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Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / September 2008Helmet talkie thingy...?
Hey all. Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. Besides, it would be a good way to listen to muzak while riding. J. > Hey all. > Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have > a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about > every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. Besides, it > would be a good way to listen to muzak while riding. There are a few on the market. I think they tend to fall into either cheap and very nasty category, or more expensive than you're prepared to spend. Most have rider-passenger & or bike-bike comms ability which bumps up the price. If your calls are that important, maybe you should just stop more often, or leave a message asking your callers to call repeatedly until you answer, that way you will never miss their call unless they lose patience, and they bear the cost, not you. :) Nev.. '07 XB12X Scala Rider Q2 being trailed by myself and friends ATM , so far so good it does everything the manufacturer says . Not an ear piece but IMHO much better and has more features. DaveP >> Hey all. >> Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT >> have a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just >> about every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. >> Besides, it would be a good way to listen to muzak while riding. > Hey all. > Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have > a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about > every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. Besides, it > would be a good way to listen to muzak while riding. > J. Be aware that research suggests that using a hands-free phone while driving (and by extension, while riding) causes a significant degradation of driving ability. Probably on par with the use of a hand held phone, and significantly worse than holding conversations with others in the car. http://www.trl.co.uk/content/main.asp?pid=412 is one reference. When I stop and check my phone, it tells me about any missed calls. Urgent callers will have left voicemail messages. My work and the way I travel simply mean that I am not always able to answer a phone immediately. People who call me either know that or put up with it. Are these calls really so important? If so then you are obviously too valuable a person to be wasting your time on a menial task like driving. Perhaps you should be travelling by chauffeur-driven limo. For listening to music on the go, I sometimes use a set of Sony Fontopia in-ear earphones running through a tiny clip-on bluetooth receiver. Moike > Hey all. > Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have > a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about > every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. Besides, it > would be a good way to listen to muzak while riding. I personally couldn't think of any worse way to screw up a ride, but a mate has a blueant and thinks it's the bees knees or the gnats gonads or some such JL > > Hey all. > > Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > mate has a blueant and thinks it's the bees knees or the gnats gonads or > some such Turning the phone off works for me. Theo > Turning the phone off works for me. Absolutely. Why f.ck up a good ride?  SignatureToosmoky Ride the Penguin... http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61 >> Turning the phone off works for me. > > Absolutely. Why f.ck up a good ride? Because sometimes it is just commuting and people are in business where they need to talk to people immediately. When I am heading out for a blast through the hills I turn it off. Fraser On Aug 29, 10:02 am, Fraser Johnston <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote: > >> Turning the phone off works for me. > > > Absolutely. Why f.ck up a good ride? > > Because sometimes it is just commuting and people are in business where > they need to talk to people immediately. Not while they're on bike. Phone calls are not that important Fraser. Theo > On Aug 29, 10:02 am, Fraser Johnston <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Not while they're on bike. Phone calls are not that important Fraser. Some of my business calls are. And talking while riding up the freeway with no traffic around you is not a problem at all. Fraser On Aug 29, 12:11 pm, Fraser Johnston <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote: > > Not while they're on bike. Phone calls are not that important Fraser. > > Some of my business calls are. And talking while riding up the freeway > with no traffic around you is not a problem at all. If it's that important, stay in the office. Or expect a short life. Theo Fraser Johnston <fraser@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote in news:6hp3l7Fn7uihU1 @mid.individual.net: > Because sometimes it is just commuting and people are in business where > they need to talk to people immediately. When I am heading out for a > blast through the hills I turn it off. If your business is configured such that it can't cope with having you out of contact for a few hours (or even a few days) then you have far greater problems than the fit and comfort of a telephone headset. GB SignatureMy friend Steve is an atheist. He has a bumper sticker that reads "Honk if you love Jesus". When