On 1/22/2022 12:20 PM, CT wrote:
> Turby wrote:
>
>> Well. It's been quite a day so far.
>
> Nice.
>
> I'm happy that I've ridden the PCH, albeit on a rented Harley Road
> Glide but I'd much rather ride the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Aus
> which I've only done in a car.
>
Yeah, the PCH varies quite a bit, from twisty mountains to suburban
bikini stoplights. The fun roads here are all inland.

--
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FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 1/22/2022 2:46 AM, YTC#1 wrote:
> On 22/01/2022 01:05, Turby wrote:
>> Well. It's been quite a day so far. It started out the way most days do.
> <snip>
>
> I
>> think the tyre's OK.
>>
> Oh, for open, empty, warm and dry roads :-(
>
Up the mountain there were several signs that said "Icy," but I think
they put them up 3 months a year out of habit. The roads were all dry
and clean.

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 1/22/2022 4:03 AM, siwilson wrote:
>
> Nice. https://photos.app.goo.gl/FcgKovg1tub9U8Xc9 came up on my timeline
> the other day.
>
My memory is really going bad, but I don't recall our route to the
desert. Was that it? (Doesn't feel like it.)

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

Turby wrote:

> On 1/22/2022 12:20 PM, CT wrote:
> > Turby wrote:
> >
> > I'm happy that I've ridden the PCH, albeit on a rented Harley Road
> > Glide but I'd much rather ride the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Aus
> > which I've only done in a car.
> >
> Yeah, the PCH varies quite a bit, from twisty mountains to suburban
> bikini stoplights. The fun roads here are all inland.

Yes, I can imagine PCH gets a bit "meh" for a local.

And it was a Road King, not a Road Glide (not sure that exists!)

--
Chris

On 22/01/2022 15:52, YTC#1 wrote:
> On 22/01/2022 11:30, Mark Olson wrote:
>> YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On 22/01/2022 05:57, Mark Olson wrote:
>>>> WUN <nigel.eaton@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 1:06:05 AM UTC, Turby wrote:
>>>>>> Well. It's been quite a day so far.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nice! I've been to Julian a couple of times, and Palomar once. That
>>>>> brought back some
>>>>> memories. Glad you had a good day.
>>>>
>>>> I tried to make it to Julian in February of 2013 after visiting
>>>> Turby with a co-worker.
>>>>
>>>> Made it about 4 miles from there before having to turn around.
>>>>
>>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/fL6AmFR9KWtRsmYH8
>>>
>>> That reminds me, Yellowsrone, May 2013.
>>> <url:https://ytc1-cloud.dyndns.org:643/nextcloud/index.php/apps/files/?dir=/Pictures/2013/2Prats/NorthAmerica&openfile=25636>
>>>
>>
>> YTC!
>>
>> Can't view that as it is asking for a login:
>
> Aye, silly me.
> <url:https://ytc1-cloud.dyndns.org:643/nextcloud/index.php/s/LMwp786Ww3W5acr>
>
>
> I sometimes forget I need to use the share link, not the viewing URL.

That's asking for trouble, putting it on the sidestand pointing downhill.

On 22/01/2022 18:00 Pete Fisher penned these words:
> D'oh. Reply not Follow up strikes again! Can you tune Thunderbird to
> remove Reply when posting to usenet?

Yeah I've done it but unrecall how. Google should help, almost certainly adding
or changing a key in the config editor.

--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 22:39:14 -0000 (UTC), "CT" <me@christrollen.co.uk>
wrote:

>And it was a Road King, not a Road Glide (not sure that exists!)

Road Glide has the square twin lamp fairing.
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CBR1000FL;CBX1000Z;GPz750R;Z750E1;Z650C2;
KH500A8;KH250B3;TS250c;TS185c.

On 22/01/2022 17:14, Mark Olson wrote:
> YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote:
>> Norway, June 2005. Had slightly more snow :-)
>>
>> <url:https://ytc1-cloud.dyndns.org:643/nextcloud/index.php/s/KA8TFgxYojb5GaT>
>
> That one actually looks pretty similar to how much snow was beside
> the road in Yellowstone in early June 2011.
>
> Anytime you're riding with that much snow, it's definitely "Adventure
> Touring".
>

2 up on an XJ900F, running on 3 cylinders :-)

--
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http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 23/01/2022 01:03, Mike Fleming wrote:
> On 22/01/2022 15:52, YTC#1 wrote:
>> On 22/01/2022 11:30, Mark Olson wrote:
>>> YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> On 22/01/2022 05:57, Mark Olson wrote:
>>>>> WUN <nigel.eaton@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 1:06:05 AM UTC, Turby wrote:
>>>>>>> Well. It's been quite a day so far.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nice! I've been to Julian a couple of times, and Palomar once.
>>>>>> That brought back some
>>>>>> memories. Glad you had a good day.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried to make it to Julian in February of 2013 after visiting
>>>>> Turby with a co-worker.
>>>>>
>>>>> Made it about 4 miles from there before having to turn around.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/fL6AmFR9KWtRsmYH8
>>>>
>>>> That reminds me, Yellowsrone, May 2013.
>>>> <url:https://ytc1-cloud.dyndns.org:643/nextcloud/index.php/apps/files/?dir=/Pictures/2013/2Prats/NorthAmerica&openfile=25636>
>>>>
>>>
>>> YTC!
>>>
>>> Can't view that as it is asking for a login:
>>
>> Aye, silly me.
>> <url:https://ytc1-cloud.dyndns.org:643/nextcloud/index.php/s/LMwp786Ww3W5acr>
>>
>>
>> I sometimes forget I need to use the share link, not the viewing URL.
>
> That's asking for trouble, putting it on the sidestand pointing downhill.

