loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Meet Tonton tête de bite. He's my brother in law, and obviously uncle to my kids. Here he is on the front page of the Daily Mail, performing an act which got him the sack from PC World: No, not him, this one: That's right, he was walking past Charlie Gilmour, minding his own business on a day he just happened to have phoned in sick in the West Midlands, and his boss saw his face the next day: Anyway, as noted in the News 24 thread, he passed his test in France, where he lives, just shy of two years ago, and since then has been running around in a diesel Felicia. He hadn't driven a RHD car until last week, when I insured him on the Leaf so he can go and visit his mother. And he's never driven a manual petrol car. But, he needs to see a couple of mates near Manchester, and heard that I might be offering an all expenses paid day trip for one to Chez Sporty-Shite. So this morning I dropped him at the station, then came home to start this thread work from home. To be continued.... Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, davehedgehog31, Tickman and 12 others 15
lesapandre Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 If you are going to get sacked that takes some topping. Aston Martin, Pillock, chadders and 4 others 7
garbaldy Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Bad luck on being spotted skiving. Is this a collection thread then ? barefoot 1
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 Is this a collection thread then ? Naturellement
garbaldy Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 NaturellementCool I like a good collection thread
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Could this be about Sporty-Shite? loserone, Cavcraft and The Moog 3
Uncle Jimmy Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Don't approve of that Charlie Gilmour.Carry on. chadders, Sudsprint and John F 3
John F Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 He lives in France, but works in the West Midlands?? They_all_do_that_sir 1
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 As loserone pointed out, for me this is a day of firsts: Driving a petrol carDriving a manual RHDDriving a rear wheel driveDriving a mid-engined vehicle (though my push bike is technically mid-engined)Driving on a British motorwayVisiting the Trafford Centre* *while maybe not relevant, it's still a first loserone, Jerzy Woking, GrumpiusMaximus and 6 others 9
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 He lives in France, but works in the West Midlands?? I think the move to France was not long after winning the sack race in the West Midlands, so he doesn't work in the West Midlands anymore. Actually that's quite clever in the sense that by moving to France, hopefully that puts some distance between him and being spotted skiving again..... loserone and Junkman 2
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 I think the move to France was not long after winning the sack race in the West Midlands, so he doesn't work in the West Midlands anymore. Actually that's quite clever in the sense that by moving to France, hopefully that puts some distance between him and being spotted skiving again.....Well, if you look closely at the gilets jaunes protests... Junkman 1
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 Yeah, he moved to France a while ago. I was sent these pictures before my last meeting, he'll be a bit closer hopefully by now. Junkman 1
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 Visiting the Trafford Centre* He's a brave one. Aston Martin, Junkman and GrumpiusMaximus 3
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 He's a brave one. Probably going to see that oul Mercedes marooned on the first floor.
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 Conditions are gruff, and overcast if not overbearing The Moog, BorniteIdentity, Junkman and 4 others 7
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 The roof race will waitlol I'm so cold Squire_Dawson, clayts450, ProgRocker and 12 others 15
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 Now successfully confirmed as having reached the trafford centre, having only stalled once at the first set of lights. Junkman, Jim Bell and 320touring 3
Lord Sterling Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Bonjour Tonton, bienvenue sur Autoshite! I'm Lord Sterling. I spend my day arguing with French people about car/caravan/boat batteries and spend my evenings browsing through Autoshite moaning that I have no money. Bonne chance avec ton voyage en Angleterre! Junkman, DSdriver, Squire_Dawson and 2 others 5
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 She's a beaut Conrad D. Conelrad, Lacquer Peel, Skizzer and 2 others 5
Ghosty Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Yeah, he moved to France a while ago. I was sent these pictures before my last meeting, he'll be a bit closer hopefully by now. 50257597_400000080823873_8272461175099228160_n.jpg50224120_302105577101529_593089396794720256_n.jpgIn the second picture his location pin is within a mile of my house
Pillock Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 That shot with the MGF is the same "I don't really know how to do a selfie face" face as I pull in every selfie.
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 WE NEED A ROOF RACE! (Before it gets dark, please. Come on, you're wearing your only jumper, surely it can't be that much colder in Greater Manchester than in the Cote D'Azure? Jim Bell 1
John F Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 WE NEED A ROOF RACE! (Before it gets dark, please. Come on, you're wearing your only jumper, surely it can't be that much colder in Greater Manchester than in the Cote D'Azure? Or a "course de toit", which seems appropriate for the event somehow loserone 1
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 WE NEED A ROOF RACE! (Before it gets dark, please. Come on, you're wearing your only jumper, surely it can't be that much colder in Greater Manchester than in the Cote D'Azure?My concerns are based purely around getting it back up again for the drive home
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 a mission has begun to buy a new battery, and hope that that will solve the problem. Anyone feeling helpful and near the Traffod Centre going onto standby might be greatly appreciated, I can see me going to sit with the car and await recovery..
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 New battery cannot be sourced (cr1220). There might be one in Halfords but it's an hour's walk.
scaryoldcortina Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 That cage thing is supposed to be soldered to the circuit board. Pillock, Eddie Honda and Aston Martin 3
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