Hypothetical 101

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:07:55 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>I can account for every penny I've spent on Grumble, and the others.
>This includes petrol, LPG, maintenance, luxury items...

hmm. I dread to think how much it would come too with all the fuel
costs in aswell.

I dont really have so much of a problem with my 101 spending yet! But
i find with the 101 that its easy to justify the spending as you get
so much for the money
I think i'm still in awe of the 101, so the money doesnt matter so
much as i can still sit in it and smile (often while revving the
engine)

>I have an annoying habit of keeping very strict financial records.

I did manage that for a few years but then gave up about the time i
got my first landrover!

>I look, then cry, then remember what joy and smile, lots.

I have a folder full of reciepts, and new stuff gets dropped in. I
dont like to look at it too closely though!

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:59:53 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>My conscience is confused... You had a 101 - a very nice 101, then
>you sold it. I can see no means of easing my inherent guilt for
>owning three by giving you one of them, which you would quite
>evidently not cherish.

I agree. Alex being an ex-101 owner has put himself on shaky ground
with his argument. anybody else here without a 101 could try it though


I didnt know you had 3 of 'em! Did i miss the point when you collected
a radio body to complete the set!

On or around Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:41:36 +0000, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:59:53 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
>wrote:
>
>>My conscience is confused... You had a 101 - a very nice 101, then
>>you sold it. I can see no means of easing my inherent guilt for
>>owning three by giving you one of them, which you would quite
>>evidently not cherish.
>
>I agree. Alex being an ex-101 owner has put himself on shaky ground
>with his argument. anybody else here without a 101 could try it though
>
>
>I didnt know you had 3 of 'em! Did i miss the point when you collected
>a radio body to complete the set!

he ain't completed the set, he hasn't got a vampire.

In news:[email protected],
Mother" <"@ {m} @ <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> blithered:
> On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 20:44:45 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> We know where you live Martyn, watch it
>
> Knowing where I live will not prevent my neighbours breaking you legs
> if you try to prevent them adoring my fine collection of Solihulls
> finest...
>
> They know, you see, that the local villains think I'm some kind of mad
> survivalist nutter - so don't bother trying to break into any of the
> houses around here...
>
> They're right to think this, too... ;-)

Graboids and Tremors!

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On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 10:25:18 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>he ain't completed the set, he hasn't got a vampire.

There's still the one that failed to reach its reserve recently

AJH
>

Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:41:36 +0000, Tom Woods
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:59:53 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>My conscience is confused... You had a 101 - a very nice 101, then
>>>you sold it. I can see no means of easing my inherent guilt for
>>>owning three by giving you one of them, which you would quite
>>>evidently not cherish.
>>
>>I agree. Alex being an ex-101 owner has put himself on shaky ground
>>with his argument. anybody else here without a 101 could try it though
>>
>>
>>I didnt know you had 3 of 'em! Did i miss the point when you collected
>>a radio body to complete the set!
>
> he ain't completed the set, he hasn't got a vampire.

He'll need three of them - IIRC they operated in groups of 3 for signals
intercept.

P.
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Does it Matter if Nobody Minds?

On or around Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:14:26 +0000, "Paul S. Brown"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>>
>> he ain't completed the set, he hasn't got a vampire.
>
>He'll need three of them - IIRC they operated in groups of 3 for signals
>intercept.

are the 3 left?

"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> He'll need three of them - IIRC they operated in groups of 3 for signals
> intercept.

Not necessarily as they had a mile of cable on board on a reel giving them
the option to mount an antenna quite some distance away (like a mile :0) ).
By relocating twice then they have four directions to triangulate from just
one vehicle. So by working in pairs they can very quickly and acurately
triangulate a source without the need to move freeing up the third vehicle
for the run down to the local chippy.

