AR11 Chattanooga chit chat

[andrewsmith]

I think....its from a local brewery, seem to recall some conversation when we went to have a nose around, but don't quote me.

On another point, he did point out that politely, we aren't to take any tinnies in his bar, which is understandable.

So pulling up outside the bar may annoy him

http://www.corporateflyfishing.com/images/minitwin/croft/croft18.jpg

[Lozzo]

I promise to be the epitome of good taste and manners all weekend. Anyone who doubts this will be told to go f*** themselves as I stand there naked scratching my ar5e

[Raf]

I promise to be the epitome of good taste and manners all weekend.

Yeah, right!

Anyone who doubts this will be told to go f*** themselves as I stand there naked scratching my ar5e

That's more like it!

And you leave my imagination alone this year. I still feel mentally scarred by our drunken conversations from last time.

[Bibio]

this is sounding better and better. mushrooms, glow in the dark t shirts, beer and bikes. its starting to sound more and more like the good old days :-)

[dizzyblonde]

Thats the intention me old fruit


BTW




7 more sleeps :cheers::cheers::cheers:

[fenjer]

I promise to be the epitome of good taste and manners all weekend.

*disappointed*

;)

[Nick_69]

This time next week, we would of started our ride wow:cheers:

[orose]

Wishful thinking, I reckon... here's hoping though.

[Bluefish]

This time next week there will have been three punctures, 2 breakdowns and some very frightened sheep.

[dizzyblonde]

veryyyyyy frightened sheep ...muahahahahaaaaaaa!!

LESS of the breakdowns, we're all gonna do fine!

[andrewsmith]

This time next week there will have been three punctures, 2 breakdowns and some very frightened sheep.

and thats is just Dave Preston

http://www.katzy.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/runaway!.gif

[Smudge]

I hope that little pub (barn) has enough ale for us all

[dizzyblonde]

Well, everyone better make sure they haz backup innit:cheers::drink::drink::drink:


Is it me.....or is everyone starting to realize



ITS NEXT WEEEEEKENNNNDDDD!!!!!!!!!!

[andrewsmith]

yep!

I iz prepared. Decent bottle of Apple Schnapps

[dizzyblonde]

Well ya better get some more.....or a lot of straws :lol:

[andrewsmith]

well the bottle would do sat for me :lol:

[Quiff Wichard]

hey all..

in case I dont get chance before we go on holibobs .. have a great time at the AR .. and make sure you are all safe.

First one I have missed in years.... but clashes with hols

will be thinking of you in 42 degree heat with a nice cold beer.

all the best

Quiff and Mandy

[timwilky]

Well the place looked a bit busy as I rode passed this weekend.

Yes I ventured onto the dreaded A65. No coppers to be seen, they are obviously hiding better or got the weekend off to prepared for a bunch of bikers in the area next weekend.

[dizzyblonde]

Aye, they had another busy weekend Tim. I needed to call them on Sat morning and he was upto his armpits!

Quiffy, have a nice hollibobs, we'll miss you and Mandy this year :(

Which is why I'm sending you all the rain instead, so you feel like your at home with us :P

[dizzyblonde]

ps....to those asking questions in general about the weekend


pleaase be nice, I'm actually rather ill :( I have a baby that is ill, and teething too:(
I'm feeling rather sorry for myself:(


Would anyone be interested in taking away some of the snot mountain?:pukel:

I'll do my best today to answer anything...if you pass hankies first, and expect to be sneezed or cried at!

[Bluefish]

here dizz have a bog roll :D hope both you and the baby make a full and speedy recovery, don't cancel the ar now lol.

[davepreston]

supplys packed muhahahahahahahahahahaha

[orose]

So you're taking advantage of a similar deal to the one I saw last night, I presume... 30 cans for 15 quid. No wonder all the pubs are closing...

[dizzyblonde]

here dizz have a bog roll :D hope both you and the baby make a full and speedy recovery, don't cancel the ar now lol.


Why thankyou...it seems to have got to the turning point for me, its broken a little:cheers:
As for baby, do you have two bog rolls? Its coming out of every orriface:smt104

[andrewsmith]

So you're taking advantage of a similar deal to the one I saw last night, I presume... 30 cans for 15 quid. No wonder all the pubs are closing...

thats a warm-up for dave.
And a excuse to stay passed out in tent at 10 am

[jambo]

So far I have done nearly nothing to prepare.

