The NOT going to Belgium thread....

[Gordon H]

Having already had more than enough excitement for one year on the IofM last month, I will be donning slippers, igniting pipe and minding the fort while the annual Belgian invasion takes place....

Werthers Original anyone??

[Albie]

Wouldn't mind one actually as I got some for my birthday and some slippers. I think you should come along one year.

[Char]

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd401/Char66/wda2400l.jpg

[Rally]

Nothing changes eh Gordon! Maybe the thread should be entitled "Never been to Belgium, so who knows what we are missing?" thread! Lol

[Gordon H]

Nothing changes eh Gordon! Maybe the thread should be entitled "Never been to Belgium, so who knows what we are missing?" thread! Lol

How do you know I've never been to Belgium??

[Gordon H]

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd401/Char66/wda2400l.jpg

Brilliant!!!

[Rally]

How do you know I've never been to Belgium??

Okay, Belgium MOB!

[Grumpy]

Whilst it won't be pipe and slippers for me, a glass of cider and some work on the bikes might be in order....now where did I put that monkey wrench!!:chuckle::booze:

[alan c]

Ive been to Belgium MOB, not going this year though :cry:


Hope you all have a great time :booze:


Say hello to the fridge for me :cry:

[He11cat]

I'm Up to no good pillaging and scaring folk ... Again .
Then in the evening chilling ... Counting my booty.

[MrsC_772]

Gordon - how about we make this the not going to Belgium because we are going to Milan instead thread ...

Sounds more fun than the "not going to Belgium because I need to spend the weekend studying for my applied financial planning exam" thread!

[Capo]

I'm going to both :chuckle:

[Gordon H]

I'm going to both :chuckle:

Show off!!!

[LouSCannon]

Show off!!!

I'm saying nothing!

[Gordon H]

I'm saying nothing!

Bet that doesn't last long......

[uksurfer]

I'm a biker not a plane catcher

Nuff said

[Capo]

Oh, are you riding down to Milan then

[gary tompkins]

Say hello to the fridge for me :cry:

Don't worry Alan.. we'll make sure we pass on your good wishes.

Due to the fridge being as deaf as a post... I may have to visit it numerous times before your message gets through :mand:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2563/3944904735_0ecf3c71c5.jpg

[Gordon H]

I'm a biker not a plane catcher

Nuff said

Nope, but bet there's a train / boat involved in there somewhere....

[uksurfer]

Oh, are you riding down to Milan then

nope, but i am riding to belgium

NEC bike show does me fine, no need for me to go to milan to look at the latest Japanese toys

:mand:

[chris yeatman]

NEC bike show????? wens that on...............

[Pomp1]

nope, but i am riding to belgium

NEC bike show does me fine, no need for me to go to milan to look at the latest Japanese toys

:mand:

NEC show is a car boot sale.

[scrapps]

I am going to miss the Belgium weekend (and the fridge) due to my engagement and will prob miss 2013 due to the impending wedding to follow.

[Stafford]

Certainly going to miss the fridges :mad: Shame the week moved, oh well maybe next year. :mand:

[gary tompkins]

NEC show is a stupidly expensive and much overrated car boot sale.

Corrected ;)

[Char]

I thought the only difference was the scantily clad ladies had more of a tan and spoke better english in Milan

[uksurfer]

i like the NEC, only to see whats new and have a sit on the yamahas

£20 well spent day out :mand:

one day when im rich ill pop over to milan to the bike show and share a coffee

But still going to Belgium - 3 days!!

[Capo]

Milan is much more than the show, Max will line up visits to some manufacturers.

[urbanfireblade]

Riding to Belgium? I just got back from Belgium on a weekend cruise :banana::banana::banana:

[He11cat]

I've got a press pass hehehe :)

[JerryT]

I'm beginning to get the distinct impression everyone else is off having a good time while I'm busy working. Most of my office seem to have gone to Monaco and half of UKMOC seems to be off 'somewhere' I'm not. Humph.

