MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: damoegan on August 11, 2012, 10:59:09 pm
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New thread in the same style as the "Recent Purchase" thread and "What Did You And You MKV Do Today" thread :signLOL:
Today I....
Wone my first singles golf comp :smiley:
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(congrats)
I had BBQ, did some ebaying and went for a swim :laugh:
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i finished work and spent all afternoon looking for my bank card that my lass has lost :fighting:
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:congrats: :congrats: well done!! :pomppomp:
Today I worked none stop for 13 hours in heat touching 40 degrees, came home to grief via FaceTime (terrible invention) from eldest daughter re her sister, then grief from the other one about the first one, hastle from my lovely misses to sort out "the girls" and their bickering, then the Monster In Law on the phone giving it both barrels about my sister in law. Bloody women!! It's 23.30 and I might sit down and have something to eat now and watch the Olympics.
Rant over, sorry but you did ask what I did today!! :signLOL:
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Sold a car, then prepped the p/x ready for sale!!
Was bloody warm though!! :rolleye:
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tried putting in a redtop engine into a vauxhall calibre. got the gearbox lined up, engine in tommorrow hopefully
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didn't get much sleep.... 10month old didn't seem to want to let me
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Played my last round of golf at my local golf club before I re-locate to cornwall next week, it just happened to be my best round ever too, 7 over par for 79 gross and 65 net :ashamed: scoring 44 points in the stableford comp and winning it by 7pts :ashamed: (my handicap was cut by 1.4 today to 12.8) yesterday was the first time I got called a bandit :signLOL:
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Washed the fleet (Mk5, R32, and merc) land rover stays dirty. Got 4 way alignment done on R32 after fitting adjustable rear tie bars and ordered a set of KW clubsports with adjustable top mounts.
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Today I worked none stop for 13 hours in heat touching 40 degrees, came home to grief via FaceTime (terrible invention) from eldest daughter re her sister, then grief from the other one about the first one, hastle from my lovely misses to sort out "the girls" and their bickering, then the Monster In Law on the phone giving it both barrels about my sister in law. Bloody women!! It's 23.30 and I might sit down and have something to eat now and watch the Olympics.
....I can only imagine what that was like! Very funny when seen from the oustide and not involved. Women are masters at bitching about other women - I think it's in the genes and part of the way they compete with each other. I bet the thought crossed your mind to escape about doing another 13hr shift!
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Today (Saturday) I attended a Native American gathering on a cricket pitch:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FRR%2Ffile.jpg&hash=87a101f2d16f2c97a25b84417721c4fd82f3654f)
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Nice one robin... what is your link to native america (wanted to ask you for a while)?
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Played my last round of golf at my local golf club before I re-locate to cornwall next week, it just happened to be my best round ever too, 7 over par for 79 gross and 65 net :ashamed: scoring 44 points in the stableford comp and winning it by 7pts :ashamed: (my handicap was cut by 1.4 today to 12.8) yesterday was the first time I got called a bandit :signLOL:
Well done mate :happy2:
I had my lowest round in competition, 13 over 83 gross 64 with 42 points. :happy2: Got cut by 1.8 to 16.7 :laugh:
I get called a bandit all the time :ashamed:
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Today I worked none stop for 13 hours in heat touching 40 degrees, came home to grief via FaceTime (terrible invention) from eldest daughter re her sister, then grief from the other one about the first one, hastle from my lovely misses to sort out "the girls" and their bickering, then the Monster In Law on the phone giving it both barrels about my sister in law. Bloody women!! It's 23.30 and I might sit down and have something to eat now and watch the Olympics.
....I can only imagine what that was like! Very funny when seen from the oustide and not involved. Women are masters at bitching about other women - I think it's in the genes and part of the way they compete with each other. I bet the thought crossed your mind to escape about doing another 13hr shift!
I did escape, am back at work now, only doing a 12 hour (allbeit with a 3 hr lunch) day. Love the ladies in my life but honestly I ask you!! :laugh:
Looks like you were having a great day. :happy2:
Tenuous link.......... Moon Bloodgood :drool: :drool: :drool:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1049.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs399%2Fmcaborn%2Fd8a223ee.jpg&hash=c42e4d7a1a936bb9174fab4863797dcc6ee0667d)
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Nice one robin... what is your link to native america (wanted to ask you for a while)?
