Golddog
- 23 Jan 2003 13:39
stockbunny
- 08 Apr 2004 09:50
- 5132 of 23498
Morning All!
Little Woman - know what you mean the aftermath of the current
batch of flu/cold bugs seems to go forever!! Lots of hot drinks
seems the only thing that appeases my throat & cough.
The bunny's purse is smarting due to lending number one son
the cash for his insurance on the brumm-brumm he found on the
weekend and is due to collect in a couple of days. Strange isn't
it that insurance for cars is one of the few where the cost/worth of the
insured item (Car) is LESS than TPTF insurance on it!!!!! Can you
imagine if houses worked the same, there'd be riots on the streets!!
I haven't seen the 'wheels' yet but do know it's 10 years old and red
and cost more than I'd pay for it.....Large brandy please, I think I'm
feeling my age as the phrase "When I was a girl...."is entering my head!!!
Jeffie-Mackie haven't you got this 'joy' to come with one of yours??
jeffmack
- 08 Apr 2004 13:37
- 5133 of 23498
stockbunny
My oldest is 24, youngest 21, so I have been a no return money lender for some years.
snoball
- 08 Apr 2004 14:11
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My daughter, bless her, doesn't want a car. What luck.
Mind you she lives in Vancouver where you don't need one.
Even the beach is downtown!
stockbunny
- 08 Apr 2004 14:13
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Ah so you are well-versed in the practise then...But what can we
mere parents do? Not a lot of choice is there?? Its not a question
of minding playing at being Barclays, its the need for us to do so
due to the kids being ripped off that annoys me, but never mind.
Must have been someone else in here who's young 'en had
passed the theory test recently.
stockbunny
- 08 Apr 2004 14:13
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Hello Snowie! You still backing RTR??
snoball
- 08 Apr 2004 14:19
- 5137 of 23498
Hi stockbunny, I had a go on Monday but was stopped out at 400. Stupid place to put a stop. I'm having a go on the S&P today.
stockbunny
- 08 Apr 2004 14:32
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Good luck on there Snoball! I'm still in on RTR, looking for a
tad more than it's currently offering...fingers crossed!
BTW message to one and all!
Several large baskets are behind the counter full of Easter
eggs for each and all and their beloved ones...No excuses now
about diets etc, this is serious choccie eating time of year!!!
This_is_me
- 08 Apr 2004 15:18
- 5139 of 23498
I am lucky to be still alive. I went over a dead badger in the car last night and it took off a brake pipe . Fortunately I had cause to prod the brakes because of a slow car in front before I went down a steep hill to a T junction otherwise the whole family could have been wiped out.
stockbunny
- 08 Apr 2004 15:26
- 5140 of 23498
As this race on saturday will be the last I intend going
out with a bang so I'll put my 600 pot on as follows: (!)
Unshakable (I wish..) e/w 150
Turbo (for sonny number 1!) e/w 150
That should wipe me out in one foul/fowl (?) swoop if they lose (600)
which no doubt they will (giggle!)
stockbunny
- 08 Apr 2004 15:28
- 5141 of 23498
Oh T-I-M what a thing to happen, everyone OK (well
except the badger of course) no one shaken up?
Seriously you did have a lucky escape!
snoball
- 08 Apr 2004 16:22
- 5142 of 23498
Glad you survived This_is_me. It must have been terrifying, especially with the family in the car.
How did you stop?
jeffmack
- 08 Apr 2004 17:17
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stockbunny
You are right it was my youngest who passed his theory test recently. He is 21 in June and I am stumping up for an intensive driving course (400) and if he passes a cheap car and insurance. Its the old what you do for one you have to do for the other.
Regarding the horse race, the final list of runners will be posted tomorrow, so hold your bets for now.
TIM
Dead badger, that will teach you to aim for it.
Socrates
- 08 Apr 2004 17:28
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Well it was a dead badger after he went over it. Maybe it was just lying doggo.
Jeffmack
Some people will try to make a bob or two out of anything. I've got four tickets already, all for free.
This_is_me
- 08 Apr 2004 20:57
- 5145 of 23498
I can confirm that a handbrake will bring a car to a stop although it is definately not capable of a emergency stop! MoraL of the story - if you feel a bump on the underneath of your car check your brakes and if they feel funny stop. It certainly wasn't funny when the brake pedal went to the floor to little effect and even then the warning light didn't come on.
Martini
- 08 Apr 2004 21:33
- 5146 of 23498
Come on Little Woman and Hightone lets see your bets on the last race to give the rest of us a chance of catching you with one last throw of the dice.
Socrates
- 09 Apr 2004 08:51
- 5147 of 23498
Good morning all you Bistronomers. I'm only having some Fruit & Fibre flakes for brekkies today, got to watch the old waistline you know. Then what?
jeffmack
- 09 Apr 2004 09:33
- 5148 of 23498
Morning Socs. I'm doing some work at home today (Bank work), and I'm off all next week.
Socrates
- 09 Apr 2004 10:59
- 5149 of 23498
Hi Jeff
Another holiday, alright for some. Obviously I'm in the wrong business. You still watching PTG? My spies are impressed with progress at Manston, bodes well if the EUjet contract takes off.
snoball
- 09 Apr 2004 12:37
- 5150 of 23498
wot's fer lunch?
Socrates
- 09 Apr 2004 14:25
- 5151 of 23498
snoball
I'm sorry but the cafe has run out of wots but we have our speciality sausages and mash. It drives lw mad because he can only get gnu sausages and these are the best Gloucester Old Spot porkers. Lovely sizzling stuff.