Patchy's Fawlty Towers risk management. Enter at own risk

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:53 am

Time for an update.
Patchy is a former shadow of itself. All the go fast bits have been taken out she's pretty standard ish . She's been neglected big time. Can't recall last time she got a wash. Last time she was dríven in anger was about 2.5 - 3 years ago.
Last few months she's been sitting in a street 20 min away from where she's supposed to live with a dead battery.
You could say I've suffered car burn out in a figure of speech. Too many other things taking my attention like kids growing up. The business & the focus on midlife health & the MTB racing.
I think my MTB is worth more than Patchy in a monetary sense.
However I've been driving around in a 1995 Mazda 121.....
Got back into Patchy for the first time again on last Sunday morning to drive her home.
Far out. The notchy gearbox, I could feel the rear wheels doing their work
The steering OMG.

Same again this morning decided to drive part way to work....,

I think I'm ready to be slowly taught how to crawl again. So one day I can walk again. Not sure if I ever want to run again. Perhaps a slow jog but never the sprinting u used to get up to. Getting too old the balls have shrunk & probably dropped by 10cm

Stan's bus rant's since 2011. Now on 4S

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Thu May 17, 2012 9:21 am

I'm with you there Stan!

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Thu May 17, 2012 9:57 am

Just to set the record straight Studly Stan.... the words "Mountain Bike" is two words...
ie. it's not Moun Tain Bike :lol:

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:36 am

Glad to hear Stan , I was wondering how Dijon/Patchy was going, I miss the updates.

Cheers
Dale

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:43 am

1red5 wrote:Just to set the record straight Studly Stan.... the words "Mountain Bike" is two words...
ie. it's not Moun Tain Bike

Ohhhh man...errr I mean, girly , you should recall I'm totally illiterate! :oops:

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:48 am

The tragic part is, I've never been able to spell. But I used to be able to drive. Now,in old age, I can't do either. :lol:

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:48 pm

But if it were just "MB" as in Mountain Bike people would be wondering what he's doing racing Mercedes Benz's

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:53 pm

Apart from that MTB as in "Mountain Biking" is a recognised acronym. So there. Get with the program.

Postby **Okibi** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:58 pm

1red5 wrote:Just to set the record straight Studly Stan.... the words "Mountain Bike" is two words...
ie. it's not Moun Tain Bike

If it makes life easier then just think of MTB as an abbreviation of Mountain Terrain Bike as ATV is All Terrain Bike :lol:

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:50 pm

Here I was thinking it meant Mountain Torture Bike. :roll:

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Fri May 18, 2012 9:53 am

StanTheMan wrote:However I've been driving around in a 1995 Mazda 121.....

I have a 97 Ford Festiva, same difference... watch out for the wicked, wicked lift-off oversteer.

StanTheMan wrote:I Getting too old the balls have shrunk & probably dropped by 10cm

Yeeeeahh...
That's just waaaay too much information sir

Postby **Okibi** » Fri May 18, 2012 12:48 pm

1red5 wrote:
StanTheMan wrote:However I've been driving around in a 1995 Mazda 121.....

I have a 97 Ford Festiva, same difference... watch out for the wicked, wicked lift-off oversteer.

modern cars, my 121 "funtop" was 1988, could drive that car harder than any other without the dirty looks I get driving the people mover below the speed limit. Pizza cutter wheels and lightweight body, great fun to drive.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Fri May 18, 2012 1:59 pm

1red5 wrote:
StanTheMan wrote:I Getting too old the balls have shrunk & probably dropped by 10cm

Yeeeeahh...
That's just waaaay too much information sir

just to take that 1 step further to really make you puke. :wink:

They are clean shaven......