Were you out to play Sunday 08 Jan 06?......................

[independentphoto]

.....................I was.

I accompanied the good lady Quedos through to auld reekie to delivery her machine for a service & recall work (Honda) on what looked like a real nice day.

By 'eck was it bloody freezing though! After making the 40 odd mile trip, the old fingers & toes were fairly numb. A bowl of soup and two cups of coffee were required before the return leg. In view of the already cold air and the fading sunlight, I decided not to hang around on the way home.

Well, that was the idea anyway. About half way back the mind started to wander with the chilly digits etc and I pulled off the motorway to clean the dry salt from my lid and to warm the fingers around the can. Negotiating a roundabout with traffic joining, I wanted to ease off a bit and promptly OPENED the throttle thinking "BACK - to back off". OOPS! :shock: Steady progress for the remainder of the journey was the safest bet. Heated grips are now firmly on the "to do" list.

Spotted about a dozen other bikes between the out and home legs - nutters! Were you one?

Had a nice time regardless and look forward to spring with even more dismay at it's distant nature!

Cheers,

Garry :wink:

[jim@55]

i posted on sv rider about going out on sun(as the org was down)i wanted to go out for a blast on sun ,but when i woke up it was very frosty here and i decided not to awaken the beast.ended up through in rabs (scooby2102)in carluke (went in my car with heater on :wink: )he was servicing his bike so i went along to lend ,,er,,,nothing.just a chit-chat and something to eat ..my hats off to you ,,,,was bloody freezing(ps ,iv got heated grips theyre ace ,,,get some) :wink:

[Cronos]

I was one of those nutters!

Decided to take the Blackbird for a wee run down the Borders to Gala and Hawick for a couple of coffee stops and back. Was intending to watch the Borders v Cardiff game but decided it'd be far colder on the way home at 6pm that it was at 4pm. 8-[

It was so cold in fact that I had to invest in a copy of the Southern Reporter to act as an extra layer of insulation on the way home! :oops:

I suspect heated grips will be my next upgrade! :o

[Scooby Drew]

I couldn't be bothered to get out of bed all day. But then I had got in after 3am cos I was out with mates, one of whom wanted to buy me a lap dance as a birthday present but we couldn't find a strip club that was open...

[Cronos]

...one of whom wanted to buy me a lap dance as a birthday present but we couldn't find a strip club that was open...

Now if I'd still been there that wouldn't have been a problem! Might even have manged to get us free admission! :oops:

[independentphoto]

Hey Cronos,

You tried "Miss Ellies" cafe yet on the South end of Hawick? Looks like an old "wee chef" to me. It was great when I visited a few months back - dead cheap too!

Garry

[Cronos]

I'm pretty sure Miss Ellies is in Selkirk, a few miles up the road from Hawick.

The Coffin End is the best cafe in Hawick. :wink:

[northwind]

I couldn't be bothered to get out of bed all day. But then I had got in after 3am cos I was out with mates, one of whom wanted to buy me a lap dance as a birthday present but we couldn't find a strip club that was open...

Drew was a little ****ed... I think I may have been too, I was certainly a little hungover... And I think I may have danced, never a good sign.

[independentphoto]

I'm pretty sure Miss Ellies is in Selkirk, a few miles up the road from Hawick.

The Coffin End is the best cafe in Hawick. :wink:

I do reckon that you're right there. Just proves that I need to investigate that part of the world more :lol: . Especially torturous since its in the area of "Britains Best Road" as voted for by racing drivers and motoring journalists - A708 Moffat-Selkirk
Apparently

Garry

[Scooby Drew]

I couldn't be bothered to get out of bed all day. But then I had got in after 3am cos I was out with mates, one of whom wanted to buy me a lap dance as a birthday present but we couldn't find a strip club that was open...

Drew was a little p*ssed... I think I may have been too, I was certainly a little hungover... And I think I may have danced, never a good sign.

You were shakin' your groove thing quite well for somebody with a dodgy hip :lol:
If I had had one more Sambuca I would have been in a very poor state - then and the next day 8)