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Not bothered about the marathon cos it doesn't affect me, but tomorrow's Tour de bleedin' Yorkshire certainly does... the only road out of our works will be closed for an hour either side of 2pm - the time I clock off. Gaffers won't let us go early and I don't wanna stay over. What's gonna...

Well as the thread title suggests, I've been called up for exactly that. It's 2 months away but already a little apprehensive. Anyone done it? Any tips or advice? Is my boss obliged to pay me for the time off etc? When they see the state of me they'll probably assume I'm the bad lad lol.

Been feeling **** for a while. Loads of blood / urine tests and now into the 3rd week off work, doc tells me I have hepatitis. Strictly no alcohol for a month. Great.

Ok so I've just had a look at GEB's website. Prices seem really good, but I note that their max order weight for shipping to the UK for £5.95 is 27Kg. When I order elsewhere, I make sure the weight is just under 30kg, which is what they all seem to state before incurring extra postal charges...

What gives with the huge rise in depression / mental illness etc, as recently reported?

Alone in the house this afternoon, I heard a loud bang like shattering glass. Had a think as to what it could have been, then forgot about it. A little while ago my missus and son came home from visiting, and as usual the kid ran upstairs to resume whatever xbox game he's in the middle of. The...

My ancient Scenic has reached the end of it's road, so I bought me a 2005 Mazda 6 in really good nick. Had it five days and I cannot find any faults apart from the small issues I knew about upon purchase. They were: poor handbrake - fixed. Boot that wouldn't open - fixed. Driver's window that...

Someone laid 4 cans of Guinness on me over xmas and it's been there ever since cos I prefer my own stout. But last night I fancied another pint before bed but I'd nothing chilled except the Guinness so I cracked one of those. WTF??? It was nothing at all like the stuff I remember, last sampled...

Morning everyone, Just signed up so doing the decent thing and saying hello to you all. I've been brewing for 30 years or thereabouts but I'm still stuck in the dark ages with the most primitive kit imaginable, but all that experience and countless tweaks and tricks learned over the years means...