Modern Vespa

It could be worse.

You could have had tickets to see Coldplay.

They were recently "in town" and played in a make-shift outdoor stadium in a park/landing strip near a higher end neighbourhood. Even though they were 8kms away I could clearly hear them in the late evening.
Their 4 day concerts were not well received by the folks who lived near by. The traffic and concert goer congestion was the main issue. Getting in and out of the venue was mostly a shit show......

I've had ongoing technical challenges with my phone leading multi-day rides over the past years. I'll solve one problem only for a related one to emerge. Every time I expect * this* ride to be seamless..

So this year I had the brilliant idea to load my maps onto my recently retired phone which I'd decided to keep as a micro-laptop. That part was a success, though after celebrating my brilliance, I found out someone in the group was doing the same thing.

What got me this time, was hitting the phone when I flipped the seat open and damaging the cable. Yes, I had the contingency plan of spare cables, but I'd only brought short ones for indoor use (all I found in my hurry). I got by, but it was complicated and at one point needed to switch to my new phone.

When I got home, I ordered several replacements, only to later discover/remember that I already had a few longer ones. I'll be good until thet switch to a USB "D" plug to make them obsolete.

A new problem I notice while riding in the rain was raindrops hitting my screen both minimized my app and kept opening new ones. I guess supposed water resistance doesn't refer to operations. I would normally tuck my phone somewhere dry, but you have to know the rain is coming as well as having a decent place to stop.

Anyway, just irksome things, but one of these days I deserve a break.

Just lower the sensitivity of the screen in settings.

Ah, thanks! Never thought of that. Of course at 50 mph in the rain on a curvy road isn't quite the time.

An apt topic title - gentlemen, do NOT go for a pee just after chopping jalepenos without washing your hands FIRST.

Just the thought of that hurts!

Or rub your eyes, ask me how I know

Last throw of the dice put a Spiegen screen protector on, it is quite thick plastic and that with lower sensitivity should help methinks, I put them on grandkids a pixel 6a phones works great however they had to put sensitivity on max, so should work in reverse.

And WELL!

Mt grandfather had a hired man clearing some brush who apparently got into some poison ivy before taking a pee break. He was a hot mess for a while.

I had a similar incident during college regarding a backpacking trip, a midnight "dump", a patch of poison oak, and a subsequent week-long choir tour.

A giant serving of not fun.

Great tale to regale new visitors with!

I spent years immune, then my dog started visiting the neighbor's pasture with a crop of ivy just over the fence. Had a mysterious (and nasty) wrist rash, which later became clear it was from petting him... (strange how it doesn't affect thicker skin like palms and soles).

All hell broke loose the week before getting married. It went systemic to the point it broke out between my toes. I literally wrapped my chest in Saran wrap under my suit so it couldn't ooze onto my skin. Tried cortisone in desperation, which only gave me side effects. I have PI radar now.

Got the beginnings of a Hernia.

Shall I wait 6 months for the NHS to sort it out or just pay $5000 and get it sorted out in weeks ?

I'd go for the 6 mos if it's not bothering much. Heck, my grandfather wore a truss for years. I'm sure it was a PITA, but surgery in a few months to take care of things isn't all bad.

Fair point. It's not painful but you can tell something has popped a little bit.

I think I'll tolerate it for now.

I'd say wait as well. I had an inguinal hernia and surgery. Months between first developing, progressing, in initial Dr appt, and finally the surgery. Even still, I was told no requirement unless there are other symptoms.

How many months if you don't mind me asking ?

I had one of these for over a year. It wasn't painful, and it was reducible (I could easily push it back in). I then had it repaired just because it was annoying. And to be safe.

If, however, it won't go back in, or it is painful, get it attended to right away.

Do check this out:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/inguinal-hernia/symptoms-causes/syc-20351547

My son-in-law's mother had one that went bad. She didn't attend to it until the pain became unbearable (she was afraid of surgery). By the time she went to the hospital it was too late. She had surgery, but sepsis had already developed. She suffered for over a month before dying.

Yeah, it's not painful yet but you can feel it move in and out when sitting down.