But I'm starting to get a plan together, and as long as it can be sorted in my two remaining free evenings I'll be good.

Jambo

[dizzyblonde]

You have a plan???




......I don't!


:smt100

[jambo]

You have a plan???


1) Get tyres
2) Find sleeping bag
3) Meet Treacle horribly early on Friday morning.
4) Follow the heard.

Don't worry, I don't mind you using and adapting this :)

Jambo

[blue curvy jester]

Have a good one to one and all, hope the weather stays good the roads stay sticky and you all stay shiney side up

( Jelous mode kick in)

Can't join this year, but will be finking about you all

BCJ

[dizzyblonde]

1) Get tyres..check
2) Find sleeping bag..no need, I is in the B&B
3) Meet Treacle horribly early on Friday morning...hmm load up the YC rustybucketvan
4) Follow the heard...nope on me lonesome

Don't worry, I don't mind you using and adapting this :)

Jambo


aahh well, thats all ok then, you sure I aren't missing anything:confused:

[timwilky]

My plan

Nip to boots for factor 50 sun cream
pack speedos.

Drink dave prestons beer and chill in the sun.

[dizzyblonde]

pack speedos.
.

The pool will be filled over the course of the weekend ;)

[timwilky]

What, those tight tykes haven't yet built a pool since our last visit.

Even the place we went to on Ed's outing had a pool (But not open) which was open when I went there with the wife/daughter to check out they were happy campers before they ruined my AR with a "Dont like, want to go home"

[dizzyblonde]

Oh its a naturally filled one, comes with plenty of floating gadgets, just watch out when diving in, might bang your head on someones handlebars!

[timwilky]

Whats new? I have been to Blackpool.

[andrewsmith]

My plan

Nip to boots for factor 50 sun cream
pack Budgie Smugglers.

Drink dave prestons beer and chill in the sun.

Correct for you Tim

[timwilky]

So you wont be offering to put the sun cream on my back then?

[andrewsmith]

yhm3sIZiaz4

[Bluefish]

And we have a Go for the AR route 2011, t'was a brill recce, GMS will pass final details to the organisers, and i didn't get 3 points on the way home :D, did get wet on the way back home though :(, my new jacket is not even slightly water proof, and couldn't be bothered stopping to put rain gear on.

[dizzyblonde]

phewwww.. no loose horrid stuff, and all the kamikaze lambs grown up?

[Shellywoozle]

I cant wait :-)

[Smudge]

all the kamikaze lambs grown up?

Did you mark the ones for the BBQ?

[orose]

Paintball gun while we rode by, yeah... look for the ones with the tartan spot on the rump :p

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Paintball gun while we rode by, yeah... look for the ones with the tartan spot on the rump :p

Mmmmmmmmm. Tartan chops.



P.s.

Getting giddy, canny wait!

[andrewsmith]

Paintball gun while we rode by, yeah... look for the ones with the tartan spot on the rump :p

GODDAMMIT!!

New keyboard again

[Roberrrrt]

Is it the weekend yet?!

....always knew this week was gonna drag. :smt063

[SoulKiss]

Is it the weekend yet?!

In about half an hour it will be :)

[Smudge]

Packing can get left till last minute at least the bike is clean with new shoes (scubbed) Lou poped by for the gazebo & she was excited n flustered :-)

[jambo]

Carbs balanced: check
New tyres: check
New oil filter: check
Chain adjusted & oiled: check
old oil removed: check
new oil added: check
Oil catch tray nice & full... err
sump plug re-inserted: check
more clean oil put in: check.


Some weeks it's just not worth getting the spanners out... First time I've done that in 10 years of working on bikes :D

Roll on Friday ;)

Jambo

[hongman]

Carbs balanced: Not sinced I have owned it
New tyres: Need new rear, barely legal
New oil filter: 5500 miles ago
Chain adjusted & oiled: quick spray will do before I set off
old oil removed: Need to do
new oil added: Not bought more yet
route planned: whoops
checklist stuff to take: what?

Epitome of preperation, me!

[MisterTommyH]

Epitome of preperation, me!

I'm only coming if the bike passes the MOT tomorrow! Nearly got caught out. I'm sure it wasn't supposed to run out until the 12th!

