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Well the Spanish day trip today wasn't quite what the holiday brochure advertised i'm a bit disappointed.

Out for a ride today and got stuck behind some of Buckster's brethren . Going slow and weaving all over the place, must have been his first time pulling a trailer ...

Test rode my new tyres today at lunch time. Oooooh, so roundey roundey compared to the square ones taken off. Metzler Tourance NEXTs, same as the ones they replaced, which did a sterling 14,358 miles and were still legal if a little mishapen in profile.

It was a test. You passed. Well done. Now fuck off and go bother some locals.

You believed him? He could be part of the conspiracy.

Skills on both sides of this chase. If you get bored scroll to the end, you won't believe where the chase ends finally.

I wondered what that enormous crashing noise I heard earlier was, it was you arriving in the 21st century

Kettles , trailers, vans , sex mad spanish midgets , ice cream fetish's ... this place is fucked up

Wish it would make its mind up, rain, stop, rain, stop, and repeat for the last 4 hours. Want to check over the car for next weeks MOT.

It's a nice cool 20⁰c here, just right! You can keep that 34⁰c shit

You thick twat!

Just gone 10am and now topping just over 34 Celsius. It’s going to be a hot one that’s for sure @XTreme!………predicted to hit the low forties this week.

Only if you want to put your face up against it.

Well it’s 32.8 here in the shade this morning and it’s only 0930.

32c yesterday but not in the hills

a Hernia pandemic? Do you have to wear a mask?

British made stuff see, better than that Chinese crap he'll be getting, probably pump out cold corona virus when he switches it on

Squared off tires are better for you to pretend being a god of balance when stopping for a second or two without putting feet on the ground, though.

That poor girl on the back must have underwear akin to yours.

Wife wanted it cos she's overheating due to her medication.

Today I've been playing with the nephews zx6r. Asked me to service it as it has a misfire. I expected to find a dodgy stick coil but after inspecting and testing resistance they all seemed ok. Gapped and fitted new plugs and all seems well again. Just turned 7928miles, should have been changed at 7500 so didn't get much extra out of them. Just waiting for new front pads and an air filter and then off to the MOT station. Did the tyre pressures to find 12psi in the front and 18 in the rear. Think he'll notice a difference when he gets it back. Pads almost down to the metal and plugs shot at 8000, think the previous owner did nothing but thrash it round the block.

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.

No plans for that yet, Pete, but Mandy is in for a gallbladder operation tomorrow!

Ah right, I quite like the look of them but of course the worry is always reliability.

I knew it! @zzzak have you investigated this Hernia conspiracy?

It was the vaccine, the govt tracker microchips have sharp edges and as they migrated to the groin area caused hernias. Nothing to do with a huge number of respiratory illnesses causing large swathes of the older population to pop a gasket coughing. Nope. Nothing at all.

And then a fast main with minimal ambient ingredients that would last on the bike. Overall it was a good hit with the tasting panel. Meatballs and Spaghetti The spaghetti cooked in a food flask in 20 minutes, I expected it to be below par, possibly claggy due to the smaller amount of water so was very happy it somehow turned out well. The meatballs went into a bag with the rest of the ingredients in the kettle and spent 20mins at 90 degrees. On a redo I wouldn’t be so reserved with the paprika and I’d use a stock cube. If I moved away from minimal I’d add maybe red peppers and definitely some Parmesan. It was a super fast assembly job that cooked quickly, just the thing when you’re tired and just want to get your head down quickly.

You boiled an omelette? The price of fame, think of your fans though.

You say that Pete but it's been so long since you had Burger King you nearly had a heart attack when you saw the price of it

Find a McDonalds or Burger King! That'll do for me!

Your nuts are in your wife's handbag.

Brutal heat this week......but things are going to get easier! Cos I got a price from OTSA last week for aircon in two of the bedrooms! The price was €1280 so I called in to see Pedro the boss this morning carrying a nice wad of cash! They love cash here as it's an opportunity for a spot of dinero negro......which is basically a national sport! So after a bit of banter I got it down to €1200......which is pretty decent I'd say! With any luck we'll get installation tomorrow.

Maybe it was a she by the time you saw them.

I got out at 9am to trim the hedging by the pool, but gave up at 10:30 as it was sweltering out there and we're a few degrees cooler than where you are.

No much better to go in a cake.

I grill steaks amongst other things, the fat is funnelled back into the cooking chamber where it becomes fuel, the fan powered by the heat keeps the battery cool and makes the burn hyper efficient, it also charges my phone or other devices while I’m cooking.

We saw a Voge rally in Bardonecchia but it wasn’t him

DIET Mountain Dew, I have to maintain my girlish figure. That and I can't stand regular Mtn Dew I haven't eaten breakfast in years and skip most lunches as well. More of a one time per day type eater.

I do both.

I think Pedro that the way you ride about it doesn't ever take you to the point where you're fed up with restaurant food. I find after a week or so I'm sick of over oiled over salty food and fed up finding somewhere to eat when I'd rather not stop and would like to get some miles under my belt. I also get fed up having to have the same conversations over and over again. I'm from so n so, I've come such n such miles, I do blah blah for a living, yes I'm on my own, no I'm not brave. Yawn. The peace and quiet of your hotel room resting up and eating food you actually want takes on a different appeal once the novelty wears off. I'm guessing the cafes you stop at are not mostly Spanish speaking and you don't stick out as foreign or female

As has been documented in my ride reports; I'll eat just about anything out of a gas station and be happy with that. Or just skip a meal or two. But, like Pedro, I do enjoy good restaurants that feature local delicacies during my my travels.

Now at 13000km, maybe 14, the rear looked like this earlier today after being a little punished on hot tarmac. This is approaching it's end, but they still inspire confidence in the dry. You can feel the edges flex when leaning a little, but still a lot of feeling for a mixed tire. The new ones are at home waiting, I was hoping these would last till Morocco 2023, but maybe they won't.

I make a point of enjoying restaurants and cafes when going places. Cooking out of a kettle? What? Brits call dinner their tea, is this the opposite when you say cooking dinner and it's really just tea?

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I got my consultation on the Hernia on Thursday! And today I found two more mates of mine around my age who've got one as well! That makes between 25 to 30 so far! When you planning on having yours?

i aint got clue what this thing is.

Was a nice drive all the way to Ipswich, from there to Harwich it pissed it down. Still is..