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shiftin_gear98
04-11-17, 09:58 AM
Just seen my bank balance. Totally skint already this month.

littleoldman2
04-11-17, 10:24 AM
cheers folks.

got the all clear from AnE, nothing broke, just soft tissue. lucky escape indeed

GWS. Glad to hear you're OK ish. Were you on the VFR?.

Trev B
04-11-17, 09:59 PM
Just seen pictures of the 50th anniversary Norton’s,no price but oh boy what a pile of dollop

Sir Trev
05-11-17, 08:31 AM
Just seen pictures of the 50th anniversary Norton’s,no price but oh boy what a pile of dollop

Considering the success Triumph is having with their Modern Classics range you'd have thought Norton would be quids in if they brought out a line of Commando models in the same vein. I recall reading they wanted to focus on the high end instead of volume but even so, there is quite a proven market out there now if they tried.

admin
05-11-17, 08:43 AM
Just seen pictures of the 50th anniversary Norton’s,no price but oh boy what a pile of dollop
I see what you mean. Eek. I hate the way the side panel cuts into the bottom of the tank. It's as though they have a load of parts going spare and they're going to make them fit regardless.

garynortheast
05-11-17, 01:26 PM
Horrible looking thing. Sidepanel/tank thing is really ugly.

BanannaMan
05-11-17, 09:57 PM
Another weekend of cool rainy weather after a gorgeous week of sunny skies and summer like temps.
Probably missing the peak of the fall colours in the mountains but with the poor weather and shortened hours of daylight now was not the best day for a rideout.
:(

garynortheast
05-11-17, 10:02 PM
Cold and wet today and the bike is a filthy, muddy mess. Sigh.....

littleoldman2
05-11-17, 10:24 PM
Shame Gary good to hear you still got out. Been dry and sunny but cold here. I did 280 wonderfull miles round the borders, took me a couple of hours to warm up when I got in.

BanannaMan
05-11-17, 10:48 PM
Cold and wet today and the bike is a filthy, muddy mess. Sigh.....









My new gripe of the day.
Now I feel bad for not going. LOL
;)

garynortheast
05-11-17, 11:09 PM
Tbh the bike's been a filthy, muddy mess all week as I've been using it to go to jobs. The roads around here are absolutely covered in a layer of sh!t as a number of farms are either ferrying slurry about or getting the last of the maize cut. They never bloody well clean up after them either. Add a good selection of hedge flailings into it and you can understand my disgruntlement.

shiftin_gear98
06-11-17, 08:08 AM
Bit fresh this morning.... Wrap up if you haven't left yet.

maviczap
06-11-17, 08:45 AM
What's this white cold stuff on my windscreen.:confused:

This time last week I was sweating in 26 degree temps in Portugal :cool:

Chris_SVS
06-11-17, 10:39 AM
Bit fresh this morning.... Wrap up if you haven't left yet.
Awesome ride to work, was neither wet nor greasy. Heated grips on, passed a van I usually meet and met no other traffic in 17miles

More of this please :)

Chris_SVS
08-11-17, 07:56 AM
Awesome ride to work, was neither wet nor greasy. Heated grips on, passed a van I usually meet and met no other traffic in 17miles

More of this please :)
Icy this morning. Country commute +ice + 2 wheels, rear end twitching like a rabbits nose

SV650rules
08-11-17, 10:45 AM
Add a good selection of hedge flailings into it and you can understand my disgruntlement.

Those hedge flailings with thorns on the road can be deadly to bicycle tyres, and not too good for cars and motorbikes either. Those flails make such a mess of the hedge, after a while some hedges begin to look a bit splintered, the damage flails do must lead to a lot of disease getting into the wood.

Red ones
13-11-17, 08:17 AM
Had a pain in my knee for about 2 or 3 months then last week it went mad and I couldn't walk. Booked to see the consultant and got an appointment today.
Woke up and now there is no pain or stiffness.
Bloody typical. He'll think I'm making it up!

ophic
13-11-17, 11:52 AM
Had a pain in my knee for about 2 or 3 months then last week it went mad and I couldn't walk. Booked to see the consultant and got an appointment today.
Woke up and now there is no pain or stiffness.
Bloody typical. He'll think I'm making it up!
Something might still show up on x-ray or ultrasound scan thing.

