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"Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins is in hospital after being knocked off his bike. The 32-year-old Olympic gold medal winner damaged his ribs in the collision at 18:00 GMT in Wrightington, near Wigan and was taken to a local hospital by ambulance. Lancashire Police have told BBC Sport his injuries are not life-threatening. The incident happened on Crow Orchard Road and a woman driver is helping police with inquiries." - BBC.

We had gantry cranes in the factory, up to 180 tons. The driver was basically responsible for not hitting anything with the load, but the slinger was responsible for seeing that the means used to support the load were adequate for the job. There were surprisingly few incidents, but 80 tons coming down twenty feet sticks in the mind. We went to pendant control on a lot of the smaller cranes later, which did increase the amount of excitement, as almost anybody could have a go. I caused great hilarity once by lifting something that seemed to be stuck to the floor, only to find that, after I'd pulled it in half, I'd missed a ring of bolts that were still holding it down....

Breaking news on the BBC - "Champion cyclist Bradley Wiggins in hospital after collision with a vehicle " - no further details.

Currently downing a Nigerian Guinness - lovely stuff, I think. Tesco on what the English think is the mainland stock it, now and then - well worth a try.

Ah, right - I see now..

Dummy point motors?

Class 70 going cheap for spares...

Anniversary of this one today - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufton_Nervet_rail_crash - difficult to work out who was the winner here...

On my other forum there is a limit ( eight in that case ) to the number of pictures that can be embedded in a single post, however big or small they might be..

I used to use tinypic but have since found http://imgur.com/ to be better - for me, anyway..

This one has just come to court over here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-20164782 - could have been a lot more exciting than it was....

56...

I'll probably use this one a lot...

It'll be a wig he got from Jamboree in Clonakilty..

I had cause to deliver some stuff to South Eastern Finecast a few years back and had a good tour of the facilities - flush glazing packs are one of his staple lines - http://www.sefinecast.co.uk/Flushglaze%20Windows/Flushglaze%20Windows%20Page%201.htm

I understand that my agent has made contact with you telephonically and requested one for himself, too, as a result of me sending him a picture of it. He'll now be negotiating for sufficient time off to make the collection trip...

Can you hang on to one for me? I'll be in before Christmas, if my agent doesn't venture in in the meantime - wave one at him, too, if he appears.... Ta.

I did feel that I should make an effort to bring enlightenment to the commuters this morning.. I still think it should say "gubu"...

I find the 22000s nice trains to travel in - far better than the similar Voyager over here, anyway. I sort of don't want to like them - but I do..

I have found the curved scalpel blades - No 10 & No 15 - to be good for this process. There's no corner to dig in and leave a scrape-mark.

Jamboree is a fancy dress (hire?) shop - apparently.. http://www.cylex.ie/company/jamboree+fancy+dress+shop-10994496.html

The pool ball numbering system is used elsewhere..

Fair enough - I will lay plans..

How much are they? I will have to organise sending an emmisary in on my behalf.