[orose]

Bet you'd be a lot more worried if my list was the same as hongs...

[hongman]

BE alright. Can do some of it tomrrow.

[rictus01]

two panniers, tankbag, topbox packed, splash of water on the bike, check the oil and me done.

[andrewsmith]

Bike cleaned: possibly
Bike checked: Tomorrow
New rentec for bike: Friday- Hopefully
Bag packed: 9am Friday
Bike loaded: 11.30am
On the road: 12.30
Out of fuel: 12.45 :lol:

[dizzyblonde]

route planned: whoops
checklist stuff to take: what?


Taking particular note of this one......
Bet you'd be a lot more worried if my list was the same as hongs...
You do have a route planned don't you Oli??



As for a list of stuff to take....anyone (apart from Orose and certain others) wish to have a guess at my list?

[BoltonSte]

Check bike over: done
Pack tankbag: Done
Nick mates sleeping bag and strap bag/tent/mat together: Done
Fasten everything to bike:Tomorrow (already done a dumby run)
Stash 1/3 bottle (thought there was more) 12yo Glenfiddich: done - just need a glass/straw

Oh I'm getting all giddy.

[tonyk]

Bike cleaned: possibly
Bike checked: Tomorrow
New rentec for bike: Friday- Hopefully
Bag packed: 9am Friday
Bike loaded: 11.30am
On the road: 12.30
Out of fuel: 12.45 :lol:
ha ha ah ha ha.........nice one. :smt082

[andrewsmith]

I'm near to the light so being tighter than a Yorkshireman til Firday

[Shellywoozle]

Oooh I just cleared Asda out of Stella Cidre :-) yeyyyyy

Ha ha ha .......... must remember my hairdryer !! DO NOT FORGET HAIRDRYER

(Do we have electric points??? )

[rictus01]

well that was a bit more than expected..... must remember in the morning....new brake pads fitted, otherwise it could be interesting.......

[andrewsmith]

How close Rictus?

[Shellywoozle]

I'm only coming if the bike passes the MOT tomorrow! Nearly got caught out. I'm sure it wasn't supposed to run out until the 12th!


If you get stuck I have a free car seat going from Stafford at about midday !! As long as ya not bringing the kitchen sink

[Bluefish]

Bike cleaned -check
Get garage to check where that rubber washer came from that fell onto the sponge as i was washing the bike (foot peg area)- tomorrow
New rear tyre- tomorrow :(
Oil checked - tomorrow
Stuff packed- not yet
Beer bought-not yet
Excited- you bet ;)

[rictus01]

How close Rictus?

Oh about 800- 1000 mile or a weeks worth of riding left in them, but just not worth disc damage, especially as I had the new ones here anyway.

[andrewsmith]

not worth it. Got shot mine with a load of life as they went uber wooden

[rictus01]

yeah you don't mess with brakes, just means they'll require a bit more care on the start of the run up to the site, but as I'll be kicking off early and heading wales direction first, they should be well sorted in no time.

[andrewsmith]

Fair enuf.
Hence not risking swapping the pads in the rear, mine may do the reverse

[missyburd]

Stash 1/3 bottle (thought there was more) 12yo Glenfiddich: done - just need a glass/straw
Hello there sir, have we met? ;)

Thump has had an oil change and I have found out I have done nearly 2500 miles on the SV in 3 weeks yey!

[dizzyblonde]

..........or your deck chair!

Hairdryer???? you gotta be kidding me! dunnoo about leccy, maybe someone in a bunkhouse will lend you a socket, if none in the showery/toilet places.

[andrewsmith]

mines a bottle of

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/1967/1967.jpg

[dizzyblonde]

over 300 vouchers of various descriptions, think my printers just had a hernia!

[rictus01]

Fair enuf.
Hence not risking swapping the pads in the rear, mine may do the reverse

Oh no serviced the brakes and put in new rears a few weeks ago, but doing Olivers mount (900 mile weekend) and other incidental mileage has ment over 2k since then.

Anyway back on topic....

couple of reminders people

keys....spare one is a good idea

bike alarm.... if you have one fitted make sure it's working right (I'll have side cutters so if one keeps going off I'll fix it for you....;) ), make sure your fob has enough battery life to.

batteries, charge them, buy disposable, whatever but it gets might dark out there.

recovery, it's up to you to make sure you have something sorted and the details with you
Oh and BoltonSte you cheap skate, bring a full bottle......:)

[dizzyblonde]

WHISKY.....and wind up torches!