....Been dancing on the Pow Wow trail for nearly 40 years, both in the UK and across the pond. Consequently I have made many Native friends, some of whom view me as extended family. When my son passed on and I needed a divorce, I rushed off across the pond to stay with Native friends and came back with my first flute (traditionally a healing instrument as well as wooing the ladies) - Hence my music path.
@ Martin: Extremely tenous indeed! I'm pretty sure that Moon Bloodgood isn't Native but she is a joy to behold. Talking of Moon, this lady is Native:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstachemedia.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdq45phd_175gpx6cffz_b.jpg&hash=ba31089a3e87152278c6077d14cfbf19da7691bc)
There are some mighty fine Native women but they tend to be modest, at least, publicly! It's the traditional Native way.
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Ahh ok... so your dont have any blood link? (i presumed you did)
Today..... another BBQ, mowed the lawn with the Bosch REVO stage 1 mower. :signLOL:
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Ahh ok... so your dont have any blood link? (i presumed you did)
....No blood link. I'm often needing to point that out, even to some Native folks! It used to worry me and I was going to give it all up but Native friends encouraged me and told me it was in my heart anyway whether I wanted it or not. :happy2:
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Ahh ok... so your dont have any blood link? (i presumed you did)
Today..... another BBQ, mowed the lawn with the Bosch REVO stage 1 mower. :signLOL:
Did it develop a boost leak? :wink:
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No... but the EML came on... :laugh:
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New thread in the same style as the "Recent Purchase" thread and "What Did You And You MKV Do Today" thread :signLOL:
Today I....
Wone my first singles golf comp :smiley:
That's good stuff fella, well in :happy2:
In a similar boat, won my second ever medal in July with a net 54 and landed second on the board in the August medal with the same score. It's a short tricky course with a par 58 so not as impressive at initially reads.
None the less it's meant 4 shots cut from my handicap in just over a month :scared:
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Today I...
used VCDS to turn on my fog lights as DRLs a la RedRobin:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fyy209%2Fsub39h%2F75bc40bb.jpg&hash=c799035c524aeadbcd253804c589864d875cf17a)
Ahh ok... so your dont have any blood link? (i presumed you did)
....No blood link. I'm often needing to point that out, even to some Native folks! It used to worry me and I was going to give it all up but Native friends encouraged me and told me it was in my heart anyway whether I wanted it or not. :happy2:
you have such an interesting (albeit sometimes tragic) life RR.
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Saturday: I sorted out all my parents camping gear as they now have a caravan so they are looking to sell everything.
10 man, 4 man tents available. Loads of accessories such as they carpets, wardrobes, fridges etc if anyone is after anything I can get pictures up :wink:
Sunday: I have just returned from a road trip to Englands largest single drop waterfall (Hardraw Force)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk161%2Fastramk-3%2F810b0083.jpg&hash=e004341746000746bea1f05ca535ca9029b6b2ee)
and now a takeaway and a film is on the cards to see the evening out.
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New thread in the same style as the "Recent Purchase" thread and "What Did You And You MKV Do Today" thread :signLOL:
Today I....
Wone my first singles golf comp :smiley:
That's good stuff fella, well in :happy2:
In a similar boat, won my second ever medal in July with a net 54 and landed second on the board in the August medal with the same score. It's a short tricky course with a par 58 so not as impressive at initially reads.
None the less it's meant 4 shots cut from my handicap in just over a month :scared:
Par 58! Wow, thats short. Where do you play, Pete?
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Today I was mostly putting go faster stripes to the white goods Hyundai Spec R i10.......Not finished but have roof and rear to finish..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7253%2F7767540484_b43e3e68d3.jpg&hash=9f601338b8538f3bf4d2c2fea9df92ce39a32889) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62252191@N06/7767540484/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/62252191@N06/7767540484/) by Saint steve (http://www.flickr.com/people/62252191@N06/), on Flickr
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So far today iv been to the airport and back to drop my mum off. Now watching inglorious basterds before taking the capri to be fixed!
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Will be recuperating around the west end after a day in Hyde park. The specials were fantastic, Blur were absolutely fantastic, new order as well! Bit jaded!
