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The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.
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Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

Mad, presumably, and he's not got far to go...

Really great stuff, plus the pictures are fantastic.

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Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote in news:mgeh55Ftb4vU1 @mid.individual.net:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

he mentioned Mongolia and his last declared location was in that general location

I assume he is home now and the account is retrospective as I doubt he
would get all those images through Russian wifi
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On 17/08/2025 21:15, wessie wrote:

I assume he is home now and the account is retrospective as I doubt he
would get all those images through Russian wifi

Yeah I did wonder that. Most of the photos are on flickr, uploaded
fairly recently but the filenames would imply they were taken in July.
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On 17/08/2025 19:19, Mark Olson wrote:

Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

Mad, presumably, and he's not got far to go...

Really great stuff, plus the pictures are fantastic.

I did dox him a little from his flickr account, found out he's does photography for a living which explains the quality of the photos.
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On Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:17:25 +0100, Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

He writes very well, but I concluded I didn't like him much, by the
time I got to the end of his last trip (which is the only one I've
read)
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neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
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On 19/08/2025 09:46, Champ wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:17:25 +0100, Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

He writes very well, but I concluded I didn't like him much, by the
time I got to the end of his last trip (which is the only one I've
read)

I find the style hard to follow (forum posts), plus It seems to to
today, next day. next day etc and a bit repetitive. Pictures are great.
I've loved Russia, but can't condone It as a tourist destination under
the current circumstances. (Mind you, same for the USA :-) )
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YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:1081er9$3l02i$1@dont-email.me:

On 19/08/2025 09:46, Champ wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:17:25 +0100, Simon Wilson
<siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

He writes very well, but I concluded I didn't like him much, by the
time I got to the end of his last trip (which is the only one I've
read)

after reading some of the most recent report, I'm coming to the same conclusion

I find the style hard to follow (forum posts), plus It seems to to
today, next day. next day etc and a bit repetitive. Pictures are great.

agree, all very familiar now and it is more difficult to look past the misogyny, whether talking about people or the bike.

I've loved Russia, but can't condone It as a tourist destination under
the current circumstances. (Mind you, same for the USA :-) )

quite
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On 19/08/2025 10:51, wessie wrote:

YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:1081er9$3l02i$1@dont-email.me:

On 19/08/2025 09:46, Champ wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:17:25 +0100, Simon Wilson
<siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

<snip<

I find the style hard to follow (forum posts), plus It seems to to
today, next day. next day etc and a bit repetitive. Pictures are great.

agree, all very familiar now and it is more difficult to look past the misogyny, whether talking about people or the bike.

He will be at home in Russia, misogyny abounds. Especially around bikes
and bike clubs. Jean was accepted, but not invited to join In activities.>
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On 19/08/2025 10:51, wessie wrote:

difficult to look past the misogyny

I never quite get the current use of that word. To me misogyny is hatred
of women.

Most times I see misogyny use I think chauvinist would be a more
accurate word.

Maybe I've missed the nuances, his humour is certainly schoolboy but
unless I've missed something (highly likely as I speed read it),
misogyny seems the wrong word.
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On 19/08/2025 16:05, Simon Wilson wrote:

On 19/08/2025 10:51, wessie wrote:

difficult to look past the misogyny

I never quite get the current use of that word. To me misogyny is hatred
of women.

Most times I see misogyny use I think chauvinist would be a more
accurate word.

Misogyny - ingrained and institutionalised prejudice against women; sexism.

Chauvinist - believing that one gender is superior to another.

Both can be applied, but I understand more definitions are available.

Maybe I've missed the nuances, his humour is certainly schoolboy but
unless I've missed something (highly likely as I speed read it),

I speed read It as well, but wasn't impressed with his views to
womenlast time.

misogyny seems the wrong word.

