Steve_M

I have a shiny new toy. No piece of wood is safe from me now.

We had a busy day lime plastering a wall as part of the house renovation. It’s bloody hard work. Two of us working it took around six hours to do (yes, we’re slow). We have the larger wall facing this to do today.

That’s a bit of a bugger. Fingers crossed some thing comes up soon.

Thank you for sharing. We have wondered if we should put the Wild Atlantic Route on our list of places to tour. I had never heard of the Healy Pass but will be part of that tour if we do go.

My answer to that would be to visit somewhere like Hideout and buy one of their products.

Sometimes wish I could stick one of these on these people’s windscreens.I

I’ve been kinda busy for the last week or two. A trip to the Smoke to spend a little time walking around Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, visiting the Natural History and Science museums. But primarily to go see We Will Rock You (for the third time). Then there was a trip to Norfolk to see my son and family. It was great to see my grandson for only the second time. There was a slight difference in accommodation, for each, mostly price… It did remind me why I haven’t camped since attending the Le Mans 24hrs event in 2008. And now I’m back to house renovations / DIY

That’s been on my list for the last couple of years but I keep getting distracted by the Scottish Borders and Northumberland.

My (bloody awful) BMW Navigator IV decided that I might only want to navigate around the middle of France. Garmin Express was no help in dealing with the issue so I sent it to these people. £39 plus postage, and four days later I have a fully functioning device back. This is the second time I’ve used their services and, although I had my doubts before the first time, they’ve proven to be excellent, with good communication and a speedy turnaround time. Satnav Repair Service

Sounds like a plan. It’s been a while for me but I progressed onto a 500cc (Honda CX500ES, that is) very soon after passing my test. It was, for me, the right stepping stone but I recognised that my lack of riding experience needed to be balanced out with urgent improvement.which took the form of the local Bikesafe equivalent. Recommended. Coincidentally, I’m about to sell my SV650 to one of the guys responsible for that very Bikesafe course. I will have to thanks him for costing me a fortune as it fired a great enthusiasm for further training resulting attending numerous i2i, off road, Hopp Rider Training, IAM, RoSPA, Motogymkhana, track days etc. events to broaden my skill set.

Any new skill takes time, patience and perseverance. The skills required to ride a motorbike are new and strange to you but, like anything worthwhile, are rewarding to acquire. At some point you’ll find the various actions and the coordination required becomes second nature*. Then the fun really begins. *while the basic ability to make a bike go, stop, and turn may become second nature, I would suggest continuing improvement is desirable by taking part in further training.

Having worked in IT for many years in numerous capacities, any date set by management (including governments - or, perhaps, especially governments) are purely nominal.

For those planning to tour in Europe from 2014 on, a brief article on ETIAS. https://apple.news/Af5rUDfM-R4SEFzevpr3Kug

The weather is part of the reason why we tour in September. Usually still mild and generally dry.

I’ve been away for a few days so have only just caught up with your tour. Looks wonderful. I may even nick a couple of ideas from you for our tour in September.

I stayed in Sezanne on my first solo tour. I thought it rather nice in a shabby chic way. Has it changed, I wonder.

I’ve never been to Portsmouth so wouldn’t know. Reminds me of a the time me and a mate went out on the town in Southampton, found Yates’ wine bar and asked a local where the best place was for a good night out. “Portsmouth”, apparently.

It’s an Instagram thing… Would you? If so, why?

Welcome aboard. Mine’s a pint if you’re ever up this way. (always worth a punt … )

Bloody fine idea. Have fun.

Two of my grandkids live in Old Kilpatrick, in sight of the Erskine Bridge- I’ve been there for the last week - so I know the junction well. It took a few trips to remember to take the second turning. Not helped by having another one of the offspring living in Bishopton.

Took the turn for Bishopton instead of Erskine Bridge? Easily done. Apparently.

I only had time for a quick pop by - both were genuinely impressive. I need to go back to get a better look at both. Note to self. Don’t visit on a busy Saturday… both were rammed with visitors.