someone honks, he gives them the finger. > Fraser Johnston <fraser@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote in news:6hp3l7Fn7uihU1 > @mid.individual.net: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > then you have far greater problems than the fit and comfort > of a telephone headset. I take it you're not self-employed then? Or are you self-employed and just bloody perfect :) N/ In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:53:57 +1000 >> If your business is configured such that it can't cope with >> having you out of contact for a few hours (or even a few days) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I take it you're not self-employed then? Or are you self-employed and > just bloody perfect :) When I call a tradesman or other self employed type and have to leave a message, I do so. If they don't call me back within a reasonable time of a weekday then I'd be annoyed but if they were good enough for me to want to employ them in the first place they are good enough for me to wait a bit. Zebee > I take it you're not self-employed then? Or are you self-employed and > just bloody perfect :) Just bloody perfect, thanks for asking! GB SignatureMy friend Steve is an atheist. He has a bumper sticker that reads "Honk if you love Jesus". When someone honks, he gives them the finger. >> Fraser Johnston <fraser@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote in news:6hp3l7Fn7uihU1 >> @mid.individual.net: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > N/ No sh.t. Fraser Turning the phone off works for me. Theo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My fingers are too fat and my fingernails too short to keep turning the stupid-thing on and off but I generally check it for messages and missed calls of an evening.... Well, SOME evenings when I think about it that is! SignatureClem > Hey all. > Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have > a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about > every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. Besides, it > would be a good way to listen to muzak while riding. > J. I got a blueant from dick smith that attaches inside your helmet. Brilliant. I couldn't be happier. AT 100km/h people don't even know I am on a bike. Fraser > Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have > a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about > every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. We used to miss calls all the time before we had mobiles. SignatureToosmoky Ride the Penguin... http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61 > > Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have > > a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about > > every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. > > We used to miss calls all the time before we had mobiles. Terrible wasn't it. How did we ever live without mobiles eh? My parents didn't have phone at home when I left home in 1961, and I didn't have a landline of my own until 1972. Theo > Terrible wasn't it. How did we ever live without mobiles eh? My > parents didn't have phone at home when I left home in 1961, and I > didn't have a landline of my own until 1972. Yup. If it's important, they'll ring back. SignatureToosmoky Ride the Penguin... http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61 >> Terrible wasn't it. How did we ever live without mobiles eh? My >> parents didn't have phone at home when I left home in 1961, and I >> didn't have a landline of my own until 1972. > > Yup. If it's important, they'll ring back. Or leave voice-mail. One thing that I find annoying is people who eventually ring back and say things like "I've been trying to ring you for ages, I've tried X amount of times!". To which I normally say... "hmmm interesting, I don't have any messages... how many did you leave?". The normal response to that is either "err ummm or an irate 'None I don't talk to answering machines"" *snicker*. G-S In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:55:51 +1000 > The normal response to that is either "err ummm or an irate 'None I > don't talk to answering machines"" *snicker*. My mobile's message taker is a human being. I have no idea if this leads to more messages being left though. I definitely lean to the "if it's important they'll leave a message" end of things, especially as my work phone diverts to my mobile. Zebee > In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:55:51 +1000 >> The normal response to that is either "err ummm or an irate 'None I >> don't talk to answering machines"" *snicker*. > > My mobile's message taker is a human being. I have no idea if this > leads to more messages being left though. Definitely less from me ! I hate talking to people !! Errrp Did I say that out loud :-) Seriously though I hate having the message service thing instead of voice mails - most people I'm likely to leave a message for I want to be able to rabbit on for a couple of minutes explaining exactly what I want them to do and what info to have to hand before they call me back. You can't make some poor sucker in a call centre type all that up even if you could fit it into the txt message they receive JL Terrible wasn't it. How did we ever live without mobiles eh? My parents didn't have phone at home when I left home in 1961, and I didn't have a landline of my own until 1972. