Getting a day pass for ride-outs

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Now I'm not an under the thumb kind of guy by any means

You're the worst kind of under the thumb guy, you're under there and you don't even know it. Try this, available at all good newsagents.



And it get's worse, since you've got young children Mother's Day is now Wive's Day too.

Oh well, you had a good run and on the bright side, you do have a beautiful wife who loves you.

personally I prefer spending time with my wife than you lot,

ok so I dont have a bike but it still stands..

Thats why i have an ex husband and now a biking boyfriend

"Ow ees eet you are want to spend more time on ze forum zan with me?"

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Now I'm not an under the thumb kind of guy by any means

I'm sure that when I saw you at the Brackley festival, your Mrs had you in baby reins...

[Bri w]

Originally Posted by speedplay

I'm sure that when I saw you at the Brackley festival, your Mrs had you in baby reins...

Sounds like le missus needs reining in too...

Been married, been divorced, been married again, been mothered, and smothered. Its the nature of the beasts.

Seriously though, book 'em a spa weekend. Mega brownie points and guaranteed

P.S. Don't miss Mum's Day with Mum and being home with your young uns on Mum's Day. They're are sad days when Mum, and your kids (for a different reason) are no longer around.

Ralph, your words sound horribly familiar

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

If your single don't get married, if your married, don't have kids!

or make sure your partner has their own bikes. problem sorted

[Drew Carey]

Originally Posted by Quedos

or make sure your partner has their own bikes. problem sorted

Or better still.....like me make sure your wife not only embraces biking, but is a fully fledged member of the org!!!!

Originally Posted by Kilted Ginger

maybe dropping in for lunch on friday's not such a good idea

Don't you dare! Talking bikes for a hour may just save my sanity, pre-Noddy!

Originally Posted by Richie

BTW, you missed out Saturday 20th Feb... "The Hardy Bikers..."

but you don't sound like your up to it....

She knows that one may be happening, I told her I could be going a couple of weeks ago and I'm going to the theatre on Friday afternoon to see this, so she bloody well owes me one!

Whether or not I'm going to be a Hardy biker will depend on what the weather forecast is saying tomorrow/Friday morning (so not Hardy at all then). If it's still looking like this I'll be going nowhere near a mountain pass. (in case it's changed by the time you click the link, it says -3 overnight and 3 during the day, with snow for both Saturday and Sunday).

Originally Posted by specialone

Col, Just say your ARE going on all of them (apart from mums day) and give her a little cheeky slap on the backside in a patronising type of way and tell her to go on her way

I do that kind of thing quite regularly, so she'd think I was joking, then have a paddy fit the night before and say I had never told her. There are advantages and disadvantages to winding your wife up all the time. I've often told her that if I wanted to have an affair, I'd be safe 'cos just tell her the truth and she wouldn't believe me - "Where did you go today?", "To a hotel with one of the girls from work!", "Yeah, yeah, Romeo, where did you go today?"

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

Well at least one bit of that magazine cover has never been an issue

Originally Posted by Ed

Ralph, your words sound horribly familiar

Thank f*** for that!

Originally Posted by Quedos

or make sure your partner has their own bikes. problem sorted

Originally Posted by Drew Carey

Or better still.....like me make sure your wife not only embraces biking, but is a fully fledged member of the org!!!!

Ah, now as Mr Tiger55 will tell you, whose lovely wife is also a biker and org member, enjoy it now whilst you can! If you guys ever have kids your weekend riding time will fall to half of what the likes of me and Ed get. You can't take a baby on a bike, so whereas I just have to find time to ride, you guys will have to find time, and then take it in turns to babysit! Even if you agree to spend every Sunday apart, you'll only be riding every other Sunday when it's not your turn to babysit!