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[STEMO]

I will be driving from Barnsley to Sheffield to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Sheffield to Barnsley.
All so sonny boy can play a few games of backgammon. 

[STEMO]

At least they are all areas of outstanding natural beauty. 

[Varche]

Hopefully in a reliable and economical car. 

Make sure you have plenty of Werthers and acouple ofcopies of the Puzzler.

[STEMO]

Hopefully in a reliable and economical car. 

Make sure you have plenty of Werthers and acouple ofcopies of the Puzzler.

Surely I'd be arrested for doing puzzles on the M62? 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

In an Astra ? You have my deepest sympathy. 

[STEMO]

In an Astra ? You have my deepest sympathy. 

My diesel astra elite is as comfortable as my omega was....just bigger.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I shall be set working and looking forward to s Korean BBQ

[STEMO]

I shall be set working and looking forward to s Korean BBQ

Poor Fido. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I will be driving from Barnsley to Sheffield to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Sheffield to Barnsley.
All so sonny boy can play a few games of backgammon. 

Sounds most exciting.

Just imagine how many tin baths hanging on shithouse walls you'll see along the way.

[Varche]

Hopefully in a reliable and economical car. 

Make sure you have plenty of Werthers and acouple ofcopies of the Puzzler.

Surely I'd be arrested for doing puzzles on the M62? 

No Cruise on Elite Astras?     No down time at each venue?

[2boxerdogs]

Living life in the fast lane ..

[STEMO]

Hopefully in a reliable and economical car. 

Make sure you have plenty of Werthers and acouple ofcopies of the Puzzler.

Surely I'd be arrested for doing puzzles on the M62? 

No Cruise on Elite Astras?     No down time at each venue?

No, no down time. I've made it clear that I will not be waiting around.

[STEMO]

Living life in the fast lane ..

That's exactly where I'll be, flashing old mercs pootling along at 80.

[2boxerdogs]

Living life in the fast lane ..

That's exactly where I'll be, flashing old mercs pootling along at 80.

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Keep my speed limiter at 55mph can't afford the fuel otherwise.😀😁😂

[STEMO]

Living life in the fast lane ..

That's exactly where I'll be, flashing old mercs pootling along at 80.

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Keep my speed limiter at 55mph can't afford the fuel otherwise.😀😁😂

Oh yes, never even thought of that. My diesel is supposed to do 40ish around town and 55ish on the motorway. But it doesn't. It says 43 no matter where I go or how I drive.

[2boxerdogs]

Living life in the fast lane ..

That's exactly where I'll be, flashing old mercs pootling along at 80.

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Keep my speed limiter at 55mph can't afford the fuel otherwise.😀😁😂

Oh yes, never even thought of that. My diesel is supposed to do 40ish around town and 55ish on the motorway. But it doesn't. It says 43 no matter where I go or how I drive.

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The Merc  shows 8 MPG on tickover "spirited" driving about 24 MPG on a run about 30 so not bad for an old V8.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Trip computers tend to be optimistic. About 12% optimistic in the case of my Tata when compared to a brim to brim test.

STMO's dreary derv probably barely manages 20 MPG in reality.

[STEMO]

Hmmmm....mine shows gal/hour on tickover, usually 0.2 in gear, 0.1 out of gear. Which goes to show that you're best taking an auto out of 'D' if standing for any length of time.

[STEMO]

Trip computers tend to be optimistic. About 12% optimistic in the case of my Tata when compared to a brim to brim test.

STMO's dreary derv probably barely manages 20 MPG in reality.

I've done the maths, it's not that far out, maybe 5%.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I shall be set working and looking forward to s Korean BBQ

Kimchi? 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I shall be set working and looking forward to s Korean BBQ

Kimchi? 

Cute name for a mutt.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I shall be set working and looking forward to s Korean BBQ

Kimchi? 

Cute name for a mutt the dancing girls! 

 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Trip computers tend to be optimistic. About 12% optimistic in the case of my Tata when compared to a brim to brim test.

STMO's dreary derv probably barely manages 20 MPG in reality.

I've done the maths, it's not that far out, maybe 5%.

This may be so. But it's a well known fact that the mileometer used on the Astra derv is 40% optimistic. 

You must know it's not 600 miles from Barnsley to Liverpool.

