Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 25)
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SWTH said:
Morning all.
Middle of my week off, I'm in bed with Mrs T-H. During the night, Sprogs 1 & 2 and the Flabrador have all found their way from their respective beds into mine, which is quite an achievement for Sprog 2, given that she's only twelve weeks old. Everyone is asleep. I'm perched right on the edge, wide awake.
That made me laugh.Middle of my week off, I'm in bed with Mrs T-H. During the night, Sprogs 1 & 2 and the Flabrador have all found their way from their respective beds into mine, which is quite an achievement for Sprog 2, given that she's only twelve weeks old. Everyone is asleep. I'm perched right on the edge, wide awake.
Last night I had a quarter pounder meal, and a spicy mayo snack wrap. Nothing too sinister we all agree BUT by christ my farts are truly awful. I needed a machete to cut my way out of my bedroom this morning and a couple of sneaky sneaky parps in the office has done me no favours.
Pad, I really hope it passes by tomorrow.
Which reminds me of a when I traveled back from Glasgow some years back after a heavy night out. I was travelling with a mate who lost his sense of smell due to a motorbike accident. I had always wondered if he was exaggerating but on the drive home I was dropping napalm from my arse for hours. It was putrid. He never even flinched. The car stank, our clothes stank. I've never doubted him again.
Pad, I really hope it passes by tomorrow.
Which reminds me of a when I traveled back from Glasgow some years back after a heavy night out. I was travelling with a mate who lost his sense of smell due to a motorbike accident. I had always wondered if he was exaggerating but on the drive home I was dropping napalm from my arse for hours. It was putrid. He never even flinched. The car stank, our clothes stank. I've never doubted him again.
Edited by Mr Roper on Thursday 2nd April 09:30
DickyC said:
Morning Alex.
Exactly. But possibly more than 30 years.
Morning Dicky. Exactly. But possibly more than 30 years.
You learn something new every day, I had no idea that the classic was 45 years old and I certainly didn't know the second generation (P38) was released twenty four (24!!) Years after the classic!
The classic rangie had a longer life than I have had so far!
leglessAlex said:
iva cosworth said:
It'll make DC jealous.
I think it's about 30 years too new for that iva 
ION ,repair man been and gone,printed circuit board failed.
Appareny still available for my ancient boiler,which is good news.
Now I can get on with " stuff"......
DickyC said:
The only DC boat-floating Range Rover at present is Suffix A chassis, circa 1970-72.
Two doors, no frills and can climb up the outside of your house.
Not your house exactly.
Saw one on the M5 in a dilapidated condition on a car trailer on my way home from Snowdonia on Monday. On a 'K' plate, in green. Almost certainly an 'A', hopefully off to be restored. Tow car was a Disco 3.Two doors, no frills and can climb up the outside of your house.
Not your house exactly.
SWTH said:
Saw one on the M5 in a dilapidated condition on a car trailer on my way home from Snowdonia on Monday. On a 'K' plate, in green. Almost certainly an 'A', hopefully off to be restored. Tow car was a Disco 3.
Mine was a '72 on an L - 35504800A. Had it for ten years, '81 to '91.I've cursed myself at least once for getting rid of it.
DickyC said:
Mine was a '72 on an L - 35504800A. Had it for ten years, '81 to '91.
I've cursed myself at least once for getting rid of it.
If you don't mind paying €9250 for a left hooker, this looks perfect:I've cursed myself at least once for getting rid of it.
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m847736918
iva cosworth said:
Watching tv waiting for a repair man to turn up.
Classic edition of BBC motorway cops on Dave.
11 Romanians in a hatchback.
Also an Astra VXR they stopped,3 goofs inside,none claim to be driving.
When cops find keys to seize it,one of them asks for his house keys
before they tow it.
How thick do you have to be ?
Strange dave as top gear was on at 9 am on dave.Classic edition of BBC motorway cops on Dave.
11 Romanians in a hatchback.
Also an Astra VXR they stopped,3 goofs inside,none claim to be driving.
When cops find keys to seize it,one of them asks for his house keys
before they tow it.
How thick do you have to be ?
Edited by iva cosworth on Thursday 2nd April 09:07
SWTH said:
Morning all.
Middle of my week off, I'm in bed with Mrs T-H. During the night, Sprogs 1 & 2 and the Flabrador have all found their way from their respective beds into mine, which is quite an achievement for Sprog 2, given that she's only twelve weeks old. Everyone is asleep. I'm perched right on the edge, wide awake.
I think I could cope with that right up until the Flabrador entered the equation.Middle of my week off, I'm in bed with Mrs T-H. During the night, Sprogs 1 & 2 and the Flabrador have all found their way from their respective beds into mine, which is quite an achievement for Sprog 2, given that she's only twelve weeks old. Everyone is asleep. I'm perched right on the edge, wide awake.
All well with the newest addition to the litter, I trust?
ChemicalChaos said:
For the record, both ah early 2 door Velar/RRC, and an Overfinch 570, are on my list of dream Land Rovers but would be somewhat impractical for a daily on the wet muddy country lanes round here
Good luck finding a Velar, CC.One of the most interesting things about the original Range Rovers is how closely the styling of the production cars followed the original concept cobbled up by injermanears with a vision.
DickyC said:
Good luck finding a Velar, CC.
One of the most interesting things about the original Range Rovers is how closely the styling of the production cars followed the original concept cobbled up by injermanears with a vision.
I did say "dream list".One of the most interesting things about the original Range Rovers is how closely the styling of the production cars followed the original concept cobbled up by injermanears with a vision.
Anyway, I thought the concept was styled by David Bache? It's certainly a great piece of functional beauty (not the form over function turds most manufacturers make today), and evidently a lot of people agreed as it was the first car ever to be exhibited in a gallery as a piece of art
ChemicalChaos said:
I did say "dream list".
Anyway, I thought the concept was styled by David Bache? It's certainly a great piece of functional beauty (not the form over function turds most manufacturers make today), and evidently a lot of people agreed as it was the first car ever to be exhibited in a gallery as a piece of art
Quite so, if you compare the car as Bache was given it by Spen King and Gordon Bashford with the finished product, you'll see that King and his team did a brilliant job. Bache smoothed it out a bit but it was pretty much there when he got it.Anyway, I thought the concept was styled by David Bache? It's certainly a great piece of functional beauty (not the form over function turds most manufacturers make today), and evidently a lot of people agreed as it was the first car ever to be exhibited in a gallery as a piece of art
The one you have is the last with a direct visual connection to the original to my eye. The very latest one has lost the crispness of line.
Mr Roper said:
Adenauer said:
And she's off, with the fastest Fuggler in the world 
Your misses is proper cool. Bet she's a right laugh on a night out.While I'm dishing out the compliments..
You are nice. You have a shiny head.
I'll tell you what's cool. As you know I'm taking her to Hamsterjam for the weekend next week for a Jolly, driving up on Friday.
I've just made an appointment to visit a customer in Amsterdam next Friday at 12:00 o'clock.
No flies on me.
Well, there might be as it's in the Amsterdam Fish Market.
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