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I fully get that, plus it’s an invaluable genetic resource to look at things like cryptic speciation, new phylogenies and adaptive mechanisms - all of which essentially you have decades/centuries of snapshots of thanks to collections. What the NHM/Sanger are doing with the Darwin tree of life project is amazing too.

If you haven’t already - join RES as a student member!

No - we have a wax moth research colony. We do have a research apiary here too, so can chat with the manager there if there’s anything we can try collect?

Not big here on pointlessly pinning wild samples so fully agree, but we have lots of lab moths we dispose of. If they could be of use would be happy to send.

Ooh congrats, whereabouts? And good luck, let us know if you need a greater wax moth and can pop one in the post!

Haha, ideally to someone with identical shaped trotters too!

look like they'll last a while, hope breaking them in is nice and easy!

I think he's a one man band, as always got emails direct from him - really helpful through the entire process so would definitely recommend!

These arrived yesterday from Jadd. First pair of proper shoes I’ve bought new, as always second hand before, and most I’ve spent on a pair by a long way which was a bit scary.

That said, they fit great and once broken in should be excellent. Really solidly built and have nice close fitting heel and roomy forefoot.

fascinating and terrifying in equal measure. At least they're having these conversations before the technology is mature or has progressed to the stage it can be implemented.

I think flipside of this is that a first time buyer will likely have sunk all their available cash into deposit and house, so having to pay for new roof/major repairs because your ceiling/wall is pissing water isn’t a small ask when you don’t have the money.

Ooh, worth the venture out over Glen's kitchen?

Given it’s your first place, do you really want to have to move in and potentially immediately have to do some big works when you’ll have very little cash reserves to do them properly? Asides from the money side, that’s likely to be quite stressful.

When we moved into our place we had to replace the roof (we knew about this and got roofers to quote to knock money off) and then redo several rooms which unexpectedly and almost immediately started pissing water evertywhere. Good now, but could really have done without the stress or financial strain as there were other things we’d have liked to fix first. Looking back, less work when we were trying to figure things out would have been a nicer experience.

Will add to my list. If you're ever in the centre, Cedar Express at top of park row by Wills memorial building is excellent and been my go to for years + an absolute bargain (also do lahmacun). Biblos are great too for jerk chicken wraps, and do a £5 lunch deal

Same here as in Bristol now, but used to regularly swing by on way to or from Tapping the Admiral.

E mono was amazing and so cheap, shame prices had doubled last time I went in.

Is there a sort-of kebabs that are filling you up thread? Needs to be one for good kebab recommendations

Perfect for that authentic mid Industrial Revolution smokey eye look. Foundations come in a range of popular shades including consumption and typhoid

I sense a springboard for Mogg branded fashion and cosmetics, given Jacob and Reiss are already taken.

Ta. I got in touch to ask about last widths, which he was really helpful about. He’s sending out a pair to try on, then can return and place order for a pair of crossover boots hopefully!

anyone bought a pair of Jadd shoes/boots?

Yeah tried it at the distillery, but lighter then the regular 12. Still tasty, tour guide described it as a breakfast whisky

It’s still a reach to say that having the misfortune to be invaded by your neighbouring country for a second time in under 10 years is a demonstration of narcissistic leadership.

Few nice ones from yesterday. Couple of Prince and white saddles. Are these giant or trooping funnels? Umbo present on a few but most not

Back in Bristol on Fri and will take pic. Currently got 30mm corsa controls on narrow rims on there, and limit is brake

Edit: mine acquired without fork, and on my size 61 I have a Columbus Grammy slim which is toight as a toiger but with smaller sizes, futura sl would prob be much better

Nice. Bought a really banged up one of this exact model ages ago and still going strong after a fix, despite many ups and downs - really solid frames. Much easier to find a new fork in smaller sizes if you need to too!

Follow this guy on twitter, and thought it might be of interest to people - he sells prints of meticulously detailed paintings of insects, which i thought are pretty cool!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MartynWarrenPrints

Morning out exploring Berlin without panniers has been great fun