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Dave R
Guest
phew, good job you mentioned it................
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Srtgray
Guest
Dave R wrote:
> phew, good job you mentioned it................
>
Glad to be of service
> phew, good job you mentioned it................
>
Glad to be of service
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EMB
Guest
Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Fri, 12 May 2006 12:46:28 +1200, EMB <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Karen Gallagher wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Based upon my experience learning to weld in Dad's shed when I was young,
>>>I'd buy him the extinguisher NOW
>>
>>There's 3 extinguishers in the shed already - I didn't spend 6 years as
>>a career firefighter and not learn about the value of such things. And
>>I didn't get through my apprenticeship without a couple of unexpected
>>episodes of incineration where fire supression equipment proved it's
>>value. Young David has already had a fairly extensive play with
>>extinguishers courtesy of my ex-colleagues and says he wants to be a
>>fireman - which is NOT going to happen.
>
>
> meany. The world needs people who want to be firemen. I have much
> admiration for 'em, most esepcially the volunteers...
He can be a volunteer (I was for 10 years) but he's not doing it for a
living - they don't pay firefighters enough here.
--
EMB
> On or around Fri, 12 May 2006 12:46:28 +1200, EMB <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Karen Gallagher wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Based upon my experience learning to weld in Dad's shed when I was young,
>>>I'd buy him the extinguisher NOW
>>
>>There's 3 extinguishers in the shed already - I didn't spend 6 years as
>>a career firefighter and not learn about the value of such things. And
>>I didn't get through my apprenticeship without a couple of unexpected
>>episodes of incineration where fire supression equipment proved it's
>>value. Young David has already had a fairly extensive play with
>>extinguishers courtesy of my ex-colleagues and says he wants to be a
>>fireman - which is NOT going to happen.
>
>
> meany. The world needs people who want to be firemen. I have much
> admiration for 'em, most esepcially the volunteers...
He can be a volunteer (I was for 10 years) but he's not doing it for a
living - they don't pay firefighters enough here.
--
EMB
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LizzyTaylor
Guest
Austin Shackles wrote:
>How's the young'un coming on? 'twas yours that was in for chassis repairs,
>nesspar?
>
Hi Austin,
Thanks for asking: chassis was cut, realigned and fishplated in November
and then kept immobilised for 3 months for natural welding to take place.
He was X-rayed again this week and all is looking good although he still
has a pronounced limp which will become less obvious as the various
tendons stretch again. Metal work due to come out in November and then
he has to be VERY careful for a couple of months until the screw holes
have filled in.
Lizzy
>How's the young'un coming on? 'twas yours that was in for chassis repairs,
>nesspar?
>
Hi Austin,
Thanks for asking: chassis was cut, realigned and fishplated in November
and then kept immobilised for 3 months for natural welding to take place.
He was X-rayed again this week and all is looking good although he still
has a pronounced limp which will become less obvious as the various
tendons stretch again. Metal work due to come out in November and then
he has to be VERY careful for a couple of months until the screw holes
have filled in.
Lizzy
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Dave R
Guest
I did wonder how I have been managing to tow my trialler round all this
time!
Dave
time!
Dave
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GbH
Guest
Dave R wrote:
> I did wonder how I have been managing to tow my trialler round all
> this time!
>
> Dave
Maybe you put it on a trailer?
--
"He who says it cannot be done would be well advised not to interrupt
her doing it."
The fiend of my fiend is my enema!
> I did wonder how I have been managing to tow my trialler round all
> this time!
>
> Dave
Maybe you put it on a trailer?
--
"He who says it cannot be done would be well advised not to interrupt
her doing it."
The fiend of my fiend is my enema!
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Richard Brookman
Guest
Srtgray wrote:
||| You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone.
|| I'd have thought a towing hitch would be useful too, unless you steel
|| braid the cable...
Towing hitches are for poofs. We just plug in the 12N socket, zip-tie the
excess cable to the rear bumper, and head off for the Pyrenees. The caravan
tows fine, but slowing down is a bit noisy.
--
Rich
==============================
I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.
||| You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone.
|| I'd have thought a towing hitch would be useful too, unless you steel
|| braid the cable...
Towing hitches are for poofs. We just plug in the 12N socket, zip-tie the
excess cable to the rear bumper, and head off for the Pyrenees. The caravan
tows fine, but slowing down is a bit noisy.
--
Rich
==============================
I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.
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Srtgray
Guest
Richard Brookman wrote:
> Srtgray wrote:
>
> ||| You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone.
>
> || I'd have thought a towing hitch would be useful too, unless you steel
> || braid the cable...
>
> Towing hitches are for poofs. We just plug in the 12N socket, zip-tie the
> excess cable to the rear bumper, and head off for the Pyrenees. The caravan
> tows fine, but slowing down is a bit noisy.
