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- 14 Aug 2015, 08:20
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Watching the Labour Party tear itself apart.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 334
Watching the Labour Party tear itself apart.
... Miliband. That said the choice of current potential leaders is woeful. Burnham would be ripped to shreds in any election campaign as his policies were instrumental in the mess that Stafford Hospital became...and then he blocked a public enquiry to save his political career. He would certainly ...
- 14 Aug 2015, 07:50
- Forum: Photos and Videos
- Topic: Off roading in France
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2850
Re: Off roading in France
... small for me capacity wise for getting about to places. I was thinking of looking for something for next summer as i'm a bit skint this year. They were good enough for going between areas. We were doing 90 kmh (60 mph) fairly easily and they had a little more in them so were good for 70 mph. They ...
- 14 Aug 2015, 07:43
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: What you watching?
- Replies: 10393
- Views: 1904060
Re: What you watching?
Meteor showers, we watched them in France for a little while too. I think they were a northern hemisphere phenomenon this time.kiwikrasher wrote:Fireballs??? What the heck is going on in Buxton??
Quite impressive.
- 13 Aug 2015, 21:53
- Forum: Photos and Videos
- Topic: Off roading in France
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2850
Off roading in France
... 250s. I managed to break mine. http://i.imgur.com/OtWaGSLh.jpg We got our guide into the Tankslap ethos http://i.imgur.com/MsmA6bHh.jpg The roads were a mix of farm tracks, hedges, gravel lanes and anything else the bikes would go over. Having looked at what other off road companies offer our ...
- 11 Aug 2015, 23:27
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Jerez, Spain - 25th - 28th October 2015
- Replies: 126
- Views: 22995
Re: Jerez, Spain - 25th - 28th October 2015
... probably not as many as track bikes, that last pic cold have been when we there was quiet a few guys from tvam & rapid training guys, they were all on road bikes. I was taking my RR and that was my road bike, well until I got the gixer.
- 08 Aug 2015, 19:33
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: What are you doing today ??
- Replies: 18652
- Views: 2686733
Re: What are you doing today ??
... Rossgo.. being a diver in Aussie I've dived with a fair few different species of shark and never thought much of these ones out here thinking they were just reef sharks. But last year about this time I saw them breaching and spinning in the air, which I've never seen before, but gave me a better ...
- 08 Aug 2015, 17:29
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: What are you doing today ??
- Replies: 18652
- Views: 2686733
Re: What are you doing today ??
... Rossgo.. being a diver in Aussie I've dived with a fair few different species of shark and never thought much of these ones out here thinking they were just reef sharks. But last year about this time I saw them breaching and spinning in the air, which I've never seen before, but gave me a better ...
- 07 Aug 2015, 21:17
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Bed shopping- an ordeal
- Replies: 26
- Views: 936
Re: Bed shopping- an ordeal
I dunno, last I heard you were coming to live over in the UK. Didn't seem to happen.D41 wrote:LOL!!....How in the **** should I know??
Where have you been?
- 07 Aug 2015, 19:31
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Atomic Attacks on Japan
- Replies: 14
- Views: 476
Re: Atomic Attacks on Japan
... same decision. Defo agree...estimates vary, but roughly agree that approx. 500,000 Allied lives would be lost if an actual land conquest of Japan were to have taken place. Barely related, but my late uncle served in the Royal Navy during WWII....he had the coolest tattoo I've ever seen.....a pic ...
- 06 Aug 2015, 17:48
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Atomic Attacks on Japan
- Replies: 14
- Views: 476
Re: Atomic Attacks on Japan
I watched a documentary the other day on this, I recorded it a while ago, only just got around to watching. They were speaking to and interviewing the pilots and aircrew of the planes involved, the bomber and the escorts taking the photos. They also were talking to people who survived ...
- 06 Aug 2015, 13:01
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Atomic Attacks on Japan
- Replies: 14
- Views: 476
Re: Atomic Attacks on Japan
I agree. They would not surrender and they were warned.
One of two awful events to end an awful war
One of two awful events to end an awful war
- 06 Aug 2015, 12:58
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Atomic Attacks on Japan
- Replies: 14
- Views: 476
Atomic Attacks on Japan
... death. An invasion would have cost tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lives and prolonged the war for a couple of years. The Japs were less than forgiving o anyone they came across. Sad events which I pray will never be repeated.
- 06 Aug 2015, 10:21
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Heil Hitler
- Replies: 29
- Views: 983
Re: Heil Hitler
Wasn't that when we were out in the middle east, learning how to do blanket bombing?
- 05 Aug 2015, 22:33
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Windows 10 Upgrade
- Replies: 5
- Views: 191
Re: Windows 10 Upgrade
Fwiw we were told not to upgrade to 10 on our work laptops due to known issues, not sure any of them were porn related though......
- 05 Aug 2015, 18:07
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: New family member
- Replies: 13
- Views: 362
New family member
New family member. Sophie's Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy, Rosie. She is 10 weeks old. This was in the car today when we were leaving the breeder's place, in Birmingham.
- 04 Aug 2015, 13:54
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: The last of the Dambuster Pilots
- Replies: 4
- Views: 170
Re: The last of the Dambuster Pilots
We definitely owe them a lot. I knew there were kiwis on that crew but never realised the remaining pilot was one of them. On a side note, I served under a Sqn Ldr Munro during my time in the Airforce. I knew him on a personal level too as he ...
- 03 Aug 2015, 19:59
- Forum: Biking Stuff
- Topic: 2015 Superbike Lap Times
- Replies: 7
- Views: 466
Re: 2015 Superbike Lap Times
Yes the power outputs are crazy,I wonder if they were using a control tyre
- 03 Aug 2015, 15:34
- Forum: Photos and Videos
- Topic: Robbie Maddison makes riding in the wet look fun!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 458
Re: Robbie Maddison makes riding in the wet look fun!
... for me (wasntme) I was wondering as he emerged from the wall of white water where the hell the engine was getting it's air from... I guess there were some sneaky mods, may have had a compressed air supply and filter intake shut-off arrangement. I know thats how our escape lifecraft out here work ...
- 02 Aug 2015, 15:49
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Project ZX6R
- Replies: 328
- Views: 61157
Re: Project ZX6R
I prefer not to start messing around with the plastics. The mirrors were sold as zx6r mirrors so the seller can sort the problem out.
- 01 Aug 2015, 08:15
- Forum: Slapper Chat
- Topic: Top Gear Presenters to Amazon
- Replies: 18
- Views: 629
Re: Top Gear Presenters to Amazon
i think all three of them have had their day and a bit long in the tooth now.I wont be rushing to watch it,when they were doing euro trips in supercars it was great but later on and the need to try and be comedians totally ruined the show It was the euro trips and races that made ...