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General Discussion Area / Re: Bored?
« on: 26 March 2008, 17:07:04 »
completed first time (@ home) 190200..... 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
I do a lot of work honest.....
I do a lot of work honest.....
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General Discussion Area / Re: volvo forum
« on: 27 March 2008, 19:12:30 »Quote
I won't lose any sleep about the volvo forum ending, I mean they had sections on : choosing the right roof rack; driving over 50 mph; advanced lane hogging; what we did at the caravan site; interesting dog guards; swedish for begginers; Abba download sites; antiques roadshow venues (revisited) & whos got the highest mileage (350K & above )
PMSL
Oh, it wasn't a joke.....
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General Discussion Area / Re: Someone STOP me ....
« on: 28 March 2008, 17:42:31 »
about 120lt, it gets him to London and halfway back on a good day.
In my 2.5 I can get from Munster in Germany to Tidworth with a full tank and 2 petrol cans
In my 2.5 I can get from Munster in Germany to Tidworth with a full tank and 2 petrol cans
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General Discussion Area / Re: Someone STOP me ....
« on: 28 March 2008, 17:29:26 »
Word of warning though, they are extremely expensive to keep on the road. I had to replace a drop down pipe which was made from some special metal, had 2 pre cats before going to a main big cat and was only about 2 foot long....
.....the part on its own cost [size=20]830 quid!!![/size]
Thats not to mention each tyre costs £220 and to top it up £130.
.....the part on its own cost [size=20]830 quid!!![/size]
Thats not to mention each tyre costs £220 and to top it up £130.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Someone STOP me ....
« on: 28 March 2008, 17:18:03 »
My old man has a XJS 4Lt Supercharged. I drove it once and......
.......sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeted myself after flooring it!! But cant wait to drive it again!!! I want to get it off him now he is inbetween jobs, I can afford it better than he can with good old BFG petrol prices
.......sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeted myself after flooring it!! But cant wait to drive it again!!! I want to get it off him now he is inbetween jobs, I can afford it better than he can with good old BFG petrol prices
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General Discussion Area / Re: afternoon fellow oofers
« on: 28 March 2008, 19:32:49 »Quote
I've got man flu as of yesterday too
Yes my central headrest goes up and down.
on and off topic in one fell swoop
very smoothly done too....
Mine adjusts but very poorly
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General Discussion Area / Re: afternoon fellow oofers
« on: 28 March 2008, 18:45:37 »Quote
QuoteQuotemy pay cheque is c**P half of it goes on child care each month.
i love my job but i know i can earn loads more out side the forces. and yet still i stay :-?
i like being apart of it and its all i have ever done so i think i dont leave through fear!
I got close to signing off at my last place but I came around thanks to SWMBO and I will prob end up doing a full career. But I do have an invitation to go see a defense contractor in Washington DC...
....6 figure salary... hmmmmm
Still love my job though, and the pension. I'm guessing you stayed on Pay 75 like anyone who is sane!!
oh yeh...logic says they anit going to offer you anything thats better for you and leaves them outa pocket!
I sat and worked it out. If I get to Major before retiring I would get about 40k less!!! More if I get to the dizzy heights of Lt Col! .....dreams.....
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General Discussion Area / Re: afternoon fellow oofers
« on: 28 March 2008, 18:28:04 »Quote
my pay cheque is c**P half of it goes on child care each month.
i love my job but i know i can earn loads more out side the forces. and yet still i stay :-?
i like being apart of it and its all i have ever done so i think i dont leave through fear!
I got close to signing off at my last place but I came around thanks to SWMBO and I will prob end up doing a full career. But I do have an invitation to go see a defense contractor in Washington DC...
....6 figure salary... hmmmmm
Still love my job though, and the pension. I'm guessing you stayed on Pay 75 like anyone who is sane!!
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General Discussion Area / Re: afternoon fellow oofers
« on: 28 March 2008, 18:14:31 »Quote
QuoteI am on protein shakes and a very controlled and professionally planned diet...
My Service Dress cost more than 200 quid to get altered, Mess dress more more expensive to buy so I darent think how much thats going to cost!!
Plus JPA just screwed me weeks before I move the wife to Germany! wallet 600quid lighter this month, pfffftt!
ouch!
i know how much the mess undress cost hubbys got it. and well it cost more then my dress!
he need to loose some weight to but i might tell him not to much as i anit payin to get his mess undress sorted!
life as a senior rate hey! unlike the junior rate here!
Sometimes I ish I was a private soldier, then I look at a normal paycheque and realise sandhurst wasn't so bad after all....
Apart from nearly dying there that is..
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General Discussion Area / Re: afternoon fellow oofers
« on: 28 March 2008, 18:01:36 »
I am on protein shakes and a very controlled and professionally planned diet...
My Service Dress cost more than 200 quid to get altered, Mess dress more more expensive to buy so I darent think how much thats going to cost!!
Plus JPA just screwed me weeks before I move the wife to Germany! wallet 600quid lighter this month, pfffftt!
My Service Dress cost more than 200 quid to get altered, Mess dress more more expensive to buy so I darent think how much thats going to cost!!
Plus JPA just screwed me weeks before I move the wife to Germany! wallet 600quid lighter this month, pfffftt!
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General Discussion Area / Re: afternoon fellow oofers
« on: 28 March 2008, 17:38:14 »Quote
QuoteNot here, clear blue skies but....
..... -2C
And I have come down with man flu (feeling cold yet sweating profusely without looking at pictures of Hayden Pannetiere, dizziness, high heart rate) eugh!!!
cue Marie ..........
arh mate get you self tucked up in bed! ........what am i saying.......... :-/ :-/... i ment to say stop your moaning and get on with it! its only a cold!
I thought you might have been ill too when I read the first bit, then I felt better....ahhhh
I'm on a diet at the mo and working out everyday (need to fit into mess kit by June!) and I think that may have contributed to it, ironically getting fitter and leaner has made me ill.... :-?
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General Discussion Area / Re: afternoon fellow oofers
« on: 28 March 2008, 17:13:31 »
Not here, clear blue skies but....
..... -2C
And I have come down with man flu (feeling cold yet sweating profusely without looking at pictures of Hayden Pannetiere, dizziness, high heart rate) eugh!!!
cue Marie ..........
..... -2C
And I have come down with man flu (feeling cold yet sweating profusely without looking at pictures of Hayden Pannetiere, dizziness, high heart rate) eugh!!!
cue Marie ..........
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General Discussion Area / Re: GAFFERS : off topic thread
« on: 28 March 2008, 19:30:39 »
Just back from my second visit to TELIC, now off to Afghan next March... then people have the audacity to ask me when I'm having kids!! pffft
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General Discussion Area / Re: todays pump prices
« on: 28 March 2008, 19:19:27 »Quote
QuoteIve resisted for so long now but I cant anymore.....
I get super unleaded 95oct for 47p a litre........
sorry
i supose its one of the purks of being in the mob living in germany!
we dont get anything perks wise these days!
Apart from sailing around the world....sigh