Your Day Today!

[busabeast]

13 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

I wouldn't say that, i'm just not accustomed to exposing myself to a room full of men 

Now sheep on the other hand is a different story 

 

 

 

 

[XTreme]

7 minutes ago, busabeast said:

You've been on a lot Rich......you haven't had the sack again have you?

[busabeast]

45 minutes ago, XTreme said:

You've been on a lot Rich......you haven't had the sack again have you?

No I've not had the sack, had a couple days off to get more sorted out for the boys arrival 

[Catteeclan]

Good girl and I detected a smirk once the sweet stuff was in her hands, getting there own way.
I have a daughter too.

[boboneleg]

that looks like a great day out @Saul even if your wallet may not agree 

[boboneleg]

2 hours ago, Saul said:

Really Fred I was just about to eat my tea 

I bet you enjoyed your sausage sandwich didn't you 

[Saul]

Just now, boboneleg said:

that looks like a great day out @Saul even if your wallet may not agree 

Twas a good day mate, sometimes Dad just has to pay.  . Not moaning I am happy to do  it really.

[Saul]

1 minute ago, boboneleg said:

I bet you enjoyed your sausage sandwich didn't you 

Enchiladas actually but similar shape

[skyrider]

3 hours ago, Saul said:

Just got home from a manic day with my youngest.   Not moaning I enjoy her company but it’s been busy.   First off I taxed her bike this morning so it’s road legal now, £25 for a 125.   Adjusted  the back brake, Mirrors,  checked the oil and tyre pressures then left it out front.  Got the Hornet out as we had errands to run.    First off to Dameralls via a fuel stop to get the spare key for Chloe’s CB125F.  She was grumpy as she wanted us to use her bike for the Dameralls run but a 40 mile round trip for the pair of us on duel carriage ways on a 125  didn’t appeal  

Had a mooch around Dameralls but it was chaos as they were having a major bike reshuffle.    

The Dear Maid did think it would be good if I got a new red NT1100 and to be honest I can see the attraction.  Funds don’t allow so it will remain a wish.     Got the key blank £13 which I thought was okay for a Honda part.  Then headed back to St Austell to get the thing cut, which took seconds and cost a fiver.   Cheapest vehicle key I have got in recent years  

After the key cutting Costa was the next call to sweeten grumpy boots up.   

After this faff we had to go to Holmbush Post Office to get a postal order and post off my other daughters driving licence application.   The nearest office to Fowey FFS.   Normally you can do the payment online but because she hasn’t got a birth certificate which was replaced by her adoption certificate you have to send a cheque or postal order to Swansea.   Of course my bank has stopped issuing cheque books for my convenience.  Bloody lash up but that is the way it works.    £51 and out of there.   

After that back home to swop bikes. 

Now we headed down to Golant for Chloe’s first ever riding lesson, in fact the first time ever she has been on the business end of a motorcycle.    Before you ask it is a private lane where her grandmother lives.  Made some good progress I thought. Taught her lots of basics but she has mastered clutch control and braking.  A small step but she did very well, the first step is always the hardest.  


 

After about 45 minutes she was frazzled plus we had to head back to Fowey as she had a dentist appointment.     All good and she was hungry again so I bought her an ice cream from Game of Cones and a tea.   Holidaymaker prices it was a £10 FFS.  

Finally while I was finishing my tea Chloe gets on the bike and says ‘now the bikes legal I can drive you up the hill’.   I pointed out she was 16 with no licence and no insurance.   Also she doesn’t know how to change gear yet.   ‘Oh’ was the reply but I gave her credit for trying.  
Anyway it was a good if expensive day but I am absolutely knackered.   Apparently she wants her next lesson on Thursday as the is the next break in the weather.   I don’t mind we get on well but I have told her the goodie runs won’t happen every time.  

never mind she looked cheered up with that ice cream 

[Saul]

Just now, skyrider said:

never mind she looked cheered up with that ice cream 

She is at that age when she has a resting bitch face most of the time.  She genuinely is good company and sunny enough

[busabeast]

9 minutes ago, Marcel said:

She coming along nicely...

 

Is the new exhaust open pipe or baffled?

[busabeast]

That's going to wake the dead

[Saul]

7 hours ago, Marcel said:

Hers s the completed project...

Sounds amazing the heat shield on the mufler wasn't on...you could hear the clips rateling...

 

You keep your bike spotless but I can't hear anything yet 

[Clive]

Carpet cleaning.  

Makes a change from gardening.  