Also, if you want something done about it, don't hold back. If they think you can manage it without intervention they'll let you get on with it.

BanannaMan
13-11-17, 03:36 PM
Had a bad fall Saturday evening.
Broke my left leg in three places.
After surgery last night now have a rod, a nail (?) and some screws in my leg.
They say it may be 6 weeks before i can start putting weight on it again.
Going to be in the hospital a few more days. :(

admin
13-11-17, 07:15 PM
Had a bad fall Saturday evening.
Broke my left leg in three places.
After surgery last night now have a rod, a nail (?) and some screws in my leg.
They say it may be 6 weeks before i can start putting weight on it again.
Going to be in the hospital a few more days. :(
Yikes. How did you manage that. Get well soon.

garynortheast
13-11-17, 07:42 PM
Sh!t Bill!!! What happened? Hope you heal up quickly. Take it steady and look after your self for goodness sake!

maviczap
13-11-17, 08:41 PM
Had a bad fall Saturday evening.
Broke my left leg in three places.
After surgery last night now have a rod, a nail (?) and some screws in my leg.
They say it may be 6 weeks before i can start putting weight on it again.
Going to be in the hospital a few more days. :(

Ouch that is a serious fall Bill, yes

At least you'll have some titanium bling.

scotty217
13-11-17, 10:01 PM
Get well soon bill.

BanannaMan
14-11-17, 12:24 AM
Thanks all.
Not even a good story. Slipped on wet grass and fell down a hill on my lawn. :rolleyes:
I'm sure everyone that knows me will say " ok, what really happened ?" LOL
They say 6 weeks till I can walk again but I was walking with a walker today good enough for them to say no physical therapy after I am released from the hospital.

BanannaMan
14-11-17, 12:26 AM
At least you'll have some titanium bling.




:thumleft:

admin
14-11-17, 08:31 AM
Quick a serious break for a simple fall. Really bad luck. Sounds like you're going to make a rapid recovery.

Red ones
14-11-17, 09:03 AM
Puts my gripe in perspective Bill. GWS. Anyone might think you fancy the nurses at the hospital, with the amount of times you go there!

shiftin_gear98
14-11-17, 09:34 AM
GWS Bill. Take it easy.

chris8886
14-11-17, 12:42 PM
Puts my gripe in perspective Bill. GWS. Anyone might think you fancy the nurses at the hospital, with the amount of times you go there!



what this man says! lol hope you're back on the bike before the snow arrives mate!

BanannaMan
14-11-17, 05:09 PM
Anyone might think you fancy the nurses at the hospital, with the amount of times you go there!




I won't deny fancying having good looking young women wait on me at the press of a button, unfortunately no matter how nice they may seem, beautiful young women just don't fancy men old enough to be their father . Especially sick ones. LOL

The past 3 years have not been the best for me but I am hoping the drug company that manufactured the drug that caused most of my problems and damaged so any others will finally settle up next year and I can retire a little early and move to western North Carolina or eastern Tennesee, home of some of the best motorcycling roads on the US.

Sir Trev
14-11-17, 07:53 PM
GWS Bill. I'm beginning to think you have some odd fondness for hospital food :-k

Geodude
15-11-17, 07:52 AM
Mend fast Bill xGx

andrewsmith
15-11-17, 08:09 AM
GwS Bill

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Chris_SVS
15-11-17, 04:19 PM
Being barked at to take my helmet off before I go to the checkout in Lidls.

A please would have been nice instead of the scowl I got - I decided to not buy what I was in for and left...

maviczap
15-11-17, 04:49 PM
Being barked at to take my helmet off before I go to the checkout in Lidls.

A please would have been nice instead of the scowl I got - I decided to not buy what I was in for and left...

