Nataly

'Fraid not But it's kind of you to ask. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Not to pooh pooh your idea, but I thought bluetooth projectors were already on the market - in which case all you need is powerpoint on your phone (which already exists in app form)... No?? Edit: spelling "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I have specifically asked my boyfriend NOT to get involved and have deliberately not shared the details of where the guy is supposed to live. Because we do not KNOW for sure what has happened and innocent people certainly do not deserve a good "talking to". And even if the guy is guilty as hell, we don't know if he isn't part of a bigger group of scammers and lets not forget he has MY address. Violence is a vicious cycle - I am letting the cops deal with it. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Thanks Turtle I think in any profession you get good people and bad people... Add to that limitations on their power to act, and what you said about chances reducing drastically by the day... Let's just say I am aware the odds are not in my favour. I had initially just thought it was gone and there was no hope, then I felt bad for not at least trying, now I feel bad for not trying soon enough and finally I am annoyed with myself for getting all worked up about it when it's so unlikely to end well... I'm torn between doubling my efforts so at least I know I've done everything I can and just letting it go so I can move on & stop feeling so raw about it... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I have no news from the cops and I have no way of going around to the address he gave me. And the address he gave me may not be where he is actually keeping the bike. If indeed he even has it. Hire a private detective if you really want to see it again, maybe . . . no guarantees even then. I feel so helpless - I'm currently on a company trip (back tomorrow) and it will likely be too late even if the bike really is there. I don't know for sure whether the cops are actually doing something or if they are able to act fast enough. I'm kind of annoyed that I have gotten my hopes up. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I have no news from the cops and I have no way of going around to the address he gave me. And the address he gave me may not be where he is actually keeping the bike. If indeed he even has it. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

So what happens now?? Nothing? Had your insurance paid you the value of the bike ?? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Well, a friend of mine called the previous owner and asked if the Triumph was still for sale - and he answered "no, sorry I am selling it this weekend" So it would seem the rat-bastard is trying to re-sell the bike!! Alerted the police and they are tracking down the phone number. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Sorry about this. Here the cops are obliged to take a report but the report I read when I came home is totally full of mistakes. Wrong day for the incident, wrong place where it was parked, the description for the bike didn't even include the colour... So they might as well not have taken the report at all... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Of course it's all relative but still annoying to discover your tire like that "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Thanks - had not thought of this. Pretty bummed. And yes, it was the 2012 that was stolen. Not sure if it was ridden away or hauled away. The camera footage is being looked at for any suspicious behaviour. Also I put up a poster for the local villagers to alert me if they saw anything dodgy - can't remember if I mentioned this or not. Not holding my breath, to be honest. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Long story short, on Thursday I traded my 2008 R6 against a 2012 Street Triple (carpal tunnel, blah blah). On Sunday the Triumph got stolen. Now I have contacted the guy in charge of the cameras in the village and reported to the cops and my insurance (no, not insured against theft) but I am wondering if there is anything *I* should be doing to find it? Already been browsing online ads for parts et cetera. Gonna put a sign where it got stolen asking if anyone saw anything... (It *is* a small village and some people do keep an eye on *everything* that goes on...) Less than half of stolen bikes are found; many are stolen and end-up going directly outside of the country and even outside of the continent. There is a good chance it's in Africa right now. But advice would be welcome anyway. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Not exactly, Provence is South East of France. Ok, yes you are right, but generally speaking they do not include the most easterly bit (ie the Cote d'Azur)... Generally, it's "not as far east" as that!!! But correct: not actually the south-west of France. When I think of Provence it is more the Var, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhone... The Cote d'Azur is kind of its very own la-la-land (even though technically part of Provence). ETA: Just looked it up on Wikipedia and it kinda makes sense... Historical Provence did not include as much oh the Hautes Alpes and the Compté de Nice... Probably why today it is called PACA (Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur). Learn something new every day!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Tell me about it... My boyfriend squished it before I could stop him!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Whilst the côte d'azur is *technically* part of "provence," normally when referring to Provence it is the south-west of France they are referring to. Our area is very different in terms of creepy crawlies... I can attest to it personally since I spent the first several months in the Lubéron when I first decided to migrate south... The South-West region and the French Riviera are very, VERY different!! Over here, it's the people who are freaky - not so much the critters!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Nope. Not as "fat." Looking for pics... ETA - Saw more pics (including of the other 2 possible species in the area)... Looks like you're right after all! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Funny: we heard the cat "dig around" that spot recently and couldn't figure out what the deal was... Thought he had puked again or peed or pooped (which so far he has never done outside of the toilet and/or his litter)... Poor thing... We just squished his favourite little buddy/toy!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

... Because he was playing with a scorpion! Didn't even know we had those over here. Apparently they are harmless but damned if *I* would play with one!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Was feeling a little bummed over some frustrations of late until I went to visit my work colleague at the hospital yesterday... It seems like he is days away from losing his battle against cancer, and only 2 months ago he just thought he was tired and due for a vacation... Sure puts things into perspective. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Intuitively, it seems wrong to me as well, but I suppose how current you are and other factors come into play... Still, it's possible they just aren't comparing like-for-like - isolating "fun" flyers but lumping all motorcycle riders together... I'm guessing they did the same for skydiving as well. Just a guess. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

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Sending good vibes for a GREAT event

This might be of help . . . NOTE - I think I may have reported your post as spam... Please ignore my fat finger syndrome... I laughed at this, although Leo is taking the meds very well... He was chewing my finger a little the first day but he then decided just to pretend to eat it and drop it 20 seconds later... Now he is either eating them or spitting them where I can't find them... But it seems like he is swallowing and he is puking a lot less... No puking at all would be more reassuring, though the vet did say to wait at least 10 days before getting worried... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

So cute!!

Ahhhh - lovely!! Thanks for the tip!! I love these girls! I think I found out about them on dizzy a while ago and then started googling all their stuff... I think they are funny as hell!! Looking forward to this show now "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss