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Sat, 15 July 2006 18:34 |
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Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
Anyone else up for a blast.
--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780439 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 18:35 |
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Dan L wrote:
> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
>
> Anyone else up for a blast.
Meeting where & when?
--
Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780440 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 18:43 |
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Krusty wrote:
> Dan L wrote:
>
>> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
>>
>> Anyone else up for a blast.
>
> Meeting where & when?
Car park of the Horse and Jockey, Aylesbury (start of A413)
About 10.00am to 10:30am
--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780443 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 18:50 |
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In article <4hsk79F12bl3U1 [at] individual.net>, Dan L says...
> Krusty wrote:
> > Dan L wrote:
> >
> >> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
> >>
> >> Anyone else up for a blast.
> >
> > Meeting where & when?
>
> Car park of the Horse and Jockey, Aylesbury (start of A413)
>
> About 10.00am to 10:30am
Not with the MotoGP on.
I'm thiniking about riding to the seaside in the afternoon though.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780449 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 19:05 |
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Dan L wrote:
> Krusty wrote:
> > Dan L wrote:
> >
> >> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
> > >
> >> Anyone else up for a blast.
> >
> > Meeting where & when?
>
> Car park of the Horse and Jockey, Aylesbury (start of A413)
>
> About 10.00am to 10:30am
If I wake up absurdly early like I keep doing, then probably. Otherwise
probably not.
--
Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780465 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 20:02 |
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"Dan L" <dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4hsjn9F14a09U1 [at] individual.net...
> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race track,
having entered my first ever race.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780474 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 20:59 |
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Beelzebub wrote:
> "Dan L" <dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4hsjn9F14a09U1 [at] individual.net...
> > Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
>
> Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
> track, having entered my first ever race.
Let me know if you need a massage afterwards.
Oh, & DFC...
--
Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780493 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 23:06 |
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"Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
news:4hss8sF13qbtU1 [at] individual.net...
> Beelzebub wrote:
>
> > "Dan L" <dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:4hsjn9F14a09U1 [at] individual.net...
> > > Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
> >
> > Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
> > track, having entered my first ever race.
>
> Let me know if you need a massage afterwards.
Could've been doing with one yesterday - knees, thighs and groin were
suffering.
>
> Oh, & DFC...
I'll try not to
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780494 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 23:14 |
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Beelzebub wrote:
> "Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> news:4hss8sF13qbtU1 [at] individual.net...
>> Beelzebub wrote:
>>
>>> "Dan L" <dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4hsjn9F14a09U1 [at] individual.net...
>>>> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
>>> Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
>>> track, having entered my first ever race.
>> Let me know if you need a massage afterwards.
>
> Could've been doing with one yesterday - knees, thighs and groin were
> suffering.
<PARP>
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'01 SV650S '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13 '81 CM400T
OMF #7
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780503 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 23:32 |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Beelzebub"
<cgibson [at] SPAM_btinternet.com> saying something like:
>Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race track,
>having entered my first ever race.
Really? Whotcha racing?
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
In my trousers.
Folding [at] Home Team UKRM http://www.tinyurl.com/jkxwv
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780504 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 23:32 |
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Beelzebub wrote:
> "Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> news:4hss8sF13qbtU1 [at] individual.net...
> > Beelzebub wrote:
> >
> > > "Dan L" <dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:4hsjn9F14a09U1 [at] individual.net...
> > > > Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
> > >
> > > Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
> > > track, having entered my first ever race.
> >
> > Let me know if you need a massage afterwards.
>
> Could've been doing with one yesterday - knees, thighs and groin were
> suffering.
Ah, the old thigh & groin massage - my speciality. Don't do knees
though - 'orrible things. I mean I'm sure they've got their place, but
let's face it, anywhere that close to the more 'interesting' parts is
never gonna get a look in.
--
Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780507 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 23:35 |
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Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Beelzebub"
> <cgibson [at] SPAM_btinternet.com> saying something like:
>
> > Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
> > track, having entered my first ever race.
>
> Really? Whotcha racing?
"Running" implies feet, n'est pas?
--
Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780529 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 02:49 |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Krusty"
<dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> saying something like:
>> > Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
>> > track, having entered my first ever race.
