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Getting ready to head up the coast on Thursday to the Quail M/C Gathering up in Carmel, The folks at Bring A Trailer invited me to park my Rosso Corsa in their corral, and comp'd me entry tickets for 2...so YAY on that. Hope the weather holds and I keep the rubber side down on the ride!

Send your addresses by Personal email Messages. More efficient than me asking each one of you. It is free of charge. The objective is to do some kind of team building for the motley crew. If you feel generous, you can give to the webmaster for providing the playground in which we live. [docc edit: to clarify using the forum's personal "Message" system.]

Is Britain the canary in the coal mine? I’m expecting a V100 LeMans to be released by end of 2025 to coincide with completion of MG factory production revamp. If this tips a trend will that realistic expectation turn into a vain hope? Geoff Buys Cars keeps a close eye on the UK scene

I used to dive a lot, and trained up to Rescue Diver, but never completed the course as I got transferred for work. I actually have here, in Houston, my BDC and my Suunto Computer. I probably used them one season. The best place that I recommend doing diving is Egypt! Sharm El Sheikh is completely geared for diving. The Red Sea is extremely warm, no need for a full suit, and they have something called "Ras Mohamed" dive park where fishing is completely prohibited. This is like paradise under the sea! https://www.circledivers.com/diving-in-sharm-el-sheikh/dive-sites/ras-mohammed You can get the entire family (Padi) certified easily, and they car really enjoy their time there, even if they don't come with you on the boat. You can snorkel and be surrounded by fishes. There are some more technical dives. For example I did the Thistlegorm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Thistlegorm which can be challenging if you venture inside the holds. However, there are way too many tourists now. Even when I dove on it, there were plenty of tours around us, and we were kind of being too many in cramped spaces. Close to Sharm el Sheikh, there is the Blue Hole in Dahab. It is a one day trip. There too, some serious dives. https://www.weseektravel.com/blue-hole-dahab/ Sharm used to be all US Dollars... so you did not need to care about local currency. But after the creation of the EURO, they changed to EUR, because it was 20% higher, and they kept the same rates. So 20USD became 20EUR. Sharm used to be all Italian, then switched to all Russian tourists. I was the only non-Russian on my diving boat, and I had a few issues with my buddy. The entire family would love Egypt. However, because of the events that we know about, you will have to put Egypt on the back burner; I think. I did a lot of diving in the Mediterranean Sea, France, Spain. Ionian Sea Sicily. Those would be more accessible in the current context. But not as much fun as Egypt.... As far as exotic destinations, I did Mauritius; again, not as much fun as Egypt for a family, and very expensive. Unfortunately, I did not dive in the USA, because my days in a dry diving suit are over. Probably why I like the Red Sea so much. It is like diving in your bath tub. I have dived in Brittany, the estuary between UK and France, and this really a poor experience. You can't see anything, it is cold. My last recommendation would be Puerto Madryn in Argentina. The USD is hard currency there. https://www.madrynbuceo.com/ You can fly any of the US major airline to Buenos Aires. If you choose Argentina, I can help you more as I still have an anchor in Buenos Aires myself. Ideally, you would want to go there in December/January/February, during summer.

there will be classic music..

Lends to a potential progression of the SSR mantra: Get (Uranus) There. Bring Tools.

@gstallons, You asked that we inquire as to the state of Uranus. So, ?😎

Edited post to clarify. Thank you, again, @p6x for the "Team Building!"

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Spent the weekend riding, about 40 miles. The new suspension, combined with the new handle bars made for numerous required comfort adjustments, still more to go. Riding into work this morning on the freeway, realized immediately rebound is too much, the other settings may be about right. As for the handlebars, more need for adjustment, as they are not square. The Andreanni cartridges really did make a difference, allowing for preload, compression, and rebound. The specific issues I was experiencing are now gone. I'll continue to refine the settings, and see if I'm not eventually a huge fan as I am with my Traxxion Dynamics setup on my V7. By the way, I successfully replaced the fuel pump, only to later find it was merely the fuel pump fuse. I was so focused on the fuel pump relay, I completely forgot to check the fuse.

Saw The Rolling Stones last night here in Houston! Opening night of the Hackney Diamonds tour…last time they were here was 2019…great show, cool set list and a sold Out crowd! If you want to see a young version of what Tina Turner sounded like you should see this show for the backup singer Chanel…what a voice!! Mick was amazing as always…Ronnie still strutting and Keef sort of low key but enjoying himself! I hope some of you guys get to see them on this tour…what fun!!

Upcoming road construction on the section of U.S. 129 known as “The Dragon” in Blount County is expected to affect traffic into July. Expect delays and use extreme caution in the area, as workers will be present. Crews will begin posting signage and mobilizing equipment Monday, April 22, for upcoming resurfacing between Tabcat Creek and the Tennessee/North Carolina state line on U.S. 129.

I don't know if I proposed this one before, but it sure feels familiar...

What is the date again ?

Less than six months out, now @gstallons . . . Time to put yer-anus in gear!

Ditto. Maybe we could put our spousal units up at Tapoco Lodge for the weekend? My Kathi always emotes about the river and view there, leaving us to consider the charms of the Cubanos. OTOH ... erm ... probably not. Bill