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Thanks Bob. My trip back up north just a few weeks ago provided just the right spot. After driving over 1000 kms and then canoeing out into a very remote area for a few hours I found a spot under some trees in a quiet bay. The turquoise water, surrounding trees, seasonal birds, jumping fish....I think (hope) my Mom likes her final resting place. We had one last picnic together before I placed her is her resting spot. It felt right and has given me closure.6 points
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Thank you your Maj … I’m pretty certain the roads will be empty Monday…. let us now pray for no fucking rain3 points
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A good strong cut from the base of the sternum to the abdomen and it will be like squeezing sausage meat out a glove.3 points
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Why are dress like a girl.? .... Your testie hasn't dropped yet and they couldn't figure out your sex?3 points
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My favourite when I used to drive an illegal car, was to go for a blast when FCPorto was playing the Champions, or any FCPorto vs. SLBenfica match, or a Portugal vs. anyone in the quarters forward. Yours is going to be golden to stretch the legs on that Suzuki, tells the rozzers you were late to watch the funeral on the tele if a fine ever arrives in the mail. Portugal just announced 3 days mourning to the Queen, too, a sentiment rather than people not working, but a nice gesture I think.2 points
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Shortly after this, Six got to see a puppy, it was an odd looking puppy, it had no fur and only one eye.2 points
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I'm thinking of going out myself going to make sure i got a full tank before Monday in case i end up somewhere remote and there's no fuel stations open2 points
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It made me happy to read this. I am excited for you and wish you a wonderful and safe trip.2 points
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How did we end up with all these car thieves here @Tym?2 points
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I'm glad you confessed first , I did as well. They were ridiculously easy to nick2 points
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When i was about 14 they were constructing the A470 past my old mans house to Merthyr i was always out looking for things to pinch. One day I'm walking along the dirt road they created for their plant to travel along when a big four wheel drive tractor came bouncing towards me it was flat out and all over the place and skidded to a stop along side me followed by a massive cloud of dust, i thought i was in for a bollocking for being there but when all the dust settled it was just my mate he pinched it a few miles up the road and like you i had to have a go2 points
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I love a bit of hype, all helps to build anticipation and I like reading the prep people do. Look forward to reading and seeing it all. Sounds like it might be bitter sweet. I dunno if you are really scratching wounds or just doing something that feels like it needs to be done? I met a guy at Burgh Island once who went every year on his own. It was the hotel he and his wife went to and when she died he continued to go. He looked very sad so I asked him why he returned to a place that made him unhappy, he said he felt like he was connected to her there and even though it made him sad it was lovely to feel like she was there. I hope you get some of that too2 points
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Starting a ride report weeks in advance the actual thing takes place is not my style at all, I hate all the hype. However, this is more of a declaration of intentions so that I have no excuse to cower out at the last moment quoting some excuse. I have been making tiny preparations over the last few months, just to get myself in the mood. Stuff like renewing my passport, buying a phone that can manage using Moroccan data while keeping my Portuguese number active for (pretending to) work, buying a fender extender to protect the rear shock from rocks, buying a half tinted visor because the dark one is deadly at night and days get shorter in October, buying tires two months in advance, etc ... all that seems like over preparation but in fact was just me trying feel a little more in control by solving stuff when in fact I'm honestly plain scared about what I'm going to face riding out of that boat in Tangier. I've gone to the ridicule of freezing a couple of things at home, so that I have something nice and warm ready for when I return in the dark. My plan is to visit some familiar places and mix that with a bit of adventure, maybe see new places maybe a little more off the beaten path. Mountain passes are what I look forward the most regarding motorcycling, more so when they're heading to the wide open desert heat and herds of camels, in this case it's the easy familiar places that really amp up my anxiety, places where I proposed marriage and was happy, and where my heart broke and I contemplated darkness. Not sure if it's the happy places or the sad one that will challenge me. I'll be doing it alone at my own pace because that's how I deal with stuff, and because in a weird way I can't help but scratch wounds, you know it'll hurt but can't stop yourself from doing it. Today I booked a ferry ticket for the 29th September, a few things were starting to make me doubt going and finding an easy reasonable excuse for staying home working instead, so I bought the ticket and posted this so I'll be too embarrassed to not go at the last moment All that's left now is give the bike a small service, like an oil change and air filter change, and put the new tires on, and hopefully I'll be good to go. I say hopefully because I'm not really up for fixing anything on it, it's never needed anything so here's to that! My mum's 70th birthday is on the 27th, so on the 28th I'll ride to my place, pack everything nice and tidy and get in the mindset, have a nice sleep and on the 29th set off to catch a ferry that's leaving at an unreasonable 15:00 from Tarifa, since it's an adventure I'll probably miss that boat and call an hour earlier to change the ticket to one at 19:00 All in all, it'll be a grand time filled with extreme emotions, a perfectly reliable bike, twisty mountain passes shared with overloaded trucks, smells of spices wafting through street markets, and dusty boots.1 point
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I was looking for something today and found a photo of me n mi bro from yesteryears school days. Got my child hands on a bottle of creme de menthe. We laughed our heads off n used sellotape to tape up our schnozzes n mouths to create joker grins Your turn, youthful pics of pleasure, pain or outright coolness.. or nerdiness.. its all cool.1 point
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That was the point I was trying to make @Pedro Most people here would use a tyre shop rather than go to a motorcycle dealer. Motorcycle shops here are generally not interested in fitting tyres. I fit my own but in the past when I have used a tyre shop I generally take the wheel off myself and then let them fit the tyre/tube.1 point
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Well if you swing by the area be sure to stop by and pick Mom up. She’ll go cause waves with you….1 point
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Not really taken that much notice to be honest Pedro, when they look worn i change them. I rarely change front and rear at the same time. Ive done about 50,000km on the tiger and dont thing ive changed tubes.1 point
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I don't think you've missed anything Michelle......well apart from @Marcel doing some male bonding with @Buckster!1 point
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Look at those chunkalunkas (chubby legs) dont you wanna squeeze them? Apparently thats called "cute aggression"1 point
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Rover V8 into MKII escort. Got it back on its wheels and realised it needed some suspension modifications. Drove it and realised it needed better brakes, sold it to a numpty at that point who killed it a month later.1 point
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Yeah, we were only 19 at the time. We didn't even measure anything before trying it , but like you say you're better off tuning the Mini engine .1 point
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They're both females (colouring tells me that), one is the mother teaching a young one to hunt, if they weren't they would be trying to kill each other, they're very territorial, especially at a time when young one's ae recently fledged.1 point