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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11305) • United Kingdom 29 Mar

The Mister likes his motorbikes and cars and we often watch programmes on tv about these things. Buying and selling, repairing, searching for spare parts ….maybe it’s a male thing ! Anyway, if this is what a tv programmes...

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Do midnight drag racers annoy you?

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1740) 13 Aug

I find it quite annoying that some drag racers will use their noisy bikes and cars to disrupt people's sleep in the night. In some cases, the police come and chase them but few days later they return to make noise by speeding all...

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A 'bike hospital' changing the face of transportation on Thursday Island

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Apr 25

Thursday Island (TI) in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea has no public transport system. It has an area of 3.5-square-kilometres and a designated cycleway but, until now, very few bikes. Part of the problem was...

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What would 'Dieback Area' mean to you?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jun 22

I put up a photo of a Californian couple who stayed with us as couch-surfers. I explained that they unloaded their bikes from the plane when they landed in Sydney, assembled them in the airport then took off west towards Perth. At...

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Wasting Money Over Bike Lanes

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 2 Mar 22

In my city, the officials installed bike lanes. For bikers, it will be beneficial to them. Now, it is a big issue because they made the roads narrower. In addition, the locals are thinking that they just wasted the money of...

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Oh my ,Threw out my back

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52905) • Mojave, California 23 Apr 21

Not really maybe just a tiny tweak, but I can feel it. I was not expecting to be lifting a huge package that my brother received. We were not expecting anything today and Fed Ex driver showed up. Little Brookers was out front...

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Sexism was alive and well back in the 70s

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Apr 21

I came across this weathered piece of cardboard today. It was written by our younger son who would have been at school but probably only about six years old. He and his friend formed a ‘club’ and tacked this sign up on our...

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Dropped the Baby Doll off a Couple of Weeks Ago

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 15 Mar 21

I dropped the baby doll off a couple of weeks ago, that I had bought for the kiddos at the Church, but I still have two kids bikes waiting to go to kids in need, there on the back patio, but I want to make sure they get into the...

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The most beautiful surprise

Nevena Zivkovic @Nevena83 (66063) • Serbia 23 Jan 21

Good day friends Brother and Helena came today. I'm so looking forward to seeing her. I missed her a lot. They came in the afternoon and we were already playing outside and we went to see the sheep, so she fed them. We were...

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Agent Orange Reporting for Duty

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43581) • Denver, Colorado 7 May 20

Meet Agent Orange. As in the punk rock band, Agent Orange. As in "You've heard of Agent Orange? That was my code name. That's what they called me. Agent Orange. I was all over that place." As in, I am not in the habit of naming...

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Elective surgery back on the agenda for Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Apr 20

For the second time in three days, Western Australia has reported no new cases of coronavirus. Certain elective surgeries will now be allowed in our private hospitals. This is being welcomed by those hospitals as it will bring in...

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A problem solved

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jan 20

We support a young boy in Nepal and pay his school fees. To transfer money through the banks is very expensive. A month or so ago, we gave money to a young friend who was going to Nepal as a volunteer. Unfortunately, she was...

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I rode a bike in France - well, sort of!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 30 May 19

I lived on a farm when I was young and although I could ride a horse from a young age, I never learnt to ride a bike until well into my teens. I don’t know if this had anything to do with it but I was never much good on a bike and...

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Buying a new or second hand mountain bike?

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 26 Feb 19

Not far from where I am staying in a big city, there are places where you buy second-hand bicycles. Along the road you will see long rows of second-hand bikes. I have a plan to buy one that I can use to go around the city while...

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Only in India??!! Citizens oppose helmets!!

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 20 Nov 18

I read a news article about citizens from various walks of life objecting to wearing helmets. They feel the rule about cumposary helmets for 2 wheelers and fines for not wearing helmets are not needed. This news has me shocked....

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Should we always smile at the camera?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov 18

Sometime back I posted a photo of some Nepalese children receiving gifts of bikes to help them get to school. I commented that they didn’t seem to be smiling a lot. You can catch up here:...

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People can be so generous

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Nov 18

Vince went to Nepal recently with a small group involved with some charity work. Once there, one Nepalese man was assigned to help coordinate and arrange the various visits and purchases. His brother was headmaster of a school...

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Do you have those rent-a-bikes in your city or town?

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 4 Nov 18

In my home town the university has moved to the city center so the council has stepped up the number of the pay per use push bike stations. The bikes are very ugly and distinctive to stop people stealing them and people do use...

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Twelve bikes for twelve Nepalese children

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Oct 18

Vince is providing me with a lot of material for discussions although he doesn’t know I am swiping his photos off Facebook for my own purposes. I might have to make him an honorary member of myLot. I wanted to share that the...

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Have You Heard of This Bike Stunt?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 6 Oct 18

There is a new phenonmena called "swerving" which is starting to become a popular fun pastime for young people. This trend is really catching on among some youngsters where bicycles are used in dare-devil stunts among motorists....

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