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@itsbruce what is your suggested alternative

I am on a very productive and community driven and focused Discord server. For a small radio station. It's great. The UX is different to a forum, yes, but it's fine - it's the links and the community participation that's the constant that keeps the vibe alive.

I recall people having meltdowns about the transition to microcosm and then it was all fine. If we have to go to Discord it'll be fine.

If that's one of the biggest mistakes you've made in your life, then your life sounds pretty good to me!

fixieskidders.com

Yeah this doesn't look quite right to me

too akin to kiddiefiddlers.com

Sorry, I meant "archive.org is on it apparently". Edited.

The Internet Archive lost their legal case and subsequent appeal against Hachette and other US publishers in the New York courts last month, over their "national emergency library" initiative in 2020 (effectively digital piracy of commercial works still in print), and they are going to be liable for considerable costs as a result of that. They decided not to pursue the appeal to the Supreme Court because they knew they would lose there. They fucked up with that one. So I wouldn't rely on them at the moment for any long term preservation / archival requirements.

FWIW Hop Kingdom is near Tower Bridge and that is where most "new new wave" (i.e. they aren't on this forum) fixed gear riders tend to hang out these days. The bar is a good spot with decent people running it and the workshop in the back, and they generally turn a blind eye to dumb shit like sprints down Druid Street right in front of the place.

I suspect that an actual party in an actual venue will be slightly more onerous.

An early evening thing at Hop Kingdom followed by an East to West bridges ride sounds doable.

What exactly are the Grand Slam in a Day points on the map?

Hop Kingdom will have us for a party, if LFGSS really is going to go. But maybe it's not quite dead yet - let's see what happens.

Discord is the least worst option to migrate to, if it comes to it.

There isn't anything else really (but happy to be challenged on that)

It's never too late to call it, but I think if you want to make it a bit more social and fun (rather than just counting riders on one hand) you need to call it at least a month in advance.

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Discord is good. I'm part of a radio station / music sharing community there (Love Will Save The Day FM) and it works quite well.

The division of channels on Discord isn't quite the same as a forum, but it is a better alternative than WhatsApp or Telegram groups which are very siloed.

I've joined the LFGSS one, thanks to whoever set it up.

Definitely up for a ride and party at the end. Perhaps we can bring a coffin to the door of the DCMS offices.

Fucks sake.

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17608737/

this is LFGSS after all

Anyone interested in this for, I dunno, £40? Can deliver for free, within reason (i.e. 5km from Denmark Hill)

From a whatsapp group:

"Hi Dane,
Would appreciate any help on spreading the word about my bike theft mate.

Larry vs Harry Electric cargo bike in Racing Green with Shimano steps battery and motor

•Silver Thomson Stem & seat post/black San Marco saddle
•Silver Nitto handle bars
•Black Halo T2 rear rim, black Hope RS5 hub, tan wall tyre
•Black rim to black Shimano front hub, tan wall Halo tyre

Only got older photos of it annoyingly

Thanks again for any help 🙏🏻

Mark"

that sort of thing never fails to make me smile.

Aye saw that one on eBay, thought it looked familiar.

Are there any social, open street running events in London on a Saturday evening? Can't do parkrun this morning due to childcare issues

All done! Next place we move to, if we have a long term secure tenancy or if we can buy a place, I'll definitely be hammering those ball bearings into the tops of the bolts.

Little update. I was able to get three of the four out with an allen key and a long metal cylinder rod I have, my old friend Archimedes never fails to help. The bolts did not like being taken out of the expanding casings but they came eventually.

However, and I only remember this now from when the neighbour had a go with the drill - the hex slot on the fourth one is rounded out a bit. Using a long crowbar I have managed to pry the entire thing up out of the ground about an inch maybe. But it is not coming out any further than where it is now.

Next I am going to put a metal cutting blade on the reciprocating saw that I have and go through the bolt and casing that I can see between the anchor and the ground. If I lose a finger or an eye I'll invoice LFGSS.

These things

I thought the anchor bolt expansion casings would have made that impossible but i will give it a go.

Underneath the black putty, the anchor bolts are flush with the anchor. No way am I getting an angle grinder in there?

I did not hammer a ball bearing into the hex slot at the top of each bolt though. In the forward thinking I might have to dig this up at some point in the future.

Do you think an SDS drill would be able to get them out, even though they've expanded their casings into the concrete?

I have one of these Squire ground achors drilled into the concrete near my front door.
https://www.squirelocks.co.uk/shop/motolok/ground-anchor.html

We are getting kicked out of our house in January by the landlord. I want to take this with me.

Does anyone have any tips on removing it from the concrete? Is it even possible?