LOL

Most armed robbers come in and demand the money straight away, and arrive with at least one mate :smt066 :smt066

I understand their policy, but doesn't hurt to say please. Not everyone wearing a crash helmet is an armed robber, especially when you've been wandering round the aisles and decided to buy something. :smt098 :plod:


I would have done the same as you

Chris_SVS
15-11-17, 04:56 PM
LOL

Most armed robbers come in and demand the money straight away, and arrive with at least one mate :smt066 :smt066

I understand their policy, but doesn't hurt to say please. Not everyone is an armed robber, especially when you've been wandering round the aisles and decided to buy something. :smt098 :plod:


I would have done the same as you
I'm glad someone else sees my point. Served in the same branch a couple of weeks ago with no problem, no notices up and no consistency in their policies.

I've only been refused once in 14yrs and I'd already got the fuel, they refused to accept payment for it, until I pointed out the CCTV would show me attempting to pay so if I walked out then no offence (theft) had been committed. The senior person who arrived was apologetic and accepted the payment with enthusiasm.

Funnily(while out cycling years later) a staff member in the same garage asked me if I had any fuel, "No mate just this mars bar" his colleagues were highly amused :D

Bibio
15-11-17, 09:10 PM
GWS Bill. i think you need to change the lucky rabbits foot m8 its not working :-)

BanannaMan
16-11-17, 06:09 AM
Thanks everyone!
At home hoping for a speedy recovery now!


GWS Bill. i think you need to change the lucky rabbits foot m8 its not working :-)




Damn !!! There is lucky rabbit's foot in my car !
I thought they had a lifetime warranty !!!

DuncanC
16-11-17, 12:50 PM
They do, it's the lifetime of the rabbit!

SV650rules
16-11-17, 12:53 PM
Being barked at to take my helmet off before I go to the checkout in Lidls.

A please would have been nice instead of the scowl I got - I decided to not buy what I was in for and left...

Your face is far more visible in a helmet than one of those burkas, especially the ones with the full mesh flyscreen doo-dah thing

Chris_SVS
16-11-17, 10:27 PM
Your face is far more visible in a helmet than one of those burkas, especially the ones with the full mesh flyscreen doo-dah thing
I cautiously agree. It's a volatile subject that could self ignite at any moment :p

Bibio
16-11-17, 11:01 PM
i dont know why bikers get so hot up being told to take a helmet off. walking around a shop with a helmet on looks fekin stupid but hey ho each to their own.

shiftin_gear98
17-11-17, 07:33 AM
It's my missus's 1 year MRI check up scan today. Fingers Crossed.

kaivalagi
17-11-17, 07:36 AM
i dont know why bikers get so hot up being told to take a helmet off. walking around a shop with a helmet on looks fekin stupid but hey ho each to their own.When it's for a 5 minute fuel stop and it's a flip up so they can see my face it's f'ing annoying....

21QUEST
17-11-17, 08:01 AM
All the best with your recovery Bill.

21QUEST
17-11-17, 08:10 AM
Your face is far more visible in a helmet than one of those burkas, especially the ones with the full mesh flyscreen doo-dah thing
Indeed! Once again, Islam/Moslems making life difficult for everyone else. :D

21QUEST
17-11-17, 08:21 AM
i dont know why bikers get so hot up being told to take a helmet off. walking around a shop with a helmet on looks fekin stupid but hey ho each to their own.
In general, I lean towards this view.

In majority of cases, I tend to see it as an ignorant thing to do.

I know my Aunty who is eighty be would be frightened seeing someone walking around in a helmet. We do sometimes need to think about other people.

That said, I do agree with Kaivalagi when it comes to flip up helmets.... in the scenario he's outlined. :p

SV650rules
17-11-17, 11:17 AM
In general, I lean towards this view.

In majority of cases, I tend to see it as an ignorant thing to do.

I know my Aunty who is eighty be would be frightened seeing someone walking around in a helmet. We do sometimes need to think about other people.

