lovewookie – Member
I always found her a bit wet.

I always left her a bit wet.

wwaswas – Member

wear’s the cat

Maybe it’s been stole?

:D

Doffs cap.

Edit: but high fives the primate

That’s all very well, but I’m concerned for the safety of the moggy, wear’s the cat?

a little moose with clogs on?

they’re on the stairs?

JCL – Member

He probably just wanted to use your toilet. When our neighbours go on holiday I sometimes have a shower with there cat.

Where?

TrekEX8 – Member

Seeing as it’s your brother’s car, I’d try and sort it out to stop him and his wife getting a string of unpleasant letters.

The only thing I would try is going into the store and explaining the situation – I think they can cancel it.

Otherwise, to keep your brother and his wife sweet, I’d just pay it and move on.

Simply appeal the PCN and name yourself as the driver, all correspondence will then go to you not the registered keeper. Brother and wife are then clear and can fret about something else :)

njee20 – Member

Our heinous crime was my wife parking in a disabled bay with no badge on display.

Is that what you mean, or do you mean:

Our heinous crime was my wife parking in a disabled bay despite not being disabled.

Because the latter (whilst tempting) is a dickish thing to do.

No, definitely the first one.

You’re assuming my wife isn’t disabled, didn’t explain this and send copies of her badge to the parking company and that the badge wasn’t in plain view, just not on the dashboard ;)

st colin – Member

although I have lost touch with my regular riding buddies because I maybe haven’t quite been feeling sociable at times.

I wouldn’t worry too much, when you’re ready just speak to them, explain the situation if neccessary, if they’re good mates they’ll understand, oh, then get them pi$$ed :)

Appealed a ticket with UK CPS last year, with the rule change last year it is not neccessarily the best idea to ignore as some companies can and will take you to court.

We raised an appeal with the company first – rejected (there’s a surprise :D )
POPLA appeal – the parking companies don’t like this at all as they have to pay POPLA for each and every appeal.

POPLA upheld the appeal on the basis trhe car park was free so no loss to the car park owners. Parking company are not allowed to include their operational costs, which they all try to justify.

Our heinous crime was my wife parking in a disabled bay with no badge on display.

Brilliant fun

We’ve got three HQ symphonys, 1.2m, 1.4m and 1.8m 2 line kites, and a 2.5m HQ beamer 4 line kite. No expeience of any other makes but the HQs are great fun and crash resistant :D

Ooh good call!

I’d order a bicycle with the ‘bit’ that goes up and down when you pedal, then see how fast I could go…. or come :D

Mingle with girlies and let them know that flicker should have his name changed to tripod :wink:

That’s if I’m not too exhausted to leave the house of course

snigger

Can’t remember doling any out to be honest, apart from mild sarcasm when asking a lardarse if my car was in the way when they bashed my door with theirs.

binners – Member

..Chuck..

Meh.
Not going to turn the other cheek, you’re welcome to slink off into the distance muttering to yourself if you wish.

You’re going to get nowhere trying to talk to people who are prepared to spend their days vandalising cars either.

hora – Member

One road up from us- every car keyed that parked in a 20metre stretch. Last week I popped home at lunchtime and decided to leave the car there literally for 20mins… keyed.

Its one house. Im guessing its the old couple/bloke behind it. Luckily mine was only lightly keyed- rubbed out with finger pressure.

I’d be quite unhappy about that, and I’m afraid if I knew who had done it then I’d have to be in a very good mood not to dole out some vengance.

If you’ve ever seen the Mr Bean episode where he paints his room with a tin of paint and a firework…

Paint filled balloon, tyre inflator CO2 canister, letterbox…..

richmtb – Member

If its a quiet 3 lane motorway and someone is hogging lane 3 I wouldn’t even hesitate as I’d be in lane 1 anyway. I’d just sail past

What’s the alternative in that scenario.

Slow down to their speed?
Move across two lanes to get behind them?
Wait patiently?
Wait some more?
Give up and return to lane 1 but now stick to whatever speed the driver in lane 3 thinks is okay so you don’t undertake them?

Option 6, up the next slip road off the motorway, straight line the roundabout and hammer down the slip road back onto the motorway. With a decent level of commitment you should now be ahead of the clown in lane 2/3/4 etc :D

The track you choose really doesn’t matter, whichever track you pick will be better than the majority of roads, it’s a stretch of tarmac with some corners. What does matter is who you go with.

I did my first track day last year, after 20 years of riding most weeks. It was organised by a group of members on a motorbike forum I use, and the main focus was on fun, not lap times/knee down or any of the other bravado BS. It was superb, track time, beers and BBQ with a great bunch, we’re doing it again this year and you’d be more than welcome to join us.

@ Junkyard

Yes, they do, as per my previous post, Master flicker will be doing his maths GCSE a year early and a further maths/statistics qual. when the thickies other kids sit their GCSE maths ;).

The transition from primary to secondary school was very good and we’ve never had a concern over his education, sounds like we’re quite lucky.

