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I gotta say the bike looks pretty decent with the handguards and new tyre! I gotta say it cos nobody else will!

I have a pass out tomorrow before all the Xmas stuff gets in the way, weather doesn't look too good in the morning There again as I'm not a ginger dago puddle dodger I may give it a go................

Oven roasted codfish and potatoes. The onions and caramelized garlic, and the good olive oil make the dish. It's a portuguese thing, I love it.

Eat sprouts the day before hand so you are primed and ready!

I'm over it but then again I'm an athlete

A lovely spin along the coast towards Villaricos for a mid morning breakfast. No traffic, stunning scenery and smooooooth tarmac………..not a snowplough in sight Loads of dirt tracks to explore down to the water’s edge so next time it’ll be a DR-Adventure…….yep, the beast is running

Took a few shots of my outlook.

Not exactly today but a couple of days ago………but at least it’s in an appropriate section of this godforsaken forum this time. Sounds proper nasty.

I found a small type written envelope in an old cardboard box, I thought it was a reference from my first job, but it turned out to be my school reference. Reading it now, they definitely had me sussed, if I didn't think it was interesting I didn't bother, hence the U grade in Chemistry O Level when I just filled in my name and two joke answers. The man signing it, Ken Drury, my headmaster in the final years, was at school with my Mum, she hated him, told me he was a knob. She reckoned he failed his 11 plus, but he seems to have caught up at some point by the look of his qualifications. He died a few years ago according to the local paper.

But I got bad news today......Fatty has changed her mind and is now coming up for Xmas Dinner!

You can go off people ya know

Going a bit stir crazy this morning as I still can’t walk far so decided another Bimble on the bike was on the cards. Wind and rain but that doesn’t really matter if you have good gear so I set off. Originally I was going to North Cornwall Motorcycles in Bude, but changed my mind on the way out of Bodmin as the link road to Camelford was closed so I headed for Wadebridge instead. Had a ride around Wadebridge but the town was packed, hardly surprising given the time of year, so I didn’t get off and headed south again to Newquay. Thinking on the way that Newquay would also be overrun I turned off at Indian Queens and headed to Dameralls Cafe for a cup of tea and a bacon roll. The cafe is always busy there, not because of bikers although that is there target audience but with builders and workers from the local industrial estate. Today there were also 4 armed police officers there as well. Doesn’t feel right seeing policemen wearing guns on their hip, alien to normal experience. Well as I was at Dameralls it would haven been daft not to go in and have a look at the bikes. The have a very healthy turnover of bikes there always several new and different bikes for sale. Interesting. Anyway in contrast to the Kawasaki centre the staff don’t grill you there, always say hello but leave you to your own devices unless you ask. I think I prefer that. They had a nice R1200RT which was a coincidence giving that Pedro mentioned one. It was nice and at 9k seemed reasonably priced. I did notice that they had sold a z900RS and I can see Pete’s point of view from certain angles it does look quite bulbous. they had some Harleys as always but they are a bit odd looking to me. I saw a lovely Triumph Speed Twin, very nice indeed. Also saw a Royal Enfield Hunter in the flesh for the first time. They also had a couple of very low mileage Interceptors for sale, one with 555 on the clock and one with 600 miles. I don’t understand why you would sell a bike after just doing 500 or 600 miles. Gonna spend the afternoon washing the Himalayan now the sun is out. It may me smile when I filled the bike on the way home as I worked out the mpg and was surprised to see 97. Obviously the last tankful covered the cold snap we have just had, mucho careful riding does benefit mpg.

Just been a bit busy mate, trip to the UK etc etc etc…….came back with a stinking cold and just about feel reasonably okay now hence taking the bike out today. The Tracer is a very, very nice bit of kit. Enough power, light, handles well and comfy…….could do with a nicer sounding exhaust but hey that’s probably true of many modern bikes. The DR600S is also back on the road and running just lovely but man-o-man it’s just waiting to hurt me………

Unfortunately it’s just an honest fuck up mate

I have an appointment at the dentist in 30 minutes time , so that'll probably be in 2 hours . Let's see if she can get my crown to stay in for more than a week this time

Is this a late play for TOTY @Skippy cos I don't think those are taken from the 'cockpit'

Just shows the calibre of twat we've got here when an annoying cunt who only takes his bikes out in a van can't even get a vote!

time for forgiveness and rejoicing as a family union... praise be .... what you say @Buckster

#fuckedoverabarrel

You can sense the Christmas spirit in that sentence!

Cunt…….until I sell it

I suppose that helps

I resemble that remark

I still don't think we've recovered back to the level we were at before Covid......and it's been 4 months now!

How you feeling @Clive?

Lot of vote switching going on, we may have been hacked by the Bilderberg group.

Have you been drinking Fred or did you overdose on Radio 2 in the van on the way home

Did you get there via the wardrobe as well LOL

Wouldn't want to marry it, she's retarded and a bit of a downy , good cook when she aint dribbling though .

I see your pie and raise you with a cottage pie with meat in it. A shepherds pie has lamb or hogget in it otherwise it's a vege pie.

The flatness of the prairies freaks me out. Every time I drive through them I have a day where my brain feels like it is melting. It's like you are travelling without moving.....nothing changes you are right.....I thought about living in Saskatchewan but decided there was no way I could deal with the flatness. Drove further into Ontario today and it was nice to see some corners, hills and trees!

You see some days it really wudda been worth turning up for work

No longer oppressed cos I left.. I ran.. I RAAAANNN far far away to a place where people didn't take the piss.. oh wait no I'm here.

In bed for 3 days you say was your freezer full of ice cream

Looks like we're going back to Albox on Friday......to pick up stuff that they didn't have three weeks ago, and to replace the jam tarts and mince pies that I've eaten since then!

But did you still get a shag ?

Still a cunt then.

You need a proper medical professional to answer that, not a nurse. If you have a question on emptying bedpans then @Slowlycatchymonkey will be the one to ask, otherwise not so much.

Honestly I don't know the official answer to that, it could easily be yes or no depending on what bit of the protein the test is sensitive to. I do know for sure lateral flows are likely to give you a false negative and can't be relied on. I had Covid (and was certain I did) for days and was recovering before the lateral flow finally showed up a positive. As the figures are shooting up and it seems a dead topic for the media I think if your jabs are up to date and you feel like shit n reckon it's Covid avoid contact with anyone vulnerable. But thats just my take on it.

my mrs had it bad last week ,had a really bad cough , ached .... in bed for nearly 3 days... thought i had it to , but just felt a bit shit for a day, wasn't covid though both tested neg.

This is one of our dogs, it’s Lou the Labrador. She has two operating modes, the first is Play Mode and the second is Sleep Mode. Shes very professional at both.