Dry roads, clear skies....

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:24:55 +0100,
(The Older Gentleman) said

Was the plate made up to read something like 'pop star' or 'rap star'?
I went to the races for the Cheltenham Gold Cup and was passed by a
white stretch Humvee. It was pretty mindboggling - or was until I saw
all the limos gathered together in one of the car parks. I've never
seen so many in one place (unless it got through the traffic really
quickly, there's a good chance there were two Humvee limos there for
the day).

 

Cue outraged spluttering.

But but but. It's a classic.

Shrug!

 

How many people really buy a car, or bike for that matter, for sensible
reasons? I bought my car because I liked it, and my reasons for buying it
are probably just as stupid as the ones above:

It seats 7,
it's got a long bonnet and boot, so there's a lot of metal to get through
before anything reaches me,
I can fit a ton of shopping in there,
it's already battered and scrawped so if someone runs into it it doesn't
matter,
it's not top heavy like a 4x4,
it has leather seats so if the kids puke everywhere I can mop it up with
a nappy wipe,
and it has a 3 litre V6 under the bonnet.

As you've probably gathered from the above, I also know nothing about
cars, and I don't really have any wish to learn anything about them -
other than where to put the petrol, and how to change the CDs.

There's a lot of pretentious cars pull up outside school each afternoon,
if thats what the parents want to waste their money on thats fine by me -
personally I'd rather stick with my practical (if rather thirsty) shed.

 

<knuckles forehead>

Yes, master.....

 

Um, me? Well, I try anyway.

Then again, I'm a boring ****, and it shows.

 

Yes, Ford has one like it too, I think the exposition. I think the name
says it all. I have a little dick and I'm making up for it with this.

 

I'm not trying to engage you in conversation here little chap.

 

Where's an IED when you need one?

 

Simes says...

 

Krusty says...

Agreed. I loved the sound my Impreza Sports made and they weren't even
turbod. Lancers just sound like any other inline 4 cylinder car with a
fat exhaust.

 

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 01:28:05 +0100, steve auvache

Of divorce and relationships and stuff.

We all carry on.

I've just got a bottle of red based on the pretty label. It's called
Monkey Puzzle. It'll probably be awful.

I did yes.

Do I? Suppose it's a side effect of having huge client caseloads, all
at various stages in a variety of processes, you tend to remember what
you're told.

I have lurked on and off since a UKRM/Demon Local sig spat back in
97/98 time. But it wasn't until I was working from home that I could
keep up. And some stories are such classics (Blaney and the universe
for example) that they're part of the fabric.

Who was the procuring officer?

 

Buying things/doing 'unsuitable' things after a split.

But you're still together. <thinks about number of bikes in TOG's sig>
I can't believe she hasn't cracked yet. She's a saint.

 

It's an area of America which most *countries* would fit inside...

 

LOL!

 

Or smoked glass darkly.

 

It's a VOLVO isn't it?

 

..

 

Sbetter. As you were.

 

Porsche Cayenne?

 

Steph says...

When I buy cars I buy the cheapest piece of shit available at the time.
Cars are merely transport.

When I buy bikes it's usually a decision made by my heart and not my
head. I really don't give a shit what they cost to insure or run as
long as I enjoy them.