That said, I do agree with Kaivalagi when it comes to flip up helmets.... in the scenario he's outlined. :p


Its one thing to take helmet off because you want to, and totally another to be ordered to take it off by some jobsworth - especially when the 'person' (could be male or female, who knows) can stand there next to you with their whole face and body covered and political correctness means that they don't have to show their face. Burka /niquab not even required by Islam, it is mainly worn by young, western females (not popular amongst older women) who want to prove a point LOL 'because we can, that's why' - many countries have banned it in public, so why can't we.

Don't know about helmets frightening me, It frightens me when I cannot even see someones eyes and have no way of telling if they are man or woman or if they have a bomb or an Uzi under their voluminous robe.

It is an ignorant thing to do to cover your face in public in the UK - period................ (for whatever reason). I would not go into a bank, petrol station or shop in the UK with my helmet on, I take it off when not on my bike, but as long as it is one law for some and another law for another people will feel discriminated against.

timwilky
17-11-17, 12:04 PM
Fecking cancer, it seems rife in my extended family at present

November announcements = Step Mother, Daughters boyfriends mother, Daughter boyfriends stepmother with a terminal prognosis, and last nights was my best mans mother. So 4 bitten so far this month.

admin
17-11-17, 12:07 PM
Fecking cancer, it seems rife in my extended family at present

November announcements = Step Mother, Daughters boyfriends mother, Daughter boyfriends stepmother with a terminal prognosis, and last nights was my best mans mother. So 4 bitten so far this month.
Life can be cruel and hard at times.

SVSte
17-11-17, 09:25 PM
Salting the roads when it only rains what's all that about really bugs me makes a right mess rant over.

Littlepeahead
18-11-17, 04:11 PM
Fecking cancer, it seems rife in my extended family at present

November announcements = Step Mother, Daughters boyfriends mother, Daughter boyfriends stepmother with a terminal prognosis, and last nights was my best mans mother. So 4 bitten so far this month.I have a mammogram on Thursday, probably nothing as they've previously found a benign cyst there but still a worry.

And the blood test results are back. Nothing too serious, but I'm extremely low in Vitamin D which may have contributed towards my muscle aches, tiredness and generally compromised immune system.

I often don't see much daylight and wear sunblock every day so time to start popping some big hitting pills. As Ebeneezer Goode sang 'Ds are good, Ds are good... Has anyone got any aloe veras?'

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littleoldman2
19-11-17, 06:01 AM
" Has anyone got any aloe veras?" Yep always had a plant on the kitchen window shelf.
Want me to pop a bit in the post?.

daveangel
19-11-17, 12:23 PM
Salting the roads when it only rains what's all that about really bugs me makes a right mess rant over.

Highways Department covering their backsides, if someone skids off the road by driving like a **** at this time of year it's never their fault, always 'the council hadn't gritted the road'. My SV is mothballed now 'til spring and the little bike doesn't go out without a coat of FS365/ACF50 on it to stop it looking like it's just been recovered from the seabed.

Sir Trev
19-11-17, 08:16 PM
Setting up a new phone. What a faff! I know it serves me right for getting my four year old one wet in the rain yesterday but sheesh...

shiftin_gear98
19-11-17, 08:30 PM
LPH, My wife has one of those on Friday. Fingers crossed for both of you.

Chris_SVS
19-11-17, 08:32 PM
Highways Department covering their backsides, if someone skids off the road by driving like a **** at this time of year it's never their fault, always 'the council hadn't gritted the road'. My SV is mothballed now 'til spring and the little bike doesn't go out without a coat of FS365/ACF50 on it to stop it looking like it's just been recovered from the seabed.
Shame they put salt on top of the ice though

maviczap
19-11-17, 09:12 PM
Setting up a new phone. What a faff! I know it serves me right for getting my four year old one wet in the rain yesterday but sheesh...

Aye, did that the other week. Bloomin vcard with my contacts wouldn't transfer them to my new phone for some reason, so some of them are out of kilter, or not imported as they were on my old phone.

