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Good morning soon-to-be-cured Baldies :Wave:

the_huge said:
mrs_huge and I went to see these guys last night:
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We had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, the only real disappointing part being that I seem to have left such photography skills as I have mostly at home. :(
It is the first time that I ever been to see any kind of a 'tribute' band so I'm no expert, but I reckon that tribute gigs probably don't come much tougher than playing in the back yard of a band who made so much of their local roots, in a venue that is part-owned by the real Noddy Holder (and don't you forget it! - photos everywhere), opening up early in the evening to perhaps 150 people in a 700-capacity club. It must have felt a bit like playing in a graveyard at first, but the crowd thawed quite a bit towards the end of the 45-minute set. Even yours truly had a little wobble, which is as close as I ever get to dancing (too stupidly self-conscious, not too 'cool'). If I have to criticise: mrs_huge said that 'Dave Hill's wig was insufficiently be-glittered :)

... and jonPhillips seems as sound a bloke in real life as he does on here. :thu:
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As you can see from the above post, I finally got to meet one of my forum faves – the_huge and it's safe to say he didn't disappoint. As charming and witty IRL as he is when he posts here, he also managed to get some great shots of the Slyde boyz in action in Noddy's backyard *leads round of applause*.

It was indeed a tough gig, I think it's the first time in nearly 5 years I've seen Nobby Boulder a tad nervous. However, we received many favourable comments from Slade T-shirt wearing aficionados, so I think we did OK. However, mrs_huge’s comment about the lack of a glittery wig is one I have heard before and will have to take steps to address for a more authentic viewing experience :wink:

I'd also really like to meet Acadia. With his reputation for light-fingeredness around petrol stations, I'm sure he could easily nick me an industrial load of glitter :embarrassed:
 
Early evening chaps.

Had a guy in from some farming union telling the kids about what it was like to be a dairy farmer before going off on a mad rant about how we can tag and keep track of cows from birth till they end up on the shelves but can't keep an eye on foreign immigrants :grin: :facepalm:
 
morning *checks BB|C website for news articles* :Wave:

Struggled to keep my eyes open this morning. A Sausage and egg roll plus a huge mug of coffee sorted me out though :embarrassed:
 
Morning insurance whiplash claimants :Wave:

jbj said:
Had a guy in from some farming union telling the kids about what it was like to be a dairy farmer before going off on a mad rant about how we can tag and keep track of cows from birth till they end up on the shelves but can't keep an eye on foreign immigrants :grin: :facepalm:
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Brilliant :grin: Nearly spat my tea at that one :thu:
 
Morning! wave0

Couldn't you have asked him if he was for or against the badger cull? If he said pro you could have made the kids throw stuff at him. Or have asked Brian May to stab him.
 
Morning all :Wave:

Is there no end to car grief? Finally got the car back yesterday after major repairs (head gasket gone, new cylinder head...) which took far too long; we have a wonderful guy who has looked after our cars for more years than I care to think about; he is good, and cheap, but very laid-back when it isn't an absolute emergency. And he's (really) called Elvis! Drove to the ma-in-laws and picked her up to take her round Sainsburys. Got the shopping and then tried to start the car. Nothing. Nada. Ended up having to put the ma-in-law in a taxi and wait for the AA to come. Battery completely fucked. He gave me a jump start (and checked that the alternator was OK) and followed me home just in case it cut out or stalled and needed the jump leads again. Car sat on drive whilst I wait for a new battery to be delivered...
 
Cars eh? Its money down the drain I tells ya.

Ive been lucky with my latest. Ive had it three or four years now, a Ford Fiesta. Its now on 185,000kms and all I've ever had to do is change its tyres

About time had a bit of luck with cars though.
 
Acadiafall said:
a Ford Fiesta. Its now on 185,000kms and all I've ever had to do is change its tyres

About time had a bit of luck with cars though.
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Sounds like you're doing alright to me (and I guess that free fuel helps :embarrassed:). But that's only a youngster - on the way home from the supermarket yesterday, ours (a 2001 Peugeot) passed the 180,000 mark, but in miles! There is a large part of me that would love to see it to a double century before it retires, but I'm not sure mrs_huge, who travels the length and breadth of the country for her job really agrees with me. I think that I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that nothing major goes wrong, as the next large estimate will be it's death warrant.
 
the_huge said:
But that's only a youngster - on the way home from the supermarket yesterday, ours (a 2001 Peugeot) passed the 180,000 mark, but in miles!
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That's barely run in! 1999 Renault Laguna here on 223,000+ miles at the moment. Last MOT in August was the first one it has needed welding at though so I suspect its days are numbered.
 
I think that no matter what the make or model, its always a matter of luck with cars. At least partly.

I had a Renault Megane a few years back, all it did was break down. I had to call the ADAC (German AA) out id say about 15 times. An utter piece of shit.

A couple I know have a fairly new VW Golf Estate with just about everything you could ask for as extras. Its a really lovely car. Anyway, it recently needed a totally new engine. It had only done 28,000kms.
 
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