wykikitoon 23620 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I go to Belgium in a couple of weeks to watch the cycling. It will be my 19th year (I think) going out there to watch various races. Only cut because of Covid. Over the last 6 years we have stayed in Ypres. Such a beautiful place. We have done a lot of the big cemeteries when out riding just looking, paying our respects etc. I am the one in charge of route planning for the rides and last night I was planning a route and looking at the map. Its just scary how there is so many cemeteries scattered about everywhere. I was listening to the podcast 'Not so quiet on the western front' and they said during WW1 the British Government made a decision not to have any repatriation of the fallen. Anyways I can't wait. Need a break from work, have a good drink and ride and watch men in lycra get dirty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24380 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 13/03/2025 at 19:36, wykikitoon said: I go to Belgium in a couple of weeks to watch the cycling. It will be my 19th year (I think) going out there to watch various races. Only cut because of Covid. Over the last 6 years we have stayed in Ypres. Such a beautiful place. We have done a lot of the big cemeteries when out riding just looking, paying our respects etc. I am the one in charge of route planning for the rides and last night I was planning a route and looking at the map. Its just scary how there is so many cemeteries scattered about everywhere. I was listening to the podcast 'Not so quiet on the western front' and they said during WW1 the British Government made a decision not to have any repatriation of the fallen. Anyways I can't wait. Need a break from work, have a good drink and ride and watch men in lycra get dirty. Expand Enjoy mate. Think Belgium is one of the most under-rated countries ion the World personally. My family seems to have avoided the graves in the low country, although my great grandfather is buried somewhere in Turkey after Gallipoli. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 11998 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 06/03/2025 at 21:22, Kid Dynamite said: I'd love to do Japan. One of the only places left in the world where you can play arcade machines as an adult without being called a paedo Expand Until 2023 the age of consent in Japan was 13 so there isn't really an equivalent word for paedo, whatever paedo like behaviour you exhibit in an arcade. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46038 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 14/03/2025 at 08:37, Toonpack said: Until 2023 the age of consent in Japan was 13 so there isn't really an equivalent word for paedo, whatever paedo like behaviour you exhibit in an arcade. Expand Also, totally unrelated @Kid Dynamite, Japan has vending machines selling used knickers. Take an extra suitcase and stock up mate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 11998 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 14/03/2025 at 11:31, Monkeys Fist said: Also, totally unrelated @Kid Dynamite, Japan has vending machines selling used knickers. Take an extra suitcase and stock up mate. Expand He plays on the games in arcades man! He’ll want the used nappy machine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 23620 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 14/03/2025 at 11:31, Monkeys Fist said: Also, totally unrelated @Kid Dynamite, Japan has vending machines selling used knickers. Take an extra suitcase and stock up mate. Expand *books ticket* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 6363 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 14/03/2025 at 11:31, Monkeys Fist said: Also, totally unrelated @Kid Dynamite, Japan has vending machines selling used knickers. Take an extra suitcase and stock up mate. Expand That used underwear reference remains the eternal warning in my head against saying anything flippant on the internet It can and will be used against you forever. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46038 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 13/03/2025 at 19:36, wykikitoon said: I go to Belgium in a couple of weeks to watch the cycling. It will be my 19th year (I think) going out there to watch various races. Only cut because of Covid. Over the last 6 years we have stayed in Ypres. Such a beautiful place. We have done a lot of the big cemeteries when out riding just looking, paying our respects etc. I am the one in charge of route planning for the rides and last night I was planning a route and looking at the map. Its just scary how there is so many cemeteries scattered about everywhere. I was listening to the podcast 'Not so quiet on the western front' and they said during WW1 the British Government made a decision not to have any repatriation of the fallen. Anyways I can't wait. Need a break from work, have a good drink and ride and watch men in lycra get dirty. Expand I accidentally took a deep and meaningful arty farty pic of my nippers at Thievpal- they’d gone quiet ( which is ALWAYS a sign of impending embuggerances with nippers), and I found them just stood totally silent looking out at all the graves. When I’ve had a few too many Pimm’s and Hors d’oevres I refer to it as “The Folly of Youth” shot, then break down in tears and shout “WWHHHYYY???” 