What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

TC said:
Went for a ride with Nick Giles and checked out his recently restored Jota, very very tasty indeed, was great riding behind him listening to those pipes sing.
Nice work Nick  :) :)
Oh and didnt manage to make any new friends Maurice....
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Hmm black bike dont look like a Laverda  :P
 
You must be deeply saddened about the lack of side cover badges on the blue 3C, Brett.  I've never seen a bloke look so glum about owning a Laverda. My advice is to get rid of that beer. They reckon alcohol isn't the answer for depression. What you need is happy drugs.  :D
 
Not wrong there, Steve!!! What a freakin' monster! Imagine it next to an R1 or similar mod hypersports!

So was that a social interaction or a legal one, Maurizio?

Drove home from Bright to Melbourne today - insane, almost gridlock even getting into Myrtleford. Fork knpws what the Hume Boreway would have been like, perfect storm of end of school hols, end of long weekend ... so had the perfect excuse to tell the kids 'We're taking the backroads trip home'  :D :D :D Lake Buffalo road then gravel across to Whitfield and over Powers lookout to Mansfield, bearable traffic flow to Yea then home via Flowerdal and Whittlesea. Nary a car in sight, and not a radar or camera to be seen. 4WD Skoda Scout loves the gravel ands eats up any backroad sealed or unsealed with relish. Fantastic drive - though the 13yo boy complained about feeling queasy, trying to look at his phone screen in the twisties!
 
I had finished - the wife was due home and i was supposed to be painting - got sick of that for the day and took some pleasure time in the garage - i also have OCD and while i have no control in the house - in the garage its my rules  :D now masking up to ACDC for tomorrows painting  :(
 
Grant said:
There are more issues than just health scares. Look on Youtube for clips on how the utility companies will mine your data. I'm not upon all the ways they can do this but it is a scary thought.
They will know when you use peak demand and can inflate rates accordingly.
They can remotely switch you off at the flick of a switch whereas now they need access to the property to do so.

All of the above is in addition to the scare tactics the utility companies are using to force it on you.
Initially the UK government had set a date for compulsory conversion of all homes to smart meters but have backtracked to now say it is a target. Some utility companies were found out after this backtracking to still be telling customers it was mandatory.
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Grant, I agree with you that just pushing this this stuff top down on to the people without having a plan at all isn't the right approach. No free choice on electricity provider in UK?

Anyone using a smart phone shouldn't be too concerned about data mining of electricity providers. All is lost anyway. :D

Smart metering done the right way should give the consumer the possibility to decide on it's own, i.E. to start the dishwasher when the rates are low for the next 2 hours or so. This will help to balance the grid, it's just that you do the washing, grain the mill etc. when the sun shines and the wind blows, otherwise it gets expensive/sweaty. Mankind has done so since thousands of years, why shouldn't we? It's not the end of the world, just the opposite I'd say.
 
I think all UK utility companies are owned by overseas companies, mainly the French.
But choosing a different supplier is about as much use a rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
They are all at it.
 
Gravelroad said:
Grant, I agree with you that just pushing this this stuff top down on to the people without having a plan at all isn't the right approach. No free choice on electricity provider in UK?

Anyone using a smart phone shouldn't be too concerned about data mining of electricity providers. All is lost anyway. :D

Smart metering done the right way should give the consumer the possibility to decide on it's own, i.E. to start the dishwasher when the rates are low for the next 2 hours or so. This will help to balance the grid, it's just that you do the washing, grain the mill etc. when the sun shines and the wind blows, otherwise it gets expensive/sweaty. Mankind has done so since thousands of years, why shouldn't we? It's not the end of the world, just the opposite I'd say.
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most of the early smart readers give false reading and the customer cannot change provider.
  Went into the Laverda emporium after being away for the last 4 weeks looked round the bikes, went back inside and booked me ferry for the Manx bloody ace
 
Gravelroad said:
Grant, I agree with you that just pushing this this stuff top down on to the people without having a plan at all isn't the right approach. No free choice on electricity provider in UK?

Anyone using a smart phone shouldn't be too concerned about data mining of electricity providers. All is lost anyway. :D

Smart metering done the right way should give the consumer the possibility to decide on it's own, i.E. to start the dishwasher when the rates are low for the next 2 hours or so. This will help to balance the grid, it's just that you do the washing, grain the mill etc. when the sun shines and the wind blows, otherwise it gets expensive/sweaty. Mankind has done so since thousands of years, why shouldn't we? It's not the end of the world, just the opposite I'd say.
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You should know by now that the British do not like being told what to do or how to behave, even if it makes perfect sense.
 
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