It also "pulls" a bit after a long walk.

Gentleman, thank you both for your advice. I promise not to leave it too late.

You'll know when you have had enough of it. I had one that just started out as noticeable, then bothersome and then onto down right painful. By that, I mean, at first, there was a twinge of pain at the end of the work day. Then by 2 in the afternoon, and I had to be careful of any movement. Eventually, I could only put a couple hours of work at best and felt like I was getting kicked in the crotch every day. That's when I gave up and went under the knife.

I'm coming around to thinking that I might just shell out and get it resolved ASAP and not wait for the inevitable increase in discomfort because I'm an impatient little bastard and I don't want to feel uncomfortable when I'm riding.

Thanks again.

Watch this space.

Having been through something similar some years ago, my strong advice would be twofold - first to not "wait on it" but rather have it seen to and (hopefully) dealt with in the relatively near future. (In the long run, you will be happier that you did. Seriously.) And also, if possible, try to get recommendations for a good urologist. I think most tend to be good but the truly good ones are both harder to find, and often (alas) tend to be 'booked up' a long time in advance. Feeling uncomfortable is, in a word, awful.
Best of luck...truly.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Both my Father and Sister have suffered with them in the past and for some reason when I was 2 1/2 years old my stomach went pop so it definitely runs in the family.

I'm leaning towards Private Health Care. Bugger the expense.

If you can afford it, do it. People do tend to spend far more on maintenance of their vehicles than they do on their bodies.

Not including the USA in that remark, completely different regime.

Good advice Jim.

I've played the "Oh it's nothing important" game in the past and I lost pretty badly.

I'll get on this tomorrow.

Edit - I've just spent $360.00 on Kymco spares

Glad to hear it! There you go...

Call on the work phone. Didn't recognize the number, but I picked up. Person at the other end, who won't provide me with his name calls me a "coward" and tells me he is "praying" I'll "die a slow and painful death and <my> family will suffer, too."

Unpleasant to say the least.

There are some messed up people out there.

If you work for a Nigerian scam company that may well have been me calling you.

Monday!

The truth is that you are going to live a very long and happy life as will the rest of your loved ones.

I have that on good authority.

Puncture. My brand new scoot with brand new Michelins, not even 300kms on the clock
Bike shop called and said the offending metal was dead centre and have managed to patch it so there's a bright side I guess.

The Rolls Royce Cullinan, Audi A8 and BMW 5 Series that didn't move over in stationary traffic so I could filter, when all of the trucks and vans did.

Funny how they could use their mirrors but the elite can't. ( small e )

And it was pissing down with rain.

Arse.

Well that sucks. Or blows, maybe.

British-American Motorcycles (dot com) has had my money for a luggage rack they touted as "in stock" since June 8.

I have been told on multiple occasions "it should be out by next week!"

It is now seven (7) days until we leave Maryland for good.

They don't respond to emails, they don't return phone calls.

Ugh. I guess a chargeback is my only option at this point. /shrug

I've just been called pedantic.

We have a mouse(s) raiding our house at night. It (they) are leaving mouse turds on our counters, and various other places. We do not leave food out, but that doesn't stop them from searching.

I set four traps with peanut butter, pushing it far into the triggers - next day, the butter is gone, the trap unsprung. I even pushed some pb into steel wool, and fixed it to a trap. Yup, next day, the pb was gone, the steel wool intact, the trap sprung, but no mouse carcass.

This is escalating to full-blown war!

Today, I go to level 3, which has always worked in the past: I take a peanut, drill a hole in it, and tie it to the traps' triggers with thread.

If that doesn't work, I'll escalate to a bucket trap. It's a PITA to set up, but war is hell, as has been said often.

Will update as events unfold

In the past, I've softened a bit of chocolate in my fingers and molded it into the trigger. They don't seem to be able to just lick it off as easily, and are more likely to spring the trap.

Then we got a cat who is an absolute predator. No trophies. She is a rodent killing machine and eats her catch, nose to the tips of their tails. I haven't seen a rodent near our house in years!

Explain what "pedantic " means.