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Plenty of others are going to be finding that out!

Both working and still struggling? It's not right is it? As for Pensions....."the most generous pension system is in Spain, where pensioners receiving the maximum State Pension have an income of €2,617.53 per month (£2,287.24). Spain also has low living costs, so pensioners can expect a comfortable retirement with pension income at a whopping 407.40% over the breakeven point." I know a few guys who retired around the time I started receiving my Pension, and they can't believe how little British Pensioners get. They're loving their retirement, and I haven't come across any who've had to continue working as I did.

What job has your son in law got Clive?

It's a difficult situation with your kids! As you know I was caught up in it for a year, and we estimate that we put around €6-7K in to get our boy in a position to actually move forward with his life. As well as the dosh we paid a high price! The bitch gave us Covid, then that flu that caused my Hernia, and damaged our fucking car. Not to mention the stress and emotional upset she caused. However, he did step up and get that job in Madrid (€30k+ a year) and apparently the fat munter has now got a part time job as well. On top of that, the boys have now got places in the same school and seem to be settling in! So it actually achieved something after all that trauma......because he did his bit. However, if he was like @Clive's boy who won't even try to help himself, it's highly unlikely we'd have done what we did. My way of thinking is give them all the help you can when they need it. But unless they're willing to take steps to get themselves out of the mess they've created, you can't go on like that forever because the real problem isn't being addressed.

A change is gonna come Clive!

It's a consequence of understanding data Pedro! But I'm confident that things are going to turn around for the country next year!

Pension €10 lighter this month.......the Pound seems to be dropping again!

Seems a bit quiet here tonight......any flouncing involved?

Up to 65 every 10 years, 65+ it's every 5 years, and I paid about €50 for renewal and medical last time.

I thought you'd sold it? Keeper? Got to be this cos it does it all! The thing is, new Stroms are now down below 8K and come with a 4 year warranty as standard! As you know I love Stroms and that's a lot of bike for the money......but what I don't want is 20kg extra weight!

Really good clean and polish as well today! And this one's for @Skippy.......hopefully he'll start getting his shit together! So everything's ready to resume crossing continents! However.......there's dark clouds on the horizon!

Medical here every time!

Beards and tattoos.......is @Buckster a Hipster?

Me and @Renegade kept hoping for years that they'd show up offering dosh for MB!

Chain now lubed so I'm all ready to go! You should see the state of chains on Spaniard's bikes.....I don't think they have any idea whatsoever that it's a regular item of maintenance. Very rare to see one that looks clean, lubed, and properly adjusted.

Just degreased the back wheel. I do this a couple of times a year Cos when I lube the chain I clean it up with WD40, but after a while it gets very sticky and dirt clings to it even more. Absolutely clean now!

They fucked every forum they took over! No problem if they want to buy this place.....we've fucked it up ready for them.

Didn't he sell xrv to Vertical Scope?

Yeh it is! Did the guys get the dosh together? And isn't that the bloke who had xrv?

Nothing wrong with going away whatsoever......but I'm sure it would be much more pleasant in a hotel than in an old van. Now if you had a proper Motorhome, or even a Caravan, I could understand it.

.........at a forum that I hadn't gone to for some time (not that other one) and I was met with this message as soon as I signed in. That price level is pretty much correct for just a small forum these days......it's very difficult to make ends meet! Obviously the owner must be throwing in wads of his own cash to stay afloat! Fair play to him, that's some commitment. I certainly wouldn't have opened this place for you clowns if I hadn't already got the resources available.

No access to toilets or washroom facilities is all part of the fun apparently Pedro.

Why not just hitch hike there and sleep under a railway arch? You'd save even more money then?

So you find it fun sleeping in a van?

Book a Hotel FFS!