blandy Posted November 1, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 1, 2019 I love you VT lot. What a great last page or so of posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brumerican Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 14 minutes ago, blandy said: I love you VT lot. Minshew's barely been in London a week and everybody wants to bang each other . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) When the missus feels the need to vacuum during a World Cup final. I’m not a big rugby fan but still it’s a final!! Edited November 2, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Sport. It can be a cruel mistress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 8 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: When the missus feels the need to vacuum They do that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 02/11/2019 at 10:11, Vive_La_Villa said: When the missus feels the need to vacuum during a World Cup final. I’m not a big rugby fan but still it’s a final!! Asking for @Rugeley Villa was it a Henry? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Designer1 Posted November 3, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 02/11/2019 at 10:11, Vive_La_Villa said: When the missus feels the need to vacuum during a World Cup final. I'm impressed that she managed to get on the pitch. 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 3, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2019 Broken down in a layby on the A50 between Derby and Utoxeter. Oh the joys tbh I’m quite fortunate. I think the timing belt has gone (only serviced this week). Car was fine, I’d actually stopped for a piss and a ciggie. It’s a good job I took the diversion to avoid some incident on the M6 otherwise I guess I’d be out of the car on the hard shoulder. its the boredom that’s pissing me off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 3, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2019 7 hours ago, Designer1 said: I'm impressed that she managed to get on the pitch. Cleaning up at the back, playing the sweeper role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) Being worse at holding my alcohol the older I get. Surely it should be the other way? Went to a restaurant with some friends this weekend. 4 beers and two glasses of wine and I was a complete mess. I had a workout first mind, but still. Edited November 4, 2019 by KenjiOgiwara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 4, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2019 I've just read this in a work email "Hopefully this will not be an ongoing issue going forward." *Insert any expletive* off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 17 hours ago, bickster said: Broken down in a layby on the A50 between Derby and Utoxeter. Oh the joys tbh I’m quite fortunate. I think the timing belt has gone (only serviced this week). Car was fine, I’d actually stopped for a piss and a ciggie. It’s a good job I took the diversion to avoid some incident on the M6 otherwise I guess I’d be out of the car on the hard shoulder. its the boredom that’s pissing me off Saw the M6 post earlier, but bringing up the A50 reminds me how much I hate that road (completely irrationally) too. It isn't traffic - it's generally absolutely fine - but it just seems so annoying and boring. The run of 7 or so roundabouts really annoys me too. I live in Nottingham and often head to Manchester to see one of my mates, have recently taken to using the train purely to avoid the A50/M6 nightmare. It's all horrific. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Which brings me to one of my own irrational dislikes. Why in the name of everything logical, isn't the A50 the road at the end of the M50? Why does the M50 turn in to the A40. Does me in every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 37 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Which brings me to one of my own irrational dislikes. Why in the name of everything logical, isn't the A50 the road at the end of the M50? Why does the M50 turn in to the A40. Does me in every time. Road and motorway numbering is generally annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 4, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, bobzy said: Saw the M6 post earlier, but bringing up the A50 reminds me how much I hate that road (completely irrationally) too. It isn't traffic - it's generally absolutely fine - but it just seems so annoying and boring. The run of 7 or so roundabouts really annoys me too. I live in Nottingham and often head to Manchester to see one of my mates, have recently taken to using the train purely to avoid the A50/M6 nightmare. It's all horrific. There is nothing irrational about hating a road that goes to Stoke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 4, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: Which brings me to one of my own irrational dislikes. Why in the name of everything logical, isn't the A50 the road at the end of the M50? Why does the M50 turn in to the A40. Does me in every time. Because... The M50 was thus named because it branched off the M5. The A40 was in existence a long time before the M50. The A40 was the major trunk road from London to Fishguard (prior to Motorways and Severn bridges) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, bickster said: Because... The M50 was thus named because it branched off the M5. The A40 was in existence a long time before the M50. The A40 was the major trunk road from London to Fishguard (prior to Motorways and Severn bridges) Oh I understand the history of it, just not the actual real world logic. I’m sure there was once a sign that said Londinium MMX mille passum but we’ve updated that. It’s that same mentality of fudging along in a half hearted sort of modernisation that has B&Q selling timber at 6ft long by 300mm wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 4, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Oh I understand the history of it, just not the actual real world logic. I’m sure there was once a sign that said Londinium MMX mille passum but we’ve updated that. It’s that same mentality of fudging along in a half hearted sort of modernisation that has B&Q selling timber at 6ft long by 300mm wide. I do understand, I suffer from a similar affliction. But having given it some thought over many years I don't think there's a logical way of doing it. Starting with the A1, does every road that comes off it have to start with 1? Because it was originally a bloody long road. I'd estimate you'd end up with about 30% of the roads beginning with 1. Then you have two imaginary roads A1 and A2 both start in London and end in different places, those two places are connected directly by another road, is that an A1 or an A2 road? The systems a mess, it has ceased to be a system and ceased to be logical but I don't think it can be either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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