Tell us something really trivial about your life Volume 41

[Error_404_Username_not_found]

Not envious.
Not me.
Not much.
Probably have to eat and drink foreign muck.
No thanks.
(sadface)

[glenrobbo]

Byker28i said:

What dangerous sports?

Bareknuckle crochet
Extreme ironing
Floodlit underwater horse massage
Skydiving ( I decided it was too tedious )
Snail racing
Renault owning
High speed tobogganing
Hang gliding ( Yes really. I still have my helmet and BHGA badge and membership certificate.)
Trouser ferretting
Acting as involuntary bouncers at Scottish & Newcastle Brewery HQ Social Club in Edinburgh after closing time on a Saturday night/Sunday morning in order to start replacing all the floor coverings in the ballroom, bar area, function room, office and corridors - that was a grueller of a contract.
Abseiling
Minesweeping at the Regency Club, Didsbury in the late '70s.
Throwing impressive shapes at Valentine's
Instigating bar brawls in sectarian pubs for fun.
Home cookery and barbecueing without a proper health 'n' safety assessment.
Whitewater rafting after an all-day-and-nighter.

Don't attempt any of the above at home without adult supervision, kids.
.

[hammo19]

Well here we are home safe and sound. Newcastle Airport is brilliant. Landed, through security, bags collected, car collected and on the road in 22 minutes.

The only downside was we’ve come from 24 degrees to 1.5 degrees at home. It’s grim up North.

[paua]

spikeyhead said:

Time for bed

To dream of being anywhere as sunny as the Dominican republic

Tis nought but friars'n'nuns, spikey.

[glenrobbo]

paua said:

spikeyhead said:

Time for bed

To dream of being anywhere as sunny as the Dominican republic

Tis nought but friars'n'nuns, spikey.

Yeah, but they're all havin' a lotta fun!

[glenrobbo]

Welcome back, Hammo.

We hope you brought a load of centipedes back with you!

[paua]

Ys shuda stayed fer lunch, GR. Just finished ox-tongue & tomato sarnies, after cooking up a whole tongue thismorn.

[glenrobbo]

paua said:

Ys shuda stayed fer lunch, GR. Just finished ox-tongue & tomato sarnies, after cooking up a whole tongue thismorn.

It's bin a long time since I've had any tongue, paua.

I used to cook pressed lamb tongue, brawn and sheep's head many years ago when we lived in the farm cottage.

I've always wondered: when you're eating tongue, can it taste you?

[paua]

glenrobbo said:

paua said:

Ys shuda stayed fer lunch, GR. Just finished ox-tongue & tomato sarnies, after cooking up a whole tongue thismorn.

It's bin a long time since I've had any tongue, paua.

I used to cook pressed lamb tongue, brawn and sheep's head many years ago when we lived in the farm cottage.

I've always wondered: when you're eating tongue, can it taste you?

Ah s'pose if ah asked, it might tell me.

[psi310398]

glenrobbo said:

Well, we gave him a good send-off today.

The world is a poorer place with every Dave that passes.
It was a privilege to have known him and shared in his passion for life.
And some of his dangerous sports.

I’m glad it went well, glenners.

Morning all. A day of sumz and meetingz for me.

Have a good ‘un.

[Bobberoo]

Error_404_Username_not_found said:

slopes said:

I seem to recall back in the day, there was an unofficial lap record for the M25 and i believe it was something 53 minutes from the Dartford Crossing, right round the M25 and back to the Dartford Crossing and that was an XJS V12 or so the story goes.

I vaguely recall someone claiming under 46 minutes in a modified GT2. I think it might have been in a PH thread. Seems a bit optimistic to me, but who knows?
I also believe the XJS's time was demolished by a nutter on a bike. Possibly a Honda Blackbird?
Dunno really.
In my MG I could have had a decent shot at the slowest lap I think.

Gratuitous trivia alert:
To the absolute best of my knowledge and belief I still hold the lap record for hovercraft at Mallory Park. Mainly owing to being the only candidate to complete a lap without crashing, breaking down or running out of petrol.
My ears were ringing for a couple of days.

Fantastic Trivia that Error 404, and a very good 9.989 on the old Triv-o-meter!!!

[Bobberoo]

Byker28i said:

Bobberoo said:

fatboy18 said:

Bobberoo said:

fatboy18 said:

1st day out in the Viper today, sat on the M25 between Junction 9 to 7 moving at 1.5 mph and used !/4 tank of E5 fuel.

I know I shouldn't but............

A quarter of a tank!!!!?

Hoy, and I thought you were a friend

I'm duty bound to laugh at someone experiencing worse MPG stationary than I get!!!!