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12805 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 14/03/2025 at 11:49, Monkeys Fist said: I accidentally took a deep and meaningful arty farty pic of my nippers at Thievpal- they’d gone quiet ( which is ALWAYS a sign of impending embuggerances with nippers), and I found them just stood totally silent looking out at all the graves. When I’ve had a few too many Pimm’s and Hors d’oevres I refer to it as “The Folly of Youth” shot, then break down in tears and shout “WWHHHYYY???” Expand While they were thinking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 7216 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Currently in Hawes, N Yorkshire in the baking sunshine sat outside having a few beers. Fuck, this place is stunning 😍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 23620 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 11/04/2025 at 15:02, Craig said: Currently in Hawes, N Yorkshire in the baking sunshine sat outside having a few beers. Fuck, this place is stunning 😍 Expand Go to the cheese factory 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46038 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Hawes Cheese has a variety of meanings. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12805 Posted Saturday at 01:39 Share Posted Saturday at 01:39 On 11/04/2025 at 15:49, Monkeys Fist said: Hawes Cheese has a variety of meanings. Expand Only to y... ah, fuck it, he's right 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 51992 Posted Saturday at 12:35 Share Posted Saturday at 12:35 Canny day to be in the Lakes. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 19490 Posted Saturday at 13:08 Share Posted Saturday at 13:08 Do you predict rain for later? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24380 Posted Saturday at 13:25 Share Posted Saturday at 13:25 On 12/04/2025 at 12:35, Gemmill said: Canny day to be in the Lakes. Expand Let's see, you're on the SW banks of Derwent water, near High Brandlehow jetty (under Catbells), amirite? You should walk to Lodore and have a pint in the Mary Mount Hotel beer garden, then back to Keswick. Heaven. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 51992 Posted Saturday at 13:38 Share Posted Saturday at 13:38 On 12/04/2025 at 13:25, Renton said: Let's see, you're on the SW banks of Derwent water, near High Brandlehow jetty (under Catbells), amirite? You should walk to Lodore and have a pint in the Mary Mount Hotel beer garden, then back to Keswick. Heaven. Expand very good, Lakes Rainman. We got the boat across to High Brandelhow and walked back to Keswick via Portinscale. We were going to get the boat to Lodore and do the longer walk around from there, but the Lodore jetty was out of use cos the lake is low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46038 Posted Saturday at 13:57 Share Posted Saturday at 13:57 On 12/04/2025 at 13:38, Gemmill said: Lakes Rainman Expand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37621 Posted Saturday at 16:12 Share Posted Saturday at 16:12 I was about to post similar but Renton had beaten me to it. The unmistakable Skiddaw massif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46038 Posted Saturday at 17:22 Share Posted Saturday at 17:22 On 12/04/2025 at 16:12, Alex said: Skiddaw massif Expand Cumbria’s finest trip-hop collective. Their debut album “ Yan Tan Tethera” was an absolute gem in the sub-genre of Chilled Sheep Farmer Electronica. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24380 Posted Saturday at 17:43 Share Posted Saturday at 17:43 On 12/04/2025 at 17:22, Monkeys Fist said: Cumbria’s finest trip-hop collective. Their debut album “ Yan Tan Tethera” was an absolute gem in the sub-genre of Chilled Sheep Farmer Electronica. Expand 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 23620 Posted Monday at 07:45 Share Posted Monday at 07:45 Go to Italy in a couple of weeks. Can't wait. Work is collapsing and they seem to think I care despite putting my notice in 😂 In two weeks I'll be eating pizza every night 🤤 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37621 Posted Monday at 07:48 Share Posted Monday at 07:48 On 14/04/2025 at 07:45, wykikitoon said: Go to Italy in a couple of weeks. Can't wait. Work is collapsing and they seem to think I care despite putting my notice in 😂 In two weeks I'll be eating pizza every night 🤤 Expand Whereabouts in Italy you off to? Did you book the Amalfi Coast in the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 51992 Posted Monday at 08:00 Share Posted Monday at 08:00 Hope you haven't booked Rome or that pizza dream is dead in the water. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12805 Posted Monday at 10:32 Share Posted Monday at 10:32 Fuck's sake @wykikitoon. See what you've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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