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Aug 25, 2019 12:51:26 GMT
Post by Martin on Aug 25, 2019 12:51:26 GMT
BMW do that too. I'm sure I've seen them with blanked off tailpipes. I’m pretty sure you’re seeing the valve (closed) in the exhaust rather than it being blanked off. |
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Aug 26, 2019 10:29:46 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Aug 26, 2019 10:29:46 GMT
Nothing quite prepares you for your first sight of the V&A in Dundee......  ... or what a complete disappointment it is inside (IMHO). Nothing like a small version of the London V&A, it appears to be mainly a large airy space with a gift shop and cafeteria, a few minor exhibits, a room/gallery for Scottish Design over the years, and one other random exhibit - in this case a Jaguar styled by the Scot, Ian McCallum   |
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Aug 26, 2019 17:52:15 GMT
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Post by Alex on Aug 26, 2019 17:52:15 GMT
BMW do that too. I'm sure I've seen them with blanked off tailpipes. I’m pretty sure you’re seeing the valve (closed) in the exhaust rather than it being blanked off. Martin, we have a sticky called 'automotive villainy' which would be a much more appropriate place for that post! |
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Aug 26, 2019 18:34:08 GMT
Post by Martin on Aug 26, 2019 18:34:08 GMT
I’m pretty sure you’re seeing the valve (closed) in the exhaust rather than it being blanked off. Martin, we have a sticky called 'automotive villainy' which would be a much more appropriate place for that post! Excellent point!  |
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Aug 27, 2019 9:30:06 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Aug 27, 2019 9:30:06 GMT
Elder daughter and the grandkids are back for a week before the schools re-start.
The ex-mum V70 is now approaching 37000 miles meaning that it's done around 9000 since mid February, or more in the past 6 months than in the previous 6 years
EDIT: From what I saw last week-end, the Scottish countryside is now blighted by wind farms... turbines all over the place. I suppose that it's progress but it sure spoils the views
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Aug 30, 2019 12:45:25 GMT
Post by Tim on Aug 30, 2019 12:45:25 GMT
Some bits have some turbines but they're not exactly extensive!
I climbed (well, struggled up...) Ben Lawers at the weekend, apparently it's the 10th highest Munro.
Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the top and a fellow climber fished a ukelele out of his backpack and sang a song.
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Aug 30, 2019 13:17:34 GMT
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Post by Roadrunner on Aug 30, 2019 13:17:34 GMT
Some bits have some turbines but they're not exactly extensive! I climbed (well, struggled up...) Ben Lawers at the weekend, apparently it's the 10th highest Munro. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the top and a fellow climber fished a ukelele out of his backpack and sang a song. "If you could see what I can see, when I'm climbing mountains". |
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Aug 30, 2019 14:13:16 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Aug 30, 2019 14:13:16 GMT
Some bits have some turbines but they're not exactly extensive! I climbed (well, struggled up...) Ben Lawers at the weekend, apparently it's the 10th highest Munro. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the top and a fellow climber fished a ukelele out of his backpack and sang a song. It wasn't Bob S, by any chance, was it ? |
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Aug 30, 2019 14:48:17 GMT
Post by Tim on Aug 30, 2019 14:48:17 GMT
Maybe, if Bob is 6 ft 6, scrawny, bald and from South Queensferry but sounds Glaswegian.
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Aug 30, 2019 15:19:34 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Aug 30, 2019 15:19:34 GMT
Maybe, if Bob is 6 ft 6, scrawny, bald and from South Queensferry but sounds Glaswegian. I can only do a refined Morningside accent. |
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Aug 31, 2019 17:33:24 GMT
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Post by Roadrunner on Aug 31, 2019 17:33:24 GMT
Random fact of the day: the replacement fan belt for a Standard Big 9 is exactly the same size as for a 1920s Bentley 6.5 litre.
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Sept 3, 2019 23:06:55 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Sept 3, 2019 23:06:55 GMT
Just a heads up; if you get your missus pregnant this week you can have two weeks paternity leave next year while Euro 2020 is on. Just a thought.
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Sept 5, 2019 12:39:25 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Sept 5, 2019 12:39:25 GMT
I keep mis-reading the title of the "Prorogation" thread as "Propagation and washing machines".......
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Sept 6, 2019 10:25:12 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Sept 6, 2019 10:25:12 GMT
Last day of The Oil and Gas show in Aberdeen. I may never drink again..