Lee D

In article <[email protected]>,
Tom Woods <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:59:53 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
> wrote:
>
> >My conscience is confused... You had a 101 - a very nice 101, then
> >you sold it. I can see no means of easing my inherent guilt for
> >owning three by giving you one of them, which you would quite
> >evidently not cherish.
>
> I agree. Alex being an ex-101 owner has put himself on shaky ground
> with his argument. anybody else here without a 101 could try it though
>
>
> I didnt know you had 3 of 'em! Did i miss the point when you collected
> a radio body to complete the set!

Well, I've never had one, so I'd better take it I guess...

In article <[email protected]>,
Tom Woods <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 13:31:15 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
> wrote:
>
> >>I venture to suggest that you're not prepared to admit
> >>how much grumble actually cost you, overall...
> >
> >I lost count after selling the kidney...
>
> Does anybody here dare to admit how much their landrover has cost
> them? I certainly dont like to think about mine too much!.
>
> I tried adding it up once but after it got to about 3 times my inital
> estimate and i realised that i hadnt yet counted the engine or gearbox
> I stopped and vowed to never try again!

I did once count the total cost of my old 200Tdi Disco. It was
something like this:

Disco 2750
Gearbox & steering 1100
Miscellaneous toys from Scorpion 800 (rocksliders, protection etc)
Snorkel 200
Various repair bills (mainly replacement wheel bearings) 1000
Roof rack 100
Suspension 300
Tyres 150

I make that about six and a half grand, give or take. I sold it for
about 3600 I had it about 18 months and did about 25,000 miles in it.

But what price the fun?

PS: All this is UK Pounds, but I don't have a Pound key on my Dvorak
keyboard, and can't be bothered to fire up Character Palette

In article
<david.french-D73968.16582907112004@no-dns-yet-212-23-3-119.zen.co.uk>,
David French <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Does anybody here dare to admit how much their landrover has cost
> > them? I certainly dont like to think about mine too much!.

> I make that about six and a half grand, give or take. I sold it for
> about 3600 I had it about 18 months and did about 25,000 miles in it.

Thinking about this, a friend of mine bought a 3 door 200tdi Disco (for
too much money IMHO) and spent a fortune on it. After a year, she
consoled herself that she'd spent (very) slightly less on maintenance
than if she'd have spent if she'd leased a brand new TD5 for a year!
Some consolation!

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:02:30 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>won't do you any good. I seen the film. Tremors, I think it were called.
>Bloke in that with a cellar-full of enough armament to start a minor war...

He sounds an idiot to me. Everyone knows you shouldn't keep guns and
stuff in the cellar. They go rusty. Keeping them under the bed is
best

Mother wrote:

> On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:02:30 +0000, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>won't do you any good. I seen the film. Tremors, I think it were called.
>>Bloke in that with a cellar-full of enough armament to start a minor
>>war...
>
> He sounds an idiot to me. Everyone knows you shouldn't keep guns and
> stuff in the cellar. They go rusty. Keeping them under the bed is
> best

So that's the problem with nuclear missiles then?

They keep them in a deep cellar and they go rusty!

Somebody tell Dubya - soon there'll be a Minuteman under everybodys beds.

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Does it Matter if Nobody Minds?

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:05:40 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
>>On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 20:44:45 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
>>
>>>We know where you live Martyn, watch it
>>
>>Knowing where I live will not prevent my neighbours breaking you legs
>>if you try to prevent them adoring my fine collection of Solihulls
>>finest...
>>
>>They know, you see, that the local villains think I'm some kind of mad
>>survivalist nutter - so don't bother trying to break into any of the
>>houses around here...
>>
>>They're right to think this, too... ;-)
>
> won't do you any good. I seen the film. Tremors, I think it were called.
> Bloke in that with a cellar-full of enough armament to start a minor war...

Yes, Tremors. You mean Burt Gummer. I've got all four films on DVD - the
fourth is my favourite, closely followed by the first two (I really
can't decide which of them I prefer), and the third last. But they're
all brilliant. I love those films.