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QD... a few of my mates were playing with blur last night. :happy2:
Today, i have mostly been installing vertical blinds in our conservatory. :laugh:
+ went to the physio again about my back.. :sad1: But managed 19MPG there and back :signLOL: :signLOL: :driver:
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Saturday: I sorted out all my parents camping gear as they now have a caravan so they are looking to sell everything.
10 man, 4 man tents available. Loads of accessories such as they carpets, wardrobes, fridges etc if anyone is after anything I can get pictures up :wink:
Sunday: I have just returned from a road trip to Englands largest single drop waterfall (Hardraw Force)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk161%2Fastramk-3%2F810b0083.jpg&hash=e004341746000746bea1f05ca535ca9029b6b2ee)
and now a takeaway and a film is on the cards to see the evening out.
just up th road from me and i still haven't been :ashamed:
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Sunday: I have just returned from a road trip to Englands largest single drop waterfall (Hardraw Force)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk161%2Fastramk-3%2F810b0083.jpg&hash=e004341746000746bea1f05ca535ca9029b6b2ee)
....Great photo - Rich colour of the natural earth/rocks :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
How high / what is the drop distance? - It's difficult to assess the scale from the photo.
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30meters robin... or 100 yards in old money :signLOL:
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Today I...
used VCDS to turn on my fog lights as DRLs a la RedRobin:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fyy209%2Fsub39h%2F75bc40bb.jpg&hash=c799035c524aeadbcd253804c589864d875cf17a)
....Great idea. You'll definitely feel pleased in the knowledge that others might spot you more easily at times when it could matter from a safety point of view. And they look cool IMO. They even make a difference to cars you are expecting to overtake on dual carriageways/motorways. The days of some people thinking you are a cock for having your foglights on are over (as I always knew they would be). [RR waits for some forum wag to say that some people think I'm a cock anyway! :laugh:]
Do your fogs have non-OEM bulbs?
Red Mk5 GTI in the background?
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They even make a difference to cars you are expecting to overtake on dual carriageways/motorways.
Please elaborate.
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Driven from Preston to Newport Gwent to get a new passport, London tomorrow to get a new pilots license after some retard nicked my whole life in a bag from my van last week....
Got a US license too so had to explain to the Transport Security Agency/Homeland security Agency and had the FBI notified its gone missing as its a security risk.....
So guess who's getting the rubber glove treatment next time into the US
So to the retard who nicked my bag ......f#%k you, you moth#%#]*kin t*^t faced w#%k stain village idiot.....
Ruined a week of my life I'll never get back
:fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
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That aint good at all Dave!! :fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
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They even make a difference to cars you are expecting to overtake on dual carriageways/motorways.
Please elaborate.
....In daylight, in a similar way to when a car or motorbike is approaching you from behind with it's headlights on, your attention is (or should be!) grabbed more quickly than when the following car/bike has no lights on. But the difference with DRL's is that they are not as blinding and the emitted light is more clearly defined. The result is that a) you are not blinded and hence potentially irritated and b) your brain can more easily and accurately judge the scale and distance of the faster approaching vehicle. I first experienced this several years ago on unrestricted sections of German autobahns where I was holding ~130 mph but much faster German Audi RS's etc were bearing down on me at ~160-180 mph. Next time I went to Germany I had Hella DRL's fitted and so slower vehicles than mine would get plenty of advance notice of my approach. Audi were the first to fit such LED DRL's AFAIK.
Fogs/DRL's are much kinder to the eyes of other road users than dipped headlights in my opinion. Rightly or wrongly, some drivers view headlights as a degree of aggression and won't cooperate in letting you overtake.
Generally German drivers are far far better at keeping lane discipline though.
Hopefully I won't now have started something which results in me posting: Today I got embroiled in a long debate about DRL's :laugh:
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not a fan of DRL's. simply c0ck lights imo. If you dont notice someone coming up behind you then you shouldnt be driving :rolleye: :driver:
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If you dont notice someone coming up behind you then you shouldnt be driving :rolleye: :driver:
....Absolutely true! So, how many drivers should be paying enough attention to driving and so notice you but don't? - Far too many. By having DRL's you are adding to the liklihood of some of those numpties seeing you and not pulling out on you or not moving over for you.
