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Yes it is home contents, is that better? That relieves me somewhat.. until I'm hit with a bombshell that I'm not covered!
I'm not sure what it was reported as, the PCSO who reporte was absolutely hilarious. He didn't know where Camden Road was, and when I told him that I will check Brick Lane he thought it was groundbreaking that people sold stolen bikes there- he said
he'd put it on the system so other officers could see it, shocking!It's worth checking the terms of the insurance before you bung your claim in. You've only got one shot at getting it accepted and if you miss something out, it could all be over before it's started.
When I had a bike nicked, the insurance company wanted details of the lock, proof that it was my lock, and the ins and outs of a gnat's arse re where it was locked up, how it was locked up, and so on, and so on. Fortunately I was a model victim with receipts, an Abus Granit, and all the rest of it, but I think if I hadn't have been, there'd have been a loss adjuster knocking on the door to negotiate a 'reasonable settlement'.
Not wanting to paint too pessimistic a picture, but it would be worth writing down exact times, who was there, which perpetrator used actual or threatened violence, and all the other minute detail, so when it comes to the cross-examination of your story, at least you'll be able to stay consistent. It would also be worth getting the claim form now, so you know what they'll be looking for. At the extreme end you can employ a loss adjuster on your side to make sure you don't get your claim rejected for an apparently innocent omission/admission.
Extreme sympathy and best luck.
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All sorted! Let's continue on PM...
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Cool. I'll ping my mate a text...
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I can sort you out with an ostentatious (but light) seat-seatpin combo, and I'm sure I have a spare rear wheel off a Giant OCR1 that has a 9 speed cassette.
The saddle's one of those cowprint ones that attach to the pin using a proprietary rail system. The pin's 27.2. Bought it by mistake on Wiggle a few years ago. Only tried it a few times, so it's as good as new.
I think a mate of mine has either the rear or the front wheel in his garage (I'll check which - the other's in my loft). If you're interested I can ping him a mail to see if he's around this w/e so I can pick it up.
Happy to let these go for a donation to the forum, if you think that's reasonable.
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More speed record action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmpxJWAJbFM
It does look like the bike's attached to the car, but I think that's to tow the bike along until the bike rider's going fast enough to get into an efficient cadence.
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To underline Clive's point, it's not just the money you need to worry about. If you have children they can end up in state care unless you've explicitly pointed at the people who will care for them if you and their other parent die. Not sure how aggressive the state would be in forcing this if a willing grandparent (or similar) came forward, but I guess there'd need to be an adoption procedure, which would apply the same tests as if the adoptor had no connection with the adoptee(s), i.e. no smoking, no fat tummies, no shared bedrooms, etc.
Regarding challenging a will, I understand from a colleague who took a few steps towards this that the case has to be heard in the High Court, which means you need a reserve of about £100K to prepare the case and have it heard. If this is wholly true, the risk of an off-the-shelf will being challenged is mitigated, unless of course, you're a squillionaire.
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As documented above, your problem's not having text on any of the pages that the Google Spider can read, so if you want to show up in natural search results (as opposed to paid search), you're going to have to splash some text across the site in nice, plain, readable HTML. Either that or get your Flash developer to SEO-ise the code, which is something I hear can be done, but I have no idea how. Don't be tempted to simply add black text on your blackground (which would mean Google can read it, but it won't interfer with your aesthetics) - Google hates this and will blacklist your site.
I've seen good results in the past on sites that include the words they're chasing in the broswer header bar, within the url and as part of the H1.
As a start, why not change your About Me to an HTML page, call it 'Glasgow photographer' (Title, H1 and file name) and write a load of content about how you take photographs of Glasgow, live in Glasgow, which is where you take photographs, often travel from Glasgow to take photographs of other places but always return to Glasgow with your photographs, have taken photographs of phtotographers in Glasgow while they photographed you, the Glasgow photographer, and so on.
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I put my coat on and left this thread, which was a bit irresponsible. Skully's words struck me and after a bit of a think I realise why I am a bit more affected by the Paul Roantree/DJ story than I might have otherwise been.
My father died 18 months ago after similarly short illness (yes, cancer). Paul's thread started around the anniversary and following it day-by-day perfectly described the uncertainty, hope and depression of a terrible journey.
In grieving I was a terrible bore, not very nice to hang out with and not very nice to people who I believed hadn't walked a mile in my shoes. In DJ's story (the visible one - I don't know what gets said in the pub/on the phone/etc., so apologies to others who dealt with this) I see myself, so I guess a year ahead, I'm bothered enough to start a thread about it.
To others who were/still are involved with Paul Roantree's care/his memorial, I'm sorry if I seemed presumptuous in interfering. To DJ's mates who've been very supportive, clearly I couldn't see what else was going on, but it's regrettable, nonetheless, that we've been at odds. Original message to DJ's former posting style (note, not DJ - I don't know him), come back!
I think while I'm new-ish and lurky, I'll stick to less contentious subjects.
I managed it on Sunday on an 80, but I had to stop twice to get my breath back (and my heart rate below 200bpm). Legs were OK, having to work everything (both legs, both arms, back) the whole time is exhausting.
You'll be fine. Have fun!
@neilp: 84?! chapeau!