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    A pipe, a whisky, and a bit of Tolkien

    For some reason (probably the Tolkien part) Youtube's algorithm recommended me this channel. I thought some of you might enjoy it (if you haven't already come across it). I love seeing his bookshelves packed to the gunwales :D
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    Page format changes

    Google sometimes runs what they call ad experiments designed to generate more income, they then start automatically inserting ads on the pages. If it makes even a small increase they go ahead and make the change permanent until I get wind of it and have to revert it back to how I originally set...
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    Page format changes

    I couldn't replicate it but judging by the screenshots it's Google changing the ad format, I reverted it so hopefully it's back to normal.
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    Walk With Frodo

    I still don't know how it's being calculated on my watch. Apparently, I have covered 159 km since the start, even though I do around 50-6km per week....:oops: I just reached Tom Bombadill's gaff. I reckon this slow route will throw the black riders off the scent :geek: Well done on reversing the...
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    Happy Christmas from the New Forest

    Merry Christmas Peter and everyone, yup I still have a New Forest brush with a full head of hair on it.
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    Cookies

    Because you are the first person who has mentioned it.
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    Photo of the day

    They were all over Berlin when I was there in 2019, not lined up neatly like your photo though people use them and leave them where they finish up. I think the idea is that someone will come along and use it and it continues until it runs out of charge. There were some employees who would round...
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    Walk With Frodo

    I reckon we should have just given it to an Eagle and ask it to drop it into the volcano on a fly by. Currently I am about to jump onto Buckleberry Ferry, it seems my watch only takes walking steps into account when calculating the distance, which is a bit of a pain since I have run and trained...
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    A couple of Graeme Obree videos

    First, a cracking little documentary about Obree in the 90's and his hour record attempts, rivalry with Chris Boardman and issues with the bureaucracy of the cycling governing body - UCI. The second was filmed a couple of years ago and focuses more on his mental health. Both really worthy...
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    What are you reading at the moment?

    I have this ready to go:
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    Lands End to John O'groats Challenge Distance Record

    That is a thing of beauty, absolutely love the paint job. The geometry reminds me of my first proper racer with Reynolds 531 tubing, it wasn't campag unfortunately.
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    Walk With Frodo

    Lonely, try doing it with the ring around your neck and tiny legs with massive feet :D I am still doing it, and my last port of call was Woody End after 51km - I spotted a few chaps on horses, the riders dressed in black, looking a bit shifty, I think they are up to no good. Luckily a group of...
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    Walk With Frodo

    You could measure a step and calculate it from that. It doesn't look like there is any interest so I will be off to Mordor on my todd :) I had a couple of jars in The Green Dragon yesterday and I am 36km away from Green Hill Country in Tookland. No sign of that Gandalf fella yet.
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    Walk With Frodo

    Have you got what it takes to reach mount doom and destroy the one ring? (Or if you are @Satanfriendly get there and back again a few times :)) Join this year's challenge to find out. This one is going to work better if you have a compatible Garmin device as there is a very cool little app...
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    Alcohol Free Beer

    I don't know if it is sold in the UK but Asahi Dry Zero is my preferred buy especially during summer. I used to buy the Becks Blue when I was living in London as it tasted the most like a beer to me. They have come a long way since the Kaliber days :D
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    Advice on getting started

    Welcome, there is an in-depth beginner's guide with some great info in our straight razor section. Choosing & Using a Straight Razor - pt 1 | The Shaving Room
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    High Altitude Mountain Climbing

    I enjoy watching high-altitude climbing videos and this Everest doc is one of the best I have seen. It's feature-length but well worth a watch if you have time. It's incredible how much time and effort is needed to take on an expedition like this. I also subscribe to this guy who has some...
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    Formatting

    Greyed out or just not working? Try typing then highlight the word then hit the bold button as a test.
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    Formatting

    The image thing was a proxy issue which should be okay now, the formatting works for me on phone and pc with both themes so it's probably something local to your browser.
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    Formatting

    wiki test
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