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Title: I quite like my Job.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 June 2018, 12:24:59

I'm working 12 hour dayshifts today and tomorrow. Got a phone call from the boss at 9.30 this morning to tell me had a left a box full of 24 old issues of Total Vauxhall for me to read, to pass the time over the weekend.
Its a sh1t job, but someone has to do it.  ::) :D

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: Alnico Blue on 02 June 2018, 12:43:54

Quote from: Migv6 on 02 June 2018, 12:24:59

I'm working 12 hour dayshifts today and tomorrow. Got a phone call from the boss at 9.30 this morning to tell me had a left a box full of 24 old issues of Total Vauxhall for me to read, to pass the time over the weekend.
Its a sh1t job, but someone has to do it.  ::) :D

Hope you have your reading glasses with you !!  ;D ;D ;D

24 = 1 issue per hour over the next 2 working days  . . ;) ;)

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 June 2018, 12:51:26

I'm passed the reading lasses stage now. I wear the bloody things all the time.  ::)
I'm just looking at the cars for sale in the issue from Sept. 2001.
Omega 2.5 v6 CDX.
1998 R reg.
49,000 miles.
Excellent condition
£7400 !!!  :o

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 02 June 2018, 13:32:16

Don't stick the pages together!  :o  :P  ;D

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 02 June 2018, 16:00:50

I still fancy a droop snout Firenza. I think they were all painted silver.

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: biggriffin on 02 June 2018, 17:48:07

Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 02 June 2018, 16:00:50

I still fancy a droop snout Firenza. I think they were all painted silver.

Rare silver.

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 02 June 2018, 18:09:48

Firenza (https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=662&ei=bs4SW9jvD5LxkwX1zqHgCA&q=droop+snout+vauxhall+firenza&oq=droop+snout+vauxhall+firenza&gs_l=img.12...5174.19679.0.22182.28.11.0.17.1.0.188.1112.9j2.11.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.11.964...0j0i10k1j0i10i24k1.0.jt1jZtByaAs#imgrc=a9fNbfwXUx4IsM:)

My mate had a silver Viva Coupe.  Is that the same car without the aerodynamics? Looks very similar.  :-\

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: btc on 02 June 2018, 18:16:50

I had a lovely purple estate droop snout had that car probably longer than any other was written off and reshelled  in 1992  :y

Title: Re: I quite like my Job.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 June 2018, 20:06:26

Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 02 June 2018, 16:00:50

I still fancy a droop snout Firenza. I think they were all painted silver.

Yep, they were all silver with the 2.3 8v slant four engine. Nice enough car, but quite a big heavy cumbersome old thing tbh.