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On 17/02/2024 at 18:20, richardmorris said:

Well they must be able to read if they can drive I suppose.

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Many years ago in a previous job I used to do work in a country park. We had problems with the farmer driving cows down a track as they tended to veer off onto a boardwalk path for the public. I was getting costs to put "kissing gates" on the junctions. The landscape architect thought it would be cheaper to put signs until I pointed out that the cows couldn't read.

This is the same person who thought that the water in a fountain was on a slope. (The bricks were not level(

Posted
5 hours ago, anonymous user said:

ago in a previous job I used to do work in a country park. We had problems with the farmer driving cows down a track

How do you steer a cow? (See what I did there?)

Posted
41 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

How do you steer a cow? (See what I did there?)

You’re talking bullocks!

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Just seen Alan (who had a skip delivered last week) taking a skanky old mattress for a walk* to dog shit man's yard.

Top tip: Check for CCTV first.

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Going through some old photos and found this. It took a massive hit off some pissed up, uninsured and already banned driver who drove home about 1/4 mile from the pub...

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Anyhow, put the reg into the DVLA thing to see when it was scrapped, and its actually taxed and I assume on the road now! 

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Anyone fancy renting a 16 year old mini for £75 a, week 

No, thought not 

I didn't think you could insure a car you weren't the registered keeper of, other than those temp policies 

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Posted
35 minutes ago, Wack said:

Anyone fancy renting a 16 year old mini for £75 a, week 

No, thought not 

I didn't think you could insure a car you weren't the registered keeper of, other than those temp policies 

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@warren t claim could rent this and save money 🤣 Take it back 72h later with 14000 more miles on it and see if they notice

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1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

@warren t claim could rent this and save money 🤣 Take it back 72h later with 14000 more miles on it and see if they notice

but sam could do this as more reiiable than french non?

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paid the plice tickut @Parky

went to nz currys to buy earphones cos mine died :D (noel leeming)

now in the library

supermarket visit for razors then bakery for lunch

pahhhky - me and you the platform - this evening :D

round here no one washes their own cahhhh - theres auto ones everywhere but no jet washes - the nearest one is kaiapoi which is 12km

if bike is dirty when returned they said 150$ lol

time to read rest of c harris biography (exciting life i lead)

drop bike off tomorrow then flight is tomorrow evening - dubai (spit) then home

 

 

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18 hours ago, hairnet said:

But this makes up for it

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update on the pie - that one was a veg which was excellent and well worth the wait for it - the other one which was vegan veg - was all potato and swede - eww - had to drown it with tea and crackers @Crackers

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1 hour ago, hairnet said:

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But then wtf

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Apparently its to do with homewares towels cushions furnishings etc

 

Not a shit industrial northern city

Posted
5 hours ago, hairnet said:

@Parky Parky gis a wave

( when ya feel better obvs)

 

 

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(The pic is nothing to do with me its about the shirt *cough parky :D )

Posted
8 hours ago, hairnet said:

Apparently its to do with homewares towels cushions furnishings etc

 

Not a shit industrial northern city

In Sweden corduroy is known as manchester.  A long forgotten fact resuscitated.

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48 minutes ago, Rightnider said:

@myglaren are you of Swedish descent, or have you lived in Sweden? 

Lived there in the seventies.

Posted
2 hours ago, myglaren said:

In Sweden corduroy is known as manchester.  A long forgotten fact resuscitated.

Another long forgotten fact is that corduroy is also Stevie Wonders favourite colour

Posted
2 hours ago, rattlecan said:

Another long forgotten fact is that corduroy is also Stevie Wonders favourite colour

Seemed to be almost compulsory wear for (male) teachers up until very recently.

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