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Not me, someone on a bass forum I'm on.

Bike is a '93 Blade, round headlight one. SORNed for 10 years and with
some sort of electrical problem as it drains the battery (no further
details). Lots of spares. He's asking how to sell it. I'm not sure,
those first generation Blades are rather sought after AIUI, does anyone
have any thoughts?
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Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in news:mk47m6FoiifU1 @mid.individual.net:

Not me, someone on a bass forum I'm on.

Bike is a '93 Blade, round headlight one. SORNed for 10 years and with
some sort of electrical problem as it drains the battery (no further details). Lots of spares. He's asking how to sell it. I'm not sure,
those first generation Blades are rather sought after AIUI, does anyone
have any thoughts?

it's a CBR from the 90s. The voltage regulator will be fucked. Should be
cheap to replace.

he needs to look at completed sales on Ebay and set his expectations accordingly as a doer upper if he does not get it going.

Bikes from the 80s and 90s are more popular than you would think with
younger boomers. Bikes from the 60s and 70s are becoming less in demand as
the older boomers are dead or decrepit.

then just set up an auction and it will find its price

my brother, 11 years older than me and in the decrepit category, just sold
his last Moto Guzzi from the 80s and it reached the u3k price he was happy with.

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wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in news:mk47m6FoiifU1 @mid.individual.net:

Not me, someone on a bass forum I'm on.

So, not a pike-y.

Bike is a '93 Blade, round headlight one. SORNed for 10 years and with
some sort of electrical problem as it drains the battery (no further
details). Lots of spares. He's asking how to sell it. I'm not sure,
those first generation Blades are rather sought after AIUI, does anyone
have any thoughts?

it's a CBR from the 90s. The voltage regulator will be fucked. Should be cheap to replace.

he needs to look at completed sales on Ebay and set his expectations accordingly as a doer upper if he does not get it going.

Spot on.

It probably is the regulator, as this is usually the only device
connected directly to the battery when the ignition is off, apart
from an alarm, which I assume would have already been checked out.

It isn't necessary to guess where the fault is[0], if you have a basic understanding of electrickery and how to use a multi-meter[1], the
principle of 'divide and conquer' is very powerful here.

Unless the person just wants to be rid of it and doesn't care about the
money, it will be worth the time and effort to diagnose and fix it,
or even pay someone (best to go with an independent garage) to fix
it for you, rather than sell it as a fixer-upper.

[0] Why is is that so many people asking for help on this problem
ask "what is the most common thing that could cause this?" rather
than, "how can I diagnose this problem to avoid wasting money on
replacing good parts?".

[1] Admittedly, this does narrow things down rather a lot, judging
from numerous [0] related posts on /r/motorcycles.

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On Oct 1, 2025 at 7:11:12 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Bikes from the 80s and 90s are more popular than you would think with
younger boomers. Bikes from the 60s and 70s are becoming less in demand as the older boomers are dead or decrepit.

You're not wrong. Partly it's a function of age, of course - when you're
middle aged and affluent you want the things you wanted when you were 16 and couldn't afford. But if you were 16 in 1966 you're 75 now and giving up bikes.

But also bikes from the 60s are also pretty shit, objectively. Very small, not much power, no brakes, unreliable, can't get parts. 70s a bit better.

Bikes from the 90s are fucking awesome. I don't say that because it's my
decade (though it is). There's a tremendous variety, they're fast, lots are good looking, comfortable, reliable. You can get parts but you can also work
on them if you're that way inclined.

In the 2000s, bikes got ugly with spiky sharp angular styling - and too fast for mere mortals. And then they all became "adventure" bikes, which are obviously only for tossers.
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Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote in news:10bko9s$oh7h$1@dont-email.me:

On Oct 1, 2025 at 7:11:12 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net>
wrote:

Bikes from the 80s and 90s are more popular than you would think with
younger boomers. Bikes from the 60s and 70s are becoming less in
demand as the older boomers are dead or decrepit.

You're not wrong.

once a sociologist

Partly it's a function of age, of course - when
you're middle aged and affluent you want the things you wanted when
you were 16 and couldn't afford. But if you were 16 in 1966 you're 75
now and giving up bikes.

But also bikes from the 60s are also pretty shit, objectively. Very
small, not much power, no brakes, unreliable, can't get parts. 70s a
bit better.