But if you simply don't like DRL's then that's fair enough and I'm not bothered by being thought of as a c0ck. :happy2:
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Just read DaveB's post - That's a real bummer! Sorry to hear that, Dave. Let's hope it's true that what goes around comes around and the scum befall an ill fate!
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Cheers for your DRL explanation. I definitely agree that motorbikes with a dipped headlight are much more noticeable.
Only thing with using the front fogs is - surely they blind other drivers?? Or is it just the rear fogs that are so bright?
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Cheers for your DRL explanation. I definitely agree that motorbikes with a dipped headlight are much more noticeable.
Only thing with using the front fogs is - surely they blind other drivers?? Or is it just the rear fogs that are so bright?
....Yes, rear fogs are a lot lot brighter than fronts, as I'm sure we have all experienced when numpties forget to switch the red rears off!
Front fogs will not be as effective as made-for-purpose LED DRL's which are classed as a passive light, the term 'passive' meaning that the emitted light does not illuminate the way ahead but is merely seen.
I find that the low down position of fogs is less blinding than headlights even when dipped. It's why I asked sub39h if he had aftermarket bulbs in his fogs.
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Hopefully I won't now have started something which results in me posting: Today I got embroiled in a long debate about DRL's :laugh:
D'oh.
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Today I...
used VCDS to turn on my fog lights as DRLs a la RedRobin:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fyy209%2Fsub39h%2F75bc40bb.jpg&hash=c799035c524aeadbcd253804c589864d875cf17a)
....Great idea. You'll definitely feel pleased in the knowledge that others might spot you more easily at times when it could matter from a safety point of view. And they look cool IMO. They even make a difference to cars you are expecting to overtake on dual carriageways/motorways. The days of some people thinking you are a cock for having your foglights on are over (as I always knew they would be). [RR waits for some forum wag to say that some people think I'm a cock anyway! :laugh:]
Do your fogs have non-OEM bulbs?
Red Mk5 GTI in the background?
standard fog bulbs RR, and they turn themselves off when my (automatic) headlights are on, so no dazzling other drivers
the red GTI in the background belongs to someone in my building. i don't think he's an enthusiast tho, and it hardly ever gets driven.
Driven from Preston to Newport Gwent to get a new passport, London tomorrow to get a new pilots license after some retard nicked my whole life in a bag from my van last week....
Got a US license too so had to explain to the Transport Security Agency/Homeland security Agency and had the FBI notified its gone missing as its a security risk.....
So guess who's getting the rubber glove treatment next time into the US
So to the retard who nicked my bag ......f#%k you, you moth#%#]*kin t*^t faced w#%k stain village idiot.....
Ruined a week of my life I'll never get back
:fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
sorry to hear mate. they'll get what's coming to them, i'm sure
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But if you simply don't like DRL's then that's fair enough and I'm not bothered by being thought of as a c0ck. :happy2:
I seem to find those with DRL's on also drive seriously close to the rear of my car... if anything distracting me from those in front slightly. I know you would do that though robin :P
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Par 58! Wow, thats short. Where do you play, Pete?
Yup - all par 3's, two par 4's. It's a tough course located in central Northants. Don't be fooled by the par. Requires a superb short game as one green can have reasonable hold, the next will be a postage stamp compared and you have to land everything short of the pin. I know plenty of single handicappers who get there with the wrong attitude and shoot well over 65...
It's one of those courses, always has something up it's sleeve :wink: 2's aren't uncommon, but neither are 6's or 7's out of the bunkers with very little sand. It's not a 'proper' course, but a good experience. I know it very well now and consistently play 9 holes under a card of 35. I'm not a low handicapper or anything close, but I'm getting there.
You're in the North East aren't you?
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Par 58! Wow, thats short. Where do you play, Pete?
Yup - all par 3's, two par 4's. It's a tough course located in central Northants. Don't be fooled by the par. Requires a superb short game as one green can have reasonable hold, the next will be a postage stamp compared and you have to land everything short of the pin. I know plenty of single handicappers who get there with the wrong attitude and shoot well over 65...
