the recovery

[Scoosh]

 

[byegad]

No, it definately himself being strapped to a large rocket shaped firework inclined at an angle to the ground. I think he was screaming with delight at being chosen.

Anyone hear any bells this morning ?
Nothing here, they only ring all the bells here when someone's found a job or the Orcs attack.

Not a tinkle, even the Catholic Church didn't ring theirs, and they seem to have the thing clanging tunelessly away for almost any reason.

 

[byegad]

I thought I spotted him passing over Byegad Towers about midnight as I was walking back from the Milkmaids hut. There was no noise but, in space, no-one can hear you scream.

 

[n-ick]

Probably in low orbit, always thought that he was out of this world.
Will try other mediums to contact.

My spies tell me that parts of the country; Weymouth are indeed cut off by changing roundabouts to traffic lights and closing roads. I have not heard from Kingston upon Thames, perhaps all is cut off and lost.
Neither has there been word of Rotherham.... is it still there?
What creatures stalk the night roads ?

 

[BenM]

My spies tell me that parts of the country; Weymouth are indeed cut off by changing roundabouts to traffic lights and closing roads

sir, your spies are misleading you.

Unfortunately the attempt at cutting Weymouth off from the rest of the country has failed and I can confirm that the trip, by car, from the town to civilization (well Dorchester anyway) has changed from a 40-50 minute 8 mile crawl to a 10 minute breeze. Cycling the distance is much better also with the provision of a wide footpath/cyclepath alongside the new road - no more enraged motons flying past as one struggles up the ridgeway - indeed the old road is now part of the cycle path. The traffic lights also make cycling in and around town more pleasant (and driving as well but I won't admit to doing that).[/quote][/quote]

 

[byegad]

Could we learn from these mistakes and perhaps make a successful job of cutting off London from civilisation, aka the rest of the country? Worth a try and look at the rewards. We'd loose tens of thousands of uncivilservants and load of politicians including that buffoon Boris and thousands of greedy bankers.

Well worth the effort IMHO.

 

[n-ick]

Yep,we might actually get weather forecasts which don't start and end with London and the South East.
I think that SSG has already been cut off.

 

[byegad]

Yep,we might actually get weather forecasts which don't start and end with London and the South East.
I think that SSG has already been cut off.

Try living in NE England. Some commentators, when referring to Scotland sweep their hand up from the Humber. Scotland is 100 miles North of The Yorkshire Embassy to County Durham and the Humber nearly 90 miles South. By that standard London ought to be the capital of France.

In their sweep around the UK bit we often get weather at 8am and some more at 4pm with no reference to us in between. I'm hoping the Beeb's move to Personchester* will improve things. But not hoping a lot!

*Used to be Manchester before Political Correctness went mad.

 

[byegad]

Good News. The SBGG has broken his abacus, but made a new one and will return!

After me everyone...

1...

2...

3...

and breathe.

 

[markg0vbr]

the trike i use for sedate bimbiling around the peak district. it is a lot of fun and can get it around most corners on two wheels, though some of the motobike club how have been folowing me look a bit nervus at the tea stops and say things like gosh that looks fun... but tend to become nurvus when i offer to ether take them for a spin of have a go themselves
i have once again become sunbronzed riding the trike about all day naked at Lincoln has helped it is a biker rally tradition . that and a incoherent Scots man staggering around with a bit of a dead animal on his head.

i have been on several bmw bike weekends as well one near Cambridge, Lincoln and holmefurth. the next one is in the cotswolds at the end of the month, if you are out that way keep a eye out for me, my back hair rippling in the wind as i glide along on my rubber shod chariot, i could do with a minion whispering remember you are but a man in my ear like what them roman emperor type chaps had.


i can now reveal i have been on a, all hush hush job.
i was peddling a new six wheeled all terrain fully enclosed hpv around a film set in some remote location, then this morning some white cote bod comes up and says as every thing unexpectedly went to plan they will not need me now, all very odd.
i was promised two years work

york was indeed soggy i went up in the car this year as i dont think i could have made it on the trike, i must say that the thought that went in to planing the event given the prevailing weather was non existent, they had every one driving around the field, well getting stuck axle deep and getting pulled out, closing off the service road! that is long enough for every one to camp at the side of, was just nuts . i came home early Sunday morning before what was sure to be mayhem trying to get off the field.

 

[Speicher]

I have never been a passenger on the back of a motorbike.

 

[byegad]

I have never been a passenger on the back of a motorbike.

If you count the SBGGs motortriccle in that we know. You are still alive. A £5million pile of cash wouldn't get me back on the SBGGs trike. I've seen his look at me I can ride on two wheels tricks end in a hedge without the aid of oodles on BHP.

 

[markg0vbr]

i had the cat trike down the road on its side the other week, bottom of a 40mph hill sharp turn and a car on the wrong side of the road. there wear no sparks though just warn down the aluminum Boudicca spikes on my right wheel and the sleeve on my Armored rain jacket. i got them to lift me back on as i did not have my crutches with me and away i trundled.

the thing with the 1150cc trike is when you go up on two wheels the power goes to the lifted wheel making it spin with the loss of power to the driven wheel. this brings the bike back on to three wheels one of which is going faster than the rest.
this flicks you around the corner...... or courses you to flick up on to the other two wheels this only happens when ding this at about 70 to 80 mph.
i have now fitted outrigger pegs so can get moor leverage on the bars and throw it through corners faster.

a chap i ride with gets his up on two wheels and puts the hand brake on the lifted wheel so he can put power through the one on the floor, it gets interesting when he drops it back down as he has to release the hand brake give it a good fist full of throttle to get the stopped wheel up to speed and keep it traveling in a close approximation of a straight line all at once***.
he will not be performing at this years bulldog bash as he is taking his street legal drag bike.

on a trike you are not required to wear a helmet so with my Q streaming behind me clad in wraparound shades a long duster coat billowing out around me and the beat of 4000 to 5000 explosions reverberating along 6ft of stainless steel exhaust with no silencer to inhibit them. burp burp burp ........bang** not the potato potato potato of the American hog or the eeeeeeeeekkkkkk eeeeeeeeekkkk of a rice rocket.
i cut my way across the peak district*, scoffing at the miserable drone like tin box drivers who would never think to go 100 miles out of there way just to ride some good roads on there way to an event.

when taking a passenger it is the risk of shooting of the back under acceleration that is the problem, if you go over backwards make sure to hook your feet under my armpits so you do not go all the way over and i will know what has happend hit the brakes and you pop straight back up.
unless i am caring camping kit then you have a nice backrest.






*this is best done after a rain storm as the flies have less blood in them and taste nicer.
** big twins do this with straight through pipes on the over run, it can be timed to happen as you are passing open car windows apparently.

 

[Speicher]

*** ?

My guess -

*** This strategy is not recommended after more than one teaspoon of any alcholic beverage.

 

[byegad]

My guess. We need to save up now for the headstone.

I'm going to lie down now to get over the very idea of spending my money.