Iron, that's a strong word
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Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote in news:mgji6nFocepU1 @mid.individual.net:

On 19/08/2025 10:51, wessie wrote:

difficult to look past the misogyny

I never quite get the current use of that word. To me misogyny is hatred
of women.

Most times I see misogyny use I think chauvinist would be a more
accurate word.

I think it is deeper than that as evidenced by they way he attaches a
female persona to his bike. Something that is not uncommon but usually in
an endearing way. He is then hostile to this female entity.

This grates with me more than his verbal abuse of female border officials.

Maybe I've missed the nuances, his humour is certainly schoolboy but
unless I've missed something (highly likely as I speed read it),
misogyny seems the wrong word.

whatever label is given to his approach, like many on UKGSer, I have no
desire to have a pint with him!
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On 19/08/2025 17:13, wessie wrote:

Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote in news:mgji6nFocepU1 @mid.individual.net:

On 19/08/2025 10:51, wessie wrote:

difficult to look past the misogyny

I never quite get the current use of that word. To me misogyny is hatred
of women.

Most times I see misogyny use I think chauvinist would be a more
accurate word.

I think it is deeper than that as evidenced by they way he attaches a
female persona to his bike. Something that is not uncommon but usually in
an endearing way. He is then hostile to this female entity.

This grates with me more than his verbal abuse of female border officials.

The men can be wayyyyyy worse.
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Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

On 19/08/2025 10:51, wessie wrote:

difficult to look past the misogyny

I never quite get the current use of that word. To me misogyny is hatred
of women.

Most times I see misogyny use I think chauvinist would be a more
accurate word.

Maybe I've missed the nuances, his humour is certainly schoolboy but
unless I've missed something (highly likely as I speed read it),
misogyny seems the wrong word.

Same sentiment here. Sexist perhaps, misogynist, I didn't pick that up.

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On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:05:59 +0100, Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

On 19/08/2025 10:51, wessie wrote:

difficult to look past the misogyny

I never quite get the current use of that word. To me misogyny is hatred
of women.

Ah, well, yes - words, and how they're used, can be complicated

Mostly quoting from [1], [2]:

Strictly, it comes from Greek roots meaning ohateo and owoman,o and
some dictionaries define it as simply hatred or dislike of women or
girls

The Oxford English Dictionary, always more subtle and interesting,
defines misogyny as ohatred or dislike of, or prejudice against,
women.o

Well, by analogy to prejudice against Jews or blacks, it would be to
include all strategies and tactics designed to set a group of people
apart, to view them as inferior, and to deprive them of opportunities.

The Wikipedia entry on the subject begins:
oMisogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. According to
feminist theory, misogyny can be manifested in numerous ways,
including sexual discrimination, denigration of women, violence
against women, and sexual objectification of women.o

So, my summary is: almost all sexism and chauvinism is about the
control, to some degree, of women, so not treating them as your equal,
which, in both modern usage, and to my mind, equals misogny.

[1] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-tangled-wing/201210/misogyny-chauvinism-sexism-or-what
[2] well worth a read itself
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neal at champ dot org dot uk

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On 19/08/2025 12:33, YTC#1 wrote:

He will be at home in Russia, misogyny abounds. Especially around bikes
and bike clubs. Jean was accepted, but not invited to join In activities

Has your keyboard got some strange affliction which results in leading
"i"s in words going to uppercase? Noticed it in the toes topic ("In
from") and it seems consistent.
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On 17/08/2025 18:17, Simon Wilson wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

Working my way through this, there's a photo on post #84 showing a level crossing - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186003896@N05/54720080314.
Looks like the Russians really don't want cars (or bikes) jumping their
level crossings, maybe because it would delay the trains.
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On 20/08/2025 17:08, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 17/08/2025 18:17, Simon Wilson wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

Working my way through this, there's a photo on post #84 showing a level >crossing - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186003896@N05/54720080314.
Looks like the Russians really don't want cars (or bikes) jumping their >level crossings, maybe because it would delay the trains.

