The brillopad race blog

[Gentile]

I still cant believe he didnt slow down that last minute and finish in 13:37

If only Xeno were here. Well done again, Brillo - fantastic stuff.

[escapeUK]

If only Xeno were here. Well done again, Brillo - fantastic stuff.

Excuse me, sir... a Xeno-WHAT?"

[Gentile]

Excuse me, sir... a Xeno-WHAT?"

I had a Google around the other day after noticing something about "Xeno Points" in somebody's sig (I think it was k2p2's). Apparently they're 'awarded' for impressive geekery.

Edit: this was the thread I found that explained it.

[mudskipper]

I had a Google around the other day after noticing something about "Xeno Points" in somebody's sig (I think it was k2p2's). Apparently they're 'awarded' for impressive geekery.

Edit: this was the thread I found that explained it.

Nope - I never earned any Xeno points. Mostly before my time I think.

[BrilloPad]

Excuse me, sir... a Xeno-WHAT?"

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ma-thread.html

I am Xeno and I used to post on CUK.

I am a professional contractor by day and an almost alcoholic fun-seeker by night; I enjoy a Pot Noodle and a wank; I am responsible for Xeno Geek Points; I have been to several CUK meet-ups; I've had a threesome with two other prominent CUKers and I have also jerked off on webcam to another ex-CUK poster.

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I miss Xeno. Come back!

[Gentile]

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ma-thread.html

I am Xeno and I used to post on CUK.

I am a professional contractor by day and an almost alcoholic fun-seeker by night; I enjoy a Pot Noodle and a wank; I am responsible for Xeno Geek Points; I have been to several CUK meet-ups; I've had a threesome with two other prominent CUKers and I have also jerked off on webcam to another ex-CUK poster.

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I miss Xeno. Come back!

You might want to put quotes around that. I thought for a second you were making some pretty disturbing admissions, rather than merely quoting someone else doing so.

[Gentile]

Nope - I never earned any Xeno points. Mostly before my time I think.

It might have been Mary Poppins I was thinking of. It's hard to keep track when people keep changing their names and avis.

I only realised the other day that BigTime and FiveTimes aren't the same person, since their names sound so similar and they both use different images of "Monkey" as their avis.

[Barley]

Brilliant report you are an inspiration and well done on the fantastic achievement.

Re shipping bikes, you can fly with a bike but it has to be in a bike box / bike bag, this means stripping it down a little i.e. handlebars off and folded back, seat & wheels removed. A lot of bike shops will have boxes they hire out for a weekend/week, these can be maybe £40/£50 to hire. Alternatively you can buy a bike bag from about £70 (im guessing as havnt checked in a while). Last option is to check with your tri club or look on tripe talk to see if anyone can lend you one?

All airlines will let you fly with a bike box but its worth checking their payment terms as some will rip you off, some will charge maybe £20/£25 per flight and some like BA wont charge.

[Mich the Tester]

Is that part absolutely necessary?

Okay. I lied. You can drink ALL you want. And just eat lard.

Seriously - I have no idea. It worked for me.

Drink moderately; 1 or 2 normal glasses of wine or beer won't do any harm and if it helps you relax then it's probably more good than bad. But 3 glasses, or moving on to vodkas and so on; that becomes a problem. Obviously, if you have a couple of extra drinks (I don't mean getting drunk) every once in a while ( I don't mean every week ) then it's OK too, but just be sensible.

As for food; personally I don't eat deep fried food simply because I don't like it, but I don't really worry much about it; just make sure you get all the vitamins plus plenty of proteins for training recovery, and obviously, keep off the fatty wobbly take-aways.

[mudskipper]

You might want to put quotes around that. I thought for a second you were making some pretty disturbing admissions, rather than merely quoting someone else doing so.

That's quite tame compared to some of Brillo's confessions.