Renton 21967 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 How many taxes in the UK are actually hypothecated anyway, or is wykiki just being ridiculously pedantic? As for taking a car off the road, bikes are a bigger problem in my experience. And cyclists smoke more weed too; it's a canny rush smoking and cycling tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20649 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 You should ask them for a toke. You're wound tighter than a cheap watch Its crossed my mind today Alex lad, I can tell you that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20649 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 How many taxes in the UK are actually hypothecated anyway, or is wykiki just being ridiculously pedantic? As for taking a car off the road, bikes are a bigger problem in my experience. And cyclists smoke more weed too; it's a canny rush smoking and cycling tbf. Youre in London arent you Renton? Ive never experienced cycling in London, but read about it. The amount of cars, trucks, vans etc you past whilst cycling who's drivers are texting, on the phone, not indicating, not using their mirrors, illegal moves. The worst culprits IMO are buses and women. Women have ZERO space awareness about them at all. If youre a twat, youre a twat in a car or on a bike IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21967 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Nope, Newcastle. I don't blame riders btw, just don't think the roads are designed for them. If it was more like holland I'd cycle myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Just seen this thread. You still training for a final season of 11-a-side, Stevie? No mate I went to the hospital because me knee was killing me, nurse said I should just stop playing full stop. Played since and its so much pain afterwards. It's alright on me bike or cross trainer it's just playing football. It's a shame, I thought I'd go on forever, maybe I should rest it for a few months and see how it is then. Sorry to hear that. I can't imagine having to give up footy or something like that I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45939 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 70kg, combined weight of you, your bag and your bike? Shouldn't you be sticking to the pavements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20649 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Nope, Newcastle. I don't blame riders btw, just don't think the roads are designed for them. If it was more like holland I'd cycle myself. Ah right. I think its a mixture of both tbh. Its also culture too. Too many people are inpatient in this country. I have cycled in the Netherlands and Belgium, its a massive shock the first time you do. I stopped at a roundabout and an HGV stopped and I was wondering why, he had stopped for me to join it! I work in an engineering consultancy and speak with the highways bods a lot about their design. They dont really have much choice on some new designs but not to cater for cyclists, either the budget isnt there or the guidance is so out of date its untrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20649 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 70kg, combined weight of you, your bag and your bike? Shouldn't you be sticking to the pavements? No, with my bike it would be approx 80kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 How many taxes in the UK are actually hypothecated anyway, or is wykiki just being ridiculously pedantic? The government has averaged £38 billion per annum over the last ten years in road user taxation (vehicle tax, fuel duty etc.) whilst spending an average £15 billion per year over the same period on all of transport (roads, rail, aviation, tube, tram, the lot). Therefore motorists are not only paying for all transport, but subsidising a fair few other government departments as well. And what have we got to show for it? Cramped, expensive, unreliable and crumbling railways and shite public transport infrastructure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43022 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 How many taxes in the UK are actually hypothecated anyway, or is wykiki just being ridiculously pedantic? The government has averaged £38 billion per annum over the last ten years in road user taxation (vehicle tax, fuel duty etc.) whilst spending an average £15 billion per year over the same period on all of transport (roads, rail, aviation, tube, tram, the lot). Therefore motorists are not only paying for all transport, but subsidising a fair few other government departments as well. And what have we got to show for it? Cramped, expensive, unreliable and crumbling railways and shite public transport infrastructure. Are you older than you're letting on Dr. Ken? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/141...-by-combat.