So... What oiled your gears today?

[to v or not to v]

out on a walk in the forest, came across a charity tractor run.
was quite a sight, 1-200 tractors merrily driving along in a procession that must of been getting on for a kilometre long, all beeping their horns and holding the traffic up.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either.

[Polarbear]

[to v or not to v]

[hellkat]

I have survived Christmas without killing the Military Type.
At least I proved to him that I really *can* cook.

He has inadvertently left behind a pair of socks, a moody Hugo Boss shirt, a pair of tracky bottoms and a can of shaving foam.

I am currently disinclined to visit him in Turkey to return them.
But I may change my mind, if I fancy a cheap holiday for a few days.
Another bullet dodged.

In other news, I attended a Christmas bunfight by the Armed Forces Network at my work, and met some other military types ... which was nice.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[recman]

Bloke at work received a Guinness nitrosurge gadget for Xmas but since he already had one he kindly donated it to me.

[Easy-X]

My brief dabble with stocks and shares ended when the wife had her hand out for Christmas Türkiye* funds. Ever since then all my picks have tanked so it seems I got out at just the right time

*According to Chrome's spell checker you can't say "turkey" any more.
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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]

[hellkat]

Took the dag out for our first proper solo walkies.
Just a little-dog sized jaunt up to the big park near the A13.

It was very nice trotting along sedately and communing with nature.
And Billie enjoyed herself too, having a big old sniff-around.

Its a urban park so I made a point of spending a reasonable time on the grass as well so she got some proper ground under her feet. We went and sniffed along the borders in places too, so she could really get to know the manor.

I definitely needed to get some air in my lungs, almost two weeks spent mostly indoors, I was losing the plot.
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[Easy-X]

Scored some Brownie points with the boss today. His car had failed the MoT 'cos the headlight levelling system had broken. There's a little sensor arm attached to the rear suspension and one of the brackets snapped. Of course you can't buy a new bracket, only an entirely assembly And who just happens to have a dinky welder on hand

Took longer to get the bits off the car (dirt and rust caked nuts) than the actual welding. Only needs to last till Friday for the MoT re-test, should be fine

*edit, I swear my autocorrect is cursed!
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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]

[recman]

[Howling Terror]

A long motorway journey that went without anything to report. No holdups, nobody cutting in front or tailgating me. A minimal amount of lane hogging. 70-80 all the way from Scotland to England aside from a mandatory section of 50.

Sometimes it's the small things eh.
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Diabolical homemade music Bandcamp and Soundcloud
Singer songwriter, Artist and allround good bloke Listen to Andrew Susan Johnston here
The Harry Turner Project

[hellkat]

The dog is starting to understand who is the boss.

When I walked in the room, she got off *my* sofa without me having to tell her.

I did have to tell her off for recommencing to gnaw my desk*, but as soon as I said Bad Dog, she scurried off to her bed.
So she is learning.



*despite providing her with many chewy toy and bones.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

I find that dogs quickly learn that the sofa is mine after I've sat on them a few times. They scurry away as soon as I start to lower my arse now.
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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

[hellkat]

I'm too big to do that. Don't want to squishalise the poor little bugger
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[stinkwheel]

The trick is to sit slowly but at a constant rate so they have to scrabble to get out. They'll try to stay put and brazen it out so you need to keep going until they get the impression that you will actually squash them and panic a little because they are now past the point where it's easy to get off.

Did the exact same with one of the staff dogs at work. It takes seats then growls and shows its teeth when people try to move it. I just need to look at it and nod my head to one side and it gets off.

In my experience, this is something you only need to do once. They remember.
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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]

This method assumes I have supreme control over my thigh muscles.

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[A100man]

[MCN]

[Howling Terror]

^^^I would so flash my lights at you.
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Diabolical homemade music Bandcamp and Soundcloud
Singer songwriter, Artist and allround good bloke Listen to Andrew Susan Johnston here
The Harry Turner Project

[recman]

[stinkwheel]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Easy-X]

Talking of overtaking, there's a stretch of 40mph near me and I overtook this scooter doing less than 30. Must be the one of those rare unmodified 50cc jobbies
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter