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Home. [snip][slightly off topic] I'm trying to learn Korean. Just opened the app and
On 03/05/2026 13:14, Cab wrote:
Home. [snip][slightly off topic] I'm trying to learn Korean. Just opened the app and
the first phrase show was,
"%U#oa4oeo %u|%a>o#n%uE ooN%u+oN+ oaeo4| ooA%Y| ooe%a?%u|%Uo"
or
"we drank too much beer last night"
bloody thing is spying on me.
Home. Well, actually for a couple of hours now. A cracking weekend as
always. Great to see old faces and a couple of new ones. Average age
was about 90, mind.
The weather held out for pretty much most of the weekend, aside from
today. I'm so glad I had a spare set of gloves in my top box on the way
home! Horrendous bloody weather, which only calmed down (for me) when I
got off the A34 onto the A4.
Ta very much to Wessie for the hotel recommendation. Food (no one+1
On 03/05/2026 16:40, Tim wrote:
On 03/05/2026 13:14, Cab wrote:
Home. [snip][slightly off topic] I'm trying to learn Korean. Just opened the app and
the first phrase show was,
"%U#oa4oeo %u|%a>o#n%uE ooN%u+oN+ oaeo4| ooA%Y| ooe%a?%u|%Uo"
or
"we drank too much beer last night"
bloody thing is spying on me.
All your thought are belong to us.
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although
I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked
jacket and clothes.
On 04/05/2026 14:08, CT wrote:
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra
waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although
I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked
jacket and clothes.
Ditto, although in my case it meant not bothering to put in contact
lenses. Cue nearly an hour of coping with water on both sides of my
visor and my glasses until we could stop (at a nearly-empty McDonalds - perfect!).
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although
I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked
jacket and clothes.
On 04/05/2026 15:37, YTC1 wrote:
On 04/05/2026 14:08, CT wrote:
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra
waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although
I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked
jacket and clothes.
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!) pants
has been worth it
Damn right - but Stadler in my case (HFM indeed) and Hein Gericke for Pat.
On 04/05/2026 14:08, CT wrote:
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra
waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although
I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked
jacket and clothes.
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!) pants
has been worth it
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!)
pants has been worth it
On 04/05/2026 14:08, CT wrote:
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra
waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although
I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked
jacket and clothes.
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!) pants
has been worth it
Was it Sedan in 2006 with torrential rain all the way there?
YTC1 wrote:Vents?
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!)
pants has been worth it
I have both Rukka jacket & trousers but they are quite old now. I
didn't wear the Rukka jacket as it woulkd be a bit too heavy-weight for
the weather we had from Thursday to Saturday.
The Alpinestars jacket I did take has a Goretex-a-like and the Rukka
trousers have kept me nice & dry in the past.
Yesterday though, for the first couple of hours, was the worst
conditions I've ridden in for years, if not decades.
Was it Sedan in 2006 with torrential rain all the way there?
On May 4, 2026 at 10:37:26 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 04/05/2026 14:08, CT wrote:
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra
waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although
I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked
jacket and clothes.
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!) pants
has been worth it
Really? I have no memory of this.
Glad it's working out for you though!
Was it Sedan in 2006 with torrential rain all the way there?
Maybe I've misremembered the Ben?
On 05/05/2026 08:48, YTC1 wrote:
Maybe I've misremembered the Ben?
Ben Sales is Solihull area, so not too far from there.
On 04/05/2026 22:55, Ben Blaney wrote:
On May 4, 2026 at 10:37:26 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!) pants
has been worth it
Really? I have no memory of this.
I think it was you?
Exchanged money and jacket in Kings Norton, around 2012.
Maybe I've misremembered the Ben?
Glad it's working out for you though!
Mainly because I have not crash tested it .... yet.
On 04/05/2026 17:06, Colin Irvine wrote:
On 04/05/2026 15:37, YTC1 wrote:
On 04/05/2026 14:08, CT wrote:
YTC1 wrote:
Adie and I stopped to switch to winter gloves and she put on her
waterproofs , so it promptly stopped.
