Modern Vespa

My eyes are watering in sympathy brother.

mmmm It seems that I now have March 29th all to myself.

What shall I do with my day ? Scooter related things ? Mwa ha ha ha !!

Bill xxx

Pick somewhere to go and I'll tag along

Yeh, gotcha. Hard white frost here this morning.

Gawd, I just realised I'd posted about the weather. How British

... somewhere extreme long range I reckon

Everything is crossed for you Genie. The bunnies aren't being to cooperative tho. Their just doing the front paws. Good luck

How middle aged don't you mean Paul ?

Just sayin.

Bill xx

Fingers crossed for Girlfrond.

This morning my downstairs neighbour brought his little boy out to watch me ride off, because "we've only shown him bikes in books"

Then a white Integra pulled up next to me at a set of traffic lights and we saluted each other's good taste with a big thumbs up

there seems to be a lot of good will on the roads these days i think it's the relatively mild winter that we've had, and now the the daffs are flowering and the birds are singing, everyone's feeling quite chipper.

i've just learned that the Hanger Lane gyratory, which I pass through when I come to work via my chiropractor, has been named the 'most terrifying junction in britain' by the Daily Mail. i'd never found it particularly bad, but then i'm not navigating it at rush hour.

in other news ... I have my ELAM 'motorway' session this Saturday. I think I will mess with their minds by turning up in my leathers

I decided yesterday....


To buy myself a left handed guitar.
This morning my finger tips are still numb from playing about 4 hours. I am determined to play this thing well. The cat doesn't run away so that is a good sign right?

Please don't bring it with you.........

ah, another leftie i tried to take up guitar some years ago but gave up - getting things transposed for lefties was a real pain in the neck - i had to look at all of my chord books in a mirror same went for knitting.

coincidence of the day: as part of my research, i have been trying to contact a photographer who was very active in the 1970s, but who has gone slightly underground since then. i haven't had much luck. in desperation, i rang up the office of a film collective that she'd worked for back in the day, and who should answer the phone but the photographer herself! i call that some kind of karmic/cosmic coolness

Well alright then... Lol.

High five to the lefties! I learned to knit by sitting across from my grandma. Mirror style. Guitar is going the same way.

My tale is one of delivering a Lamborghini Gallardo back to one of our high end car dealers whose "wares" are displayed within the grounds of his estate.
Access is through a private gate followed by a lovely drive through some woods.
Most of his stock is made up from Bentleys, Porsche, Aston Martins and some Italian stuff.
About 15 are kept in a very long shed with car condoms keeping the elements off them and the rest are lined up tastefully on his gravel driveway.
I was there to pick up our driver who was dropping off this guy's Lambo and I was there to take the wheels off another.
Our driver was in front of me most of the way and to see the reaction that the car pulled out of people was quite comical.
school boys, police officers, builders, old ladies with dogs and the odd prostitute all turned their heads as it burbled by much to my amusement.
Personally I wouldn't give it house room but pretty much everyone either looked around or pointed at it.
Later....
No matter how many times I do it jacking up all 4 corners on a £80,000 Supercar still gives me kittens.

Bill xxx

Well there's always Amsterdam Noel.

Bill xx

I've driven a Gallardo........it's no Vectra!

.... too short notice to get my passport sorted......

Get it sorted now, anyway. Ready for the next opportunity - Lunch in Le Touquet perhaps? Who knows.

Good idea Jim

i've just had a nice chat with a guardian journalist who wanted my 'expert' opinion on selfies for an article she's writing

Opinion on technique or psychology? Oh can I uncross now? Really cramping up here.

no, sorry, you need to keep crossing until tomorrow. i'll let everyone know when they can uncross. 5 minute breaks to restore circulation are allowed.

My bits and bobs are turning blue here G

sorry you'll all be able to uncross tomorrow

I've had diplopia for a week now...

The weather looks good on Sunday afternoon, anyone fancy a blast in rural Essex?

i'm going to be blasting around rural essex on saturday with ELAM, so i'll pass this time. with any luck there will be many future opportunities for blasts around rural essex not that i'll be able to keep up with you.

Bit of a busy week, so just flipping some pancakes to catch up with Shrove Tuesday...cor..yummmm

The weather looks good on Sunday afternoon, anyone fancy a blast in rural Essex?

Would love to Doug but am getting ready to go to Lisbon on Monday x

I'm at Reigate with LAM for my first ride as an Associate-should be fun!

Atheists celebrate Shrove Tuesday too. For obvious reasons. Yummmmmmm!

I'll probably be on LAM's Second Sunday ride (although Essex would mean not getting up quite so early...)

Orla is two today (wow, where does all the SLEEP go) but in our commitment to all things two wheeled we have got this mini micro scooter for her. All small chilldren under the age of 4 in South London appear to prefer wheels to feet.

Hope she loves the scooter, Kate. It took Nina a while to get the hang of hers (she wasn't such a daredevil when younger, and in combination with an excellent capacity for daydreaming that made for a few low speed offs), but now she's pretty good with it, and it means that she can keep up with us when we're on a walk.

It was also a lifesaver when we were on holiday in Autumn. We'd planned a holiday that meant we were carrying all our bags and mainly touring round on trains, swapping towns every night or two. We got a "lead*" for it, and it meant that we could keep her "to heel*" when we were negotiating busy train stations and cities with our hands full.

*She's not a dog, honestly. I know the difference between dogs and children. Dogs are more obedient

I also love my microscooter. It's a Thundercats one. (I bought it in Halfords, and the shop assistant asked if it was for me. When I said yes he nodded approvingly.)

Happy birthday, Orla!

Happy birthday little O! I hope this is the beginning of a long career on two wheels

I left the house wearing two different boots this morning. I happened to glance down as I was about to board the bus, noticed, and ran back home to change them. But for that casual downward glance I'd have had to spend the day in Cardiff wearing one green pixie boot and one black Chelsea boot

Χρονια Πολλα, Orla!

When are you going to attend your first Rally?

If you decide you'd rather do after lunch or lunchtime give me a shout, either on here or by phone. I might just do the AOR on Saturday as well, if I can be bothered to get up early.... not done one before and it's about time. Ashbrook, I might be keeping you company. If you want me to meet you around the Kidbrook/A20 area (I'll be coming through the tunnel) let me know.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sunday-9th-march/ Aldi are doing their bike gear cheap offers...

ahem..

3-wheels

She should be about ready for the 2030 Fision Powered Piaggio MP3