RichardS

Wowser...! That's some nice news - good luck to them both..! Richard:flowers:

I think we have had the discussion before and came to that very conclusion...... I know that we post our locations in our profiles anyway, but let's not make it even easier for thieves! Richard:cool3:

Hey Sharon, Good to have you back with us! Richard:cool2:

Welcome to the club Jay - and good luck in your search Richard:cool2:

Welcome to the club mate - and good luck in your search! Richard:cool2:

Welcome to the club mate! Richard:cool2:

I agree about the caliper clearance...... .......best stick with the standard size I reckon! Richard:chef:

If you ever really were going to do that, then what about the Merc 350cdi or the Jaguar lump - at least they are V6 engines....LOL Richard:tt2:

Happy birthday mate!! Richard:happybday:

Happy birthday Dave - have a great day mate!! Richard:happybday:

Sure do Phil - can't remember whose it is though........:winkiss:

Welcome to the club Jacob! Richard:cool3:

So true Yowser - they are all far to complacent nowadays to worry about small things like their customers' requirements:no: I reckon I agree mate. They could't even get my bills right. Last year I told them I wanted to leave once my contract had expired so they offered me the same service for £10 per month instead of the £15 I was paying; for the next 12 months. That lasted a month or two, then it went back to about £15. I rang and rang to complain - and once through I said it was also unacceptable that they charge some stupid rate for the privilege of talking to them....:blink: After 2 more phone calls I managed to get it down to £5 per month for 12 months, after a 3 month free period. If I get one more incorrect bill they're finished as far as I'm concerned. Richard:wacko:

LOL - very imaginative.... .....but a bit OTT. Start as you mean to go on, I say......:wink: Richard:sweatdrop: Ps anyone notice how that American Ford had headlights similar to those on the last Vectra.....:blushing:

Yeah, much the same with every modern car key mate. The anti-theft devices built into cars nawadays are pretty sophisticated, which is why a thief has to rob the key in order to make off with the car.... ....Yes, it makes keys (and the associated labour to code them) more expensive; but I'd rather that than have the car knicked! Richard:chef:

Happy birthday mate! Richard:cool3:

Amen to that as well!! LOL - I'd give a go.....:winkiss: .....and no I have no skeletons in my closet. And just to be clear those footprints were not on the windscreen, they were categorically on the carpet - honest; I can prove it.....:whistling: Finally, TwinTurboRich - great picture BUT I had to remove it mate. In today's messed up world someone could easily take offence at that. So rules is rules; we have to protect the forum's position on these matters. Richard:cool3:

Welcome to the club James! Richard:rockon:

Wow - a lucky escape mate! Richard:ohmy:

LOL - and no-one bothered to reply Ian......:lol: But even though it sounds otherwise, I'm not taking the piss mate! I grew up in the Leyton/Walthamstow area and, Leyton Orient aside, the 3 nearest teams were Spurs, West Ham and the Arse. Most of my friends were Spurs fans so I did occasionally visit The Lane with them on a Saturday afternoon as a boy. Whilst I don't care for football, I do sometimes take a glance at the back pages, just to see how Tottenham are doing - for old times sake! Richard:flowers:

Can't say fairer than that Leo! Yes he did mate - although I have not missed that point. My point is that he has taken the rules literally in order to effect some kind of change to the rules that already exist! And that is what I think is wrong; ie the principle behind his actions..... But hey ho; Leo rightly mentioned that I'm a dinosaur earlier and I guess I just don't fit in with the culture in 21st Century Britain.......:biggrin:

LOL - no offence taken Jane...:stupid: Richard:kiss:

I don't know...... .....so I don't bother with football. I can't stand it TBH!! But comiserations for your team's loss though mate. Richard:wink:

Wow - this has developed in ways I didn't hink it would.......:biggrin: Leo - yes mate I am a dinosaur and proud of it....:biggrin: But whilst my personal opinion of a boy going to school in a skirt and posing hand on hip, is that it is fundamentally wrong even in the 21st century; I have more issue with the question of rules and dicipline. Children should not be endulged, spoilt little princes and princesses; they are minors who should still respect the rules. So the little shite gets hot and wants to wear shorts - boo hoo. When (if) he grows up and gets a job he will have to respect the rules of the workplace; for example if he gets a job in (say) a bank, then that means wearing a suit regardless of the weather. In my office we permit casual dress like jeans and a T-shirt; but I draw the line at shorts and track-suit bottoms as that is just not appropriate and is IMO unprofessional. School uniforms (along with other school rules, no matter how stupid they seem to kids) should prepare the next generation for life in the real world. It should teach them a respect for society, its regulations and (at the extreme) its laws. Allowing standards to lapse early on only encourages a slovenly and selfish attitude in the future. Regardless of the "macho chest beating" his parents should not be encouraging him. If that had been me, my folks would have stopped it right away - telling me that the school was right, rules are rules, so live with it. Luckily I don't have children - otherwise I'd have sent them to work up chimneys or down the mines as soon as they could walk!! Bah humbug!! Richard:euro:

LOL - you're right Allan. Papercuts can be a real b@stard as well..... Richard:sweatdrop::flowers: