Life's smal pleasures - No 87 of a series
Neal Champion
Champ
--
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Rob Dymond
<champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
Oooh if you like it that much want to come up to Derby and do mine?
--
Rob
SV650SY, "Craptra" V6, ICQ:638133
"pick up where my thoughts left off"
Steve
Neal Champion wrote:
> Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
I take it that you have yet to experience the delights of having
splattered slugs up your nose, and dog shit in your mouth?
And vice-versa ; )
Platypus
<pfhljsoaqkep851e6...@4ax.com>...
> Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
You want a nice scythe, you do. Lovely, absorbing procedure, swinging a
scythe.
Neal Champion
>Neal Champion <champ...@totalise.co.uk> invited comment by posting on
>Sun, 04 Jun 2000 22:12:08 +0100:
>
>>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>>
>>
>>Champ
>
>The metal circular blade type, the metal wire type or the nylon string
>type?
>
>The metal blade type is much more fun. Really.
Sadly, only the nylon string. I don't think I'd trust myself with the
metal blade....
Neal Champion
>
>
>Neal Champion wrote:
>
>> Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>
>I take it that you have yet to experience the delights of having
>splattered slugs up your nose, and dog shit in your mouth?
>And vice-versa ; )
Well, I'm pretty unlikely to find dog shit in my back garden. And
there's nothing wrong with slugs :-)
Chris Shallcross
The Older Gentleman <Chateau...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Marc Donovan <spam...@dnrc.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Neal Champion <champ...@totalise.co.uk> invited comment by posting on
> > Sun, 04 Jun 2000 22:12:08 +0100:
> >
> > >
> >
> > The metal circular blade type, the metal wire type or the nylon string
> > type?
> >
> > The metal blade type is much more fun. Really.
> >
I got into a discussion about strimmers with a mate down the pub. He said
something like "can you use them in the rain?".
Reply went along the lines of "no, they're either electrical whereupon you'd
get a resonably harmful shock, or it's petrol powered which might work but
the greenery would be wet making for difficult progress."
His answer was most puzzling: "Oh. Right. That's why they don't let
children use them. Or cats."
As this was so weird it was obviously going to lead onto some witty comment,
so I had to stop him dead with "cats don't use strimmers because they're too
busy drilling behind the sofa."
Then there was more beer and much rejoicing, Yay.
--
Chris Shallcross
Aprilia RS125 with blue twiddly bits
New powervalve this week.
Alan T Gower
news:pfhljsoaqkep851e6...@4ax.com...
> Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>
Pah, that's nuffin. I can clear and entire hedge and dig a ditch in a matter
of seconds on my HD.
--
Alan
YZF R1 (running in please pass), F27V8, XLH1200
DS#2 (courtesy of the H-D)
Mark
<champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
#88: Having the front wheel touch down again when you didn't even know
it was up :) Not high or anything, but still immensely satisfying.
--
Mark
Road: '98 ZX9-R C1
Dirt: '81 XL 185s
Bastard Bear
>
> "Neal Champion" <champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:pfhljsoaqkep851e6...@4ax.com...
> >
>
> of seconds on my HD.
:-)=
It's a lot less bovver than a hovver.
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Neal Champion
>On Sun, 04 Jun 2000 22:12:08 +0100, Neal Champion
><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>
>#88: Having the front wheel touch down again when you didn't even know
>it was up :) Not high or anything, but still immensely satisfying.
I would categorise that as one of life's BIG pleasures. Somewhere in
the mid 40s, too.
Alan T Gower
news:393B90C4...@cwcom.net...
> Alan T Gower wrote:
> >
> > "Neal Champion" <champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:pfhljsoaqkep851e6...@4ax.com...
> > >
> >
matter
> > of seconds on my HD.
>
> :-)=
>
> It's a lot less bovver than a hovver.
Who's on fine form today then? Feeling better?
:o)
Daniel White
>
> It's a lot less bovver than a hovver.
It's a lot more bovver than a Honda?
--
Daniel White
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Bastard Bear
> > It's a lot less bovver than a hovver.
>
> Who's on fine form today then? Feeling better?
No.
Worse :-(=
Alan T Gower
> Alan T Gower wrote:
>
> > > It's a lot less bovver than a hovver.
