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Andy

No worries Sardinia is absolutely beautiful. Ive only done the north end around Costa esmeralda though so no idea about the south.

I very nearly hit and presumably nearly killed what turned out to be a kid riding in the middle of a 60mph country road, in the dark, raining, no lights, dark clothing. Impossible to see from more than 10m away, so impossible to stop in time and with a car coming the other way.

I'm not sure Lou is bringing a friend.

Appointment of a NZ judge to chair the enquiry is a good and clever move. Should get things back on track. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31130805

Isnt he a non exec Chairman? - ie he only works for the club a few days a month?

Agree, enough sights to see and do for a long weekend but with the beach to escape the heat in August.

Deadwood

Agree with that. Ive just sold a 2 litre 1978 Alfa Romeo which cost £230 pa in road tax, despite it only doing about 1,000 miles a year and burning about 150 litres of fuel in that time. My main car is £110 tax and burns about 1,350, almost 10 times the amount. Its about time they brought in road use pricing so you get charged for the amount you use the roads instead of a flat amount. The same with insurance - I had to pay for two policies despite the fact I was the only driver and did less miles in total in the two cars than many drivers do in one. Paying for usage instead of ownership makes much more sense.

probably. Stayed here in Varenna, Lake Como, that was beautiful. So so rooms and food, in a great building with fantastic views and gardens. http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187837-d244518-Reviews-Hotel_Villa_Cipressi-Varenna_Lake_Como_Lombardy.html#photos

Go to Sicily. Fantastic place. Take a trip up Europe's most active volcano, see some old dead bodies in the Capuchin catacombs, lay on the beach and drink good food and wine.

Quasimodo

Yeah but your real name is Methusalah

I'd be up for it but cant do Wednesdays due to childcare. Could be quite weird / fun meeting the faces behind the profiles (in some cases anyway).

Gainsbourg

Jordan pilot hostage Moaz al-Kasasbeh burned alive in a cage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-31121160 Utter barbarians. Think they have managed to unite the whole world against them.

Different motorways seem to have different lives of their own. The M27 and M25 is terrible for that but you hardly ever see it on the M23 or M2

Dont be like that! Think of it as an anthropological expedition.

Alexander

I can do the Tuesday before the game, especially if you come to Brighton. Is that any good?

Kerry

That may technically be the law - but doesnt reflect reality thankfully. If people did that in practice then the carrying capacity of the motorways would be dramatically reduced and gridlocked. If it were to happen (unless its 3am and the motorway is quiet) the number of accidents would shoot up because you'd have people changing lane far more often and cars travelling at different speeds in the same lane.

Hilairious

tbf in that article he does admit he'd been "very stupid and reckless" so he's fitting in seamlessly to the Pompey system.