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I told my Mrs I am going to pop up the garage and put some fuel in my bike. The garage is only a mile away and I thought I might as well warm the bike up properly it would be a shame to get condensation in the oil. So I ended up travelling to Tywardreath then on to Par, Carlton Bay, Pentewan, Tregorrick and then stopping in Charlestown. Quite a pleasant morning given that it is going to piss down later. I have always loved Charlestown it is a stunning little harbour that was still a busy clay Port in my youth. Not so now but they do quite often use it to make films. Some episodes of Poldark were filmed there and many films and things over the years. The rest of the time it is holiday let’s and dining out opportunities. Destroyed what was an old established community. But to elaborate on that would be to political and I don’t really want to rant on here. Anyway look at the Priddy stuff. Oh and when I went home I had forgotten to buy fuel.

Yes but my leg goes rusty

Going to try to get a few more trees to keep my little one company. Today I gently cracked open the few argan seeds I picked of the ground in Morocco, three or four were rotten, a couple were shriveled, but managed to get a few viable ones, two or three look proper nice and fat. Success rate is very much connected to the seed's size, the bigger the better. Now to leave them in wet paper and see what happens in a few days. In about 20 years I should start to get proper production enough for a few ml of oil

At its largest, Carmina employs a chorus of 200 or more voices, an orchestra of 100 players and a children's choir of 50 or more, plus three soloists (soprano, tenor and baritone).

When I was younger I sang with the Plymouth Philharmonic Chorus for a season. That season they were presenting Carmina Burana, I remember those practices fondly, they were a 160 strong choir and to be amongst that on full song was something very special. I only lasted one season as I didn't really fit in with the social side of things. I wasn't really posh enough, loving the music was not enough to be accepted in those circles, which was a pity, hellofva choir though.

He needs therapy, not surprising really given his upbringing and tragic family events. And he’s a ginger cunt so he definitely needs help.

Been playing with a rd125dx today. Comes from a school where it was dismantled and reassembled by a bunch of students. Don't think teacher was looking to hard when it was going back together. Lots of wrong screws rammed in, incorrect wiring and some dodgey looking parts fitted. They'd obviously manufactured a points cam but got the timing out far enough not to be able to get it to spark at the right time. We had another from an earlier model but still could start the bloody thing. Doesn't seem to be a great amount of compression and I couldn't feel much in the way of suction at the carbs so I'll be checking the read valves later and a compression test. I've also been asked to look at a pcx125 that needs accident damage sorted. I'm thinking it's beyond economical repair even if the frame is straight going on the price of plastic body panels.

A little walk today with Mandy. Just a circuit up the road from where we live. It was actually quite warm (16C) and I regretted wearing my body warmer. Anyway, did a slight detour to look at a small chapel on the way round.

There’s currently flu, influenza-like illnesses that aren’t actually flu, strep, tonsillitis, RSV, rhinovirus and then you have things like metapneumovirus, parainfluenza on top of coronavirus and they can all give the same symptoms, it’s basically a viral free for all out there at the moment, I’ve considered putting my mask back on when out!

Woohoo the van passed it's MoT today. It needs front tyres again, bloody thing munches them .

Looks superb, what you say @Bruce ?

Stuffed now ……..

Surely you can take it inside a winter coat while walking your dog out close to home? Sad that people have to live like that with those considerations!

hope you both get better soon.... pissed me off when my mrs was ill, house was a mess... i had to keep getting takeaways, and she fell behind with the washing and that

I think he's being lead along and will regret much of this. I'd bet his Mum's spinning in her grave too.

He's left himself and his family wide open to an attack from every jihadi going now with what he's said about his time in the army, I fail to understand what he's trying to achieve with all this crap . I had a lot of respect for him with all the work he did with the Invictus games but I have zero respect for him now. Like @Six30 said, he's a twat

Could possibly be , we don't hang around for any afters.

This is the choir my son (Paolo) sings in , the Gurt Lush Choir. In this clip he is about 4th on the right from the conductor (in skeleton suit), he is wearing a black shirt and red tie

Bean in a jar, them was the days!

If I had a Honda I would set fire to it.

I often used to cycle into a headwind swearing to myself and thinking about how much easier the return would be with the wind on my back on only to discover the wind had changed direction

I'm assuming homeless. The Police didn't move him on and he's not in the way where he is. When I got a guided tour of a tunnel under a roundabout, (which is itself under a flyover and around a pedestrian underpass) during it's 6 monthly inspection we had to ask a homeless man to move his bedding temporarily so we could access the entrance plate. He moved back when we were finished. He said he liked it there as he was hidden from other people who might rob him and out of the rain because of the fly over. GSV link of the roundabout. https://goo.gl/maps/QJqfeZkUNEaLj9xz6

everything for rent through agents is to expensive, you'd have business rates on top of the rent for that cause of its size....

Carry a handgun for that dog walk?

Probably the best white soul singer ever

He didn't have the vocal range of Marriott, and Ellis' main problem was zero stage presence and personality. And that was something Marriott had in abundance! Like Kenny Jones has said......he was never off stage......he was just naturally like that at all times.