>
Zip-tie? ZIP-TIE!!??? Southern poofta! When I were a lad, my job on
long runs was to wedge myself between t'cross member and caravan, hold
the wires in me teeth, and cushion the whole lot downhill. AND use me
feet to brake t'whole lot.
Bloody zip-ties! I ask yer! Tch!!
Stuart
> Srtgray wrote:
>
> ||| You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone.
>
> || I'd have thought a towing hitch would be useful too, unless you steel
> || braid the cable...
>
> Towing hitches are for poofs. We just plug in the 12N socket, zip-tie the
> excess cable to the rear bumper, and head off for the Pyrenees. The caravan
> tows fine, but slowing down is a bit noisy.
>
Zip-tie? ZIP-TIE!!??? Southern poofta! When I were a lad, my job on
long runs was to wedge myself between t'cross member and caravan, hold
the wires in me teeth, and cushion the whole lot downhill. AND use me
feet to brake t'whole lot.
Bloody zip-ties! I ask yer! Tch!!
Stuart
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Richard Brookman
Guest
Srtgray wrote:
|| Richard Brookman wrote:
||| Srtgray wrote:
|||
|||||| You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone.
|||
||||| I'd have thought a towing hitch would be useful too, unless you
||||| steel braid the cable...
|||
||| Towing hitches are for poofs. We just plug in the 12N socket,
||| zip-tie the excess cable to the rear bumper, and head off for the
||| Pyrenees. The caravan tows fine, but slowing down is a bit noisy.
|||
|| Zip-tie? ZIP-TIE!!??? Southern poofta! When I were a lad, my job
|| on long runs was to wedge myself between t'cross member and caravan,
|| hold the wires in me teeth, and cushion the whole lot downhill. AND
|| use me feet to brake t'whole lot.
||
|| Bloody zip-ties! I ask yer! Tch!!
||
||
|| Stuart
Well, I say zip-ties. Actually it were old string, and when't string
snapped me Dad used to wedge one of me testicles in't caravan A-frame and
t'other under't boot lid of the car. Crossing't Alps were me favourite.
Before they built them poofy tunnels an' all.
Ah'm not Southern. Ah'm Chinese. Won Hung Lo.
--
Rich
==============================
I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.
|| Richard Brookman wrote:
||| Srtgray wrote:
|||
|||||| You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone.
|||
||||| I'd have thought a towing hitch would be useful too, unless you
||||| steel braid the cable...
|||
||| Towing hitches are for poofs. We just plug in the 12N socket,
||| zip-tie the excess cable to the rear bumper, and head off for the
||| Pyrenees. The caravan tows fine, but slowing down is a bit noisy.
|||
|| Zip-tie? ZIP-TIE!!??? Southern poofta! When I were a lad, my job
|| on long runs was to wedge myself between t'cross member and caravan,
|| hold the wires in me teeth, and cushion the whole lot downhill. AND
|| use me feet to brake t'whole lot.
||
|| Bloody zip-ties! I ask yer! Tch!!
||
||
|| Stuart
Well, I say zip-ties. Actually it were old string, and when't string
snapped me Dad used to wedge one of me testicles in't caravan A-frame and
t'other under't boot lid of the car. Crossing't Alps were me favourite.
Before they built them poofy tunnels an' all.
Ah'm not Southern. Ah'm Chinese. Won Hung Lo.
--
Rich
==============================
I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.
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Austin Shackles
Guest
On or around Fri, 12 May 2006 14:15:56 +0100, LizzyTaylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>>How's the young'un coming on? 'twas yours that was in for chassis repairs,
>>nesspar?
>>
>Hi Austin,
>
>Thanks for asking: chassis was cut, realigned and fishplated in November
>and then kept immobilised for 3 months for natural welding to take place.
>
>He was X-rayed again this week and all is looking good although he still
>has a pronounced limp which will become less obvious as the various
>tendons stretch again. Metal work due to come out in November and then
>he has to be VERY careful for a couple of months until the screw holes
>have filled in.
Sound promising. I wish LR chassis would weld 'emselves together...
BTDT on the metalwork. broken ankle in my case. *after* the operation, the
surgeon bloke said "you'll be on crutches again for about 4 weeks, 'til the
bone regrows properly" ... Thanks a bunch, pal - if he'd told me that
before, I'd have postponed it 'til a point where I wasn't just about to
start university; as there's no real hurry to operate and remove the
metalwork, another few months wouldn't have hurt. I used to have the bits
of metalwork in a little bag...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell"
Gen. Sherman (1820-1891) Attr. words in Address at Michigan Military
Academy, 19 June 1879.
