Slowlycatchymonkey

3 minutes ago, Saul said:

Well that was a turn up just got sent home from work on full pay as there was no clinician for my shift.  Once I had done my daily stuff no clinician means nothing for me to do so off I fucked home.  My own bed tonight  

Bloody hell thats a turn up! So are you back driving again now?

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6 hours ago, Saul said:

Shit start to the weekend just been to my Uncle's funeral, very raw and emotional, he was one of the very few in my family that I was close to.   Gonna go out on the Hornet in a minute after a brew to clear my head. 

Then doze this afternoon for work tonight.   Saturday is clear so hopefully can finish running in my Hornet once I have slept.  Sunday I have Christmas Choir practice down the west then work again overnight after the Wassailing.   

Sorry to hear that Saul, it's a very hard thing, hope the times passes as best it can.

31 minutes ago, BusaBullshitterbeast said:

This fucking cough can do one.... now everytime I cough im unable to see for a few seconds, what the fuck is going on with me?

Coughing disrupts blood flow and pressure. Coughing can affect your eyes. 

Tis GP time matey, not because I think there’s anything serious going on but you need someone to have a look make sure you don’t bust a blood vessel and the cough isn’t bacterial. 

Oof theres some real bitchy stuff in this thread.

I’d guess theres been some behind the scenes bitching going on and now it’s spilling out in a less than joyous way.

Any new person you’d hope to draw in is gonna read this shit and run a mile.

Take a chill pill.

13 minutes ago, BusaBullshitterbeast said:

Don't be making it a complete sausage fest here Caroline 

11 minutes ago, XTreme said:

No......there's no nasty or vindictive people on here. All in all it's a decent bunch.

It's just that this place can only survive with new members coming in........that literally is what the future depends on.

No......I'm simply addressing concerns that members (both current and former) have spoken to me about. Of course there's a place for humour and banter.......but there has to be a balance between that and quality content.

That's why Ride Reports are so important.......look at ours compared to other places!

As an example, Bob is a Mod here......and look at what he does on his bikes. He gets respect not cos he's a Mod but because of his motorcycling! Now look at the Mods on some other forums! See the difference?

Be like Bob!

Thanks Pete but I think I’ll stick with being myself. 

What happened to your previous missive that everyone’s welcome even if they don’t ride a bike? All a bit judgy for my tastes. 

You got to hand it to him though, I got lots of other shit I should be doing and it’s been a good content generator 

1 minute ago, Six30 said:

he'll be along to ask your advice in a bit .... best not tell him the  next stage is a third arm growing out his forehead

I’m just waiting for him to walk past a giant magnet, can’t wait to see the pics of him stuck to the side of an MRI scanner

3 minutes ago, BusaBullshitterbeast said:

Depth.... I've heard girth is what matters 

1 minute ago, Six30 said:

Covid jabs have gone directly to his brain

Haha.
Oh shit I’m thinking the same way as six

3 minutes ago, Six30 said:

Bit harsh

It’s the new microchip, the bedding in process isn’t always smooth. 

20 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Not at all! The guys here that know me personally will tell you that I really don't give a shit what anybody thinks on a personal level.

But in my role as the Admin of this forum who hears from people that don't bother posting much (if at all) any more for various reasons, then I obviously take those points on board.

Nothing wrong with banter or having a laugh obviously......that's what builds a community. People like to come on and have a laugh, but there has to be more depth than that.

We need people to actually make the effort to help us build this forum into something that people will want to visit. On both a personal and informational level.

Now when you consider everybody gets this forum at no cost to them I don't think it's too much to ask.

Generally whenever there is any depth someone will turn the conversation into something sex related, usually gay sex but I see that today we are in serious mode. 

Indirect methods called ‘temperature proxies’ like fossils (eg tree rings), ice and rocks that indicate the temperature range occurring at that time. 

I’d go into more detail if it wasn’t completely pointless

33 minutes ago, XTreme said:

If you're aiming for the sort of witty one liners we get from Six or Buck It never quite comes off.

The end result is you don't manage to wind anybody up, it's just you repeating the same old thing ad infinitum.

The only thing you actually manage to accomplish is increasing your post count, and making yourself look like a desperate attention-seeker.

It's really strange because I don't remember you like that on the other place.

I dunno Pete that post sounds like it’s from someone who’s been wound up, let us know about what cos you know how much everyone enjoys a weak spot

I got some advice

Go for it @skyrider it’s the best way to chill.. or shit yourself.. or die.

Any which way it works. 

A shitty day requires salve, what better than pork belly, roasted veg and apple sauce? Well some things are better but not a lot

On 08/11/2023 at 14:57, boboneleg said:

I went through a lot of this when I had to sort out my father-in-law's affairs after he passed on.  It was made even worse by the fact that more than half his assets etc were still in Italy.  You have no idea what bureaucracy can be like until you deal with Italian authorities

I think I might find out Bob as she has a good third of her assets in Spain, such fun!

18 minutes ago, Six30 said:

She just has a Mange fetish.

FFS stop saying the Beetlejuice word.

2 hours ago, XTreme said:

I think resistance could have worn off by now......what you reckon @Slowlycatchymonkey?

I think you mean immunity not resistance? Which varies wildly from person to person and depends how close the variant is to the original vaccine strain you had.

Your arm is sore because the fluid stretches fibres in your arm and sets off an inflammatory response. 

Peoples immune response to an invader also varies wildly. If your wife with her arthritis is on immunosuppressants it would obviously affect her response.  

Soz can’t go into in more depth, not got time, am in the middle of a load of crap. 

28 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Both my arms are sore at the spots where I had the injections.....but the wife's are not!

What does that mean @Slowlycatchymonkey?

You’re a big girls blouse.

5 minutes ago, Saul said:

Just popped up to Damerells as the owners handbook was not on the Hornet when I got it home on day one.     No issue they got one for me just needed to pick it up, they offered to post it but I didn’t need any encouragement to get out on the Hornet which is now shit high again.  
 

I did notice my old CB500 was in the sold line.  

The salesman did his best to convince me that I should buy a CB125 for my youngest.    Who desperately wants a cool black bike like mine, tis a bit of a squint to see the resemblance but it is what she is after.   The spanner in the works is that she has only just turned 16 so another 12 months yet.     No sale today.   I would prefer her to have something second hand but she knows her mind and would use her money so I don’t have a lot of say in it   

 

Well it will be nice for her introduction to motorcycling to be on a new non breaky down bike

URRRRRRGGHHH!

The details for activating the Lasting Power of Attorney are not recognised by the govt website.

As she rang to wish me happy birthday in the wrong month I suspect she may have entered my date of birth incorrectly. Having looped around the enormous prerecorded message (due to now being in a call queue for 40 mins!) I now know “You can make no alterations after the document has been registered, any changes have to be lodged with the Court of Protection.” The current wait time for the Court to make amendments is 20 feckin weeks!

Fingers crossed if I ever get to speak to someone theres an easy fix!

30 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Just had the Flu jab and the 5th Covid Jab! This one was Pfizer, so that makes it 2 AZ, 2 Pfizer, and 1 Moderna!

Will I make it to Xmas @zzzak?

You will and bonus will be able to power the fairy lights by just touching the plug.