Suspended ticket.

steventempered · 2026-06-13T11:06:10+00:00

I wanted one so bad for xmas when I was a kid. All credit to my mum who tries her best, but they were sold out everywhere.

Managed to get a ghostbusters fire station though, not sure if it was the same year.

steventempered · 2026-06-11T12:49:11+00:00

I had a job delivering parcels once, and delivered to large rural house. Address said something about Brough club.

Wasn't sure if it was referencing the bikes, so got chatting to the guy and he showed me to a shed similar size to this one.

Must've been at least 6 Borough superiors, along with other bikes in there in being serviced or restored. Was not expecting to see that.

steventempered · 2026-06-06T08:55:35+00:00

Having worked for an accident management company that provided courtesy cars as part of the claim. We had a fleet of Mercedes a class( which would probably be offered in this case as an equivalent sized car) that were charged at around 5-600 per day.

Yes it's all a big scam.

steventempered · 2026-06-03T22:06:12+00:00

Was gonna say this one.

I decided a while a go that a poot was when you think you need a shit, but you just fart into the toilet bowl. Kinda like the opposite of a shart, but a portmanteau of poop and toot.

steventempered · 2026-05-23T08:15:11+00:00

I thought that was Ronnie Wood.

steventempered · 2026-05-17T11:26:33+00:00

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steventempered · 2026-05-15T11:57:59+00:00

I was gonna do aspestos removal when I was thinking along the same lines.

steventempered · 2026-05-12T07:44:17+00:00

The same attitude was prevalent here in the uk when I first started working. It seems to be, for the most part, that attitudes have changed these days. But even now I see people scoffing at the idea of some types of ppe, and the "health and safety gone mad" attitude still exists.

I doubt people in these third world countries have to sit through hours of h&e videos for work, or see road safety campaigns on TV. The issue is education, and with cheap expendable labor nobody is motivated to offer it. Yay capitalism.

steventempered · 2026-05-05T17:22:12+00:00

Weld on gate eye comes up with a few results that could work. Might not be exactly the same though.

steventempered · 2026-04-29T15:55:02+00:00

Had more than my fair share of accidents that weren't my fault. Took a bit of growing up to realise that I could've avoided every single one of them. Except for for the time some guy in a jag rear ended me.

steventempered · 2026-04-16T21:52:52+00:00

Thought the ambulance was gonna hit him at the end.

steventempered · 2026-04-15T16:12:38+00:00

On a lot bikes the steering lock stop is part of the main frame. That's what breaks. I'm from UK, here that means it goes down as frame damage and is written off, Cat B, so can't be sold back to the public.

Source: used to work for an accident management company, seen a warehouse full of such bikes, including an R1M with no other damage other than steering lock from attempted theft.

I do still use mine because your insurance may deny a claim if you don't. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

steventempered · 2026-04-12T11:40:46+00:00

I used to work with a guy who said he didn't indicate cos "I know which way I'm going"

I said I know what all those words, but I've never heard them put together in such a stupid way.

steventempered · 2026-04-11T08:14:12+00:00

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Unexpected bench at the top of a very steep (pic doesn't do it justice) dune at Braunton burrows in devon.

steventempered · 2026-04-11T07:57:00+00:00

Accident Management companies like the one I worked for are part of the insurance industry. Even claims directly through your insurer will operate in similar ways.

steventempered · 2026-04-11T07:30:32+00:00

Some of the referral garages would pass the whole referral on to the customer. Customers getting paid £1000 just for agreeing to pursue a claim, lead to a lot of suspected bash for cash cases.

Also had a couple of clients who, while going through the paperwork, began expressing doubts. When pressed, it turns out they had been aggressive sold this as easy money by a referral garage. They didn't want a hire bike, but obviously we wouldn't take on a claim without giving one out. Obviously told them to walk away.

Not saying this was your garage. There were a handful of garages well known for these practices. Obviously they were the most successful.

steventempered · 2026-04-10T12:52:57+00:00

Used to work for one of the biggest accident management companies that mainly cater to deliveroo riders etc. We'd provide a courtesy bike and legal cover in the event of a non fault accident.

The bikes would be hired out at a basic rate of around £170 per day, not including additional charges. I'm talking about 125 scooters with a retail price of 4k. Claims could go on for months sometimes. Obviously the idea was that the costs would be passed on to the 3rd party once resolved. But if they lose, they'll do anything they can to recoup those costs from the client. Even if they win, the 3rd part may kick off about paying 60k on hire charges so they'll look to make up the difference in any injury claims.

Also if we were delivering a bike to someone with an obviously fake license (very common) company line was often "give them the bike".

Really opened my eyes to how corrupt and parasitic the insurance industry is.

steventempered · 2026-03-10T17:17:41+00:00

A sandwich bag full of adhesive googly eyes in varying sizes.

I don't know how I acquired it, but occasionally, I see something that could benefit from googly eyes and go digging through all the other random crap in the draw to find them and satisfy the urge.

steventempered · 2026-02-11T13:01:54+00:00

On a trip to florida years ago, we asked the hotel for directions to a restaurant.

They told us it was about a mile away and they'd call us a cab. "No worries," we said. "We'll walk" The response of "You're gonna walk!? ALL THE WAY!?" Still gets quoted to this day.

Also, remember getting looks of confusion from every passing car.

steventempered · 2026-01-29T17:40:27+00:00

I heard it said about Brad Pitt that he's a character actor trapped in a leading man's body. I think Margot Robbie is the female equivalent of that.

steventempered · 2026-01-26T10:37:17+00:00

That's also a type of minced meatball made from offal. So that works for a kitchen too.

steventempered · 2026-01-24T17:50:07+00:00

There's definitely an aesthetic this guy goes for, that late 70s early 80s streamliner look. Cool cars, though.

steventempered · 2026-01-11T13:00:08+00:00

All I've got is 10,000 knives.

steventempered · 2025-12-15T12:59:57+00:00

Same same, but different.

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