http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 18 May 2013 17:54:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155935 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:48:45 +0000 beau-jolly 155935@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Beau jolly- what sort of Rover?</blockquote><br /> Well it was silver.. 600 I think. It was the one that was really a good European car with a shitty Rover body where the windows fell out. Cost less than £2k and I planned to just run it until it fell to bits. Trouble is it wouldn't die. 87k when I bought it and no service until 200k although I did change the oil all over the M1 once. Finally scapped it when the clutch started to go and it failed the MOT on brakes, lights, tyres, exhaust etc. </p> <p>I hope you booked the pub lunch! We had so bloody many families turn up yesterday that I had to don an apron and help the cook. I even banged out 12 meals myself. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155910 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:18:05 +0000 Ironduke 155910@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Beau jolly- what sort of Rover? Twice a head gasket went on me in one, well shy of 100k.</p> <p>New Year with the in-laws. Modest celebrations, as expected- despite my efforts in taking the family (age range 5 to 92) for a pub lunch to get started early. Lavish fireworks purchased which I delighted in digging into the sodden garden and then raced between them to light them, in the drizzle, with a cheap lighter.</p> <p>Bloody hard to run in borrowed wellies through ankle deep mud, but with the motivation of a fizzing fuse on a monstrous discount firework behind me, I managed a fair turn of pace...with cries of 'he's running, he's running' from the family announcing another imminent explosion.</p> <p>Festive fun salvaged. Good times....though I was knackered from the 100m Squelch interval training. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155907 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:46:11 +0000 Yikes 155907@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>DVo and VCG - the odometer clicking over thing seems a cracking idea for a sub!</p> <p>On a pathetic note, I actually find it quite exciting ... though it is usually celebrating 200,000 ks. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155900 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:02:27 +0000 Squudge 155900@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>&lt;blinks&gt;</p> <p>is it morning already? it is still dark outside. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155881 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:10:03 +0000 Not Amused 155881@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Slightly too loud for me. Recovering from a french new year. Lots of different kinds of wine, food, and shrugging of shoulders. In the morning, as you wake up bleary eyed, you realise that lunchtime on new years day is a formal meal and you have to start again. </p> <p>Would have been ok if I had slept well but I was woken up during the night by that bloody drunk Britain trying to get in the country again. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155878 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:36:42 +0000 Scroat 155878@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yes too loud. Ouch. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155876 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:47:21 +0000 writinginbsl 155876@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>wot godly said </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155868 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:36:06 +0000 beau-jolly 155868@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Morning. Managed to stay awake past midnight just so I could share some germs with the parish ladies.</p> <p>When my old Rover went around to 200,000 I did as promised and had it serviced. Waste of bloody money - nothing wrong with it. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155866 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:12:21 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 155866@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I had a party a couple of months ago to celebrate my car ticking over to 100,000 miles. Me and 8 friends crammed into my Vauxhall Corsa and drove up and down the road with a few beers and some party food.</p> <p>Then when the moment came and the clock hit 100,000 we chucked a load of lit fireworks out of the windows.</p> <p>My neighbours seem to be quite glad that I'm moving house. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155862 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:47:27 +0000 godly1966 155862@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Happy new year everyone and thank god it is all over for another year :-) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155857 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:58:17 +0000 waylandsmithy 155857@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>But DVO, that's the point when you can fire your party popper. We had an ace party, I even enjoyed the disco. Any excuse for a knees-up will do! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155856 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:30:29 +0000 dvo4fun 155856@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yep - never seen the allure of 'the magic minute' as one year moves aside for the next </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155852 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:42:47 +0000 Tripod 155852@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Fine for me. No hangover here. Celebrating the new year is like going nuts when the mileometer in your car ticks over from 99,000 to 100,000. Yes, as meaningful as that. An event based around drinking, shouting and fireworks seems both very appropriate... and very missable... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54017#post-155850 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:08:50 +0000 dvo4fun 155850@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Sorry - too loud? </p>