Slowlycatchymonkey

and it didn't help his Dad owned the strip club in Weston and he would earn pocket money by running bar errands!

Glad it turned out alright in the end. My sons school were brilliant. They were so open and frank that being gay wasnt really a big deal to any of the kids there. If someone announced they were gay the most of a response they'd get was "ok" and everyone carried on. The trans kids had a harder time because that was at the time still something ridiculed but good on the school they took a zero tolerance policy towards abusive language and after a bumpy start they were ok too. This boy had a hard time at the hands of people outside the school gates. Weston super Mud where he lived isn't exactly known for its enlightened attitudes!

My grandmother was ginger. My dad and one brother have hint of ginger. My husband and sons also have hint of ginger about them. My hair is dark brown/black but in the sunlight it has a bit of red shine to it so I've spent my whole life having people asking me if I dye my hair, who does my hair, complete strangers stare and ask me about my hair?!! Even my hairdresser used to occasionally ask me if I dyed my hair! If its sunny and I go into Weston super Mare (shudder) I wear a hat

That was impossible for him, people are pretty cruel, he started self harming things were bad for while!

and it causes huge delays because customs don't understand it either so whether a parcel would turn up while you were still there is completely unknown.

Since Brexit you're taxed on everything you send/receive! Based on what its is and the value. Its both very confusing and annoying.

My sons best friend at school for a year or so was all of those things and gay, it wasn't easy for him thats for sure!

Its a Royal Enfield it can take it..

Souls and temper issues by the looks of it

I like it @Pedro especially the two big boxes under the cargo net but if two panniers were enough for me I would be ok with the Givi hunks of metal I have. Unfortunately I have to carry a hell of a lot of food and some kitchen equipment with me because I'm a coeliac and getting gluten free foods not a given which is really really annoying, before that happened I always travelled light and ate wherever. A bit off topic but about the camping thing. I know you're not keen on camping (totally understandable) but I don't think you should write the idea off completely. I certainly wasn't at all keen. I'd been camping once as a child (Bala in the pouring rain), didn't like it and never went again preferring a good quality hotel. I assumed people who camped were poor or mad but then I got a motorbike and met a bunch of very strong very adventurous women who had travelled significant chunks of the globe (some RTW) on motorbikes. They explained about how to travel without a set destination or time restrictions. Their adventures were far more exciting than anyone elses I've ever heard but to do what they do meant embracing camping because you don't know how far you'll want to go in a day (or even necessarily where) or if accommodation will be available for you when you get to wherever it is. They pointed me in the direction of the right kit and I was surprised how comfortable and convenient camping was... as long as its not raining! It's a different way of travelling and thats what the runs up and down the UK have been about testing out. I love it. I reckon you would to. You let go of everything and just go where your whims and the weather takes you. The feeling of freedom and letting go is incomparable. Unfortunately they also explained the part about the less you spend the further you go so camping also has a part to play there (unless you're fortunate enough to be a trust fund baby ). I definitely do not like camping in the rain its just not fun and thats what I figured out on the last run, if its raining persevering is daft just try and find a hotel and dry out but if I cant and have to spend a night in a tent in the rain that is a price worth paying. I tried out your method of going onto booking.com and finding somewhere the night before or in the morning and it works really very well until you get into popular areas or theres an event on. I nearly had nowhere to sleep twice and ended up riding much further than I wanted to to find a bed. That sort of travelling is certainly not everyones cup of tea but being able to mix it up brings a lot more freedom and freedom is manna from heaven

I dunno I find all this deciding who can win before a race a bit crap. Happens in a lot of sports and theses are highly competitive people at the top of their game being told they must let someone else win even if they are better. They ruined some cyclists by keeping them down.

Were you a tubby ginger at that?

Ooh a nerve. Six WAS a ginger kid

Nope put your glasses on

Pete on Bon Scott

Is this projection, were you a ginger kid?

Doing my best not to think about all the shite Ive got to do next week.

My new bags turned up and they make the back of the Himalayan look like an armchair This latest set up isn't for camping its for hotels and accommodation only. I haven't tried it out yet but the idea is the Givi tanklock bag which is quick release can have valuables (wallet, passport, bike documents etc) in it and can be quickly removed from the bike if you want to have a pee or go and look at something. It will also come in handy on the ferry as it expands to 26 litres and means I can pack it for overnight without disturbing anything else. The two black 20litres can be opened easily without removal so access to food, tea, waterproofs will be a doddle. They allow the panniers to be opened easily and a big bonus they are just under Ryanairs allowed underseat bag dimensions so we can fly in and not faff about, just stick them on the pannier and go. I got the chocolate teapot out to see how this will look. Ridiculous is the answer but if it works I don't care. I'm now entering the ludicrous territory of the things on the bike being worth more that the bike Expanded The whole shebang looking pretty bad So what you got that works for you? oh and a gif for Six n Buck save you some time. Thoughtful arent I

Superb

I can't warm to him at all, not sure why. Probably because I've known a lot of people who sound exactly like him and they are all wrapped up in their own brilliance. Not saying he one of them but the sound of his voice its setting my teeth on edge

Its a market place. Enter the sellers name into trust pilot see what that turns up. Oops thread killer

Its humanity. It'll be one small brain

No-one has head? That'll be an empty despairing planet

What did he do?

Yep here is. I remember him coming to our 6th form comp with his dad to lecture us. Couldn't hide his disgust at the sight of the poor people, sneered a lot. But if he's not a twat about bikes he can have a second chance https://www.uknmc.org/news/parliament-debates-motorcycling