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speedingfine wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:23 pm

Came here to post this. Stay in for the bit with Richard Tuthill driving it at the end.

Conversation with a young lad today who referred to himself as a "nonce".

I thought this was quite the admission, it turned out he thought this was a term for someone who talked nonsense.

speedingfine wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:42 pm I got this batshit note through the door last year. I can only wish my neighbours were as verbose as yours

In B&Q?! The deviant!!

I hate that this has opened some eyes to NHS bureaucracy but it happens all the time. Decisions are made to meet targets or save money and patients bear the brunt of it.

<image of posh lady> Genius Mik: Dave Explosive Newt is a Country Member All other forum members: Yes, we remember. (c)Gay Daleks - TV Offall This could apply to either image. Country life’s babe of the week does throw up some corkers. Absolutely no idea why she is photographed with a chicken.

Holley wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:36 am This has to be up there as one of the best written angry neighbour letters ever written.

Back on topic, I showed this to one of the complaints managers at work who described it as 'mild'

Genius

duncs500 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:19 pm

Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:15 pm Tested this on the mrs

Game changer

Is "Classic Tart Fruit" a euphemism?

Describes her quite well we thought

This is shocking reading https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66120934 That really is shocking. That culture of the hospital managers also reminds me somewhat of the culture I've seen in charities and universities, whereby the potential 'optics' of a situation, or the possible upset/outrage that might be ...

Tested this on the mrs

Game changer

The length and breadth of the vocabulary there would suggest he is a manic phase. Maybe slip some lithium into the drinking water at his house?

I hope it shines a light on the baffling legal system we have in the UK whereby hospital managers can make decisions that cost patients their lives but have absolutely no culpability for it.

It will let you do some really stupid shit if you stick it in track mode. Sigh… I’m going to have to now, aren’t I!? I was cruising at 130 today and lots of cars (mostly German manufacturers) came past at delta 30+.. not sure I’ve seen any traffic police or cameras either Right! Need to find my own...

Update: a very good dog has identified that an accelerant was used in the fire.

IanF wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:13 pm So I’m currently rostered to fly that day, will see if I can move some things closer to the date.

Also, I have SP tickets for that day..

Can you leave it to the co-pilot and grab a parachute?

Thanks for taking the initiative @GG, you got mail with my number.

My plan A is to come in the Tesla and look for passenger rides but if anyone is coming by Oxford in a more fun car I would be up for a lift.

Yorkshire is very friendly but people are acknowledged with a curt nod rather than a namby pamby wave.

Isuzu Vehicross at the local car meet. There was lots of more obvious stuff there, but I thought this thing was kinda cool. Sounded way better than you'd think too. :D https://i.imgur.com/GomDDvr.jpeg Is this the meet in Barrington, Duncs? I was chatting to a colleague from work who was there in hi...

If I drove into a narrow piece of road I would probably assume the oncoming driver is a moron who couldn't be trusted to lose me a wing mirror / oaf who will stop halfway though owing to a loss of confidence. Therefore easier and safer just to allow them through. But I would still thank anyone who s...

And you can leave it on in the evening / first thing in the morning without fear of disturbing the household.