As for background, working class thicky parents on the edge of a very middle class area.

mattsccm – Member

As usual plenty of politically motivated cobblers here. It gives those who are good a chance.
Good idea and much more valuable than throwing money at no hopers.

:D

My eldest was put on “the list” whilst at primary school, he was pushed that little bit harder and had an evening maths session at the local high school with kids of similar abilities from the surrounding primary schools. He loved it, the greasy little swot.

He’s in year 9 now and choosing his options, taking his maths GCSE a year early and a further maths/statistics qualification the year after.

From reading above I guess it depends on how each individual school tackles it really. For my son it’s worked out very well.

Total scam, the electronic meters are designed for use on timber. Only way to get a true reading is to drill into the suspect wall and take a sample, this is then weighed, dried, then weighed again.

Bit more info here

http://www.ukdamp.co.uk/diagnosing.shtml

petrieboy – Member

Emze, I hope nothing untoward happens to this girl or this thread could put you right in the frame!

That’s the way to do it, wait unitl the person you’ve got the hump with has a very public dust up with someone else, then follow them home that night and bludgeon them to death. Other person is now in the frame……

(I’m assuming as you don’t mind murdering someone you don’t mind framing someone else).

Other option is to privately invite them round for a drink to discuss the problem, they’ll look confused when they find your front room lined with plastic sheeting. You can really get stuck in then, let all the resentment and anger come to the surface, I’d recommnend a claw hammer for weapon of choice. Helps if you have a tin bath, you can disolve the remnants in the bath then, can’t remember the chemical you can use, I’ll check the shed, might have some left over…..

Nearest the door, this is apparently so any burglars who break in will murder me first, whilst the wife helps by shrieking the house down.

Amateur. I’d have waited until he was along side me before clearing off into the distance.

Let them get a taste of victory before you pull the rug :D

1.8 petrol by any chance?

cbmotorsport – Member
I was super calm about it, she went mental.
You are not me, and I claim my £5.

I’d have gone banzai.

There’d be shouting, screaming, a dull thud, then a need to dispose of an old rolled up carpet in the dead of night……

Edit: @Northwind, only recently finished my patio, not digging it up again, has anyone seen my wife?

CountZero – Member
One film that, having seen, I cannot ever bring myself to see again, is Pan’s Labyrinth. Fantastic film, incredibly well done, but the brutality and sheer malice of certain humans left me with such vivid memories of it that I can never see it again.

You’ve reminded me of a book I part read in my mid teens, the rats. James Herbert describes one of the female characters being attacked and raped, made me physically sick (I missed the book :) )and it affected me for quite some time afterwards. I couldn’t bring myself to finish the book.

I’d have to watch it with my eyes shut….. :D

andeh – Member

127 Hours, thought it was pretty good, but in no rush to see it again.

Knowing what it’s about, I can’t bring myself to watch it once, let alone again :)

FFS :D

I’ll rephrase my earlier statement to “use the manufacturers recommended oil” which I’d assume most would. Surprised an engine of that vintage would need fully synth, poor design I guess ;)

The point I was trying to make was to ignore the long life service intervals, they aren’t good for your turbo…. ……

ononeorange – Member

Well I’ve just bought a 1.9 TDi Audi and it’s a 2007 so they were still going as recently as then.

At just 7 years old probably the newest car I’ve ever had.

There are lots of horror stories around about the 2.0 TDi oil pump shaft breaking – so I avoided them.

Rickmeister – where did you get your re-map done?

It doesn’t so much break as the hole in the pump wears out, the shaft spins as usual and the pump, well, doesn’t. Very poor design on the early 2.0l models, which has since been fixed.

codybrennan – Member

Flicker- PD all need fully-synthetic.

Do they? fair enough, drop the oil at half intervals still, your turbo will love you for it :D

Ignore long life service intervals on anything with a turbo, use a decent semi synthetic and change oil and filter every 6000 miles or so.

I looked at the Passats the last time I was buying a car (2005 8O ). I think the 2004 ish model was the one to go for, reliability wise. I bought a 406 HDi estate instead, and still use it daily. Best car I’ve owned and cost no more than the usual service/wear items.

The Road.

Tried to watch it again, turned it off shortly afterwards :(

samuri – Member

Keep your grate clean and have air flowing across your nethers.

[Lesley Phillips] I say…[/Lesley Phillips]

DezB – Member

I wonder if the bloke in the goatse pic

I seem to recall.. (though I know I really don’t want to) that it was more than one bloke. That it appeared to be quite a common practice?
I’d like to find out I was wrong.

Google image search, it was wall to wall :(

Goatse

Cannot be unseen :(

If I was the judge I’d ensure you were acquitted

crankrider – Member

You bend down to light your pipe and while doing so apply a little too much pressure to the accelerator thus unintentionally taking you to 30.05mph (30 limit) as soon as said pipe is lit you take note of this and decrease speed immediately, that or hand yourself in at the police station….

Dangerous game, nearly set my beard on fire last time I had a toot whilst riding :D