Bring Out Your Dead

Indeed, but I've sometimes arrived earlier or later than the period
specified for the fare and never had to pay extra...

'ang on, I remember one time, though, where we wanted to cross back
(to the UK) a day early, and they weren't having it. I tried phoning
them and all sorts, but eventually went back to a different tiocket
booth and they were OK. SO some of it will depends (as in this case)
on how busy they are, some of it on how bolshy they're feeling.

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But it's so quick and easy.

 

Thank god for that. before you kill yourself or one of your loved ones


P.

 

What's your problem? A gixxer with 12 inch high ape-hangers and lower,
forward set footrests would have a similar riding position to a V-Strom.
Or did you not understand the humorous reference to Mr. Eaton's rearset
incident?

 

you didn't? why ever not? ;-)

 

'Hog says...

And take it from me, top totty in the bar down the road.

 

darsy says...

Replace years with minutes and that's closer to the mark for me.

 

"I wanted to be.... a Lumberjack!"

 

Really? It's half an hour in which I can check stuff, plan routes or
read my book and it comes in at £68 return - out Sat morning back Monday
evening in July for Chimay.

 

I can manage minutes, maybe days, but weeks are a bugger. HTF anyone
can ever in reality provide an alibi unless they were at a scheduled
event I don't know.

 

I think you might be.

Phew. I'm a forgetful old bugger at times.

There are two of those for the 185 in the box of bits I've assembled
for WUN. There are also two on the TS250.

Ah, the TS185C tank isn't held down by a rubber band, it's held down
by a bolt.

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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger

Best the spare ones get diverted, then.

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I thought it best to ask.

Mr Reece? Logistics solution details, please.

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I've never caught the train I had a ticket for, and always got on the
very next train departing.

 

Though I've been through the tunnel iro 100 times, I've only done it
once on a bike. That was when I was riding back from Ace's place in
France on the 400 Four. I had a ticket for the Seacat, but I'd missed
it, and I was in a rush, so I went straight for the train.

That was necessity (I had a plane to catch from Heathrow about 6 hours
later, so didn't have time to waste).

Ordinarily though, my motorcycling to the continent would be for
pleasure. And I enjoy catching ferries. The delay to get loaded is a
little tiresome, but once on the boat I like it. Have a sit down,
something to eat, a beer, a piss. Lovely. It's part of the pleasure,
for me; part of the trip.

 

Hard, cold, dirty, uncomfortable.

True. I'd rather look at scenery, though.

True. See my post to sweller for the reasons behind my preference.

I understand your desire for speed and simplicity, because you've got
4 hours riding UK-side before getting on, or after getting off.

 

True. When we had the VW camper we used to go Portsmouth - Le Havre on
the night boat it was all part of the holiday and reinforced the idea of
going 'abroad'. Unfortunately that route appears to have closed.

Chimay weekend is going to be a bit rushed as Friday I'm doing 'stuff'
and will be catching the 7am train to get to Chimay for 12pm (local time)
Saturday which means a 5am ish departure from mine. The tunnel is ideal
for that kind of idiocy; costs about the same as the ferries.

 

You forgot to mention the joy of watching hundreds of folk go green and
loose their lunch when it blows up.

'Hog

 

Yeah - that's quality too!

 

Oh, yeah, for efficiency and timeliness, you can't whack it. It's
great that it costs the same as the ferry, too. For a while it was
significantly more expensive.