Recent content by Clifton

You've managed to have them resoled? I held onto two pairs of German para boots and I pair of Timberland hunting boots (not the usual pattern) for years hoping to have new soles attached and wear them again. I tried traditional cobblers and even a company that specialised in military boot...

"this getting old is for the birds" Well we're all getting older but when I was young I didn't have a decent 'proper' hat, just baseball caps (and that was before they were fashion items. So, while I have aches, pains and health conditions I have a good hat to wear, especially my Banjo Paterson...

I didn't mention Bristol in case I was thought biased as Clifton, Bristol, is my birthplace. History and pleasure to be had in abundance and you can see where the saying 'pay on the nail' is believed to have come from. Large area to cover but good transport options. Trouble is, the UK isn't...

Bought a copy of the book a while ago, haven't whittled yet as I'm considering what knife I should buy to go with the book. Seems wrong to use one I didn't specifically purchase for the task. Well, that's my excuse for buying another blade.

Hi Dav, an honourable wound that reminded me of the time I playfully grabbed my first wife causing her to squeal. Bridie, our Deerhound, tugged at my right forearm and her canine teeth went through my heavy duty bike leather and the flying jacket I was wearing on top. It was very cold, I'd just...

Don't want to offend any Londoners; our premier city and seat of so much history and magic is an obvious choice. I'm not a fan of cities so York is perfect for me. There is so much history, architecture and sites to remember in a small environ, due to city walls. Viking and Roman history in...

Realisation of age = walking into pub with mate who has cast around his broken ankle and people saying "oh no, how's the (self built custom Pan Head) bike"? Then watching them fall about laughing as explanation about trying son's skateboard hits them. Story may be 20 years old, but still amuses.

Be patient, wait to see how it grows and then decide on a style. By that, I mean play with how you trim it. Sides long or short and wear it down to, or over, the lip. It's your visage there and it's up to you how you grown facial hair. I look at pics of me when I was 20 and think I looked...

Not picking at nits, just wondering if I had unusual experience. Anyone else find that collars cut like that, as opposed to the press stud-down collars, start flapping in your face as you ride at speed? I've used screens a lot and, naturally, that doesn't occur - just when riding my 'naked' bikes.

Re tunnel pic. Hope it isn't against the rules to post this here. A similar tunnel runs under the Solent - the stretch of the English Chanel between Warsash area (Southampton) and the Isle of Wight. The tunnel houses the power cable to the Island and engineers walk the cable length to inspect...

Chain wallets predate skateboards wider following. I wore one in the seventies and eighties because I didn't want to lose my wallet as I rode. Truckers and bikers wore them before that in the U.S. but getting stuff to England was expensive and difficult, so I waited until a custom bike shop...

How many special forces soldiers does it take to change a light bulb? None, they're not scared of the dark. Sorry if that one has been'done',just found this topic.

I guess I'm the definition of hypocrite. I wear cowhide but wouldn't wear horsehide no mater how good it looks or how well it performs. I've been around horses most of my life and both my partners have been horsewomen. The idea of wearing equine is as bad for me as eating one. Never had cows...

After spending too much time enjoying what others have written, and learning in the process, this is a subject I may be able to properly comment on. So, hello all from England. I'm 63, so as long as I live to be 126 I'm just middle aged. When Mods (on scooters) and Rockers (on motorcycles) went...

Hi All, I've been looking and not taking part for too long - sorry, didn't mean to be a snooper. Been wondering how to jump in and this seems as good a place as any. I hope. My late father used to say how proud he was when he saw me stop while walking to school and remove my school cap as a...