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fark you were advanced! My mother didn't get the phone on until after my father died in 1973. (She even started using her own name in correspondence instead of being "Mrs [his name]") I got the phone on (with a 6-digit phone number) after I bought my first mortgage late 1981. (No staff discount for another half-decade though) SignatureClem > Terrible wasn't it. How did we ever live without mobiles eh? My > parents didn't have phone at home when I left home in 1961, and I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I got the phone on (with a 6-digit phone number) after I bought my first > mortgage late 1981. (No staff discount for another half-decade though) My dad didn't want a phone. He said he wanted to see the people he spoke to. Mum got the phone connected and paid for it herself. About a year later my dad had got used to the phone and used it regularly. When the new phone book came out he went to look up the entry in his name. Guess whose name was in the phone book? And it stayed that way until after mum died 30 years later. Theo On Aug 29, 10:34 pm, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > "theo" <t...@bekkers.com.au> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I got the phone on (with a 6-digit phone number) after I bought my first > mortgage late 1981. (No staff discount for another half-decade though) My dad didn't want a phone. He said he wanted to see the people he spoke to. Mum got the phone connected and paid for it herself. About a year later my dad had got used to the phone and used it regularly. When the new phone book came out he went to look up the entry in his name. Guess whose name was in the phone book? And it stayed that way until after mum died 30 years later. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heh heh; my father would've stormed the PMG and demanded they reprint the phonebook (and then, when told to eff-off, would've drank himself into a stupor and beat the crap outta' mum and the younger kids)... On second thoughts I'm glad we didn't have a phone! SignatureClem > On Aug 29, 10:34 pm, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> "theo" <t...@bekkers.com.au> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > stupor and beat the crap outta' mum and the younger kids)... > On second thoughts I'm glad we didn't have a phone! Sounds like we had the same Dad, Brother? Boxer >> Heh heh; my father would've stormed the PMG and demanded they reprint the >> phonebook (and then, when told to eff-off, would've drank himself into a >> stupor and beat the crap outta' mum and the younger kids)... >> On second thoughts I'm glad we didn't have a phone! > > Sounds like we had the same Dad, Brother? My father bundled the boys off to the army as soon as they were old-enough to present a threat to his autonomy. He even forged Leo's signature and sent him off 2000km on the train to Balcombe (south of Frankston) when Leo was 15. Leo won though; Dad was being a fuckhead and ordering him out of the house when he was about 18 (home on leave) and he finally stood up to Dad and told him to stop being a fool and when Dad took a swing at him Leo pushed him back and he fell over. The next day when Dad died....... I am forever indebted to Leo! SignatureClem (Errm; you were never bundled off to the Army were you?) >>> Heh heh; my father would've stormed the PMG and demanded they reprint >>> the phonebook (and then, when told to eff-off, would've drank himself [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > The next day when Dad died....... > I am forever indebted to Leo! 17 and 3 months walking into the gates at Kapooka. My father is still alive although I have not seen him for 10 years (after all Logan City is a fair way to drive). Boxer > My father is still alive although I have not seen him for 10 years (after > all Logan City is a fair way to drive). [chortle] Did he always say you'd never amount to anything too? SignatureClem >> My father is still alive although I have not seen him for 10 years (after >> all Logan City is a fair way to drive). >> > [chortle] Did he always say you'd never amount to anything too? Well I suppose given my political ambitions he may have been right (although I have a bigger house and more toys than he ever did). Boxer >(Errm; you were never bundled off to the Army were you?) <butinski> Balcombe, 15 and a half yo, 14.5 Mozart, 3500 miles from home. /butinski SignatureMr H (and a better man for it too :-p) On Sep 2, 10:11 am, mrhan...@qnr.com.au wrote: > >(Errm; you were never bundled off to the Army were you?) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > Mr H (and a better man for it too :-p) What does "14.5 Mozart" mean? I applied to the Army Apprentice school too and did the first round of tests but then I got accepted for an apprenticeship with Telecom in Brisbane so I went there instead. The three oldest brothers were at Balcombe from about 1966 to 1972 as apprentice radio-mechanics. -- Clem >On Sep 2, 10:11 am, mrhan...@qnr.com.au wrote: >> >(Errm; you were never bundled off to the Army were you?) [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >The three oldest brothers were at Balcombe from about 1966 to 1972 as >apprentice radio-mechanics. 