Yeah but, you're little BMW engine could be a starter for the Viper

[Bobberoo]

Etlnsdy said:

Evening all

Your correspondent finds himself in the Dominican Republic on urgent business, well holiday really.
I hear there have been hailstones in West Sussex today, but I really don’t care.

I will try and follow the trivialities, Wi-Fi permitting

E

Oooohhhh nice, pics of possible please!!!!

[Bobberoo]

Good morrow fellow Trivialities everywhere
Used the emoji as I'm tired still despite a fairly good night's sleep!!

I have absolutely no idea what the day has in store for me, only the one (1) meeting I hope!!!

[Byker28i]

glenrobbo said:

Byker28i said:

What dangerous sports?

Bareknuckle crochet
Extreme ironing
Floodlit underwater horse massage
Skydiving ( I decided it was too tedious )
Snail racing
Renault owning
High speed tobogganing
Hang gliding ( Yes really. I still have my helmet and BHGA badge and membership certificate.)
Trouser ferretting
Acting as involuntary bouncers at Scottish & Newcastle Brewery HQ Social Club in Edinburgh after closing time on a Saturday night/Sunday morning in order to start replacing all the floor coverings in the ballroom, bar area, function room, office and corridors - that was a grueller of a contract.
Abseiling
Minesweeping at the Regency Club, Didsbury in the late '70s.
Throwing impressive shapes at Valentine's
Instigating bar brawls in sectarian pubs for fun.
Home cookery and barbecueing without a proper health 'n' safety assessment.
Whitewater rafting after an all-day-and-nighter.

Don't attempt any of the above at home without adult supervision, kids.
.

Renault owning - dangerous indeed

[Byker28i]

glenrobbo said:

Welcome back, Hammo.

We hope you brought a load of centipedes back with you!

It's been warm and sunny here whilst Hammo's been away. Is there some sort of balancing of the universe that swapped Hammo for 16 Centipedes?
It even briefly snowed yesterday

[hammo19]

Byker28i said:

glenrobbo said:

Welcome back, Hammo.

We hope you brought a load of centipedes back with you!

It's been warm and sunny here whilst Hammo's been away. Is there some sort of balancing of the universe that swapped Hammo for 16 Centipedes?
It even briefly snowed yesterday

Hmmmm, I’m not sure our little trip to the Canaries did that much damage to the environment. However, I can confirm it snowed 5 miles down the road from us albeit a short burst. We’ve had worse, we’ve landed in a mild minus 2 before when we returned last time.

[Mr Magooagain]

Byker28i said:

glenrobbo said:

Byker28i said:

What dangerous sports?

Bareknuckle crochet
Extreme ironing
Floodlit underwater horse massage
Skydiving ( I decided it was too tedious )
Snail racing
Renault owning
High speed tobogganing
Hang gliding ( Yes really. I still have my helmet and BHGA badge and membership certificate.)
Trouser ferretting
Acting as involuntary bouncers at Scottish & Newcastle Brewery HQ Social Club in Edinburgh after closing time on a Saturday night/Sunday morning in order to start replacing all the floor coverings in the ballroom, bar area, function room, office and corridors - that was a grueller of a contract.
Abseiling
Minesweeping at the Regency Club, Didsbury in the late '70s.
Throwing impressive shapes at Valentine's
Instigating bar brawls in sectarian pubs for fun.
Home cookery and barbecueing without a proper health 'n' safety assessment.
Whitewater rafting after an all-day-and-nighter.

Don't attempt any of the above at home without adult supervision, kids.
.

Renault owning - dangerous indeed

There’s a proven successful method to Renault owning.
















Don’t drive them to much.

[paua]

Erin Dawes had a R. Clio 1.2 in Cologne when ah met her ( we met @47S). Quite a nasthmatic thing, it were, flat oot at aboot 150 kph on th 'bahn. It were made redundant when ah bought a 928gts that started t get a bit light at th front (& asthmatic) at 270kph.
G'morneve all, from th darkening side o th world ( see Byker's graphic a couple pages back)

[Still Mulling]

Morneve All

Sorry to read of your friend, gr. Glad you gave him a good send-off.

The Viper's drinking problem, and Bobber's "Mini" starter motor did make me chuckle.

A bright and sunny start to the day here. The females of the household are both ill and staying home. Sounds like a nasty bug they think they picked up at the theatre at the weekend. Apparently the couple next to them were chowing down Strepsils like they were popcorn at the cinema!

Anyhews, today and tomorrow I'll have to maintain professionalism while my old boss in the US tells me I haven't done my job properly, and that it's causing him grief two years later. I've categorically evidenced that I did do my job properly, and yet I'm still helping out, despite there having been three (3) other people that took on my old role in the interim. I'm going to be pissed if I discover I've been bad-mouthed across the Pond, since I have no way of defending myself if I need to. Might have to tap up some old contacts...