Leave the other half at home.
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Am now in Tours staying at the Belmont Clarion, very nice.
Before I left the Chateaux De Noireiux this morning I got a quick pic:
Here's a tip if you stay here boys and girls. The big letter 'C' on the taps stands for HOT, remember that. So, let's say you jump in the shower in the morning, give both taps a half a turn only to be drenched in water hot enough to scold the panels off a Chieftan tank what you definitely shouldn't do is then grab the tap marked 'C' and crank it all the way up. That would be very bad.
Drove into Nantes, which is interesting in a wide car, lots of those French lanes that suddenly appear with high, close curbs. Saw this nice little 924 in the car park:
Outside of Paris you don't seem to see many nice cars in France, perhaps I'm frequenting the wrong areas.
I just got some extremely puzzled looks from the staff here just now when I bought a beer and then went out to the car park to take this:
It's Heineken, I'll try to get a different one tomorrow.
Not sure where I'm heading after this, will have a think later.
Oh, and I tried taking a half bottle of wine and the guitar down to the river at the hotel last night, thought it would be nice to play with the sound of a burbling stream. Unfortunately I was immediately attacked by ten million fecking mozzys and had to beat a hasty retreat covered in lumps, so that didn't really go to plan. Perhaps bringing the guitar was a ghey idea.
Before I left the Chateaux De Noireiux this morning I got a quick pic:
Here's a tip if you stay here boys and girls. The big letter 'C' on the taps stands for HOT, remember that. So, let's say you jump in the shower in the morning, give both taps a half a turn only to be drenched in water hot enough to scold the panels off a Chieftan tank what you definitely shouldn't do is then grab the tap marked 'C' and crank it all the way up. That would be very bad.
Drove into Nantes, which is interesting in a wide car, lots of those French lanes that suddenly appear with high, close curbs. Saw this nice little 924 in the car park:
Outside of Paris you don't seem to see many nice cars in France, perhaps I'm frequenting the wrong areas.
I just got some extremely puzzled looks from the staff here just now when I bought a beer and then went out to the car park to take this:
It's Heineken, I'll try to get a different one tomorrow.
Not sure where I'm heading after this, will have a think later.
Oh, and I tried taking a half bottle of wine and the guitar down to the river at the hotel last night, thought it would be nice to play with the sound of a burbling stream. Unfortunately I was immediately attacked by ten million fecking mozzys and had to beat a hasty retreat covered in lumps, so that didn't really go to plan. Perhaps bringing the guitar was a ghey idea.
castex said:
Well i woke up this morning
feeling so sick i thought i was dead (oh yes I did);
I felt sick in my stomach,
and I felt sick in my head.
So I asked for permission from my wife
And this is what she said:
Go to France in yo Lambo
And don't forget yo guitar.
You can strum for them on the beaches
and you can strum in yo car.
Then when you're done cleaning alcantara,
You can strum in the bar.
Goodies - Sick man blues. Not heard it for ages. Genius.feeling so sick i thought i was dead (oh yes I did);
I felt sick in my stomach,
and I felt sick in my head.
So I asked for permission from my wife
And this is what she said:
Go to France in yo Lambo
And don't forget yo guitar.
You can strum for them on the beaches
and you can strum in yo car.
Then when you're done cleaning alcantara,
You can strum in the bar.
Jasandjules said:
I want to leave my OH at home and go for a trip to Germany. Can I borrow your car 
How can I say this without hurting your feelings JandJ? I know, I'll put it off. Currently sitting in a very french French restaurant where they have no English and I have no french. So as well as looking a complete dick being the only person in the place sitting on my own I'm also trying to order using Google translate. Now that wouldn't be so bad but I happen to be a vegetarian. If you think being a vegetarian on pistonheads is awkward you should try it in France or Spain, they view you as something alien.
I can't read a single thing on the menu (my fault entirely, I'm in France, I ought to know something of the language) but I have just about established 'No meat' (they hastily took away the ham entrée :-)).
So I await whatever they bring, should be interesting, I might post a picture of it, seems the done thing on PH.
Regardless, they will be getting a large tip because frankly I think I am an awkward b
d of a customer and they are very busy here. Oh, and no you can't borrow the car!
Edited by br d on Tuesday 4th June 23:03
br d said:
Oh, and no you can't borrow the car!
In that case might I suggest you go to Portugal, they love vegetarians there... 
I do hope you will at least Vmax her on the Autobahn. And I am hopeful that your legs don't hurt, I can't imagine it is the lightest clutch/gearbox to drive.
Jasandjules said:
In that case might I suggest you go to Portugal, theyc
love vegetarians there...
I do hope you will at least Vmax her on the Autobahn. And I am hopeful that your legs don't hurt, I can't imagine it is the lightest clutch/gearbox to drive.
No clutch boss, I'm a veggie remember, I don't have the strength to push a clutch pedal. love vegetarians there...
I do hope you will at least Vmax her on the Autobahn. And I am hopeful that your legs don't hurt, I can't imagine it is the lightest clutch/gearbox to drive.
Next course:
It was gorgeous, these guys know their stuff!
And the dessert to finish. Unfortunately I forgot to take the pic until after I'd eaten it but the glass of Congnac went down well:
I'd like to take a moment here to reflect if I may. I've obviously had too much to drink (the English language badly needs a word between 'several' and 'many') but I think it's worth saying.
I'm aware that this thread is coming across all supercar and posh restaurants and I'm sure it is alienating some people but it's important I explain some stuff.
We are very lucky to live in the small part of the globe where you can make somethng of yourself if you work hard enough, believe me, there is no question that I had a worse start in life than 95% of the people posting on Pistonheads.
I will be 50 in 6 months and it has taken me 30 years of grafting and stressing to get here. I'm no billionaire but I'm very fortunate to be in the position where I can buy nice things and have nice holidays if I want them. It has been a very hard road, affecting my health, and my relationships.
What I'm trying clumsily to say is that to anyone reading this thread who wants more out of life I would say you can get it, it's out there for you but it's fecking hard. Please don't think that I am posting this stuff to stroke my ego, I come from absolutley nothing, from nowhere.
It won't just happen but it can happen.
I am pissed and will regret posting this in the morning but wtf. I didn't have a holiday from 20 years old to 42.
I'd like to take a moment here to reflect if I may. I've obviously had too much to drink (the English language badly needs a word between 'several' and 'many') but I think it's worth saying.
I'm aware that this thread is coming across all supercar and posh restaurants and I'm sure it is alienating some people but it's important I explain some stuff.
We are very lucky to live in the small part of the globe where you can make somethng of yourself if you work hard enough, believe me, there is no question that I had a worse start in life than 95% of the people posting on Pistonheads.
I will be 50 in 6 months and it has taken me 30 years of grafting and stressing to get here. I'm no billionaire but I'm very fortunate to be in the position where I can buy nice things and have nice holidays if I want them. It has been a very hard road, affecting my health, and my relationships.
What I'm trying clumsily to say is that to anyone reading this thread who wants more out of life I would say you can get it, it's out there for you but it's fecking hard. Please don't think that I am posting this stuff to stroke my ego, I come from absolutley nothing, from nowhere.
It won't just happen but it can happen.
I am pissed and will regret posting this in the morning but wtf. I didn't have a holiday from 20 years old to 42.
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