>>
>> Really? Whotcha racing?
>
>"Running" implies feet, n'est pas?
OP then. It was the Thruxton mention that made me think of mechanical
devices.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
In my trousers.
Folding [at] Home Team UKRM http://www.tinyurl.com/jkxwv
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Sun, 16 July 2006 09:12 |
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780538 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 09:22 |
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Whinging Courier wrote:
> In uk.rec.motorcycles, Dan L belched forth and ejected the following:
>
>> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
>>
>> Anyone else up for a blast.
>
> Hardly a blast with you in the race an me running-in ;-)
>
> I've just got in from Brighton.
>
> I'm gonna have a S,S+S an will be leaving around 9.
Top man
--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780561 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 12:30 |
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On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:50:40 +0100, ginge
<the.gingeREMOVE [at] THISgmail.com > wrote:
>In article <4hsk79F12bl3U1 [at] individual.net>, Dan L says...
>> Krusty wrote:
>> > Dan L wrote:
>> >
>> >> Tomorrow, WC and I will mostly be 'FOT ing.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone else up for a blast.
>> >
>> > Meeting where & when?
>>
>> Car park of the Horse and Jockey, Aylesbury (start of A413)
>>
>> About 10.00am to 10:30am
>
>Not with the MotoGP on.
>
That's my view on it as well.
>I'm thiniking about riding to the seaside in the afternoon though.
Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780596 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 15:21 |
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Andy Bonwick wrote
>
>Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
>nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
>because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
Check out last week's horizon programme from the beeb. Either there is
something really astonishing there or you are seeing what happens when
someone is being bought off big style.
--
steve auvache
i rate dates
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780600 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 16:02 |
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"Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
news:4ht5dtF160c2U2 [at] individual.net...
> Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
>
> > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> > drugs began to take hold. I remember "Beelzebub"
> > <cgibson [at] SPAM_btinternet.com> saying something like:
> >
> > > Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
> > > track, having entered my first ever race.
> >
> > Really? Whotcha racing?
>
> "Running" implies feet, n'est pas?
Certainly does and indeed did. Well, we finished, we weren't last and we
got a finisher's medal each to prove we did it :-)
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780601 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 16:03 |
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"Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
news:4ht57jF160c2U1 [at] individual.net...
> Beelzebub wrote:
>
> > "Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:4hss8sF13qbtU1 [at] individual.net...
> > > Let me know if you need a massage afterwards.
> >
> > Could've been doing with one yesterday - knees, thighs and groin were
> > suffering.
>
> Ah, the old thigh & groin massage - my speciality. Don't do knees
> though - 'orrible things. I mean I'm sure they've got their place, but
> let's face it, anywhere that close to the more 'interesting' parts is
> never gonna get a look in.
I feel somewhat similar about feet.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780602 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 15:54 |
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In article <575kb2tbql9l77h4ev266g50e9829i8qn7 [at] 4ax.com>,
Andy Bonwick <nospam [at] bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
> Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
> nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
> because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
I worked in one for a few years, fortunately it wasn't running at the
time.
From the sounds of things, Blur wants to build a few more of them too.
--
Mike
DL1000 Black with extra black bits. UKRMMA#22
Skype: mikebothe
Testing the limits of gravity since 1947
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Sun, 16 July 2006 15:55 |
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780609 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 17:09 |
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"Christofire" <chris [at] ukrm.org> wrote in message
news:Bd-dncSyscXB2CfZnZ2dnUVZ8qWdnZ2d [at] pipex.net...
> Beelzebub wrote:
>
> > "Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> > > "Running" implies feet, n'est pas?
> >
> > Certainly does and indeed did. Well, we finished, we weren't last
> > and we got a finisher's medal each to prove we did it :-)
>
> Congrats. Now starts the long process of lightening the shoes, getting
> the rest of the group to come and watch/help/bake cakes/etc...
<grins> Ta - must admit my running buddy and I are well chuffed with how we
did. We may not have set any records, but to find that we (me at 39 and he
at 51) were not the slowest (by a long chalk) has certainly done our
confidence the world of good.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780622 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 18:30 |
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<deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk> wrote in message
news:asokb2hv7jcmdkcs32dsc8siot204ifbqp [at] 4ax.com...
