APRIL SHOWERS-OF SNOW

[iftikartaxis]

snow

Just got up 0700hrs
Taken a day off to get daughters car MOT'd
BLOODY HELL
M62 East bound junction 24 No traffic whats so ever.
So thats one big pile up probally Between junctions 22-23
West bound gridlocked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
About 10-15 cm of thick claggy shitty snow
Scooter rally starts tomorrow Whitby.
Wonder how many will be going on the scoots.
Great start to a easter bank holiday

 

[gerarddwatts]

Gretna 5.22 - knackered...absolutely shite weather for 4 hours .. Better now

 

[Dahoum]

Ah what bliss - flew into Rome this morning - balmy 21C here this afternoon

 

[gerarddwatts]

home 8pm...fukt....need whisky...

 

[Mr K]

home 8pm...fukt....need whisky...

Good man.

 

[AndyT]

home 8pm...fukt....need whisky...

I was going to say that was quick then I saw your post this morning was just after 3am Get some cough mixture down you (jaeger) or failing that some of Doyles slow Gin

 

[flash of the gap]

shite, i,m offt to normandy for the easter weekend, be fookin freeze,n on the bike, it was 19 dgrs last weekend

 

[arcboutant]

are you not washing the bike first...............

home 8pm...fukt....need whisky...

see to the animals first ,then

 

[gerarddwatts]

Weeeell....flew to Gatwick..landed 7.30..needed pish...first tea of the day runs straight through...walked halfway back to Scotland to find bogs....had coffee and panini...got train to Clapham, changed, got train to Chiswick....regretting silky layers now....walked to vendors house..chat, bonding, tea, look at bike, had huge dump, removed all obvious stubborn remnants....got on bike about 11, A4, M4, M25, M40....glorious day..helmet in openface mode...until Banbury...big black cloud, rain, sleet, atrocious weather, spray, wind, 40-50 all way up M6 til Hilton Park, no longer regretting silky layers,... warmup..gloves under hot air blower etc..tea/burger...tried pish..owing to climatic conditions willy unwilling to surface...unable to grip with numb fingers...teased out with lettuce leaf free with burger....fillup..head north...weather better but nasty gusts...manage all the way over border to Gretna..another pish, cup of tea, muffin....fuel...head north...wind better..sun out!!...manage all the way home ..8pm...park up walk away get pished. Away now to clean bike etc.

And how was your day?

 

[arcboutant]

hmmm..................

not missed much - very concise. Passport stamped?

 

[doyle]

I take it you like the bike


Was across your way today,no luck ,found a few new places.Lot of scent about so something in the area.

 

[gerarddwatts]

Bike GOOD..looking much better already. Thanks for all offers of help.

Definitely a beast up to no good..new one with tail missing last night..mummy with babes??