14th intake - it was a mid-year intake so .5 or A was appended. I joined mid '59 as a musician (nicknamed Mozart - yeah I know but I didn't invent the thing) Interesting times - I visited there a few years ago - it's now a Leggoland lookalike subdivision. The Memeorial gates were still there, as was the parade ground. It was all most eerie. SignatureMr H >>What does "14.5 Mozart" mean? >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Leggoland lookalike subdivision. The Memeorial gates were still there, > as was the parade ground. It was all most eerie. Ahh thanks. Yeah; I went through about 10 years ago and it was a ghost-town. I think everything had been auctioned-off and was waiting for the new owners to dismantle and carry it away..... SignatureClem > Terrible wasn't it. How did we ever live without mobiles eh? My > parents didn't have phone at home when I left home in 1961, and I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > -- > Clem Fark Clem You been stuffing around in our phone system for THAT long? Its a wonder they haven't woken up to you yet ;-) SteveB >> Terrible wasn't it. How did we ever live without mobiles eh? My >> parents didn't have phone at home when I left home in 1961, and I [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >SteveB I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the 60s and 70s. 15375 Yeah - only 5 numbers. I can't remember when it changed. My guess would be the early 70s. > I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the > 60s and 70s. > 15375 > Yeah - only 5 numbers. I can't remember when it changed. My guess > would be the early 70s. Likewise. Our old home number, 26420. Ballarat. 60s, 70s. But ask me where I left my sunnies... SignatureToosmoky Ride the Penguin... http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61 >> I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the >> 60s and 70s. 15375 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > But ask me where I left my sunnies... My Grandma's phone Number was 11. Moike >>> I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the >>> 60s and 70s. 15375 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Moike Phone numbers? Loooxury... We had a shared (party) line at the farm. G-S >>>> I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the >>>> 60s and 70s. 15375 [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > We had a shared (party) line at the farm. Bugger, beat me to it. The phone number when I was a little kid on the cattle station was "2 shorts and a long" (N in morse code IIRC) on the party line :-) JL (but probably a few years later than yours GS ;-P ) >>>>> I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the >>>>> 60s and 70s. 15375 [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > The phone number when I was a little kid on the cattle station was "2 > shorts and a long" (N in morse code IIRC) on the party line :-) N is one long then one short, 2 shorts and a long is U. > JL > (but probably a few years later than yours GS ;-P ) I don't remember the custom ring for our line, but I was probably younger than you ;-) G-S > >> I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the > >> 60s and 70s. 15375 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > My Grandma's phone Number was 11. The local Rawleigh salesman in my town, Northam, had 34, same as his licence plate. Theo > The local Rawleigh salesman in my town, Northam, had 34, same as his > licence plate. What's a Rawleigh ? JL >> The local Rawleigh salesman in my town, Northam, had 34, same as his >> licence plate. > > What's a Rawleigh ? http://herbalsunlimited.com/rawleigh-internal-liniment.htm They sell it at the Rawleigh wagon at the travellin' medicin show! SignatureClem > > The local Rawleigh salesman in my town, Northam, had 34, same as his > > licence plate. > > What's a Rawleigh ? > > JL Jeez that brings back memories. We had a travelling Rawleigh's salesman come round with his little leather case full of tins of "stuff". Funny, but I never found out what the "stuff" was. Too young at the time I guess. SteveB > Jeez that brings back memories. We had a travelling Rawleigh's > salesman come round with his little leather case full of tins of > "stuff". Funny, but I never found out what the "stuff" was. Too young > at the time I guess. Rwwleigh's and Fuller Brush - the archetypical travelling salesmen. Fuller Brush is self explanatory. Rawleigh's sold pharmeceuticals - more like patent medecines - and the famous "Almanac, Cookbook and Medical Guide." Cheers Goaty Signature_--_|\ John Lamp - in beautiful downtown Highton / \ IRC:Goaty@aus.moto DoD#:1906 Ulysses#:10185 Vulcan Nomad \_.--._/ Phone: 0409 512 254 v mailto:John.Lamp@gmail.com Fax: 03 5227 2151 Hear no Evo, See no Evo, Fear no Evo >> Jeez that brings back memories. We had a travelling Rawleigh's >> salesman come round with his little leather case full of tins of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >like patent medecines - and the famous "Almanac, Cookbook and Medical >Guide." And some of the best curry powder, chocolate and boiled lollies in the world. Well they did when I was kid anyway. -- Mr H >>> Jeez that brings back memories. We had a travelling Rawleigh's >>> salesman come round with his little leather case full of tins of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -- Mr H .. and Rawleighs Ready Relief and their Salve were most of the first aid we had available. >>>> Jeez that brings back memories. We had a travelling Rawleigh's >>>> salesman come round with his little leather case full of tins of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >.. and Rawleighs Ready Relief and their Salve were most of the first aid >we had available. Ah, the Salve... Fixed everything from gravel rash on the knee to bovine mastitis, and you could even eat it for coughs and colds. It seemed to work too. Mr H > Mr_Han...