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Post by ablrateandy on May 29, 2015 20:53:21 GMT
Tell us something that other people don't know about you! (Claim to fame etc).
Me - I am a cox for a rowing crew (yes - I've heard all of the jokes!). When I am not shouting at developers, I am shouting at lycra-clad ladies to inspire them!
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Bagman
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Post by Bagman on May 30, 2015 1:08:10 GMT
I have a Duc..
And a Kwak 
No lycra here.. just leather ..
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Post by ablrateandy on Jun 1, 2015 7:24:43 GMT
The first thing that I was ever taught about trading ABS was "Always buy bonds backed by high end motorbike loans rather than mortgage-backed or car loans if you have a choice. A motorbike owner will sell his car and default on his mortgage if it means that he can still afford to keep his motorbike. "  |
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Post by uncletone on Jun 1, 2015 8:41:17 GMT
I often played gigs with John Entwhistle of The Who. He played french horn, I played bassoon. Yes, we were in the same school orchestra. andy: nothing wrong with being a cox. I used to row facing one and stroking.... |
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Post by ablrateandy on Jun 1, 2015 9:00:45 GMT
It's never too late to un-retire from rowing uncletone ... I had a 15 year break. (And am now desperately starving myself to get down to weight for Women's Henley). |
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Post by uncletone on Jun 1, 2015 9:05:04 GMT
It's never too late to un-retire from rowing uncletone ... I had a 15 year break. (And am now desperately starving myself to get down to weight for Women's Henley). I fear my 52 year break might prove a touch too much.
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Post by ablrateandy on Jun 1, 2015 9:16:29 GMT
One (hard as nails) lady in my current club has the 1k world record for single sculls for over 70s. It's NEVER too late!
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Post by Investor on Jun 1, 2015 12:23:55 GMT
As there is a motorbike theme here, my second most random fact is that aged 11 on a motorbike I overtook the GP World champion (retired) Mike Hailwood going into the Druids hairpin at Brands Hatch circuit. If you think that was impressive my most random fact is that on the very next corner (Graham Hill Bend) I also slid up the inside and made a perfect manoeuvre passing 3 more riders on the inside of the bend. The 3 riders? None other than Jon Pertwee, Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidge. ablrateandy, Do I win an umbrella? |
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Post by ablrateandy on Jun 1, 2015 12:37:42 GMT
To be honest it looks like we should be doing Ablrate-branded crash helmets!
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Post by JamesFrance on Jun 1, 2015 14:03:11 GMT
By coincidence I too was a cox in my youth. My last event was as cox of the Loughborough college eight for the 1957 head of the Thames race over the boat race course. My every day transport then was an Aston Martin which I later discovered had been driven in the 1922 French Grand Prix by Count Zborowski. Unfortunately I had sold it for £125 many years before I found out what it was. It is shown in the photo here: astonmartins.com/car/bamford-and-martin-twin-cam-16-valve/ |
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Post by jonno on Jun 1, 2015 14:29:05 GMT
To be honest it looks like we should be doing Ablrate-branded crash helmets! It wouldn't engender much confidence in your ATR loans!! 
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Post by ablrateandy on Jun 1, 2015 14:41:14 GMT
Nice Aston JamesFrance!!! That bit of river is now my regular training haunt. And yes jonno . I did think that after it was posted. |
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Post by gc on Jun 1, 2015 14:50:47 GMT
Well I am currently 43 and I can't ride a motorbike.
When I was 19 my friend let me use his Honda C50 to go home and pick some stuff up. It was pretty late and I had to go past a police station (twice). Both times there were two policemen sitting in their car waiting to catch people. They were watching me struggle with the gears on this beast (lol!) as I jerked about on it like some nut job as I went around the roundabout.
They never pulled me over as on both occasions they were too busy wetting themselves laughing.
Not really a claim to fame but hey ;-)
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Post by longjohn on Jun 2, 2015 0:24:09 GMT
I can be often found in the local park at 2am wearing dark clothes and a balaclava along with like minded people.  Well, I wouldn't want to be out in public at that time with all this expensive kit on my own.  John |
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Post by ablrateandy on Jun 2, 2015 9:46:55 GMT
Agh. longjohn. My wife keeps stopping me getting into this hobby! I'm restricted to time lapse photos of the ISS! |
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