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Sept 6, 2019 11:09:48 GMT
Post by johnc on Sept 6, 2019 11:09:48 GMT
Last day of The Oil and Gas show in Aberdeen. I may never drink again.. I have a couple of friends who are there and even if they have consumed enough to kill your average person, they will still be at it after the show! I've got a weekends sailing with them in a couple of weeks!!!! |
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Sept 6, 2019 11:14:50 GMT
Post by Martin on Sept 6, 2019 11:14:50 GMT
Nothing else to do here but crack on with the free bar in the box.....  upload pic |
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Sept 6, 2019 11:25:41 GMT
Post by johnc on Sept 6, 2019 11:25:41 GMT
Nothing else to do here but crack on with the free bar in the box..... upload picEngland need some rain to give them a chance so it should be happy drinking! |
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Sept 6, 2019 11:48:25 GMT
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Post by Andy C on Sept 6, 2019 11:48:25 GMT
Nothing else to do here but crack on with the free bar in the box..... upload picBeing in the box im presuming you haven’t gone fancy dress ? We did at edgbaston and got on tv ! |
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Sept 6, 2019 12:04:04 GMT
Post by Martin on Sept 6, 2019 12:04:04 GMT
No fancy dress! We’ve got 24 people here so have adjacent boxes, £25k for the day which is mental. looking up now, no more rain expected, players and sun out  |
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Sept 6, 2019 12:58:59 GMT
Post by PG on Sept 6, 2019 12:58:59 GMT
Get back to that rain dance. England need all the weather help they can get.
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Sept 6, 2019 13:13:49 GMT
Post by Martin on Sept 6, 2019 13:13:49 GMT
Get back to that rain dance. England need all the weather help they can get. We do! |
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Sept 6, 2019 13:44:17 GMT
Post by johnc on Sept 6, 2019 13:44:17 GMT
No fancy dress! We’ve got 24 people here so have adjacent boxes, £25k for the day which is mental. You could take them all to Palmersport for less than that and you wouldn't need to worry about the drink! |
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Sept 6, 2019 13:47:27 GMT
Post by Tim on Sept 6, 2019 13:47:27 GMT
The weather's better in Dundee than Monza!
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Sept 6, 2019 14:48:26 GMT
Post by Martin on Sept 6, 2019 14:48:26 GMT
No fancy dress! We’ve got 24 people here so have adjacent boxes, £25k for the day which is mental. You could take them all to Palmersport for less than that and you wouldn't need to worry about the drink! I know. We need more people interested in cars in our Exec. I’m a bit on my own in the senior team unfortunately. |
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Sept 9, 2019 7:25:06 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Sept 9, 2019 7:25:06 GMT
This morning the queue on the "smart" M3 motorway to leave at jct 4 heading northbound was all the way back to jct4a, by the looks of it (I was heading the other way) making life difficult for those wishing to join at 4a, and for anyone already on the motorway who wanted to leave at 4a, no doubt very difficult to get across into the inside lane which becomes the sliproad (this lane having stared as the "on" sliproad at 4a
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Sept 9, 2019 11:01:24 GMT
Post by PG on Sept 9, 2019 11:01:24 GMT
Roadchef are looking at rebuilding Watford Gap services on the M1. Not before time. But sometimes the best bits of the press are the comments below an article.
The article in the DT online says "
Mr Fox [Roadchef CEO] said: “Motorists have rated us the highest of the big three motorway service area operators [Roadchef, Moto, Welcome Break], both in terms of customer satisfaction and the impression they have when entering a service area."
To which one wag commented:
"Which is a bit like comparing listeria, E coli and norovirus."
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Sept 10, 2019 9:33:00 GMT
Post by Alex on Sept 10, 2019 9:33:00 GMT
That’s a great response!
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Sept 10, 2019 9:42:11 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Sept 10, 2019 9:42:11 GMT
I can see hours of drunken discussion in the pub: "If you had to have one, which would you prefer: listeria, E coli or norovirus?"
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Sept 11, 2019 10:11:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2019 10:11:33 GMT
Currently sat on the bank of the Danube.
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Sept 11, 2019 12:36:14 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Sept 11, 2019 12:36:14 GMT
Currently sat on the bank of the Danube. Last Saturday I spent an hour sat in the Bank of Santander :-( |
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