But my apps were imported to my new phone from Google

garynortheast
19-11-17, 11:49 PM
Sunday afternoon spent trying to resolve problems on a big, sprawling, unwieldy, unstable, rural wireless broadband network. Sigh....

maviczap
23-11-17, 01:47 PM
People who come in from work at 1 o'clock in the morning,who switch on the en-suite light and doesn't think it'll wake me up. Well after 30 minutes it will!

Feel like I've done a night shift myself :-(

DarrenSV650S
24-11-17, 09:43 AM
The countless black Friday adverts, emails, texts. It's getting beyond the joke. I'm getting emails and texts from the same companies as well. I don't give a **** about your 10% BS sales or how long they last

admin
24-11-17, 12:32 PM
The countless black Friday adverts, emails, texts. It's getting beyond the joke. I'm getting emails and texts from the same companies as well. I don't give a **** about your 10% BS sales or how long they last
And the reality is that there are no real bargains out there.

Red ones
24-11-17, 07:03 PM
There are some deals out there but you have to look and be a little savvy.

I got the wife's present cheap today. Amusingly only because I it won't last week and had to return it!

Mobile phone upgrade time is not bad. Saved £408 over the next 2 years compared with the deal I read on by bundling stuff together. Looks like I'll be cancelling the wife's contract, buying or the remaining months and then resigning for 2 years. It will save fixing the broken screen and will still save money!

Then with some of the money I saved I bought a new visor.


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SVSte
26-11-17, 05:26 PM
Can not believe it cheaper to get parts from Italy and Germany and France for the bike than it is from the UK does not add up, anyone found the same thing?

admin
26-11-17, 06:25 PM
Can not believe it cheaper to get parts from Italy and Germany and France for the bike than it is from the UK does not add up, anyone found the same thing?
Exchange rates?

SV650rules
26-11-17, 08:15 PM
The countless black Friday adverts, emails, texts. It's getting beyond the joke. I'm getting emails and texts from the same companies as well. I don't give a **** about your 10% BS sales or how long they last

When I was growing up Friday 13th was known as 'black Friday' - now its weeks long with people spending money they don't have on stuff they don't need.

Shops putting up Christmas decorations in October, Christmas sales moved to November WTF!!!!

Red ones
26-11-17, 08:18 PM
Mobile phone companies.

Finish the contract early? You have to buy your way out. No other way. So you pay your way out.

Then go to the same operators shop in the high street and sell them the handset you just bought. (Actually you go round the corner and sell it to the guy in another shop who pays you £30 more than you just paid to get out of contract)

Does this strike anyone else as crazy?

Geodude
27-11-17, 07:21 AM
The whole mobile phone thing is crazy to me.

Sir Trev
27-11-17, 07:57 PM
The whole mobile phone thing is crazy to me.

This. BT Mobile Black Friday deal was an upgrade to 4GB data and unlimited mins and texts for about the same I pay them now for a lot less. Signed up online and the confirmation came through as 3GB. Eh? The (overseas by the name) live chat muppet did not understand and then said it was probably new customers only despite me pointing out it did not say that anywhere on the website. Had to call customer services today who said "that's never happened before" :smt043 and promised to honour the offer, but it would take them up to a week to roll my account back and try again...

Geodude
28-11-17, 07:46 AM
Royal engagement, sick of hearing about it already :smt093

admin
28-11-17, 11:01 AM
Me too. BBC news last night devoted half it's programme on this subject. Did Grenfall or Manchester get that much coverage?

L3nny
28-11-17, 12:28 PM
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPo0c-OWAAApdDi.jpg

Littlepeahead
28-11-17, 02:42 PM
Ok it's just two people getting engaged but some cheerful news featuring a ginger and an American who isn't a complete ar$e is quite refreshing! I'm happy for Harry, he seems a good sort and she isn't a blonde society bimbo.

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SV650rules
28-11-17, 03:33 PM
Royal engagement, sick of hearing about it already :smt093


Looks like Harry is gonna do a 'princess Margaret' have all the privileges and none of the responsibilities of being a royal.

Yeah, sick of hearing about it already - and it will be discussed and dissected 'ad nauseum' until the wedding. Gives the womans mags something to chew over.