> "Beelzebub" <cgibson [at] SPAM_btinternet.com> wrote in message
> <d4mdnZksxMGS3ifZRVnyqQ [at] bt.com>:
>
>
> >Certainly does and indeed did. Well, we finished, we weren't last and we
> >got a finisher's medal each to prove we did it :-)
>
> Well done, I was thinking of you in this weather; must have been hard!
Thankyou - it wasn't too bad as we had an almost constant breeze and it's
pretty flat (apart from slight incline to grandstand). They also had 2 or 3
water stalls dotted around the track, which was good.
I'm pretty chuffed - we took just under the hour. With a bit more
dedication to our training than we've shown up till last week, we should
whittle that down a fair bit.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780628 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 18:42 |
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 06:54:39 -0700, muddy <spam [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>In article <575kb2tbql9l77h4ev266g50e9829i8qn7 [at] 4ax.com>,
> Andy Bonwick <nospam [at] bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
>> nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
>> because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
>
>I worked in one for a few years, fortunately it wasn't running at the
>time.
>
I used to have a riot when I was working in Kazakstan winding up some
guys who'd worked at Chernobyl.
>From the sounds of things, Blur wants to build a few more of them too.
Apparently the used reactor sale starts within the next year as they
start to de-commission. It'll be interesting to see how much they're
willing to pay the poor fools that have to work on it.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780634 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 19:15 |
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In article <qsqkb2hcjsqfep237jujnnmu4c59qnmq0k [at] 4ax.com>,
Andy Bonwick <nospam [at] bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 06:54:39 -0700, muddy <spam [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <575kb2tbql9l77h4ev266g50e9829i8qn7 [at] 4ax.com>,
> > Andy Bonwick <nospam [at] bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
> >> nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
> >> because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
> >
> >I worked in one for a few years, fortunately it wasn't running at the
> >time.
> >
> I used to have a riot when I was working in Kazakstan winding up some
> guys who'd worked at Chernobyl.
Glowing in the dark?
>
> >From the sounds of things, Blur wants to build a few more of them too.
>
> Apparently the used reactor sale starts within the next year as they
> start to de-commission. It'll be interesting to see how much they're
> willing to pay the poor fools that have to work on it.
I just watched one of the engineering progs on the science channel about
building a high-rise tower in Saudi. The workers were paid 35 USD per
week. That's fucking slavery that is.
--
Mike
DL1000 Black with extra black bits. UKRMMA#22
Skype: mikebothe
Testing the limits of gravity since 1947
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780640 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 19:42 |
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:15:42 -0700, muddy <muddyDOTcat [at] gmail.com>
wrote:
>In article <qsqkb2hcjsqfep237jujnnmu4c59qnmq0k [at] 4ax.com>,
> Andy Bonwick <nospam [at] bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 06:54:39 -0700, muddy <spam [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <575kb2tbql9l77h4ev266g50e9829i8qn7 [at] 4ax.com>,
>> > Andy Bonwick <nospam [at] bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
>> >> nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
>> >> because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
>> >
>> >I worked in one for a few years, fortunately it wasn't running at the
>> >time.
>> >
>> I used to have a riot when I was working in Kazakstan winding up some
>> guys who'd worked at Chernobyl.
>
>Glowing in the dark?
>>
Telling them they were shit engineers who'd built defective plant.
Never let the truth interfere with a good wind up.
>> >From the sounds of things, Blur wants to build a few more of them too.
>>
>> Apparently the used reactor sale starts within the next year as they
>> start to de-commission. It'll be interesting to see how much they're
>> willing to pay the poor fools that have to work on it.
>
>I just watched one of the engineering progs on the science channel about
>building a high-rise tower in Saudi. The workers were paid 35 USD per
>week. That's fucking slavery that is.
We're seeing more labour coming in from Eastern Europe and working on
skilled jobs at a much reduced rate. I'm not convinced it's a good
idea because their work output isn't as good as the local labour but
overall it works out cheaper.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780652 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 20:33 |
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Beelzebub wrote:
> "Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> news:4ht5dtF160c2U2 [at] individual.net...
> > Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
> >
> > > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when
> > > the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Beelzebub"
> > > <cgibson [at] SPAM_btinternet.com> saying something like:
> > >
> > > > Tomorrow, I'll be mostly running 2.75 times around Thruxton race
> > > > track, having entered my first ever race.
> > >
> > > Really? Whotcha racing?
> >
> > "Running" implies feet, n'est pas?
>
> Certainly does and indeed did. Well, we finished, we weren't last
> and we got a finisher's medal each to prove we did it :-)
Congrats! Must've been hard work in this heat.
<fx: gets out babyoil in anticipation>
--
Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780660 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 21:17 |
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"Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
news:4hvf43F1esh4U1 [at] individual.net...
> Beelzebub wrote:
> > Certainly does and indeed did. Well, we finished, we weren't last
> > and we got a finisher's medal each to prove we did it :-)
>
> Congrats! Must've been hard work in this heat.
Ta - wasn't as bad as I'd feared.
>
> <fx: gets out babyoil in anticipation>
<grins> Legs don't feel too bad atm but could have a relapse ;-)
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780670 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 21:09 |
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In article <dctkb2hirgs6e9k024ejh3d4m9fmcec169 [at] 4ax.com>, Andy Bonwick
says...
> We're seeing more labour coming in from Eastern Europe and working on
> skilled jobs at a much reduced rate. I'm not convinced it's a good
> idea because their work output isn't as good as the local labour but
> overall it works out cheaper.
Just the same as IT work and Bangalore then, and somebody, somewhere,
will be getting very rich off it.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780677 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 21:18 |
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:09:04 +0100, ginge
<the.gingeREMOVE [at] THISgmail.com > wrote:
>In article <dctkb2hirgs6e9k024ejh3d4m9fmcec169 [at] 4ax.com>, Andy Bonwick
>says...
>
>> We're seeing more labour coming in from Eastern Europe and working on
>> skilled jobs at a much reduced rate. I'm not convinced it's a good
>> idea because their work output isn't as good as the local labour but
>> overall it works out cheaper.
>
>Just the same as IT work and Bangalore then, and somebody, somewhere,
>will be getting very rich off it.
>
Agencies are my enemy. They're the fuckers that are making the money
out of it.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780693 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 22:09 |
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Beelzebub wrote:
> "Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> news:4hvf43F1esh4U1 [at] individual.net...
> > Beelzebub wrote:
>
> > > Certainly does and indeed did. Well, we finished, we weren't last
> > > and we got a finisher's medal each to prove we did it :-)
> >
> > Congrats! Must've been hard work in this heat.
>
> Ta - wasn't as bad as I'd feared.
>
> >
> > <fx: gets out babyoil in anticipation>
>
> <grins> Legs don't feel too bad atm but could have a relapse ;-)
Stop it, you're making me moist.
--
Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780701 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 22:33 |
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"Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
news:4hvko0F1fr7oU3 [at] individual.net...
> Beelzebub wrote:
>
> > "Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:4hvf43F1esh4U1 [at] individual.net...
> > > Beelzebub wrote:
> >
> > > > Certainly does and indeed did. Well, we finished, we weren't last
> > > > and we got a finisher's medal each to prove we did it :-)
> > >
> > > Congrats! Must've been hard work in this heat.
> >
> > Ta - wasn't as bad as I'd feared.
> >
> > >
> > > <fx: gets out babyoil in anticipation>
> >
> > <grins> Legs don't feel too bad atm but could have a relapse ;-)
>
> Stop it, you're making me moist.
it's a common complaint....
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780706 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 22:22 |
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:15:42 -0700, muddy <muddyDOTcat [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>I just watched one of the engineering progs on the science channel about
>building a high-rise tower in Saudi. The workers were paid 35 USD per
>week. That's fucking slavery that is.
Exactly the same is happening in Dubai with the huge scale of
construction. Most of the workers are from the Indian sub continent and
are paid a comparative pittance but their food and accommodation is part
of the deal so they cannot afford to cause trouble. The rate of
depression, ill health and suicide is horrendous.
The Arabs are becoming a little concerned that the shiny image of a
tourist haven might be sullied if people knew the true cost of
constructing it.