It's one of those courses, always has something up it's sleeve :wink: 2's aren't uncommon, but neither are 6's or 7's out of the bunkers with very little sand. It's not a 'proper' course, but a good experience. I know it very well now and consistently play 9 holes under a card of 35. I'm not a low handicapper or anything close, but I'm getting there.
You're in the North East aren't you?
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Sounds very interesting, would like to give it a go :happy2:
Yea, I'm up in the newcastle area, just off the A1. This is my local http://www.hobsongolfclub.co.uk/main.aspx?id=13
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....Great photo - Rich colour of the natural earth/rocks :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
How high / what is the drop distance? - It's difficult to assess the scale from the photo.
All on an iPhone too, forgot my NEX5 :sad1:
I managed to find my way to the top too which I later found out was 'strictly prohibited' :evilgrin:
Was a decent drive out in my mates Porsche, even went through a scarecrow festival in Kettlewell.
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Cycled 10k and swam for about 10mins.
Mowed both lawns.
Had another BBQ.
Going to west end tonight to play on singing in the rain.
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Cycled 10k and swam for about 10mins.
Mowed both lawns.
Had another BBQ.
Going to west end tonight to play on singing in the rain.
What about having a pop at Dyson online ...... :chicken:
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Ohh yeah... That as well. :-)
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Stripped out a leaking rad from my Clio and stuck a free second hand one in
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Sounds very interesting, would like to give it a go :happy2:
Yea, I'm up in the newcastle area, just off the A1. This is my local http://www.hobsongolfclub.co.uk/main.aspx?id=13
Yeah, it's a giggle!
Looks a nice course that :smiley:
Ah, close to where the A1 ends - that far up I'm guessing?
I go to Lakeland now and again, customer of ours :happy2:
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...finally bothered to introduced myself here, after signing up over 6 months ago!
I don't own a mk5 yet due to being the most indecisive person alive - great forum, absorbing the knowledge here has been a good distraction to not owning one yet!
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Today I still feel like the walking dead after a very long but successful weekend as part of the winning Team Milltek GTR pit crew at Rounds 4 & 5 of Time Attack at Anglesey :rolleye: :rolleye:
Also finally got my agreed leaving date from my current job, so roll on 12th October :party: :party:
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Sounds interesting Steve.
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What do you do Steve, if you dont mind me asking :ashamed:
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What do you do Steve, if you dont mind me asking :ashamed:
Currently the IT Manager that looks after the tills at a little known corner shop in Knightbridge :happy2:
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Today I still feel like the walking dead after a very long but successful weekend as part of the winning Team Milltek GTR pit crew at Rounds 4 & 5 of Time Attack at Anglesey :rolleye: :rolleye:
Also finally got my agreed leaving date from my current job, so roll on 12th October :party: :party:
Nice one matey! :drinking: finally!! :laugh:
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Cheers mate :drinking: :drinking:
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So what's the new gig Steve...must be hard to leave a high profile ...
Something similar or taking it a little easier
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Steves got a new job with blueflame...... *poker face*
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Steves got a new job with blueflame...... *poker face*
....British Gas?
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So what's the new gig Steve...must be hard to leave a high profile ...
Something similar or taking it a little easier
Yep it's been a hard decision, as you say it's high profile and top of my field of expertise.
Going for a big change that will be challenging and rewarding in a whole new way :happy2:
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Must have been a hard decision to leave that job Steve. All the best in the new role, does the new job also involve Team Milltek?
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Must have been a hard decision to leave that job Steve. All the best in the new role, does the new job also involve Team Milltek?
Team Milltek GTR is a not for profit hobby :happy2:
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Ahh ok, just for sh*ts and giggles? :happy2:
Mind me asking what the new line of work entails? I'd love to have the balls to up and leave pretty much everything i know (IT) too and go down a new career path.
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I'd love to have the balls to up and leave pretty much everything i know (IT) too and go down a new career path.
....Taking that very first step is always the hardest (including making a move on a new girlfriend!) but after a few steps later you wonder why you didn't do it sooner. Most people are afraid of change. It's not wise to leave a job of employment until you have something else to go to.
