More of giant well used gapehole last time I visited.
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Wivvy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| The Mouse wrote: | | Wivvy wrote: |
tight arse!
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i should call you "Dad" |
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JimBo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Baloo wrote: | I stupidly did the cycle ride on Sunday with a damaged right knee and now can hardly walk on it, let alone ride the bicycle (I just tried).
No cycling for me this week at least which will start to undo all the work I have put in to date. |
We should ride tandem Marc, we'd have one good pair of knees between us!
GWS.
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Blonde Banana
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Side effects of these bloody nicotine replacement patches, the brand I am now trying seem worse than all the others that I've tried in the past.
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It's bloddy raining again!!! also the visor fogging up even with the pinlock insert!!! 
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biggus
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| Blonde Banana wrote: | | Side effects of these bloody nicotine replacement patches, the brand I am now trying seem worse than all the others that I've tried in the past. |
you tried the inhalator thing instead?
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Baloo wrote: | I stupidly did the cycle ride on Sunday with a damaged right knee and now can hardly walk on it, let alone ride the bicycle (I just tried).
No cycling for me this week at least which will start to undo all the work I have put in to date. |
Feel for u Baloo 
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Blonde Banana
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| biggus wrote: | | Blonde Banana wrote: | | Side effects of these bloody nicotine replacement patches, the brand I am now trying seem worse than all the others that I've tried in the past. |
you tried the inhalator thing instead? |
Aye, sucking & chewing hard on the thing but can't seem to survive on just that alone, nor with just willpower
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Benny130
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Blonde Banana wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | Blonde Banana wrote: | | Side effects of these bloody nicotine replacement patches, the brand I am now trying seem worse than all the others that I've tried in the past. |
you tried the inhalator thing instead? |
Aye, sucking & chewing hard on the thing but can't seem to survive on just that alone, nor with just willpower |
The little Microtab things are doing the trick for me. 1 month anniversary today!! |
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Baloo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Blonde Banana wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | Blonde Banana wrote: | | Side effects of these bloody nicotine replacement patches, the brand I am now trying seem worse than all the others that I've tried in the past. |
you tried the inhalator thing instead? |
Aye, sucking & chewing hard on the thing but can't seem to survive on just that alone, nor with just willpower |
Try sucking harder, but without the teeth. It may give a better result.  |
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Tusky
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Baloo wrote: | | Blonde Banana wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | Blonde Banana wrote: | | Side effects of these bloody nicotine replacement patches, the brand I am now trying seem worse than all the others that I've tried in the past. |
you tried the inhalator thing instead? |
Aye, sucking & chewing hard on the thing but can't seem to survive on just that alone, nor with just willpower |
Try sucking harder, but without the teeth. It may give a better result. |
 Are you suggesting BB normally wears dentures 
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HCMS
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Bastard sneaky, unforgiving, hidden tree branches pissed me off today. I now have a hurty head and neck and a slightly battered helmet.
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BarryH
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| Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Tusky wrote: | | Baloo wrote: | | Blonde Banana wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | Blonde Banana wrote: | | Side effects of these bloody nicotine replacement patches, the brand I am now trying seem worse than all the others that I've tried in the past. |
you tried the inhalator thing instead? |
Aye, sucking & chewing hard on the thing but can't seem to survive on just that alone, nor with just willpower |
Try sucking harder, but without the teeth. It may give a better result. |
Are you suggesting BB normally wears dentures |
Probably.......... |
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The Teacher
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| HCMS wrote: | | Bastard sneaky, unforgiving, hidden tree branches pissed me off today. I now have a hurty head and neck and a slightly battered helmet. |
Sounds like Treenix mk2
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Miss G
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| Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| HCMS wrote: | | Bastard sneaky, unforgiving, hidden tree branches pissed me off today. I now have a hurty head and neck and a slightly battered helmet. |
Duck quicker? 
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Taking a rounabout too fast for weather and road conditions ended up Throwing the Divi down the road :-(
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biggus
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| Roughie wrote: | | Taking a rounabout too fast for weather and road conditions ended up Throwing the Divi down the road :-( |
Feck.... you ok ?
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Baloo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| Roughie wrote: | | Taking a rounabout too fast for weather and road conditions ended up Throwing the Divi down the road :-( |
Ouch! I too hope all is well. |
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Roughie
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| biggus wrote: | | Roughie wrote: | | Taking a rounabout too fast for weather and road conditions ended up Throwing the Divi down the road :-( |
Feck.... you ok ? |
Yeah I am ok a bit battered and bruised and stiff this morning, but fine, just now waiting for the insurance company to collect the divi the R&Gs did there job but still a bit of damage new plastics etc the problem with full faired bikes after all it was only another drop this time at speed ;-) and I slid it was all very exciting !!!
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Alan955
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:23 am Post subject: |
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It was fairly exciting from my vantage point as well Chrissie...
Feeling OK this morning? |
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