@qnr.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > .. and Rawleighs Ready Relief and their Salve were most of the first aid > we had available.- Hide quoted text - Their cherry cough mixture was tasty. Theo >> I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the >> 60s and 70s. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >But ask me where I left my sunnies... Geez, you guys must be young. I can remember our old phone number as a kid growing up in North Queensland. 110 SignatureMr H > I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the > 60s and 70s. > 15375 > Yeah - only 5 numbers. I can't remember when it changed. My guess > would be the early 70s. Funny you should mention that; I had one of those brain-fade moments trying to enter a PIN today and realised I was punching in my old '80s phone number; 573119. SignatureClem >> I can even remember my dad's work phone number in Launceston in the >> 60s and 70s. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >to enter a PIN today and realised I was punching in my old '80s phone >number; 573119. Yeah - but you will live in Jo-berg. Fark Clem You been stuffing around in our phone system for THAT long? Its a wonder they haven't woken up to you yet ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've got TWO 20 year service awards at work Steve! SignatureClem (The dates are only 7 years apart but don't tell anyone) > Fark Clem > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Clem > (The dates are only 7 years apart but don't tell anyone) Hey not bad! I got two, a 20 year and a 30 year. The 20 yr was a little mangy bronze thing about the size of a small coat button. The 30 yr was another slightly different coloured button, but a big heavy medallion like thing as well. They don't seem to be big on gold watched these days. I looked at them more as survival awards rather than a pat on the head for good behaviour. Happily I won't be getting any more ;-) SteveB On Sep 2, 10:02 pm, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I've got TWO 20 year service awards at work Steve! > -- Hey not bad! I got two, a 20 year and a 30 year. The 20 yr was a little mangy bronze thing about the size of a small coat button. The 30 yr was another slightly different coloured button, but a big heavy medallion like thing as well. They don't seem to be big on gold watched these days. I looked at them more as survival awards rather than a pat on the head for good behaviour. Happily I won't be getting any more ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heh heh; mine are paperweights. (ie. heavy inert objects that stop information from moving.) Maybe they tailor them to the individual employee eh? SignatureClem (I haven't got a 30 yet 'cause they don't accept that the 1976 pre-broken-spine me and the 1984 post-broken-spine me with a different service-number are the same person....) > On Sep 2, 10:02 pm, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I've got TWO 20 year service awards at work Steve! [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > information from moving.) > Maybe they tailor them to the individual employee eh? I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. I got a bit of paper for 5 years service, about 6 months ago. My old man managed 42 years in the one job, if he hadn't retired early he would have made 50. Signaturet A sufficiently advanced incompetance is indestinguishable from malice > I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make > plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > My old man managed 42 years in the one job, if he hadn't retired early > he would have made 50. I have just hit 15 years working for myself, no long service, no bloody medals, not a sausage! Boxer >> I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make >> plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Boxer This has made me so depressed, I might just have to buy myself another BMW. Boxer >>> I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make >>> plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > This has made me so depressed, I might just have to buy myself another BMW. I thought the idea was to buy something to cheer you up? Or is this a homeopathic approach - a little bit more of the same thing will make you better ? JL >>>> I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make >>>> plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > JL Another motorcycle is so much cheaper and far less trouble than another woman. Boxer <snip> > Another motorcycle is so much cheaper and far less trouble than another > woman. > > Boxer Amen... hallelujah... etc. regards, CrazyCam >>>>> I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make >>>>> plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Another motorcycle is so much cheaper and far less trouble than another > woman. <Nods appreciatively> Yup. Right you are. JL (but another BMW ?) >>>>>> I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make >>>>>> plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > JL > (but another BMW ?) Might be