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Icy cold Bud in the sunshine, sounds good to me, especially at that price! 8-) Top bombing yoz! :thumbup:
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Taipan wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 5:09 pm Icy cold Bud in the sunshine, sounds good to me, especially at that price! 8-) Top bombing yoz! :thumbup:
Yeah. Fuck the heathens :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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More troubled by the red vino in the fridge. Know that some are drank chilled but it's just wrong....
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v8-powered wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:56 pm More troubled by the red vino in the fridge. Know that some are drank chilled but it's just wrong....
Lots of folk here like it chilled.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:54 pm
Pirahna wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:30 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 3:48 pm 24 bottles for 12€

Win win win :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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If you want cheap beer, go to Mercadona and buy their own brand stuff in the red cans. It's 5.5% and tastes nice.
I normally sup Dorada Especial. Not sure if you can get it on the mainland
I can't recall seeing it, I'll have a look though.
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gremlin wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 3:52 pm Dead to me. :(

Bud-fucking-weiser? Even at 50c a bottle I couldn't bring myself...
Hey lads. Gather round..

Look left. Looks right..

Good, the Cockney wanker banker isn't here.

It was shit. Taste was OK but was flat as a fart. Even poured 2 bottles into a glass and hardly a bubble.

Hmm.
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Something deffo wrong with it, Bud never has a taste :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 10:16 pm Something deffo wrong with it, Bud never has a taste :obscene-birdiedoublered:
I've got merry and giggling for 1 pint price in UK :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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v8-powered wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:56 pm More troubled by the red vino in the fridge. Know that some are drank chilled but it's just wrong....
I was of that opinion until I bought a place in the S of F. At the height of summer it's not uncommon to see folks asking for ice cubes in their chilled red wine. Similar with rose (which i'd always dismissed as a girl's drink).

But once the heat of the day has passed somewhat, normal rules apply... :)
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mangocrazy wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 10:41 pm
v8-powered wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:56 pm More troubled by the red vino in the fridge. Know that some are drank chilled but it's just wrong....
I was of that opinion until I bought a place in the S of F. At the height of summer it's not uncommon to see folks asking for ice cubes in their chilled red wine. Similar with rose (which i'd always dismissed as a girl's drink).

But once the heat of the day has passed somewhat, normal rules apply... :)
Rick Stein said "You can tell you're south of the canal du midi as they serve the wine chilled". We used the same campsite in Spain fro years and we'd always have to waffle out we wanted our red wine no frio . :D
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Pleasing because it's one of the cheapest midnight youtube rabbit holes I've fallen into recently

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Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 10:24 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 10:16 pm Something deffo wrong with it, Bud never has a taste :obscene-birdiedoublered:
I've got merry and giggling for 1 pint price in UK :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Quite the trick, my body can process and expel Budweiser before the alcohol can take hold.
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MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 2:01 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 10:24 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 10:16 pm Something deffo wrong with it, Bud never has a taste :obscene-birdiedoublered:
I've got merry and giggling for 1 pint price in UK :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Quite the trick, my body can process and expel Budweiser before the alcohol can take hold.
It's then rebottled, shipped to Lanzarote and sold to unsuspecting ex-pats 'who know not nor care not what they drink'*. :lol:


*Which was the description I read of Fosters in the beer menu of a Belgian bar I had the good fortune to find many years ago.
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Flights. So what? I hear you cry.

Well, my phobia of flying has meant the last decade or so I’ve driven everywhere (Portugal, South of France, Spain, Germany etc).

This will be the first time I’ll be on a plane with all of my family. That in itself fills me with dread, but there you go.

Flying to Tuscany in July. Can’t believe the rip off industry flying has become. Tickets? That’s fair enough. Everyone seemed to want to charge bazillions for baggage and THEN you pay again to chose your seat. Fuck that. Used Amex, sorted everything. Same price as skyscanner/ Expedia etc base costs, but get lounge, checked bag each etc.

Anyway- it’s a big deal for me and I currently feel pleased I’ve pressed the button.
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Docca wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 4:03 pm

Flying to Tuscany in July.
Nice.

Where you thinking of visiting?
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New washing machine plimbedinhappuywife happpy lofe
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Docca wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 4:03 pm Flights. So what? I hear you cry.

Well, my phobia of flying has meant the last decade or so I’ve driven everywhere (Portugal, South of France, Spain, Germany etc).

This will be the first time I’ll be on a plane with all of my family. That in itself fills me with dread, but there you go.

Flying to Tuscany in July. Can’t believe the rip off industry flying has become. Tickets? That’s fair enough. Everyone seemed to want to charge bazillions for baggage and THEN you pay again to chose your seat. Fuck that. Used Amex, sorted everything. Same price as skyscanner/ Expedia etc base costs, but get lounge, checked bag each etc.

Anyway- it’s a big deal for me and I currently feel pleased I’ve pressed the button.
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JAckery 1000w power station and solar to go with it.

Not matter what plans we have this year in terms of Ebikes and racing, we deffo need some more power... So ordered one up.
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weeksy wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 1:38 pm JAckery 1000w power station and solar to go with it.

Not matter what plans we have this year in terms of Ebikes and racing, we deffo need some more power... So ordered one up.
Arrived and being charged/tested as we speak... epic.
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Some levers for the Gold Star

https://www.tecbikeparts.com/product/br ... -goldstar/

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The standard clutch lever feels a bit notchy sometimes and the clutch and brake levers don't match, they look totally different in style, these are a bit spendy, but it is payday.
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