Sounds like my sort of choir.

I have been waiting in all day for Royal Mail to deliver a new decoder box for my Mother-in-Law's Italian TV, she is feckin lost without her daily dose of Italian sopa operas and scandal programmes This evening we are off out for a meal for my niece (22 yesterday), we are going to a restaurant that I haven't been to for over 30 years.

No problem in Gurt Lush, there's no posh fuckers amongst that lot. Proper Bristolians hence, the name of the choir

I have been in several choirs over the years, hot bed of squabbling and fall out, more so in mixed choirs. I have zero tolerance for that sort of thing so don't hang around if I get grief, I am quite prone to a flounce . The posher the choir the worst in my experience. I have been a member of Mevagissey Male Choir for the longest and still am. I am a soloist with them as well as one of the stronger basses. I have been in several groups that have broken up for various reasons, not always bitching. Its a fantastic hobby and very good for your mental health. I have been many places on tour. I just love singing and always will but don't worry I wont bother any of you with it

When they finished the song did it turn in to a mass swingers party

That takes me back to school when we used to grow seeds on damp blotting paper

My missus was in a choir a good few years ago, but she left after a while because of all the snobbery and politics! It was a shame because she really enjoyed singing in the choir.

Sorry Saul, Bruce was a character who used to be on here. He had become more interested in boats than bikes so we used to get ‘boat reports’ , which I actually enjoyed

Heard the cheese wrapper.

KTM dealers are used to selling racebikes with no warranty. They’re crap with warranties.

My thoughts exactly.

Nope - I mean you can, but if a cop finds you, you're in serious trouble. Dunno how he'd find me out here in the middle of nowhere though.

I carry it into the house from the truck and back to the truck from the house. We are allowed to conceal carry, without a license, in our homes and vehicles only. Taking it elsewhere it must be visible (on my hip in a holster, etc or in my hand) or I must have a concealed carry license...which I no longer have as I stupidly let it lapse. Should just get off my lazy butt and get a new license but it's a pain to do so. Plus, I'd need a smaller pistol to carry concealed as mine is a full size to fit my big assed hands.

Jammin' to some Sleep Token today. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I like'em!

Rode to work today, put my leccy vest on for art of the journey it was a bit chilly, but at least it wasn't pissing down today like usual this last month. Met a bloke who has a whole street fenced off whilst they build some flats, we are supposed to be working inside the closed area on the footway next week. I was asked to give the okay by the permitting team for him to extend the closure. They told me it was just for their delivery vehicles, nothing would be in our way and no overhead works so I gave them the green light. When they opened the gates so we could see the footway in question, there are a pair of 2-storey portacabins in the road about 4 feet from the kerb and these have a balcony on scaffolding that actually sits on the kerb stones. They contained their office, canteen, changing room and toilets. I asked him if they would be gone before next Monday and he looked confused and said they would be there till late February. It took me 15 minutes to get it through to him that you can't dig out under a scaffold pole holding a walkway up and even if you could, how could we get a mini digger in and use it if we couldn't swing the thing left or right without hitting his building or his scaffolding, it's a very narrow footway. These people build multi-storey buildings for god's sake. I told him we would do the job when he has moved them and went and cancelled our street works permits. On the plus side as I was heading past Victoria Park on the way to the meeting I saw two rozzers looking curiously at a tent pitched on the grass in there and writing furiously in their note books. On the way back I pulled in and took a blurry snap as the tent was still there. The occupant was looking out of his little flap, poor sod, I'll bet that is cold at night.

Talking of these ills which are going round. The "cold" that me and Mandi have is being a Bugga to shake off. We both still have the cough although not as bad but for me it's now blocking my right sinus. Getting a basted headache above my right eye which a combination of a lemsip and ibroprofen is keeping at bay. Mandis been to the Drs and been through a dose of antibiotics which she's finished but now getting some light headaches. There's always alcohol. Wishing everyone a speedy recovery.

Just had a walk with Mandi and been thinking of said rd, think I'm gonna have the reed vales out and check they ain't stuck.

I hope you get the RD125 going, great little bikes I agree that the PCX will probably be an uneconomical repair if panels are involved. When I worked for Fowlers doing insurance quotes for repair shops most scooters were written off, especially Honda's and Piaggio's because of the cost of body parts.

The Kings, I end up enjoying this more than Christmas, it's not a holiday anywhere in Portugal but if you're from a traditional family today you'll have a similar meal to Christmas except with less stupid amounts of cakes and sweets. Feels less like pressure and there's no gifts or whatever, so ends up feeling easier. Mum at work, though:

Used to cycle to there when i was in school to chat the girls up, we just called it flower as most of the locals back then did, I never knew it as Fleur-de-lis and years later a friend was talking me about the times we used to hang around in Fleur-de-lis and i didn't know what the hell he was on about and said i'd never been there, until he said yes you have we used to cycle there after school you know flower then the penny dropped LOL