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v8-powered wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:59 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:45 pm
v8-powered wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:21 am

£2100 worse off now.....
Ouch, but you'll soon forget that next summer!
Indeed - that will be circa 7k we've thrown at it this year! :shock:
Swimming pools, holes in the ground to throw money into
Boats, holes in the ocean to throw money into
Planes, holes in the sky to through money into etc ad infinitum

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Silly Car wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:38 pm
v8-powered wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:59 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:45 pm

Ouch, but you'll soon forget that next summer!
Indeed - that will be circa 7k we've thrown at it this year! :shock:
Swimming pools, holes in the ground to throw money into
Boats, holes in the ocean to throw money into
Planes, holes in the sky to through money into etc ad infinitum

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I always liked the one that says, If you want to make a small fortune out of motorsport, start with a large one! :lol:
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Bustaspoke wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:28 pm In the garage testing ignition compents on the currentley sparkless XT600 :thumbdown: and as it's finally stopped raining for a day I've been winching & digging these out of my little pond.I only put the pond in 3 years ago & I'm made up that it's got frogs or toads in it,but these waters edge plants have seeded & tried to take over.They weren't even there 3 years back :wave:

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This afternoon's dilema,pushbike or motorbike..
We had a pond about that size which got no maintenance and it was pretty silted up and the plants went a bit wild - but it got loads of frogs, toads, newts etc. Had a project and made it quite a bit bigger, put a pump in it and used the rockery to make a small stream with waterfalls etc, to keep it oxygenated. Put a lot of marginals and oxygenators in.

It's more :angry-cussingblack: work than the rest of the garden! First it went bright green, which I got sorted so the blanket weed moved in. Not the sort that sits on the top that you can haul off, the sort that's long thin strands that mat together and choke the oxygenators. :(

The water beetles, skaters and waterboatpersons all moved in in pleasing numbers. The frogs etc not so much. There's a resident great crested newt and I've seen 1 frog. If I pull out anything from the bottom it's full of dragonfly larvae but unless there's spawn in spring they'll have nothing much to eat...unless they like insects instead of tadpoles.

Ho hum. It keeps me occupied. :D
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Swam 720 metres after healthy brekky.

Then walked 6.44 miles.

Had a couple of cheeky pints.

Swam 840 metres.

Now rewarding mesen with another cold beer.

This training malarkey is bloody hard work :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Our family trip to Naples fell through, which pissed me off as I was looking forward to it, but kids are trying to buy houses etc. But i have just booked us all a 3 night stay on a airbnb villa, with its own pool, in Abufeira and got flights out at 7 in the morning and landing home at 7 in the evening from Stanstead. Chuffed doesn't even begin to cover it!! :thumbup: 8-) :obscene-drinkingcheers:
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Off shortly for a 200 mile round trip to leave middle son to the airport for his return flight to Australia.

It's a cold,miserable,rainy day. Suits my mood perfectly. Man I hate goodbyes.
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Skub wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:36 am Off shortly for a 200 mile round trip to leave middle son to the airport for his return flight to Australia.

It's a cold,miserable,rainy day. Suits my mood perfectly. Man I hate goodbyes.
Aye, me too- feel for you, and it's reminded me of when I dropped my eldest boy up at the Army Foundation College 250 miles north of where we lived , way back when he was 16 , - probably not the same at all as you're feeling as I knew it was only going to be months before I would get to see him again but that was a long and lonely drive home for me
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Kids - piss you off when they're home, but by Christ, you do miss 'em when they go away. So, :( & :lol:
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In Athens till Sunday then off on a cruise for a week.

Fingers crossed attempt number 6 goes according to plan.

1. Covid cancelled everything
2. Ditto
3. New ship wasn’t ready
4&5 a back to back, this time we caught Covid in Barcelona.

So fingers crossed.
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Bought the winning ticket for Saturday's $1.4Billion lottery. (actually a mere pittance of $405M for cash up front, minus Fed taxes)
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Finally sorted insurance for the Monster!! :bblonde: :bblonde: Now to MTFU and go try it round the block and then tomorrow, hopefully head to the valley tomorrow :D :D

At least the weather is good :D :D :bblonde: :bblonde:
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Did about 20 miles on the Monster!! I know, I know, that's nothing. Just round all the little bits of resort up here with a final run to about halfway down the mountain so that I could try and give it some welly coming back up!! Wanted to try and give the engine some stick close enough to home to be able to be rescued if necessary!! LOL

She wasn't half bad. Need to tension the chain a bit more in the morning before I head down (the vibration in the left pad is less, but think it's chain related, so will try a bit more as it does look a bit loose!!), but it really wasn't bad. And I'm grinning from ear to ear

Stupidly didn't take any photos - doubly annoying as I met a mate in the cafe up here and she was on her MT07! LOL But, hey. Tomorrow I'll try stop for photos :D :D
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Any ride is a good ride.


Wait...that sounds weird...but you know what i mean.
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gremlin wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:39 pm Any ride is a good ride.


Wait...that sounds weird...but you know what i mean.
Totally agree! The weird and the knowing what you mean! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm still grinning! Have text some of my mates in the valley to meet tomorrow - they are all away! :shock: :shock: But, my best mate with the food shop will be open, so I'm heading down anyway!! Probably going down sunday too. Heading into work monday with a hurty shoulder :(
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Uploaded this new Grimey Dubstep Mix that i have been working on for the past few weeks in my Cave.

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Went for a walk with the hound in the morning. Did some gardening, then braved the M25 to the hallowed closed gate community of Cobham to collect two rugs bought on Ebay. Cost me 1/4 of what they would have cost new. A carbon fibred with aero kit fitted Porsche GT3 on the drive in front of 5 garages. Their entrance hall is bigger than the ground floor of my house.... Ah well, good on them for affording that and enjoying it. Happily back at home with two nice woollen rugs that the wife is very happy with. Played with hound in the garden, finished off two sermons for tomorrow and will put robes in the car. Only 4 services tomorrow, with no evening service.
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Washed one of the bikes with my Ali express cordless pressure washer - actually did a decent job.
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Watched DH racing for the 30000th week running. But this time I was on the sofa with beer not in a field
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Been on the train to Sheffield, had some beer, ate my own body weight in Japanese food, drunk a load of cocktails, drunk some more beer. Got the train home, went to 'spoons, walked the rest of the way home and am now sat with a pint of JD and coke watching bog trotters beat the sweaties.
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...and Brewdog Wingman is a pale(ale) imitation of Beavertown Neck Oil.