BOF Posted September 30, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2010 33 miles each way (or 27 if I want the busier more direct route). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 2.8 miles each way. On a pushbike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardo Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I drive a VW Vento at the moment. Am very keen to change as soon as given the fact that it gets called the bat mobile everywhere I go! You said it Mike! It was inherited from the parents as I was stone broke and still am so will still be inherited for some time to come. Trust me, I would not buy this car...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I agree with the focus, i love mine, had an a3 pool car for a few months before i got it, got the dark blue/grey titanium with blacked out back windows (not my choice - the guys it was meant to be lost his job) brilliant car And my mileage depends on where my site is, did one near the hot air balloon, ass end of cheltenham that was 120m a day, we have one now in staunton, which is about 60m as the crow flies but about 140 in reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMB Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I'm looking at buying an item off the internet and it states that it will be coming from Honk Kong and as expected I will have to pay all, if any, duties and taxes. As I don't know how this works could you tell me whether I would need to any of these if I purchased the item? It is being delivered to my home address in the UK. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 You can try and get the sender to put its a gift of value less than £20 which iirc is tax free If that fails you pay the duty on the spot i think or at the PO but they didnt send it to my local PO they sent it up perry barr somewhere and i had to pay £45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 30, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2010 When I ordered a couple of things from the US I was given a card with details on it, like you'd get when something was delivered while you were out, that had details of what you needed to pay. Just went onto the Post Office site and paid by card (although if you're unlucky like I was you'll run into issues with the options it gives you - it'll ask certain things about the delivery like why you need to pay costs and none of them applied to my item). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMB Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Cheers fellas. I'll have a think about it... the total is only just over 20 quid too. Gr. You don't have much luck with cards do you Chindie :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 30, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2010 My luck at poker has dived in coordination with my general game going down the pan. I've been in a slump for about a year now, started immediately after my biggest win (£250). I've never been that good anyway and always disliked online poker which only goes to make it worse. Last night was the first time in a very long while I've played, had some poor results and thought **** it and chucked it away mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I just upgraded the spec of my Rover 75 by adding heated electric front seats. Probably the best and most comfy car I've ever had after the P5B, and its diesel so good on juice, over 50MPG on a run. Not bad for a 2 litre. No way would I swap it for any of the new "all loook the same" motors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Rover appeared to get there act together for the 75. I know a guy at work that is keeping his well beyond the usual 3 / 4 year cycle because its the car he's enjoyed the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Rover appeared to get there act together for the 75. I know a guy at work that is keeping his well beyond the usual 3 / 4 year cycle because its the car he's enjoyed the most. Indeed. And you can pick one up for peanuts these days, even with Sat Nav, powewfolds, electric memory seats and all the gubbins. Absolutely rot free bodywork too...you'll be hard pushed to find a scabby looking 75, even the 12 year old ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 30, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2010 Watching Question Time for the first time in a good old while. That was a mistake. Starkey is a clearing in the woods, the Tory is a smug cock, the Lib Dem is desperately doing whatever he can to not look embarassed that his party's sold it's soul for 30 pieces of silver, Diane Abbott is.. well... Diane Abbott, and only Brian Cox seems able to portray himself with any sympathetic, empathetic, or any endearing features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 that his party's sold it's soul for 30 pieces of silver with the cut backs I think you will find it was only 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Bollocks, it's October. Turn 20 at the end of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 1, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2010 Photos surface of CFL quarterback Henry Burris In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like CFL QB Henry Burris, photographed wearing a bra, with a woman who's not his wife. Oh, and the pictures fell into the hands of the fanbase he spurned. One of Temple University's most accomplished quarterbacks (not saying much, I know), Burris drifted around Canada, Europe, and a couple cups of coffee in the NFL before finally finding his stride with the Saskatchewan [Roughriders]. But after a successful 2004 season, he bolted for Calgary, turning down the Roughriders' offer. He's forever hated in Regina, so that's why it was bad news for him when these photos started turning up on Roughriders message boards. Burris went the only possible explanation route: it was a prank, you guys! I don't actually like to dress up in women's underwear, even if that's the only way to get with the redhead! "It was a birthday prank my friends ran on me," said Burris. "They blindfolded me and threw a bra on me. Then I took it off and surprise. Next thing I knew, it was that. I don't know why people are just getting them now. It was back in June." He claims his wife knows all about this, which, well, I'm sure she does now. Saskatchewan fans have taken to Photoshop, replacing the woman in the photos with the Roughriders' mascot Gainer, as well as Burris' top WR target on the Stampeders. With the season two-thirds over, and Calgary holding off Saskatchewan by a game for first place in the West, October 17 should be an interesting day. That afternoon, Burris and the Stampeders travel to Regina. Think there'll be a run on bras at Lane Bryant before the game? Oh for a photo of Milner and Barry wearing lingerie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 1, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2010 There're a few abandoned stations on the New York subway: City Hall Station is the most famous one. Doesn't look very abandoned to me. I reckon there's at least 30 people there. A few times in the past 50 years they've let the trainspotters explore the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 1, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2010 I drive a Citroen C3, and it's fine, does the job. On my recent French holiday I asked for an equivalent car for hire, but when I got there they had "upgraded" me to a C4 Picasso. Now this would have been lovely if it had been 5 or 6 of us on a long motorway trip, but for just me and the missus driving around country lanes and trying to park in tiny mediaeval villages it was a nightmare - felt like a **** bus. And the dash was like the bridge of the starship Enterprise - big colour screen that keep flashing cryptic messages at me (in French), that disappeared before I could read them. Good aircon, though. 176 inches long and a 108 inch wheelbase. That's more or less the dimensions of a Cobalt :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 1, 2010 Moderator Share Posted October 1, 2010 "They blindfolded me and threw a bra on me. Then I took it off and surprise. Next thing I knew, it was that."It's only a guess now but I can't imagine the feeling of having a bra put on while topless can be mixed up with many other things. I smell ze, how does Shteve McLaren say .... sheet from ze bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I just upgraded the spec of my Rover 75 by adding heated electric front seats. Probably the best and most comfy car I've ever had after the P5B, and its diesel so good on juice, over 50MPG on a run. Not bad for a 2 litre. No way would I swap it for any of the new "all loook the same" motors I've never really got on with heated seats, the feeling is too close that if I'd pissed myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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