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dammit Crying or Very sad emoticon more snow. another day on the Damn Bus
ARGH! I got all excited last night because there was a tyre's width of tarmac visible the whole length of my road. Scootin' tomorrow, thought I! But no!

No trains from Sundridge Park and an hour on the 261 to Lewisham in walking-pace traffic My flatmate, who drives to work in Maidstone, left at 8 and was back half an hour later having given up.

Oh, yesterday I wrote a thing which some of you might enjoy: The All-Purpose Sapphire & Steel Script.
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Oh, yesterday I wrote a thing which some of you might enjoy: The All-Purpose Sapphire & Steel Script.
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Do you know, I think I might go for a drive today....because I can!

All that stick I've taken for having a Chelsea Tractor, four x four rule; at least for today!

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Oh, yesterday I wrote a thing which some of you might enjoy: The All-Purpose Sapphire & Steel Script.
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Quality!

If you do another one, please consider the Avengers...
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Thank you both - nice to have the thumbs up from people of taste!

I saw a 4x4 having a bit of a slide along our road the other day - beware overconfidence. (I was rather concerned for my neighbour, who was determinedly scraping snow off her elderly Micra as I left.)
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He works in Maidstone ? Poor guy because so do I.

The road into my estate ( county estate don't you know ) still has big ridges of frozen slush on it and until that's melted I'm sticking with the Ka.

Great fun sliding around but I'm really bored of this weather now.

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I expect Maidstone is big enough for the both of you! Don't try racing any grey Almeras, though, you'll upset him.

My road is back to its so-near-yet-so-far state of clear at the bottom, dirty great icy patch at the top where I live
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Well today's forecast snow entirely failed to materialise here so as I sit here on the bus I feel I might have been over-cautious when choosing today's transport. I didn't even take advantage by necking pints on my way home. Silly boy..
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Why even bother racing an Almera ? It would only win on the blandness stakes.

J there's plenty of time to make up for lost time drinking when you can get home.

Why not open up some beers and drink yourself into friendless ablivion ?

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Good point Bill: I'm on a late start in the morning so I may well treat myself to a wee beer from the fridge and chill out in front of some Flight of the Conchords (loving that right now) instead of chilling out in front of Scottish Questions as I am as I type. Depending on the agenda the chilling out could turn into a shouty freak-out at the TV if I don't switch over.

Speaking of TV, I just watched the BBC weather forecast for the rest of the week - is it weird that the prospect of rain made me excited that I might get the scooter out for more than one day? Good old Atlantic: you've got our back.
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TheJ - no it is not odd.

I myself will be happy when it rains. Sweet rain, please come back!
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Rain and temps of 6C would be good. But hey, this is the UK, we get 'weather', rather than have a 'climate'. So whatever, wotmeworry...

Despite this morning's dump of snow, riding to and from the pub was just fine.
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Scottish Questions ? What like why isn't the Off Licence open till later ? and why does everybody leave the country as soon as they can ?

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So this morning I got all my bike gear on, went outside, looked at the road, looked at my bike, chickened out and went back in.

I was too late for my train, so I walked to the bus stop. Waited ten minutes for a bus, only to discover that my Oyster card had insufficient funds and I only had a tenner in my wallet, which the driver wouldn't take.

Over the road to the newsagent's to top up the card and back to the bus stop - did I mention that I'm getting peeed on by semi-frozen rain throughout this adventure?

The happy ending is that another 261 turned up almost immediately, and a short way down the road we overtook the bus that had thrown me off
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Scottish Questions ? What like why isn't the Off Licence open till later ? and why does everybody leave the country as soon as they can ?

Cheeky Bill X
Cheeky basturt more like!

Ah, such lofty motions as "Will you batter this choc-ice for me?" and "Will the minister join me in passing comment on something over which we have no mandate?"

As long as I'm still here we'll be fine, and I'm not going anywhere soon! Razz emoticon
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There's one good thing about this weather though - I do get to be a bit more of a fashionista than usual, dresses and heels to work instead of the usual road scraper gear. Nice clothes and scooters don't seem to mix that well...
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It's raining here........ 8)
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It rained furiously this morning, waking me up at 5AM, but it was an icy sort of rain that hasn't quite removed the slippery stuff from my road. Worst of both worlds!

Wonder, yes, my colleagues get to admire my awesome coat, also my To Read pile has diminished greatly thanks to 2 hours' extra reading time a day. Rather be on the bike though. There may have to be thrashing this weekend if it clears.
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Yes I've taken the opportunity to read more too but reading on the bus makes me sick. I sit on the top deck and it is too damn bouncy and twisty to read.

I also listened to the whole of the "Well Tempered Clavier", which wasn't bad compensation for working late, freezing arse off on the Aldwych and then sitting in the one remaining seat on the bus next to a woman who ate all the pies and regarded my sitting down as a gross instrusion into her personal flab...

I want my scooter back.
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I can't usually read on buses, only trains, but I did manage a fair chunk of 'The Moneypenny Diaries' on the 261 yesterday because the traffic was going so slowly.

And I keep forgetting to charge my iPod
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t'noon everyone.
hello all.

I have been walking to the station in the snow (2 miles) which has been great fun. And I have also had a chance to wear my smart winter gear. I have a rather swish gold covert coat that I am fond of. this winter season has also seen a return of my tweed hat. 8)

Anyways the white stuff has gone and its raining. It is no fun walking in the rain, no matter what cool threads you're wearing.


The scoot is coming back out tomorrow! , I could not care less what the weather brings, it is coming out!!

Hope you have all been well? I know I have not contributed much recently but I have been hibernating. (like a bear with quality street)
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Hello you! Scooting for me tomorrow too, I hope.
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This totally chrome-plated bentley just pulled up outside my office.

The recession is definitely over in st johns wood!

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back on the scooter tomorrow.

my MOT has expired during the snowy season so i'll need to fit a new exhaust clamp as it's currently really noisy (a hose clamp was used before but just isn't up to the job) and get it through the test asap.

then i can start day-dreaming about long journeys...
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This totally chrome-plated bentley just pulled up outside my office.

The recession is definitely over in st johns wood!

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Oooh, the temptation to just get a stick of butter and write "SHINY" on it is immense....
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it's funny but my dream car is a bently just like that.......


but in matt black 8)
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It's an oven ready Bentley. Can you imagine polishing that thing
doesn't one have a hired flunky to polish ones Bentley?
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it's funny but my dream car is a bently just like that.......


but in matt black 8)
Rattle cans out, change the plates and I say its yours.....
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Oh God yess oh yes yes yes oh that's good oh yeah baby yeah oh I've missed you baby come on baby let's do it work it for me work it oh yeah...

Yes: I rode my scooter to work today!
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I'm going to chance it myself today. After going out earlier in the week I know I need the practice.
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I RODE MY SCOOTER TODAY!!! after nearly a month of sitting forlornly in the front garden, the Interloper sprang to life with a bit of coaxing (the battery is on its way out) and i had a lovely if slightly damp ride in to work. happy happy days
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I rode my scooter too!
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[quote="Wonder Machine"][quote="Kam"]This totally chrome-plated bentley just pulled up outside my office.

The recession is definitely over in st johns wood!
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WTF is that all about
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WTF is that all about
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WTF is that all about
Ha!

Run from the regional businessman of the year 1997...
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A mate of mine's got a gsxr done in it. He wanted to do my gts but I dont like chrome. Laughing emoticon
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Ohhh, I'd love a completely chrome scooter!

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