Bikes from the 90s are fucking awesome. I don't say that because it's
my decade (though it is). There's a tremendous variety, they're fast,
lots are good looking, comfortable, reliable. You can get parts but
you can also work on them if you're that way inclined.

unlike my brother, first born in 1951, and spent his infancy in a
Sunbeam outfit my father had before he could afford a car, I never had
bikes as a teenager. I passed my test at 30 in 1992 so bikes before the
late 80s don't really exist for this boomer. The oldest bike I have
owned was an F reg, 1988 VFR750FJ.

In the 2000s, bikes got ugly with spiky sharp angular styling - and
too fast for mere mortals. And then they all became "adventure" bikes,
which are obviously only for tossers.

perhaps I should have submitted an application in 2005 to research
trends in used motorcycle buying, rather than extending that project you assisted with[1]. My application was not accepted.

I mean, one of my peers got a research grant to study mantelpieces and
she now has her own series on Radio 4 as well as a https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/hurdleyr1

Too late now, 63 today and 2.5 years into retirement which is going far
too well. I excel at doing fuck all for days on end. I have kept my professional registration going for the last two annual renewals in
November but not doing it this year.

[1] ways people misrepresented themselves to get jobs, evidently far too serious for the research grant panel
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wessie wrote:

I passed my test at 30 in 1992 so bikes before the
late 80s don't really exist for this boomer. The oldest bike I have
owned was an F reg, 1988 VFR750FJ.

perhaps I should have submitted an application in 2005 to research
trends in used motorcycle buying

It's interesting - I passed my test at 17 in 1987, so I'm a good chunk
of a decade younger than you. In the following few years I owned bikes
from a '77 RD250 to an '83 GSX750ES; The older ones being bought not
because of any particular interest in older bikes at the time, but
because I was young and skint and they were cheap.

Hence it's the early '80s bikes that tickles my nostalgia now.
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Sqirrel99 <secret.sqirrel99@gmail.com> wrote in news:10blge7$tjsn$1@dont- email.me:

wessie wrote:

I passed my test at 30 in 1992 so bikes before the
late 80s don't really exist for this boomer. The oldest bike I have
owned was an F reg, 1988 VFR750FJ.

perhaps I should have submitted an application in 2005 to research
trends in used motorcycle buying

It's interesting - I passed my test at 17 in 1987, so I'm a good chunk
of a decade younger than you. In the following few years I owned bikes
from a '77 RD250 to an '83 GSX750ES; The older ones being bought not
because of any particular interest in older bikes at the time, but
because I was young and skint and they were cheap.

Hence it's the early '80s bikes that tickles my nostalgia now.

I was a newbie but very much in the same position financially as those
coming back to bikes during the born again biker thing that was about to
take off in the mid 90s. As Ben alluded to, a period when there was massive development in performance with bikes like the Fireblade taking things to a new level compared to the lardy FJ12, GSXR1100 and ZZR1100.
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On 02/10/2025 10:25, Sqirrel99 wrote:

wessie wrote:

I passed my test at 30 in 1992 so bikes before the late 80s don't
really exist for this boomer. The oldest bike I have owned was an F
reg, 1988 VFR750FJ.
perhaps I should have submitted an application in 2005 to research
trends in used motorcycle buying

It's interesting - I passed my test at 17 in 1987, so I'm a good chunk
of a decade younger than you. In the following few years I owned bikes
from a '77 RD250 to an '83 GSX750ES; The older ones being bought not
because of any particular interest in older bikes at the time, but
because I was young and skint and they were cheap.

Hence it's the early '80s bikes that tickles my nostalgia now.

Passed my test in 1980 IIRC at the age of 23 (although I'd been
naughtily riding for a couple of years). British bikes for a while, then Hondas (staid ones, CX500, CB400T, that sort of thing), then back to
Triumphs when Hinckley started up. Was never able to cope with the
riding position of sports bikes, not even sports tourers like the Sprint
ST, so gravitated to adventure bikes (which got too tall for me) and
Triumph's modern classics. Having owned a couple of T140Vs back in the
day, I have only slight nostalgia for them - I far prefer electronic
ignition and EFI to points and carbs.
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On 01/10/2025 12:11, wessie wrote:

it's a CBR from the 90s. The voltage regulator will be fucked. Should be cheap to replace.

I'll pass that on. I've told him that running ones in decent nick are
selling on Ebay for -u2k to -u3k (there's a couple of optimistic dealers asking -u4.5k+ and one private seller who's dropped the price from -u4750
to -u3800 already). I've also told him, as it hasn't been run for six
years, to make sure the carbs are ungummed.
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On Oct 2, 2025 at 4:23:24 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

perhaps I should have submitted an application in 2005 to research
trends in used motorcycle buying,

That's a great idea.

rather than extending that project you
assisted with[1]. My application was not accepted.

