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Title: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Markie on 23 September 2006, 22:06:39
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yeah you read that right - or if i dont i need to get my wife to start drinking so she cant remember my ideas!!!!

We ( my wife and i ) have a rule - we dont spend our salaries on projects. The funds need to be " created"

so my car buying and selling and breaking and her horse thing needs to create the funds to buy cars and horses.

Anyway my projects are doing better than hers .....i have between a botle of red wine and 3 stellas so far...

agreed to buy a twin axel trailer to buy non runners and dispose of shells of cars
agreed to buy ANOTHER BLEEDING HORSE
agreed to buy a bleeding horse box.....

At least i have managed to get her to agree to fit a towbar to her car and not the omega !!

Anyone else regret drinking tonight?
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: CaptainZok on 23 September 2006, 22:16:11
Errr (pours himself another pint of black russian)....
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NAH.  ;D
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Markie on 23 September 2006, 22:23:10
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Errr (pours himself another pint of black russian)....
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NAH.  ;D


stella number 4...........just pretend it didnt happen  :o
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: CaptainZok on 23 September 2006, 22:24:08
LOL
Deny all knowledge of it tomorrow.
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 23 September 2006, 22:27:51
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yeah you read that right - or if i dont i need to get my wife to start drinking so she cant remember my ideas!!!!

We ( my wife and i ) have a rule - we dont spend our salaries on projects. The funds need to be " created"

so my car buying and selling and breaking and her horse thing needs to create the funds to buy cars and horses.

Anyway my projects are doing better than hers .....i have between a botle of red wine and 3 stellas so far...

agreed to buy a twin axel trailer to buy non runners and dispose of shells of cars
agreed to buy ANOTHER BLEEDING HORSE
agreed to buy a bleeding horse box.....

At least i have managed to get her to agree to fit a towbar to her car and not the omega !!

Anyone else regret drinking tonight?

Ok....so 2 horse boxes....plus youve gained a trailer.....doesnt sound too bad to me......but it may just be the drink talking  ;D ;D
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Markie on 23 September 2006, 22:34:29
 ;D ;D ;D

and two horses!

but at least my omega is staying as i was toying with buying a 4x4 to do the legwork.....

anyway what are we all drinking tonight anyway ?
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: tunnie on 23 September 2006, 22:48:44
Carling here  :)

Sounds like the horse business is going well, what exactly do you do with them? - Sell to them to the French to make burgers  ;D

Sooner or later you might need something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MERCEDES-BENZ-0814-HORSEBOX-HORSE-LORRY-HORSE-BOX_W0QQitemZ150034909185QQihZ005QQcategoryZ108849QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Kev on 23 September 2006, 22:52:30
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anyway what are we all drinking tonight anyway ?
Absolutely hee haw cos i'm up at 5 to go to work.  >:(
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: tunnie on 23 September 2006, 22:55:04
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anyway what are we all drinking tonight anyway ?
Absolutely hee haw cos i'm up at 5 to go to work.  >:(

Bugger.
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Kev on 23 September 2006, 22:58:44
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anyway what are we all drinking tonight anyway ?
Absolutely hee haw cos i'm up at 5 to go to work.  >:(

Bugger.
Good thing is though, after tomorrow i'll be off till next Saturday.  :)
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: tunnie on 23 September 2006, 23:05:10
Bonus!!

I have not worked since i left my placement in June!  :D
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Post by: Kev on 23 September 2006, 23:06:13
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Bonus!!

I have not worked since i left my placement in June!  :D
Jammie Tunnie.  ;D
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Markie on 23 September 2006, 23:07:38
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anyway what are we all drinking tonight anyway ?
Absolutely hee haw cos i'm up at 5 to go to work.  >:(

Bugger.
Good thing is though, after tomorrow i'll be off till next Saturday.  :)

nice week off to polish that prject omega Kev  ;)

tunnie - horses - wifes a bit of a erm ......rider...shes erm experienced....erm id better stop there....

seriously buy them young with "pedigree" break them ( which means get them accustomed to having someone on top of them as the natural reaction is to kick and throw the person off, then sell them to rich people before using the profits to buy more....