[Rods2]

With a driving hat, toothless grin & dribbling the Werther's, Now that's enough about the local Barnsley women. I'm sure STEMO will fit in. If he releases a few of his pigeons at each stop, will they beat him home?

[Rods2]

Trip computers tend to be optimistic. About 12% optimistic in the case of my Tata when compared to a brim to brim test.

STMO's dreary derv probably barely manages 20 MPG in reality.

I've done the maths, it's not that far out, maybe 5%.

This may be so. But it's a well known fact that the mileometer used on the Astra derv is 40% optimistic. 

You must know it's not 600 miles from Barnsley to Liverpool.

Sounds about the right distance with the detours to syphon the derv out of donor vehicles?

[TheBoy]

"spirited" driving about 24 MPG

*CLEARLY* not trying

[TheBoy]

I shall be set working and looking forward to s Korean BBQ

"Lifes Good".

[2boxerdogs]

"spirited" driving about 24 MPG

*CLEARLY* not trying

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Trying to keep a clean licence 😀

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I believe backgammon is one of those cerebral games like chess ? I wouldn't have a clue really, being very under equipped in the brain dept. 

[STEMO]

I believe backgammon is one of those cerebral games like chess ? I wouldn't have a clue really, being very under equipped in the brain dept. 

Ben tells me if you can play well at backgammon you can play well at any game that involves strategy. I ignore him because I know he's just looking for a whipping boy and I refuse to try and learn the game.
Personally, I can't see it being as cerebral as chess, because dice are used. Anything that involves dice must have an element of luck to it, in my opinion.But he tells me, in the long game, skill will shine through eventually.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

My son has a bit of a chess obsession. As an undergrad journalist student he blagged an invite to the world championship in London a couple of weeks ago complete with press pass.
He then set up his own website as a project as part of his degree course.
I know far call about chess, but I found it quite impressive.
https://chesscentre.wordpress.com/

It starts at the bottom of the page and goes up, for some reason.

[Rods2]

My son has a bit of a chess obsession. As an undergrad journalist student he blagged an invite to the world championship in London a couple of weeks ago complete with press pass.
He then set up his own website as a project as part of his degree course.
I know far call about chess, but I found it quite impressive.
https://chesscentre.wordpress.com/

It starts at the bottom of the page and goes up, for some reason.

Well written interesting review of the chess world championships.

[STEMO]

My son has a bit of a chess obsession. As an undergrad journalist student he blagged an invite to the world championship in London a couple of weeks ago complete with press pass.
He then set up his own website as a project as part of his degree course.
I know far call about chess, but I found it quite impressive.
https://chesscentre.wordpress.com/

It starts at the bottom of the page and goes up, for some reason.

A lot of sites that report events in chronological order work that way. i.e. A football match report.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Didn't know that. Cheers. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Makes sense... Most recent item is at the top. Anything preceding is of less immediate importance 

[Nick W]

Makes sense... Most recent item is at the top. Anything preceding is of less immediate importance 

that's the sensible way to read forums too

[Rods2]

Unless lots of comments are added quickly & then you lose your place through the rapid scrolling. The obvious answer here is to give the customer a choice.

One day maybe somebody will create a cheap flexible way of engineering projects compared to hardware, call it something I don't know like software and then they could do something and allow lots of flexible things by giving customers choices and call it something like software options.

Unfortunately, such a novel idea will never come from the Yanks where they like expensive monopolies where they are in control at all times rather than the customer. Their latest ploy is to pretend software is intelligent and give no options as their AI will do nothing all at the touch of a button, so we are now back having been through a full circle to expensive rigid systems, like hardware, that will only do standard mass market things & if you want it to do something a bit different, then you are back to square one of developing your own bespoke software.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I shall be set working and looking forward to s Korean BBQ

"Lifes Good".

A quality outfit........

[TheBoy]

"spirited" driving about 24 MPG

*CLEARLY* not trying

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Trying to keep a clean licence 😀

So "spirited" means "gentle" in the flatlands

[STEMO]

I will be driving from Barnsley to Sheffield to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Barnsley to Bradford to Sheffield to Barnsley.
All so sonny boy can play a few games of backgammon. 

All done. All good apart from tonight. Sunday evening, M62, you'd expect it to flow along nice and freely. Ohhhhhh no. Three crashes in five miles, so detour which put 30 mins on my journey. Fickin useless arseholes.

[Varche]

Good to hear .

Puzzler completed, Werthers consumed