Modern Vespa

I'm just at an age where I do what I damn well please and sod the consequences....Thinking about it... I've always been the same.

I'm kinda up for it. Gives me a chance to prepare for the Belgium weekend. Anyone *Alice* else going let me know!

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I'm doing my usual leisurely Saturday - Ace brekker followed by a little jaunt if the weather gods play fair. Depending on which bike I'm on and what mood I'm in this can be just some goat-track exploration to a full-bore ride of over 200 miles.

See you all on Sunday at the Ace though!

I want to check out a route in the Sussex environs - lunch in Brighton might be a nice finale. I'll decide nearer the time! (Will probably be on the GP800 as it's champing at the bit after a fortnight's neglect (unless the battery's gone flat)).

if it's nice i'll probably stay home and sort out the garden. it's in need of some attention from the lawnmower and pruning shears.

sounds like a lovely day out but i'm spending the weekend at my lincolnshire country retreat (in-laws')

Oh, happy news: I got my one-piece suit back from the dry cleaner's, so Captain Scarlet hijinx can resume!

I just found out that bloody DHL have sent my seat back to Alan on the grounds that 'there wasn't a flat number on the address label' which i know to be a load of rubbish because we get deliveries all the time without the flat number - the courier just rings any old bell until he finds someone who is willing to take the parcel

bah!

Oh, grr!

well hello, i'm back fellas!

what did I miss?

you're gone ?

Erm Doug is coming for the Donkei Skok weekend.
You missed that.
How was your trip away?

For the record if it's dry on Saturday the Vespa is going to Brighton and if it's wet/damp/drizzle I'm taking the cage so I'll be there regardless.

Border what's the name of that cafe you were taking about last time near the seafront.

Regards
Bill

It's called the Volks Tavern Medeira Drive, thats the lower seafront East of the sealife centre, come into brighton at the palace pier is a small roundabout the lower seafront ....is well lower than than the coast road.

Sounds like a plan - if its shite weather - BMW with 4 wheels for me.

But shite weather or not - Ace cafe on sunday the 15th (auto scoot sunday- meeting spider and tracy)and then again on the 29th for the Vespa Club of Britain meet at the Ace. Both on the Nexus.

Helloooo from misty Brighton...

not sure if the Volks is open in the morning at this time of year (but i could be wrong, not been down there for a while on a Saturday)

If you get there about mid day give me a call and I could meet up with yous lot (would be nice to see you all again) me scoot has to go and have an engine rebuild due to some bad vibes i'm getting up me arse so i'll need to try and sort that before I can meet.

Lets do lunch dahrling... and maybe try on some shoes etc etc etc

(Bill PM coming your way with my number)

I'll miss 29th, USR training, well worth doing, great fun!:

Count me out of Saturday - two-hour driving lesson.

God I want to pass this rotten test. It's a time and money sink and it's so stressful. I was almost in tears in last night's lesson due to having forgotten over the course of the week how to turn around in the road.

ARGH.

Don't be downhearted, Alice.

You'll get there soon enough.

Thanks - it is rather getting me down at the moment. What is it Ogri says? Bikes defy gravity - cars just suck

go girl go girl

i just rode my bicycle home from brick lane with a bag of hot bagels on my back. mmmmm warm

Cue for a song:

"I love to go a-cy-cl-ing
Along the rough tar-mac,
And as I go, I love to sing,
My bagels on my back.

All for me, yes they are,
Some for tea -e-e-e-e-e
Cuppa tea, cuppa cha
My bagels on my back."

ridiculous

Weren't we supposed to be in the Dog and Duck tonight? Oops. I'm tired and forgot. Just as well really, as you are all here.

Brighton? What?
I clearly missed loads.

Alice, I feel for you, I'm considering doing my car license here as well. I'm gutted because I've been through all the shite back home when I was 18, and I passed first off (failed the theory one first time around), but NOW!...
well because I've lived in the UK longer than 2 years I can't use my license, bla bla.
Well I won't drive a car here anyway.
But when I go on holiday I like to hire one.

Well, now my brazilian license has expired, 2 years ago already. I could never be bothered renewing it whenever I visited my family because time is so tight, even though it always took only half a day apparently to renew it.

I put it off and this time I was there doing nothing for 2 days, everyone was at work, so I thought I'd kill some time and go there sort it out.
This way I'd have A license to hire a car with abroad and wouldn't have to spend a fortune redoing it here in the UK from scratch.

Well, just as it happens, I was there the 4th March. As of 1st March, they changed how it works over there to renew it and I could no longer do the eyesight test at the DSA thingy branch over there. Which meant I had to go to a credited clinic. Only 2 in the city, queue of 700 people a day.
Well, after I spent the morning there and gone over all the 5 steps of getting stuff stamped, signed, photo taken, £15 paid at the bank, receipt registered, etc etc, all I needed was the eye exam.
For the love of God, get me to read that number plate there and I can!

They were fully booked till the 20-March.
I tried to bribe them and it didn't work. The "system" didn't allow them to print off the protocol till the 20th so there was no point anyone checking my sight.

talk about bureaucracy.
I asked my mum to go and pretend to be me but she wouldn't.

so basically I lost my £15, my morning and I won't have my license renewed.

I need to hire a car in July in Italy now I don't know what to do really.

genie, can't believe you turned to the dark side - A PUSH BIKE??????????????????????????????

what an essay I just wrote!

You always do darling.....

from now on I'm using emoticons only!

But we love your essays. They're always funny. This one had me grinning at the thought of you trying to bribe the Brazilian equivalent of the DVLA.

feck i'm a plodding muppet. i wonder if kam is there waiting for us.

epic

Doug your jacket now has a new zip for the sum of £45 and they say it's as good as new.
I may well take this garment to Europe if you can assure me it's waterproof.
Not that it will rain of course.
Regards
Billy-no-scoot

Bill - Good result.

Dessa - that's a bit of a pig about the licence. Get one here in the UK and it's good for (nearly) life, no more worries, so it might be worth jumping through the hoops.

A huge plus in your favour is that you probably have a good clue about driving (assuming your Brazilian driving tests are better than Mumbai's) AND you have the observational skills of a PTW rider.

You may find it'll be a doddle for you.

Bloody diaries/calendars

I have an entry for March 18th cryptically written as "LPS".

I haven't a bloody clue what it is I've committed to or maybe just pencilled in. No, it's no-one's initals that I can recall...

Helpful hints welcomed.

Maybe it's Learning your Pole Stance ? Evening classes Jim ?

For keeping fit reasons of course.

Regards

Billy-no-scoot

I wish. But no.

And I'm not up early, just couldn't be arsed to go to bed. Another (probably futile) body-clock re-syncing exercise. My version of Genie's affliction - well the full-moon bit.

nope. stayed at home and recreated a pub atmosphere there as i thought it wasn't on anymore.

Bill: you was robbed! I bought a 5-foot zip for my suit on eBay for a fiver and the drycleaner fitted it for £20!

Mike: fabulous ditty! It's stuck in my head now 8)

Genie: mmmmmMMMmmm, Brick Lane Beigel Bake!

Dessa: woe!

So as not to confuse.. my Donkei is now Red..... keep Bill happy and Genie at least.

wow border - your photoshop skills are almost as dire as mine