On or around Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:36:43 GMT, Torak <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> won't do you any good. I seen the film. Tremors, I think it were called.
>> Bloke in that with a cellar-full of enough armament to start a minor war...
>
>Yes, Tremors. You mean Burt Gummer. I've got all four films on DVD - the
>fourth is my favourite, closely followed by the first two (I really
>can't decide which of them I prefer), and the third last. But they're
>all brilliant. I love those films.

There're *four*? I've only seen 1 and 2.

David French wrote:
> Tom Woods <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Does anybody here dare to admit how much their landrover has cost
>>them? I certainly dont like to think about mine too much!.
>
> I did once count the total cost of my old 200Tdi Disco. It was
> something like this:
>
> Disco 2750
> Gearbox & steering 1100
> Miscellaneous toys from Scorpion 800 (rocksliders, protection etc)
> Snorkel 200
> Various repair bills (mainly replacement wheel bearings) 1000
> Roof rack 100
> Suspension 300
> Tyres 150
>
> I make that about six and a half grand, give or take. I sold it for
> about 3600 I had it about 18 months and did about 25,000 miles in it.

So far, mine's been £5500 for the Landy itself, £350 for a military
trailer, and about £60 for an AA inspection. My parents are paying for
the first year or two of insurance and tax.

But now comes the interesting bit: a few modifications.

My plans are to build a centre console (OK, get the smithy to build it)
to mount a stereo, comm radio, PA and - of course - mug holders. And a
charger for my mobile. So I'm guessing that'll be another £500 or so.

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:36:43 GMT, Torak <[email protected]>
>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>
>>>won't do you any good. I seen the film. Tremors, I think it were called.
>>>Bloke in that with a cellar-full of enough armament to start a minor war...
>>
>>Yes, Tremors. You mean Burt Gummer. I've got all four films on DVD - the
>>fourth is my favourite, closely followed by the first two (I really
>>can't decide which of them I prefer), and the third last. But they're
>>all brilliant. I love those films.
>
> There're *four*? I've only seen 1 and 2.

Yup.

Tremors was set in Perfection, with the first appearance of the Graboids.
Tremors 2 was set in Mexico, I think, and they had been called in to
hunt down the Graboids.
Tremors 3 added yet another stage in the Graboid life cycle, and was set
back in Perfection.
Tremors 4 was set a hundred years earlier, in the small town of
Rejection, with one *Hiram* Gummer - a businessman who wouldn't say boo
to a fly....

On or around Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:24:42 GMT, Torak <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> There're *four*? I've only seen 1 and 2.
>
>Yup.
>
>Tremors was set in Perfection, with the first appearance of the Graboids.
>Tremors 2 was set in Mexico, I think, and they had been called in to
>hunt down the Graboids.
>Tremors 3 added yet another stage in the Graboid life cycle, and was set
>back in Perfection.
>Tremors 4 was set a hundred years earlier, in the small town of
>Rejection, with one *Hiram* Gummer - a businessman who wouldn't say boo
>to a fly....

cooo. something to hunt in the video shop. They never put 'em on telly,
the buggers.

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:01:49 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 14:31:50 -0000, "GbH" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Huh, thought it was against socialist principles to own any,
>
>No. Socialist philosophy is that we should all own equally and share
>the benefit of our collective labour. By this logic Land Rover will
>start building 101s again once I achieve my destined role as overall
>dictator in the UK.

You're too late, a chappie called Blair has already become dictator.

Alex

In news:[email protected],
Alex <[email protected]> blithered:
> On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:01:49 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 14:31:50 -0000, "GbH"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Huh, thought it was against socialist principles to own any,
>>
>> No. Socialist philosophy is that we should all own equally and share
>> the benefit of our collective labour. By this logic Land Rover will
>> start building 101s again once I achieve my destined role as overall
>> dictator in the UK.
>
> You're too late, a chappie called Blair has already become dictator.
>
> Alex

Eric?

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