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....dropped my car off to Greeners at Detail my ride... This week is gonna drag... Trip back in the i10 in monsoon conditions on the m40 was rather interesting with its trolley style tyres :scared:... Even more scary then driving a 300bhp ed30 on stock brakes if I'm honest :laugh:
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Today (now yesterday) I....
....Staked and string tied over 30 Sunflowers in my garden. They are beginning to bud and the heads get heavy. It has been very windy so tieing them to bamboo poles helps to stop them breaking. It's amazing to see what results from just one little seed. Some this year are wild.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FPondLife%2FSunflowerBirth.jpg&hash=ab56b5956ae4ea28978c23ee7c4fffec37bedb28)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FPondLife%2FSunflowers%2FSunflower_2255.jpg&hash=7822b7ce4a1469b933f2eaf5293fb6495be15a28)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FPondLife%2FSunflowers%2Ffile.jpg&hash=61a80fb73181ff0054a3e40a318bf97341d371d3)
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... I'm going on Holiday!
Lets hope it rains for you guys for two weeks straight! :P :happy2: :booty:
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Washed and vac'd the Audi prior to taking the old girl for an MOT - and she passed again with flying colours :jumpmove:
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Today I...
used VCDS to turn on my fog lights as DRLs a la RedRobin:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fyy209%2Fsub39h%2F75bc40bb.jpg&hash=c799035c524aeadbcd253804c589864d875cf17a)
I did this on my golf, i also swapped the bulbs to Cree which look more white like DRL's
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftt60%2Fgpe%2Fbe60c7f3.jpg&hash=7857946eea8ed419aed5be6ddff5fabfeafddc4c)
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^^^^ look great! Nice one, might do this. :happy2:
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All this positivity about DRL's greatly amuses me - There's even a new thread someone has just started about wanting some.
When I fitted my Hella LED DRL's way back in 2009 I got nothing but flak!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FRED_HeadOn.jpg&hash=21953492b30f0e6f2f4c61d60875401a216b2938)
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^^^^ :signLOL: :signLOL:
The times, they are a changing!!
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Iv finished my garden off..... Ish
Started to strip masonary paint of the wall posts but got bored
Moved 25 x 25kg bags of plaster
Picked up the capri from the garage an had a little blast down the motorway and saw a guy mouth "oh wow a capri" to his mate!
Its surprising how busy you can get when you have no job!!
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Its surprising how busy you can get when you have no job!!
....I often find myself saying that I don't have time to work.
[But I am retired]
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^^^^
All this positivity about DRL's greatly amuses me - There's even a new thread someone has just started about wanting some.
When I fitted my Hella LED DRL's way back in 2009 I got nothing but flak!
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Robin - some innovate and others only imitate :innocent:
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today i tried changing the SMD lights in a donor set of clusters. long story short , im rubbish at soldering! lol.
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Its surprising how busy you can get when you have no job!!
....I often find myself saying that I don't have time to work.
[But I am retired]
Im only 24!!! My contract expired and they "couldnt afford" / "were not busy enough" to keep me on.... :congrats: :stupid:
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All up and running now, just testing the amp and power supply for consistency before I start drilling holes in the ceiling.
Gonna have a BBQ then head to work.
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What a lovely bit of crumpet.
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Yesterday! :happy2:
Took my wife, sister and her family on a wine tasting tour at a near by vineyard (Denby's in Surrey) and I don't even drink, my wife and sister were hammered though! :signLOL:
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Then drove up Box Hill to see the Olympic Rings and watch all the nutters on their bicycles trying to be Bradley Wiggins.
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Finished the day at my favourite restaurant. Great day.
Am now at work for a 13 hr shift!! :sad1:
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Took my wife, sister and her family on a wine tasting tour at a near by vineyard (Denby's in Surrey) and I don't even drink, my wife and sister were hammered though! :signLOL:
Then drove up Box Hill to see the Olympic Rings and watch all the nutters on their bicycles trying to be Bradley Wiggins.
....Tipsy ladies are always funny - Particularly if it makes them horny! Just as long as they don't throw up on you! (or in your car).
Ah, Box Hill. Before anyone had ever heard of Wiggo, I used to ride up Box Hill towards the end (back into Chelsea) of a ~90 mile training ride. A kind of perverse pleasure but I never got off my bike up any hill ever - Wanted to though!