> >
> > Who's on fine form today then? Feeling better?
>
> No.
>
> Worse :-(=
Shit....
Ballistic
<weareall...@REMOVEinsurer.com> wrote:
>
>I got into a discussion about strimmers with a mate down the
pub. He said
>something like "can you use them in the rain?".
>Reply went along the lines of "no, they're either electrical
whereupon you'd
>get a resonably harmful shock, or it's petrol powered which
might work but
>the greenery would be wet making for difficult progress."
>His answer was most puzzling: "Oh. Right. That's why they
don't let
>children use them. Or cats."
>As this was so weird it was obviously going to lead onto some
witty comment,
>so I had to stop him dead with "cats don't use strimmers
because they're too
>busy drilling behind the sofa."
>
Top drinking conversation there Sir!! I'm impressed.
Ash
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Bastard Bear
>
> On Mon, 05 Jun 2000 09:15:30 +0100, Neal Champion
> <champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Well, I'm pretty unlikely to find dog shit in my back garden.
>
> moonlighting might be happening...
"You dropped your phoney dog poop"
"What phoney dog poop?"
Neal Champion
>Neal Champion <champ...@totalise.co.uk> invited comment by posting on
>Mon, 05 Jun 2000 09:15:11 +0100:
>
>>Marc Donovan <spam...@dnrc.co.uk> did tap out :
>>
>>>Neal Champion <champ...@totalise.co.uk> invited comment by posting on
>>>Sun, 04 Jun 2000 22:12:08 +0100:
>>>
>>>>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Champ
>>>
>>>The metal circular blade type, the metal wire type or the nylon string
>>>type?
>>>
>>>The metal blade type is much more fun. Really.
>>
>>Sadly, only the nylon string. I don't think I'd trust myself with the
>>metal blade....
>>Champ
>
>Would suit you sir.
>
>It would sir.
Really? Do you think so? Alright, just a little go......
<cut to scene of garden armageddon>
Neal Champion
>On Mon, 05 Jun 2000 13:00:43 +0100, Neal Champion
><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>#88: Having the front wheel touch down again when you didn't even know
>>>it was up :) Not high or anything, but still immensely satisfying.
>>
>>I would categorise that as one of life's BIG pleasures. Somewhere in
>>the mid 40s, too.
>
>When the rear wheel comes crashing back down after a rather exuberant
>bit of breaking is up there too...
Strangely enough, stoppie's is one thing I can't really do. Maybe I
should go out and practise.......
Chris Beighton
Neal Champion <champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:pfhljsoaqkep851e6...@4ax.com...
> Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>
s'funny, I was doing that this weekend (until the starter cord broke)
--
Chris Beighton
"Replacement is a straightforward reversal of the removal procedure"
Wik
(bb...@cwcom.net) gave forth with a sudden burst of eloquence, thus:
>
> "You dropped your phoney dog poop"
>
> "What phoney dog poop?"
Omar Sharif; "Top Secret".
Hyethengewe.
:-)
--
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|That the scenery | It always gives the test first
|Could be a cold-blooded killer. | and the instruction afterward."
Wik
(kad...@zoom.co.uk) gave forth with a sudden burst of eloquence, thus:
>
> You want a nice scythe, you do. Lovely, absorbing procedure, swinging a
> scythe.
"My brother had a brilliant idea; cutting his toenails with a scythe"
Bastard Bear
>
> Possibly under the influence of cosmic rays, Platypus
> (kad...@zoom.co.uk) gave forth with a sudden burst of eloquence, thus:
> >
> > You want a nice scythe, you do. Lovely, absorbing procedure, swinging a
> > scythe.
>
> "My brother had a brilliant idea; cutting his toenails with a scythe"
"and his foot fell off"
Blackadder II; Nursy imparts "wisdom"
Hyethengewe
Bastard Bear
>
> In article <0n7ojsk4evhtni15i...@4ax.com>, on
> Mon, 05 Jun 2000 22:43:29 +0100 , Neal Champion
> <champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Strangely enough, stoppie's is one thing I can't really do. Maybe I
> >should go out and practise.......
>
> was).
