aye up, gadgy!
wheest tha jaarn on, marrar?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:19, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Nivver better, whor lad
Does Cumbrian constitute a foreign language?

I was watching the news before about the scallop boat from Maryport.

It's a tragic story, but one of the blokes they interviewed had such a thick West Cumberland accent he almost needed subtitles.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:22, Reply)

i reckon it does, a bit like manx (the mankey language!)
yeah, sad news about the scallop guys. people just don't realise how dangerous that work is. all the better reason to switch to less 'intrusive' methods? i dunno...
great news...my motorbike goes back on the road at the end of the month, after a 5 yr break due to points. it's been mot'd and fully serviced. i've fitted a rack and top-box. glad i kept hold of it through all the "divorce-breakdown-therapy-marriage-fatherhood" excitement of the las few years...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:31, Reply)

Manx - as in Isle of Man
Is odd.

The entire Isle of Man is a bit odd though, in my experience.

It's sole purpose seems to be as an experiment on the results of interbreeding.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:35, Reply)

no man is an island...
except the isle of Man...
and Barry island...

any more?

and i must say, you're being frightfully cynical this evening...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:37, Reply)

Ray Mil-land?
Not cynical. I'm too well educated to be cynical.

Misanthropic.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:40, Reply)

Ray Mil-land LOL
that's a good one.
think i might hijack this and start a new /OT thread with it...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:46, Reply)

And the lovely pink fluffy place
Where everything works out beautifully in the end - Barbara Cart-Land.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:00, Reply)

nah, not letting that one through.
a land, not an island.
grrrr.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:06, Reply)

Oh
So is Greenland (named, of course, after Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac) not an island then?

Barbara Cart-Land is a perfectly valid place.

Like Alan Brazil, Ford Escort Mexico, Anatole France and Jello Biafra.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:17, Reply)

i'll let you have greenland, on a technicality!
as for the others...chinese burn ahoy!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:21, Reply)

And, from Superman
Laos Lane.

Oooh...yer bugger...geroff me arm...yer bugger...I'll get me dad on yer....oooooh....
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:24, Reply)

Barry Island needs to be an island again.
*wants to sever the bridge*
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:41, Reply)

Are the rack and top box
A nod towards an older, wiser B69?

Full front fairing next, or are you just going the whole (fat) hog and getting a Goldwing??
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:38, Reply)

nah, i love it naked!
it's a honda hornet 600, in case i've not mentioned that before.
i went all over europe on it, crossed france from switz to the atlantic in one day. not bad on a bike with a 13l fuel tank (plus 3l reserve). it's stuck with me through thick and thin! and it helped me get 17 points in 15 months, after nearly 18 years without even so much as a parking ticket. but even through the torment that is divorce i kept hold of it, and now it is re-born...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:44, Reply)

And now
It's time ride! Soud like you've had a great time with the beastie... tis most excellent you have it up and going again!

(has no interest in motorbikes except the pretty sound they make as they go past)
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:49, Reply)

yeah, now i'm being a "good boy" again...
these days i have responsibilities i have chosen so i'm much sorted.
the sensation of biking...WOW...the closest you can get to flying without (hopefully) leaving the ground...it's 11 yrs old, has only 22k on the clock, it'll do 90mph in 2nd gear and it's mine...
LOL roll on a week saturday!!!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Don't know much about bikes
I have a few mates who have bikes - Rick has an R1 (more money than sense) and Ian has a Ducati 888 (ditto).

Never seen the attraction myself but I've never really been a petrolhead full stop. Jeremy Clarkson has a seat in my fantasy "minibus over the cliff" scenario.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:51, Reply)

Better than the dream I had about him >< I do like Clarkson but not as much as my subconscious wants me to think...
James May though, yes.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:53, Reply)

the R1 is one of the best bikes of all time. full stop.
except i don't fancy that much power...
ducati is all about the cool!
with a bike you get so much more power and cool for your pound!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:04, Reply)

Rick claims
Bowness to Ulverston in 10 minutes on the R1. If you know this road you'll know what he did!

Ian with the Ducati became 18 again when he finally saw the error of his ways and divorced the evil harridan who spent 20 years wrecking his life.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:11, Reply)

10 minutes? bugger me!
that guy who keeps riding 'round the world rides an R1. bombproof and fast as fuck due to lightness.
and let's be fair, there's nowt like a bike to re-invigorate the middle-aged man! LOL I'm 40 in september!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:15, Reply)

40 doesn't hurt
As long as you can show something for 40 years, and you can.

41 in November.

Have you ever read Jupiter's Travels, and the recent sequel?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:20, Reply)

nah mate, worth lookin out?
i'm all over amazon...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:22, Reply)

Absolutely
Author is Ted Simon.

Jupiter's Travels is his book about going around the world on a Trumpet in 1973-75 and it's SUPERB.

Sequel is called (off the top of my head) Jupiter's Return when he retraces his steps, aged 70, on a BMW.

Beautiful, compassionate, emotive writing.

EDIT - Sequel is called Dreaming of Jupiter. Read Jupiter's Travels first or the re-visit will make no sense.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:28, Reply)

sorted!
and a few others too...oops!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:47, Reply)

Enjoy.
Bedtime for TD - Toodleoo, Kids.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:51, Reply)

That's a pretty impressive beast you have there.
*likes motorbikes*
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:51, Reply)

the hornet will become a classic, i'm certain.
it's a real good looking machine, pokey and nimble. fantastic engine (slightly de-tuned CBR block, exquisite engineering in a 4-pot 600).pretty damned light too, making it fairly rapid to 80 or so...
only 2 faults...needs a bigger tank and stiffer front end. can sort the front, but the tank??? think i need to find someone who can modify one for me?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:01, Reply)