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Christ, what you been eating?

Good man, Dettol and a brillo pad sorted it all out in the end then.

A252 reinforcing mesh. Good stuff as long as they wire brush the rust off first for human use.

When they see the infamous rash they will change their mind and go in from your throat with longer pliers.

Is road salt a sort of Teflon?

Mandy or something wasn't it. Great character, I've known a few people like that, you always have to be careful what you say as they take offence so easily. I don't know if you watched Daisy May in The Witchfinder General comedy. I quite liked it, it got cancelled after one series though.

When I was about 6, my friend's big brother told me he could make any record I had sound like Pinky and Perky were singing it. I took my 45 of Puff the Magic Dragon over to their house and the git wacked his record player on to 78rpm and blew my mind. Witchcraft I thought!

Tomaaaaaaaaato.

Mine are only there because of the paint job supplied by Yamaha. If I didn't stick the pads on people would think I had had the tank primed but was too lazy or poor to get the top coat sprayed on.

I think I had better actually look at one in a show room, I just want a nice simple start button, not poncing about with a phone.

I have a Sena 10S, it's the only one I've had since a wired one in 1984 so nothing to compare it with. When using it with ear plugs I sometimes have trouble hearing people on the phone at 70mph+ so slow down a little to carry on the conversation. Without ear plugs it's fine though. People talking to me don't seem to notice I'm riding so microphone is good. It lasts forever between charging and the two times it has warned me that the battery was low, it still functioned for another day before I charged it. I've only had it since July 22, hence only charging it a few times. As an intercom it is better, clear as crystal up to 80mph if the other person is within sight. It may work at even higher speeds but I've not spoken to anyone at that speed to know.

It seems my dishwasher is bollocksed. It was making a lot of noise, but not actually doing anything when I looked inside after an hour. I was just looking to buy a new one, same make, it's at least 25 years old, so I am not too upset. What the hell has happened in the mean time though. Why do I want a dishwasher with WiFi and remote starting?? This seems to be the normal state of affairs for dish washers when looking at a new Bosch one!

Absolutely, third date he puts the old school uniform on if you ask nicely AND buy him dinner (no mash). It's a whole romantic Angus Young vibe with him.

Have no fear. Pete doesn't put out until the 3rd date.

I didn't want curry, can't stand the stuff. You wanted curry and chips. When the 'CHIP SHOP' said they had run out of chips and offered you mash with curry I thought you were going to explode, like he'd suggested riding through a muddy puddle.

Curry and mash!

My car actually has a label on the sun shade telling the driver to park in 1st or reverse gear depending on whether you are pointing up or downhill, rather than just relying on the handbrake alone. I think Vauxhall must have had a few problems in the past to stick that here.

First bike I ever rode was a Honda CM200 which was based on a 200cc Benly. The picture below is the same type. We were in the local park, in the middle of some grass at about 10pm. I did everything my mate told me except put it in gear, so when I opened the throttle, let the clutch out and picked my feet up I just went over sideways and lay there gurgling under it. My second attempt saw me riding in a giant circle changing gear with no clutch and kangarooing finally to a stop.

I'd be fitting it with a big hotel type key tag so it's hard to drop without hearing a loud clatter. Then I'd rig up a hook or carabiner near where a key would go in a proper car and hang it on that when driving so I get used to removing it and putting it in my preferred pocket when leaving the car.

We do https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day

That looks terrible, time for a new hip.

Snowing here right now, due to be heavy for a few hours then a mixture of rain and snow. I have lucked out this weekend, a dry run to Norfolk on Friday with an expectation of snow for the journey back yesterday. I took the chance and had a dry run home as well, the snow only started last night. Weathermen, load of chancers!

My favourite was the man who had been posting his letters in the dog poo bins.

My mate's ex girlfriend is in that, one of the oddballs being interviewed for the newspaper. She is the one who claims she survived being impaled on a metal rod because of her body fat.