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General Discussion Area / Re: Middle East

« on: Yesterday at 22:14:20 »

It's emerging that one of the reasons that HMS Dragon's departure to Cyprus is delayed is because the Govt reduced the dockworkers hours to save money.

They've gone from 24/7 operations to 9 to 5/Mon to Friday.     So that's possibly one of the reasons why the rest of the fleet is tied up alongside as well.... 

You'd think that in this day and age they could work from home. 

If you were a drone operator you probably could.

Very good, Ron 

I do sometimes manage periods of lucidity Steve. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Middle East

« on: Yesterday at 16:29:26 »

It's emerging that one of the reasons that HMS Dragon's departure to Cyprus is delayed is because the Govt reduced the dockworkers hours to save money.

They've gone from 24/7 operations to 9 to 5/Mon to Friday.     So that's possibly one of the reasons why the rest of the fleet is tied up alongside as well.... 

You'd think that in this day and age they could work from home. 

If you were a drone operator you probably could.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 04 March 2026, 14:35:11 »

Best thing you can do is choose a car you like, and buy the nicest one you can find.

What if you'd overdosed on Dorset Turnips and liked a Morris Marina, like Sir Tig.....

 

I was 19 and it cost me fifty quid with 6 months MOT & tax. 

It was a great car though and I used do a lovely drift in it around a hairpin bend deep in the lanes near here! 

....and don't forget it was the desirable 1.8TC coupe version....so the ladies went weak at the knees. Wet with anticipation.

 

It had a black 'go faster' stripe down the bonnet as well! 

Used Marina seem to be up for sale within the £3000-£9000 range.

Why would anyone be tempted to pay this for a seventies car, with fifties engineering tech, that corners like a a dog on polished lino.

One of the reasons I won't buy another Marina Coupe 1800TC is that I'd be very tempted to drift it round the afore mentioned hairpin bend in the lanes in the dead of night.   

I'm probably not as talented as I was when I was 19 and it would go horribly wrong!       

If you drift a bit too enthusiastically, you might find that the body shell will part company with the wheels. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 04 March 2026, 14:29:40 »

A friend of my youngest has a coupe in the fetching diarrhoea colour in his garage, he just uses it a summer car. Wonder if he knows how much it may be worth?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 28 February 2026, 18:45:37 »

Harass

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 28 February 2026, 18:43:25 »

Yeah, Beatty.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 28 February 2026, 00:31:27 »

Neil Sedaka 86.  Singer.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 24 February 2026, 17:22:36 »

Loam

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 23 February 2026, 18:10:10 »

Clumsy

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 22 February 2026, 22:52:27 »

Ballistic

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General Discussion Area / Re: Mars Project

« on: 22 February 2026, 11:03:40 »

I know that space is fairly large,  but how much junk are we going to have flying over the planet when his million satellites get into orbit? Let alone all the other stuff others are sending, plus what's flying around already. It's gonna get crowded. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 21 February 2026, 16:26:41 »

Dump

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 21 February 2026, 14:06:02 »

Prizes

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General Discussion Area / Re: Trump will be incandescent

« on: 20 February 2026, 21:15:26 »

Sack the Supreme Court?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Trying to keep myself ‘purposeful’

« on: 20 February 2026, 21:13:30 »

Swmbo has been requesting one of those mixer things for about 40 years.
I must remember to buy her one, one of these days. 

That's what their arms are for.