November in Blighty and we are enjoying summer weather; cold, dull, miserable....

Ben
ben@honsec.co.uk

Rallies

Jean-Francois Helias concluded his memories of the Arenys de Munt rally in Spain with a reflection of another near-death experience. Something we can all relate to. Whenever old bikers get together, they inevitably say, "It's a wonder we ever survived". What episodes do you look back on in disbelief? Can we add them to our Dropping It page?

At least Francois went home with a trophy for his effort.

It was Francois (who else?) who supplied all 49 rally badges added to the N Badges page this week. Have a look through the 367 badges to see if you have badges on your cut-offs that we still need.

As we dive into the winter months, cheer yourself up by planning for next year's adventures with Hans Veenendaal's Rally Listing.

If you are a hard case rallyists, there are still plenty of weekends to spend in the warmth of a beer tent. This weekend coming there is a rally here in the UK, or eight more if you fancy crossing the channel.
Small boats are available cheap, I hear.

Embers

Embers are continuing their dedicated sampling of beer and food at whatever hostelry isn't quick enough to lock their door. This week ten stalwarts reached The Roebuck in Market Harborough where they were entertained by a "domestic" refereed by police officers. Report and photos (but not of the altercation) are in our November report.

Back to a local favourite on . We start from Huncote Red Lion, ride in an aimless circle that inevitably includes a coffee stop, return to the Red Lion for lunch, maybe do another look for coffee and puddin' somewhere, and finish - guess where? If all those circles don't make you giddy, you are welcome to join our loopy ride.

On we will meet at Houghton on the Hill and if you want to know what kind of ride that will be, the clue is in the name.


Foz Spot

A blonde and a redhead walking together on the street when they passed a florist.

The redhead said, "I hate it when my husband buys me flowers. They always come with expectations, and I don't want to be laying on my back with my legs in the air for three days."

To which the blonde replied, "Don't you have a vase?"