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 "samurai swords, Ghurka knives or heavy hammers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well, finally done it. Left the house at 6.45am this morning and cycled 19mile to work. Took 2hrs. Mostly on the National cycle Route [7]. Was fucked after the first 1.5mile as from mine out of Lanchester there is a huge hill. But after that it was canny. Fairly flat but generally down hill. Prob now is going back home at 5pm :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well, finally done it. Left the house at 6.45am this morning and cycled 19mile to work. Took 2hrs. Mostly on the National cycle Route [7]. Was fucked after the first 1.5mile as from mine out of Lanchester there is a huge hill. But after that it was canny. Fairly flat but generally down hill. Prob now is going back home at 5pm :/ Where's your work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well, finally done it. Left the house at 6.45am this morning and cycled 19mile to work. Took 2hrs. Mostly on the National cycle Route [7]. Was fucked after the first 1.5mile as from mine out of Lanchester there is a huge hill. But after that it was canny. Fairly flat but generally down hill. Prob now is going back home at 5pm :/ Where's your work? Right in Mackemland Just off the A1231 on the Sunderland side of the A19. Cycle through Castletown (think Benwell) on way. That cycle route takes you from Beamish all the way to the big Asda in Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45939 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Runs his own business, Stevie, so he CHOSE to put it in Sunderland. Make of that what you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Runs his own business, Stevie, so he CHOSE to put it in Sunderland. Make of that what you will. a wrongun if Ive ever seen one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Runs his own business, Stevie, so he CHOSE to put it in Sunderland. Make of that what you will. a wrongun if Ive ever seen one I did, I was of sound mind and I chose Sunderland. You know why? Mainly because it was fucking cheap But also much of the competition is North Tyneside and some Team Valley so I pick up a fair bit of trade counter sales this side saving engineers the journey through the tunnel etc. It's not all bad, every time we beat them I get to come here looking smug as owt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Runs his own business, Stevie, so he CHOSE to put it in Sunderland. Make of that what you will. a wrongun if Ive ever seen one I did, I was of sound mind and I chose Sunderland. You know why? Mainly because it was fucking cheap But also much of the competition is North Tyneside and some Team Valley so I pick up a fair bit of trade counter sales this side saving engineers the journey through the tunnel etc. It's not all bad, every time we beat them I get to come here looking smug as owt What's ya annual turnover/profit margins [/noseytwat] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Runs his own business, Stevie, so he CHOSE to put it in Sunderland. Make of that what you will. a wrongun if Ive ever seen one I did, I was of sound mind and I chose Sunderland. You know why? Mainly because it was fucking cheap But also much of the competition is North Tyneside and some Team Valley so I pick up a fair bit of trade counter sales this side saving engineers the journey through the tunnel etc. It's not all bad, every time we beat them I get to come here looking smug as owt What's ya annual turnover/profit margins [/noseytwat] Last year our t/o was £5.5M. GP% is around 16% and Net% around 2.7 on basic trading before adjustment (bad debts, depreciation, stock write off blah blah). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Can we get a picture of you holding a sign outside your business with "i'm not a wrongun/Paul Wyn" on it? Maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Cycled home last night. Fuck that for a laugh. Getting down was fine but going back is pretty much a constant slog in varying uphill gradients. 2Hrs to get there, 3 1/2 to get back. I was well and truely fucked. I reckon I had less in me than when I done the great north run. Going to look and see if I can get a train from Mackemland to Durham and cycle back from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Runs his own business, Stevie, so he CHOSE to put it in Sunderland. Make of that what you will. a wrongun if Ive ever seen one I did, I was of sound mind and I chose Sunderland. You know why? Mainly because it was fucking cheap But also much of the competition is North Tyneside and some Team Valley so I pick up a fair bit of trade counter sales this side saving engineers the journey through the tunnel etc. It's not all bad, every time we beat them I get to come here looking smug as owt What's ya annual turnover/profit margins [/noseytwat] Last year our t/o was £5.5M. GP% is around 16% and Net% around 2.7 on basic trading before adjustment (bad debts, depreciation, stock write off blah blah). ...and it's your company? This time next year...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43022 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Cycled home last night. Fuck that for a laugh. Getting down was fine but going back is pretty much a constant slog in varying uphill gradients. 2Hrs to get there, 3 1/2 to get back. I was well and truely fucked. I reckon I had less in me than when I done the great north run. Going to look and see if I can get a train from Mackemland to Durham and cycle back from there. Can you not pay a Mackem to push/pull you home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 19 miles in two hours, what the fuck were you on? A Penny Farthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43022 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Nice Ava Wacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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