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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: MartinP on 02 February 2009, 23:40:42
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Bright and early this morning, turned onto a access road to a Halfrauds near work. Drove upto a small island, eased off the power to roll onto the island and round to the store. meerest hint of brake and i arrived at the scene of the accident!! >:(
Went onto the island,down the camber and straight off the other side into a steel fence. Virgin snow over ICE.
Bumper & nearside headlight totalled, not sure about the wing & bonnet yet, but the bumper being pushed up did make it hard to open the bonnet.
Have now resorted to the Fester so the Miggy can go into the garage to be stripped down.
Yet another obstacle to delay the Kit car :-/
Need to check the colour as everything was coded
Martin
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Sorry to hear that. As the pot bellied yellow one says..."Doh !!"
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Not good ... :( but at least you are OK which is the main thing.
Talking to a mate who works for a recovery firm .. he reckons today has been the busiest day for the 5 years he's worked there... and not a single "major" as he puts it ... all "piddly dinks"..
Just glad I catch a bus to work now .... miggy use has dropped to around 60 miles a week ...
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Not good ... :( but at least you are OK which is the main thing.
Talking to a mate who works for a recovery firm .. he reckons today has been the busiest day for the 5 years he's worked there... and not a single "major" as he puts it ... all "piddly dinks"..
Just glad I catch a bus to work now .... miggy use has dropped to around 60 miles a week ...
Retirement (Semi) is so exciting......... ;D ;D ;D
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Not good ... :( but at least you are OK which is the main thing.
Talking to a mate who works for a recovery firm .. he reckons today has been the busiest day for the 5 years he's worked there... and not a single "major" as he puts it ... all "piddly dinks"..
Just glad I catch a bus to work now .... miggy use has dropped to around 60 miles a week ...
Retirement (Semi) is so exciting......... ;D ;D ;D
yeah ... so I thought until I did the maths ... :( parking is £7.20 a day + fuel if I drive ... catch the bus its £20 for about 16 trips (should be 12 but the numpties are forever getting it wrong) which is about £2.50 a day.... bus stop is 40 yards from the house.. and 3 minute walk from work, car park to work is 10 minute walk. If I drive in I hit peak traffic and it takes around 40-50 minutes .. bus shoots down the bus lanes and takes 20-30. Today I saw several broken down/minor bumps and just sailed on by whilst reading me book .... :)
So, much as I love driving the miggy .. makes sense for me to use the bus .. and no.. I DON'T have a bus pass before you make the comment ... bloody youngsters ... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Not good ... :( but at least you are OK which is the main thing.
Talking to a mate who works for a recovery firm .. he reckons today has been the busiest day for the 5 years he's worked there... and not a single "major" as he puts it ... all "piddly dinks"..
Just glad I catch a bus to work now .... miggy use has dropped to around 60 miles a week ...
Retirement (Semi) is so exciting......... ;D ;D ;D
yeah ... so I thought until I did the maths ... :( parking is £7.20 a day + fuel if I drive ... catch the bus its £20 for about 16 trips (should be 12 but the numpties are forever getting it wrong) which is about £2.50 a day.... bus stop is 40 yards from the house.. and 3 minute walk from work, car park to work is 10 minute walk. If I drive in I hit peak traffic and it takes around 40-50 minutes .. bus shoots down the bus lanes and takes 20-30. Today I saw several broken down/minor bumps and just sailed on by whilst reading me book .... :)
So, much as I love driving the miggy .. makes sense for me to use the bus .. and no.. I DON'T have a bus pass before you make the comment ... bloody youngsters ... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
That was my next comment...... ;D ;D ;D :y
Sounds like it makes sense to me :y
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That reminds me I must go and get mine (bus pass that is ) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Not good ... :( but at least you are OK which is the main thing.
Talking to a mate who works for a recovery firm .. he reckons today has been the busiest day for the 5 years he's worked there... and not a single "major" as he puts it ... all "piddly dinks"..