In car worlds its like buying a £500 car, running it for 2 years and selling it for £3000. Thats the only problem, breaking a horse takes a couple of years!!
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: tunnie on 23 September 2006, 23:15:07
As soon as you said breaking i imainged selling it in parts!!  ;D ;D

Sounds interesting, years ago my mum had a horse. He was a bit mental, we sold him years ago he's probabbly been made into french burgers.

Good business plan though, since you always have the value of the horse, i used to ride them years ago myself.

Although i got into PC's at the time, wish i kept it up really.
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Kev on 23 September 2006, 23:16:08
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nice week off to polish that prject omega Kev  ;)
Weather permitting of course.  8-)

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wifes a bit of a erm ......rider...shes erm experienced....erm id better stop there....
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In car worlds its like buying a £500 car, running it for 2 years and selling it for £3000. Thats the only problem, breaking a horse takes a couple of years!!
What's the horsey equivalent to a crankshaft sensor, and is it as difficult to replace as the car version?
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: theolodian on 23 September 2006, 23:32:38
Dude, I feel for ya.  You got taken to the cleaners.  Haul your projects away, and haul in more of hers?  At least you got to keep the car trailer!  Time to start scoping out new projects.  Here's one you could try, build a locost kit car with Omega bits!
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: TheBoy on 24 September 2006, 09:06:25
After yesterdays hangover, I don't think I'll ever drink again......
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Markie on 24 September 2006, 09:47:12
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After yesterdays hangover, I don't think I'll ever drink again......



aaaah and me neither - wife just smiled me - and no not in that way - it just means " she remembers what i agreed to" :(
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Markie on 24 September 2006, 09:49:07
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Dude, I feel for ya.  You got taken to the cleaners.  Haul your projects away, and haul in more of hers?  At least you got to keep the car trailer!  Time to start scoping out new projects.  Here's one you could try, build a locost kit car with Omega bits!


cheers the olodian  :)

my projects will keep going - the trailer allowing me to colect non runners as i HATE towing!

Its just that my project fund is about £1500 lower with horsey stuff. Lets face it i can buy a banger at £100  and instantly strip for cash, her projects require more time, and capital!

Like the locost idea, is one you have experience in?
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: theolodian on 24 September 2006, 09:53:44
Not so far, but I have been looking into it.  Here's a good intro;

http://www.mcsorley.net/locost/

MX-5's are quickly becomming perfect donor cars for these types of things.
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Paul M on 24 September 2006, 18:43:49
It's not the drinking that's the problem, it's the marriage :o
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Markie on 24 September 2006, 21:08:09
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It's not the drinking that's the problem, it's the marriage :o


 ;D ;D is not the marriage that the problem its women!!
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: bob.dent on 25 September 2006, 09:29:27
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After yesterdays hangover, I don't think I'll ever drink again......

I'll drink to that!!! ;D

Saturday - hangover
Sunday - hangover
Today - hangover

Just one of those weekends!! Don't think I'll be touching any for a while :-?
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: theolodian on 25 September 2006, 09:49:47
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After yesterdays hangover, I don't think I'll ever drink again......

I'll drink to that!!! ;D

Saturday - hangover
Sunday - hangover
Today - hangover

Just one of those weekends!! Don't think I'll be touching any for a while :-?

Mine's not a hangover.  Maybe a bentover?  Wish it had been alcohol . . . .  ;)
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: bob.dent on 25 September 2006, 10:04:00
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Mine's not a hangover.  Maybe a bentover?  Wish it had been alcohol . . . .  ;)

Yeah, I saw your threads mate. Hope you've managed to get things sorted out.
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: theolodian on 25 September 2006, 10:17:45
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Mine's not a hangover.  Maybe a bentover?  Wish it had been alcohol . . . .  ;)

