Tag: motorbike

Petrol fumes

Petrol fumes

The smell does funny things to me. It brings back times and situations of my youth. The growl of engines, you can almost…
A dangerous addiction

A dangerous addiction

I am pretty sure I have an addictive gene. My sister and brother too. And I think it comes from my mums side.…
Social responsibility

Social responsibility

At 17, in the deepest darkest Cornwall, social responsibility didn’t really enter my silly little head. Having written and sold my first computer…
Testing time

Testing time

My bike isn’t the fastest. Nor is it the slowest. My original thinking was to buy it before my riding test. Something to…
Work and ride

Work and ride

  Yesterday was an office day. Big things happening and I had a meeting to attend and present at. I had planned to…
The long weekend

The long weekend

  The urge is strong this morning. Two, mutually exclusive urges. I feel like smoking. Smokers know what I mean. The sort of…
Pushing it

Pushing it

My head has been a bit all over the place these last few days. I took a call from the Living Donor team.…
Cigarettes and alcohol

Cigarettes and alcohol

Friday I went to the docs. I’d been earlier in the week for the nurse to take even more blood. I was surprised,…
Oil and petrol

Oil and petrol

The smell does funny things to me. It brings back times and situations of my youth. The growl of engines, you can almost…
A good week

A good week

Earlier this morning I read a post where someone’s daughter asked them “What was your favourite thing about today?” It was an insightful…
Classic Hill Climb

Classic Hill Climb

While browsing through some local motorbike forums, I came across a classic hill climb event that was scheduled for today. When I first…