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Sat in the car at lunchtime eating my sandwiches.My boss makes me a coffee & brings it out to me.

Sometimes little things mean a lot  :-D

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Just incase anybody is wondering why every road change in Birmingham for the last 15 years has been for the worst, I have found the answer:

 

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If you had to drive this, you would fuck up everybody else's day out of spite as well.

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FAO Lord Sterling :mrgreen:

 

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Watching Dollywobbler's latest adventure. "Me & my friends from the slightly sweary forum...."

 

I didn't think of Deux Chevaux owners being foul-mouthed.

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What did she make of the Volvo?

Liked it, but she's a bit nonplussed with new cars...as long as they work. Hence the Merc has to stay apparently.

 

 

She is quite taken with the Saab.

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Just incase anybody is wondering why every road change in Birmingham for the last 15 years has been for the worst, I have found the answer:

 

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If you had to drive this, you would fuck up everybody else's day out of spite as well.

 

Sort of makes you nostalgic for the era when transportation meant sending people to Australia.

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I'm sure I have mentioned before that I'm a sucker for charity shops, endlessly filling my life with other people's discarded crap.

Today I couldn't resist this

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A nice, boxed pewter tankard, why the grin? Imagine draining your beer to be greeted by this

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I'm assuming it's a promotional item, possibly given to people to drown their sorrows having purchased a Vauxhall

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My grandfather got given a personalised one of those as a retirement present from his colleagues at Vauxhall in 1983. I didn't know there were more of its kind.

 

My dad used to drink single malt out of it. 

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I'm sure I have mentioned before that I'm a sucker for charity shops, endlessly filling my life with other people's discarded crap.

Today I couldn't resist this

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A nice, boxed pewter tankard, why the grin? Imagine draining your beer to be greeted by this

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I'm assuming it's a promotional item, possibly given to people to drown their sorrows having purchased a Vauxhall

Seeing that would probably have them throw all the beverege back up into the tankard and then throw the tankard out of the window.

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I admit the logo did remind me of a scene in The Prisoner, where Number 6 drains his glass to read at the bottom "you have been poisoned"

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Perhaps the same is true here, except you will have a sudden lust for Zafiras.

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I spent today working in a GP surgery that has a very tight car park, they were having a drop in flu vac session. I was able to observe a veritable cavalcade of giffer madness, impossible reversing, clutch burning and a stand off between a dacia something and a honda jizz that caused two 70 something dudes to get out of their cars and threatening to twat each other , Jizz owner decided to show who was boss when pulling out only to reverse by mistake and bump into a member of parliaments Audi Q ninety twelve.....Twas nearly the bestest day ever 

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I spent today working in a GP surgery that has a very tight car park, they were having a drop in flu vac session. I was able to observe a veritable cavalcade of giffer madness, impossible reversing, clutch burning and a stand off between a dacia something and a honda jizz that caused two 70 something dudes to get out of their cars and threatening to twat each other , Jizz owner decided to show who was boss when pulling out only to reverse by mistake and bump into a member of parliaments Audi Q ninety twelve.....Twas nearly the bestest day ever

You is mean. Nasty in fact. Enjoying the misery and mistakes of others. Welcome to my world. I shall call you friend.

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I spent today working in a GP surgery that has a very tight car park, they were having a drop in flu vac session. I was able to observe a veritable cavalcade of giffer madness, impossible reversing, clutch burning and a stand off between a dacia something and a honda jizz that caused two 70 something dudes to get out of their cars and threatening to twat each other , Jizz owner decided to show who was boss when pulling out only to reverse by mistake and bump into a member of parliaments Audi Q ninety twelve.....Twas nearly the bestest day ever 

 

I'd have videod it...……… may shut the old bastards up when they complain of every other generation being violent, lack of manners, no respect etc... they truelly walk among us!

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Browsing Facebook brought up a Mail article showing that Katie Price is so broke she's driving round in a 51 plate Suzuki Vitara. How the mighty have fallen!

Of course, she couldn't help but have it wrapped pink.

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Browsing Facebook brought up a Mail article showing that Katie Price is so broke she's driving round in a 51 plate Suzuki Vitara. How the mighty have fallen!

Of course, she couldn't help but have it wrapped pink.

Someone should send her a link to the forum.

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I'm sure I have mentioned before that I'm a sucker for charity shops, endlessly filling my life with other people's discarded crap.

Today I couldn't resist this

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A nice, boxed pewter tankard, why the grin? Imagine draining your beer to be greeted by this

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I'm assuming it's a promotional item, possibly given to people to drown their sorrows having purchased a Vauxhall

It's like draining your beer and finding the King's shilling at the bottom; the horror! :D This requires recording for posterity on the giffer trinket and general tat thread.

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Having to lie to children, in a nice way.

 

Neighbour's kid, about 4 or 5 yrs old, has often come and spraffed to me when I'm working on me chod. He took a liking to the 45. Observant kid noticed it wasn't around any more. His Dad was with him.

 

Kid : "Where's the red one gone ?"

Me (looks at Dad) : "Er, it's, er, gone to the farm"

(Dad nods his understanding)

Kid : "Why's it gone to the farm ?"

Me (looks at Dad for moral support): "Er..."

Dad : "I think he means it's gone to the hospital"

Kid: "Ah, okay then"

 

I'm dreading the next conversation. 

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obviously now you have to go out and buy another Red Rover 45 and hope the kid doesn't notice  :mrgreen:

 

on a more serious note I would of prolly been honest with the poor kid no point setting up false expectations that will only be dashed

 

(unless you do get another Rover 45 :) )

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Browsing Facebook brought up a Mail article showing that Katie Price is so broke she's driving round in a 51 plate Suzuki Vitara. How the mighty have fallen!

Of course, she couldn't help but have it wrapped pink.

Just had a look. Mot expired on it October  :-o

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Having to lie to children, in a nice way.

 

 

 

Ha, that's an easy one.  Wait till they start asking 'well, how exactly does the sperm get in the mummy's tummy?'...

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Ha, that's an easy one.  Wait till they start asking 'well, how exactly does the sperm get in the mummy's tummy?'...

Can remember sitting watching Casualty at my Grans house, my wee brother turns round and utters "Gran, how does the baby fit out of the ladies bum?"

 

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Just saw this rock up outside the office. A chap in his late 30s/early 40s was in it. I gave him a thumbs up and he repeated the gesture.

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What made my day was seeing this on the side.

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This is no show queen and looks very much to be a daily driver. A very rare thing for old air cooled Porsches. Usually they're stashed away in a humidity controlled garage, rarely to go outside to preserve an "investment". So to be parked up on the side of a street in 2018 Bristol is a very unusual and rare thing.

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Being ill and staying at home so as not to infect colleagues (I detest 'martyrs' who go in when they feel shit then spread their lurgy onto all and sundry) - not the grin.

 

The grin is being able to spend some time under the bonnet of a car to take my mind off my 'swallowing razor blades' sore throat, cough and snuffles (see also 'man flu'), and continue my acquaintance with the new chodder.

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