Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 396146 times)

jogler · « **Reply #226 on:** 03 January, 2012, 02:59:25 pm »

Quote from: delthebike on 03 January, 2012, 02:41:26 pm

Quote from: jogler on 03 January, 2012, 02:39:48 pm
Good news ..... I've seen a nice Honda Goldwing for sale in Stone
Looking for a bigger vehicle to tow the caravan?

the goldwing does have a tow bar fitted so I could pull a trailer with camping gear within

Gonna have to keep the ovloV to tow the caravan but I might get rid of the Mondeo $:-\$

clarion · « **Reply #227 on:** 03 January, 2012, 03:00:19 pm »

How much cake can you carry on a Goldwing?

jogler · « **Reply #228 on:** 03 January, 2012, 03:15:21 pm »

The panniers on a Goldwing are of a greater capacity than that of any of my bikes & a roof box could be fitted to the trailer via the ladder racks to which the bike carrier is secured.
Sorted

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #229 on:** 04 January, 2012, 02:09:22 pm »

Your Goldwing with trailer can also be fitted with a sidecar. Sorted, no more heavy haulage worries ever again!

matthew · « **Reply #230 on:** 04 January, 2012, 05:27:46 pm »

I saw that setup each year for 3 or 4 in the family section of the BMF rally in Peterborough from ~1990-1994.

lou boutin · « **Reply #231 on:** 04 January, 2012, 05:39:55 pm »

I thought I was witnessing a freak sighting of the Northern Lights out of my bedroom window. Then I realised Mr Boutin had returned home and switched on a lava lamp and the wonderful blue and green streaks across the skyline were merely reflections of that

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #232 on:** 04 January, 2012, 05:45:56 pm »

I start a new job tomorrow. I should be looking forward to it, but I can't say I am. The bad news is that my rather comfortable spell at home is coming to an end. I'd got rather used to having the house to myself in the daytime.

Salvatore · « **Reply #233 on:** 04 January, 2012, 07:06:51 pm »

Bad news: my gear cable/lever/thingy under the BB went all wonky and wrong about 25 km home today (but was fixed) and finally went unrepairable about 5km from home (i.e 97.5 km into the ride). I ended up riding the last bit on the smallest sprocket

Good news: there was a package on my doorstep when I got home containing a new gear lever and cable.

jogler · « **Reply #234 on:** 04 January, 2012, 08:58:52 pm »

The Bad News : the last of the mince pies has been scoffed

The Good Hews : there is some Xmas cake & a Xmas pudding to be eaten

clarion · « **Reply #235 on:** 04 January, 2012, 11:54:37 pm »

Found all three cameras

Found two chargers.

oncemore · « **Reply #236 on:** 05 January, 2012, 10:15:11 am »

Good. No waiting list for chest x-ray - GP referral late y'day, I phone this a.m., appt tomorrow.

Bad. This reduces the time I thought I'd have in which to decide what to do if, as I'm pretty sure my GP thinks, the result is "keep your reading to short stories!".

jogler · « **Reply #237 on:** 05 January, 2012, 10:24:48 am »

I hope you are able to read War & Peace several dozen times over.Best wishes for more good news.

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #238 on:** 05 January, 2012, 10:30:54 am »

Wot he said. Hope all goes smoothly and you'll be back with good news very soon.

oncemore · « **Reply #239 on:** 05 January, 2012, 10:34:43 am »

Thank you - but after over 50 years of smoking I can hardly cry foul or unfair! And TBH I'm not particularly fussed either way.

Basil · « **Reply #240 on:** 05 January, 2012, 01:01:40 pm »

Jogler.
Attach the caravan to the side of the Goldwing.
Marge can then travel in the biggest F off sidecar ever.

Arch · « **Reply #241 on:** 05 January, 2012, 01:04:18 pm »

Quote from: Basil on 05 January, 2012, 01:01:40 pm

Jogler.
Attach the caravan to the side of the Goldwing.
Marge can then travel in the biggest F off sidecar ever.

Why have Top Gear not done this yet?

Apart from them not knowing Marj, of course.

jogler · « **Reply #242 on:** 05 January, 2012, 01:13:07 pm »

PMSL

The entertainment & laughs from this forum far exceed the best of anything the tv has to offer

Marj is laughing so much she is having a coughing fit which atm is not a good thing.She has a poorly chest.

Basil · « **Reply #243 on:** 07 January, 2012, 09:56:13 pm »

Bad News. I've just driven up to Brum,
Good News. I've repaired to the Country Girl.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #244 on:** 07 January, 2012, 10:19:29 pm »

Good news: I have just finished reading this thread, which I have not visited since the past 5 pages were written.

Bad news: I have been reminded why I haven't visited this since the last 5 pages were written.

Ham · « **Reply #245 on:** 11 January, 2012, 11:42:21 am »

Quote from: Ham on 10 January, 2012, 06:00:21 pm

Oh ffs. Realised I was sub-optimal, decided to leave early and ride home (mostly) in daylight. At Whitechapel/Mile End Road junction, oncoming numpty just HAS to turn right in front of me. I brake. On diesel. Clothes and me (hand) damaged worse than this morning.

Not my day.

Broken bone
$:-\$ only one

Clare · « **Reply #246 on:** 11 January, 2012, 11:48:24 am »

Please tell me the broken bone was due to punching the oncoming numpty.

GWS

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #247 on:** 11 January, 2012, 12:36:41 pm »

Oh noes!

clarion · « **Reply #248 on:** 11 January, 2012, 04:23:46 pm »

Sorry to hear that, Ham.

Juan Martín · « **Reply #249 on:** 11 January, 2012, 04:28:01 pm »

Bad luck Ham. GWS.