Too late now, 63 today and 2.5 years into retirement which is going far
too well. I excel at doing fuck all for days on end.

My hero.

[1] ways people misrepresented themselves to get jobs, evidently far too serious for the research grant panel

" "
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On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 08:23:24 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Too late now

I'm finding it interesting how I can now look at things that I might
otherwise have pursued, and think "nah, I'll never do that". It
should be depressing, but, mostly, isn't

63 today

Happy birthday!

and 2.5 years into retirement which is going far too well.

Good, isn't it :-)

I have kept my
professional registration going for the last two annual renewals in
November but not doing it this year.

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it listing
me as 'retired'.
--
Champ
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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Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:sorsdkd73j36jqa9r1hge3o8hff87ncifv@ 4ax.com:

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it listing
me as 'retired'.

I deleted mine

I get the occasional AI bot from an agency asking me to add their number to whatsapp. I just block the number. Seems people cold calling from job
agencies is another role that no longer exists.
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wessie wrote:

Sqirrel99 <secret.sqirrel99@gmail.com> wrote in news:10blge7$tjsn$1@dont- email.me:

wessie wrote:

I passed my test at 30 in 1992 so bikes before the
late 80s don't really exist for this boomer. The oldest bike I have
owned was an F reg, 1988 VFR750FJ.

perhaps I should have submitted an application in 2005 to research
trends in used motorcycle buying

It's interesting - I passed my test at 17 in 1987, so I'm a good chunk
of a decade younger than you. In the following few years I owned bikes
from a '77 RD250 to an '83 GSX750ES; The older ones being bought not
because of any particular interest in older bikes at the time, but
because I was young and skint and they were cheap.

Hence it's the early '80s bikes that tickles my nostalgia now.

I was a newbie but very much in the same position financially as those coming back to bikes during the born again biker thing that was about to take off in the mid 90s. As Ben alluded to, a period when there was massive development in performance with bikes like the Fireblade taking things to a new level compared to the lardy FJ12, GSXR1100 and ZZR1100.

I missed most of the '90s development (I tend to keep bikes for a /long/
time) - had a '91 Trident and a '93 ZXR750, but don't really feel
nostalgic about them.

Followed by an '02 GSX-R750 which seemed to have come from an entirely different planet. No nostalgia here either, really, but a residual 'wow' feeling still; The ZXR to GSX-R is by far the biggest step-change in performance (handling rather than speed) that I've experienced, far more
than the GSX750 to ZXR, even.
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Sqirrel99 <secret.sqirrel99@gmail.com> wrote in news:10bm1rk$128os$1@dont-email.me:

Followed by an '02 GSX-R750 which seemed to have come from an entirely different planet. No nostalgia here either, really, but a residual
'wow' feeling still; The ZXR to GSX-R is by far the biggest
step-change in performance (handling rather than speed) that I've experienced, far more than the GSX750 to ZXR, even.

I've gone backwards from owning a pair of 2016 bikes, a BMW S1000XR rocket ship and something that boggled my brother's mind, a water cooled BMW boxer R1200RS.

I now own an air cooled bike again, with pushrod valves. A 2025 Moto Guzzi V85TT [1]. Retro looks with all the modern gizmos like cruise control,
inbuilt navigation and a heated seat.


[1] sorry Ben but it is technically an adventure bike but a necessity as my ageing hip no longer tolerates a sports bike. 6000 pain free miles so far
this year.
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wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:sorsdkd73j36jqa9r1hge3o8hff87ncifv@ 4ax.com:

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it listing
me as 'retired'.

I deleted mine

I get the occasional AI bot from an agency asking me to add their number to whatsapp. I just block the number. Seems people cold calling from job agencies is another role that no longer exists.

It's been almost 3 years since I quit working, and I still get emails
from recruiters. Probably because I didn't update my profile when
I retired.

"You must be truly desperate..."

I just now edited my profile to retired. I probably should delete it,
but I like to peek in occasionally to see what some of my contacts
are up to.
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Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote in
news:10bm3h4$12ako$1@dont-email.me:

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
news:sorsdkd73j36jqa9r1hge3o8hff87ncifv@ 4ax.com:

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it listing
me as 'retired'.

