Ian Frog Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Sounds like @Mississippi Bullfrog has got his work life balance about right then! Cheers Ian 3 Quote
Fish Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Was meant to be on an organised ride, but blew it out. Not feeling like riding today. Have to go collect some new glasses for work and maybe get a haircut. If I'm feeling it tomorrow I'll go clay shooting or I'll just stay in an watch the moped hammering around Silverstone. 1 Quote
S-Westerly Posted May 24 Posted May 24 (edited) Awaiting my "launch" to collect me from ship and ferry 5 of us ashore. Few hours in hotel then 0500 flight tomorrow morning to Casablanca and onwards. Edited May 24 by S-Westerly 5 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted May 24 Posted May 24 5 hours ago, JRH said: Seems like this village vicar spends more time in the pub and on the bike than the church. You're not wrong there. Currently sat in the pub with a crowd of foot weary villagers. Fortunately my beloved is driving me home. 4 1 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted May 24 Posted May 24 4 hours ago, Ian Frog said: Sounds like @Mississippi Bullfrog has got his work life balance about right then! Cheers Ian Since our Bishop also rides a motorbike I am sure he would agree. 2 3 Quote
S-Westerly Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Stuck in a traffic jam in Abidjan. Don't think this guy is a Starbucks rival:The boat ashorewas somewhat interesting particularly when it ran out of fuel. Fortunately he had a couple of jerry cans. Still an hour and a half was a long voyage. 5 3 Quote
Steve_M Posted May 24 Posted May 24 My son’s visiting from Norfolk so a session at the judo club in Carlisle was in order. Being somewhat older than all the others I took it easy. I still ache though. Also taking time to play with grandson and step-grandkids: exhausted! 7 Quote
bud Posted May 24 Posted May 24 My son is coming down tomorrow. Then we are going to ride together to the overlord show. It's a military, mainly second word war stuff show. It's about ten miles from me. And he has a 30 mile ride to get here. He is still pretty sore from the accident. And it's his first real ride since. So hopefully he will be okay. He is looking forward to both the ride, and the show. 5 Quote
Bender Posted May 24 Posted May 24 14 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: So far this weekend I have been taking the fridge out of our caravan and turning it upside down. It's a 3 way absorbtion type and from time to time the magic gloop that keeps beer cold stops working. I have found that despite what fridge engineers tell me taking it out and turning it upside down always gets it working again. Then we're off on a medieval tradition of Beating the Bounds for Rogationtide. This means walking the parish boundary, hitting boundary stones with sticks, and ending up in a pub. Then tomorrow services on farms for Rogationtide, from the old Latin 'rogare' - to ask. The farmers said they needed to ask for rain this year, and they've got it. By the bucketful. Will they be thankful and buy the vicar a beer? We shall see. That's a very popular fix and works because the chemicals tend to separate and won't circulate, give it a bit of a shake whilst your on, that's been the first go to fix for absorption fridges since they were invented. Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted May 25 Posted May 25 7 hours ago, Bender said: That's a very popular fix and works because the chemicals tend to separate and won't circulate, give it a bit of a shake whilst your on, that's been the first go to fix for absorption fridges since they were invented. It seems to have worked. The fridge us now making ice. We rarely use the caravan so it gets left unused for months. I'm thinking maybe I should leave the fridge on when the caravan isn't being used. It's hooked up to 240v permanently. 3 Quote
Bender Posted May 25 Posted May 25 3 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: It seems to have worked. The fridge us now making ice. We rarely use the caravan so it gets left unused for months. I'm thinking maybe I should leave the fridge on when the caravan isn't being used. It's hooked up to 240v permanently. That's the problem you and half the caravan world have, newer fridges are compressor type and much more energy efficient and don't suffer from standing. Turning fridges upside down was one of the first things I was taught when I was a trainee caravan fitter, yes such jobs exist 3 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted May 25 Posted May 25 Run around N. Wales this morning. Home via the Chain & Sprocket. Now changing the oil n' filter. 6 Quote
S-Westerly Posted May 25 Posted May 25 (edited) Got home. Collecting bike tomorrow afternoon from son in law then on Wednesday up to Northumberland where my Dad is hospitalised. Try and find out what's what and whether I need to call my brothers over. He's 95 in August so had a good run. Edited May 25 by S-Westerly 8 Quote
Bender Posted May 25 Posted May 25 Good luck my dad is 94 and staring to become frail, he's just come back from a week in magaluf and as sad as it will be he's had a bloody good run 2 Quote
S-Westerly Posted May 25 Posted May 25 Indeed, the last year he's been getting noticeably more frail. Losing his eyesight and hearing but still occasionally going out on his bloody mobility scooter. Probably terrorises Morpeth. Less mobile as well, been off his food and his rum. Still he's still got all his marbles unlike my mother who is stuck in 1955. 3 Quote
Fish Posted yesterday at 16:55 Posted yesterday at 16:55 Just arranged a test ride on a Multistrada 950S tomorrow morning. First time on a V, so should be interesting as I hear engine breaking is higher than the twin and tripple I have. 1 Quote
S-Westerly Posted yesterday at 17:01 Posted yesterday at 17:01 4 minutes ago, Fish said: Just arranged a test ride on a Multistrada 950S tomorrow morning. First time on a V, so should be interesting as I hear engine breaking is higher than the twin and tripple I have. Nice bikes. I really enjoyed my Multistrada and was keen to take on another one but my local dealer was a dick so I ended up with Guzzi instead. Quote
Fish Posted yesterday at 18:24 Posted yesterday at 18:24 @S-Westerly the dealers do appear to have lost their Ducati dealership status, but from what I hear they are taking it back inhouse so to speak. Quote
rob m Posted yesterday at 19:30 Posted yesterday at 19:30 Out for lunch with my lad tomorrow, at the restaurant where he is the manager so a nice discount on the bill Bike wise, I'll be heading out for an overnight camping trip later for 1 night with a mate. Trying out new gear before a Euro trip in July. 2 Quote
bonio Posted yesterday at 20:00 Posted yesterday at 20:00 What a great bike, @Fish. Hope you get on with it. 1 Quote
S-Westerly Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago 3 hours ago, Fish said: @S-Westerly the dealers do appear to have lost their Ducati dealership status, but from what I hear they are taking it back inhouse so to speak. It was the Worcester one that had been taken over by some group that went bust about a month later. Then it has now reopened under ownership (I think) of the guys who own Ducati Manchester. However I am now a happy Guzzi owner. 1 Quote
husoi Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago Got the Toyota today So, decided to have a wee drive to Bali Stopping over night at Aston, Ciberon for a good night rest before setting out tomorrow morning to Surabaya Where in the UK you will get a room like this for under £50? 4 Quote
Simon Davey Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago (edited) That's proper posh @husoi Look out for the camera hidden in the TV. Edited 2 hours ago by Simon Davey 2 Quote
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