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My best friends are an ocean away. However, when we get together it’s like everything was yesterday whether’s it’s been a few years or a few months. Aside from that I really don’t mind my own company in my downtime. I can watch/eat/drink/do what I want and do it at my own pace and if anything...

I swapped a muffler out for a carbon one once because it kept burning through my pants. Couldn’t care less about the noise but the smell of burning nylon was getting a bit tiresome.

Looks nicer than the Honda, especially that stubby muffler.

Me too. I’ve had pharmaceutical companies/corporate reps wine and dine me at some of the US and Canada’s best restaurants and I’ve eaten at some excellent restaurants in Europe and there’s no competition at all in my mind. European food at a high level is in a class of its own. The best...

I’d prefer somewhere to go for a week. These kinds of destinations need a lot longer.

Some N American things I don’t like. In Europe, I’m not going to be hassled out of my seat if I’m taking my time. In North America I’ve been constantly reminded or hassled at times in terms of leaving soon to give the table to another customer. That really ticks me off for some reason...

Is it generally pricey or a mix?

Anyone been to Belize? It’s the only Central American country I’ve not been to. Thinking about a holiday next year and perhaps somewhere new. Criteria: 1. Good wildlife 2. Interesting history 3. No KFC/McDonalds/Starbucks 4. Decent local food 5. Bonus for Spanish speaking 6. $CDN needs to go...

This is a feature not a bug.

Because we can walk and chew gum. It isn’t a zero sum proposition. Sometimes doing the right thing is what civilized countries do. Look at our armed forces, the Canadian Army used to be the envy around the world when it came to peacekeeping. Mostly in countries that didn’t give a hoot about us...

How about a country that is currently in trouble as an example, Ukraine. Israel hasn’t been exactly forthcoming with much as they have some extremely wealthy Russian donors. When Roman Abramovitch, the Russian oligarch, ended up losing his football club and yachts and generally being...

When was the last Palestinian open air concert like that just out of interest?

I just want some fair treatment here. I’ve only ever seen this be a one way street and I’ve seen the results from this in person on the ground.

Come on Mike. This horrific event didn’t happen in a vacuum. There’s about a thousand UN resolutions going back decades that show a constant particular treatment of the Palestinian population in stark contrast to the Israeli population of a different faith. Occupation is overlooked, illegal...

Not really a “precision” hit either is it? Netanyahu won’t stop because when he does his career might be over. That’s a pretty despicable reason to keep on bombing. I watched the news this morning. Listened to the Lebanese that were interviewed and all I could think about is that this action...

I always thought that one of the perks of getting older was that you could be a crabby old bastard and it’s socially acceptable.

My wife gets annoyed with the tip calculated with taxes included so she adjusts for that. I’m not a fan of tipping for something where I don’t have a choice to pick it up myself like a bar for instance. I can’t hop over the bar to pour my own drink.

Surely it’s the other way round. You tip for pleasant/efficient service received. You get bugger all if you’re useless and rude.

I had a Tiger 1050 SE that was way more street bike than ADV. Cast wheels, arrow exhaust with an amazing sound with the triple engine and plenty of pick-up and go. Very comfy and looked really good in matt black/grey and silver rims. I sometimes regret selling it as it may have been one of the...

Squid games-set up a rival YouTube channel with the only aim to siphon donations from the scrounger. The YouTube channel reports on the health decline of the scrounger as funds are no longer available. All donated funds are used to live an opulent lifestyle casually frittering away cash but...