This is all getting a tad boring

This is all getting a tad boring

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v8sag

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744 posts

211 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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With all due respect,whats happening here,"LPG conversions","Diesel NZ land speed records","Murder capital of the world",really sounds like its all happening in good old NZ,no wonder I don't hang round here too often.
I'm off to wash my hair.

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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At least you still have hair.... well to be honest, during the winter months I don't tend to feel too Petrolheady.... probably because my car spends most of the winter in the garage up on blocks.... I'm sure that'll change when I get her back on the road again

GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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If it helps, I was practising a different method of slide control the other day on some nice snowy hairpins - just before the apex, give a squirt on the gas and let go of the wheel - it works remarkably well once you get over the initial scariness of letting go, turns out the car is quite good at winding on about the right amount of opposite lock by itself, and then you just teak it one way or the other depending how long you want to slide for good fun

v8sag

Original Poster:

744 posts

211 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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GravelBen said:
If it helps, I was practising a different method of slide control the other day on some nice snowy hairpins - just before the apex, give a squirt on the gas and let go of the wheel - it works remarkably well once you get over the initial scariness of letting go, turns out the car is quite good at winding on about the right amount of opposite lock by itself, and then you just teak it one way or the other depending how long you want to slide for good fun


Thats more like it!great pics on the other thread by the way,but i'm a softy Jaffa that needs some Fiji sun next week.

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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So Paul (aka The Jafa), rather than moan on like a Pommie union delegate, will arrange a PH Jafa run for the first fine weekend after he's back from Fiji . . . and take the photos . . . and post them

And 'ow did you get your PH Join-date deleted ? ¿ ?

v8sag

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744 posts

211 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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Kiwi XTR2 said:


And 'how did you get your PH Join-date deleted ? ¿ ?


Cause im special..
I'd be keen on a PH catch up,but i'll probably be on my own as you guys will probably be polishing your P&J's in your heated garages.

htsd

263 posts

241 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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I'm getting depressed because the novelty has worn off my car but I can't afford to modify it or swap it and probably won't be able to for twelve months. I spend my days at work going round and round car websites looking at parts and cars I can't afford. Thats about as Pistonhead-y as I've been.

robdickinson

31,343 posts

255 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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Sorry, I'm too busy either snowboarding or watching my new Tv


jamieheasman

823 posts

285 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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I'm being made redundant. Anyone better that? Terminal illness, wife having an affair etc etc?

roger A

1,267 posts

241 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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Sorry to hear that JH, Mind you, and you may not appreciate this at this stage, I got made redundant 7 years ago and haven't been employed since-best thing that ever happened to me!

Kiwi Carguy

1,202 posts

217 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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You guy's need to take your med's. Try these.

kylie

4,391 posts

258 months

Friday 28th July 2006
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jamieheasman said:
I'm being made redundant. Anyone better that? Terminal illness, wife having an affair etc etc?


Bummer sorry to hear this. The terminal illness bit - Really???

speedy_thrills

7,760 posts

244 months

Friday 28th July 2006
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v8sag said:
With all due respect,whats happening here,"LPG conversions","Diesel NZ land speed records","Murder capital of the world",really sounds like its all happening in good old NZ,no wonder I don't hang round here too often.
I'm off to wash my hair.
I’ve had a rough week as well, been thinking about home [the UK] a lot (in a homesick sort of way ) and working really hard. I’m just really sick of winter now, it was novel at first but we haven’t had a great stretch of weather for some time now and I notice that Australia taunts me on the weather map. I’m so board I’ve signed up to a local poly tech to learn how to weld.

Isn’t this why we usually have Christmas in the UK? A sort of brake and consumerist pick-me-up where we overindulge on spirits and cake then spend the next few months staring at our credit card bills and nodding/tutting in disbelief?

If it makes any one feel any better we now know how coke is made: www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1832135,00.html (I’m not usually a Guardian reader before you lot start having me on for being a green!).