a Norton Commando, BMW R75/5, Bultaco Metralla, or something interesting. Boxer In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:33:10 GMT > Might be a Norton Commando, BMW R75/5, Bultaco Metralla, or something > interesting. You need a Guzzi you do! http://www.madeinitalymotorcycles.com/new_page_22.htm Zebee > In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:33:10 GMT >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.madeinitalymotorcycles.com/new_page_22.htm Ahh Italy; engineering and STYLE!! SignatureClem > In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:33:10 GMT >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Zebee A Le Mans MK 1 would have a place in my garage, but unfortunatly that is a UK site. Also a rather large 2 stroke road bike like a CR500 engine in a light road frame would work. Boxer > Another motorcycle is so much cheaper and far less trouble than another > woman. Now you tell me ... so it was three motorcycles I should have had. (Not counting various loaners and rides without the owner's knowledge ... etc etc) Cheers Goaty Signature_--_|\ John Lamp - in beautiful downtown Highton / \ IRC:Goaty@aus.moto DoD#:1906 Ulysses#:10185 Vulcan Nomad \_.--._/ Phone: 0409 512 254 v mailto:John.Lamp@gmail.com Fax: 03 5227 2151 Hear no Evo, See no Evo, Fear no Evo >>>> I about to hit 9 years in the current job, already starting to make >>>> plans of what I'm going to do with my long service. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > homeopathic approach - a little bit more of the same thing will make you > better ? Other way round John. Homeopathis approach is:- Headache, take two pills.... Bad headache, take one pill.... No, it didn't make sense to me either.... <shrug> regards, CrazyCam >> .... not a sausage! > > This has made me so depressed, I might just have to buy myself another > BMW. That'd be wurst! SignatureClem >> On Sep 2, 10:02 pm, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > I've got TWO 20 year service awards at work Steve! [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >My old man managed 42 years in the one job, if he hadn't retired early >he would have made 50. Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable as I don't like being told what to do and set up my own business. > Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it > has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable > as I don't like being told what to do and set up my own business. If I retire at 65 I'll have spent 42 years as a firie. Got 24 years up in December. SignatureToosmoky Ride the Penguin... http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61 >> Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it >> has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Got 24 years up in December. 24 years? I would be burnt out after 10! Boxer "Boxer" <someone@nowhere.com> wrote in news:rP2wk.34101$IK1.13187@news- server.bigpond.net.au: >> If I retire at 65 I'll have spent 42 years as a firie. >> Got 24 years up in December. > 24 years? > I would be burnt out after 10! He's clearly more fired-up about his job than you are. GB SignatureMy friend Steve is an atheist. He has a bumper sticker that reads "Honk if you love Jesus". When someone honks, he gives them the finger. > "Boxer" <someone@nowhere.com> wrote in news:rP2wk.34101$IK1.13187@news- > server.bigpond.net.au: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > He's clearly more fired-up about his job than you are. Really; I thought he was a bit coal-hearted..... SignatureClem "Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle@hotmail.com> wrote in news:ALawk.34221$IK1.24590 @news-server.bigpond.net.au: >> "Boxer" <someone@nowhere.com> wrote in news:rP2wk.34101$IK1.13187@news- >> server.bigpond.net.au: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> He's clearly more fired-up about his job than you are. > Really; I thought he was a bit coal-hearted..... There's at least a spark of interest... GB SignatureMy friend Steve is an atheist. He has a bumper sticker that reads "Honk if you love Jesus". When someone honks, he gives them the finger. >>>> I would be burnt out after 10! >>> He's clearly more fired-up about his job than you are. >> Really; I thought he was a bit coal-hearted..... > > There's at least a spark of interest... A bit ember-assing though! SignatureClem > > Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it > > has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Got 24 years up in December. I had 33 years in my first job, 14 in the secind and I've got 10 months before I quit for ever. Theo >> > Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it >> > has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Theo 10 months? Who is going to get the ivory tower? Johno Beer? new Emu? >> Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it >> has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Got 24 years up in December. I've got 24 years in the same job up in October ;-P [1] G-S [1] I sometimes wish the boss would fire me though... >>> Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it >>> has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > [1] I sometimes wish the boss would fire me though... You should have a talk to him about it, I'm sure he'd be quite amenable after a few beers. JL (just make sure no one else is around or you may find yourself wearing a stylish white