Tell us Something Really Trivial about your Life (VOL 30)

[fatboy18]

GOG440 said:

fatboy18 said:

es.....90mph 5th gear shredded and dumped bits into the other gears causing gearbox to instantly lock and car span twice! That was an Underpants moment!
Aquaplaned going northbound on M23 car span around in the outside lane, I was facing a sea of white headlights in pouring rain, dumped my foot on the clutch and braced for impact while going backwards! Drifted across 3 lanes, accross chevrons across the two exit lanes to the M25 and car coasted to a stop in the hard shoulder where I applied the brakes. I had hit nothing, and there were no other accidents as a result of the car spinning backwards, I don't think I have ever been so scared as I was at that moment!
A white van man pulled up and asked me if I was OK, when I replied I think so, he said that was the best thing he had ever seen!
Took car to lemans a couple of times, second time it caught fire causing 7.5k of damage!
mate burnt his arm. we had 3ft flames lapping up the windshield!
Got the car rebuilt and sold it. Phew........ So what do you then buy when you have had a Cobra.....A Viper, never looked back.

The 5th gear gearbox locking incident wasnt on the way to leMans too was it?
I remember seeing one on a transporter in the circuit and got chatting to the owner, I think he had needed a fresh set of undies after his cobra span on the autoroute at high speed leaving big black stripes down the road (and brown ones in his pants I guess) but he managed to not hit anything

Yes it was on the way to le mans, and the car was on a recovery truck but the car got taken to Beaumont la sarthe, I got a renault megane the next day, drove to the garage then towed the car to the campsite, (I was staying on Houx). So it may not have been my one?

[fatboy18]

Pericoloso said:

Is Viper going for Mustang or staying ?

blasphemy The Viper is For Life!

[Pericoloso]

fatboy18 said:

Pericoloso said:

Is Viper going for Mustang or staying ?

blasphemy The Viper is For Life!

Just chicken.....

[Bobberoo99]

Morning chaps bit of a lie in this morning, which was nice, got the cleaning to do and then around 12.00hrs I shall be setting off for Oxford!!!

cherryowen said:

Bobberoo99 said:

I have a new watch, that makes 8 now, hands up if you'd like to see it?

Pics, of course, required!



Not sayin' I'm a horogo horopol horolophi watch geek, but I do like a nice timepiece. Fair play for adding no.8; I got to no.4 a few months ago and honestly can't justify any more than that.

As requested by yourself and glenrobbo, a couple of pictures of my latest watch, Accurist Skymaster in brown.

[DickyC]

Using information gleaned from the photos, it takes three minutes to strap on this type of watch.

Is this correct?

[glenrobbo]

Dicky, I can't believe you're talking about strap-ons at this time of day.



But it's a fine looking bit of wrist-candy to be sure, Bobbers.

Shouldn't it be "Accuwrist"?



What exactly is the top segment? Is it a compass or a sundial?

Edited by glenrobbo on Friday 19th October 08:53

[Bobberoo99]

DickyC said:

Using information gleaned from the photos, it takes three minutes to strap on this type of watch.

Is this correct?

Considering the fat sausage fingers I have that would be a correct assessment of the required application time Dicky!!!

glenrobbo said:

Dicky, I can't believe you're talking about strap-ons at this time of day.



But it's a fine looking bit of wrist-candy to be sure, Bobbers.

Shouldn't it be "Accuwrist"?



What exactly is the top segment? Is it a compass or a sundial?

Edited by glenrobbo on Friday 19th October 08:53

He does like a nice strap on, prefers the highly polished walnut one apparently. We are talking about truncheons aren't we????
I believe the top part is a hydrometricbaromometer, glenrobbo!!


Where the hell did I put the instructions, how am I supposed to know what all the pretty dials do? What sort of question is that to ask when everyone knows I only bought it because it was pretty!!!!!

[Bobberoo99]

Right that's the kitchen cleaned, the bins emptied and washed out, downstairs dusted and Vaxed (as per glenrobbo we don't have a "Hoover") now off to clean the bathroom, from now on I wish to be called "Cinderbobbers", or at least until the cleaning is done anyway!!!

[nonsequitur]

Look out Oxford, PHers approaching!

[Bobberoo99]

nonsequitur said:

Look out Oxford, PHers approaching!

[glenrobbo]

I will shortly be setting off on foot to catch the bus to the station to catch the train to the City of Screaming Dryers.

Wish me luck chaps.

Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast...

[Bobberoo99]

Ok, so cleaning done, bathed, about to make a sarnie for lunch then I too will be departing for Oxford, you can return to calling me just Bobbers now!!!!

[Pericoloso]

Can I call you Fiona ?....

[Bobberoo99]

You can call me whatever you want to Peri, just don't call me late for dinner!!!!

[Bobberoo99]

Well I'm on the train, it's busy and apparently will get busier, great!!!

[Bomma220]

I dearly wish I was on the train too, was so looking forward to the do.

Bloody knee's still painful despite a couple of rounds of tramadol sandwiches.

FML

[Bomma220]

Oh, and the accommodation I'd booked won't give me a refund as I hadn't given 48 hours notice of cancellation. I only had the accident yesterday, do they think I'm a sodding clairvoyant?

[Bobberoo99]

I think this is the right place.......
Best get a beer to be sure.......

[Pericoloso]

Fiona's in the wrong pub.

[Pericoloso]

Is the trio complete yet ?