Wonder if James Hewitt will be getting an invite ? https://rochdaleherald.co.uk/2017/11/27/hewitt-thrilled-at-prince-harrys-engagement/

daveangel
28-11-17, 04:33 PM
Hopefully a national holiday will be announced and on the day we can all go out and play on two wheels on quiet roads . . .

SVSte
28-11-17, 05:34 PM
Hopefully a national holiday will be announced and on the day we can all go out and play on two wheels on quiet roads . . .Hear Hear a good long Rideout.[emoji106]

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littleoldman2
29-11-17, 01:35 AM
Royal engagement, sick of hearing about it already :smt093

Only cos it's not you snogging her:p

Geodude
29-11-17, 07:33 AM
Only cos it's not you snogging her:p

Haha too right :D you got me Mal :kiss:

Stingo
29-11-17, 10:05 AM
Flat batteries/batteries that wont hold their charge especially evident when the temperature takes a drop. Damn fiddly to get the battery off and on a Speedmaster. Who designs this stuff?

SV650rules
29-11-17, 12:46 PM
Me too. BBC news last night devoted half it's programme on this subject. Did Grenfall or Manchester get that much coverage?

OMG I misread the headlines as 'Prince Harry to marry Megan Merkel' - thought we were trying to forge an alliance with Germany through marriage....

maviczap
29-11-17, 03:57 PM
Supposed professional colleagues who can't change their shift with a weeks notice, even though they get paid to do this & let their colleagues (ie my team) pick up the work, and also don't have the courtesy to reply to voicemail messages when they are supposed to be on shift.

It won't be forgotten

Bibio
29-11-17, 08:27 PM
doctor changing my tablets. result is i now have a very short temper just like when i get beta blockers. i have blown my lid 3 times in two days :-(

andrewsmith
30-11-17, 08:07 AM
doctor changing my tablets. result is i now have a very short temper just like when i get beta blockers. i have blown my lid 3 times in two days :-(Not good

If I didn't know you, I would have said it's short Scotsman syndrome

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littleoldman2
02-12-17, 02:30 AM
doctor changing my tablets. result is i now have a very short temper just like when i get beta blockers. i have blown my lid 3 times in two days :-(

Not good. Are you going back or hoping you'll "settle down" with them.

Artful
02-12-17, 10:51 PM
Is it a good idea to hand you a pool cue tomorrow?

punyXpress
02-12-17, 10:54 PM
. . only if you can run quicker than he can!

Chris_SVS
03-12-17, 12:57 PM
Applied for a job last tuesday - phonecall on thursday regarding an interview - interview arranged for Mon 27

Interview goes awesomely as I have clear relatable experience and pretty much ticked every box for training and awareness + everything is current with no refreshers needed. "Ok Chris, I'll be letting people know either way on thursday. I don't like letting people dangle"


Now sunday and I'm not sure if I want the job if ever offered it (It's 1.5mi from home instead of 17, less hours and money but easier commute and better future prospects/skill development)

Sir Trev
03-12-17, 05:49 PM
Applied for a job last tuesday - phonecall on thursday regarding an interview - interview arranged for Mon 27

Interview goes awesomely as I have clear relatable experience and pretty much ticked every box for training and awareness + everything is current with no refreshers needed. "Ok Chris, I'll be letting people know either way on thursday. I don't like letting people dangle"


Now sunday and I'm not sure if I want the job if ever offered it (It's 1.5mi from home instead of 17, less hours and money but easier commute and better future prospects/skill development)

Sometimes taking a small (but hopefully not too bad) pay cut to work for a great company with good prospects and better long term happiness is better. Let's just hope this is HR paperwork getting in the way and nothing more.

My current clients want to get on and hire the perm head I am filling the gap for but they had to wait for the green light from HR and then let the "talent acquisition" team have first crack at finding suitable internal and external candidates. Sometimes these things take longer than needed, and certainly longer than the hiring manager wants. In this case it suits me as my contract will hopefully get extended.

Fingers crossed for you.