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^^^^ Tipsy = sleepy :sad1:
Drunk = horny :happy2:
But.........Drunk and a chapter of Fifty Shades of Grey = FILTHY and horny!! : :pomppomp: :pomppomp:
As to riding up that hill at Box Hill on a bicycle, no chance matey! Worth stopping at the top Robin, lots of super fit women up there in Lycra :evilgrin:
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All up and running... took me about 3 hours :smiley:
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All up and running... took me about 3 hours :smiley:
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....I imagine it would be very critical where you sit if you want to enjoy a well produced piece of music to the full. What is the bass like?
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I suppose youre right Robin. They sound epic when I'm laid on my bed, which is the exact purpose of them. They still sound great when wandering around the room, but obviously not as nice, its impossible to get perfect audio everywhere.
The bass is surprisingly good actually, but not ultra punchy which is perfect for me. Its the stereo spacing which is absolutely brilliant, they are amazing speakers and they were a steal too. :laugh:
Just listerning to Jimmy Webb and it sounds like Im sat in the control booth... :love:
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Aha! I hadn't realised it was a bedroom. So they're in the sweet spot for when you are lying in bed. Does your missus like the same kinds of music as you do, Rich?
Hey! Following your love of photography, they don't conceal cameras do they? :evilgrin:
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Today I wrote you all a guide for replacing your door lock module :happy2:
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Really nice pic Robin, I have noticed a few sun flowers popping up above fences the last week or two.
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Aha! I hadn't realised it was a bedroom. So they're in the sweet spot for when you are lying in bed. Does your missus like the same kinds of music as you do, Rich?
Hey! Following your love of photography, they don't conceal cameras do they? :evilgrin:
Yes she does Robin + some other cheesy pop crap :signLOL:
No hidden cameras unfortunately. :innocent:
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Really nice pic Robin, I have noticed a few sun flowers popping up above fences the last week or two.
....Cheers! TC :drinking: - Not shot on anything fancy but a FinePix digital compact.
Sunflowers are very hardy indeed considering what the weather has been like this year. Great fun to see those big smiley flower faces and to see how tall they can grow.
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Ours are barely 5ft tall Robin :sad1:
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Ours are barely 5ft tall Robin :sad1:
....My record is nearly 8ft and most of mine are currently well over 6ft and only just starting to bud. I've got at least 30 in my garden, some growing wild from last year's crop.
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Today I....
Fiddled about a bit in my garden, which is more like a rough paddock with a small wildlife pond and dozens (well, over 30) Sunflowers. The Sunflowers are beginning to bloom and it was a real joy to see some Honey Bees on them.
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^ Not to be compared with the technical quality of some of the photogs on this forum as it was only taken on a FinePix compact digital. But I'm very happy with it.
It's amazing that Honey Bees can sense where pollen and nectar is from literally several miles away. Their populations have suffered very badly this year due to the excessive rainfall. Honey will become expensive.
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Cool pic Robin :happy2:
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Really like that, lovely image, for me it captures summer. :congrats:
Went to a lavender farm in the Cotswolds recently and they keep more than a few hives in the fields to produce their own honey, tasted lovely. Incredible amount of Bubble Bees as well (truly a sight to see).
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Sat in Vw having a service after a trip around France
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Thanks 'M' guys Mike n Martin! :smiley: - Knowing that folks like a pic is always very encouraging.
There was actually another Honey Bee plus a Bumble Bee there when I arrived but they flew off when my camera lens got close - Barely inches with a pocket-sized compact. But luckily this bee had its body well outlined with pollen which helps the photo.
Most bees and wasps (like many animals) are able to sense how you are towards them and there is no need for fear for either party. I wanted to keep bees but my neighbour wasn't happy.
I now feel encouraged enough to use it as a Cover on my Facebook page for a bit (until the Paralympics start). I'll have to crop and flip it but hopefully the composition won't suffer too much. Time for Jess Ennis and friends to move over.
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Sat in Vw having a service after a trip around France
....Did you cover a lot of miles? Good trip I'm sure and no run-ins with the Gendarmerie!
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Yeah had a great time took along my brother and sister with us too who have never been out of the country who had an amazing time so roll on Christmas going back for some snow