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Post by eean on Feb 10, 2023 23:51:47 GMT
Evening, I check in from time to time, I've got a 50s in the shed in bits with a Spanish 125 lump. I will get round to it one day but come on here every so often Hope to get to Elvington on the 25th straightliners event, Adie Horrocks green light scooters will be there as well as all sorts of other scoots cars etc
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Post by eean on Feb 10, 2023 23:53:55 GMT
Life and other projects get in the way sometimes but come on here time to time 😎👍
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Post by potatopl on Feb 23, 2023 15:15:21 GMT
I think if it was easier to upload photos on the forum , there might be abit more use on here. I would agree that it's a big factor. Another thing that always annoyed me, are no page navigation buttona at the bottom of the thread. Every time I read popular topics I need to scroll back up to switch to the next page. What I hate about FB "fanpages" is that posts are not categorized (technical/for sale/gallery), and it's hard to browse older information. It's all about here and now, yesterday's posts are already ancient info. If there is anything to look up to, it's GSF - German Scooter Forum. One of the few that are still thriving, regardless of the social media boom.
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Post by jonnysnatchsniffer on Apr 4, 2023 8:11:57 GMT
i have all the time in rhe world now retired but dont really use the internet at all for some reason, so im now going to give up the ps5 a bit and plus some wanking time and just post shit and ask silly questions, more of which to follow on the tech page i hate social media like cuntbook, it has good info on up and coming gigs etc but if im not on there 3 times a day 200 posts have been made and i have to look at some really stupid questions and some equally dodgy answers, fuc that ill go on ther if i need something
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Post by Juan on Apr 12, 2023 20:08:39 GMT
Good evening guys if anyone is still out there.
I have absolutely no excuse for my neglect over the last 2 or 3 years but I think I owe you an explanation for it.
I had a particularly torrid time with a job that led to quite severe stress and depression issues which pretty much led me to abandon the Internet other than very essential reasons. I was on the road to improvement and then my son collapsed and died with epilepsy a couple of months before his 27th birthday.
I'm not after any sympathy at all so please don't think that and I fully accept it is still no excuse for my prolonged absence but I hope it might help you understand a little as to my disappearance.
Thanks for reading and hope none of you have to go through anything near that in your lives.
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Post by henri on Apr 13, 2023 5:43:21 GMT
hi juan , long time no hear from you , understandable considering your troubles , sorry to hear of your loss .H
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Post by mark on Apr 13, 2023 10:33:37 GMT
Hi Juan
So sorry to hear your news, life’s a bitch but I hope things are improving for you .
ATB Mark
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Post by vinrouge on Apr 14, 2023 20:28:19 GMT
Hi Juan, so sorry to hear your news, can’t imagine what you’ve had to go through, do hope you’re beginning to find some peace at last.
Didn’t realise I’d joined the forum in 2007, just like to say thanks to everyone who took the time to answer my basic and naive questions. It’s still my first port of call when looking for answers or ‘how to do things’
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Post by Juan on Apr 16, 2023 15:33:35 GMT
Thanks fellas, I appreciate your support. It's not been a great few years for me.
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Post by passthelifesaver on Apr 19, 2023 20:49:07 GMT
So sorry to hear that Juan!
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Post by eean on Apr 24, 2023 21:01:51 GMT
Howdy Juan, sorry for your loss mate and hope your on the mend mentally. Recently lost my mother and father in law to cancer and heart failure 18 weeks apart, awful time these last few years as well as getting COVID bad, on 15% oxygen for a week, frightening Anyway onwards and upwards, take care 😎👍
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Post by mark on Apr 24, 2023 21:48:36 GMT
I know it’s said a thousand times but it does take time . I was a bit of a mess for a while but now get by most days ok , that’s not to say that some odd thing may set me off but that’s more feeling sorry for myself and somebody usually kicks me up the arse 😀( dad and brother about 9 & 10 years ago and more recently my wife at 52 ) Life can be in the words of Mr Snatch Sniffer a complete cunt!
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Post by jonnysnatchsniffer on Apr 29, 2023 20:18:21 GMT
yes mark and sometime worse, but we are resiliant or we wouldnt ride these scooters that also give us nothing but grief. when we get in our 50s we start to lose a lot of family to old age and i can take that, but kids, nah fuck that, it really does fuck you up and the trouble is, is that wee get lost in in a dark place and mens mental health is something that fucks me right off when trying to get help i didnt, and then went of the rails with drink, drugs, prescription meds, but the thing that really helped me was talking about it, this for me was 3 or 4 years down the line and was still angry at what had been taken away and was a complete and utter cunt to everyone. time is good if its put to use, but i sat there and festered and that wasnt good docs always asked if i was suicidal, but no i was more homicidal
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Post by leon on Nov 14, 2023 2:08:41 GMT
Good evening guys if anyone is still out there. I have absolutely no excuse for my neglect over the last 2 or 3 years but I think I owe you an explanation for it. I had a particularly torrid time with a job that led to quite severe stress and depression issues which pretty much led me to abandon the Internet other than very essential reasons. I was on the road to improvement and then my son collapsed and died with epilepsy a couple of months before his 27th birthday. I'm not after any sympathy at all so please don't think that and I fully accept it is still no excuse for my prolonged absence but I hope it might help you understand a little as to my disappearance. Thanks for reading and hope none of you have to go through anything near that in your lives. Just dropped in pretty much at random. So sorry for your loss Juan. Can’t even begin to imagine what you went through/are going through.
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Post by clampett on Jan 23, 2024 15:13:50 GMT
Sad to see this happen to any forum. I was a moderator on maxi-scooters forum and the owner gave up. It became just a handfull of active users. Then when a new owner (like me when I switched to Vespa) does a search for Vespa Forum, the MV site shows up and automatically go there. Being on both Adv sites, I had a good supply of daily input for my 2 wheel obsession, but never saw this site in my searches. After going past the first page on search results and finding this forum, I immediately told my friend. I don't do the Twatter and Farcebook either. Forums are where people really talk, less censored, and like friends/family. Also the wealth of info posted is awesome.
Anyhoo, just to add my $.02 worth. Seeing all the names addressed in the posts are currently strangers to me, but hopefully I'll know them better after a while.
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