>
> Not something I'd tried before about a month ago. Provided
> the road surface is good it seems a pretty easy stunt. Not
> that I do it well.
>
> Is it just me or does anyone else have problems deliberately
> locking the front wheel on a 9R or similar- I just can't
> manage it (but suspect it's a mental thing).
It is.
I can do *wicked* static stoppies, but the rolling variety escape me [1]
[1] Unless you count that incident where Champs, I and Batey nearly
head-on'd a truck about 3 weeks after I got the 9R :-)=
Neal Champion
>In article <0n7ojsk4evhtni15i...@4ax.com>, on
>Mon, 05 Jun 2000 22:43:29 +0100 , Neal Champion
><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Strangely enough, stoppie's is one thing I can't really do. Maybe I
>>should go out and practise.......
>
>You did one at Bandol (at least that's where I think it
>was).
really? I don't remember
>Is it just me or does anyone else have problems deliberately
>locking the front wheel on a 9R or similar- I just can't
>manage it (but suspect it's a mental thing).
Deliberately locking the front wheel is not something I ever attempt.
Alan T Gower
> Stephen Packer wrote:
> >
> > In article <0n7ojsk4evhtni15i...@4ax.com>, on
> > Mon, 05 Jun 2000 22:43:29 +0100 , Neal Champion
> > <champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > >Strangely enough, stoppie's is one thing I can't really do. Maybe I
> > >should go out and practise.......
> >
> > You did one at Bandol (at least that's where I think it
> > was).
> >
> > the road surface is good it seems a pretty easy stunt. Not
> > that I do it well.
> >
> > locking the front wheel on a 9R or similar- I just can't
> > manage it (but suspect it's a mental thing).
>
>
> I can do *wicked* static stoppies, but the rolling variety escape me [1]
>
I can do a wicked nut cruncher...:o((
--
Alan
YZF R1 (running in please pass - for now), F27V8, XLH1200
Alan T Gower
news:hs4rjscbtt5dfa7pi...@4ax.com...
> >><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
> >>
> >>it was up :) Not high or anything, but still immensely satisfying.
> >
> >I would categorise that as one of life's BIG pleasures.
>
When you're pushed for time a good fart is OK [1].
[1] Especially in confined spaces.
Ace
<080sjs89ipkfqb7eb...@4ax.com>...
>Stephen Packer <stephen...@btinternet.con> did tap out :
>
>>Mon, 05 Jun 2000 22:43:29 +0100 , Neal Champion
>><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>Strangely enough, stoppie's is one thing I can't really do. Maybe I
>>>should go out and practise.......
>>
>>You did one at Bandol (at least that's where I think it
>>was).
>
>
>>locking the front wheel on a 9R or similar- I just can't
>>manage it (but suspect it's a mental thing).
>
You should try it. No, really! It's good to know just how much braking
you've got. As for stoppies, My old TDM used to be great for the, but it
seems to be impossible on the Triumph, even if I lean forward right over the
bars. The front tyre will always skid first, regardless of how good the
surface is.
Bruce
--
Triumph Sprint ST, Volvo XC, Salomon X-Scream Series
BOTAFOT#3
Bastard Bear
>
> "Ace" <b.ro...@virgin.net> did tap out :
>
> >
> >You should try it. No, really! It's good to know just how much braking
> >you've got. As for stoppies, My old TDM used to be great for the, but it
> >seems to be impossible on the Triumph, even if I lean forward right over the
> >bars. The front tyre will always skid first, regardless of how good the
> >surface is.
>
Or the tyres are shite.
Neal Champion
>
>You should try it. No, really! It's good to know just how much braking
>you've got. As for stoppies, My old TDM used to be great for the, but it
>seems to be impossible on the Triumph, even if I lean forward right over the
>bars. The front tyre will always skid first, regardless of how good the
>surface is.
That'll be cos the CofG is too low.
steve
>On Mon, 05 Jun 2000 13:00:43 +0100, Neal Champion
><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>mar...@SPAMLESS.informix.com (Mark) did tap out :
>>
>>>On Sun, 04 Jun 2000 22:12:08 +0100, Neal Champion
>>><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>>>
>>>#88: Having the front wheel touch down again when you didn't even know
>>>it was up :) Not high or anything, but still immensely satisfying.