:-O
Thats different.
Looks like there's enuff room fo a bike to the side - provided you duck at
the right mo?

:-)

Chris


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Simon Wilson wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

When I first read his report, I thought it was Ok, different, almost pornograpic in parts but quite entertaining and an ode to minimal
preparation and getup and go mentality.
After reading Wessie's misogyny observations I would tend to agree and
now I can't un-read those aspects.
I think there are two main possible scenarios here. Either he is
actually like that, sees it as normal and this is how he sees life
(women in particular). If this is the case then there is not much you
can do about it, people like that exist, they probably are not going to
change, just hope that general perceptions change and that people like
that are inevitably going to die out.
A second (and more probable IMHO) scenario is that it is all false. He
is not really like that but has created a persona he deems to be more entertaining which would indeed make him a not very nice person.
A third scenario of course is that he is mentally disturbed and is a
danger to his fellow citizens.
Do I like him? Difficult to judge based only on what he writes, I would
have to meet him in person before deciding but indeed that is not high
on my list of priorities.
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On 20/08/2025 12:20, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 19/08/2025 12:33, YTC#1 wrote:

He will be at home in Russia, misogyny abounds. Especially around
bikes and bike clubs. Jean was accepted, but not invited to join In
activities

Has your keyboard got some strange affliction which results in leading
"i"s in words going to uppercase? Noticed it in the toes topic ("In
from") and it seems consistent.

Yeah, I'd flicked on some weird spill chucker, sorted It now.... I think.
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On 20/08/2025 17:08, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 17/08/2025 18:17, Simon Wilson wrote:

The guy on ukgser that does the dodgey trips, he's off again.

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/almost-madness.490919/

He's not said where he's going.

Working my way through this, there's a photo on post #84 showing a level crossing - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186003896@N05/54720080314.
Looks like the Russians really don't want cars (or bikes) jumping their level crossings, maybe because it would delay the trains.

Yeah, they are amusing (not) when you first come across one flipping up.
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On 27/08/2025 21:20, YTC#1 wrote:

On 20/08/2025 12:20, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 19/08/2025 12:33, YTC#1 wrote:

He will be at home in Russia, misogyny abounds. Especially around
bikes and bike clubs. Jean was accepted, but not invited to join In
activities

Has your keyboard got some strange affliction which results in leading
"i"s in words going to uppercase? Noticed it in the toes topic ("In
from") and it seems consistent.

Yeah, I'd flicked on some weird spill chucker, sorted It now.... I think.

Are You sure, or are You just messing around?
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On 28/08/2025 01:19, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 27/08/2025 21:20, YTC#1 wrote:

On 20/08/2025 12:20, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 19/08/2025 12:33, YTC#1 wrote:

He will be at home in Russia, misogyny abounds. Especially around
bikes and bike clubs. Jean was accepted, but not invited to join In
activities

Has your keyboard got some strange affliction which results in
leading "i"s in words going to uppercase? Noticed it in the toes
topic ("In from") and it seems consistent.

Yeah, I'd flicked on some weird spill chucker, sorted It now.... I think.

Are You sure, or are You just messing around?

Oh bugger, It did It again !

FFS!
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On 28/08/2025 01:19, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 27/08/2025 21:20, YTC#1 wrote:

On 20/08/2025 12:20, Mike Fleming wrote:

On 19/08/2025 12:33, YTC#1 wrote:

He will be at home in Russia, misogyny abounds. Especially around
bikes and bike clubs. Jean was accepted, but not invited to join In
activities

Has your keyboard got some strange affliction which results in
leading "i"s in words going to uppercase? Noticed it in the toes
topic ("In from") and it seems consistent.

Yeah, I'd flicked on some weird spill chucker, sorted It now.... I think.

Are You sure, or are You just messing around?

Right, looks like I am off on a search to see what makes Tbird do this.
I'm pretty sure I have turned off all spelling checks.
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