Todays - What Grinds my gears

[ThunderGuts]

Got my bike back from a main dealer service (nobody was in the service dept though, so one of the sales guys gave it to me instead). No paperwork to say what was done, the chain hadn't been cleaned or lubed (it wasn't in a bad condition when it went in, but I'd still expect them to clean/lube it) and the bike had road muck on it from when they'd test ridden it in the rain. Again, I was collecting it on a mucky day so it'd have got mucky on the ride home anyway, but that's not the point.
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TG.

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[Nobby the Bastard]

You don't need to carp on.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[UncleFester]

Because it increases their post count or something. Its the fb version of clickbait.
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[stinkwheel]

[UncleFester]

I don't think it's a step too far to call it the Devils work. I no longer have an account on it.
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[hellkat]

I still don't find it to be the Devils Work, but I think that's cos I tend to ignore the clickbaity things.

Now and then I might do a quiz, if it amuses me, or if a friend has been shown to recently post a very stupid response to one of those questiony things.

But I don't make it my life's work to be on there and get dragged into everything lame. I'm currently getting a load of "buy a quarter of a share of a tiny box apartment in a fairly shitty London area for not much money" because I indolently clicked on one that popped up and did look quite interesting. But I'm not going to BUY one, hence I just click a couple of those "hide this post" things, and they will eventually bugger off and drop away to annoy someone else.

Its not the be-all and end-all if they attempt nefarious marketing ploys on you. We're all used to advertising anyway, and employ methods to avoid having to look at it.

Meh.
I mostly just post selfies or pictures of my cats anyway
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[hellkat]

I have mostly been having a gear-grindingly frantic day, first time I've had proper "pressure" in this new job, and it was right from the top: the PA of the CEO emailing me saying "He wants to work on the agenda so can we have the minutes you were given to type please".

And (worse) she had to ask me twice
Luckily, I'm starting to remember how to put my nose to the grindstone.

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[stinkwheel]

Well i had a day planned that should have been full and under control but not epically busy.

However, despite being Johnny on the fucking spot all day, every other fucker conspired to make me be running constantly late by variously having more things to do than they had booked in, turning up with more than one animal, arriving 25 minutes late for a 30 minute appointment, having reception staff book things in to be examined in the time set aside for me to interpret and report lab tests I'd done earlier and the icing on the cake being colleagues nicking off with the equipment I'd literaly just got together and set out to use on the next patient as I was literally calling them into the consulting room. Twice. "Oi, you! Bring that back here and get your own!"
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[hellkat]

Aw Stinkers I hate days like that
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[Easy-X]

The epitome of "I'm all right... it's every other fucker!"
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[chickenstrip]

[A100man]

My ex-wife is holding me to ransom over the final divorce. She's now insisting I take out life insurance to cover her child support and other costs for the kids until they are all 18 if I die before.

She already has enough to buy a decent house from a majority share in the of the house I bought before we met , that money is in the bank 'cos she lives with new boyfriend in his large house and works rarely, preferring to swan about in her 4 x 4.

She insists it's my duty to make this provision for them all although this was never discussed at mediation. There would be enough in the sale of my house to cover all eventualities but that's not enough for her ' you could change you will' she says. The sum isn't huge probs only 30 a month on top of the CSA paymenst, but FFs it's yet more hassle and having to dance to her fucking tune still 4 years after she walked out for being 'unhappy'. Grrr!
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[Bhud]

[Easy-X]

[Moth]

[A100man]

[A100man]

[Easy-X]

At what stage are you at, if you don't mind me asking, decree nisi, decree absolute?
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[A100man]

[Easy-X]

Can you wait it out? Normally ppl try and get stuff out of the way quickly as they have another partner lined up that's itching to get married, get a joint mortgage, etc. You might feel she's got you over a barrel but maybe it's the other way round and all the "moon on a stick" stuff is to keep you off-balance.

Buy a decent lawyer, money well spent
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[UncleFester]

Agree on the decent legal bit. If she wasn't going to be a cnut about it it'd be signed and done by now.
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[A100man]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Polarbear]