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Yeah I have a good very expensive lawyer. He’s confident but I’m still nervous. I’m already trying to save money and talk less about some of the details. The first time we spoke I spent a few hundred rand hearing about how much he loved his new E bike.

Thanks ICM I’m not sure what she is entitled to but she is asking to take a a lot of items from the house which is mostly fine by me even though she hasn’t contributed much towards them. She wants the car registered in my name which she drives that is financed for more than it’s worth and a lump sum which I don’t have. So it’s very hard to see how I’ll ever get an agreement. Meanwhile she’s living rent free in my house while I rent a flat so I cannot wait forever. So it’s really worrying how long these things can drag out yet hard to see how we will ever agree on an anything.

Hope all you divorced Hubbers are enjoying better times. I'm also currently going through the process. I'm married out of community of property with no accruals. Thankfully there are no kids involved. After funding my wives business I'm about as close to bankruptcy as I think a guy can get and this has been compounded by all the recent interest rate increases. I have nothing but a little asset value left i my house. Does anyone know what happens when the settlement agreement goes absolutely nowhere? I simply cant afford to come close to meeting her requirements. I'm already relying on family handouts just to rent an apartment for myself which is a bit depressing to say the least.

I use a music stand I paid very little for from takealot. But as a solution its no where near as practical as the kickr desk or the Cyclops equivalent. A work colleague and I are thinking of building one using our current suppliers but it has become a long term project.

I've been a set of 60/80 DH wheels with the ceramic hubs for nearly three years and I'm extremely happy with them. The service at the time of purchase was excellent. A friend of mine also bought a set and damaged his rim which was replaced no questions asked.

I went and bought a new coffee machine as an incentive to stay awake for the whole race.

If a driver illegally cuts a corner after a mistake and impedes another driver on re entry, why shouldn't he receive a penalty. In other sports intention or fault will not excuse punishment like it does in F1. It made for a disappointing end to the race, but surely the rules are evolving for safety. As has been pointed out a similar thing happened last year with Verstappen and Raikkonen.

A proper fitting TT bike will also save your legs for the run. You might be one of the lucky few who can achieve a reasonable fit with a road bike, but according to a bike fitter I used they are never as good as TT geometry. It matters less for a 70.3 but for full IM every little bit of additional pace will be appreciated.

It’s a shame this is the same weekend as provisional date for the Race to Stanford. Any guesses as to where in Cape Town this event might be taking place?

Is anyone doing the Xterra in Grabouw this year? I am planning to train on the bike course every weekend so if anyone of any ability wants to join me please let me know.

I'm doing quite nicely out of the new system and its certainly better than two or three smoothies per week but... Last week I got my fourth diamond and told the wife that although we could go and get the sound system we want from Incredible Connection, if I get one more diamond it pays for the flights to Dubai as part of next years planned holiday. This morning I get my 5th diamond only to find out the Dubai flights are gone as are the R2000 vouchers at Incredible Connection. The other flight and holiday packages kind of suck as they all involve spending more money to reap the rewards. But hey its not all bad for such a short period. 870 points and five diamonds. I think I have done OK.

I can't see how this is helping those who need it most. I would hazard a guess that the people who take advantage of this share deal already have some money / income to bank with and are off the bottom of the scale. The cynic in me thinks this is more about marketing than uplifting the disadvantaged. Someone has more than likely undertook a study and realized the gains from securing new customers outweigh the lost customers from the white minority who move policies. Then again the more optimistic side of me realizes that this sort of thing goes on all the time. Maybe someone could educate me on the ins and outs of BEE policy, are there BEE benefits to be gained from having this type of quota based shareholding? If a company can gain the BEE status by offering shares to their clients while running a more merit based personnel structure then I guess I prefer that business model.

I'm not 100% sure how I feel about this but I've been half in with Discovery and half in with Momentum for the last two years. This might be enough to say enough with Discovery and go all in with Momentum.

Race 2 Stanford was brutal. Swim was rougher than I expected. The ride lived up to its reputation but was made worse by the wind. As well as the relentless climbing there were also some quite frightening descents. The run was hot and had a mix of terrain that made it hard to get a rhythm going. All in all I had a tough day it was a real challenge and by far the hardest 70.3 distance I have ever done. I’ll probably be back but with a bit more respect for the challenge. Well done to everyone taking part.

There are shuttles that I think cost about R60. From what I have heard there is a really good atmosphere in Stanford after the race. So maybe if you stick around you may be able to thumb a lift. I'll be getting a lift back to Hermanus. PM me closer to the time if you are stuck.