jacket with extra long sleeves) >>>> Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it >>>> has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > (just make sure no one else is around or you may find yourself wearing a > stylish white jacket with extra long sleeves) I'm beginning to think about retiring in 5 to 7 years to be honest, sell up (there's certainly been interest enough from people wanting to buy it). Buy a house on Phillip Island to live in the 9 months of the year and a unit up on the Gold Coast to spend winter in. A bike and a boat at each place to keep me occupied. There are worse ways to spend a retirement... G-S > >>>> Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it > >>>> has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > G-S PI I can understand, but would you really want to live on the Gold Coast? Full of displaced Victorians and wrinklies. SteveB >> Buy a house on Phillip Island to live in the 9 months of the year and a >> unit up on the Gold Coast to spend winter in. A bike and a boat at each [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > PI I can understand, but would you really want to live on the Gold > Coast? Full of displaced Victorians and wrinklies. <snicker> Well he'll fit right in then won't he ? JL Just call me Captain Obvious >>> Buy a house on Phillip Island to live in the 9 months of the year and a >>> unit up on the Gold Coast to spend winter in. A bike and a boat at each [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > JL > Just call me Captain Obvious I'm not that displaced! [1] G-S [1] Just directionally challenged :) >> Wow. I can't imagine that. My first job was 6 years and after that it >> has gone decreasingly shorter. I decided I was basically unemployable [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Got 24 years up in December. If I retire at 65 it'll be about 15 years too late!! SignatureClem (It'd also be 49 years since I started at the job but only 47.5 years of employment) >> Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have >> a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about >> every time I get where I'm headed, I find I've missed a call. > >We used to miss calls all the time before we had mobiles. I'm trying to remember how we actually managed to meet people? My flatmate is 23 and she gets really stressed if her mobile goes flat battery. She seems totally incapable of organising a world that doesn't exist with it. Mind you, this is the same girl who will spend hours planning her day, then turn up 3 hours late to meet me. I call her Rimmer. >>> Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have >>> a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > hours planning her day, then turn up 3 hours late to meet me. I call > her Rimmer. Referring to the fictional character rather than her erm, personal preferences? N/ >> .... I call her Rimmer. > > Referring to the fictional character rather than her erm, personal > preferences? Naah; then he'd call her poo-breath! SignatureClem >>>> Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have >>>> a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Referring to the fictional character rather than her erm, personal >preferences? I did think of that after I posted it and hoped no-one would pick up on it. But as she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both apply. Oops. >>>>> Does anyone know of a bluetooth earpiece that's small enough (I DO NOT have >>>>> a fat head, despite what my wife says) to wear while riding? Just about [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > on it. But as she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both > apply. Oops. >My flatmate is 23 and... >she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... >Oops. Now that's just rubbing salt into our wounds! G-S >>My flatmate is 23 and... > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >G-S Is this where I tell you my current girlfriend is 19? >>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Is this where I tell you my current girlfriend is 19? utter utter bastard! G-S >>>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >utter utter bastard! So if I posted this link http://tinyurl.com/6rvfye I'd be even more of a bastard? Her mum is 2 years younger than me, by the way. I thought I'd just push some more salt in there. </bastard mode> >>>>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > </bastard mode> Have you considered a career in politics? ;-) G-S >>>>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > ></bastard mode> And there I was, thinking she would be blonde 20 something... Bill >>>>>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>>>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >And there I was, thinking she would be blonde 20 something... That was 2 weeks ago. Her hair is bright red now. f.ck knows what colour it will be next week :-) >>>>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > </bastard mode> You have checked the birth cert / drivers licence, right ? JL >> So if I posted this link >> http://tinyurl.com/6rvfye [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You have checked the birth cert / drivers licence, right ? Crèche records? SignatureEnvious-Clem >>> So if I posted this link >>> http://tinyurl.com/6rvfye [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >Crèche records? Suddenly I'm enjoying this