Living dangerously.
Or.
CBA with camara angles and shit.

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 22/01/2022 21:02, Turby wrote:
> On 1/22/2022 2:46 AM, YTC#1 wrote:
>> On 22/01/2022 01:05, Turby wrote:
>>> Well. It's been quite a day so far. It started out the way most days do.
>> <snip>
>>
>> I
>>> think the tyre's OK.
>>>
>> Oh, for open, empty, warm and dry roads :-(
>>
> Up the mountain there were several signs that said "Icy," but I think
> they put them up 3 months a year out of habit. The roads were all dry
> and clean.
>
>

Bridges may ......

--
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"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 22/01/2022 20:57, Turby wrote:
> On 1/22/2022 12:20 PM, CT wrote:
>> Turby wrote:
>>
>>> Well. It's been quite a day so far.
>>
>> Nice.
>>
>> I'm happy that I've ridden the PCH, albeit on a rented Harley Road
>> Glide but I'd much rather ride the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Aus
>> which I've only done in a car.
>>
> Yeah, the PCH varies quite a bit, from twisty mountains to suburban
> bikini stoplights. The fun roads here are all inland.
>

That was my conclusion back in 2007.

--
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"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 22/01/2022 21:13, Turby wrote:
> On 1/22/2022 4:03 AM, siwilson wrote:
>>
>> Nice. https://photos.app.goo.gl/FcgKovg1tub9U8Xc9 came up on my
>> timeline the other day.
>>
> My memory is really going bad, but I don't recall our route to the
> desert. Was that it? (Doesn't feel like it.)
>

That was Google tracking us, so my guess is it would be reasonably accurate.

--
/Simon

On 22/01/2022 17:57, ajh wrote:
> On 22/01/2022 10:00, Pete Fisher wrote:
>> D'oh. Reply not Follow up strikes agan! Can you tune Thunderbird to
>> remove Reply when posting to usenet?
>
>  You can remove reply from the message toolbar so only follow up is there
>
> https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/downloads/latest/msghdr-toolbar-customize/addon-987888-latest.xpi?src=dp-btn-primary
>
Firefox (? - I use Vivaldi) says it doesn't like this add-on because it
is apparently 'unverified'

Hmmm...?

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Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On 23/01/2022 13:37, ChrisND @UKRM wrote:

> Firefox (? - I use Vivaldi)

Never heard of it what's the USP?

says it doesn't like this add-on because it
> is apparently 'unverified'
>
> Hmmm...?

Works though

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:20:41 -0000 (UTC), "CT" <me@christrollen.co.uk>
wrote:

>I'm happy that I've ridden the PCH, albeit on a rented Harley Road
>Glide but I'd much rather ride the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Aus
>which I've only done in a car.

I've not been on the PCH, but I *have* ridden the Great Ocean Road, on
an FJ1100 (in 1990)
--
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neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 12:57:43 -0800, Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:

>On 1/22/2022 12:20 PM, CT wrote:
>> Turby wrote:
>>
>>> Well. It's been quite a day so far.
>>
>> Nice.
>>
>> I'm happy that I've ridden the PCH, albeit on a rented Harley Road
>> Glide but I'd much rather ride the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Aus
>> which I've only done in a car.
>Yeah, the PCH varies quite a bit, from twisty mountains to suburban
>bikini stoplights. The fun roads here are all inland.

And now I wanna know what a 'bikini stoplight' is!
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 23/01/2022 20:21, ajh wrote:
> On 23/01/2022 13:37, ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
>
>> Firefox (? - I use Vivaldi)
>
> Never heard of it what's the USP?
>
>  says it doesn't like this add-on because it
>> is apparently 'unverified'
>>
>> Hmmm...?
>
> Works though
Not if it won't install.... :-)

Vivaldi though is basically like Opera used to be and was (allegedly)
started by one of the original engineers who didn't like the way Opera
suddenly changed after v12.18 to be a Chrome-Clone.

For me the USP is still the way you can see a hierarchical bookmark
system - which Opera started - and then like many of their innovations
(tabs etc) was copied by Firefox et al.

Vivaldi also has easy routes to change to private browsing, security etc
etc. It is also quicker than FF... Then there is the recent free
webmail service... Ad blocker, mouse gestures, can sync with Android
version...

Far too much to list to be honest, best just to head over to vivaldi.com
and have a look.

