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Miss G
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| moriwaki wrote: | | Suzibabe wrote: | Coming to the decision that I'm going to have to sell my car and get an automatic.  |
My Audi is an automatic, but is does have a 3 ltr v6 and the gearbox has three settings. Normal 'drive' for day to day stuff, 'sport' which lets the engine max out and the 'manual' option. Probably not as quick as your Scooby but it still gets a riggle on when required.  |
Mine's the cheap version of Waki's! - 2L diesel auto/multitronic. agree not so quick as the scooby, a bit slow accelerating for overtakes, but still a giggle and not too shabby. plus I get about 600 miles from a tank if I don't hoon.
I had manuals for years, swore I would never drive an auto; had one when I first hurt my back, then went back to manual for a couple of years and hated it. Coming back to auto is the best thing I did as far as cars are concerned - you only have to wait for your first M25 traffic jam to really enjoy it!
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Bacon
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Location: "In a microclimate"
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Getting an arsy text message from my landlord this morning, asking why I hadn't changed the bills over to my name, along with some bull about a Gas bill £343.32. I've been here 2 fecking weeks, that's enough gas for 2 years. I did change details over and changed suppliers, it's British gas who have fucked up. They make promises to sort out the transfer then don't communicate...awsome. This just adds to the list of things that need doing
Carpets need a damn good clean, I have done that and paid for it.
Both front and pack doors had gaps of upto 8 mm, letting in drafts so fecking cold I may as well have turned the heating off. I again fitted draft excluder at my expense and time.
Kitchen door has 2 inch gap in one corner, where wood is rotten.
Both front doors are stiff cos they need plaining down, try opening those with one hand. Front door also need a deadlock.
The patio doors didn't lock and had a gap one side, I rectified that too.
The shower pump was not working for 1st week, seems better now but still needs replacing.
Changeover valve on the boiler doesn't work for the hot water so I have to use Immersion heater as well, thats going to cost me on electric.
Used the oven a few days ago, the door handle came of in my hand as it has got so hot and brittle over the years, probabley due to too much venting in the wrong place, seal missing maybe.
I turn the kitchen light on a few days ago and one of the spot lights proper explodes all over the kitchen surface, house plunges into darkness as the mcb tripped.
Gas fire doesnt work, only pilot light.
As yet none of this has been dealt with, still waiting and I had to pay 6 months rent in advance.
Seriousley why are landlords such direspectfull fucking cocks, it's all his responsibility and should have been sorted before I moved in, not like he didn't have time the house was empty for 2 months.
aaaarrrrgggghhhh 
rant over.
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| have you a landlords gas safty cert? fire boiler and cooker shold be on that only sayes it was safe when tested but needs to be done every year |
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Taz
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| boudicas wrote: | | Firecracker wrote: | | tango wrote: | | |
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Suzibabe
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| Taz wrote: | | boudicas wrote: | | Firecracker wrote: | | tango wrote: | | |
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| Suzibabe wrote: | | Taz wrote: | | boudicas wrote: | | Firecracker wrote: | | tango wrote: | | |
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| People more concerned about being told things rather than the issues. |
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| Baloo wrote: | | People more concerned about being told things rather than the issues. |
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| Roughie wrote: | | Baloo wrote: | | People more concerned about being told things rather than the issues. |
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| biggus wrote: | | crazy horse wrote: | Missed flight for holiday in Porto..................
Gonna have to pay £100.00 each for 18:00 flights |
Bugger, how did you manage that? Miss the bus? |
bloody hell - some people have long memories!
nope. didn't miss the bus. was an rta on the 406 - took us 2 and a half hours to ride from hounslow to stansted
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DucatiEvo
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| Stuck on a level in Darksiders! lol |
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spending the afternoon cleaning the bike to make sure the french salt doesnt swiss cheese it like last time .....hopeing to get out after for a short blast around some twisties to get the new rubber properly scrubbed in ( french motorway doesnt really give oppertunity for real lean angles ) and just spend a little time alone with my thoughts
finished cleaning and whaddya know ...it feckin rained.  |
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Tinks
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| GSEX-SLAPPY wrote: | spending the afternoon cleaning the bike to make sure the french salt doesnt swiss cheese it like last time .....hopeing to get out after for a short blast around some twisties to get the new rubber properly scrubbed in ( french motorway doesnt really give oppertunity for real lean angles ) and just spend a little time alone with my thoughts
finished cleaning and whaddya know ...it feckin rained. |
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Mr Sammy
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| Tinks wrote: | | GSEX-SLAPPY wrote: | spending the afternoon cleaning the bike to make sure the french salt doesnt swiss cheese it like last time .....hopeing to get out after for a short blast around some twisties to get the new rubber properly scrubbed in ( french motorway doesnt really give oppertunity for real lean angles ) and just spend a little time alone with my thoughts
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biggus
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Really shit drive back from Yorkshire today. Some arsehole somewhere decided it would be a grand idea to shut the A14 eastbound and diverting all that traffic down the A1... Which is littered with roadworks and even a set of temporary traffic lights on the A1M WTF?!
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darkdreamsgal
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Can't even begin to list them...
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Lady_Butterfly
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| darkdreamsgal wrote: | | Can't even begin to list them... |
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darkdreamsgal
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| Lady_Butterfly wrote: | | darkdreamsgal wrote: | | Can't even begin to list them... |
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Thanks LB x
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It's 'kin snowing again 
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| biggus wrote: | | It's 'kin snowing again |
Missing it so far here 
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