Slowlycatchymonkey

If the Covid tests are negative and Spain stays amber

Its more than a little arrogant to assume what we comprehend is everything and not to entertain the possibility of anything else. No-one laughs at the concept of an invisible man in the sky who see’s and knows everything.. oh wait yes they do

All things being equal (or perhaps just Covid free enuf) Ill be picking up the keys on Friday I seemed to have right royally screwed up though, I cant find my driving licence anywhere. Ive taken the day off tomorrow to tear the house apart looking for it but this could be the dampest squib Ive ever presided over. I have another premonition.. hiring a car or motorbikes without a licence will be tricky (impossible), how does she do it we ask? Fuck knows. Ill try and post updates of the unfolding disaster/triumph but I got a feeling I’m gonna be busy ripping the house apart so that Mr Slowlys “Welcome to motorcycling in Spain” doesnt turn into “Welcome to you doing all the driving because your wife is a half wit”

So it is. Get that happen a bit, I just never mention it cos it sounds mad. Mr Slowly always says “but how did you know that was going to happen?” the only reply I can think of is “I just did” so yeh mental

Well time to go speccy librarian on this one. 20/20 vision (a measurement which doesnt exist anywhere but America) simply means normal vision. Normal vision which happens to be driving standard vision is not the sharpest vision by a long chalk. Dont get me wrong its a fine level of vision, completely adequate for driving but half the population will have started off with so much better vision than 20/20 What you really want to know is has the vision deteriorated? The answer as you age is likely yes and sometimes drops occur rapidly, too rapidly for your brain to make the compensatory adjustments. This can lead to a loss of confidence in many areas without the person realising why. So um tldr- worth getting them checked again and asking what your previous eye test result were from a few back. If its vision (it may not be, balance and reaction times also slow whether we like it or not) then be fucking nice to yourself, cut yourself some slack, you dont have to maintain the same level of function throughout your life unless youre a Dunlop Kind regards Cursey Nursey

This was a weird one. When I moved from one school to a different 6th form I couldn’t get away from my ‘friends’ fast enough, I didnt have anything more to do with them, even one of my best friends I dumped and ran. Fast forward years and I was a student nurse in Surrey which if you grew up around here at the time was the equivalent of breaking out of prison and finding yourself in Outer Mongolia - nobody left and nobody did anything. After not thinking about her once in those 5 years (it was a friendship of convenience based on surviving the zoo school we went to) I woke up from a weird dream featuring her. Went on my shift and accompanied a patient who was too ill to be transferred without medical cover to X-ray. There in the waiting area sat the friend I had just dreamt about and not seen since school waiting for a scan. Go figure!

That is value for money.

Marvellous pics. Some great views. Although I cant help but think of testicles when i read the word “nadgery” If Spain goes down the tubes and the weathers fine I’m definitely doing that instead. What are the prices like (ferry, accommodation, food etc)?

Faggot- 1. A bundle or bunch, and related senses. a. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or brushwood tied together for use as fuel. See also fire faggot n. at fire n. Welsh Back is an area and road in bristol.

Nice write up and pics @Specs Sorry I missed it, had tickets (and £50 worth of beer tokens ) heyho theres always next year. Got ticked off with Mark Holmes book before I finished it, there was something wafty and vain about him that I found grating. When they added the Samaritans sign to the ends of the suspension bridge I couldn’t understand why you’d want to put such miserable signs on a great bridge with a lovely view…. doh Then they raised the sides to try n stop the suicidal who travel there from all over jumping (which spoilt the previously unencumbered view), what they dont realise is its not high enough to definitely kill you, it might but then again it might just cripple you instead.. brrrr! The suspension bridge was supposed to have been adorned with glorious golden animals in the arches and topped golden lions but they ran out of money and so its stayed plain The original non suspension bridge design was pretty impressive but the ‘Bristol Bridge Riot’ occurred because some dodgy accounting was trying to be swept under the carpet and they wanted to collect more tax and tolls from everyone to pay for the bridge. I love this excerpt of the write up of the riot at the time- “No steps were taken to reconcile these differing statements, no offer of submitting the trustees’ accounts for scrutiny; but relying on the strong hand, whilst the rentor’s term was as yet unexpired, they, on Saturday, September 28th, set up other gates. Mischief was brewing, it was Saturday night; many men were the worse for beer, others were soon made so; the faggots on the Welsh back lay handy, the sleepy “charlies” looked complacently on as a mob gathered, and from the wood- stacks carried and piled combustibles against the new gates, which were soon burned. Hundreds of curious passengers became on-lookers at the bonfire ; they were increased into a multitude, when the magistrates, attended by a party of the Herefordshire militia, marched up to take possession of the expiring embers.” Pic of what was supposed to have been built until money and rioting was an issue. There endeth the Brizzle history lesson for today

Not gone just way too busy. Legacy of Covid, all the things I booked in 2019 colliding with all the things dumb stuff I agreed to do in 2020 when time seemed endless making 2021 look like a race for life. Havent been at home at the weekend for a while and wont be again til mid October. That thought doesn’t appeal at all though so Ill probably see what I can ditch. Ill see you minger losers on the other side of it if not before

Problem with that is Pete that men tend to weigh a lot more than women so you need a hot young bird who’s very good at wheelies. Or it’s Tym he could probably pillion nicely.. well weight wise.. not sure about your other problem

Today I made my son drive half an hour out of his way to pick me up cos there was no way I was riding pillion. Take your vote and let your hideous pillion experiences reinforce my bias Who voted for what is visible to others.

I got discounted admission to the Haynes Museum a couple of years ago cos I said “Youll have to say that again I’m deaf” she replied oh ok I can give you the disabled discount then, felt a bit wrong but hey a never look a gift horse..

Hi William Welcome.

There’s no helping some people. Maybe shouting will make difference.. TAKE THE SODDING TOP BOX OFF AND YOU’LL WIN or at least get some votes

Things slowly ramping back up now lockdowns eased off so been a bit busy. No news just bobbing along getting stuff done like you do

Oh dear you didn’t go and suggest something radical like women are people too? What am I thinking…

The stands are one of the things they’ve fixed on the latest Himalayan. They were rubbish. Rode with 12 others on Himalayan’s and a the end of the ride only 1 person had a functioning side stand

Bit advanced for the nhs that, usually a hose pipe with a periscope duct taped on.

Just curious is your Himalayan from the period they were only intended for the Indian market or after they realised they had to improve the build quality dramatically for Europe and America?

I wonder if anyone has checked the records at Clown School, student or teacher hmm