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Another epic atv ride...few pics from today.

I tried to invoke a 24hr ban but it seems that my powers are not as strong as He-man ............

mods...

you noticed it is always @XTreme starts the smut... the man has a serious personality disorder ... this shit wouldn't be happening if i'd got the mod gig

could someone photoshop Sofias smiling head into my photo...

Do I get a slapped wrist.

you started morning drinking..

If it comes to the final moment and switching my vote decides something I would vote for Renegade’s bike, classy bike with a perfect scenery.

That’s true, better report him to a mod.

No it was rescheduled for tomorrow because there was a yellow weather warning Wednesday so everyone played their xtreme cards Tomorrows weather

Billy Bob.

You're close to a warning, no politics.

I am on EE, my £10 PAYG get me 250 minutes, which i never use Unlimited Texts, which I rarely use, and 1GB of Data each month, any unused Data rolls over , so I now have 11GB of Data that I can use.......Cheap as Chips.

at least it would be a photoshop and not a real photo like you on your hillbilly meet ups.... you degenerate .

Fuckmine, can you imagine the repayments on that

Someone should photoshop your head onto Pete's knob.

Too fucking lazy probably!

I forgot to add that my wife gets a pension from her days working at Woolworths........................... £10 per year!....she asked if she could take what she receives in one lump sum.....,they said no.

I totally agree with that and yet I reckon they will be worse off as regards to the state pension as some of them won't be eligible until their seventies the way it's going on I won't get a full state pension either as I finished full time work when I was 51 . I'm not going to make voluntary contributions to top it up as it won't make a huge difference,

yes she does look really happy and having fun there Pedro

best not be on a basic state pension then

Blimey, this is a tough one . I'm inclined to vote for Fred because that's the sort of view I like but I feckin hate ruts Moon's photo is great because I love those roads in France Pedro's view is bl**dy awesome but I'm voting for Renegade, a classic bike with a view that is one of my favourites

That's the place to get too Fred, it's definitely not all about the money .

A word of advice..........Don't hold your breath. But i would like to extend my thanks to my campaign manager @Buckster........Great work fella

You underestimate how little i need to be happy. It's the simplest things in life i appreciate now although i won't deny more money would help me out but only to help me retire earlier. I'm in a position in life where i find i don't really want anything more than what i have the only thing i desire is not to go to work everyday.

Can't remember a more peaceful year for me.... my wife has alot to do with that. Gonna definitely get some more camping in next year...

@XTreme don't know if you've seen this, but it might be useful info for you.

One of the so called too skint to save lads in work is driving around in a £60,000 car i shit myself when i had a £3000 bike on finance around his age The wife only has to pay a one off sum of around £290 to top up her pension so totally worth it, she will get it back in the first 3 months of claiming her pension providing she lives that long LOL

I have another medical issue that is going to be (hopefully) investigated in the New Year......get that sorted 1st.

I'm voting for Clive to bring down the establishment just need 15 to join me

thats cause he not counting his scooter

i always knew you had good taste.

Exactly Bob people who are already there have no choice and i have total sympathy for some of them. I'm talking about me and people younger than me, there is so much info out there about retirement now and how to prepare for it there's no excuse to not plan if your working. A typical example is most of the people i work with are half my age or younger and say they cant afford to put money away for the future but can afford a £50 a month phone contract, when i suggest them having a £15 a month contract and put the rest away they dismiss it like i'm telling them to fuck their own daughter, well i have no sympathy for those. I started too late myself really but i won't be totally dependant on the state pension. Another thing we found when we checked on the wife's state pension is she hadn't paid enough to get the full amount when she retires and after looking into it if we pay just under £300 now she will get her full pension when she retires as well.

I am on only on a basic pension + a small pit pension, wife does not get full state pension, fuck knows why......people have said "you should have saved more"...apart from a few years in the early 70,s I was never on good enough money to be able to put money aside for my old age....and to be honest, in my early 20,s I did not give the idea of retirement a 2nd thought, we are suffering (kind of) for it now, we live and eat (but don't heat) and pay our bills, but other activities (holidays abroad, trips to the coast, and other social events) are out of the question, but we try to make the most of what we have, but like others, we would be happy with a bit more money.

Just to let you know that there might be a slight break in transmission this afternoon while the server gets upgraded to MySQL 8.

At the moment I've voted for @Six30... but that could all change closer to the time, we don't want him getting awarded twice this year do we

The thing is, if you're down to a basic State pension then just making ends meet is a challenge.

Why not get on it now?

The biggest thing for me in 2023 was that my son reached the age of 30 years, which considering his traumatic start to life was pretty amazing,. We had a great trip to Italy to celebrate with him which he really enjoyed. I also managed to get to Italy again later in the year but this time on my bike , the last time I did the Stella Alpina rally was 13 years before that so it was great to go back and ride those iconic trails. Health wise I had a decent year but I'm definitely getting older and I can't really see me riding big bikes anymore, the weight is definitely a factor and getting at least one foot on the floor confidently now is a bit of a must.