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Everything posted by mike1949
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I do apologize chop, but it just seemed a strange intro. As you live in Pompey, dare I say your in the Andrew?
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This is where I would normally say "Good night all" But I won't, because MOD Steve "Foamy" will only say, "You've already done this before" So to Steve, Golf, Oscar, Oscar, Delta, November, India, Golf, Hotel, Tango.
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You have just come in between two replies. I think you had better explain yourself Mallory, no offence, but NSD and I were on something totally different, as in consumer rights, maybe I am missing something.
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Totally agree with you there nsd, But generally if you got something, maybe small, and you take it back they will quite happily give a refund, no questions asked, but try that 20/30 years ago. At best they would give you a credit note so you can spend it in the shop.
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Does that qualify as an intro???
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What I do like about today's consumer society is that if you buy something now, as apposed to thirty years ago, if you've got a problem with the goods or it didn't work you can take it back and they will replace/refund with no questions asked. Try that thirty years ago. No Chance!
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My daughters memories of coming on the back of the bike when we got to where we were going was "Why do you keep nodding your head dad?"
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Don't know about you lot, or what club you support, but I think there is a bit of White Hart Lane there. But when me and my lad come down once a year to "the smoke" we tend to support , well, we have to walk through Bishops Park to get there. Half way through the park there is a couple of "well established eating places" But next to one of them is a small vendor that does the best cup of tea I've ever tasted. Although it's a good day out, I have got to be honest, I'd rather go to my local club "CTFC" or even "STFC" "Come on you blues" ( Not a London club.)
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The only bike I can afford at the moment is the village one.
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Yep, done it myself. One Sunday afternoon cleaning the bike didn't realise I flicked kill switch on with cloth, thought I'd just check bike starts ok for Mon morning...............anyway, exactly as Norcot done.
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Twice I've tried to ride off from work with my disc lock still on, luckily everybody else had gone home. It's a weird feeling when that happens because it happens so quick your lying on the ground wondering what happened. Now everytime I park the bike I position it so i have to pull it backwards when leaving.
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Blimey Ian I think youv'e opened a can of worms here!
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I think we're quite lucky out here in the sticks as apposed to the big cities, you can't go five miles without coming across a village/hamlet.Quite often when I'm on a ride out I tend to stop at a local shop to have a sandwich and coffee and just watch the world go by. When I pull up on my own I think I am more of a novelty, but I can understand their concern if about twenty or more bikers pull up. I presume in the States you have long stretches of nowhere which would be great to blow the cobwebs out, but do you also have small villages like us?
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No Mailee, it's not. There's a clue in where I come from (Chippenham) and it's only about five miles from there.
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Blimey Steve, us matelots didn't start drinking till about 20:00
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Deffo Paul, what amazed me it's only about five miles from where I live and never knew it. It's one of these villages which is off the beaten track. I will definitely be going there when I finish work on a sat morning with an hour to spare.
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It's these little gems that go unnoticed; you can't tell by the photo but where I was parked was the village shop/village hall car park. I bet you don't get many benches outside shops like that. Do any of our members from abroad get little places like this? Sacha?
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When I finished work this morning I went for a ride and ended up in a village only five miles from where I live, called in the village shop which I'd never been to in my life. I might be wrong but it looks like a local village shop run by the locals, it's in an old church. Although I have never been there before the lady couldn't have been more helpful, when I asked if she sold sandwiches she said no, but I will make you one, and when I asked if she sold hot coffee she said no, but I will make you one. How nice is that? The amazing thing though is that it is so quiet and serene there, but only half a mile away is the M4 Motorway.
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I think Foamy gets all his quotes from Mills & Boon
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Hi Ian, first of all I retire in April 2014. Personally I can't wait, I've been working non stop since I left school in 1964 when I was 15 years old. It would be great to meet one day, but, believe it or not the place I work for, a family owned business, where the lady in the accounts office is "THE BOSS" . Also she doesn't portray that image, she is a fantastic lady/employer. So, at the moment, we are so busy, as in we are a small plastic injection moulding company supplying to Germany, Spain, Romania, USA, China, Scotland. and of course to all the sheds in Britain, i.e. B&Q, Homebase etc. What I'm trying to say is that I would like to meet, but not yet. (hope no offence taken) because at the moment we are working all the hours under the sun, I hope you understand.
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Believe it or not, I'm an ex submariner. Also my name is Mike and I was born in 1949.
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They are multi-functional Slice, I do use them to clean my spectacles as well.
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Iv'e got one of them Steve, but it's only good in the rain to clear your visor like a windscreen wiper. It's no good in dry weather to cleat insects.
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Lidl W5 spectacle cleaning cloths, brill!