It's not as if they don't have the bloody money to treat the workers
decently.
--
Paul C - "the big camp bastard" (tm d.a.r.s.y)
VFR800 | ZX6R | R1150GS
BOD#5, two#4, BOTAFOT#23, BOTAFOF#4, URMSBC#09, COFF#09
Admits to working for London Underground!
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780724 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 22:45 |
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:21:41 +0100, steve auvache
<dont_spam [at] thecow.me.uk> wrote:
>Andy Bonwick wrote
>>
>>Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
>>nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
>>because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
>
>Check out last week's horizon programme from the beeb. Either there is
>something really astonishing there or you are seeing what happens when
>someone is being bought off big style.
Yes, the timing of that is, um, interesting, to say the least.
Fancy that low-level radiation could even be good for us. The sort
that, say, a nuclear power facility might release.
With my less cynical head on I suppose one could argue that the
research may have happened first, and the results emboldened the Gov.
to have another look at nuke power.
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-Pip
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #780735 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 22:58 |
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Pip Luscher wrote
>On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:21:41 +0100, steve auvache
><dont_spam [at] thecow.me.uk> wrote:
>
>>Andy Bonwick wrote
>>>
>>>Just got back from the seaside. It was lovely sitting outside a
>>>nuclear reactor at 4am drinking cups of tea and smoking like a chimney
>>>because I was worried about starting to glow in the dark.
>>
>>Check out last week's horizon programme from the beeb. Either there is
>>something really astonishing there or you are seeing what happens when
>>someone is being bought off big style.
>
>Yes, the timing of that is, um, interesting, to say the least.
>
>Fancy that low-level radiation could even be good for us. The sort
>that, say, a nuclear power facility might release.
Indeed.
>With my less cynical head on I suppose one could argue that the
>research may have happened first, and the results emboldened the Gov.
>to have another look at nuke power.
I put a less cynical head on as well but it still seemed far too good to
be true. But it makes ya fink.
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steve auvache
i rate dates
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #786836 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 07:43 |
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Paul Corfield wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:15:42 -0700, muddy <muddyDOTcat [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I just watched one of the engineering progs on the science channel
>> about building a high-rise tower in Saudi. The workers were paid 35
>> USD per week. That's fucking slavery that is.
>
> Exactly the same is happening in Dubai with the huge scale of
> construction. Most of the workers are from the Indian sub continent
> and are paid a comparative pittance but their food and accommodation
> is part of the deal so they cannot afford to cause trouble. The rate
> of depression, ill health and suicide is horrendous.
>
> The Arabs are becoming a little concerned that the shiny image of a
> tourist haven might be sullied if people knew the true cost of
> constructing it.
>
> It's not as if they don't have the bloody money to treat the workers
> decently.
I heard an interesting statistic the other day, that 19% of the world's
tower cranes can be found in Dubai.
Place must be one massive building site.
--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #786843 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 08:22 |
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Dan L <dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I heard an interesting statistic the other day, that 19% of the world's
> tower cranes can be found in Dubai.
I bet the other 81% are in Beijing.
>
> Place must be one massive building site.
See above.
--
Trophy 1200 750SS CB400F CD250 Z650
GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #786847 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 08:59 |
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:22:32 +0100,
chateau.murraySPAMKILL [at] dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>Dan L <dan.yodanet [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> I heard an interesting statistic the other day, that 19% of the world's
>> tower cranes can be found in Dubai.
>
>I bet the other 81% are in Beijing.
>
>>
>> Place must be one massive building site.
>
>See above.
Don't knock it.
As long as China keeps demanding more and more raw materials the price
of scrap steel keeps going up and that drags the value of your bike
collection along with it.
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| Re: BOTAFOT [message #787081 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 18:05 |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember
chateau.murraySPAMKILL [at] dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) saying
something like:
>> I heard an interesting statistic the other day, that 19% of the world's
>> tower cranes can be found in Dubai.
>
>I bet the other 81% are in Beijing.
Keep the 900 million bicycles company.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
In my trousers.
Folding [at] Home Team UKRM http://www.tinyurl.com/jkxwv
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