Water, water everywhere.

[WineRider]

Ken, Malcolm, I was thinking of the title 'Water, Water everywhere and it reminds me of when I was badly injured after a racing accident:

Pin Back your lug holes:::

I was hit by the pack soon after the start of a race of which I can remember diddly squat. But I do remember being in St Mary Crays Hospital and needing to pee! '4 days later) Tubes in both arms and legs that were a funny colour and didn't respond too well to being moved. The nurse (female) arrived with the desired tool a bottle, only problem was I couldn't use it in the bed, so after much discussion and my useual short temper I was allowed to stand and pee. The young nurse didn't want to slow my peeing down so off she went. Problem 1. started straight away...bloody urine was flowing and my bladder was getting smaller by the minute. Problem 2 started soon after as the bottle was now filling quicker and louder than I could call for the nurse. It was overflowing by the time the guy in the next bed called for the nurse...something like "the bloke in the next bed is in trouble and the floor is turning red" She arrived with another bottle which as a gentleman I dutifully filled much to myrelief.
I have never peed so much since then, but I still wish the little dolly had helped me and held the bottle and changed it when it was needed. Such is life.

Rule 1: When you need to pee go.

Rule 2: Don't do it in UK it's an offence.

Rule 3: Come to France where you can pee anywhere without hindrance.

Maurice

[Ken Byng]

Maurice
If you go out to most English major cities on a Saturday night you will see drunk people peeing in the streets in broad daylight.

When I first contracted Lymphoedema, my legs were leaking pints of water every day. When the ulcers healed, my legs were tightly bandaged with flesh coloured rubberised bandages. I then had to get up about 7 times a night to pee where the water in my legs was being dispersed. Now I am wearing the special compression hosiery on my legs, they have reverted back to their normal size and I don't have to keep getting up during the night.

The topic of water is quite important in people's health, and to just have a drink of hot water after the last meal of the day does the human body a lot of good.

Thanks for the input of your considerable expertise in the matter Maurice.

[Tony Smart]

Just been counting my money. Now what was it?

Ah yes, eight figures, £12 14s 11 1/2d - I've got so much I just can't spend it....

You two brothers look after yourselves. We need all the support we can get.

[Uncle Roy]

Back in 1957 Tommy Steele sang "there's water water everywhere but not a drop to drink"

[Malcolm]

I'm up to seven figures, £7.50 , be able to buy that new string now, hope it lasts as long as that one I got five years ago, it still works well even with the Knot in it.

[WineRider]

Ken, most people will say I am all wind and piss, but then not too many know me that well.
In passing I used to work for the ex Norton works rider Syd Lawton at the old Milbrook Station buildings... now there was a man who was a first class raconteur, but he was great to me. 4 gallons of 4star each week and when I was racing 2 gallons of 5 star, plus he was almost like a surrogate father to me. He sat in my van in the paddock in the Isle of Man in 1970 and gave me the biggest dressing down I think I have ever had...all because I was on the Wednesday early morning practice leader board and as it was my first time in the TT he really went for it. I also remember the ChechPoint cafe in Portswood, right opposite the police station. Oh boy many a night of punchups and then make friends afterwards and have another coffee...those were the days. During some of my racing days I spent time at George Collis Motorcycles at Terminace Terrace later the great speedway rider Barry Briggs opened a place next to George's. 70 in July and I still remeber those days with such fondness...even the bad times...lost so many good friends in those 11 years of racing, none of them old, all young a vibrant...mad some said.

Malcolm do you only use one string? I've pushed the boat out and now use two...not very well I might add. But 7.50 for one string I can buy two 8 string sets for that!!!!

Maurice

[Malcolm]

No I mean't I could afford to buy one string from my life savings of £7.50, leaving rest to supplement my pension.

[Ken Byng]

Which one here is you Maurice?

No I mean't I could afford to buy one string from my life savings of £7.50, leaving rest to supplement my pension.

Malcolm
Your life savings is missing 6 noughts after the number 7. Your pension of £50K a year is not bad, and good enough to keep you in fresh strings each week.

[Malcolm]

Tell you what Mr Bling, happy to swap last page of my bank book for yours.

[WineRider]

Ken I-ve just got all goosey, that is either a 500cc or 350cc race at Olivers Mount Scarborough and it is at the hairpin before the long run down to the next hairpin passing the start and finish area. I rode 125cc Bultaco and a 250cc Bultaco both water cooled at that circuit, not too sure of the date of that pic but I would guess at the late '60s. maybe early '70s judging by the open faced Everoak helmet of the guy riding 7. Number 24 looks very much like a 350 AJS 7R or it could be a 500 G50 Matchless both had the same bottom end but the 500 had and over square bore and stroke. My G50 engine was in a Colin Seeley frame for the 70 TT. It was the ex 500 of Derek Woodman and had lapped the TT course at over 100mph just before I bought it. I lost some good friends that year and unfortunately was the first on the scene (rider wise) when Mickey Collins bought the farm (died) at the Veranda

I'll dig out some of my pics so you can all have a laugh at my expense...they show me looking more like a girl tha a fella but I still have the extremely short fuse I had back then.

Maurice