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Only the jeans are part of the contest and judging. It's testing my memory but iirc this came with my jeans as they took longer to arrive and I started the contest a few weeks later (which is unimportant as it won't matter in the long run). It's fading in my pocket nicely so I thought to share with the crew. There may be others in circulation, I don't know.

My keyring is ahead of my jeans!!

Freewheelers x 2 / Tezomeya / Warehouse

I've been using this Char-Broil gasso grill all week... it's good and really convenient. Quicker time to get BBQing and less set-up faffing, less cleaning up afterwards and this one was cooking between 250C and 350C. Convenient al fresco dining. I'm hearing that the smokey taste of charcoal can be engineered too by burning one piece and drizzling it with oil then closing the BBQ lid but I never tried this. Preference for charcoal is predominantly on chargrilled taste and quality of end product, subject to using quality restaurant grade stuff, and not forgetting the feeling of being like a caveman making a fire @CSL I found this that made me laugh!

@Maynard Friedman Ta la... some good bullets there... noting that Saltaire is actually in Bradford! Piece Hall is a lovely structure and is all the rage for gigs these days.

Here's one take on Bradford's car culture

Why is that? Genuinely curious. (Hasten to add I'm not on the tourism committee - there are plenty of cons and pros, like any place )

In other news... a week away from it all, sort of, with la familia in Bakewell, Derbyshire… yep the Peak District again… only 90 minutes from home which met the brief… Nice crib for some lolling about after going out and about doing some swimming, some walking, some biking (more later, promise 😉) Stuff nearby... Walked up Stanage Edge with Mrs and daughter this time And spotted this Porsche and Ferrari cavalcade… the drivers were all a bit vanilla… I wonder if they have any businesses in Leicester? Canes 37s attempting to hide the shame of a gasso BBQ… I’ve got charcoal at home… c’mon let me off folks!!

^ there may be some of that Neal, I don't know. There is definitely a lot of multi-generational living and legitimate business building resulting in surplus income that many of the folk there like to spend on fancy cars. When there are weddings or other celebrations, the fancy cars, including hire cars, come out in force. Each to their own. Absolutely coincidentally, many years ago I bought a VW Golf from a lad in Bradford. I arrived as his younger brothers were polishing it up to a high shine. The car was immaculate, parked up on a street of back-to-backs... clearly their pride and joy, their bit of street cred. ^^ I could just see you Martin going to Betty's Tea Rooms for breakfast, followed by a refreshing swim down at Ilkley Lido, followed by a razz around in your hired yellow Lamborghini before going for a curry in central Bradford

The city centre is most definitely not glam but has a certain edgy character. There are big issues with homelessness, poverty and all that comes with it... like loads of larger UK cities. Not that the government give a shit about people and places like this, so it could only get worse. Yeah I’ve made a similar comment… geezers driving around in a brand spanking new Ferrari, living in a simple abode. Many of the folk with the fancy cars choose to live in multi-generational houses that were bought years ago removing housing costs for them. Some communities choose to stick, and live, together. Also due to the shortage of employment opportunities, there’s entrepreneurial business spirit in the place. Hence there’s disposable income for fancy wheels, for some folk at least. I’ve seen a mix of housing across the spectrum in Bradford e.g. proper poverty on big estates where repairs aren’t top of the council’s list (could be what you saw), old terraced housing much of which is multi-generational living mostly looked after, and go a few miles from the centre but still within Bradford and you’ve got ‘posh’ places like Ilkley, Burley in Wharfedale, Addingham etc etc where there are loads of £multi-million houses and wealth. Definitely an interesting place.

Not today but last week... Ladies and gentlemen, the UK’s 2025 City of Culture… Bradford I like the place, it’s full of diversity and character… screw the haters Loved this collection of photos from the 1980s in the Lumb Lane area of the city… on show at the Science and Media Museum Tower of Now is in the city centre… commissioned recently to celebrate the city's diversity And then a Caribbean lunch at a nice little food hall (erm Darley Street market, rather than Greggs this time)

^ what the hecko!

@buler thanks for sharing and the advice. Shocking how these things just come out of nowhere. I’d never heard of tracking the trend on the PSA score – appreciate the tip. A mate of a mate, who I know, recently had prostrate C. He had zero symptoms. He did a test (PSA and the dreaded rubber glove) because his brother came down with it so he got worried. He also caught it early, had the treatment and is in recovery. Best wishes – looking forward to your next ‘normal’ WAYWT in due course!

SCSC 1942 jeans... sized up at w36, maximum cinch applied, with big f-off cuff!!

@buler hope your recovery passes smoothly matey!

Nice jeans @Broark Anyone copping this 😉? It was shared by a friend

@Vamp Welcome! A solid first post. Congrats on the win. Pics and post-wash measurements tend to be well-received around these parts so you've lined that up nicely

A 7 hour round trip yesterday to Loughborough University athletics stadium for my lad to run for just over 2 minutes… a great experience and result so it was well worth it

@Maynard Friedman nice... do you have a pic of it new to compare?

Gardener / Whitesville / At Last / Viberg / Rototo beanie

More dark denim with nice grainy texture... Gardener 579XX Funky type 2 style based off the Copper King Lot 105 jacket (thanks to @Lorcan for the link) Same denim as @beautiful_FrEaK's jeans – very dark and nicely coarse… delightful denim is a good way to describe it. I had that pleasantly masochistic anxious feeling that the pattern wouldn’t work... obviously after I’d bought it. But a lap of the park gives me confidence that once the stiffness goes, it’ll be grand. Spiral website said it right… ‘The armholes are narrow, the sleeves are thick, the collar is high, and the waist is tightly tightened. I think you will enjoy a unique silhouette that is different from Company L’ The jacket itself is longer length than I usually wear… the good news is it goes nicely over the longer Freewheelers sweatshirts which cracks that particular issuette. I might cuff the sleeves if I’m wearing a t-shirt as they are pretty long, otherwise I’ll embrace them. Very nice service from Spiral via IG. Happy... and few pics out in the garden (local field) naturally...

@smoothsailor great work mate... and always love seeing your Lee jacket... top notch!

@nopal WoM looking cool

MRs and Junior MJF9 grew this avocado plant from seed during lockdown, making it about 5 years old. I read they can take 10 years to bear fruit. However, in the north of Engerland it might be a stretch... we'll find out in 5 years... watch this space ... (I'm no gardener but think it needs a bigger pot)

Seuvas / SCSC 1942s / Russell Moccasin