Just glad I catch a bus to work now .... miggy use has dropped to around 60 miles a week ...
Retirement (Semi) is so exciting......... ;D ;D ;D
yeah ... so I thought until I did the maths ... :( parking is £7.20 a day + fuel if I drive ... catch the bus its £20 for about 16 trips (should be 12 but the numpties are forever getting it wrong) which is about £2.50 a day.... bus stop is 40 yards from the house.. and 3 minute walk from work, car park to work is 10 minute walk. If I drive in I hit peak traffic and it takes around 40-50 minutes .. bus shoots down the bus lanes and takes 20-30. Today I saw several broken down/minor bumps and just sailed on by whilst reading me book .... :)
So, much as I love driving the miggy .. makes sense for me to use the bus .. and no.. I DON'T have a bus pass before you make the comment ... bloody youngsters ... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Well -- dad's in Spain for 6 weeks -- so I have nicked his little clit to save some petrol for a few weeks ---- it's like driving one on my little lads toys!!!!!! But economical !!!!
Sorry -- off topic -- but a follow on from the old guys chatting economics ::) ::)
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How many bad words were used during the, no doubt graceful, slide into the barrier
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Not good ... :( but at least you are OK which is the main thing.
Talking to a mate who works for a recovery firm .. he reckons today has been the busiest day for the 5 years he's worked there... and not a single "major" as he puts it ... all "piddly dinks"..
Just glad I catch a bus to work now .... miggy use has dropped to around 60 miles a week ...
Retirement (Semi) is so exciting......... ;D ;D ;D
yeah ... so I thought until I did the maths ... :( parking is £7.20 a day + fuel if I drive ... catch the bus its £20 for about 16 trips (should be 12 but the numpties are forever getting it wrong) which is about £2.50 a day.... bus stop is 40 yards from the house.. and 3 minute walk from work, car park to work is 10 minute walk. If I drive in I hit peak traffic and it takes around 40-50 minutes .. bus shoots down the bus lanes and takes 20-30. Today I saw several broken down/minor bumps and just sailed on by whilst reading me book .... :)
So, much as I love driving the miggy .. makes sense for me to use the bus .. and no.. I DON'T have a bus pass before you make the comment ... bloody youngsters ... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Your the first person know who can effectively use public transport to get to work!
Where I used to work it took 1.5 hours each way, cost 3 quid and was unreliable.....compared to a 14 mile round trip in the car taking 40 minutes all in
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Not good ... :( but at least you are OK which is the main thing.
Talking to a mate who works for a recovery firm .. he reckons today has been the busiest day for the 5 years he's worked there... and not a single "major" as he puts it ... all "piddly dinks"..
Just glad I catch a bus to work now .... miggy use has dropped to around 60 miles a week ...
Retirement (Semi) is so exciting......... ;D ;D ;D
yeah ... so I thought until I did the maths ... :( parking is £7.20 a day + fuel if I drive ... catch the bus its £20 for about 16 trips (should be 12 but the numpties are forever getting it wrong) which is about £2.50 a day.... bus stop is 40 yards from the house.. and 3 minute walk from work, car park to work is 10 minute walk. If I drive in I hit peak traffic and it takes around 40-50 minutes .. bus shoots down the bus lanes and takes 20-30. Today I saw several broken down/minor bumps and just sailed on by whilst reading me book .... :)
So, much as I love driving the miggy .. makes sense for me to use the bus .. and no.. I DON'T have a bus pass before you make the comment ... bloody youngsters ... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Your the first person know who can effectively use public transport to get to work!
Where I used to work it took 1.5 hours each way, cost 3 quid and was unreliable.....compared to a 14 mile round trip in the car taking 40 minutes all in
To get to work for 9am in the morning, I need to catch the 11:00pm bus from the town centre. I can't get back home in time before I need to leave for the next day.
