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Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Higgins@work, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. Higgins@work

    higgins@work Guest

    Belgium, but I would imagine that similar principles apply
    I did consider asking for a look at the certificate of conformity and
    then asking if he'd sell me it for the UK price.
     
    higgins@work, Apr 15, 2009
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  2. Higgins@work

    higgins@work Guest

    <snip loads of options>

    Cheers, Nick.
     
    higgins@work, Apr 15, 2009
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  3. My nightmare is that they'll do this on a French Run some day.
    Sounds good to me
     
    The Older Gentleman, Apr 15, 2009
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  4. Higgins@work

    BGN Guest

    Yup, but seeing as all riders should have taken their own travel
    insurance they can probably claim it all back.
    It really shits up the roads and motorway where I live. The M20 turns
    into a car park meaning that it can't be used, therefore everyone has
    to go on the local roads around which shits all of them up.
     
    BGN, Apr 15, 2009
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  5. Higgins@work

    Adie Guest

    which reminds me, I have creme eggs and mini eggs here for you and
    some catnip chocolate for the fluffies.

    Dja reckon they could go through internal mail to you?
    --
    Adie
    (replace spam with nickname to reply)

    UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.info/faq/

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    keeper of the FAQ for my sins
    MRO#11 BOTAFOF#7 BOTAFOT#130 DIAABTCOD#17 MIB#24 YTC#16 BOB#15 ex-UKRMMA#22 BOMB#11
     
    Adie, Apr 15, 2009
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    platypus Guest

    If they cut up rough while I was in foreign, I'd phone work and say "Oh
    dear!" then **** off south to Italy or Spain for a few days.
     
    platypus, Apr 15, 2009
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  7. Yes, I was getting a UK Professor's salary without the
    responsibilities. And at the time the cost of living was perhaps slightly
    in Switzerland's favour. Nowadays, 9 years on, I'm still only getting
    85% of what I was then. ...or maybe 46% of what I'd be getting if I'd
    stayed in the Swiss Civil Service.

    --
    Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
    Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
    GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
    WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
    KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
     
    Dr Ivan D. Reid, Apr 15, 2009
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  8. Higgins@work

    geoff Guest

    Ha - reminds me of the time when I got stopped at the french-belgian
    border trying to explain away the polypin of london pride in the boot
     
    geoff, Apr 15, 2009
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  9. Higgins@work

    geoff Guest

    Stick it in a pretty bottle, give it a pseudo-history ...
     
    geoff, Apr 15, 2009
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  10. Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, geoff
    Many years ago I was working in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands, and
    arranged to meet a mate (who was based in Muenster at the time) at the
    border at Enschede, whence we'd head back to my place.

    I arrived at the border in *pissing* rain to find it manned (which was
    unusual, but the militant bog-trotters were making a nuisance of
    themselves at the time). The German guy flagged me down, and spent a few
    minutes asking questions, whilst getting wet through. I stayed dry and
    answered the questions, then was waved on.

    Driving 50 metres over the border I pulled into the hotel car park where
    we'd arranged to meet, and my mate was already there. We made "It's
    pissing down" signals at each other, and I set off back towards home.

    And was stopped at the Dutch border...

    For *****'s* sake.

    The Dutch guy wandered up to the window, I wound it down, he leaned in
    and asked in a slightly concerned manner: "Don't you like Germany?".

    I fucking cracked up. He grinned, and waved me on.

    --
    Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

    I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
    change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
    go and talk to the Catholics.
     
    Wicked Uncle Nigel, Apr 15, 2009
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  11. Higgins@work

    geoff Guest

    Under EU law, isn't it the responsibility of the french navy to mow them
    down ?
     
    geoff, Apr 15, 2009
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  12. Higgins@work

    Lozzo Guest

    How about queuing for customs at Luqa Airport, Malta the day after
    Desert Storm kicked off in January 1991. My hand luggage contained 24
    bottles of a local soft drink called Kinnie. I had to open one at
    random and drink it in front of the customs officer.

    --
    Lozzo
    Versys 650 Tourer
    Fireblade 929 (For sale)
    CBR600F-W trackbike
    SR250 SpazzTrakka,
    SR250 wivva topbox
    TS250C
    RD400F, somewhere
    I see a bright new future, where chickens can cross the road with no
    fear of having their motives questioned
     
    Lozzo, Apr 15, 2009
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  13. Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, geoff
    Would you deny our brave lads any fun at all?

    Traitor.

    The Frog navy can fish any survivors out of the drink. That'll be their
    contribution.

    --
    Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

    I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
    change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
    go and talk to the Catholics.
     
    Wicked Uncle Nigel, Apr 15, 2009
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  14. Higgins@work

    ogden Guest

    Wicked.

    Two cases of each, please ;)
     
    ogden, Apr 15, 2009
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  15. Higgins@work

    geoff Guest

    Shirly, the fun would be sitting there watching the frogs masking a
    total **** up of it

    Divide and conquer is the british way
    What would be the point of that ?
     
    geoff, Apr 16, 2009
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  16. My joy would have been complete if you'd feigned nerve gas poisoning and
    gone into spazzms (sic).
     
    The Older Gentleman, Apr 16, 2009
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  17. Higgins@work

    ogden Guest

    Neither drink thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three...


    That's probably because they have only had a couple of beers, the
    lightweight motherfuckers.
     
    ogden, Apr 16, 2009
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  18. Higgins@work

    BGN Guest

    Don't they normally just park a load of lorries on the access roads to
    the ports meaning the navy can't do much about it?
     
    BGN, Apr 16, 2009
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  19. Higgins@work

    ogden Guest

    Over here we just call such behaviour 'Operation Stack'
     
    ogden, Apr 16, 2009
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  20. Higgins@work

    Simes Guest

    No he isn't. We got back - by the skin of our teeth... Well, on a bloody
    great big boat thing anyway.
     
    Simes, Apr 19, 2009
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