Guest Len H Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 If you think this place has gone to pot then why not make a effort and try posting something on here instead of going on that other forum, In fact that other forum has made me a bit grumpy really, Half the decent members from here go over to there to post stuff that should be on here, then moan about how crap this site is. That's the way i see it. What are your examples of the moaning? All I've noticed is a bit of ribbing about the proliferation of 'what car should I buy?', 'I should have googled this basic problem instead of creating a 10 page monster' threads in the chatbox. Imagine if some minority interest rubbish car thread was posted on this forum, it'd be buried a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick Len, I'm just disappointed there had to be a new forum made instead of those members making an effort to improve this site, I just feel like we are missing stuff on here now because of it. AS has improved in recent weeks i think, a few trolls have gone quiet and all seems peaceful in the world again (mostly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 while going through all the youtube stuff on Amy I refound this gem Dappy making a complete arse of himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 The blokes a complete twat, Funny enough i was reading a story on a local news website about them this morning. http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/news/st_os ... g_1_973371 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'd have thought it'd cost a decent wedge just to host the website every month not to mention it being quite an expensive do running a show like RRG with insurance and such taken into account. I think Proboards is actually free to use? Not sure in other cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 He's quite an old boy if it his Eddie, and his missus looked like the sort of person who'd stab you in the eye with a knitting needle before suffocating you with a badly made wooly hat if you looked at her the wrong way. I can't tell from the pic, despite zooming into it, but if they are the people I think they are, not only did I introduce them, but she and I went out for some time about 25 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Not everyone hates RR but like anywhere it's not perfect. Still, people can 'put up or shut up' I suppose and no-one is forced to read the posts or join up if they don't want to.Not altogether sure why Len really needs to post on here though, he has his new forum to play on and after all by his own standards it's utopia. Back to the subject title:Not much I know but 'helping' to change the oil and filter on my lad's 106 we attempted not to swear for a change and pretended to be Scottish instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 we attempted not to swear for a change and pretended to be Scottish instead. Any success at all in one of those is going to result in total failure at the other, so how did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 F*ck*ng terrible oor Uddie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 we attempted not to swear for a change and pretended to be Scottish instead. Any success at all in one of those is going to result in total failure at the other, so how did you do? you should of pretended to be Welsh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I've been down at my lockup but I got bugger all done because I was chatting to the guy in the garage next to mine who does body work and stuff. He was telling me about some local bodgers who used tart up old knackers back in the early 90's and send them through the auction. He told me there was an old Fiesta or something that had a totally rotten tail gate so el-bodgers just fillered the tail gate into the car filling all the gaps shut in the process. They then painted it, drew on the gaps with a black marker and sent it to the market! I love stories like this although it sounds like a car I'd probably end up buying, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 F*ck*ng terrible oor Uddie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 F*ck*ng terrible oor Uddie! Going for a bit of Geordie then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 we attempted not to swear for a change and pretended to be Scottish instead. Any success at all in one of those is going to result in total failure at the other, so how did you do? you should of pretended to be Welsh... I can't my fingers aren't webbed together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Lancashireclamper's avatar.'Tablets for me nerves'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover414 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Went to the new Liverpool Museum earlier today, noticed they have a bit on Halewood and have a Ford Anglia on top of the box (so you basically can't see it very much). I wonder why they didn't use an Escort? Maybe the Anglia was cheaper, or maybe I just associated Halewood more with Escorts than others do. Still fairly interesting place, still one floor not completed though, go Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Went to the new Liverpool Museum earlier today, noticed they have a bit on Halewood and have a Ford Anglia on top of the box (so you basically can't see it very much). I wonder why they didn't use an Escort? Maybe the Anglia was cheaper, or maybe I just associated Halewood more with Escorts than others do. Still fairly interesting place, still one floor not completed though, go Liverpool That Anglia is the first car produced at Halewood and the first scrote is in storage somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover414 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Shame its stuck in the sky where you can't really appreciate it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 At least we're still making cars here. Unlike Longbridge. BL/Rover fans will be pleased to hear that all the engines bound for the JLR factory in Speke are transferred through a warehouse built on the site of the former TR7 factory on Spitfire or Herald Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 That Anglia is the first car produced at Halewood and the first scrote is in storage somewhere. They used to have a mk3 Escort in blue in there - was that the first one produced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobydoo Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 In what has come as a pleasant surprise, I've had two examples of good service this week. Firstly , three years ago I bought quite an expensive Dimplex fire for the sitting room. It's now out of warranty but has been playing up a bit resulting in four visits from their service team. When I phoned them recently to say it wasn't working again, they straight away said they'd replace it free of charge!Retail price is £1400 so I expected them to squirm far more!! Secondly, one of the garages I rent from North Herts Council, lets water in under the door when it rains heavily, making the floor very damp . One of their bods came to inspect it today and I was expecting a shrug and 'nuffink we can do, mate' ...but they've agreed to put in a gulley across the front of the garage leading to the nearby drain. It will be done within a month. Credit where it's due an' all that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammy777 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I had a nice chat with an elderly man yesterday, about his 1981 Honda Civic. He has owned it for 20 years and doesn't ever want to sell it, it belonged to his mum before he inherited it. He also said it had never broken down, and the only issue he has with it is rust, along with proclaiming his disliking for new cars, because of the electronics. What a great guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I had a nice chat with an elderly man yesterday, about his 1981 Honda Civic. He has owned it for 20 years and doesn't ever want to sell it, it belonged to his mum before he inherited it. He also said it had never broken down, and the only issue he has with it is rust, along with proclaiming his disliking for new cars, because of the electronics. What a great guy! We should all club together and make sure it passes its next MOT for him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Boobydoo's latest purchase (see thread). Earl's Project Rover thread. What a rewarding place this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I have put a deposit down on some new shite. Bought from a little old lady who for the last 3 years has driven it to the MOT station the put it back in the garage. Collecting at the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 That's always a great feeling... "it's mine, it's mine, and only I know about it... they'll freak when they see it..." Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Ive been bigging it up as old school retro cool JDM style. Imagine the disappointment when they do see it........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 What is it NC?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Been fiddling with some HDR software at full strength thanks to a cheeky serial generator. I've wanted to be able to process HDR for ages. I've been applying it to some old shots and I'm not sure about it. I still don't think it's a substitute for being able to compose a decent shot in the first place. For me the mise-en-scene is critical, and makes up around 80% of the shot's perceived quality. Some of the post process colours came out a bit weird, so I fiddled with them again in GIMP. It can take me up to ten minutes to properly sort a shot out anyway. Were I to incorporate HDR into every shot the time taken would probably double again. It's nice to know I have the kit to do it now, if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 What is it NC?????? Ah, now that will spoil the surprise/subsequent apathetic disappointment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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