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by kiwikrasher
Today, 12:31
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

... not to quit and “do what you can to make the next couple of swings”. He wasn’t able to give me definitive timeframes or promises, other that plans were afoot to reduce numbers out here PRIOR to end of production and that he would ensure I was in the first group of people to go. He doesn’t want ...
by StMarks
Today, 08:39
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Will Automated vehicles mean the end of Motorbikes ?
Replies: 8
Views: 39

Re: Will Automated vehicles mean the end of Motorbikes ?

I don't understand your argument. I thought you were suggesting that automated cars would make it too unsafe for motorcycles to share the road. Sort of, yes. If automated systems cannot be shown to be infallible in endangering motorcyclists, it ...
by Kwacky
Today, 08:24
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Will Automated vehicles mean the end of Motorbikes ?
Replies: 8
Views: 39

Re: Will Automated vehicles mean the end of Motorbikes ?

I don't understand your argument. I thought you were suggesting that automated cars would make it too unsafe for motorcycles to share the road.
by StMarks
Yesterday, 17:57
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Will Automated vehicles mean the end of Motorbikes ?
Replies: 8
Views: 39

Re: Will Automated vehicles mean the end of Motorbikes ?

... that crossed in the vehicles’ paths, causing a total of 17 deaths." Fwiw I don't see motorcycles adopting automated driving, and if they were available I struggle to see who would wish to use them.??
by kiwikrasher
18 Apr 2024, 21:51
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

... just in time for dinner (y) First real overnighter I’ve had in Timor in the whole 11+ yrs I’ve worked offshore. Did one during Covid but we were locked up in a shitty hotel for the night and wisked out early. Edit: at work now. Typed this up but then the transport to the airport turned up ...
by Monty
17 Apr 2024, 21:31
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Joke of the day
Replies: 1815
Views: 856391

Re: Joke of the day

... using Tapatalk That's what I love about the Brit humour. A group of young lads actually risked their own lives to make that joke, and I bet they were p!ssing themselves all the way there.
by Monty
16 Apr 2024, 15:34
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

... being diagnosed with ADHD and undergoing a drug trial, it’s been a real challenge. Haven’t had time to scratch my arse or browse Tankslap. There were lots of roadblocks for him staying at mine while I’m at work, but we have identified as many issues as we could, built strategies and supports ...
by C00kiemonster
16 Apr 2024, 07:30
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

... being diagnosed with ADHD and undergoing a drug trial, it’s been a real challenge. Haven’t had time to scratch my arse or browse Tankslap. There were lots of roadblocks for him staying at mine while I’m at work, but we have identified as many issues as we could, built strategies and supports ...
by kiwikrasher
16 Apr 2024, 06:11
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

... being diagnosed with ADHD and undergoing a drug trial, it’s been a real challenge. Haven’t had time to scratch my arse or browse Tankslap. There were lots of roadblocks for him staying at mine while I’m at work, but we have identified as many issues as we could, built strategies and supports ...
by Cav
15 Apr 2024, 09:33
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

... intolerable for the past week. Thankfully baby/bump is fine but we went into hospital with contraction type feelings at just 21 weeks thinking we were going to lose them. The same night I found out my Nan, who was already in hospital, had her care plan changed to palliative. She sadly passed away ...
by Cav
10 Apr 2024, 16:23
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The new improved fitness thread
Replies: 2998
Views: 441459

Re: The new improved fitness thread

... event for the last 2 days where we aimed to cycle the distance from our headquarters in Gloucester to the Eiffel Tower (not in Gloucester). We were so far behind in planning the event we were looking to postpone, or even cancel, the whole thing. With riders still spinning away and 6 night shift ...
by kiwikrasher
01 Mar 2024, 18:35
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Work
Replies: 1094
Views: 709620

Re: Work

... like me. That's what makes it worse, the moral here is toast. Really our biggest gripe is not that production is still trickling on, but that we were given a definitely time frame only 6 weeks ago and they've just gone against everything they said.
by kiwikrasher
29 Feb 2024, 18:47
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Work
Replies: 1094
Views: 709620

Re: Work

the really bumhole part is when they bought our facility our redundancies were paid to them as part of the settlement, as our previous owners had a very generous enhanced redundancy policy. The current owners pride themselves on being a "Low Cost Operator" ...
by D41
29 Feb 2024, 15:28
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Richard Lewis
Replies: 1
Views: 612

Re: Richard Lewis

RIP.
Apparently him & Larry David were born in the same hospital three days apart, and grew up hating one another. It's weird how things pan out, isn't it?
by kiwikrasher
29 Feb 2024, 15:03
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Work
Replies: 1094
Views: 709620

Re: Work

... to the company not getting the contract renewal, I thought, I'll hang in out here, it's only going to be another 6-8 months. That was the line we were being fed. February 2023 rolled passed, still producing, MOC's raised to push out statutory maintenance and inspections, due to impending cease ...
by Stonesie
18 Feb 2024, 20:19
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: NEW Bike day-ish, GS Round 2
Replies: 33
Views: 116439

Re: NEW Bike day-ish, GS Round 2

... Great The bike feels more sure footed than on the 80/20 Bridgestone's and maybe slightly more nimble, yet strangely more stable. The Bridgestone's were prone to the odd little slip on damp patches but the Dunlop's encouraged confidence with no slips at all, I had to remind myself "New rubber ...
by duke63
15 Feb 2024, 21:17
Forum: Religion, Politics, and other Unmentionables
Topic: The Daily Post Election Politics Thread
Replies: 1575
Views: 358964

Re: The Daily Post Election Politics Thread

Deep into a Rishession.

Were the Tories not telling us before Xmas we were NOT in a recession?. More lies.

Meanwhile British Gas reports profits up tenfold.
by kiwikrasher
10 Feb 2024, 02:48
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

Kid free city weekend. We were supposed to go camping but my back still isn’t up to it. Though it felt fine after a few drinks last night 😂
by Stonesie
08 Feb 2024, 16:01
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: NEW Bike day-ish, GS Round 2
Replies: 33
Views: 116439

Re: NEW Bike day-ish, GS Round 2

... any problems, when we got there he went out solo on the roads he grew up on riding like a teenager, still loving the tyres. My last Dunlop's were Qualifier 2 on the Daytona 650 and they were okay unless it was damp, modern Dunlop's are much better. With that offer I'm getting a pair fitted ...
by kiwikrasher
04 Feb 2024, 10:34
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18679
Views: 2954820

Re: What are you doing today ??

... bloody steep. Took 1.5 hrs to get down as Jess was pretty nervous going down (so lots of waiting). Getting out was only an hour as the others were more confident climb up so not as many delays. For me it was worth it. No one else agrees (lol) Beautiful clean swim hole and little waterfall ...