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Dodged the showers and had a nice run down to Goodwood with a mate. Surprised to see few bikes out for a Sunday, unless something was going on elsewhere...or the slightest hint of rain put folk off. Anyway, nice little 120 mile loop done and burger consumed. Bosh.

Not at all selfish, I love being on my own. I'm setting off on a trip tomorrow for a week on my own and I'll love it. I've let people down over the years with pulling out of trips or getting ill so I've decided to do things on my own now so I'm only letting myself down if I cancel plans. Also I can stop when I want, go where I want etc.

Quick engine oil change and shaft oil change on the K13S. Went as planned, thankfully BMW provided a drain plug on the K13S final drive so I didn’t have to split and drop the shaft drive like I did with the K12S. Ended up going to a local aquarium store to get a large syringe and clear tubing to do the job! Bike nearly ready for a trip to Germany next week.

This was uploaded today by Saddlebags. I liked the whole video but I think this is the most jaw dropping drone footage I've seen of a motorcycle ride on Youtube, the music makes it incredibly moving. Link is timestamped.

I thought the band were great, less so Axl. Slash played a blinder as usual but then he’s one of my guitar heroes so could play nursery rhymes and I’d still listen to him. I had the Les Paul out last night and was jamming along with them, bloody love it!

Took the new wheels down to Brighton this morning. I like it very much.

Replace the worst PM ever with the second worst PM ever? Nothing surprises me anymore with this shower.

I've stayed at Camping Alpenblick, lovely little site and great hosts. https://www.camping-alpenblick.ch/en If I ever return to Switzerland I would definitely stay there again. It was in 2017 and was about £15 for the night, not too bad for Switzerland. Like you, I got supplies from the local Aldi but I did splash out for a breakfast in the restaurant and it was worth the extra coin. If you're on a budget, trust me, don't eat out. The prices are eye watering! Interlaken is beautiful and the site is right next to Lake Thun which is gorgeous. Some pictures:

That's what you get when they appoint Howard from the Halifax adverts as chancellor.

I wonder whatever that could be? Not immigration presumably as she wants them back to support 'growth':https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/24/liz-truss-plans-to-loosen-immigration-rules-to-boost-uk-economy Fact is, she's already dead meat. With a cabinet full of chancers, prices going through the roof and a budget for the wealthy the trajectory is heading speedily downwards. Truss' complete lack of charisma, oratory skills, leadership or charm will see her hung, drawn and quartered by March. My moneys on a General Election by the summer.

Tories will never bite the hand that feeds.

Good luck with that. https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/eur/17540-pound-to-euro-week-ahead-forecast-risk-of-exceptional-volatility-and-historic-lows

I've just put a tenner on the Smiths being number 1 next week.

John Major? I've suddenly been transported back to 1991! Truss is as thick as shit. I'll be watching what she achieves, although my hopes aren't high. Not that I have any hopes, of course.

You're right, they could.

Gone by Easter. One positive will be watching her get dismantled by Starmer at the first PMQs.

Are you referring to Gordon Brown? That was in 1999. 23 years ago. The current government have been in power for 12 years, long enough to sort out all of the issues that were apparently caused by the previous government but they haven't and have ruined this country. 12 years. That's even longer than Thatcher's reign of terror. I laughed at Cleverley's interview on radio yesterday claiming that the current energy crisis is down to Nick Clegg. They have to blame somebody for all of their f**k ups and delve further down the barrel to do so. 12 years is enough to take ownership and responsibility over your monumental mistakes and the current state of the country. They won't of course. Truss is a sacrificial lamb, a scapegoat to say that when everything implodes, it was all her fault.

Putin is running out of options now, without a demand for energy they're blunted. Totally agree on Brexit, it's been a monumental disaster. We are isolated from the EU so they're are going to be reluctant to help us and I don't blame them. We are on our own. However we've got blue passports, 'taken back control', gained sovereignty (whatever the f**k that is) and not been controlled by EU laws although anybody I've spoken to can't mention a single one. 17.4M people duped by lies and now we're all feeling the effects. I'd be ashamed if I'd voted Brexit but of course the right wing media and rabid Brexiteers will blame Remainers anyway. The sheep will believe whatever they're fed. Happy to be proved wrong though, especially when the thousands of Brexit benefits come flying my way. ,

In the meantime, it's projected that UK energy companies will generate profits of $170 billion over the next 2 years during a global energy crisis.

Yes please

It's not red tape, it's standard that you don't accrue NCB if you're not riding a bike, or driving a car for that matter. The biggest gap you can have is 2 years but you must have been insured on a bike prior to that gap.

I wouldn't have thought so, they want public transport to run effectively and make some profit. They don't though. Privatisation rocks! The Tories are more concerned about keeping their donors happy and f**king the rest of us up the arse. Oh, and also trying to prove that Brexit was and is a great idea even though there's sufficient proof that it isn't and those who voted for it were hoodwinked by the propaganda and lies. The sunlit uplands haven't appeared yet. I doubt they ever will. On topic, speed restrictions promote the use of cash earning preventions such as cameras. The current government are short of cash so need to raise it somehow. Here in Surrey there's plenty and there's plenty of room for more.