Rob Langer – R1150GS Ian Payne - CBR919RR
I arrived at Yarra Glen just after
Pretty soon Rob (the leader) arrives
telling me I must be mad or real desperate for a ride. We decide to head
indoors to the milkbar for a coffee and wait and see if anyone else turns up
and what the weather will do. After several coffees and an hour’s worth of
conversation we conclude that no other members are coming and, as the weather
has not really improved, we should go home. Pity really as Rob had pre-ridden
the route during the week and it sounded quite an interesting run. Still, we
will save it for a future itinerary!
As we prepared to leave a large
contingent of bikes started to pass through Yarra Glen. One stops and it’s Jack Youdan
(ex-member) who is on a BMW Club ride and, as Rob is on a BMW, he is invited to
join the group. After all those coffees I had an urge to visit the “gents” and
so bid them farewell.
I headed home via Christmas Hills
and catch the stragglers of the BM group but they detour at Watson’s Creek for
St. Andrews while I take Pigeon Bank Lane that links up to the Warrandyte road.
I get a bit of a surprised on one bend where a group of emergency vehicles are
attempting to winch up a car that has gone over the edge. Must be a bit
slippery!
Apparently Rob had quite a good day
out with the BM Club so, although it may not have looked like a great day for
riding, there are still certain individuals, keen (mad!!) enough to go out for
a ride.
Ian Payne (Honda CBR919RR)
Comprehending
Engineers - Take Two
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A pastor, a doctor and an engineer were waiting
one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed,
"What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15
minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen
such ineptitude! "The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the green keeper. Let's have a word with
him." [Dramatic pause] "Hi George. Say,
what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't
they?" The green keeper replied, "Oh,
yes, that's a group of blind firefighters. They lost their sight saving our
clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free
anytime." The group was silent for a moment, then, the pastor said,
"That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them
tonight." The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact
my ophthalmologist
buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them." The engineer
said, "Why can't these guys play at night?"
An engineer was crossing a road one-day when a frog called
out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful
princess". He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his
pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back
into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The
engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the
pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess,
I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the engineer took
the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the
frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess
and that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you
kiss me?" The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have
time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."
There
was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things mechanical.
After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily
retired. Several years later the company contacted him regarding a
seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multimillion-dollar
machines. They had tried everything and everyone else to get the
machine to work, but to no avail. In desperation, they called on the retired
engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past.
The
engineer reluctantly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the
huge machine. At the end of the day, he marked
a small "x" in chalk on a particular component of the
machine and stated, "This is where your problem is". The
part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again.
The
company received a bill for $50,000 from the
engineer for his service. They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.
The engineer responded briefly:
One
chalk mark
$1
Knowing
where to put it $49,999
He
was paid in full, and the engineer retired again in peace.
What
is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?
Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.
Three
engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible
designers of the human body. One said, "It was a mechanical engineer.
Just look at all the joints." Another said, "No, it was an electrical
engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical
connections. The last said, "Actually it was a civil engineer. Who else
would run toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"
"Normal
people ... believe that if it ain't broke,
don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't
broke, it doesn't have enough features yet." ----- Scott Adams, The Dilbert
Principle
An
architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better
to spend time with the wife or a mistress. The
architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for
an enduring relationship. The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress,
because of the passion and mystery he found there. The engineer said,
"I like both." "Both?" the others asked.
"Yeah, replied the engineer: If you have a wife and a mistress,
they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you
can go to the lab and get some work done."
An
engineer was crossing a road one-day when a frog called out to him and said,
"If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess". He bent
over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and
said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I
will stay with you for one week." The engineer took the frog out of his
pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out,
"If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you
and do ANYTHING you want." Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at
it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What is
the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess and that I'll stay with you
for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?" The engineer
said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but
a talking frog, now that's cool."
To
the optimist, the glass is half full. To
the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is
twice as big as it needs to be.