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From: Champ on 6 Aug 2010 09:26 On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:17:41 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: >> OK, it's clear that we need different categories. I mean, getting on >> a plane is, imo, a much lower level of commitment and dedication than >> travelling by coach, so I would agree with you. ><sobs> > >I won't win with my Swindon to Alaska then :-( Hmm. How many changes were there? -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Krusty on 6 Aug 2010 09:32 Champ wrote: > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:17:41 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" > <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: > > >> OK, it's clear that we need different categories. I mean, getting > on >> a plane is, imo, a much lower level of commitment and > dedication than >> travelling by coach, so I would agree with you. > > > <sobs> > > > > I won't win with my Swindon to Alaska then :-( > > Hmm. How many changes were there? Weeeeell, taxi to the coach station, coach to Heathrow, plane to Seattle, another plane to Juneau, then the same in reverse. -- Krusty Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250
From: Catman on 6 Aug 2010 09:44 Kevin Gleeson wrote: > On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:00:34 +0200, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:51:09 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >> >>>>>> [2] This is my ex-girlfriend who rang me last night and says she >>>>>> misses me. So I booked her flights to Sydney for a week long visit. >>>>>> Can you blame me? >>>>>> http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/kevgl/daneeka.jpg >>>>> She appears to be dead. >>>> I bloody hope not. I just paid for tickets to Sydney for her. >>> This might get an honourable mention in "longest distance travelled >>> for a shag". >>> >>> Current holder is, I believe, Sweller, with "England to Berlin, by >>> train" >> I've flown much, further than that for a shag. OK, not _jst_ for a >> shag, there was some rationale for a business trip too, but the shag >> was an important reason for the trip. > > I recall somewhere around 1982 I think. On an XT250. With no proper > winter gear. Riding 150km to catch a shag with the girl who ended up > becoming my wife. Surely that should be instant disqualification? I mean, *marrying* her? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Kevin Gleeson on 6 Aug 2010 10:12 On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:44:27 +0100, Catman <catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: >Kevin Gleeson wrote: >> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:00:34 +0200, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:51:09 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >>> >>>>>>> [2] This is my ex-girlfriend who rang me last night and says she >>>>>>> misses me. So I booked her flights to Sydney for a week long visit. >>>>>>> Can you blame me? >>>>>>> http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/kevgl/daneeka.jpg >>>>>> She appears to be dead. >>>>> I bloody hope not. I just paid for tickets to Sydney for her. >>>> This might get an honourable mention in "longest distance travelled >>>> for a shag". >>>> >>>> Current holder is, I believe, Sweller, with "England to Berlin, by >>>> train" >>> I've flown much, further than that for a shag. OK, not _jst_ for a >>> shag, there was some rationale for a business trip too, but the shag >>> was an important reason for the trip. >> >> I recall somewhere around 1982 I think. On an XT250. With no proper >> winter gear. Riding 150km to catch a shag with the girl who ended up >> becoming my wife. > >Surely that should be instant disqualification? I mean, *marrying* her? I'll pay that :-) -- Kev
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 Aug 2010 12:44
Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > This sort of subject usually brings out stories of 17 year olds > flogging unsuitable 125s up the M74 in snow, etc. So I guess the > scoring system should take machine capability and weather into > account. > > <fires up spreadsheet> > > I may be a while... Brighton to Oxford and back, in midwinter, in freezing temperatures, with no proper winter clothing (I was wearing an overcoat, and two pairs of trousers), on a Yamaha YB100. Aged 19. What one wouldn't do for a shag, back then. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |