Don’t use social media. Life’s too short to worry about **** on the internet.

What’s wrong with the phone or a get together in the pub to catch up?

If their livelihood or the welfare of others depends on them having a driving licence then they should drive accordingly.

62 points is taking the piss.

Blah, blah, blah…..

That make any sense?

and to add the “snide” comment was probably as you had made zero effort to work it out, claimed the BBC were creating fake news (what’s the adgenda for that?) and dismissed the second story out of hand because you used tesco online.

I didn’t make any effort to work it out as I don’t give a **** about the story. It’s your reply I had an issue with. HTH.

Do you mean you don’t understand the connection?

Why not explain it then, rather than just post a snide comment about your superior grasp on things……

You’ve hit the nail on the head. That’s what Brexit has made many Europeans think of the British.

Short memories.

The Dinghy Show, at Alexander Palace is the show place for clubs and classes. They’ll be some trade stands, but the vast majority will be class associations and clubs extolling the virtues of their boat or club.

Not been for a while, but ’twas always a cracking day.

We had a very romantic evening. Mrs Z babysat the grandchildren while I took our daughter to the supermarket.

I ended up paying for her monthly shop too 👿

She’s perfected the art (learnt from her mother) of taking so long to find her purse that I pay so that we can leave the shop.

We didn’t have a car, poor or what…. 😀

My uncle had a gold coloured Ford Cortina 1600E. I’ve had a soft spot for those cars to this day.

For many, no matter how frugal and independent they can be – this is still an impossibility.

Stone the crows, the world’s not fair. Probably explains why I can’t afford an Aston Martin and a yacht. Who should I sue about this shocking injustice…….

Should’ve bought in the early 80s 😀 16 grand for the house and a grand for the deposit, which was a wedding present from the father in law.

Of course, the down side is that I’ll be dead soon. Which according to my daughter is when she’ll get on the housing ladder

All those arseholes who walk around looking down at their phones instead of looking where theyre going would do well to heed his advice.

It boils my piss that they expect everyone to get out of their way.

Seems the majority on this post haven’t had kids/divorce/remarried etc (yet), otherwise they’d be more forgiving.

Or has he never really grown up and just lives with his mum, just because. Well, because it’s easy.

Or maybe Mum had a 5h1t divorce and wanted him around, maybe Dad died – could be loads of reasons.

The OP starting a new phase in the relationship. Why have some gooseberry there just because they can’t be bothered to stand on there own two feet.

For how many years should the OP subsidise the lad? One imagines in this modern world of which you speak, the OP is already supporting another household.

One can be sympathetic without paying for it. I’d support my own offspring, and theirs, I do, but I’d draw the line at someone else’s. If Mrs Z ever tires of me, and most days I marvel that she hasn’t, then if I entered another relationship no children would be a prerequisite. Mind you, they do say if it’s got tits or wheels, rent it. Perhaps that’s the way forward.

Tell him (and her) to pay up or **** off. You give in know they’ll walk all over you for the rest of the relationship. If it’s something you feel strongly about, and I wouldn’t subsidise someone elses offspring, they they should take your views into account.

If not then it’ll be 2 against 1 from here on in.

**** me this place is full of internet tossers who’ve never been pissed, never done anything daft or been young and foolish.

I’m damn glad my misspent youth was spent in a time before mobile phones and the internet.

I had to search on Google to know what they are. I guess that makes me too old to wear them. 😳

Have to hold my hands up here. What looks like fly tipping was in fact the result of a short trip I took.
I had just had my car valeted, then the kids got in for a short trip to see some old friends. Two short hours later, after numerous bags of sweets and crisps, we stopped at the location in the first picture. Mungus minor jumped out to relieve himself and unfortunately the detritus you see, just happened to fall out of the back seat as he opened his door. Fortunately he closed the door quickly and most of the rubbish stayed in the car. Awfully sorry to have caused such a fuss

Let’s hope you find it so amusing when the next lot is dumped where you live.

Tell the credit card company its not as advertised. Get your money back.

Don’t waste time messing with the shop. You didn’t pay for one with scratches, so you shouldn’t put up with one that has them.

Don’t put up with any messing about or “gift vouchers”

You’re a credit to consumerism. Don’t worry that it may not be the shop’s fault, just get someone else, anyone else it seems to stump up for it.

I refused to replace cushions on a bed only to have to take them off before I get into it. 2 or 3 are OK, but I’m damned if I’ll position 9 or 10 just so, and then position cuddly toys too. Mrs Z must prefer that I make the bed as most of the shift has disappeared.

I just don’t understand why the OP didn’t ask the cost beforehand, especially if money’s tight.

Would’ve saved him money as us the squabbling. My LBS quotes £40 per wheel build. I guess if that’s plus VAT it’s not far off what the OP paid.

Ps, baggsy your lungs

Of course you can. Luckily for you I’ve never been a smoker. £5,000 OK? Send the money now and I’ll tell Mrs Z to put you down for them. 😀

I reckon my motorbike costs me £60 per ride before I put petrol in it.

£20 per gallon won’t stop me going for a blast on a summer Sunday. Nor stop me speeding. No point in having a litre bike and sticking to 70mph.

The hand wringing, holier than thou STW massive can go **** themselves.

We’ve been married 36 years and Mrs Z says that I never actually asked her to marry me. How the **** did we get married then?

Every time we see a proposal on the TV she says ‘It must be nice to get a proposal’. It’s wearing a bit thin after all this time……..

Who’s opinion decides this?

Can’t we find someone more laid back to do it?

Well lots of people above seem to remember their ‘cheap’ stag do, so I still don’t get why you have to spend hundreds on it.

Indeed, my wife still has the photos of her hand mark on our naked backsides where she slapped us all.

Not quite sure why we thought it’d be a good idea to go outside and moon at the moon, but it seems we did and she has the proof……..

Is this really the best we had in the 80s – teenage boys these days don’t know they are born

Indeed, it came as quite a shock to me to find that women didn’t have staples on their tummy.

We have a brother and sister in town one’s called Everard Dick and his sister is Ophelia.

I kid you not.

Surely, the vendor sets the price. The agent can advise but it’s the owner’s property and they can ask whatever they like.

I told a customer to **** off once. 20 years later I’m still with the same company. A few weeks later the disagreement we got a telex (younger readers best ask a grown up) saying that he had left. I had it pinned up in the office for years.

With no mortgage and kids having left home around 70% of my income could be considered disposable. Especially by my daughter who still treats me like a cash point despite having a home and kids of her own.

If I want something I buy it. Having said that I do tend to spend time considering if I really need it should it be at the more expensive end of the spectrum. It’s amazing how many things I end up not buying by delaying the purchase by a few days.

Always buy Mrs Z a nice piece of jewelry if I’ve gone overboard on a purchase though.

How do you do 10 track days and only manage 500 miles? Is that even possible??

Ride slowly. HTH.

Mine sleeps on the table. Tends to stay there all day too!

You rent that house year round?

I did a half day driving single seaters (Formula Ford, I think) at Silverstone some years back. Also did them a couple of times during driving days, also at Silverstone where we’re drove several different cars during the day.

The single seaters always seemed to be the most popular.

Stunning pictures, thank you. My loins are still fizzing over the GT40 pics.

They won’t do anything but as the person on the phone said, it’s now on record for the next time he does it.

If they won’t do anything this time, why should they next time?

Useless bunch of arse wipes.

Found Mrs Z 38 years ago. It’s much cheaper to keep them than chop and change. Not unlike cars I guess, but at least with cars you get to try out a newer model from time to time.

Wouldn’t like to be looking for love at my age. It’s be a long fruitless search I guess. Finding one that’d want me would be the problem.

Probably stick to renting now……

I feel very low rent. Just finishing Girl on a Train and then I will start on The Springsteen autobiography.

Also re reading the Godfather by Mario Puzo. Not read it for a very long time.

It also assumes that everyone has an equal choice in their lifestyle. The past 30 years has seen a vast increase in jobs which combine poor pay, little security, and irregular hours, which leave a lot of people without a control over a routine into which to fit family life let alone regular sport or activity.

Many of them still find the money to drink and smoke though. Perhaps they could jog to the newsagents and the offy?

If they did neither, they’d be fitter, and the NHS would be a bit better off too.

We are not money grabbers, so stop the stupid comments some of you, I asked for opinions, I didnt say she wanted to make a claim, and she probably wont.

Then why post?

I tried the hot water bottle on the dashboard last winter.

It doesn’t work. All I got was a tiny area of clear screen and 98% of the windscreen still frozen.

Kylie, natch………