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#13741 Re: Nothing In Particular

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#13742 Re: Nothing In Particular

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pre65 wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:33 pm This might be a question for Nick.

A friend of Jeans has got a Porsche Boxster, and she says it's got "funny wheels" that don't have valves and therefore no means of pumping the tyres up. :?

Does that make any sense ?
Perhaps it's got something like this, hidden valve kit ?

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#13743 First Test Image Received From James Webb Telescope

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#13744 Re: Nothing In Particular

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pre65 wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:43 pm
pre65 wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:33 pm This might be a question for Nick.

A friend of Jeans has got a Porsche Boxster, and she says it's got "funny wheels" that don't have valves and therefore no means of pumping the tyres up. :?

Does that make any sense ?
Perhaps it's got something like this, hidden valve kit ?

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-a ... ghEALw_wcB
If it is then I don't think its a Porsche thing.
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#13745 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Thought this was cool
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#13746 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Blimey! :shock: More strings than fingers available is terrifying.

Imagine Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) playing that around the 'Lick My Decals Off Baby' era.
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#13747 Re: Nothing In Particular

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I’ve got an app on my phone which measures walking speed,distance, length of your step, how much quicker one leg is compared to the other .

For 3 years this app wouldn’t measure my gait (the first year I was in a wheelchair so didn’t use it) it measured my speed which was less than a km an hour. But my attempts at walking weren’t measureable

Since I’ve developed brain control and proprioception things have started to move at pace.

In December It measured my speed 2km an hour, length of my gait and my gait asymmetry 96%

Today my speed as increased to 2.9 km an hour and my asymmetry is down to 87% .

These are pretty bad figures for a man my age but after 3 years of walking stagnation I’m elated.

Measurements are taken when I take the dog for a 90 minute walk
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#13748 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Onwards!
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#13749 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Good to hear
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#13750 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Daniel Quinn wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:01 am Measurements are taken when I take the dog for a 90 minute walk
Good progress but perhaps your dog isn't so impressed!
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#13751 Re: Nothing In Particular

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He’s a very well behaved border collie and is only interested in fetching his ball, thus a lead ain’t necessary in the park.

My new found walking skills mean I don’t fall other if someone breaths on me , which means I can go to crowded places like pubs and owysten
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#13752 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Dog sitted for a mates Collie and another friends working spaniel, both loved a tennis ball so when out walking around the
local playing fields took an old tennis racket with me and hit the ball as far as I could, I walked about a mile they ran about 10 :D Soon wore them out but had to be careful on warm days as neither of them would stop.
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#13753 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Daniel Quinn wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:38 pm ...which means I can go to crowded places like pubs and owysten
It would be good to see you at the next Owston - probably not the dog's thing though...
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#13754 Re: Nothing In Particular

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very interesting PMQs at lunchtime today. The ice is getting very thin under Boris feet......
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#13755 Re: Nothing In Particular

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It's interesting that Prince Andrew is guilty until proved innocent ( or not) and Boris just goes on and on and on.
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