What you doing this weekend?

[Shepherd]

28 minutes ago, janinej said:

 But can't afford to go out...

I know that feeling this month

 

But ... I am going on an 'Advanced' training course after doing a Firebike course a week or so ago. All it's gonna cost me is brunch for the instructor 

[Grumpy Old Git]

1 hour ago, janinej said:

I have wobbly fingers that make the same mistakes lol. I got confused and thought motorbikes were racing in las Vegas but its cars.  There is a bike race Moto GP in Qatar on Sunday evening, my neighbour said I can go round and watch it because its a close race to who will be a world champion.

 

The Las Vegas car racing is on at 6am.  No chance I will get up that early on a Sunday lol.  I've always wanted to go to Las Vegas, sounds like a cool fun place.

 

JJ

Las Vegas was not 'cool' when me and my son went through there one evening when we were riding Route 66 - The rear lens fell off the brake light on the Harley my son was on - The metal had expanded that much in the heat!

[Mickly]

35 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

Getting up at silly o'clock to help my son shift a double bed. The excitement is all too much.

But can you get him out of it first?

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Git said:

Las Vegas was not 'cool' when me and my son went through there one evening when we were riding Route 66 - The rear lens fell off the brake light on the Harley my son was on - The metal had expanded that much in the heat!

Did you stop in Vegas or just ride through?  How long does route 66 take to ride end to end?

[curlylegend]

1 hour ago, janinej said:

Did you stop in Vegas or just ride through?  How long does route 66 take to ride end to end?

If you do the old traditional route which is about 2400 miles, you could do it in about 10 days. If you keep your daily mileage high.  But it's not cheap !   Even in the seventies it was expensive.

A lot of companies do organised tours for Europeans....including Brits !....9 nights motel accommodation and the hire of a Harley Davidson for around £3500. The other extreme is a 15 night guided group tour for £7000.

Win the Lottery and go for it, it's an unforgettable experience.

[Grumpy Old Git]

4 hours ago, curlylegend said:

If you do the old traditional route which is about 2400 miles, you could do it in about 10 days. If you keep your daily mileage high.  But it's not cheap !   Even in the seventies it was expensive.

A lot of companies do organised tours for Europeans....including Brits !....9 nights motel accommodation and the hire of a Harley Davidson for around £3500. The other extreme is a 15 night guided group tour for £7000.

Win the Lottery and go for it, it's an unforgettable experience.

We did a short stretch in 10 days covering around 300M a day.

Also it was a circular trip starting from SLC in Utah - south to the Route 66 and then West, anf through Vegas, the Interstellar Highway, Bear Creek and back to SLC.

Sights:

Escalante, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Vegas, The Salt Flats, and quite a few more.

Two Harley Road Kings.

[Mawsley]

I'm going to hazard a guess that (seeing as this has been the case for most of this week) DPD has lost my new helmet.

 

[Tiggie]

[Bender]

45 minutes ago, Mawsley said:

I'm going to hazard a guess that (seeing as this has been the case for most of this week) DPD has lost my new helmet.

 

I had that once with an imported item, turned up 1 year later almost to the day.

[Mawsley]

Quite how in the seven levels of WTF they’ve decided it can’t be left with the shop for pick-up today alludes me. 
 

 

[S-Westerly]

Someone has nicked it.

[Fish]

Starting to re-lag the loft and board it out whilst I'm at it. What an existing life I have 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Tip of the day.....if your drive slopes like mine and gets moss growing on it then you know the perils of riding a bike down a slippery slope.

 

The cheapest way to kill moss quickly is bog standard washing powder. Sprinkle on the path and within a couple of days the moss is dead. 

 

That's one of my weekend jobs. 

[Nick the wanderer]

55 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Tip of the day.....if your drive slopes like mine and gets moss growing on it then you know the perils of riding a bike down a slippery slope.

 

The cheapest way to kill moss quickly is bog standard washing powder. Sprinkle on the path and within a couple of days the moss is dead. 

 

That's one of my weekend jobs. 

If you don't mind poisoning the ground, salt is even cheaper than that. Or get a yard brush and sharp sand.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

56 minutes ago, Nick the wanderer said:

If you don't mind poisoning the ground, salt is even cheaper than that. Or get a yard brush and sharp sand.

I tried salt. It works but washing powder is quicker on moss. 

[megaross]

 

3 hours ago, Fish said:

Starting to re-lag the loft and board it out whilst I'm at it. What an existing life I have 

Nothing like the feeling of fibreglass in your skin and eyes

[Guest]

Had a massive wardrobe sort out this afternoon.  I have so much stuff I forgot I even had.  69 tops, 25 dresses, 22 skirts, 20 bottoms, 10 leggings 8 pairs of jeans, 5 bikini's, 3 swimsuits, 5 PJ's 4 onesies.  I don't have as many shoes though only 8 pairs.  Probably going to sell a load on vinted and buy some new things from vinted.

 

JJ

Edited November 18, 2023 by janinej

[Bender]

56 minutes ago, megaross said:

 

Nothing like the feeling of fibreglass in your skin and eyes

Chilli seed in your eye, go on guess how I know that's worse

[Mickly]

49 minutes ago, janinej said:

Had a massive wardrobe sort out this afternoon.  I have so much stuff I forgot I even had.  69 tops, 25 dresses, 22 skirts, 20 bottoms, 10 leggings 8 pairs of jeans, 5 bikini's, 3 swimsuits, 5 PJ's 4 oneseas.  I don't have as many shoes though only 8 pairs.  Probably going to sell a load on vinted and buy some new things from vinted.

 

JJ

Hey @onesea

you wanna tell us what your doing in @janinej ‘s wardrobe?

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Mickly said:

Hey @onesea

you wanna tell us what your doing in @janinej ‘s wardrobe?

I completely emptied it so if he was in there then I have 5 onesea's

[Bender]

6 minutes ago, janinej said:

I completely emptied it so if he was in there then I have 5 onesea's

Dear god ones more than enough.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

The mild weather meant I could make some progress with a restoration project

 

[onesea]

53 minutes ago, Bender said:

Dear god ones more than enough.

You say that and you have not even met me, although most would agree

[megaross]

1 hour ago, Bender said:

Chilli seed in your eye, go on guess how I know that's worse

It's not the face eyes you need worry about, ask me how I know

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, onesea said:

You say that and you have not even met me, although most would agree

If you were in my wardrobe and saw it was a mess, why didn't you help sort it out for me Onesea?