Tango

The only photo I've got with the Capri in it....

On 05/06/2021 at 18:56, yen_powell said:

I thought all Capris had rear end damage because they always spin round and go arse first when it goes tits up.

I had a mark 1 1600 GT, which used to like stepping the rear out in the wet. A seriously scary car. 

On 07/06/2021 at 20:53, boboneleg said:

This is the one I lusted after when I was young , RS3100

One of the lads I worked with when I was an apprentice had one of these. The thing is, he didn't realise that's what it was. Just assumed it was a standard 3 litre. It was only when he wrote it off ( met a lamppost with it) and gave it to a relative to fix up, that his relative told him that it was an RS3100!

2 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Yeh......different people there now! And a very different atmosphere it has to be said.

I like to go on a forum and have a laugh sort of thing......so it's not for me any more I'm afraid.

And yeh.....it ain't easy doing what you, me, and @MooN have done by moving abroad. But over time it does get easier. The language is the key to open the door though.

Yes, but to be fair Stu has had some health issues over the past year, so I'm guessing that's had an effect to an extent. It's a fine line between over-moderating and under-moderating a group and no matter what you do you'll always piss someone off somewhere along the line. 

Yes, I'm working on the language thing, but it's all the admin stuff that's doing my head in. Along with selling our house in the UK. But I'm sure it'll all come together eventually. 

5 minutes ago, Clive said:

@Tango you  stepped down, did you see what was coming?

You and a guy from Telford moderated fine..........but 2 of them that they have (before I got the push) now are shit.....

By the way, your not 008 are you?

I stepped down really because I lost my biking mojo,  Clive......but the writing was on the wall I think. 

008? No, I see myself more as an Austin Powers!

7 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Clive's talking about the changes there in the last year or so Bob......in your day you and Ian together did a great job!

There was a different bunch of people there then (where did they all go?).........and generally it was a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

 

Yes, I guessed that was what Clive was saying

Yeah, I don't know what happened there, Pete, but it lost the vibe. I still go on there from time to time, but don't really feel motivated to contribute much. Mind you, we've got so much still to sort out here I'm finding it hard to concentrate on much else at the moment.

2 hours ago, Clive said:

Applications for the mod gig!!!

He did not do a very good job of vetting them, look at the toss pots who ended up as mods.

But on the upside it makes him look better....... marginally.

I resemble that remark!

On 04/06/2021 at 23:03, Clive said:

I was happy with the Tiger, was nice to ride, I found it quite comfy, it seemed to fit my frame, but jeez it was very top heavy with a tank full of fuel, had a couple of oh shit it's going over moments, but it never did...

I had a Trophy 900. That was top heavy too. Alright until you needed to manoeuvre in a gravel carpark or on a hill/camber!

My favourite Oh Shit moment on that was just after I got it. We went to the BMF rally in Peterborough and it was pissing it down and it was one of the years when they had you parking on the grass. I stopped and went to put the bike on the sidestand but it went straight into the ground. So I was trying to haul the bike back upright, on wet grass, otherwise it would have been bike dominoes! I managed it, but I still don't know how. Even the main stand sank into the grass! First think I bought at the show was a sidestand puck!

I got the Pfizer one, Pete. My missus had the J & J one.

Yes, mate, people quote stuff from right nut-jobs and then expect you to accept it as gospel! I'm a bit annoyed because my sister split from her husband and moved in with our mum. My sister has long believed all this conspiracy claptrap, but she's now influencing mum. My sister's daughter has tried to reason with her mum, but gets nowhere with it and just falls out with her. God help if my mum gets Covid-19 and gets really ill with it!

On 26/05/2021 at 10:56, XTreme said:

More FaceButt logic.......and loads of people agreeing with it! 

Has there ever been a time when we've had so many fucking stupid people in the world?

My mum and the eldest of my sisters keep going on about The Great Reset. Neither of them will have the vaccine. I've given up arguing with them now. 

Anyway, I had my second jab on Sunday and the Internet is working much better now!

They're all over the place here......probably due to us being surrounded by vineyards!

We're moving house, so probably not much bike action. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are looking a bit shit here too, so I don't think I'll be too upset.

On 04/05/2021 at 15:52, XTreme said:

It's well known......I've never done drugs in my life! No interest in that whatsoever!

My only interests when I was young was Bikes and Birds! In that order!

And my only interests now I'm old is Bikes and Birds! In that order!

5 hours ago, XTreme said:

UK! And not really......I wanted Pfizer!

Technically here all over 55's are supposed have the AstraZeneca jab, but if you book it at one of the bigger vaccination centres they tend to have the Pfizer one, so that the AstraZeneca ones are freed up for doctor surgeries and pharmacies who don't have the storage facilities for the Pfizer. I booked at a vaccination centre, so I got the Pfizer. My OH registered for any leftover shots and got a call today to go to a pharmacy about 30kms away for the J&J vaccination. So she's all done now.

4 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Nice Do the french do that thing thats popular in Spain where the BBQ is in a covered area?

Some have the bbq in a covered area, but most we've seen are just in the corner of the garden or on the patio. And some have a complete kitchen in their garden!

1 minute ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Good luck with that, what’s the temp there?

It's about 20C here at the moment, with a bit of cloud cover. But it doesn't look too threatening at the moment!

I'm going to attempt another bbq this evening. Friday's one ended with me stood in the garden with a rain jacket on cursing the weather! Probably gave our neighbours a good laugh and confirmed their view that les Anglais are all mad!

1 minute ago, XTreme said:

All falling into place then?

Well, our move out here was initiated around 18 months-2 years ago. The headquarters in Montpellier sounded her out about a European role based out of there. I investigated early retirement and she geared up for the move. I retired in August last year and we were investigating places to live out here when she got a call to say that, because of the pandemic and a slowing down of business, there was a headcount freeze and her job offer had to be withdrawn. Anyway, we'd already made our minds up to move over here, so we just went for it. She set herself up as a freelance consultant, but work has been very slow.

So, this current job came out of the blue, but fits in nicely, as they pretty much let her write the job spec and dictate her hours. 

So, yes, Pete.....it's all falling into place nicely now.

1 minute ago, XTreme said:

What work does she do Bob?

She was Sales and Marketing manager at a medical company in the UK before we moved, Pete. The company's European headquarters is in Montpellier. They contacted her a short while back about a technical liason type job, as she used to work in the labs, so, a slight change of direction for her, but she always preferred the more technical jobs anyway.

3 hours ago, XTreme said:

So you're sending the missus to work......and then going out riding?

Top man Bob! 

She's pretty desperate to get back to work......I'm not sure if I should take that personally or not?

1 hour ago, MooN said:

same here. Annoying thing is that I desperately need to get to mother in laws house to shut the heating down, and get the papers for her car as we can't do anything with it without the paperwork and the longer we leave it the more it's going to cost. I'd go down by bike, so alone, be alone in the house and ride back alone coming witin 2meters of absofucking lutely no one but nope... 10 km limit.  I'll be able to go as from monday... which is when I start back to work....

You can travel outside the 10km limit with an Attestation I think, but I'm not sure which category it would fall within. I went to Montpellier to pick up the new bike and filled in the one for collecting purchases. I guess it depends on how far you need to go and how likely is it that you'll get stopped?

6 minutes ago, XTreme said:

And you're itching to get out on it Bob! 

I've done a whole 200m on it since I got it, Pete! But once we move and the missus starts work I'm hoping to get out on it a lot more.

Pissing it down here! I didn't move all this way for British weather!