I deleted mine

I get the occasional AI bot from an agency asking me to add their
number to whatsapp. I just block the number. Seems people cold
calling from job agencies is another role that no longer exists.

It's been almost 3 years since I quit working, and I still get emails
from recruiters. Probably because I didn't update my profile when
I retired.

"You must be truly desperate..."

I just now edited my profile to retired. I probably should delete it,
but I like to peek in occasionally to see what some of my contacts
are up to.

I think the only one of my contacts that is not dead or retired is Blaney

It wasn't a tool I used for work a lot, just being nosey about where people were working. I never fancied going EKS like many of my peers. I had a few jobs after qualifying as a social worker but all within the same local authority, gradually moving from generic child protection stuff to being
more specialised.
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wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

[1] sorry Ben but it is technically an adventure bike but a necessity as my ageing hip no longer tolerates a sports bike. 6000 pain free miles so far this year.

I don't subscribe to the trend of hating on so-called 'Adventure'
bikes. There's poseurs on all sorts of bikes[1]. I also like the
riding position on the big Adventure bikes, a lot more comfy than a
sports bike, plenty of room to stretch out.

[1] The ones that really get my cloven-hoofed ruminant are the wannabe
1%-er straight piped noise merchants blipping their throttles as
they ride past my local when I'm trying to enjoy a quiet pint with
the missus. Bonus points toward the ninth circle of hell if you've
also got an ear-splitting sound system cranked up to 11.

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On 02/10/2025 15:15 wessie penned these words:

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:sorsdkd73j36jqa9r1hge3o8hff87ncifv@ 4ax.com:

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it listing
me as 'retired'.

I deleted mine

Ditto, pretty well the first thing I did once I'd made the decision to bail from
work.
--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"
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On 02/10/2025 16:10 Mark Olson penned these words:

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

[1] sorry Ben but it is technically an adventure bike but a necessity as my >> ageing hip no longer tolerates a sports bike. 6000 pain free miles so far >> this year.

I don't subscribe to the trend of hating on so-called 'Adventure'
bikes. There's poseurs on all sorts of bikes[1]. I also like the
riding position on the big Adventure bikes, a lot more comfy than a
sports bike, plenty of room to stretch out.

I quite liked the F800GS I've just got shot off, not that much I'd rush out and buy again mind. I'd did prefer the old Sprint that preceded it[1] and the current steed that I am named on X-ADV 750 is okay but a bit meh TBH. I do fancy
buying something but unsure what or when.

[1] The ones that really get my cloven-hoofed ruminant are the wannabe
1%-er straight piped noise merchants blipping their throttles

Gawd yeah, I've had a couple of short goes on Milwaukee tractors an underwhelming experience.

[1] Not going to count the Suzuki step-thru albeit it is very capable in its role nipping into town and short hops.
--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"
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On Oct 2, 2025 at 10:48:53 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

[1] sorry Ben but it is technically an adventure bike but a necessity as my ageing hip no longer tolerates a sports bike. 6000 pain free miles so far this year.

I'll permit it.

By beef, actually, is not that adventure bikes exist, but that they are such
an enormous proportion of the available bikes.
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On Oct 2, 2025 at 11:09:20 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

I think the only one of my contacts that is not dead or retired is Blaney

*proud*

Well, the truth is that I am now - as I ever was - the darling young pup of ukrm. Dashing, invigorating, charming, stylish and energetic. Long may it continue.
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Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote in news:10bma5l$14kcg$1@dont-email.me:

On Oct 2, 2025 at 11:09:20 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net>
wrote:

I think the only one of my contacts that is not dead or retired is
Blaney

*proud*

Well, the truth is that I am now - as I ever was - the darling young
pup of ukrm. Dashing, invigorating, charming, stylish and energetic.
Long may it continue.

just remembered, BGN, Nick Mooney was in there so you might reign on usenet but Nick & Sean are the pups of the 21st century socials.
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On Oct 2, 2025 at 2:27:52 PM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote in news:10bma5l$14kcg$1@dont-email.me:

On Oct 2, 2025 at 11:09:20 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net>
wrote:

I think the only one of my contacts that is not dead or retired is
Blaney

*proud*

Well, the truth is that I am now - as I ever was - the darling young
pup of ukrm. Dashing, invigorating, charming, stylish and energetic.
Long may it continue.

just remembered, BGN, Nick Mooney was in there so you might reign on usenet but Nick & Sean are the pups of the 21st century socials.