Bah.
As I left, the forecast didn't look too bad so I didn't put on my extra >>>> waterproof layer. An hour later, it was far too late to bother although >>>> I did put it on just to try to reduce the wind-chill through my soaked >>>> jacket and clothes.
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!)
pants has been worth it
Damn right - but Stadler in my case (HFM indeed) and Hein Gericke for
Pat.
One day I may invest in the matching Rukka jacket.
In article <10tam6u$3rrti$1@dont-email.me>, CT says...
Was it Sedan in 2006 with torrential rain all the way there?
The one where Ginge didn't look the right way?
On 04/05/2026 18:49, CT wrote:
Was it Sedan in 2006 with torrential rain all the way there?
I don't remember rain en-route to Sedan when I went. Which was
probably around then.
On May 5, 2026 at 3:48:43 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 04/05/2026 22:55, Ben Blaney wrote:
On May 4, 2026 at 10:37:26 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!) pants >>>> has been worth it
Really? I have no memory of this.
I think it was you?
Exchanged money and jacket in Kings Norton, around 2012.
Maybe I've misremembered the Ben?
I'm crushed to hear that I'm not the only Ben - and evidently not the most memorable Ben - on UKRM!
In 2012 I was living in Colorado, dealing with 12 month old twins. It was a blur.
Glad it's working out for you though!
Mainly because I have not crash tested it .... yet.
Let's keep it that way, old bean.
petrolcan wrote:
In article <10tam6u$3rrti$1@dont-email.me>, CT says...
Was it Sedan in 2006 with torrential rain all the way there?
The one where Ginge didn't look the right way?
Hmmm...not sure. I thought that was Villedieu-les-Po|-les, BICBW obvs.
Staint Quentin near la Place du 8 Octobre
Tim wrote:
Saint Quentin near la Place du 8 Octobre
Much obliged.
On 06/05/2026 15:40, CT wrote:
Tim wrote:He was aiming for the bar "Le Balto" across the road.
Saint Quentin near la Place du 8 Octobre
Much obliged.
Home.
Great to see old faces and a couple of new ones. Average age
was about 90, mind.
Lots of drinking, as per usual. I (probably amongst others) didn't
realise that most of the beers we were drinking on Friday came from
Belgium and had an average strength of 8.5%. Jeez.
Horrendous bloody weather, which only calmed down (for me) when I
got off the A34 onto the A4.
Horrendous bloody weather, which only calmed down (for me) when I
got off the A34 onto the A4.
I know you live in Paris, but my mind insists that you were somewhere
near Newbury :-)
On May 5, 2026 at 3:48:43 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 04/05/2026 22:55, Ben Blaney wrote:
On May 4, 2026 at 10:37:26 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
The investment in gortex jacket (ex Ben Blaney) and Rukka (HFM!)
pants has been worth it
Really? I have no memory of this.
I think it was you?
Exchanged money and jacket in Kings Norton, around 2012.
Maybe I've misremembered the Ben?
I'm crushed to hear that I'm not the only Ben - and evidently not the
most memorable Ben - on UKRM!
On Sun, 3 May 2026 12:14:05 -0000 (UTC), "Cab" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
Home.
Me too
Great to see old faces and a couple of new ones. Average age
was about 90, mind.
+1 and +1
Lots of drinking, as per usual. I (probably amongst others) didn't
realise that most of the beers we were drinking on Friday came from
Belgium and had an average strength of 8.5%. Jeez.
Yersh. I made that mistake too. For the first pint in the first pub
on the first night (Thursday in St Omer), I picked one (from the 15+
pumps) that looked very 'blonde', only to taste it and find it really
rather chewy. Turned out to be 8+%
Horrendous bloody weather, which only calmed down (for me) when I
got off the A34 onto the A4.
I know you live in Paris, but my mind insists that you were somewhere
near Newbury :-)
I'll write up my trip separately...
I was a tad wobbly after 4x50cl of those and a shitload of red wine
with dinner on the Fruday
Unlike, someone, I was not very hungover Saturday
so did not spend the day sleeping on a park bench.
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