Chris_SVS
03-12-17, 06:49 PM
Sometimes taking a small (but hopefully not too bad) pay cut to work for a great company with good prospects and better long term happiness is better. Let's just hope this is HR paperwork getting in the way and nothing more.

My current clients want to get on and hire the perm head I am filling the gap for but they had to wait for the green light from HR and then let the "talent acquisition" team have first crack at finding suitable internal and external candidates. Sometimes these things take longer than needed, and certainly longer than the hiring manager wants. In this case it suits me as my contract will hopefully get extended.

Fingers crossed for you.
Thanks Trev, hopefully works out alright :) 4hrs less and 35p/hr cut but less travel time and cost. I'd take it to stay in work rather than collect a redundancy payout sometime in the next year(which would be a pretty healthy £6k+ but worthless without a job waiting to start)

Red ones
03-12-17, 06:55 PM
By my reckoning the commute you currently do probably costs around £6 a day. Then work out what you have to earn per hour before tax to pay for the commute. Sounds like a good move to me.

Chris_SVS
03-12-17, 07:15 PM
By my reckoning the commute you currently do probably costs around £6 a day. Then work out what you have to earn per hour before tax to pay for the commute. Sounds like a good move to me.
Yep some rough fag packet math would make it worthwhile financially, and certainly frees up some more time for cycling/motorcycling :p

Chris_SVS
04-12-17, 09:23 AM
Email this morning - no job :nomore:

Details being kept on file though, however comforting that may be

maviczap
04-12-17, 09:27 AM
Coming home after dropping the youngest at school, perfect picture opportunity - no camera

Go home, pick camera up go back to take picture - battery pack is flat

timwilky
04-12-17, 11:28 AM
I need to move my car so Lee will be able to get his bike down the drive.
No says the wife, do it in the morning.

Off to the pub

Later, dad can I have your keys, we need to get Lee's bike out of the garage for the morning.

I help push the bike out the garage and down the drive and watch as daughter swings wide to put my car back on the drive. Too wide, crunch against the wall at the side.

She denies everything, I saw her, heard it. But not her. Bodyshop has just told me £400.

Wife who stopped me moving it yesterday afternoon says it is my fault, if I didn't have so much parked up, she wouldn't have needed to move it. OK we will get rid of your car so there is not as much on drive.

SVSte
04-12-17, 11:32 AM
I need to move my car so Lee will be able to get his bike down the drive.
No says the wife, do it in the morning.

Off to the pub

Later, dad can I have your keys, we need to get Lee's bike out of the garage for the morning.

I help push the bike out the garage and down the drive and watch as daughter swings wide to put my car back on the drive. Too wide, crunch against the wall at the side.

She denies everything, I saw her, heard it. But not her. Bodyshop has just told me £400.

Wife who stopped me moving it yesterday afternoon says it is my fault, if I didn't have so much parked up, she wouldn't have needed to move it. OK we will get rid of your car so there is not as much on drive.Don't you know our wife's are always right [emoji23]

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maviczap
04-12-17, 12:08 PM
Don't you know our wife's are always right [emoji23]

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Oh yes never wrong :compcrash:

Red ones
04-12-17, 12:32 PM
Email this morning - no job :nomore:

Details being kept on file though, however comforting that may be



It was going to be a crap job anyway. The money was less and it wasn't going to stretch you as you could do it all, as you told them in the interview.

(As you see, I'm an expert in post interview rationalisation.)

Chris_SVS
04-12-17, 12:43 PM
It was going to be a crap job anyway. The money was less and it wasn't going to stretch you as you could do it all, as you told them in the interview.

(As you see, I'm an expert in post interview rationalisation.)

:D

ophic
04-12-17, 12:56 PM
And your bike would suffer as it would never get warmed up properly :p

Bibio
04-12-17, 01:29 PM
MD's of charity's must be needing cash for xmas.. i have had more can rattlers at the door in the past 2 weeks than the rest of the year.

if i want to give to charity i'll do so.. dont come to my door and ask for it.. thats not charity.