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There is nothing official yet but as they are 'access controlled' they should, according to what has been published, be open. Will update as soon as we hear anything official.

Dropping a 72 year old isn't nothing.

The best team lost. Again...

I can't say what the legal position is but when I had to travel to clients extensively the understanding was that the first trip out (from home) and the return home at the end of the day were seen as being on your own time and like a normal commute to the office and back. All other trips in between we could claim for fuel. In our case looking after the vehicle was our own responsibility as part of the employment conditions was to own and maintain a reliable vehicle. My best guess is that if something is not written into your contract you may be stuck with looking after all vehicle related issues yourself.

As most of the guys have said it is best to avoid riding around that area at the moment. Tokai was suggested and has a few beginner friendly trails - Fairy Garden, Your Roots and Lizard are all green graded and will be fine for a beginner and if you are feeling confident then the blue graded Vasbyt and Boomslang are good with no unavoidable obstacles. Load up Trailforks on your phone to help you find your way around the trails. https://www.trailforks.com/region/tokai-forest-mtb-trails/ As per Duane the greenbelt is a good beginner territory. https://www.trailforks.com/region/constantia-greenbelt-17002/ Another recomendation would be to spend a day at the Bike Park at Uitsig, you will learn a lot while having fun. https://bikeparkatuitsig.co.za/gallery/

I spent a ridiculous amount of time on that game many years back

Fixed

If I remember correctly it has been once this season prior to the games this weekend that the ref stuck with his original decision.

You don't need the activity card for running or hiking. I'm not sure of the rules regarding swimming in the dam but lots of people do swim in there and as far as I know nobody has been in trouble for it. Again you wouldn't need an activity card.

Sorry I forgot to get back about this. I am told that Silvermine parking is open now.

Park management have been under a spotlight and are having considerable pressure put on them to up their game by the task teams set up by minister Creasy. It would be nice to think that those groups are having an effect.

'Women and children first' comes to mind, ship sinking, building on fire etc.

They are very helpful with this, I took eight apps through for them a couple of weeks back.

That will be getting blocked off very soon. But people will be people - guys were short cutting the exit to Cobra so a rock was rolled into place to stop this happening. The result was a new line forming around the rock... There are now logs there too and I will bet good money it won't be long before somebody removes them.

Yeah it gave me 2.5 minutes on Lizard last week. I know I'm slow but... Apparently I was faster climbing back up, and that cannot be the case I have the power output of a very old sewing machine.

There is a whole world of pain, regulations and not insubstantial cost that pop up if you want an 'official' event in Tokai. The number of trails used wasn't really anything to do with the format, they were chosen by Myles to fit with the type of event he wanted.

Or alternately "I like the look of that, can I afford it?' If the answer is yes they buy it.

Heresy! Take that back now There is no such thing as an unattractive redhead, they are automatically reclassified as ginger at that point.

Absolutely spot on, I struggle to get fully invested when watching these days and it is entirely down to the lack of fans and sterile atmosphere.

Gates open at 7am and close at 7pm.

I think so, will check and get back to you.

They are around. I nearly rode over a big puff adder on Sunday, neither he or I were amused.

A bit of good news from tomorrow, Saturday 17th October, the gate will be manned again. This means you can now buy a day permit over weekends and also park in the picnic area again.

The stand out there was just how warped a perception of a person/family you gain if their social media is to be believed. That guy was one evil sod.

Not the same I know but this made my day