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[RobT]

It was Mrs T's birthday today, and she fancied going to France for the day. So off we went, tunnel this time.

 

 

After a nice lunch in Le Touquet we strolled and I did some spotting (although this 20 was a lazy sat in car spot).

 

 

 

One of the few modernz I'd happily roll in.

 

 

Amusing* sign.

 

 

The Clio has lived up to its Frenchness and the driver's window no longer works. Trouble is it stopped working whilst in the fully down position...good job this only happened later in the day and the weather remained lovely!

 

Currently sat on the shuttle waiting for the off.

[richardmorris]

No photos (yet) but it’s been nice outside work today with the stock from Bonham’s recent Aston Martin sale outside, DB4 and 5s, Volantes and the prototype DBS v8. Plus a couple of s1 e types, what looks like a Docker Daimler, pre war Bentley and a beautiful 1950s Alfa Romeo. Plus! A 2door Bentley Continental, pre war MG, three XK120s and an odd wire frame that looked like a 250gto shape.

 

The four mclaren f1s were a bit dull in comparison!

 

It’s a good thing I wasn’t too busy today as I must have spent an hour drooling over the window.

[bangernomics]

The P could well have been parking assist,

It looked like this...

It pops up only under 20mph ish? Then it’s I can fit in this tronic as they call it in Germany.

[loserone]

Resettlement & relocation? It says it's possible in the description so if it gets to interview I will be asking.

Recruitment and retention; up to 30% above banding to be competitive for a role which pays more outside the NHS.

 

You're not supposed to know it exists, probably, but everyone I know in IT does..

[Guest Hooli]

Recruitment and retention; up to 30% above banding to be competitive for a role which pays more outside the NHS.

 

You're not supposed to know it exists, probably, but everyone I know in IT does..

 

Interesting, thanks.

[Shep Shepherd]

Took delivery of an excellent replacement steering wheel and centre console lid for The Volvo today, which had been liberated from a scrapped low mileage 940 saloon by JoeyEunos of this parish, solving a couple of cosmetic issues (no paint on the 'VOLVO' emblem on the existing one's centre pad and the existing centre console lid (from a 960) not being the correct style or colour) and allowing the horn to work properly:

 

 

They cleaned up brilliantly and now take pride of place in the car, as swapping everything over only took ten minutes in total. Very nice 

[Guest Hooli]

They look mint!

[Sloth in a bowl]

I think I have found a suitable location for next year's Shitefest.

 

[Guest Hooli]

Orkney! Even further north than this years!

[Guest Hooli]

Or we could go further south...

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

Orkney! Even further north than this years!

Shetland actually. Does Orkney have a Twatt to?

[Shep Shepherd]

They look mint!

 

The console lid is very slightly worn at the leading edge (TADTS, and what caused me to junk the car's original one in favour of the 960 one in 2004), but you have to look very closely indeed to see the wear. However, the steering wheel is practically like a new car's and has none of the sun fade that old foam steering wheels tend to suffer from. I imagine that the donor car was garaged for much of its life.

[Guest Hooli]

Shetland actually. Does Orkney have a Twatt to?

 

It does indeed https://goo.gl/maps/FoWjxa8ZQVG2

[Kiltox]

Orkney! Even further north than this years!

There’s a 3 bed house going to auction later this month on one of the Orkney isles - £41k guide. Assume it’s utterly fucked inside.

 

If I had some surplus cash knocking about I’d be seriously tempted - what an amazing place to be able to escape to

[Guest Hooli]

There’s a 3 bed house going to auction later this month on one of the Orkney isles - £41k guide. Assume it’s utterly fucked inside.

 

If I had some surplus cash knocking about I’d be seriously tempted - what an amazing place to be able to escape to

I've only spent a day there, but yeah it's an amazing place.

[Sloth in a bowl]

The roads in Shetland are really nice and I have seen some chod.

 

Opel manta

Escort MK3

Berlingo vans

Sunbeam Imp

MGB

Vauxhall Nova

Buses from last century (will picture once home)

Boat shite is all over the place.

 

 

They had a classic car show while we had shitefest.

However getting a car here is £stupid and camping in a tent is not an option if you have brain cells remaining.

[Guest Hooli]

I do need to visit Shetland at some point, just because it's there.

[Kiltox]

I really need to take my Porsche on a rural highland tour

[Kiltox]

..... oh fuck. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

[Guest Hooli]

I really need to take my Porsche on a rural highland tour

 

You do, the roads are brilliant & empty.

[Kiltox]

Yeah I would be well keen for it if I had the cash knocking about

[clayts450]

I really need to take my Porsche on a rural highland tour

 

Nah, I hear Pandas are the car for that.... (sorry)

[Tayne]

Can't both are NHS jobs so banded & I'm already top of the band so can't inflate it.

 

 

Housing & shopping. It's in the Highlands & just doing a weekly shop costs more up there.

 

 

 

I've had a brief look at house prices and don't see them as appalling but I live in Aberdeen and perhaps you can buy a 2up-2down in Donnay for thruppence ha'penny.

 

Don't forget that council tax rates are lower up here (and they include water charges), dental checkups are free (and work is subsidised), eye tests are free, prescriptions are free, your car insurance will likely be cheaper and the NHS works better.

 

You can gie it laldy as both discount supermarkets are in Oban and the ferries are subsidised for local types.

 

The minimum booze price is only an issue if you drink meths, white spirit or cheap cider and the income tax rate will likely be lower but is more than cancelled out by council tax rates if you are one of the 6 or 7 % at the top end.

[Guest Hooli]

To explain house prices, I've got a rough 3 bed semi with garage in a cheaper part of donny for £71k last october. That appears to be the price of a flat up there.

[Kiltox]

What’s the going rate for a trendy new build 2 bed flat in abz? I’m paying £246k for one in Gloucester and I thought that was a lot but I bet it barely touches the sides - I reckon you’re almost at London money

[Ghosty]

I WANT TO LIVE IN SCOTLAND NOW

[Kiltox]

I WANT TO LIVE IN SCOTLAND NOW

At some point in the (hopefully distant) future I will have a flat in Ayrshire for rent at 300 PCM (shiter discount available) - there’s photos in the open forum.

 

I could do it at c.265 a month for a shiter who was willing to forego an agent and have a direct contract with me

[SiC]

I WANT TO LIVE IN SCOTLAND NOW

I like the idea of living in Scotland. Then I see pictures of the Shitefest midge attack in the summer and the thick layer of snow in the winter.

 

I'm too much of a softy southerner for any of that!

[cort16]

Those northern midges are hardcore.

[Ghosty]

At some point in the (hopefully distant) future I will have a flat in Ayrshire for rent at 300 PCM (shiter discount available) - there’s photos in the open forum.

 

I could do it at c.265 a month for a shiter who was willing to forego an agent and have a direct contract with me

 

That might actually be interesting in time as after this time next year I'll have no ties.