Yeah, I saw your threads mate. Hope you've managed to get things sorted out.
The car's fine.  I'm what's broken!  I don't think that I've ever been this sore after working on a car.  I stayed up all night putting a V8 in by myself once (started at 1am), but I was younger then  :-[  Lots of rest, and walking around regularly and I'll be fine.  Oh, and lots of ibuprofen!  Man I need to get in shape  :P
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Bo Bo on 25 September 2006, 10:27:00
I've just spent the weekend in Stockton/Middlesbrough & boy do I feel rough! [smiley=beer.gif]
Pretty cheap though, two pints of lager & a JD; £4.80 :)
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: bob.dent on 25 September 2006, 10:49:08
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Mine's not a hangover.  Maybe a bentover?  Wish it had been alcohol . . . .  ;)

Yeah, I saw your threads mate. Hope you've managed to get things sorted out.
The car's fine.  I'm what's broken!  I don't think that I've ever been this sore after working on a car.  I stayed up all night putting a V8 in by myself once (started at 1am), but I was younger then  :-[  Lots of rest, and walking around regularly and I'll be fine.  Oh, and lots of ibuprofen!  Man I need to get in shape  :P

Sounds like you NEED a stiff drink Theo!!  [smiley=beer.gif] You've got my admiration for doing that on your own [smiley=thumbsup.gif].....and overnight too :o
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: bob.dent on 25 September 2006, 10:53:54
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I've just spent the weekend in Stockton/Middlesbrough & boy do I feel rough! [smiley=beer.gif]
Pretty cheap though, two pints of lager & a JD; £4.80 :)

Wow....thats cheap :o In most of the pubs in my town, a pint of Carlsberg is £2.60, Carlsberg Export £2.85 and Stella £2.90.  :( I think I'm gonna move North!! ;) ;D
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: theolodian on 25 September 2006, 11:07:01
I like your sig Bob!  

After all this I think that I have a new plan for when I can finally afford a house.  :-/  I'm gonna get/make a lift for the garage that will raise the car half a meter or so.  That is enough to get under the car with a creeper, do brakes while sitting on a little stool, and it will bring it up to where I don't have to bend over so far to work under the hood!  8-)  And you don't have to have 12'+ ceilings.
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Elite Pete on 25 September 2006, 11:19:31
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I like your sig Bob!  

After all this I think that I have a new plan for when I can finally afford a house.  :-/  I'm gonna get/make a lift for the garage that will raise the car half a meter or so.  That is enough to get under the car with a creeper, do brakes while sitting on a little stool, and it will bring it up to where I don't have to bend over so far to work under the hood!  8-)  And you don't have to have 12'+ ceilings.
Sounds like a good idea, but it wouldn't work for me. I would have to have a removable garage roof as every year the car would have to be lifted that little bit higher because of the ever growing middle age spread :-[
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: bob.dent on 25 September 2006, 12:07:11
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I like your sig Bob!  

After all this I think that I have a new plan for when I can finally afford a house.  :-/  I'm gonna get/make a lift for the garage that will raise the car half a meter or so.  That is enough to get under the car with a creeper, do brakes while sitting on a little stool, and it will bring it up to where I don't have to bend over so far to work under the hood!  8-)  And you don't have to have 12'+ ceilings.
Sounds like a good idea, but it wouldn't work for me. I would have to have a removable garage roof as every year the car would have to be lifted that little bit higher because of the ever growing middle age spread :-[

 ;D ;D ;D Time to get up the gym Pete!!
Title: Re: I need to stop drinking
Post by: Elite Pete on 25 September 2006, 14:38:04
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I like your sig Bob!  

After all this I think that I have a new plan for when I can finally afford a house.  :-/  I'm gonna get/make a lift for the garage that will raise the car half a meter or so.  That is enough to get under the car with a creeper, do brakes while sitting on a little stool, and it will bring it up to where I don't have to bend over so far to work under the hood!  8-)  And you don't have to have 12'+ ceilings.
Sounds like a good idea, but it wouldn't work for me. I would have to have a removable garage roof as every year the car would have to be lifted that little bit higher because of the ever growing middle age spread :-[

 ;D ;D ;D Time to get up the gym Pete!!
I bought a mountain bike with an alloy frame, front and rear suspension and disc brakes the dogs twitcher and only used it once because I was walking like John Wayne for a week so I think I might get a gel seat and start using that ;)