game. http://tinyurl.com/5oef22 This is the sort of stuff I have put up with these days. Sometimes divorce is not a bad thing (actually that isn't even remotely true). I've even got male mates in their 20s asking me how I do it. I dunno. Ask Smack about the girl in that picture standing next to me. She works with him :-) And then get him to ask her how many emails she sends me a day from the ABC. Except he can't at the moment as she's gone to Europe for holidays for 7 weeks. On a serious note, it does sometimes get me into trouble. I've been evicted from a pub because a patron complained I was harrassing a young girl. I knew the owner of the pub and told him who said young girl was (she's 26 but looks about 16) and I was not doing any harrassing. In fact it's usually her harrassing me in a good way. Jealousy I guess. Oh well. Oh f.ck it, while I'm bragging, this is the girl in that pub (but not that night): http://tinyurl.com/6xfkg5 That girl lead me badly astray before I went to the UK and is totally to blame for me getting off the aircraft at Heathrow feeling like 5 kinds of sh.t with no sleep. I wasn't complaining though. Should I shut up now? <snip> > Should I shut up now? Yeah! OTOH, you still haven't got a bike. (I still remember what to do with motorcycles, but these young women...<shrug>) regards, CrazyCam > <snip> > >> Should I shut up now? > > OTOH, you still haven't got a bike. Ooh savage! SignatureClem >> <snip> >> >>> Should I shut up now? >> OTOH, you still haven't got a bike. >> > Ooh savage! Well, there is more to Harsh Week than just typing "f.ck off!" ;-) regards, CrazyCam On Sep 1, 9:46 am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au> wrote: > Oh f.ck it, while I'm bragging, this is the girl in that pub (but not > that night):http://tinyurl.com/6xfkg5 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Should I shut up now? I don't have to take my ride to the pub and buy it beers. Cheers Mate. Not envious Theo >On Sep 1, 9:46 am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Cheers Mate. >Not envious Theo Umm, she was buying me beers, actually. I'd been out of work for 2 years. I couldn't afford them. >>>> So if I posted this link >>>> http://tinyurl.com/6rvfye [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Should I shut up now? Well given they don't stop being annoying until they're at least in their late 20s (1) no, go for your life... I suppose I could swap you a bike for one once you've got her properly trained :-) JL (1) Some never do (2) (2) Although neither gender really has a mortgage on that > Well given they don't stop being annoying until they're at least in their > late 20s (1) no, go for your life... Great look at; sh.t to talk to! I tried it with a 19yo girlfriend when I was 31. She was only fairly annoying but I could've happily garrotted her "friends" and I couldn't stand any of the horseshit they considered entertainment or conversation! It was a short but life-changing experience 'cause I married the next "old" girlfriend I got. Best wishes to you though Kev; if it's workin' for you then GO FOR IT!! SignatureClem (my dick hurt too!) >> Well given they don't stop being annoying until they're at least in their >> late 20s (1) no, go for your life... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >girlfriend I got. >Best wishes to you though Kev; if it's workin' for you then GO FOR IT!! I do admit they are a handful at this age. But I guess it's because of the music scene I hang around that there's very few people my age there, so this is the way it's going. I can't say any of them would be a long-term prospect, it's just having some fun. I reckon if I did want to get back into a long-term relationship I'd like someone at least in their 30s. One of my girlfriends back in the UK was 2 years older than me. Mind you, when I first met her I thought she was in her late 20s and was doing the same as me, hanging out at young people's gigs. It weirds me out sometimes, but in general I've given up worrying about it. Having a 23 female flatmate who has a tendency to wander around naked at times has sort of enured me to it I guess. And boy, is she a handful. I could never handle her as a girlfriend, even though she is a close friend. She's a maneater . . . http://tinyurl.com/67llng When someone uses that image as their profile pic on Facebook, I think you get what I mean. >>>>>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>>>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >You have checked the birth cert / drivers licence, right ? Funnily enough, she used to sneak into a pub I was doing sound in 3 years ago with fake ID at the age of 16. We eventually twigged onto it and banned her. And yes, she is definitely 19. I don't fancy prison. >>>>> My flatmate is 23 and... >>>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > ></bastard mode> You can go off some people :P Johno On Aug 31, 6:20 pm, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au> wrote: > >>>> My flatmate is 23 and... > >>>> she works as a stripper it's quite possible that both... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > </bastard mode> Geez Kev In the old days you would have been called a cradle snatcher, but that term might be thought bad taste now. SteveB PS lucky bastard >On Aug 31, 6:20 pm, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it. |
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