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5 hours ago, vulgalour said:

traffic light grand prix.

Yup. I just went get groceries. Pulled out onto the highway which was empty. They're changed the intersection now to be a long sweeping curve off the light that makes a long merge lane and ends in a U turn at the end of the merge.

I've got about a mile and a half of road before I make a left to turn down towards the house, and doing about 50 I see a Jeep Grand Cherokee hurtling round the bend off the light being chased by some other SUV (Nissan or somesuch). 

Jeep is absolutely caning it, so I have a childish moment and just before he reaches my rear quarter and stamp the gas pedal into the carpet.

I pull up alongside and grin. Then pass him up- he's pulled the badges off but the 5.7 V8 version gets a different grille to the 3.6 V6 and you can see it in your mirror.

Well, sorry my friend because I've got the 6.4 and I'm happy to give all of those ponies a whip now and then.

It was worth it to see his face. Replacement, displacement etc.

 

Phil

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Walking upstairs in a camping store in blackburn and the steps were fitted with metal strips made out out of old black and white numberplates

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12 minutes ago, The Moog said:

Walking upstairs in a camping store in blackburn and the steps were fitted with metal strips made out out of old black and white numberplates

Is that place still going? Hells bells - I bought a Cabanon Athena from them 25 years ago - that staircase was rickety back then.

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Watching match of the day, Fulham's goalie is called Areola

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First time I've cooked satay chicken. That's in the folder marked "was good, again another time".

Phil

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Drove to Ashdown forest for a walk, had a lovely time and took lots of photos. Had a bit of a hoon on the way back too. Some minor* wheelspin was achieved. Lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

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2 minutes ago, andy18s said:

Have you seen the MG episode yet?

the blue one? that was up on breeze blocks :D

 

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On 12/19/2020 at 7:42 PM, hairnet said:

wheeler dealers or this

THIS

 

 

and Vice Grip Garage.

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Drove to Ashdown forest for a walk, had a lovely time and took lots of photos. Had a bit of a hoon on the way back too. Some minor* wheelspin was achieved. Lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Where abouts on the Ashdown did you go? So many nice walks on the forest.
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Just now, louiepj said:
3 hours ago, Fumbler said:
Drove to Ashdown forest for a walk, had a lovely time and took lots of photos. Had a bit of a hoon on the way back too. Some minor* wheelspin was achieved. Lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Where abouts on the Ashdown did you go? So many nice walks on the forest.

Carpark named Piglets, it's on the main road but isn't as well signposted as any of the other walks. There were two cars parked up, nearly every other car park was absolutely rammed!

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Is that place still going? Hells bells - I bought a Cabanon Athena from them 25 years ago - that staircase was rickety back then.
Yep - pretty good for walking and camping stuff.
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Having a quiet morning going through old pictures of places that matter.

This is Newhaven, early 1970's. Big crane is working on the 'new'  motorised swing bridge. Blue Morrie is possibly my Dad.

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This is the 'old ' bridge, with the tramway line still in place. There was a branch line to West Beach for the construction of the West Arm breakwater.

 

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Couple of guys at work managed to mangle a T-Bar today trying to remove a siezed bolt.

Evidently, the bolt won.

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Oh and in case you couldnt tell the scale, its a 3/4" drive. :)  😲

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9 hours ago, strangeangel said:

Does anyone remember eBay seller raymanboy, and his repeated, unsuccessful attempts to sell a Chrysler Lebaron and a Honda Spacy scooter at insane prices, using walls of hatstand mad-as-cheese text in the description? Well, I think he's branched out into laptops...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SONY-VAIO-VGN-AW-LIKE-NO-OTHER/123930053552

 

Nah, it's not him - there's no mention of Beethoven or Manfred von Richthofen in the listing.

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I'm probably grinning a bit more than I should be at the moment 

Picked a bottle up from Costco on the way home 

It's glorious , really smooth , a bit too smooth 

 

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2 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

Couple of guys at work managed to mangle a T-Bar today trying to remove a siezed bolt.

Evidently, the bolt won.

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Oh and in case you couldnt tell the scale, its a 3/4" drive. :)  😲

3/4? What sorta plant were you bothering?

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It's either made of cheese or the guys were tickling it with a length of scaffold pipe.

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