loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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.... Tickman, The Moog, Maurice Marina and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 If you are going to get sacked that takes some topping. chadders, Junkman, Pillock and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Bad luck on being spotted skiving. Is this a collection thread then ? barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Is this a collection thread then ? Naturellement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 NaturellementCool I like a good collection thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Could this be about Sporty-Shite? The Moog, loserone and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Don't approve of that Charlie Gilmour.Carry on. chadders, Sudsprint and John F 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 He lives in France, but works in the West Midlands?? They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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 Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Junkman, djim and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Visiting the Trafford Centre* He's a brave one. Aston Martin, Junkman and GrumpiusMaximus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 He's a brave one. Probably going to see that oul Mercedes marooned on the first floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Conditions are gruff, and overcast if not overbearing Jim Bell, The Moog, Squire_Dawson and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 The roof race will waitlol I'm so cold GrumpiusMaximus, Aston Martin, Skizzer and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Ah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Now successfully confirmed as having reached the trafford centre, having only stalled once at the first set of lights. 320touring, Jim Bell and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Told you it'd be fine:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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! GrumpiusMaximus, chaseracer, Squire_Dawson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 She's a beaut Skizzer, loserone, Conrad D. Conelrad and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TontonTdB Posted January 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 New battery cannot be sourced (cr1220). There might be one in Halfords but it's an hour's walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 That cage thing is supposed to be soldered to the circuit board. Aston Martin, Eddie Honda and Pillock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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