>>
>>I would categorise that as one of life's BIG pleasures.
>
>A damn good crap is another one.
Which reminds me.
See you all soon.
>
--
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VT500C, XBR500G.
At the moment I are mostly riding a black one.
Mick Whittingham
<champ...@totalise.co.uk> writes
>Marc Donovan <spam...@dnrc.co.uk> did tap out :
>
>>Neal Champion <champ...@totalise.co.uk> invited comment by posting on
>>
>>>Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>The metal circular blade type, the metal wire type or the nylon string
>>type?
>>
>>The metal blade type is much more fun. Really.
>
>Sadly, only the nylon string. I don't think I'd trust myself with the
>metal blade....
>Champ
I bought Jane a petrol strimmer for her birthday once. Including blades.
She reckons it's very therapeutic.
--
Mick Whittingham
'and I will make it a felony to drink small beer.'
William Shakespeare, Henry VI part 2.
Mick Whittingham
<champ...@totalise.co.uk> writes
>Steve <ste...@cwcom.net> did tap out :
>
>>
>>
>>Neal Champion wrote:
>>
>>> Laying waste to 3 foot weeds with a petrol strimmer.
>>
>>splattered slugs up your nose, and dog shit in your mouth?
>>And vice-versa ; )
>
>Well, I'm pretty unlikely to find dog shit in my back garden. And
>there's nothing wrong with slugs :-)
>
What did the slug say to the snail?
Big Issue?
Neal Champion
>In article <080sjs89ipkfqb7eb...@4ax.com>, on
>Wed, 07 Jun 2000 09:00:40 +0100 , Neal Champion
><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Stephen Packer <stephen...@btinternet.con> did tap out :
>
>>>You did one at Bandol (at least that's where I think it
>>>was).
>>
>>really? I don't remember
>
>We'd been having a competition in the med to demonstrate who
>had eaten all the pies. You lost.
>
>We then used your "magic" phone to call Windy and pass on
>the spark plug story.
>
>We watched a group of kids 'pulling mingers' on scooters and
>then departed, you did a U turn and pulling to a stop
>opposite us did a small stoppy.
>
>HTH
Ooh, really? I prolly didin't even notice it at the time.
Barry
<wi...@windfalls.net> writes
>>I would categorise that as one of life's BIG pleasures.
>
>A damn good crap is another one.
>
Denzil who used to frequent UKRM says "I'm going to crimp one off" or
"lay a cable" or "curl one out"
--
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darsy
wrote:
>Denzil who used to frequent UKRM
^^^^^^
Where is the old twat these days anyway?
--
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Neal Champion
>In article <hvkujssbhf0ei0i1m...@4ax.com>, on
>Thu, 08 Jun 2000 09:06:38 +0100 , Neal Champion
><champ...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Stephen Packer <stephen...@btinternet.con> did tap out :
>
>>>We watched a group of kids 'pulling mingers' on scooters and
>>>then departed, you did a U turn and pulling to a stop
>>>opposite us did a small stoppy.
>>>
>>>HTH
>>
>>Ooh, really? I prolly didin't even notice it at the time.
>
>We discussed it afterwards- you were quite pleased, although
>Mr Batey pointed out it was quite a small stoppy IIRC.
God, my memory. Who is Batey, by the way? :-)
Barry
<da...@sticky.net> writes
>On Thu, 8 Jun 2000 19:52:28 +0100, Barry <ba...@brts.demon.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>
>>Denzil who used to frequent UKRM
> ^^^^^^
>
>Where is the old twat these days anyway?
Last I heard from him he was still in Yorkshire
darsy
wrote:
[denzil]
>He sent me a text message giving me his new mobile number the other day.
>Last I heard from him he was still in Yorkshire
Is he still racing?
Barry
<da...@sticky.net> writes
>On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 09:32:55 +0100, Barry <ba...@brts.demon.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>[denzil]
>>He sent me a text message giving me his new mobile number the other day.
>>Last I heard from him he was still in Yorkshire
>
>Is he still racing?
>
>
weeks ago. He also races with the Piston Broke moped racing team and
they WON the 6 hour race at the last meeting and came 3rd in the 4 hour
the next day.