My eventful French "Trip"

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Re: My eventful French "Trip"

Post by Capitano » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:47 pm

Bogger wrote:
Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:24 am
***k me Knapdog. Remind me to never ever to go on a ride with you, ever. By the second day there would be some freshly dug earth in a layby somewhere quiet with a shonky old bike pushed down a nearby embankment and me riding away with a smug evil look on my face.

Bogger...Talk about p**s poor planning and execution :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Knapdog, I literally did laugh out loud at that story, then some more when I read Bogger's response.

Priceless! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
bikerbaker wrote:
Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:30 am
Got my pocket picked at my first fuel stop and lost all my Euros.
We were on the Metro in Paris in 2002 when the packed train stopped suddenly. I realised that the bloke beside me had his hand in my jacket inside pocket on my wallet.

Quite a painful experience ... ;)

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Re: My eventful French "Trip"

Post by knapdog » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:53 pm

I was beginning to wonder how long it would be before Jim and Ged-ward would make a comment. :P

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Re: My eventful French "Trip"

Post by Capitano » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:56 pm

knapdog wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:53 pm
I was beginning to wonder how long it would be before Jim and Ged-ward would make a comment. :P
Mine came with a hint of embarassing recognition.

I expect that a lot of us have a "That didn't turn out as planned" trip or two under our tyres!

:lol:

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Re: My eventful French "Trip"

Post by knapdog » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:02 pm

Capitano wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:56 pm
knapdog wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:53 pm
I was beginning to wonder how long it would be before Jim and Ged-ward would make a comment. :P
Mine came with a hint of embarassing recognition.

I expect that a lot of us have a "That didn't turn out as planned" trip or two under our tyres!

:lol:
^^^ I'm sure.

Also forgot to mention that not one of the petrol staions would accept my card at the pump. "Carte pas accepte" each time.
I phoned my building society up and they didn't know why. Fortunately each time I was able to pay cash at the Caisse hut near each exit.
The autoroute "peage" tolls did accept it.

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Re: My eventful French "Trip"

Post by pete07bikes » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:23 pm

Talk about being unlucky
Love the clutch lever repair though - I now need a jubilee clip as well as wd40 & duct-tape!

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Re: My eventful French "Trip"

Post by Newtsalad » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:38 pm

^^^ Looking for the 'like' button, too much time on FB! :lol:

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