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I was buying " singles" and a book of matches from age 13.
When I was able to buy packets of 10 or 20 I went for Embassy Regal.
Strong little buggers. Its was like smoking camel shit wrapped in old bus tickets.
i try to avoid Ebay if i possibly can.
Always thought of the old cancer sticks whenever his name came up.
John Woodvine actor 96 , a good innings.
Ticked off a few jobs on the ML and TPC.You saying that reminds me that i still have a new after market off side rear light cluster for my Vectra C hatch in the garage loft. I reversed into a hidden post last year breaking it so got it from Ebay. Never did fit properly, even with a fair amount of fettling, (opening up the fixing holes really) so in the end i got a good used genuine one which went straight on. If anyone wants it, or you know anyone who does, it's going for free.
ML now has a working steering rack gaiter, yes the genuine one cost me £58 but it actually fits. Nipped up the CV boot clip that I had replaced for the MoT as there was a bit of movement on it still whilst I had the wheel off. Next was replacing a side repeater on the passenger door mirror as a chat with one of the many overgrown hedges that line the A roads around here had cracked it. One screw so easy enough, but took an hour to get the mirror glass back on securelyFinal job for it was swapping the defective disc changer with a functioning one.
TPC had the hardware fitted for the rear side window blinds, thanks to next door for the loan of his rivnut tool. Also fitted the correct door frame trims. These came via Hungary thanks to a Polish seller who doesn't believe in postage. A colleague who commited from Budapest very kindly offered to have them delivered to hers and then brought them over as hand luggage
Meanwhile.................Ive just seen a clip (from Newsnight I think) where professional gobshite Yasmin Ali brown said that White British people need to learn to integrate into the communities they live in.
You couldnt make it up.
Driven it back along with the "tin tent" had three weeks away in Yorkshire the new caravan is superb a real " home from home" out of all the vehicles I've towed with nothing compares to the Range Rover, simply effortless..A true pikey palace should be towed behind a clapped out transit with a stripe down the side, and tarmac gear in the back
A heavy SUV with a thumping great diesel with bags of torque is an ideal tow car, and bigger Landrovers and Range Rovers do excel at that better than most
Which is why I'm holding onto my ML350 with its 620Nm of torque while I can
Mm, I think the pm wants her back🤣
Apparently John Major would bend Edwina Currie over the cabinet table and give her a good seeing to. Perhaps TTK wants to do the same to the ginger growler.
Nah, young Ukrainian boys are his thing.
Mm, I think the pm wants her back🤣
Here’s a link to what the digital future could mean for people. It’s quite long but just a few minutes will give you an idea of how our life will be controlled.Hmmm.....the disappearing hair on that vid is a bit worrying
https://youtu.be/RHCUV7bAAB4?si=9cl2bmzkB6n7EBbQ
Yes AI Elon is a bit freaky!
Ooh yes, that is quick.
This is its relative, the Yangwang U7. It shakes snow off of itself and you can play marble maze on its roof, which is always handy.
Seriously though, this manufacturer is producing some seriously clever stuff.
https://youtu.be/zapa1pScEZI?si=oTG906qpJMbIYky9
A review of the IM5 popped up in my newsfeed today so I had a quick scoot through it. Gets a fairly decent review but like a lot of later vehicles, good old ADAS slammed on the brakes to avoid a suspected collision when the reviewer was test driving it. Just like my BMW phantom braked for shadows, as does my daughter’s BMW and as does Opti’s BMW. This system can be bloody dangerous. On the plus side, the IM5 allows you to turn off ALL nanny functions in one tap of the screen icon, so that’s a nice touch (no pun intended).
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/01/im5-performance-review-mgs-compelling-electric-rocket-that-self-parks-better-than-a-tesla/
......probably a communist thing.
