Slowlycatchymonkey

Thats not embarrassing thats a tale of woe the universe tried to correct with fried chicken. Universe report card- “Must try harder” On the upside I wouldnt have figured out in a million years what was wrong with the bike let alone fix it so theres that and the old man can get to feckery “Your manners are weak old man”

Back out to the winter gardening then..

@Sir Fallsalot and happy birthday to your boy. I always think congratulations are in order to the parents when they get to 18 in one piece That and a celebration of the freedom thats on its way to you!

When you weigh up bruises against going off the side of a mountain theres not a lot to contemplate is there

Tis the worn expression of the poor Spanish folk that have to serve the general public when they realise you dont speak Spanish. Ive seen it a few times now cos its November and the Brits are mostly gone home so with a mask on, brown eyes and dark hair they assume Im Spanish, they start talking to me and are unable to hide the disappointment when my response is some gibbered barely comprehensible pigeon Spanish F

Brrrrrrr

Oh dear I wonder who Ive been talking to then

Oh I heard you were Schlongzilla?

Hehehe. I tried it once, enjoyed it a lot, thought about getting the gear and going for it although that may have been driven by the idea of being able to down tools and disappear by simply leaving a note that says “Gone fishing” Sound recommendations then. When I finish Leathered I shall pay The Singing Wilderness a visit.

Great stuff yet again. Going to have change your name from Sir Fallsalot to Sir Deliversthegoods!

Is it the weekend?

Ouch! But mighty fine skills to to have so kinda worth it.. maybe

@Grasshopper's Ride Im missing my book now its finished (the descriptions of nature were so good youre completely there) and haven’t landed on a satisfactory next book yet so your recommendations are gladly received. Im half way through ‘Island of Mercy’ by Rose Tremain and its ok, where the Crawdads sing is just too hard an act to follow so I downloaded ‘Leathered a life taken to extremes on and off the bike’ by John Hopkins, hopefully a different genre will cleanse the palate! https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B097XY63S3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You got shy, on here? Can’t imagine why

I was in Canada when I saw jumbo sized snow flakes. I thought I must be hallucinating! Over here snow is tiny little dots there’s not a discernible snowflake pattern to be seen so Id always assumed the beauty was microscopic but these unbelievable individual flakes up to 3cm in size were falling fast, so so beautiful. I hesitate to use this word because it’s sounds over the top but I was awestruck. I couldn’t move, I was stuck to the spot just staring, it was incomprehensible to me, then it fell so fast it became a complete white out, there was no land or sky to orientate you, you knew your feet were on the ground but it didn’t feel that way, it gave you a dizzy floating effect, brilliant and very surreal.. and very cold! Do you ever get those big snowflakes where you are?

Happy belated bday Michelle. Hope you had a great day.

This ones non motorcycle fiction book written in a very lyrical style and even has a bit of poetry chucked in every now and then. Not being a practical or real life rendition of events its really not my cup of tea except its descriptions of nature are so well done its lovely. Most of its written in an American accent (well thats what I can hear) and its definitely off piste for this place (no offence mouth breathers) but I couldn’t not mention it because when I read it I thought @Grasshopper's Ride would like this. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Crawdads-Sing-Delia-Owens/dp/1472154665

Im pretty sure Ive just done the most embarrassingly idiotic thing Ive ever done.. on a bike anyway What a plonker

Nice skills @Grace (BikeHedonia) (bike and tech!) I like this one but reckon @Sir Fallsalot could gif himself up a treat

Yeh the weathers taken a turn for the worse here as well.... hehehe

Mostly getting back to the good life Packed up a case with some luxury items, loose twist pile (sounds like folk on this forum) xtra lrg bath sheet size towels, Egyptian cotton sheets, heated throws, good quality chocolate, branston , tracklements extra hot mustard, pork n pickle pies … oh yeah this trip is just waaay hard core Bonus, my good friend who’s joining me wants a car to get about, fair doos I say and hire one. I go over on Monday evening to help her with the annoying covid forms and ask her if her passport and driving licence are in date…. Passport yes, driving licence? Wot they expire? She applies to renew her licence Tuesday morning. I think how great, I get to drive her everywhere in a car like a holiday chauffeur while my bike sits idle, can’t wait Then she text me about 4pm to say look wot turned up. Yep her new driving licence arrived, applied Tuesday arrived Friday

Just me and then my bezzie will be joining me for a bit. I suspect Mr Slowly will sensibly stay away until she’s gone

Saturday Pete

Shudda moved to the other side of the mountain… There thats cheered you up hasnt it

Jesus Im knackered watching it! That is in at the deep end Although Im perplexed about why everyone found it so difficult when it becomes clear at 8 mins 47 secs (ish) that you have the force with you why didnt Yoda just levitated the logs out of the way?