LA MOTO VITALE

Suite au commentaire de François consécutif à mon idée de "CAR SOIL", je suis allé lire l'article dont il donnait l'URL. Je le copie/colle parce que je trouve qu'il mérite intégralement sa place ici mais ne le traduirai pas car (soil) quelques (bonnes) notions d'anglais devraient suffire pour le comprendre :
It could be the ultimate accessory for the 4x4-driving city dweller: spray-on mud. A few squirts (giclées ou sproutchs si vous préférez) and neighbours will think you spent the weekend hurtling along muddy lanes looking for a country retreat, rather than sitting in traffic on the way to drop the kids off before your yoga class.
Like many of the best ideas, spray-on mud was dreamed up over a couple of drinks down at the local. "We were in the pub talking about how people drive these huge, pristine (double sens : "primitif" ou "sans tache, à l'état de neuf") vehicles around cities and never have any intention of going near the countryside," said Colin Dowse, a business consultant in Shropshire who markets the product.
"With spray-on mud, they can make it look like they've been off-road instead of just driving to the shops and back."
According to Mr Dowse, sales of the product, which retails at £7.95 a bottle, are going well, particularly in America and in London. "If they want an authentic look, there's not a lot else they can do. There's not a lot of mud in Chelsea," he said.
According to the company's website, spray-on mud can help give your friends, family and neighbours the impression you've just come back from a day's shooting, fishing or visiting friends who live on a farm; anything but driving around in town all day or visiting an out-of-town retail park.
There is nothing special about the mud, which is collected locally, but before it is bottled it has to be filtered to remove any stones and other debris that could mark the vehicle's bodywork. (Ben tiens !)
"People may want to look like they've been off-road, but they certainly don't want any chips or scratches on the paintwork while they're doing the school run," said Mr Dowse.
The company's website points out that it is illegal to use the spray to obscure a vehicle's number plate and did not condone it being used to avoid speed cameras.
"When you're spraying mud on your car, you can get it everywhere, but obscuring the number plate is not what this product is for," said Mr Dowse.
Alan Weavis, who works in advertising and is based in Hammersmith, west London, bought a bottle of spray-on mud for a friend's birthday.
"He's got this huge 4x4 Porsche Cayenne (un sommet en matière de bon goût, indeed !) and as far as I know it's never ever been to the country," he said. "I thought it was a funny present.
"It went down really well with everyone, although he thought I was taking the mickey ("Se payer sa tête en quelque sorte"). Which is exactly what I was doing."

Quelques remarques :
1. cet article est paru dans "The Guardian" on the fourteenth of june two thousand and five ...
2. cette "best idea" m'est venue alors que j'étais parfaitement sobre ;-) ... enfin, je crois
3. l'histoire de "obscuring the number plate" m'a rappelé un des éminents membres de notre club, qui déjà, nettoie sa moto à chaque intronisation de pape et qui oublie systématiquement de récurer sa plaque d'immatriculation, je ne vise personne mais il se sera reconnu sans peine !

Ouais, bon, et à part ça, aussi loin que je sois concerné, quad 9 ?
Et bien, j'ai encore passé un excellent dimanche même si cette fois ainsi que trois fois hélas, je n'ai pas pu accompagner mes amis Henri et Didier qui ont fait, en sens inverse et à l'envers, la balade qui nous avaient menés à Charmeville-Lézières ...
N'empêche, pas de raisons de se plaindre, jugez plutôt, waf waf :
- galipettes dès potron-minet ;-)
- copieux petit déjeuner
- marche ADEPS de 10 km au départ de Mettet accompagné de la douce et du rejeton
- retour maison (pas de beaux-parents et de tagliatelle)
- repas typique "steak frites salade"
- petite sieste crapuleuse
- réveil en sursaut bien décidé à tailler un bout de route avec la SUZON qui piaffe dans le garage depuis trop longtemps déjà ...
Je m'équipe de pied en cap et de cap en péninsule et aux environs de 16H00 je négocie les premiers lacets qui me mènent à la N5 et à la station service où je fais le plein d'essence avant de faire celui de sensations ;-)))
Je suis parti par Gerpinnes, Florennes, un bout de N40 puis Agimont, Heer, Dinant et retour par la vallée de la Molignée : le pied quoi !
Juste 117.2 km mais suffisants pour me remettre en selle pour la semaine !
- souper "baguette/charcu"
- galipettes nocturnes !! Mais naaaaaaaaaan , je plaisante ! J'suis pas superman non plus ;-)))))))))
N'empêche, on essaierait bien la bombaboue hein chérie ? Cela nous changerait de la Chantilly, hi hi !!