[Saul]

Out with the Dear Maid for lesson two today.   Nothing exciting just a few loops of the rugby club car park.   She did reasonably well but dropped it a couple of times which knocked her confidence a little but it is bound to happen.   Kept forgetting to de clutch as she came to a halt and was dragged over. Few tears but she is fine now, the bike was owned by a newbie before her so nothing scratched that wasn’t already.  Still working on her clutch control but it’s coming.    I was hoping to get her doing figure of eights today but that can wait.   There is no rush.  
I am limiting the lesson to 45 minutes so that she doesn’t get too stressed.    
All about confidence with her.   Shame she didn’t grow up with a shitbox old dirt bike to learn in a field but that sort of thing is rare nowadays.  

[XTreme]

12 minutes ago, Saul said:

Out with the Dear Maid for lesson two today.   Nothing exciting just a few loops of the rugby club car park.   She did reasonably well but dropped it a couple of times which knocked her confidence a little but it is bound to happen.   Kept forgetting to de clutch as she came to a halt and was dragged over. Few tears but she is fine now, the bike was owned by a newbie before her so nothing scratched that wasn’t already.  Still working on her clutch control but it’s coming.    I was hoping to get her doing figure of eights today but that can wait.   There is no rush.  
I limiting the lesson to 45 minutes so that she doesn’t get too stressed.    
All about confidence with her.   Shame she didn’t grow with a shitbox old dirt bike to learn in a field but that sort of thing is rare nowadays.  

The wife hasn't got any concerns about her riding a bike Saul?

[XTreme]

The wife mounted the TV in the office on the wall today......she's done a good job! 

[Saul]

Just now, XTreme said:

The wife hasn't got any concerns about her riding a bike Saul?

She has , but the boy has his ped so the precedent has been set.     And that daft fuck won't listen to anything I say and he has survived so far.    

[Saul]

3 minutes ago, XTreme said:

The wife mounted the TV in the office on the wall today......she's done a good job! 

She has 

[Pedro]

20 minutes ago, Saul said:

Out with the Dear Maid for lesson two today.   Nothing exciting just a few loops of the rugby club car park.   She did reasonably well but dropped it a couple of times which knocked her confidence a little but it is bound to happen.   Kept forgetting to de clutch as she came to a halt and was dragged over. Few tears but she is fine now, the bike was owned by a newbie before her so nothing scratched that wasn’t already.  Still working on her clutch control but it’s coming.    I was hoping to get her doing figure of eights today but that can wait.   There is no rush.  
I am limiting the lesson to 45 minutes so that she doesn’t get too stressed.    
All about confidence with her.   Shame she didn’t grow up with a shitbox old dirt bike to learn in a field but that sort of thing is rare nowadays.  

Try longer but with a break, like two 30 minutes with a 15 or 20 minute stop to soak things up and talk.

[XTreme]

8 minutes ago, Saul said:

She has 

I supervised obviously!

[Saul]

1 minute ago, Pedro said:

Try longer but with a break, like two 30 minutes with a 15 or 20 minute stop to soak things up and talk.

It was 45 minutes in total.  We did stop to talk but I do take your point.  I will pack a snack and drink for her next time so we can sit away from the bike and talk about events.  She has ADHD the ADD form so does struggle with concentration at times but she will get there just takes more time and patience.  

[Saul]

2 minutes ago, XTreme said:

I supervised obviously!

Yet she still managed to do a good job, clever woman.  

[Pedro]

34 minutes ago, Saul said:

It was 45 minutes in total.  We did stop to talk but I do take your point.  I will pack a snack and drink for her next time so we can sit away from the bike and talk about events.  She has ADHD the ADD form so does struggle with concentration at times but she will get there just takes more time and patience.  

I meant that if you take two or three days to get back on she might loose a lot of the muscle memory she's building over that session, and whatever you talk about improving will be done that much longer. If you give her time to relax and reapply what she learned after just a short break, she might come out of each day with more gains.

[Saul]

10 minutes ago, Pedro said:

I meant that if you take two or three days to get back on she might loose a lot of the muscle memory she's building over that session, and whatever you talk about improving will be done that much longer. If you give her time to relax and reapply what she learned after just a short break, she might come out of each day with more gains.

We are going out whenever there is a break in the weather.  Tomorrow is looking good for us so that will be the third day in a row since we started.  My idea is little and often so that it will become second nature, initially I thought once or twice a week but that won't work with Chloe as it gives her too much time to worry about stuff.  I am still getting used to what works with her, but we have six months to play with and summer coming, so no pressure or rush for her.