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>>How's the young'un coming on? 'twas yours that was in for chassis repairs,
>>nesspar?
>>
>Hi Austin,
>
>Thanks for asking: chassis was cut, realigned and fishplated in November
>and then kept immobilised for 3 months for natural welding to take place.
>
>He was X-rayed again this week and all is looking good although he still
>has a pronounced limp which will become less obvious as the various
>tendons stretch again. Metal work due to come out in November and then
>he has to be VERY careful for a couple of months until the screw holes
>have filled in.
Sound promising. I wish LR chassis would weld 'emselves together...
BTDT on the metalwork. broken ankle in my case. *after* the operation, the
surgeon bloke said "you'll be on crutches again for about 4 weeks, 'til the
bone regrows properly" ... Thanks a bunch, pal - if he'd told me that
before, I'd have postponed it 'til a point where I wasn't just about to
start university; as there's no real hurry to operate and remove the
metalwork, another few months wouldn't have hurt. I used to have the bits
of metalwork in a little bag...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell"
Gen. Sherman (1820-1891) Attr. words in Address at Michigan Military
Academy, 19 June 1879.
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Dave R
Guest
Well that would explain the height of it I suppose. I hate that, on a
flat bit of road you do forget you are towing with the Range Rover. You
think, "who the hell is that in that range rover right up my chuff" and
then realise it's the trialler.
It's an accurate speedo too. The trialler has got twin electric fans,
which you can see right inthe middle of rear view mirror. One starts
spinning at 48mph, and the other at 56mph!
Dave
flat bit of road you do forget you are towing with the Range Rover. You
think, "who the hell is that in that range rover right up my chuff" and
then realise it's the trialler.
It's an accurate speedo too. The trialler has got twin electric fans,
which you can see right inthe middle of rear view mirror. One starts
spinning at 48mph, and the other at 56mph!
Dave
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Dave R
Guest
Luxury!!
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Austin Shackles
Guest
On or around 10 May 2006 01:13:25 -0700, "Dave R" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:
>
>Anyone else planning to go?
Looking rather unlikely at the moment. I've got far too much to do to have
time to repair the landy and get it MOT'd in time.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Blue: The sky is blue for a reason. Blue light is a source of strength
and harmony in the cosmos. Create a blue light in your life by
telephoning the police
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
enlightened us thusly:
>
>Anyone else planning to go?
Looking rather unlikely at the moment. I've got far too much to do to have
time to repair the landy and get it MOT'd in time.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Blue: The sky is blue for a reason. Blue light is a source of strength
and harmony in the cosmos. Create a blue light in your life by
telephoning the police
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
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Austin Shackles
Guest
On or around Sat, 13 May 2006 20:53:18 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>On or around 10 May 2006 01:13:25 -0700, "Dave R" <[email protected]>
>enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>Anyone else planning to go?
>
>Looking rather unlikely at the moment. I've got far too much to do to have
>time to repair the landy and get it MOT'd in time.
Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different minibus
this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who now own Land
Rover.
I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms...
------------------------------------------------\
>> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them.
a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>On or around 10 May 2006 01:13:25 -0700, "Dave R" <[email protected]>
>enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>Anyone else planning to go?
>
>Looking rather unlikely at the moment. I've got far too much to do to have
>time to repair the landy and get it MOT'd in time.
Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different minibus
this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who now own Land
Rover.
I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms...
------------------------------------------------\
>> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them.
a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!
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Simon Isaacs
Guest
On Thu, 11 May 2006 22:35:34 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> scribbled
the following nonsense:
>On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:42:07 +0100, Simon Isaacs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On 10 May 2006 12:52:58 -0700, "Dave R" <[email protected]>
>>scribbled the following nonsense:
>>
>>>surely not. When's it due?
>>
>>november 3rd supposedly, though swmbo thinks more like the 25th.......
>>Wont know for certain till we have the scan
>
>And even then, + / - a fortnight. Charlotte was winched out (the
>medical term is venteuse, but it's basically a Dyson combined with
>whichever midwife has the biggest forearms) 10 days overdue...
Martyn and I were discussing kinetic ropes and his suture kit this
weekend at driffield!
--
Simon Isaacs
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"
George Jean Nathan (1882-1955)
ROT13 me....
the following nonsense:
>On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:42:07 +0100, Simon Isaacs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On 10 May 2006 12:52:58 -0700, "Dave R" <[email protected]>
>>scribbled the following nonsense:
>>
>>>surely not. When's it due?
>>
>>november 3rd supposedly, though swmbo thinks more like the 25th.......