HTH, Chris

--
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Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:07:20 +0000, YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk>
wrote:

>Norway, June 2005. Had slightly more snow :-)
>
><url:https://ytc1-cloud.dyndns.org:643/nextcloud/index.php/s/KA8TFgxYojb5GaT>

I've got a photo[1] like that from May in the South of France, through
an alpine pass

There's also the time in June 2001 when Alex Ferrier, Bonwick and me
were thwarted by a road being very seriously closed with snow on our
way back from the UKRM Mugello trip. And when I say "seriously
closed" - the snowplough had obviously just stopped at a certain
point, leaving the uncleared snow in front of us, the top of which was
about 5 feet above the tarmac surface we stopped at

[1] pre-digital era, so it'll be in a box somewhere
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 24/01/2022 12:22, ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
> On 23/01/2022 20:21, ajh wrote:
>> On 23/01/2022 13:37, ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
>>
>>> Firefox (? - I use Vivaldi)
>>
>> Never heard of it what's the USP?
>>
>>   says it doesn't like this add-on because it
>>> is apparently 'unverified'
>>>
>>> Hmmm...?
>>
>> Works though
> Not if it won't install.... :-)

Ah. I got it working but cannot remember how
>

>
> Far too much to list to be honest, best just to head over to vivaldi.com
> and have a look.

Just did, it isn't in Mint repositories but I could install via the deb
except I don't know if the update manager would keep it up to date then.

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:28:16 +0000, Pete Fisher
<peter@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Might even come to Hartland in the Vantage

In the what now? Have you come into some money?
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 24/01/2022 15:51, ajh wrote:
> On 24/01/2022 12:22, ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
>> On 23/01/2022 20:21, ajh wrote:
>>> On 23/01/2022 13:37, ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
>>>
>>>> Firefox (? - I use Vivaldi)
>>>
>>> Never heard of it what's the USP?
>>>
>>>   says it doesn't like this add-on because it
>>>> is apparently 'unverified'
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm...?
>>>
>>> Works though
>> Not if it won't install.... :-)
>
> Ah. I got it working but cannot remember how
>>
>
>>
>> Far too much to list to be honest, best just to head over to
>> vivaldi.com and have a look.
>
> Just did, it isn't in Mint repositories but I could install via the deb
> except I don't know if the update manager would keep it up to date then.
I'm not sure, I use the ubuntu version which updates just fine but I'm
no linux expert...

C
--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On 24/01/2022 15:52, Champ wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:28:16 +0000, Pete Fisher
> <peter@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Might even come to Hartland in the Vantage
>
> In the what now? Have you come into some money?

No not an Aston Martin.

A Vantage Med motorhome - large camper van really. Based on a Fiat
Ducato high top 2.3 130. 5.5 metres long.

Still a certain degree of HFM?

--
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Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
1937 Sunbeam Model 14 250 Sports
"Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"

On 1/24/2022 1:23 AM, Champ wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 12:57:43 -0800, Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/22/2022 12:20 PM, CT wrote:
>>> Turby wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well. It's been quite a day so far.
>>>
>>> Nice.
>>>
>>> I'm happy that I've ridden the PCH, albeit on a rented Harley Road
>>> Glide but I'd much rather ride the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Aus
>>> which I've only done in a car.
>
>> Yeah, the PCH varies quite a bit, from twisty mountains to suburban
>> bikini stoplights. The fun roads here are all inland.
>
> And now I wanna know what a 'bikini stoplight' is!

It's where hordes of babes have to wait before crossing from their
neighborhoods to the beach where they hang out for the day.
(Yes, life can be good in SoCal.)

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 24/01/2022 15:51, Champ wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:07:20 +0000, YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Norway, June 2005. Had slightly more snow :-)
>>
>> <url:https://ytc1-cloud.dyndns.org:643/nextcloud/index.php/s/KA8TFgxYojb5GaT>
>
> I've got a photo[1] like that from May in the South of France, through
> an alpine pass
>
> There's also the time in June 2001 when Alex Ferrier, Bonwick and me
> were thwarted by a road being very seriously closed with snow on our
> way back from the UKRM Mugello trip. And when I say "seriously
> closed" - the snowplough had obviously just stopped at a certain
> point, leaving the uncleared snow in front of us, the top of which was
> about 5 feet above the tarmac surface we stopped at
>
> [1] pre-digital era, so it'll be in a box somewhere

Are we playing snow top trumps now? :-)
(I'd lose)

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 23/01/2022 21:13, Pipl wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 13:02:05 -0800, Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/22/2022 2:46 AM, YTC#1 wrote:
>>> On 22/01/2022 01:05, Turby wrote:
>>>> Well. It's been quite a day so far. It started out the way most days do.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> I
>>>> think the tyre's OK.
>>>>
>>> Oh, for open, empty, warm and dry roads :-(
>>>
>> Up the mountain there were several signs that said "Icy," but I think
>> they put them up 3 months a year out of habit. The roads were all dry
>> and clean.
>
> On my usual commute there's a temporary sign that says "Flood", placed
> before where the road passes under a railway bridge. It's been there
> for months and sometimes tells the truth.

Like a stopped clock, or crn.