[rictus01]

WHISKY.....and wind up torches!

check to both ...... :p

[Shellywoozle]

..........or your deck chair!

Hairdryer???? you gotta be kidding me! dunnoo about leccy, maybe someone in a bunkhouse will lend you a socket, if none in the showery/toilet places.

Camping chair is in my camping pile in the garage ready to pack when I finish work at midnight tomorrow :)

Cider ... check
Dog ..... check
Deck chair ..... check
Hair dryer ..... check

CALLING SPEEDYCLAIRE [-o<

[Fruity-ya-ya]

check to both ...... :p

Double check ;)

[tinpants]

mines a bottle of

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/1967/1967.jpg


Apfelkorn?


Not had that in years. Very nice it is too.

[rictus01]

Ha ha ha .......... must remember my hairdryer !! DO NOT FORGET HAIRDRYER

(Do we have electric points??? )


Hairdryer???? you gotta be kidding me! dunnoo about leccy, maybe someone in a bunkhouse will lend you a socket, if none in the showery/toilet places.

Elecy points in the washup rooms

[dizzyblonde]

CALLING SPEEDYCLAIRE [-o<

DON'T YOU DARE.......shes not bringing them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timwilky]

Right people, having had an incident a few weeks ago where my sleeping bag locked up my back wheel at 80mph.

Straps, bungees etc. Don't rely on them. Even if they are damm tight one failure can cause grief. Double up.

[rictus01]

198 miles in mid wales, light rain but fairly warm, just grabbing breakfast.

Cheers Mark

[dizzyblonde]

Right people, having had an incident a few weeks ago where my sleeping bag locked up my back wheel at 80mph.

Straps, bungees etc. Don't rely on them. Even if they are damm tight one failure can cause grief. Double up.


Must admit Tim, your incident reminded me of GM2 when I went up with Badger DaveP and Claire...the only thing stopping my sleeping bag doing what yours did was, the snow plough at the back, has its uses! It was bouncing about for miles, as it dropped off my rack!

[Messie]

Hope you're feeling better today Dizzy xxx

[andrewsmith]

Apfelkorn?


Not had that in years. Very nice it is too.

Of course, or it should be as thats all I can get around here.
May order in a case of mixed sometime which aint going to be cheep

[Roberrrrt]

Is it the weekend yet? ;)

[metalhead19]

Should we ask scoobs if he's been there a week already ;)

[dyzio]

5 more hours at work and I'm off to pack the heap :cheers:

[Terah]

AR Etiquette:

Can I wear my GM IV shirt, or is that a faux pas?

[tinpants]

Should we ask scoobs if he's been there a week already ;)

That one was done to death last year.












And the year before...





























...but its still funny. (sorry Scoobs!)

[davepreston]

muhahahaha




that is all

[andrewsmith]

Mr preston have arrived and is booby trapping the site as we speak

[dizzyblonde]

Hope you're feeling better today Dizzy xxx


Kind of.

Banging headache, and mountains of snot:(:(. Deaf.....well least I won't need earplugs on the bike:smt104

[hindle8907]

Don't know if to take both sets of my textiles, or just take my light set and a rain suit.

[andrewsmith]

I'm taking my full winters and snow tyres

[hindle8907]

:)

[Smudge]

Tis bloody grim today :-(

[MisterTommyH]

If you get stuck I have a free car seat going from Stafford at about midday !! As long as ya not bringing the kitchen sink

Thanks for the offer. It passed with an advisory for the exhaust so I can go on the bike!

[Messie]

Kind of.

Banging headache, and mountains of snot:(:(. Deaf.....well least I won't need earplugs on the bike:smt104

A little better then. Just take lots of drugs (legal ones of course!)

Don't know if to take both sets of my textiles, or just take my light set and a rain suit.

Even if it rains (and it had better bloody not... what? ...it's up North you say? ... well of course it's going to rain...) I'm sure it won't be cold

Tis bloody grim today :-(

It's even raining in Essex today, which is officially in drought. My tomotoes are happy though :)

[rictus01]

Best part often hours of drizzle, still it,s not cold, 427 miles done, another 65 to go today.