I think they offer an embiggening kit

Sounds excellent….does it only work on the bike? 😉

I it’s a tie after the match plus ET just keep playing until someone scores.

Simple 🙂

the largest mosquitos I’d ever seen sitting on the loo with the squits

Mosquitos can get the squits? 😯

Latest advice is 1 pint per tyre for 26″ and 1 1/4 pints per tyre for 29″ HTH 😉

Yes. Also each of the following counts as 1

Pint of Cider (comes from apples)
Glass of wine (comes from grapes)
Chocolate orange (tastes of orange)
Chicken (are about as cleaver as a vegetable so must count as one)
10 squares of fruit & nut chocolate (has fruit in it)
1 pack of fruit-tella
Shot of lemon fairy liquid (only for emergency scurvy prevention)

thisisnotaspoon – Member

Buy her a toy to keep her happy.

I actualy built her a bike recently, a dialled holeshot. She was about as impressed as I would be if she’d bought me a pair of stilleto heels.

I don’t think that was the sort of “toy” that TSY meant 😈 😉

A load of folks in tracksuits running about the countryside with flaming torches, sounds like a slightly more organised version of last year’s riots to me

We would all do well to remeber the words of Martin Niehmoller:-

First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.

Nuff said

We would all do well to remeber the words of Martin Niehmoller:-

First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.

Nuff said

CaptainFlashheart,

I’ve got some of those too, don’t think they look too bad… 😳

+1 for damned goodness of them for running 8)

I understand they managed to sneak in the back way…

Nick – Member
1 beer is never enough, 2 is too many

Not seen George Orwell paraphrased on here before 8)

How else are you supposed to make a cup of tes?

TINAS,
I’m pretty sure I’ve got a set of the keys for removing the Ford stereos (they fitted my 06 focus fine) you can have them if you want.

Email me if you can make use of them.

Position seems key…

Ain’t that the truth…. 😉

I’m massively enthusiastic about a number of administrative buildings but don’t make a fuss about them at work.

HTH

I have never, ever in my entire life, made my own finger shitty. Never.

The implication being that someone else’s finger is an entirely different story…….? 😈

Before anyone else says it….a proper barbecue doesn’t use gas, it used charcoal or wood.

It sounds as though what you’re after is an outdoor hob 😉

Ah, hadn’t though about the petrol ones 😳

AFAIK the engine and gearboxes are Mazda, not Ford (could be wrong though).

I would recommend a spare (spacesaver or full size) for any care as more and more come with some spray crap these days.

Excellent advice, I have a full-size steel spare. The cans of spray and compressor are a complete waste of time and effort IME

Renton,
No real issues, one of the the keyless entry keys was replaced under warranty when it developed an intermittant fault but apart from that it’s been no trouble at all.

Bought it at 9 months old as an ex demonstrator with 6k miles on it. Have had it 28 months now and put 40k miles on and it’s never missed a beat.

Have averaged 47mpg since last August, VED of £135 a year & £175 for a main dealer service so (IMO) it’s not too expensive to run.

Renton,

Mine has the Bose and the Sub in the boot (it goes up to 62), I’m 6’2″ and have plenty of room in the rear when the driver’s seat is right for me driving (if you see what I mean).

Mine’s the hatchback version but I can fit 2 fully build 20″ bike inside with the big bit of the rear seat folded.

I was looking at (and test drove) the estate but was offered a much better deal on the hatch and it still does everything I want it to.

mastiles_fanylion – Member
Not driven the Passat but test drive both the Mazda and the Audi and the Audi was streets ahead.

Interesting.

I test drove both these too and thought that the Audi (2.7d Quattro A6 Avant with an Auto box) was somewhat pedestrian with uninspiring handling. Wasn’t a bad car but I didn’t think is warranted the price IMO.

I bought the 185ps 2.2d Mazda 6 Sport. Much preferred it.

FWIW I tried the Passat, Mondeo, V70 and V50 too.

Trail_rat

That’s true

Hora

wombat? How can you compare? Cars of all classes have grown insize and more importantly weight.

Perhaps I didn’t phrase it very well, I guess power to weight ratio is a better comparator

However, I think it’s a lot to do with expectation, nowadays we expect things like aircon or leccy windows that will add to the weight of the vehicle. We also seem to expect that our next car will be faster/more economical/quieter/comfortabler/prettier* than our current or last car but all these come at a price.

*delete as necessary

I’m finding this discussion of relative power interesting too.

Back in the late 80’s I had a Fiat Panda with a 1000cc petrol engine. According to the brochure it put out a magnificent 44bhp. I put 70k miles on it in 4 years and it was fine on a long run and could be quite good fun round town. IIRC I used to get about 45-50 mpg. It wasn’t fast by any streach of the imagination but it certainly wasn’t dangerously underpowered and since the speed limits haven’t changed since then a car with that power to weight ratio should be fine today.

However, I think some people’s (mine included) perceptions of the power required to make a car move is somewhat inflated nowadays.

I’ve got a 70’s Vegas Elvis costume complete with cape and a rubber quiff/headpiece that you can have for £20 posted 😉

Just as a point of clarification, when you say it’s an office FULL of women does this mean that there’ll not be enough space for you unless you push your way into the room through a crush of ladyness and displacing 1 (or possibly more) of them to outside the room in order to allow you in?

Spanish Fly FTW

There are three sorts of people in the world
1) people who think that there are 3 sorts of people in the world
B) People who are inconsistent
7) People who can’t count

Why the hell would you?

EDIT

That’s a Nay from me.

Same answer for towels and socks,

Why did the cheesmaker walk with a limp?

He only had one stilt on

too tight round the thigh and too loose round the calf

Are you sure you’re wearing them the right way up?

scud – Member
Where abouts do you live OP?

Lets get a ride organised, with minimum requirement of at least 2 pints and a bag of chips following it…

+1

I like that…..a lot 8)

Good Shout 8)

On pair of Spesh Primos heading their way to me….didn’t think that a Euro size 46 was a particularly funny size until now though 😉

I hate consultantese.

I am a consultant and I hate it too.

I use plain language as it is more easily understood by the people who will read or hear it (unless I’m dealing with a group of consultants in which case I endeavour to extend their understanding of the situation going forward by ladleing it on with a trowel 😉

Pocket Billiards FTW

You’re stuffed I’m afraid.

This +1

Tell her all the time you spend on here is in fact “research” and you’ve found that french doors are a massie security risk, and practically inviting thieves into your house. Also, the government will soon return to calculating tax based on the number of windows you have, so its best not to get french windows. Also with the impending fuel crisis, increasing fuel costs and the importance of looking after your health considering soon there will be no NHS to look after you, a new bike will help you stay fit and save money

It’s also worth mentioning that French doors will be subject to a levy from our gallic cousins on the other side of the channel that will result in license fees of approximately 20 euros per month for the use of the word “French” so it’s actually a net saving