:nash:

[Capo]

I've got a press pass hehehe :)

For the NEC car boot sale ?

[Liz]

I'm beginning to get the distinct impression everyone else is off having a good time while I'm busy working. Most of my office seem to have gone to Monaco and half of UKMOC seems to be off 'somewhere' I'm not. Humph.

:nash:

Don't worry Jerry, I'm not going to Belgium or Milan either (just Dubai and the Maldives in October........:woot:)

[JerryT]

Doh!! :banghead:

[He11cat]

Yup for that boot sale :)
I don't often bother going but who could resist a go on "my first Honda" !!
My god my feet Will touch the ground,

Actually a blessing not going to Belgium as I'd be pulling out :(
In right up without a paddle.
Got serious eye disease had emergency treatment Friday then today then back in Monday and Tuesday .
Woke up to a blurry world and in pain.

Pretty shocked :(
Caught me luckily but now means being treated and watched.
Pissed off to back teeth .. No riding my bike until I can see properly.
Can't go to work today ..
Enough steroids injected and to gulp down I will look like Fatima whitbread by end of week :(

[slob]

Life's a Bitche, eh Gordon
http://www.thelasturl.net/bitche.jpg
We had to nip back into France for this snap

[chris yeatman]

so...............if anyone wants to meet up.........................

[Capo]

so...............if anyone wants to meet up.........................

We are....in Belgium

[Gordon H]

We are....in Belgium

And in Milan later on.....

[Gordon H]

Life's a Bitche, eh Gordon
http://www.thelasturl.net/bitche.jpg
We had to nip back into France for this snap

Ta very much....

[He11cat]

The yellow sign says NEC bike show this way :)

[slob]

B500 rocks!!!
http://www.thelasturl.net/schwarzwald.jpg

[chris yeatman]

B500 rocks!!!
http://www.thelasturl.net/schwarzwald.jpg

nice swimming pool............:rolleyes:

[Rally]

The B500 is the Germans secret road. They let us all think the Nurburgring is great, when the B500 is better!

[He11cat]

I'd get a fishing rod out :)

[He11cat]

Oh I am in Belgium in spirit :)
I have strawberry beer and Kriek :)
Is Snowball Belgium yellow beer ?;)
I found a random bottle of that in kitchen .
Merriment all round .

[Stafford]

Looking at todays weather, is there going to be a "I'm glad I didn't go to Belgium thread" ?

[buzzbomb]

Looking at todays weather, is there going to be a "I'm glad I didn't go to Belgium thread" ?

I certainly hope not and a little tactless...:twak:

[Stafford]

I certainly hope not and a little tactless...

I'll assume the van was nice and warm then, good luck to the poor souls riding home today.

[buzzbomb]

Yes the van was nice and dry as its in my garage thank you.

I was in the car as with my health problems I can't ride that kind of distance and as Babs came along for the week it was a no brainer.

I just feel very sorry for those on bikes in this sh*te weather and didn't see any reason for you're comments on starting another thread,I honestly thought better of you.

[Stafford]

It was in fact posted in sympathy with them Geoff which you'll failed completely to get, hence I tried to enlighten you with the comment made in my second post.
Still the weather here has brightened up so with luck the southern contingent have had a better end to their journey back which sounded poor through Kent readings the Kenties post.

[uksurfer]

Got to le havre, weather not bad, very blustery on open roads, ferry delayed but were fine and dry!

[gary tompkins]

Got to le havre, weather not bad, very blustery on open roads, ferry delayed but were fine and dry!

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[uksurfer]

and home!!

with a cold beer :-)

[Rally]

Got home at 9.30pm myself. We had a 10 minute monsoon near Dunkirk and a short shower as we rode into the ferry terminal. (Minutes later, it was another monsoon as we watched from cover!) delayed ferries with tugs needed to push them into dock and out, and more puke on the ferry than Sid Vicious could manage in 1977, but great fun all the same.

[gary tompkins]

Back to splitting logs... eh Rally? ;)