AFL SHAKESPERE EVENT

On 2006-04-08, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote:

> Nah, it's unofficial, nobody will really care. We've had an LDV van
> on an official club stand before now, and some French family car.

Now I wonder who the LDV van belonged to..

> That's no risk, mind, if you're wearing leather shorts there may be
> other things to watch out for!

I don't think the Orchestra of the Pink Oboe will trouble me, when I
fart, dogs come running and bats crash into trees. Besides, too cold
for shorts, a big SS overcoat might be better with matching Luger.

> 16MPG??? I dream of the day...

Well at least the rear lights are now legal, although there are no
numberplate lights (no numberplate either!) and no reversing light,
not sure if all those are required, will browse the MOT regs once I've
done the finishing touches to the lights that are there and put the
mess away.

Why couldn't those teutonic nits just stick to the light patterns from
good old Blighty, we do things the way they should be.

Auf Wiedersehen.

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Blast off and strrike ze evil Bydo empire!

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:52:24 +0100, Ian Rawlings <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Now I wonder who the LDV van belonged to..

Didn't matter - we had soooo much space on the stand nobody would
really have known it was 'on' our stand. Mind, this didn't stop the
rivet counting tossers kicking up a fuss (later, obviously, too
cowardly to say anything at the time). I did tell them to f... o..

>> That's no risk, mind, if you're wearing leather shorts there may be
>> other things to watch out for!
>
>I don't think the Orchestra of the Pink Oboe will trouble me, when I
>fart, dogs come running and bats crash into trees. Besides, too cold
>for shorts,

Oh go on. Just a little bit of thigh slapping. Pleeeeeease

>a big SS overcoat might be better with matching Luger.

I used to have one of them (unissued). Full length, smashing quality
leather, high collar (akin to The Matrix), with a sort of 'flap' which
came down from the back on the inside to wrap around the feet if
needed, to keep tootsies warm whilst sat in a cold car (so I was
told). Some fecka nicked it during a party some 25 odd years ago.
Only ever seen one other, and that was on eBay I think and went for
silly-money.

>Well at least the rear lights are now legal, although there are no
>numberplate lights (no numberplate either!) and no reversing light,
>not sure if all those are required,

Number plate light is, but reversing light isn't (unless fitted, in
which case it must be working, if that makes sense). HOWEVER, you
could have left the original lights if you're keeping it on original
jonny-foreigner plates, or if on UK plates, can argue historic vehicle
status and in order to maintain authenticity, need to keep lights as
is. (Yes, I've been helping out in the traffik kort recently!)


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increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:37:32 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>If I do the monsterbus project, I hope to bring it to the show at the end of
>august, which IIRC is malvern.

If you do, I'll feed you all weekend.

On 2006-04-08, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote:

> Oh go on. Just a little bit of thigh slapping. Pleeeeeease

Sorry, although I might bring some clogs along and entertain with some
dancing, wrong country I know, but close enough.

> Number plate light is, but reversing light isn't (unless fitted, in
> which case it must be working, if that makes sense).

That's what I thought, I DO need a reversing light, not to stay legal,
but to stop whacking into things.. I have to reverse out of my drive,
across a patch of shared ground, then through a small-ish gate so I
think I'll be putting a reversing light on ;-) I'll get it legal
first, not much call for driving in the dark in the Pinz at the
moment, what with it getting light and all that. I'll probably get a
pair of Defender reversing lights.

> HOWEVER, you could have left the original lights if you're keeping
> it on original jonny-foreigner plates,

Alas, it has no plates at all of any kind, and for some reason the
number plate lights were removed as well, just leaving a few holes.
I'll jury-rig something for the test and pester the dealers for pukka
items at a later date.

> or if on UK plates, can argue historic vehicle
> status and in order to maintain authenticity, need to keep lights as
> is. (Yes, I've been helping out in the traffik kort recently!)

OK, original state is no plates, no number plate lights, and no
speeding tickets! Mind you with a 2.5 tonne truck and an 87 BHP
engine, speeding's not really on the cards much..

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On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:08:07 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:35:26 +0100, Ian Rawlings <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>While I've been around for a while, it was more me turning up in a
>>non-landrover product that I thought might make the other natives
>>restless,
>
>
>Nah, it's unofficial, nobody will really care. We've had an LDV van
>on an official club stand before now, and some French family car.

Tim came greenlaning with Lee and me today, and he was driving a shiny
new Nissan!
Its slightly less shiny now

On or around Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:20:50 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:37:32 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>If I do the monsterbus project, I hope to bring it to the show at the end of
>>august, which IIRC is malvern.
>
>If you do, I'll feed you all weekend.

Naturally, I've lost the links to the shows... but they can be found again.

The project needs a go/no go from the NFU's engineer, as to whether they'll
insure it - if the answer's "no" or "mucho moolah, SVP" then that might
scupper it. But on the face of it, it's a Land Rover 12-seat station wagon

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Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

This Ian Rawlings anon leet fle a fart,
As greet as it had been a thonder-dent,
That with the strook he was almoost yblent.
and said....

> I don't think the Orchestra of the Pink Oboe will trouble me, when I
> fart, dogs come running and bats crash into trees.

Thank you Ian. The keyboard of my laptop is now buggmnznj;o n;lo p;oiug
b;kb;u7t de4s nbo iy e5

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On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:18:12 +0100, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:08:07 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
>wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:35:26 +0100, Ian Rawlings <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>While I've been around for a while, it was more me turning up in a
>>>non-landrover product that I thought might make the other natives
>>>restless,
>>
>>
>>Nah, it's unofficial, nobody will really care. We've had an LDV van
>>on an official club stand before now, and some French family car.
>
>Tim came greenlaning with Lee and me today, and he was driving a shiny
>new Nissan!
>Its slightly less shiny now

pictures uploading as we speak...

Great fun all day! I thought it would be an early bath on the first
lane, and I'm amazed that the paintwork seems to be intact.

Thankfully it opened up a bit after that. Tom managed to get as close
to cross-axled without being stuck as I've ever seen. Lee got his
front wheels in the air (but not the front diff!). The other
highlight was Tom's tailgate flying open on hill and all his tackle
rolling away!

Hope you manage to get the pulley bolt tomorrow. I've got renewed
enthusiasm to get the head sorted on mine now, although I can't
imagine doing a day trip to Wales in the Series 2!

Oh yes - I got snow too! Bizarre snowstorm on the M62 - quite white
in places....

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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:56:06 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hope you manage to get the pulley bolt tomorrow. I've got renewed
>enthusiasm to get the head sorted on mine now, although I can't
>imagine doing a day trip to Wales in the Series 2!

I've only just woken up after an early night lastnight! hard work
driving that landy in the fresh air!

I'm actually having trouble finding the energy to go get the bits for
the landy. Its incredible tempting to leave it there!....

(I do actually really like the truck when it works and isnt costing me
money. I reckon im paying now for not doing anything to it for the
last 12 months except drive it!)