Modern Vespa

True.

Only one is banned on this forum.

Whoops - i might get banned for that observation.

In America, opposition to racism is a political statement.

Not true. I've bounced people out for being racist fuckwits on many occasions.

Being an asshole will generally get someone banned, too.

Making fun of Tasmanians is ok though, right?

As long as we can kick a few kiwis

I never understood the whole anti-immigrant idea. We are a nation of immigrants.

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politics? nothing to see here, move along.

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The young guy who was trying to " Trogan Horse" a group of mature motorcyclists at a set of Services yesterday by asking them ignorant questions about their bikes. This an obvious faint so that he could talk about his own non existent bike.

After the riders has sussed this tactic they all collectively nodded at each other and rode off leaving just me with the Kymco.

He made his approach and said " It's a 125 isn't ? " Oh just Fuck Off.

FFS. I get on a plane for 12 hours and you all ignite a discussion about immigration while I'm offline.

Pretty sure you all know better.

Ironically, I just went through immigration / passport control with my Portuguese resident card for the first time.

Guess that makes me an immigrant.

Well, different from why I logged in, but now I'm pissed (again) that I missed the s*#t show here. Job security for moderators I guess.

Anyway, checked my FB account, and was reminded that today should be Attila's birthday. He left us too soon.

RIP Attila

Guns to many guns.

Just opened the app for Bayek's litterbox.

I had to respond about consenting to sending me relevant sponsored content.

Bro. You're where my cat poops. Our relationship goes no further than the occasional notification that your bag is full and needs swapped.

My bigger question is who the hell sees that and says "you know what, I *COULD* use more deuce-based content in my email inbox, thanks China!!"

Cars that only switch their turn indicators on when the light turns green

Unless it's a BMW when they don't work at all. Ever.

Chelsea is pissin me off. You're sitting in front of the sum total of world knowledge and you can't be bothered to google "things to see in Venice"?

There's a word for people like this. It starts with T and rhymes with swat.

Who TF is Chelsea?

Telephone service.

tl;dr
Fiber service I don't need.

Look at the image closely

Yes but who the actual f**k is Chelsea Haas?

So as near as I can tell, Chelsea Haas is a softball and volleyball player at Lourdes University who also serves as a surgical scheduler at West Virginia University, and does a bit of psychological counseling in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She also does a bit of design consulting for Drees.

So I still really don't have any idea who this multi-talented person is, but she certainly seems intriguing!

She's from Bowling Green, Ohio.
She drives a VW Passat.
Listens to Taylor Swift.

People who are afraid of driving in the rain.

Having a two week biking tour in Spain and Portugal in perfect riding weather (apart from the smoke inhalation around Porto) and then the minute I leave the Port in England it pisses it down.

Agreed. Around here, those same drivers stay 20 mph under the limit with their hazard lights on making a total nuisance of themselves. Just plain batty.

Yep it was the same up here today.

only it was 15mph in a 45MPH ZONE. So thankful they decided that because THEY'RE scared of rain, everyone else had to be late for appointments and such.

The what? Honestly, if it's just cloudy here the Winter Visitors lose their collective minds. Then go out and drive around, slowly.

The stuff that apparently never happens in maryland, because the roads have zero drainage like it's the forking middle of tucson or something.

Welcome home!

Hurricanes.

Last month, a friend was wanting to take a long ride somewhere around our home in Jacksonville.

I suggested riding 140 miles to Steinhatchee for lunch at Roy's, an old seafood restaurant on the river that passes through the little gulf port town.

He rode his Honda Goldwing, I rode the Big Ugly, my Yamaha Xmax.

We had a tasty meal, me dining on the little scallops that famously are readily caught in the sea just offshore.

Roy's was damaged by Hurricane Idalia last year but reopened in January.

This week, Helene went through the area with much more force than Idalia, destroying much of the town, including leveling Roy's.

Apparently Cedar Key is mostly gone too.

Some of my favorite places in my home state will never be the same.

This menacing storm has had a profound affect on much of the Southeast US, including Asheville, NC where we are headed for in two weeks.

The size and destruction of Helene are of historic proportions.

Parts of Florida are becoming unlivable.

It is a real shame.

Bill

Ouch! Genuinely sorry to hear that. I think the writing has been on the wall for some time now.

Wow Bill, that's awful. I was just wondering this morning how all our crew were getting on with the horrendous weather you have had. I hope everyone is okay.

The video that is starting to emerge in the western Carolina Smokey mountains is absolutely devastating. Many familiar places from my 2 (and 3)-wheel trips to the wonderful playgrounds are underwater. I'm sad for the people there - many lives will be disrupted.