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My Christmas season has been spent looking after Mrs. Hook w/ her new knee...gotta admit that I'm proud of her for doing well w/ her recovery. Seeing consistent increments of improvement everyday. Kind of anxious to see how well she'll be doing by our anniversary in Feb. Hopefully be mobile enough to do a day trip to Hermiston to see my Great G-son by then...

@Buckster @Vamana Gupta Thanks for the relationship advice lads , while I appreciate it is coming from a good place I'm not sure if either of you are best placed to give it.

Thank you one and all for our kind words, it has helped me a lot.. Crissy greets to you all. Lyn.

Merry Christmas everyone.

A merry christmas to all on the forum

Just been out for a ride and the clutch slip has gone. Rebuilding the slave cylinder cured it Still got the tick over to sort out, kept it going today by just keeping the choke slightly cracked. Not ideal but good enough to check the clutch out. Oh and heated grips are a necessity came back shivering like a shit house rat today.

Well this old man got some great news today....My son has made it back to OR & is finally out of Israel! Got a text reply from him today telling me he'll be state-side for another year while he waits for his top-secret security clearance to clear before he heads off to Germany into more of an Administrative position w/ the company he works for....No More sand people & war zones to work in! He also told me that my oldest G-son is moving back to OR from NM....so I called him straight away to get the low-down. His job w/ NASA turned out to be a dead end...so he sold his house in NM & scored a job w/ Amazon at a new data center in Hermiston OR...just over an hour away from Elgin ....he starts the 12th of Jan. I'm so stoked & I can't wait to see my Great G-son...he's a beautiful boy & an absolute Chip Off The Old Block....

Oh Lyn, I feel your pain mate. I spent a good year crying my eyes out after Jana passed. I drove to a beautiful place called Black Horse creek & spread her ashes, along with ashes of our son & her Dad. She just wanted to be near water, so I made that last wish happen. It absolutely tore me up at 1st....but with time, it also brought me some real Peace. I truly hope & Pray that you find that Peace as well.

Back from my audiology appointment, they fitted new tubes and filters, cleaned the earpieces, a very comprehensive job that she did. I still hear next to fuck all, which at times can be a blessing!

That’s like the water deciding not to be wet

Picture I just took in the borders.

I don’t take many pictures, I’m pretty sure this was this year.

At the request of our two youngest, home from uni or a couple of weeks we have done Christmas at home, just the 5 of us this year. being skint ( as ever) we just did really cheapo gifts this year, but as meny as possible, individually wrapped under the tree so that here was a huge pile of them. I think a pocket knif that the 3 girls clubbed together for and gave to me was the most expensive one on the year. We had beer, wine and nibbles till late last night, did the presents this morning and had a proper Christmas dinner with Poularde Roti, Gratin Dauphinoise, ( that's roast fat chicken and spuds in cream sauce to you along with broccoli, yorkshire pudding and gravy. preceeded by aperitifs and accompanied by a nice local red wine. Now I am doing my best imitation of a beached whale on the sofa...

I have actually very few pics of the bike this year, I've done quite a bit of riding but more often than not in a group this year, as I now work more social hours. I have also done a lot more leading a group as well which also makes photo stops more complicated. I took this one whilst waiting for the others to turn up for our Vosges trip, back in May.

My first thought was to nip out before Mandi got out of bed but I'm prob still over the limit and it's bloody freezing out there. Merry Christmas.

Can't tell if its horizontal with this phone...let me know Pedro.

My current favourite, the £500 Triumph

Just been out on my Triumph, it has sand and some read splatter on it, not dirty but still trying not to think about it.

Looks like I am a clever twat, unlike you dullards.

Spending Christmas with my mum and my brother, just us three tonight. Day after tomorrow meeting with Sofia for a few days, and would like to take the bike and spend a full day to get there. Thinking of washing it in a bit, it's dirty from rain on the motorway and it's sunny out, but chilly so might not do it. I'm embarrassed to be on the same forum as @Saul

Congratulations me, unfortunately I cannot display the title as I need to figure out how to add it to admin.

