Bring Out Your Dead

Ian Blakeley · Jun 18, 2005

Inuk.rec.motorcycles said:

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Boots Blakeley

Anyway, I've got (at least) a couple of weeks to figure it all
out, and decide what to do next.
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If it's serious, can I have the bling mobile?[1]
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No, I'm leaving it to Lozzo.

****'s sake, I must have painted this much worse than I meant to. I
am not dying any faster than I was last week, I'm just very slightly
fucked in the head. ;^)
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R I C, thought it was something serious, if you post to UKRM a lack of
mental balance is normal.

sweller · Jun 18, 2005

Wicked said:

****'s sake, I must have painted this much worse than I meant to. I am
not dying any faster than I was last week, I'm just very slightly
fucked in the head.
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"I'm mad, me"

platypus · Jun 18, 2005

Bear said:

Come to the present day and we're working longer and harder than ever,
in more and more stressful environments; our reliance on modern
"labour saving" devices has less to do with quality of life, and more
to do with a chronic lack of free time. In many respects, we're worse
off and living with higher stress levels than a bunch of serfs
trudging round a field 500 years ago, and no less enslaved.
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Yeah, but we've got bikes, and...

Ah, okay.

Wicked Uncle Nigel · Jun 18, 2005

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller

"I'm mad, me"
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Ah, but I'm not. The doctor told me so.

--
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
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

Donald · Jun 18, 2005

Bear wrote:
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I know all that, and a great deal more, but I was merely commenting what
a right little Job's comforter you are
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I like to consider myself disadvantaged in the sublety and empathy arena.

There was a programme on R4 the other day, mid-morning IIRC, where they
were talking about the stress of modern working practices, and how the
the push for ever-greater productivity has locked us into a system that
isn't very good for us.

That in turn put me in mind of something dog told me once, when we were
discussing work stresses and work/life balance; if you look back a few
centuries to serfs working the fields, most people's impression is that
they were poor souls, worked half to death, when in fact the truth is
that, in order to provide the food and shelter they needed for
themselves and their families, they only needed to work about 6 hours a
*week*. Spool forward a century or two, to just after the Middle Ages,
and it's gone up to something like 15 hours a week (can't recall the
exact figures, but it's of that magnitude). Then hit the Industrial
Revolution and it goes through the roof, to something like 40 a week.

Come to the present day and we're working longer and harder than ever,
in more and more stressful environments; our reliance on modern "labour
saving" devices has less to do with quality of life, and more to do with
a chronic lack of free time. In many respects, we're worse off and
living with higher stress levels than a bunch of serfs trudging round a
field 500 years ago, and no less enslaved.

Just a theory, mind you, and of course there are many unlisted benefits,
but it makes one think.
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Semi-detatched suburban slave, that's me.

Didn't see the program but I've been reviewing my reasons for working
recently. Decided that I'd try to work less and spend more time doing
things I really enjoy. Even if it means working part time and the
associated loss of income. Haven't quite worked out how to replace the
day job with un-earned income though. Might be able to cut back on some
expenses to compensate.

porl · Jun 18, 2005

Wicked Uncle Nigel said:

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller

Ah, but I'm not. The doctor told me so.
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Yey, another dysfunctional biker on ukrm. What are the chances.

DR · Jun 19, 2005

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus
<> typed

Cool! They don't have electricity up there, do they?
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Of course. We capture errant tourists, and make them work our
treadmills to generate the terawatts we secretly use to power our,
erm, stuff.

platypus · Jun 19, 2005

DR said:

Of course. We capture errant tourists, and make them work our
treadmills to generate the terawatts we secretly use to power our,
erm, stuff.
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Boot-room dryers for the thousands of hairy ramblers?

'Hog · Jun 20, 2005

Wicked Uncle Nigel said:

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

<G>

I've been thinking (never a good idea, but sometimes I can't help
myself).

I'm *definitely* interested in the TS. I think the KH may be more of a
project than I'm currently looking for.
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OK, do you want something really really nice and rather practical
too....
I ain't letting it go to other than a very good home.

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/156171

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk...les.classic+author:hog&hl=en#c4f5c3797696c290

'Hog

Wicked Uncle Nigel · Jun 20, 2005

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, 'Hog

OK, do you want something really really nice and rather practical
too....
I ain't letting it go to other than a very good home.

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/156171
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Oh, you ******.

See, I've sort of made my mind up about this here GTS1000...

--
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
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

'Hog · Jun 20, 2005

Wicked Uncle Nigel said:

As of 10:15 this morning, when the nice lady Doctor[1] signed me off
for two weeks.

All a bit odd, really. I went into the surgery feeling OK-ish, but a
bit under the weather / cosh, and experienced a most peculiar reaction
to our little chat. I've always been fairly secure in my knowledge of
what's occurring inside my head[2]. But apparently something
unpleasant has snuck up on me. Ho-hum.

Anyway, I've got (at least) a couple of weeks to figure it all out,
and decide what to do next.

[1] Not that one...
[2] Usually remarkably little, so it's not a hard subject.
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Spare room and board in Holywood, single or double. Feel free etc. more
than welcome. Weather is rather nice just now and long daylight hours.
Lots of nice places and roads to explore.

