Only in France.

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Cab, Sep 28, 2005.

  1. Cab

    'Hog Guest

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    They should have been using mousse filled tyres!

    'Hog
     
    'Hog, Sep 28, 2005
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    mb Guest

    YAWN.

    I notice you didn't answer the question.


    "A large part of the underside of tank 5 was found on the runway. It
    bore no signs of impact and had been ripped away from the inside towards
    the outside"
    And:
    "Research showed that a projectile penetrating tank 5 could have
    generated a hydrodynamic pressure surge but that this could not have
    caused the ripping out of the piece of tank found on the runway".

    How does this fit in with your theory?

    Wouldn't you have thought that a shredded tyre would make some sort of
    mark?
     
    mb, Sep 28, 2005
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  3. Never mind. Elvis did it, riding a black helicopter.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Sep 28, 2005
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    mb Guest

    Half a point each, it was titanium:
    "Until October many Concorde aircrew and some investigators thought the
    strip was made from aluminium, which the 23-tonne wheel would have
    flattened harmlessly. It was a titanium alloy".
     
    mb, Sep 28, 2005
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  5. Heh. Granted. It probably fell off a Gixxer.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Sep 28, 2005
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    Lozzo Guest

    The Older Gentleman says...
    Couldn't have been a Ducati one, not enough dings in the rim.
     
    Lozzo, Sep 28, 2005
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    YTC#1 Guest

    Because he is TOG, and he is always right....:)
     
    YTC#1, Sep 28, 2005
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  8. Heh. Ain't dat de troof.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Sep 29, 2005
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    Cab Guest

    That was a bit of a bummer, as I was in Leicester [1] then.

    [1] Leicester Police HQ. Is it only me that feels guilty whenever in
    the presence of plod? And I've nothing to feel guilty about.
     
    Cab, Oct 2, 2005
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    prawn Guest

    No. Funnily enough, I had a house warming the other day. One of my
    guests bumped in to a local copper and asked him where I lived, and was
    given correct directions[1].

    [1] I've lived there for 10 days. I'm a marked man, I tell you.
     
    prawn, Oct 2, 2005
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    darsy Guest

    and for Paris-hotel fans, I'd say the Hilton is considerably superior
    to the Sofitel. Although, the hotel being wholely located inside
    another building (CNIT) is a bit weird.
    I'm in Paris twice a month, so I imagine we'll end up doing beers at
    some point. In fact, I was supposed to be there from this morning until
    Wednesday, but the reason for going has been put off for a week, which
    is a bit of a ****, as I cancelled a weekend thing away from London
    because I was expecting to have to get the Eurostar first thing this
    morning, and only found out via a phone call yesterday.

    Bloody French.
     
    darsy, Oct 3, 2005
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    Cab Guest

    Twice a month! I need never miss an issue of Bike or DiRe again! (I
    suppose I could subscribe though :)
    Heh. You've got to love them.
     
    Cab, Oct 3, 2005
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    Ace Guest

    True, but they make you pay extra _and_ don't include any of the
    freebies that come with a UK-bought copy. Bastards.

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    Ace, Oct 3, 2005
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    Cab Guest

    This is why I never subbed. TBH, I'm in the UK often enough (or my
    colleagues are over here often enough) to get me the real deal.
     
    Cab, Oct 3, 2005
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    Ace Guest

    Ahh, I'm not, you see. Although I suppose I _could_ change the
    delivery address to that of a certain roche colleague and get them
    forwarded in the internal mail...

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    Ace, Oct 3, 2005
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    darsy Guest

    despite my job title having the word "London" in it (well, it's implied
    if not explicit), most of our application services and all of our
    production people are in Paris, so although the enterprise applications
    for which I have responsibility for are developed in London, and used
    globally, I need to physically get hold[1] of people in Paris on a
    regular basis to ensure things get done. Plus, my line manager is in
    Paris, and isn't the easiest person to communicate with on the phone or
    email.
    I'm not a fucking courier service, you know ;-)

    [1] unfortunately "by the neck" is only what I'd like.
     
    darsy, Oct 3, 2005
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    Ben Blaney Guest

    Get it sent to a UK address, and pay 60 quid for the Royal Mail to
    forward everything to your name at that address. That's what I do,
    and for my three subscriptions (PB, Classic Cars, PC Pro) it saves me
    more than the cost of the forwarding service.
     
    Ben Blaney, Oct 3, 2005
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    Ace Guest

    I only have one UK subscription (Bike), so it would be a -very_
    expensive way of doing it. ISTR that the cost for delivery in Europe
    is only +15% or so anyway.

    And the freebies aren't worth the hassle anyway, let's face it.

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    Ace, Oct 3, 2005
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  19. Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy
    Snap.

    It fucking rocks.

    "We agreed this last month, don't you remember?"

    "Oh... OK, then..."

    --
    Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
    and Ducati Race Engineer.

    WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
    SBS#39 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
    Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
    Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000
     
    Wicked Uncle Nigel, Oct 3, 2005
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    sweller Guest

    Unfortunately for me a recent conversation went like this:

    me: That's not what we discussed, why the **** did you do that?

    op1: It's what was on the list to do.

    op2: In your writing.

    me: Ah.
     
    sweller, Oct 5, 2005
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