The moaning old git thread

[MartinW]

Cancel the Direct Debit Dave, then they will call you.

[2112]

Bugger, the gritters were out last night. The road outside my house is covered in fine, white alloy & steel eating powder. Not happy...

[pichulec]

I thought they started spraying. This is stupid. After heavy rain I came back with white boots.  And it is only November!!

[Brockett]

Three weeks ago I bought three connectors when I needed one and yesterday when I needed another the remaining two have vanished into a "black hole"  . I must have put it somewhere spacial to keep it safe.

[crump]

Brocket, if you find them, can you see if my favourite hacksaw is there?

Is it a bit weird to have a favourite hacksaw?

[mr_diver]

I signed up as interested in the new (not a) v-strom 800 - contact me via email and SMS - within 30 mins I had 3 calls from different dealers offering to take my deposit.
I didn't tick the box to reserve one!

[cooltshirt]

@ Brockett is 'spacial' a Freudian slip or a very accurate description
Alas you just describe daily life for those of us wealthy in years

[Brockett]

I won't  fib and pretend I was being clever: just the opposite.

[Upt North]

Brockett....
When/if you find em and there's a Pan Euro speedo drive screw there send it to:
Big Lad
Wooler.
Ta.
Upt'North.

[Brockett]

I had already found them. They were in a little box on my bookshelf. |I knew it was somewhere very safe from burglars because the locals won't go anywhere near a book. Sorry, no parts, no socks, no Biros. Not even a 10mm socket.

[Brockett]

While out today and parked in weak sunshine the anti fog pinlock developed a film of condensation between itself and the visor. I removed the visor and uncliped the film. I wiped the condensation away with a tissue but when I tried to put it back in place one of the fixing  pins made a dash for freedom and could not be found. Riding home with no pin resulted in a really loud noise as wind whistled through that very small hole.  Damn. Does anyone know if these things are available as spare parts?

[Rusty Nuts]

Bugger. My pinlock was misting in the 'void' today as well. I was thinking about field-stripping it. Glad I didn't now. Sorry, don't know if you can buy spare pins.

[Barbel Mick]

Dave, if you Google 'spare pinlock pins' you will see a multitude of possibilities. 

[Joe Rocket]

I really thought you were going to moan that it misted up, Brockett! 

Try soap?

[2112]

Cats - why do they have to die in my garden? I got a strange phone call from the Mrs today to say that the postie had noticed a dead cat in the garden. Sure enough 'Tiddles' had shuffled off this mortal coil, probably hit by a vehicle and punted into my garden judging by the state of it's neck & head... Of course I muggins here had to pick it up and give it a formal & respectful burial in the wheelie bin. Cats, a nuisance when alive and almost as much of a nuisance when dead...

[Rusty Nuts]

Was it Schrödinger's?

[Mr Nick]

Stick it back in the box & pretend you didn't observe it...

[Brockett]

  Those last two comments nearly finished me off

[MartinW]

RTA's - Eight out of ten cats prefer them.

[TLPower]

I'm suredinger ran into the of Holmsey once.

Suredinger cracked his beak.