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Was the name of this years TRF Christmas trail ride and someone much better than me at photoshop came up with this for the header photo The day was starting from Abergavenny, so the bike and gear went in the marmite wagon last night ready for the off at 08:00 this morning just as i was gong through the door i realised i hadn't put in my bike trousers so after a quick visit to the garage i was on my way. 51 bodies had signed up for the ride and then split into groups of between 7 to 9 members and given routes with varying levels of difficulty. The group names were Chick Chasers , Sleigh riders, Mincing Spies, Tree Fairies, Frank Incensed, Myrrh and Tinsel Troupe. I was assigned to Frank Incensed group who were one of the smaller groups at seven and a harder route of around 70 miles so that suited me fine. Some of the members at the meeting point, Kim was the only one to dress for the occasion she said it looked nothing like that when she got back lol This was our route there were a number of different routes and some groups had the same route but would ride in opposite directions to keep the numbers down. I like riding this area as the lanes can be difficult and there are not many gates to open and close The ride leader kept up a good steady pace throughout the ride and with no navigation mistakes so i only had a chance to take photos when someone was stuck or we were waiting for others to catch up , The first of the lanes summed up the rest of the ride they were slippery muddy and very wet in places The hold up ahead was someone having to have their bike picked up of them i was a bit slow getting the camera out i need a go pro LOL We had to negotiate a few fallen trees on route due to the recent weather And some twat of a farmer deliberately blocking the road, he had the bucket of the machine close to the tracks it was tight but we all got though. Things never look difficult in the photos The Frank Incensed group Waiting again, one of the guys was falling off regular and as the ride went on it was getting noticeably more frequent we found out he only got into trail riding a few months ago so was understandable and to be fair was doing well I had a walk back down the lane to see what was going on and here they come It was harder to walk back up to the bike than ride up This was the last photo i took and was the last lane the lad that was falling off done as he decided to head back to the vans as he was fucked and the next few lanes were quite difficult We missed out the last two lanes on the route as it had got dark when we got back to the vans the yellow weather warning arrived i had just finished loading when it hammered down. The bike is and gear is going to have to wait until tomorrow for a wash now The jackets not too bad But i think i'll need a shovel to clear the pavement after i wash the bike off Still waiting to hear how the other groups got off and i think there might be some videos of todays ride turning up later Got to say a great end of year ride i must get out more often next year i think

Well I am on my 3rd bike this year. Started on the Himalayan, got the CB500F in January then traded up to the Hornet in early October. Been a bit of a whirlwind really but really happy where I ended up. Love the Hornet and intend to keep it for some time. I have had a shit year health wise, won't bore you with the details, but on the mend now. My family is all good, youngest has a grip on her mental health issues and is happy, middle one is happy, as always, and in College starting her last year. Oldest has a steady job now, which is something I though I never would say, and appears to be happy. The Darkness is ok and the dear boy is in rude health so all as good as I could expect really. Had an adventure with a different job that didn't work out so back out of hours with the NHS. Happy in my work so can't moan to much.

You could be issued that at A & E in the short term. There is not much to be done for ribs as you say but they could help with pain relief. Don’t be a macho tit, tell them like it is. Also for fucks don’t ask for morphine because that will guarantee you won’t get it. Chances are you will get pain relief but what that is depends on the clinician. Might be worth trying a MIU as you will be seen quicker the worst they would do is send you to A & E. As for me getting it, the old bill would be on my case quick smart if CD’s went missing. As I said very tightly regulated. CD’s and Scripts are the Bain of my working life. Can’t make mistakes with those fucking things.

Oh he's around you know, here and there. He's not really a people's person though so it's unlikely he'll make an appearance here

Pity you weren’t there to show them how it is done.

No end of life involved. Quite normal to use that stuff for pain relief in certain situations. Reason I have to photograph it is so my clinician has the batch number and exp dates for his notes. Plus I have to witness their issue. Controlled Drugs are very tightly monitored and tracked. Shipman’s legacy or so it is said.

Absolutely superb Fred.......that's some real hardcore shit!

Too dark and wet for that now it will be a job for tomorrow morning

You and @Marcel could be soul mates if Billy Bob wasn’t in the picture.

Minor Injuries Unit. They deal with breaks strains cuts and stuff very often much quieter that A&E and there are many more of them. Normally running their clinics between 8am and 8pm. Google for your nearest, failing that ring 111 and they will book you an appointment and tell you the best place to go.

Someones been playing. I've just had to drive Mandi and daughter to Norwich.

i would of voted for xtreme to ... if i could of seen his gammon smiley face in the photo

100% he can only probably just about manage one of them .. the latter

Shagging? Wanking? Are they considered to be physically stressful……….probably not at your age.

Suspicious......... @busabeast ..Kim Philby of Motorcycleriders.net

Snowing heavily here right now.

@Six30 and @busabeast on a day out.

with a free hotline to Bender

I pay £6.95 a month for unlimited calls and texts 100 international minutes and 15gb data.

Handing out the good stuff last night. oral morph

There are a couple of quad riders in the SWTRF group he was out with one of the other groups today. Their going to be handy in the summer as i'm going to drag them around the lanes i know that get overgrown or should i say follow them LOL

I know but I was otherwise engaged

Was Billy bob out on your run today .................................

Nice one Fred It was moist on our ride today , most of the first five lanes were a pure slipfest and the rest were like riding in streams . I've only ever ridden down those steps , I bet they claimed a few when you went up them

Thanks but not that hardcore, i just seen one of the other groups photos the group i was going to be in, now their route looked hard glad they swapped me to the group i was in because the back end of the flu almost finished me today, just tried to get up for a slice of Christmas cake and my body seems to have seized up i had the wife complete the task for me

He can't cos he hasn't recovered from showing the rugby players how it's done!

Best get the jet wash out then boyo

Bloody muddy one today Bob everything is filthy after my day out

You been playing rugby again

It's isolated......but people post about it on FB etc and what is a relatively small number of affected machines suddenly seems like a big issue. Cos you never hear from the hundreds of thousands of owners who've had no issues.

It doesn't happen to all of them.......I think mine would have gone by now if it had a bad pump.

Cam you come give me some of that shit for my ribs mate, im in agony with them in 3 different places around the same rib. Just to right of my sternum, directly opposite position on my back and on my side. Not been to a&e to get it checked because they can't do fuck all for ribs so just taking ibuprofen when I remember to take it but it definitely doesn't seem to be touching the pain

Well I've changed my vote to @XTreme I mean that top box is just

Deviant fucker

Covering your tracks I'd say!

If hanging around constitutes about an hour and half best part of 5 years ago then fair enough

You got it! Probably reporting back to him everyday on what you and me are up to! Cos after all, they were onto you as soon as you put that reply in to Mawsley.......as if they'd been tipped off in advance.

I pay £24.99 and bar Internet its all unlimited

The difference is I'd have posted that whatever party was mentioned.

Twat

Fuckmine, can you imagine the repayments on that

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.