if welcome.  i think the standard way to avoid the knee rash is wear a pair of the athletic knee supports  --neoprene ones r best

its not ' train train harder'  its 'have more more fun' )  when i meet other bockers i just do things i wouldnt do on my own

hey  slow down ollie,  its is quite legal for esco to send us stuff.  what im saying is the idea that it is illleagal for us in the UK to buy something, via the internet, in germany ourselves  is quite bogus. the EU stands for ' the free exchange of goods' 

And thankyou esco  4 offering by the way )

years ago  me un a m8 hitched in2 walse  un headed for aberwystwyth ( mainly cos my sister then bf now hubby was a student there un we would get a warm bath un a roof over our heads) . entered a 3-1 welsh to english speaking house hold. And i have to say they were v nice un welcoming  as soon as me or my m8 entered the room they switch from welsh to english.  But we did come acropper  we went off 1 day to go to porth merrion  ( where they made the prisoner). WE were sure we were hea,ded in the right direction  cos the signs kept pointing the right way ----we later found out   it was welsh  for 'foot path'

its not a case of upsetting individuals. Im talking a general point of law. The european Union stands for the 'free exchange of goods, services and ideas'   you cant have something 4 sale in germany  that it is illeagal to buy  or export to the UK. There may be legitimate commercial reasons 4 acting in some way  but that is not above the law.

Some1 tell me different?!

oo wot esco doing  no probs.  it the official word from a company  saying  they can sell in germany but not Uk ---that is i think illeagal, contravines the treaty of rome. IF u import to german , or greece or swedem  u import to ALL of european union  i dont think  there r 'patent issues' between these countries

oo yeah  more the merrier.  right the riser itself ---a lil ridgid. maybe make it a bit cartoonish --bendy  more 'human'?  twist the knee brace  in manner of a an arm  -wrist on head  elbow against wall.   Coupled wiith  footplate shifted in other direction ( or would that b too camp?)

Have over sized  foot sox on too

yeah  think  hoop un 'backboard' wiv the riser leaning on hoop to board  , holding, capturing the ball in place,  suggesting that the riser is 'master' of the situation   and means there is no uncertainty as to wot type of ball it is 

Will give the pix more depth and interest too ( sorry i got simon scharmas latest book on art 4 chrimbo)

and do it in welsh too ---show up the ones that dont know it hehehe

Maybe  have the ball and riser perched/lent on top of the hoop?

Thankyou for that.  Dont worry about your ability  its very OK. You are very lucky to have other bockers so close. Im sure it is the same on German forums  you have lots of single people asking if there is anyone near them.

Ta jake    im impressed this 'social networking' really works

Erm  wasnt sure where to put this comment ( so its here) and couldnt find any of the bits that may link to this. 

But ive read things about poweriser updates un add-ons that can be purchased in German  but not in the UK for 'patent reasons'?

Erm how does that work. Ok someone in germany or austria may not wish to get into the hassel of couriering things over national boarders , fair enuff. BUT THE UK AND GERMAN ARE PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION . Now dont exactly quote me but Im sure a central part of the original Treaty of Rome went on about ' THE FREE EXCHANGE OF, GOODS, SERVICES AND IDEAS'. There may be exceptions 4 local reasons ( most memorably some drugs --both recreational and medicinal- may be licienced in 1 country but not another) but they should be deemed exceptions.

If a product can be legally sold in germany  could some1 please tell me why it cant be sold in the Uk?

 i suppose it would b saf enuff in one of them raised 'cage' things  but i fear my days as a hot panted gogo boy r long behnd me.

  ive managed 2 pints of 'real' ale and a 1 mile walk home  mind i only just got to the loo in time.

Ive been out bocking the last 2 mornings and its been tres cold ( and just heard on radio there could b snow here by the end of the week.  So how do peeps keep their hands warm?  none of my gloves will fit over my wrist guards.  Do u use big mittens, very thin gloves, r u hard, am i a wimp or do u just grin un bare it?