Vampire down in Grove, Oxfordshire
Vampire down in Grove, Oxfordshire
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CanoeSniffer

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947 posts

110 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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Just been sent this frown



(It was displayed mounted on a pillar)

Frenchda

1,340 posts

256 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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Used to drive past this regularly. Might be a bit windy out there! Its a Venom BTW.

normalbloke

8,482 posts

242 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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Low and slow will always bite you in the arse!

FourWheelDrift

91,845 posts

307 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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Looks like the entire thing fell over.

Should look like this.

Sheets Tabuer

21,051 posts

238 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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That's about as high as the guy with one around here flies it over my house.

Thought it would have been him.

Simpo Two

91,318 posts

288 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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CanoeSniffer said:
(It was displayed mounted on a pillar)
Haha, I was wondering how it managed to land there without knocking over the fence or the bollards.


NB Can't believe companies are still trotting out 'Simply the best' as a punchline. It was tacky and overdone 25 years ago!

MarkwG

5,835 posts

212 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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Just for the record, & because we know that pedantry matters, I fink yule fynd it is/was a Venom, rather than a Vampire...

Tony1963

5,808 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th February 2022
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MarkwG said:
Just for the record, & because we know that pedantry matters, I fink yule fynd it is/was a Venom, rather than a Vampire...
As was posted at 12.02pm yesterday

MarkwG

5,835 posts

212 months

Saturday 19th February 2022
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Tony1963 said:
As was posted at 12.02pm yesterday
Ah missed that on the phone

Eric Mc

124,789 posts

288 months

Monday 21st February 2022
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It looks like one of the ex Swiss Air Force ones with the funny noses.

MarkwG

5,835 posts

212 months

Monday 21st February 2022
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Eric Mc said:
It looks like one of the ex Swiss Air Force ones with the funny noses.
I believe that is the case.

Hugo Stiglitz

40,645 posts

234 months

Monday 21st February 2022
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I believe a Great Uncle used to fly those in Cyprus in the 50s.

anonymous-user

77 months

Monday 21st February 2022
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Wonder who did the stress calcs on the bent tube that used to hold it up??

Jimbo.

4,167 posts

212 months

Monday 21st February 2022
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Simpo Two said:
NB Can't believe companies are still trotting out 'Simply the best' as a punchline. It was tacky and overdone 25 years ago!
But what if they’re better than all the rest?

FourWheelDrift

91,845 posts

307 months

Monday 21st February 2022
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Jimbo. said:
Simpo Two said:
NB Can't believe companies are still trotting out 'Simply the best' as a punchline. It was tacky and overdone 25 years ago!
But what if they’re better than all the rest?
Probably better than anyone I ever met.