Nice car/biker mister! How fast does it go?

[Conian]

How many times did you ever say that when you were a kid.
Back then you'd badger a car/bike owner and they'd be happy to tell you speeds that may or may not of been true but hey you were a kid, if it did more that 100mph then it was impressive.

These days though, kids say 'nice bike mister' to me and i reply 'thanks' and turn away while thinking 'please go away before someone see's me talking to kids'

sad days.

[NDA]

Conian said:

These days though, kids say 'nice bike mister' to me and i reply 'thanks' and turn away while thinking 'please go away before someone see's me talking to kids'

sad days.

I don't. I always stop and chat to the youngsters and tell them how Jesus died for our sins.

Not really.

[rhinochopig]

As long as you don't get caught offering them Werther's originals, you're ok.

[NDA]

I do that as well.

My case comes up next week.

[rhinochopig]

NDA said:

I do that as well.

My case comes up next week.

Just tell them you were researching an article for a newspaper.

[Conian]

What do you drive NDA? Perhaps I can use you as a method of getting rid of the kids?

Nice car Mr!
Not it's not, go and see NDA's 'insert car here' .. oh, and he has puppies and sweets!

[sidaorb]

I'd be more worried about them checking out what security you have on it, following you home and telling there mates.

[NWTony]

What I find kids ask these days is not how fast is it, but how much is it worth? No idea why.

[Rothgo Wooft]

NWTony said:

What I find kids ask these days is not how fast is it, but how much is it worth? No idea why.

That pretty much sums it up. Life in the 21st century.

[glazbagun]

NWTony said:

What I find kids ask these days is not how fast is it, but how much is it worth? No idea why.

I get that with my watch when I tell them I'm a watchmaker. Some people really don't seem to see the difference between enthusiast and disinterested prospector. Too much aspirational crap in society & not enough personal development, I guess.

Reminds me of an aquaintance of my Dad's who had recently bought some 50's-70's wedding cars to start up a business and was banging on about how much he loved classics (having previously never owned a car over five years old) and who went on to inform my Dad that his untouched 61' beetle, MK2 Cortina, Series III Safari Landrover & completely original launch year BMW R100RS werent classics because they "werent worth anything". Nice outlook.

[OllieWinchester]

glazbagun said:

NWTony said:

What I find kids ask these days is not how fast is it, but how much is it worth? No idea why.

I get that with my watch when I tell them I'm a watchmaker.

Why would anyone want to know how fast your watch went?

[glazbagun]

OllieWinchester said:

glazbagun said:

NWTony said:

What I find kids ask these days is not how fast is it, but how much is it worth? No idea why.

I get that with my watch when I tell them I'm a watchmaker.

Why would anyone want to know how fast your watch went?

THat would be a far more embarrassing question than how much it was worth.

[NDA]

Conian said:

What do you drive NDA? Perhaps I can use you as a method of getting rid of the kids?

Nice car Mr!
Not it's not, go and see NDA's 'insert car here' .. oh, and he has puppies and sweets!

I have a Ford GT.

And Werthers.

And some hankies.

[LukeBird]

NDA said:

I have a Ford GT.

And Werthers.

And some hankies.

Surely there is more to the latter than comes to mind; surely it comes with the line, "Does this smell like chloroform to you?"