So... What oiled your gears today?

[virus]

[hellkat]

A courier delivered a second set on Friday, excellent.
I think that because I complained twice (first time nobody responded) then probably whoever is ticking boxes at the other end had just re-processed my order (twice), yay!
I expect Alice et al can afford it.
But I put it in the cupboard at the back so I don't accidentally wear it or a month or two, in case they ask for it back, along with the KISS hoody

[thx1138]

finally being able to log back in to bcf, kept trying to get a reset password to no avail, then relaised I was probably too lazy to change it from the last time I got one
hello

I have been lurking

[A100man]

[hellkat]

I seem to have finally managed to train my ex to empty his ashtray and leave it on my outside wall beside the rubbish bins when he is leaving
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[Easy-X]

[hellkat]

Had given up potato mash because keto ( ) and tried celeriac which seemed okay, vaguely parsnippy but not potato. However, I froze a box of celeriac mash along with a layer of fried bacon for future reference, and I took it out today for lunch.

Big knob of butter, fried celeriac mash and then added the bacon, stirred it about until it resembled a kind of "hash" (no smirking at the back!) and it was actually fucking awesome, even on top of a fairly pedestrian bag-salad.


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[recman]

M&S Smoked Scottish salmon and cream cheese sandwich filler.
Highly moreish.

[UncleFester]

Mmmm been AFK for a bit ... todays gear oiling is a Ducati Streetfighter V2 in ..... khaki green. I'm oddly drawn to it and all the practicalities of the Z1000SX that it doesn't have for the one thing that the Ducati does have and that's engine character out of the box.

Finally admitted to myself that inline 4 just don't float my boat like a lairy twin.
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[blurredman]

I think I finally found the cause of the intermittent charging on one of my bikes. Connector at the alternator end for the charge signal wire was slightly dodgy.

Of course, the fault being intermittent (charge light coming on, and voltage gauge showing no charging of battery occuring) means I won't know i've actually fixed the problem unless I just ride the thing and see what happens. But the condition of the wire core corrosion and the spade oxidisation makes it a strong contender for the cause. Plus- it's the charge signal wire, it should have been the first place to look, but oh well.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 17k. , 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 9k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 38k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 49k

[B1N]

[Easy-X]

Given work commitments I only did about 3hrs on my latest course assignment and ended up submitting it 2 mins before the cut-off time

Still managed to pass, phew!
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[hellkat]

Had lunch with my long-time Russian girlfriend who lives in Cyprus now, and she brought her twin sons with her.

We had pizza and icecreams at Queensway after a rambunctious lunchtime jaunt at the Princess Diana Memorial Playground.

She describes them as "feral" but really they're just used to living in outdoorsy Cyprus, not stuffy old London.

Somehow we didn't get any pictures, but suffice to say after 3.5 hours of feral 4 year olds, I was ready to take my box of half-eaten pizza and get on the train home
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[Easy-X]

Snagged a deal on a BarclayCard: 0% balance transfer for 12 months, 0% transfer fee. Nice. Not that I had a lot to put on it but every little helps.
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[recman]

Managed to apply some heat reflective window film to my south-facing living room windows/door.
Its like a greenhouse in the summer unless we have the curtains drawn but then of course the room is too dark.
Anyone else use this window stuff?

[Robby]

[recman]

[thx1138]

Helping my 80 year old dad, asked him to pass me a rubber mallet. Instead he handed me a leather “hide hammer” which he has had since he was an apprentice, though he did get the leather refilled in 1973

[Easy-X]

Memorial service for a cousin.

Yes it's sad that someone died (she was 81) but the amount of family that turned up... including Ian who now likes to be referred to as "Pink" (they live in California.) It was delightful how delicately ppl danced around the topic
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Nobby the Bastard]

A whiny little bitch on FB blocked me after I called out his bullshit about ADHD being imaginary. Fucking snowflake.
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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

[Easy-X]

[Nobby the Bastard]

You do know that ADHD medication is a stimulant and not a psychedelic or sedative?

So, really not like a spliff at all and very difficult to get a hit off because it raises dopamine and not serotonin.
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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

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[Nobby the Bastard]

Raising dopamine doesn't help with anxiety issues so ADHD medication and thus diagnosis wouldn't help.

The thing is, ADHD has to be disagnosed by a specialist and the drugs for it are controlled so its a high bar to get them, unlike the drugs for anxiety (SSRIs) which seem to be given out like sweeties so I suspect you are talking bollocks again.
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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

[Easy-X]