Saul

Ok I will give it a go. One of the advanced Paramedics I worked with was an ex marine who had seen his fair share of life and death, but great chap. I had to take him to change a blocked catheter for a bariatric patient in a local holiday camp which was housing allsorts of troubled people during the covid lockdown. In between calling our service and us arriving she had drunk half a bottle of whiskey, had happy fun times with one of the more troubled men living on site and shat herself. He had to go in and sort that and I had to chaperone. We were both ashen faced after that one.

Ewe that is nasty. I have a couple of tails to tell from driving out of hours clinicians around but nothing in that league. Saw a couple of things I would have rather not acting as a chaperone. I work as a GSA now which is sort of s cross between a Hospital Porter and Cleaner. I can vouch for the invisibility cloak unless somebody wants something.

Obviously not, but it was a good set nonetheless. I am quite partial to a Matt Monro song, On days Like These, is one of my Solos.

Bit late but had a really good weekend just gone. Took the Mrs to this guy on Friday night. I have never listened to much Jazz before, I always found the Bipity Boppity scatt stuff a bit annoying but I was really surprised and properly enjoyed the concert. I do know the guy as he is the Musical Director of my main choir. I knew he was good but fuck me he was brilliant, especially a Matt Monro triplet he did. He is looking to start a Jazz Club at the St Austell Arts Centre, can't wait till next month I am taking my eldest daughter as she likes a bit of Jamie Cullen and Micheal Buble. Discovered there is such a thing as Jazz Wankers, several of them in the audience, I am eager to learn more about the music but don't know if I want to learn much more about them though. Saturday night I was down at Sticker for a Shout (Sing) at the Hewas Inn. Bit of a dive but saw some people I know and had a good night but managed to pick up a dose of D&V from some beastly bugger, hence time to post rubbish on here in between being able to shit through the eye on a needle into a spider's eye. Yeah I know to much information.

I am a bit like that with Blue Bloods at the moment, like the Waltons in Blue suits but it has got me hooked. Only another 9 series to go Also watching Star Trek Strange New Worlds. Really like it, simple wash over entertainment one story per episode like the Original Series.

Me to but motech boxes are rather spendy. The box to go with my panniers is approaching £400.

I think the F was built down to a price where practically everything was an extra. The X has quite a bit more standard kit.

All true, but at least I can just take it off easily when not commuting, only have to press the button.

There aren't any on the CB500F mate. I went for the Givi as it is big enough to hold my lid so I haven't got to cart it around at choir or work.

Practicality wins. I resisted for months but I just need the utility of a box.

Combination of things really, Radio, Podcasts, music and choir teach tracks. Gives me plenty of practice time riding to and fro from work.

Well I have been using the C3 for commuting and it is a joy of quiet, can quite happily sit at 70 with very little wind noise. Faster and obviously it gets a little more raucous. Anyway quiet is good but I have gotten used to listening to stuff on my phone through the Bluetooth on my Viper lid. The Viper is comfy but noisy. So to the point I wanted some Bluetooth connectivity for my Schuberth. You can buy a Senna coms kit but it is a bit spendy and I don’t really care about coms as such. So I thought about using a Bluetooth kit I bought last year to use with my RE lid, but it didn’t fit. To my surprise it fitted in the Schuberth perfectly. Is Bluetooth 5.0 so works seamlessly with my phone, also I can’t feel the speakers so all is good. Some testing to do but I am pretty chuffed with what are in effect Bluetooth speakers in my lid for £30. They will control the phone to make calls and stuff but I doubt I will use that. They came from Amazon if you want to experiment with the same chinky tat.

I don't want to say to much, but he has some mental health issues due to his past before he came to us. It's not new but he is going through a bad patch and needs quite. a lot of support.

I am, but having a few issues with my 19 year old son at the moment, who has problems, hard enough getting out of the house for work and choir, going away not an option in the short term.

Dubios is gonna get sparked out.

I doubt anyone would want to watch it but I found a war criminal type drama in 6 parts from 1981 on Youtube called Kessler. Load of old dated bollocks but I enjoyed it.

Cool I do like that.

Wow mind blown!, I never knew there was such a thing as kettle cooking. What a brilliant idea. Also like the Biolite2 thing, clever tech. Best thread we have had on here for ages.

I agree you have to try lots of stuff, since I got my licence in 1982 I have had 30 plus bikes, but I have only had the CB since January so won't be changing this year maybe not next year either but you never know.

Yes mate, thought long and hard about what I will get next but I genuinely like what I have. I think its weight and seat height are perfect for me. Yes some more power would be nice but it doesn't feel slow unless I ride with a bunch of sports bikes and most of them tend to be wobblers that only use the power on straight roads.. As a allrounder the CB500F/X takes a lot of beating, currently doing a genuine 83 mpg on a mixture of B roads and dual carriageway to and fro from work. Cheap to service and just easy to live with. I do have a short list but not sure I want or need to spend the money for a change that may not prove as good.. New short list: Honda Hornet Triumph 660 Tiger Honda CL500 Secondhand shorts list: New Bonnie Honda Deauville 700 Honda Pan BMW R1100RS BMW R850 Honda CB500S Sachs 800S But no real intention of changing, just idle surmising.

Actually got a few hours to ride my bike for pleasure rather than commute this morning. What was supposed to be a trip to fill up for work tomorrow turned into a bimble around Bodmin Moor. I love that place one of the most beautiful parts of Cornwall and still unspoiled by the questionable never ending quest to commercialise. The Old Inn at St Breward. Arguably the highest Inn in Cornwall but there are others that claim that plaudit. On the moor just west of St Breward. Dramatic skies today. There is a lot of history to this bridge but I have forgotten it and it’s name. I will ask the woman who knows everything when she gets him and update This is Blisland that claims to have the only village green in Cornwall but that is total bullshit, fuck me there is a place called Village Green in the clay country . Still great pub and lovely village. Headed home after Blisland through Bodmin and St Blazey, only just remembering to buy fuel which was the whole reason for going out in the first place.