Sorry, old man, I don't quite follow your banter.
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On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 14:51:16 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
<olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:

I just now edited my profile to retired. I probably should delete it,
but I like to peek in occasionally to see what some of my contacts
are up to.

Yeah, that's why I keep mine there
--
Champ
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 Thu, 2 Oct 2025 16:44:37 -0000 (UTC), Ben Blaney
<benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote:

On Oct 2, 2025 at 11:09:20 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

I think the only one of my contacts that is not dead or retired is Blaney

*proud*

Well, the truth is that I am now - as I ever was - the darling young pup of >ukrm. Dashing, invigorating, charming, stylish and energetic. Long may it >continue.

Hmm Ogden might compete on actual age. Maybe not all the other
unverified claims
--
Champ
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 02/10/2025 16:10, Mark Olson wrote:

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

[1] sorry Ben but it is technically an adventure bike but a necessity as my >> ageing hip no longer tolerates a sports bike. 6000 pain free miles so far
this year.

I don't subscribe to the trend of hating on so-called 'Adventure'
bikes. There's poseurs on all sorts of bikes[1]. I also like the
riding position on the big Adventure bikes, a lot more comfy than a
sports bike, plenty of room to stretch out.

[1] The ones that really get my cloven-hoofed ruminant are the wannabe
1%-er straight piped noise merchants blipping their throttles as
they ride past my local when I'm trying to enjoy a quiet pint with
the missus. Bonus points toward the ninth circle of hell if you've
also got an ear-splitting sound system cranked up to 11.

I definitely wasn't planning on ever owning a GS, but then it happened.
It's pretty much my favourite bike to ride at the moment, with the Grom
in close second.
--
/Simon
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Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 08:23:24 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Too late now

I'm finding it interesting how I can now look at things that I might otherwise have pursued, and think "nah, I'll never do that". It
should be depressing, but, mostly, isn't

63 today

Happy birthday!

and 2.5 years into retirement which is going far too well.

Good, isn't it :-)

I have kept my
professional registration going for the last two annual renewals in
November but not doing it this year.

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it listing
me as 'retired'.

The day after I retired, I got a call with a work proposition. It came to nothing and, with hindsight, IrCOm quite glad that it did as IrCOm really quite enjoying not being on the hamster wheel. It would have been far too easy to stay on it by default.

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On 02/10/2025 15:51, Mark Olson wrote:

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:sorsdkd73j36jqa9r1hge3o8hff87ncifv@ >> 4ax.com:

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it listing
me as 'retired'.

<snip>

I just now edited my profile to retired. I probably should delete it,
but I like to peek in occasionally to see what some of my contacts
are up to.

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)
--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10btsug$3e2tf$1@dont-email.me:

On 02/10/2025 15:51, Mark Olson wrote:

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
news:sorsdkd73j36jqa9r1hge3o8hff87ncifv@ 4ax.com:

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it
listing me as 'retired'.

<snip>

I just now edited my profile to retired. I probably should delete it,
but I like to peek in occasionally to see what some of my contacts
are up to.

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has moved to Scotland?

Not had any contact with him after he left the UK GS forum last year.
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On Oct 5, 2025 at 10:01:02 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has moved to Scotland?

Not had any contact with him after he left the UK GS forum last year.

I haven't heard from him in ages. Hope he's okay.
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On 05/10/2025 15:01, wessie wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10btsug$3e2tf$1@dont-email.me:

On 02/10/2025 15:51, Mark Olson wrote:

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
news:sorsdkd73j36jqa9r1hge3o8hff87ncifv@ 4ax.com:

I occasional get contacts to my LinkedIn profile, despite it
listing me as 'retired'.

<snip>


I just now edited my profile to retired. I probably should delete it,
but I like to peek in occasionally to see what some of my contacts
are up to.

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has moved to Scotland?

I'm well behind the times, I thought he was up around Chorley?
--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10c0e4g$a5j3$1@dont-email.me:

On 05/10/2025 15:01, wessie wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10btsug$3e2tf$1@dont-email.me:

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has
moved to Scotland?

I'm well behind the times, I thought he was up around Chorley?

they separated and that house in Chorley was sold this summer.

Adie has bought another place in or near Chorley. She stated that Andy has, "moved to Scotland" in the Facebook updates.

