To large extent, it doesn't really matter what she says because, if by some miracle she isn't unhorsed by the next GE, she will be out on her arse straight after if she loses another 40 sea… (View Post)

Most of your Alpine climbs are so long (Galibier, Madeleine, de la Loze, d'Huez) that your average civilian is going to gas out no matter how low their gearing is. I think I've done almost … (View Post)

I served with somebody on my USN exchange who bitterly rued the fact that he was at sea when 9/11 happened. He reckoned he would have shot his Mrs, buried her in the woods and then claimed she was on… (View Post)

The entire story of human existence is one of migration. You're not going to stop it if people really want to move, as successive governments have found out. Accept and celebrate. Exodus, moveme… (View Post)

Je ne transmettrai à personne les aggravations et la honte de l'existence. As Flaubert wrote... On topic... Maganauts will rationalise that any diminution in their personal circumstances is not … (View Post)