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Hi all, I'm a newbie ADV rider and will have my first 3-4 week trip in NZ next February, Im here on HU to gain lots of advice and lurk on all the forums
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Hi all, I'm a newbie ADV rider and will have my first 3-4 week trip in NZ next February, Im here on HU to gain lots of advice and lurk on all the forums
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I'm curious, are you an Ex Bootneck or is it just a name you picked, there are a few ex mil on here, i believe
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Hi Wayne
Yep, former Bootie living in the sand pit at present... 141Tp Jan '80 I joined hence Bootneck141, someone else must have Bootneck on here
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Welcome to the forum. This is one of the best for getting travel info. Happy hunting.
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Thanks ThirtyOne
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Hi Wayne
Yep, former Bootie living in the sand pit at present... 141Tp Jan '80 I joined hence Bootneck141, someone else must have Bootneck on here
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Good news, ex Infantry, full service, working in the Sand Pit living in Thailand.
Loads of info on here
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s'cuse my ignorance chaps .. but have I got this right? (after some Google research)
' Bootie'
British slang
a Royal Marine
Word origin: from 'bootneck', so called from the leather tab used to close their tunic collars.
' Sandpit'
Military slang for the Middle East, especially those nations with sandy deserts, e.g. Iraq, Saudi Arabia etc.
just wondering?
cheers. Keith
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Hi all, I'm a newbie ADV rider and will have my first 3-4 week trip in NZ next February, Im here on HU to gain lots of advice and lurk on all the forums
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Welcome to the board Bootneck141
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Hi Keith, yes mate correct on all counts, thanks for the welcome
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Was this message for me Wayne? btw Grant has given me the Bootneck handle as it had been dormant for some time, hence the change in my name now
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Was this message for me Wayne? btw Grant has given me the Bootneck handle as it had been dormant for some time, hence the change in my name now
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Looks good in the gold. Yes the message was for you, Andi is a Kiwi and would be a great source of infomation for your trip
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Awesome, thanks mate, I actually emigrated to Kiwi in '93 after I left the corps, but working in oil and gas has had me travelling around, Im really looking forward to a month back next year, as I get closer I will start posting and seeing who is around to catch up with, mainly be a South Island ride, after that when I get back to Dubai I might buy a F800 because I have a bit of a target to do some longer rides in the future...at the moment Im just planning and dreaming
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You're welcome mate, I am doing PMC for oil and gas at the moment, Basra,
If you ever get to Thailand in the future and fancy a pint let me know and if I am on leave then we can sort it.
I am also starting to build at the end of the year near Chum Phae and hopefully my house wil be done for about this time next year so you'll be welcome
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