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Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:36 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Via a 420 mile trip to Wales.
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee410/Edward_Mckinnon/DSCF2053.jpg |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:35 pm Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Well, Friday is "Friday" for me, because I have the day off!
Sunday is Friday too, as I'm going on a day trip to France - so probably 300 ish miles on Sunday - my first bike trip over the chann ... |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:54 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
It's Friday tomorrow
Not in the UK it isn't! |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:49 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Velcro!! Its not that good an idea, if the sound of the velcro parting doesn't scare them, you tend to get stuck to the wool which can be a bit embarrasing if a rambler comes along and you t ... |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:45 pm Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Daughter got herself a place at Greenwich Universery at Medway and it is her 18th birthday.
Looking forwards to her being able to legally buy me a pint now!
Went to the open d ... |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:01 pm Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Last flight back from Edinburgh for two weeks - as I've time off - and it's delayed 3hrs!
Now the fire alarm is going off and I think we have to evacuate the building......oh joy! |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:01 am Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
My daughter getting woken up by a text message from Brunel University saying she didn't get the results she needed to get her place.
She can't even find out what her results were until after 09:00a ... |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:37 pm Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Exchanged contracts on our house today finally!!!
One slight issue, the moving date is a week on Friday, I have a shit load of services and things to arrange in 10 days!
Hope I can get a removal ... |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:47 pm Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Also checkout Johnny Winter's version of Johnny B'Good
or on a completely different direction, Fascinating Aida - the Dogging Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzaVOk_Ydk
I was trying to get ... |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:40 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
add to all that a sense of entitlement, that they are being downtrodden and deprived because they can't get off their arse and start the long climb up the employment ladder.
You get nothing in this ... |
Topic: 100% Pillion |
Mannakin
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Forum: New to the Box Hill forums Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:56 am Subject: 100% Pillion |
Hello!
Good to see that he doesn't just get lost when I'm around
I sometimes have my daughter as pillion and the headbutt is familiar to me!
Hope to see at Box soon. |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:11 pm Subject: Good new/bad news day |
Good news - the bikeshop MOT machine is down - so he isn't busy
Bad news - the puncture can't be repaired
Good news - they have the right size tyre in stock
Bad news - £155 poorer
Goo ... |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:12 pm Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Went out to my bike this morning (intending to ride to Box to meet a mate) and found my rear tyre was flat.
I can't find a mark on it, but there was an odd looking "leak" from the rim. It l ... |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:20 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
(i know thats like female logic and everything)
And that's an oxymoron!  |
Topic: Road heaven or road hell |
Mannakin
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Forum: Biking Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:23 am Subject: Road heaven or road hell |
Where is it btw? |
Topic: Road heaven or road hell |
Mannakin
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Forum: Biking Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:03 am Subject: Like to that a go - uphill! |
V-twin for engine braking and light bike - almost made for my SV650  |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:58 pm Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
"Army Surplus"......is there any left?
One in Brighton (Paul Bruton) not far from the market @ 45 New England Rd near the junction with the A23. |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:30 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Making it up all the hill yesterday in the London to Brighton bike ride, had to shout at a few people to move over at Bitchling
Managing to complete the ride - London to Brighton and no engine!
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Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:16 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
That seat looks awesome but I can hear my butt cheeks squealing!
I'm doing the London to Brighton bike ride on Sunday weather looks ok at leaest  |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:34 pm Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Could be worse - you could be paying £85 a month for Denplan cover
That's for the family as we can't get an NHS dentist in our area. |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:10 pm Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Riding through hailstones at 75 - ouch
It felt like 10 people practicing acupuncture on me  |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:03 am Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Burgess Hill. My instructor said that the independent bit, they just say "okay go to haywards heath now" and you have to follow the signs etc. Not looking forward to that at all haha.
Think ill be ... |
Topic: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:57 am Subject: Things That Have P#@*ed Me Off Today |
Relax mate - your driving standard (as far as I am a judge) was well up to the task on the weekend ride.
Just remember the observations and give yourself enough time at junctions to do it right.
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Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:30 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Waking up at 05:15 (instead of alarm at 06:45 ) and thinking bugger it - i'm going to work now.
So 70 miles cross-country instead of 70 miles motorway.
Went 15 miles before I found an ... |
Topic: So whats made you smile today?? |
Mannakin
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Forum: General Off Topic Chat Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:21 am Subject: So whats made you smile today?? |
Not exactly today, but I pulled my first wheely yesterday
Took off from the lights (short stretch of dual-carriageway) and the front wheel came of the floor in first and second
Ea ... |
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