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AUNTY SHARON A teacher gave her class of 11 year olds an assignment to get their Parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end. The next day the kids came back and one by one told their stories. Karl said, 'My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg laying chooks. One time we were taking o...

Tamiya wrote:We've met, Mike I'm definitely of the donut diet

Would you have been on the Aussie Post payroll at the time?

Mike

Matt1 wrote:I have reached an age, or state of health, where my best cycling years are behind me. Just have to make the best of what I have left.

Yes, I am in that category as well!

Mike

Well, top marks for their "idea"... but "implementation" not that accurate have never seen a legit 'screenscrubber ever dress in hi-viz, let alone a bright clean nicely-pressed new hi-viz... plus he looks too well fed, usual drongos are scrawny not on donut diet. Well it had som...

I sent emails to our Admin and our contacts at BN with a 'tell me I received your email' option. Our Admin and BN contacts, I am still waiting for them to read the emails. Last choice was to contact BN. I never heard back from anyone, so I expected the worst, but we are back on the air again. For h...

and we're back... I phoned BN at 9AM on Monday. After listening to six options on the automated menu I finally got to #7 - Speak to a real person. It was answered very quickly. G'day mate, youe forums are not working (What forums) You know, the ones on BN website. (tap tap tap yes, you are correct)...

thorle wrote:GTBR = Great Tasmanian Bike Ride

Thanks Thorle

Mike

baudman wrote:Generally those ones are updated in here.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23857&p=684846&hilit=operation#p684846

Thanks Baudman.

Mike

In a recent police operation three cyclists (and about 224 motorists) were caught using mobile phones when cycling/driving.

Aorta crush their phones as they do with hoon's cars!

Also nine cyclists were not wearing helmets, but no reports of anyone not wearing a seat belt.

Mike

jvb wrote:The figures are available from BN, anything less than 3,500 paid riders and they lose money. They published them a few years ago,

I understand that there were less than 3,000 riders in 2018!

Mike

I Mike.Ayling is now complaining in this new thread that the GVBR is (a list of complaints that make it no good). JAC. Just for JAC some good things about the GVBR You don't have to carry your own camping equipment You don't have to do any navigation, just follow the signs. You don't have to cook a...

Hubby and I have paid our deposits for 2019 - 5 day Port Fairy to Torquay option. It will be 10 years since our last GVBR which coincidentally, was also along the Great Ocean Road. Unfortunately, that one ended badly with a collision with another rider which left me with badly bent forks and a shou...

I've already put my hand up again (unofficially with my team leader) to volunteer for the full twelve days of next year's G(SA&)VBR - my team needs to arrive at the start two days early 8-) This will be my third ride as a volunteer, having previously ridden 5 GVBR & 2 GTBR.. Well done on th...

fixie wrote:I have and now we all know why the forums are slowing down. Thank you Mike for your contribution.

No worries, Fixie. Glad to have been of some help.

Mike

I started this thread because Mike.Ayling complained in the "Why are the Forums slowing down?" thread that nobody had started a thread on GVBR 2019. Mike.Ayling is now complaining in this new thread that the GVBR is (a list of complaints that make it no good). Enjoy your day Mike.Ayling. ...