Hence, public transport will never work
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I'd have to walk 2 miles to the railway station, catch a train that would take me 10 miles in the completely opposite direction, walk from Birmingham Moor Street station to Birmingham New Street station and then get a train 12 miles in a slightly different direction from which I came.
Or I could just use the car and travel 8 miles door to carpark (free) via country lanes. Oh and I need my car for work as well.
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How many bad words were used during the, no doubt graceful, slide into the barrier
one or two, fiddlesticks, Oh dear!, That was clever!
Things like that ::)
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How many bad words were used during the, no doubt graceful, slide into the barrier
one or two, fiddlesticks, Oh dear!, That was clever!
Things like that ::)
Much prefer the all encompassing Auld Scots word - Jings!
If really really bad, then its Jings, Crivens, Help ma Boab!! ;D
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I thought Terry Prachett invented Crivens - what does it mean?
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I thought Terry Prachett invented Crivens - what does it mean?
Blatant theft....
http://www.thatsbraw.co.uk/Oor%20Wullie/OW-Page.htm
Jings, Crivvens , Help Ma Boab
The Broons and Oor Wullie are famous for their limited range of memorable exclamations. Back in the dusty past (and in Kelvinside to this day) it was considered uncouth to swear or take the lord's name in vain. But then, as now, people liked to have exclamations for their exasperations. I don't want to state the obvious but in case you don't already know - the ones used by our characters are basically corruptions of religious terms.
Jings derived from Jesus
Crivvens derived from Christ In Heaven
Help Ma Boab derived from help me god or so help me god
Michty Me derived from Mighty God or Almighty God or God Almighty
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I thought Terry Prachett invented Crivens - what does it mean?
Blatant theft....
http://www.thatsbraw.co.uk/Oor%20Wullie/OW-Page.htm
Jings, Crivvens , Help Ma Boab
The Broons and Oor Wullie are famous for their limited range of memorable exclamations. Back in the dusty past (and in Kelvinside to this day) it was considered uncouth to swear or take the lord's name in vain. But then, as now, people liked to have exclamations for their exasperations. I don't want to state the obvious but in case you don't already know - the ones used by our characters are basically corruptions of religious terms.
Jings derived from Jesus
Crivvens derived from Christ In Heaven
Help Ma Boab derived from help me god or so help me god
Michty Me derived from Mighty God or Almighty God or God Almighty
Interesting :y My Mum buys me the Broons or Oor Wullie each year for Christmas, been reading them since I could only read the pictures :y :y :y
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I thought Terry Prachett invented Crivens - what does it mean?
Blatant theft....
http://www.thatsbraw.co.uk/Oor%20Wullie/OW-Page.htm
Jings, Crivvens , Help Ma Boab
The Broons and Oor Wullie are famous for their limited range of memorable exclamations. Back in the dusty past (and in Kelvinside to this day) it was considered uncouth to swear or take the lord's name in vain. But then, as now, people liked to have exclamations for their exasperations. I don't want to state the obvious but in case you don't already know - the ones used by our characters are basically corruptions of religious terms.
Jings derived from Jesus
Crivvens derived from Christ In Heaven
Help Ma Boab derived from help me god or so help me god
Michty Me derived from Mighty God or Almighty God or God Almighty
Blast from my past they are!
Loved the broons and oor wullie, my gradparents used to save me the kids section from the sunday post every week :)
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With greatest respect to all those residing north of Hadrians Wall, but Id never heard of The Broons until just before Xmas when I was searching Amazon for inspiration in getting a cookery book for the other half that didnt involve jamie/gordan/nigella/rick/hugh etc and came across the Ma Broon one!!!Can see the appeal tho
jerry :)
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With greatest respect to all those residing north of Hadrians Wall, but Id never heard of The Broons until just before Xmas when I was searching Amazon for inspiration in getting a cookery book for the other half that didnt involve jamie/gordan/nigella/rick/hugh etc and came across the Ma Broon one!!!Can see the appeal tho
jerry :)
Been meaning to get that cook book ;D