KAYZ1...we can all relate to what your going through, many of us have lost loved ones , greeving im afraid there's no quick fix , what I've found for myself is to focus on the good years and memories that you all shared....

Never need to apologise on here Lyn. 60 years, I'd be broken if I lost Mandi after only 35. We watched Mandis step dad deal with Mandis mums passing. He kept her next to a photo for 2 years before he let us spread her ashes. He'd also talk to her, passing comments. Think it was his way of letting go.

Best thing ive bought recently are some really good noise canceling earbuds. Now my wife has to get up and come find me to speak to me rather than just sitting there and shouting from a different part of the house. Drives her nuts. She's not worked out yet that with them being connected to my phone she can just call me ... which will drive me nuts... but ive had em for over a year now ...

Nope her "You just hear what you want to hear" no longer applies. As said, it has some benefits, and some downsides too, I won't be able hear the car when it's about to blow its big ends. But strangly I can hear the sodding brakes squeal when slowing down.

I'm on holiday or 10 days and the weather is crap ao I thought I'd come on here and see what you clowns have been up to. It doesn't get any better does it?

Happily dozing in front of the fire a 10:30 PM and the Mrs rings and has a puncture picking Shadow and How High up from the Pub. FFS, anyway belt out there and gave them my car to get home and I set about changing her tyre to get her car home. The flat tire on her car is Fecked as it has a split in the side wall, I was hoping to plug it but that wasn't an option. Anyway got the Space Saver out and on but I am sure that was down on pressure, I couldn't get the metal valve cap off to add more so had to chance it for the 7 miles to get home. No tools in her car. Never went above 30 mph and got home safe. Booked her car into Quick Fit for a new set of 4 tyres on Monday afternoon, not a bill I needed before Christmas. Timing is bad but it needs new tyres for it's Mot in January so not the end of the world.

Sounds like Dan is the one who should pull out if you were worried about your guts.

Dude! You spend the winter with your buddies in the woods bumming each other, no wonder you are self conscious.

So xmas is all about getting even ......

As opposed to that red dot?

Undecided between these, but for now it’s the one with the camels

You might ride something shaped like a missile after you arrive at your boyfriends house in the hairdresser mobile.

Thats about the best i have....

Been and filled the car with £35 of Asda,s finest E10, ventured into the shop for a few fresh vegetables, with luck we can avoid the place till the Saturday after New Year. Wish I had the enthusiasm for cleaning my car like @Saul has, mine is filthy on the outside and just as bad inside too, Been weighing up my options, i will run the car till mid summer, then look for a (cheap) car (most likely another Dacia) with a full years MOT on it, what with the rear axle, clutch and exhaust, it is kinda (getting/got) beyond worth the outlay.......I know it's a shitbox, but it has been a good car for the years I have had it. Merry Christmas to you lot.

My Mrs reckons I have got some sort of 'ism' but then again she is a cheeky bitch. I like shiney car and bikes, not fussed about expensive cars or bikes as long as they are interesting, work well and clean.

You know where I am Lyn.

No apologies needed here pal, you are among friends.

I think its pretty much in the bag for you Buck , how ironic...lol Your 2025 Twat...Congratulations Buckster...lol.

'Bout right there mate...take a number & get in line...

January will see a major service on the Harley, 60,000 miles. Pretty sure it will be time for cam chain tensioners, if so I will also replace the inner cam bearings and fit adjustable push rods, I am pretty sure I have a lifter that sticks a little when cold so I will put new lifters in as well, I get an occasional "pop" when pulling to a stop if I have only done a couple of miles. Disappears when it is hot. Will also pull the forks and service them and replace the neck bearings. I have a new clutch cable to go on as well as the current one is at the adjustment limit.

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@Six30 has been spotted in his new van.

Waaay too obvious who wrote this thread....not a twat....yeah, Right....just depends on who you ask...

Tough choice to make.