Grumpy Old Git Posted December 4, 2022 Posted December 4, 2022 G'Danga fellow idiots Motorcyclists 1 1 Quote
Yorky Posted December 4, 2022 Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, S-Westerly said: Probably won't touch land for next 4 months. So what's your cargo/destination ?? 4 months seems to be a long time between ports, or is that normal? Edited December 4, 2022 by Yorky Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted December 5, 2022 Posted December 5, 2022 Ow. Grit hurts when you pass a gritter going like the proverbial bat out of hell. (The proverbial airborne mammal was me, not the gritter.) 1 Quote
S-Westerly Posted December 5, 2022 Author Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) On 04/12/2022 at 11:50, Yorky said: So what's your cargo/destination ?? 4 months seems to be a long time between ports, or is that normal? Cargo ( WTI crude oil) destination is Indonesia which is a bit like coals to Newcastle. I'll be doing much more than one port but which I don't yet know. 4 months is my nominal tour of duty, may be more, may be less. Edited December 5, 2022 by S-Westerly 1 Quote
Yorky Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 11 hours ago, S-Westerly said: Cargo ( WTI crude oil) destination is Indonesia which is a bit like coals to Newcastle. I'll be doing much more than one port but which I don't yet know. 4 months is my nominal tour of duty, may be more, may be less. Right, thanks for that. So the 4 months is you personally, not the ship, now it makes more sense Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 Do speed vans only work out of the hatch at the back, or do they have a camera through the front windscreen as well? Asking for a friend. Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: Do speed vans only work out of the hatch at the back, or do they have a camera through the front windscreen as well? Asking for a friend. I wondered about this too. When I looked into it, many of them had front facing cameras as well. Edit : https://www.bikerandbike.co.uk/mobile-speed-cameras-guy-inside-van-gives-us-lowdown/ Edited December 7, 2022 by Fiddlesticks Quote
Bender Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: Do speed vans only work out of the hatch at the back, or do they have a camera through the front windscreen as well? Asking for a friend. Some have both, you know to catch those with no numberplate on the front. 1 Quote
Pie man Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 So, the 1290 is no more. Some drugged up weasel decided to reverse into the bike, the Insurance are writing it off. Oh, and my Solicitor is a Tw@t. 1 6 Quote
MikeHorton Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 30 minutes ago, Pie man said: So, the 1290 is no more. Some drugged up weasel decided to reverse into the bike, the Insurance are writing it off. Oh, and my Solicitor is a Tw@t. Sorry to hear that nothing worse than your pride and joy being trashed. Aot of these liability solicitors are trainees cutting their teeth and not the best at that. Hope you get it sorted and some form of replacement soon. Quote
Pie man Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, MikeHorton said: Sorry to hear that nothing worse than your pride and joy being trashed. Aot of these liability solicitors are trainees cutting their teeth and not the best at that. Hope you get it sorted and some form of replacement soon. Thanks. I'm lucky to have the MT07. Might even plan a trip abroad on this for now, not taking nothing away from the MT, it's a very capable bike with very little room, especially with a lump like me on it . The unfortunate thing was, I was actually sat on the bike at the time Edited December 7, 2022 by Pie man 1 2 Quote
MikeHorton Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 29 minutes ago, Pie man said: Thanks. I'm lucky to have the MT07. Might even plan a trip abroad on this for now, not taking nothing away from the MT, it's a very capable bike with very little room, especially with a lump like me on it . The unfortunate thing was, I was actually sat on the bike at the time At least you have wheels currently but frustrating must put it mildly Quote
Pie man Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 40 minutes ago, MikeHorton said: At least you have wheels currently but frustrating must put it mildly Yep, the air was blue for a minute or two, and as my dear old mother would say God's good. At least I woke up for another day. The unfortunate eastern European van driver trying to make a living delivering parcels while under the influence of drugs was not so lucky, arrested at Scene and carted off, the silly part is, the kind lady who let me store my bike in her garage until it was recovered was waiting for a parcel to be delivered, the van was parked on her drive until it was taken for drugs wipe or something. I do wonder if she ever got her parcel 3 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pie man said: Yep, the air was blue for a minute or two, and as my dear old mother would say God's good. At least I woke up for another day. The unfortunate eastern European van driver trying to make a living delivering parcels while under the influence of drugs was not so lucky, arrested at Scene and carted off, the silly part is, the kind lady who let me store my bike in her garage until it was recovered was waiting for a parcel to be delivered, the van was parked on her drive until it was taken for drugs wipe or something. I do wonder if she ever got her parcel Having a nice young man on a motorcycle to look after probably more than made up for a missing parcel. 2 Quote
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