I assume he has moved in with or near to his son who lives in Aberdeen I believe. As stated above, I used to chat with Andy via a forum but it has
gone to ratshit so he left. I have not had any recent contact with him. The forum owner is a conspiracy theorist and TR/Yax-Lennon fanboi so allows
lots of gammony bollocks and Andy could not resist baiting them. Presumably
he got bored or frustrated eventually.
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On 06/10/2025 15:13, wessie wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10c0e4g$a5j3$1@dont-email.me:

On 05/10/2025 15:01, wessie wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10btsug$3e2tf$1@dont-email.me:

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has
moved to Scotland?

I'm well behind the times, I thought he was up around Chorley?

they separated and that house in Chorley was sold this summer.

Oh, thanks for the update. I'd not heard.
--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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On Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:53:34 +0100, YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has moved to
Scotland?

I'm well behind the times, I thought he was up around Chorley?

Blimey, I thought I was out of sync with the gossip, but even I know
that's no longer the case
--
Champ
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 05/10/2025 14:48, YTC1 wrote:

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

There's a high chance of getting crapped on by a seagull going between buildings. DAMHIK.
--
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, England
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On 10/10/2025 23:40, Bruce wrote:

On 05/10/2025 14:48, YTC1 wrote:

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

There's a high chance of getting crapped on by a seagull going between buildings. DAMHIK.

Actually zero chance, as no such bird as a seagull :-)
--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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On 11/10/2025 10:06, YTC1 wrote:

On 10/10/2025 23:40, Bruce wrote:

On 05/10/2025 14:48, YTC1 wrote:

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

There's a high chance of getting crapped on by a seagull going between
buildings. DAMHIK.

Actually zero chance, as no such bird as a seagull :-)

OTOH, you certainly don't want a British Seagull falling on you.
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YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

On 10/10/2025 23:40, Bruce wrote:

On 05/10/2025 14:48, YTC1 wrote:

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

There's a high chance of getting crapped on by a seagull going between
buildings. DAMHIK.

Actually zero chance, as no such bird as a seagull :-)

Helpful hint: Bruce is the driving force behind "The Movement".

https://birdsarentreal.com/pages/about
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On 11/10/2025 13:55, Mark Olson wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

On 10/10/2025 23:40, Bruce wrote:

On 05/10/2025 14:48, YTC1 wrote:

Mine says retired, but I still get offered jobs.
The BAE in Barrow lokked Interesting -)

There's a high chance of getting crapped on by a seagull going between
buildings. DAMHIK.

Actually zero chance, as no such bird as a seagull :-)

Helpful hint: Bruce is the driving force behind "The Movement".

https://birdsarentreal.com/pages/about

I have a strong force behind me. https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/birds/gulls
--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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Actually zero chance, as no such bird as a seagull :-)

Semantics. This side of the puddle it is used for the larger gull species, presumably those strong enough to spend longer time at sea.
--
=o&o
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YTC1 wrote:

On 10/10/2025 23:40, Bruce wrote:

There's a high chance of getting crapped on by a seagull going between
buildings. DAMHIK.

Actually zero chance, as no such bird as a seagull :-)

"Oh no, not again"
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On 06/10/2025 15:13, wessie wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10c0e4g$a5j3$1@dont-email.me:

On 05/10/2025 15:01, wessie wrote:

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has
moved to Scotland?

I'm well behind the times, I thought he was up around Chorley?

they separated and that house in Chorley was sold this summer.

Adie has bought another place in or near Chorley. She stated that Andy has, "moved to Scotland" in the Facebook updates.

I assume he has moved in with or near to his son who lives in Aberdeen I believe.

He's bought a house in Aberdeen, and he's still working. Can't see him
giving up while people are still willing to pay him, unless he just
takes the hump one day and jacks it in.
--
Eddie eddie@deguello.org
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Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote in
news:JvdHQ.206359$Cyr6.18511@fx17.ams4:

On 06/10/2025 15:13, wessie wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10c0e4g$a5j3$1@dont-email.me:

On 05/10/2025 15:01, wessie wrote:

does Bonwick still haunt that place or has he retired now he has
moved to Scotland?

I'm well behind the times, I thought he was up around Chorley?

they separated and that house in Chorley was sold this summer.

Adie has bought another place in or near Chorley. She stated that
Andy has, "moved to Scotland" in the Facebook updates.

I assume he has moved in with or near to his son who lives in
Aberdeen I believe.

He's bought a house in Aberdeen, and he's still working. Can't see him
giving up while people are still willing to pay him, unless he just
takes the hump one day and jacks it in.

Good to hear he has not completely succumbed to the abuse he has visited on his body over the years.
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