>>Wont know for certain till we have the scan
>
>And even then, + / - a fortnight. Charlotte was winched out (the
>medical term is venteuse, but it's basically a Dyson combined with
>whichever midwife has the biggest forearms) 10 days overdue...
Martyn and I were discussing kinetic ropes and his suture kit this
weekend at driffield!
--
Simon Isaacs
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"
George Jean Nathan (1882-1955)
ROT13 me....
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Lee_D
Guest
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:
> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
> now own Land Rover.
>
> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
;-)
Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
Disco 1 in the early days.
Lee
funny about:
> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
> now own Land Rover.
>
> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
;-)
Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
Disco 1 in the early days.
Lee
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Austin Shackles
Guest
On or around Mon, 15 May 2006 19:49:03 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
>funny about:
>> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
>> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
>> now own Land Rover.
>>
>> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
>
>Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
>that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
>
>;-)
>
>Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
>first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
>Disco 1 in the early days.
the transit I've got ("smiley face" one) actually looks quite good as vans
go. Those first "square light" trannies are getting very rare now...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
>funny about:
>> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
>> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
>> now own Land Rover.
>>
>> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
>
>Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
>that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
>
>;-)
>
>Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
>first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
>Disco 1 in the early days.
the transit I've got ("smiley face" one) actually looks quite good as vans
go. Those first "square light" trannies are getting very rare now...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'
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Simon Isaacs
Guest
On Mon, 15 May 2006 21:07:47 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>On or around Mon, 15 May 2006 19:49:03 +0100, "Lee_D"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
>>funny about:
>>> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
>>> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
>>> now own Land Rover.
>>>
>>> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
>>
>>Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
>>that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
>>
>>;-)
>>
>>Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
>>first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
>>Disco 1 in the early days.
>
>the transit I've got ("smiley face" one) actually looks quite good as vans
>go. Those first "square light" trannies are getting very rare now...
IIRC the first trannies had round lights......
--
Simon Isaacs
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"
George Jean Nathan (1882-1955)
ROT13 me....
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>On or around Mon, 15 May 2006 19:49:03 +0100, "Lee_D"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
>>funny about:
>>> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
>>> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
>>> now own Land Rover.
>>>
>>> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
>>
>>Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
>>that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
>>
>>;-)
>>
>>Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
>>first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
>>Disco 1 in the early days.
>
>the transit I've got ("smiley face" one) actually looks quite good as vans
>go. Those first "square light" trannies are getting very rare now...
IIRC the first trannies had round lights......
--
Simon Isaacs
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"
George Jean Nathan (1882-1955)
ROT13 me....
W
William Tasso
Guest
Dave R <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> it will
> hopefully have settled into a routine by then (hopefully).
LOL - are you in for a shock
good luck
--
William Tasso
> ...
> it will
> hopefully have settled into a routine by then (hopefully).
LOL - are you in for a shock
good luck
--
William Tasso
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Austin Shackles
Guest
On or around Mon, 15 May 2006 21:21:10 +0100, Simon Isaacs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>On Mon, 15 May 2006 21:07:47 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>
>>On or around Mon, 15 May 2006 19:49:03 +0100, "Lee_D"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
>>>funny about:
>>>> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
>>>> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
>>>> now own Land Rover.
>>>>
>>>> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
>>>
>>>Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
>>>that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
>>>
>>>;-)
>>>
>>>Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
>>>first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
>>>Disco 1 in the early days.
>>
>>the transit I've got ("smiley face" one) actually looks quite good as vans
>>go. Those first "square light" trannies are getting very rare now...
>
>
>IIRC the first trannies had round lights......
indeed. the mark II came out with modern "square" lights, although the
actual reflectors are still round inside 'em.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured"
Tacitus (c.55 - c.117) Agricola, 45
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>On Mon, 15 May 2006 21:07:47 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>
>>On or around Mon, 15 May 2006 19:49:03 +0100, "Lee_D"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
>>>funny about:
>>>> Unless, of course, I come in the minibus again. it is a different
>>>> minibus this time, and being a Ford, it's come from the people who
>>>> now own Land Rover.
>>>>
>>>> I'll see how it goes, I reckon.
>>>
>>>Mixing Oval colours could be interesting.... we could end up with a Disco
>>>that looks like a Transit...oh...to late.
>>>
>>>;-)
>>>
>>>Though to be fair I always thought from the front the Trannys that had the
>>>first square head lights looked very Disco is from the front compared to the
>>>Disco 1 in the early days.
>>
>>the transit I've got ("smiley face" one) actually looks quite good as vans
>>go. Those first "square light" trannies are getting very rare now...
>
>
>IIRC the first trannies had round lights......
indeed. the mark II came out with modern "square" lights, although the
actual reflectors are still round inside 'em.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured"
Tacitus (c.55 - c.117) Agricola, 45