'Hog

Wicked Uncle Nigel · Jun 20, 2005

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, 'Hog

Wicked Uncle Nigel said:

As of 10:15 this morning, when the nice lady Doctor[1] signed me off
for two weeks.

All a bit odd, really. I went into the surgery feeling OK-ish, but a
bit under the weather / cosh, and experienced a most peculiar reaction
to our little chat. I've always been fairly secure in my knowledge of
what's occurring inside my head[2]. But apparently something
unpleasant has snuck up on me. Ho-hum.

Anyway, I've got (at least) a couple of weeks to figure it all out,
and decide what to do next.

[1] Not that one...
[2] Usually remarkably little, so it's not a hard subject.
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Spare room and board in Holywood, single or double. Feel free etc. more
than welcome. Weather is rather nice just now and long daylight hours.
Lots of nice places and roads to explore.
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Thank you mate, I appreciate it.

If Mrs WUN was at a similar loose end, I'd take your hand off. But she's
not, and I need an anchor at the moment, IYSWIM.

I'm going fishing tomorrow. For the first time in <mumbelty-mumble>
years. I expect to enjoy myself. :^)

Cheers

--
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
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

'Hog · Jun 20, 2005

Wicked Uncle Nigel said:

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, 'Hog

Oh, you ******.

See, I've sort of made my mind up about this here GTS1000...
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Your call my friend. Two very different propositions.

'Hog

Ginge · Jun 20, 2005

Wicked said:

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, 'Hog

As of 10:15 this morning, when the nice lady Doctor[1] signed me off >> for two weeks.

All a bit odd, really. I went into the surgery feeling OK-ish, but
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a >> bit under the weather / cosh, and experienced a most peculiar
reaction >> to our little chat. I've always been fairly secure in my
knowledge of >> what's occurring inside my head[2]. But apparently
something >> unpleasant has snuck up on me. Ho-hum.

Anyway, I've got (at least) a couple of weeks to figure it all out,
and decide what to do next.

[1] Not that one...
[2] Usually remarkably little, so it's not a hard subject.
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Spare room and board in Holywood, single or double. Feel free etc.
more than welcome. Weather is rather nice just now and long
daylight hours. Lots of nice places and roads to explore.
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Thank you mate, I appreciate it.

If Mrs WUN was at a similar loose end, I'd take your hand off. But
she's not, and I need an anchor at the moment, IYSWIM.

I'm going fishing tomorrow. For the first time in <mumbelty-mumble>
years. I expect to enjoy myself. :^)
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Ahh burn-out.

If you find an answer to making pointless things seem less so, let me
know.

Champ · Jun 20, 2005

Ahh burn-out.

If you find an answer to making pointless things seem less so, let me
know.
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Just accept that they are pointless. My job (and yours too, I guess),
consists of doing a constantly changing stream of pointless things,
99% of which, in (say) 5 years time will be completely forgotten.
Doesn't bother me in the slightest, tho, as it pays me enough to ****
about on fast motorbikes the rest of the time.

dwb · Jun 20, 2005

Champ said:

Just accept that they are pointless. My job (and yours too, I guess),
consists of doing a constantly changing stream of pointless things,
99% of which, in (say) 5 years time will be completely forgotten.
Doesn't bother me in the slightest, tho, as it pays me enough to ****
about on fast motorbikes the rest of the time.
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This is what I'm trying to get myself to think.

However I do worry there's a fine line between happiness/acceptane and lack
of ambition/laziness.

darsy · Jun 20, 2005

Simian said:

Essentially, farming is hard work, much harder than simple hunting and
gathering. It just happens to be a more successful survival strategy,
in the same way that specialisation is a better strategy than
subsistence, and industrialisation is better still (global meltdown
excepted).
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FFS, why spoil a theory with facts?

Ginge · Jun 20, 2005

Champ said:

Just accept that they are pointless. My job (and yours too, I guess),
consists of doing a constantly changing stream of pointless things,
99% of which, in (say) 5 years time will be completely forgotten.
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I have, but as Nigel's flipping out on one he might come up with a
better way, or at least an entertaining slant on things.

Doesn't bother me in the slightest, tho, as it pays me enough to ****
about on fast motorbikes the rest of the time.
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I was looking at some of those yesterday. No used gixxer thous to be
seen in any of the dealers though, in fact there didn't seem to be many
litrebikes at all.

darsy · Jun 20, 2005

Champ said:

Just accept that they are pointless. My job (and yours too, I guess),
consists of doing a constantly changing stream of pointless things,
99% of which, in (say) 5 years time will be completely forgotten.
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I can't even remember myself what I did 5 years ago.

dwb · Jun 20, 2005

Ginge said:

I was looking at some of those yesterday. No used gixxer thous to be
seen in any of the dealers though, in fact there didn't seem to be
many litrebikes at all.
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Not as a snide remark (seriously), how is your wrist these days?

I took the Strom out for a 50 mile run yesterday and whilst I miss the
precision of the GSX-R, I've got none of the (back)aches with the Strom. I'm
wondering how long it'll take before my brain forgets the pain of the GSX-R
and I decide I want a 1000

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