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Re: Don’t you just hate...

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Zathos wrote:
stitch82 wrote:
Akrapovic wrote:Christmas. :disbelief
Its for the kids. why would you hate xmas :log
It's a religous festival which has been swamped by rampant commercialism. Where you are judged by what you give, rather than the act of giving.

Where people spend far more than they can aford to give thngs which aren't needed / wanted.

;)
I really couldn't have put it better myself. It makes me want to puke.
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juls wrote:...folk who moan about Christmas!



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People who decorate the office with tinsle.

Some git at work put some along my desk....It's a bloody office, not a nativity scene :nono
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Zathos wrote:People who decorate the office with tinsle.

Some git at work put some along my desk....It's a bloody office, not a nativity scene :nono
There wasn't any tinsel in the nativity scene. :nono
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Realising that snow tyres aren't much use against a 30 degree slope covered in sheet ice after driving down without any hassle. :oops
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RK6 wrote:Realising that snow tyres aren't much use against a 30 degree slope covered in sheet ice after driving down without any hassle. :oops
4wd won't help either
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Dave wrote:
RK6 wrote:Realising that snow tyres aren't much use against a 30 degree slope covered in sheet ice after driving down without any hassle. :oops
4wd won't help either
RWD definitley didn't help!

Turned the traction control off, floored it till I ended up sliding backwards / sideways in a puff of smoke, aimed for the grassy ditch at the side of the road & then managed to get one wheel onto it (which was a fair achievement as the steering wheel was pretty much useless). My right wheel on the grassy bit gave me just enough traction to slowly crawl up the ice & onwards to freedom.

Cheers funcy diff. :worthy
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Spending all weekend prepping a car for it's MOT, passing said MOT with one repair to do, then the fcuking clutch slave cylinder dying the next night...

Wonder if the courier with a new one will turn up tomorrow or not?

On a positive note it appears I can still remember how to drive with no clutch!
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When Santa uses the same wrapping paper as your Mum. :log :log
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pitching and rolling on a boat in the middle of the sea when feeling a bit green and knowing you have 2.5 weeks left to go... :(
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haiax0 wrote:pitching and rolling on a boat in the middle of the sea when feeling a bit green and knowing you have 2.5 weeks left to go... :(
Ha ha, I feel your pain!! It was my turn last month.

http://www.aberdeenbikers.co.uk/phpBB3/ ... 25&t=22928
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Seeing a motorbike that you would love to buy but cant until money comes through and have to sell your bike first!!

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kayaksteph wrote:Seeing a motorbike that you would love to buy but cant until money comes through and have to sell your bike first!!

:angryfire
i also feel your pain... just sold the VFR and awaiting a new street triple later this month... luckily i have placed a deposit to keep it until then! ;)
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Dave wrote: Don’t you just hate...
Seeing a nicely looked after Toyota Celica demolish two garden walls then stop in the middle of your lane :(
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Trying to do bike maintenance in sub zero temp :(

Brrrrr......
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Sticky throttle :oops
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selling your winter sports gear and hitting the hills only having to rent the same kit as you sold.. at the same price you sold it for none the less :oops
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When a £250 service & MOT concludes with a bill for £800 shortly followed by your radiator springing a leak. :angryfire
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RK6 wrote:When a £250 service & MOT concludes with a bill for £800 shortly followed by your radiator springing a leak. :angryfire
You just couldn't make this sh!t up!
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£805 for the service & MOT. £425 for fitting a new radiator c/w expansion tank. :boohoo
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RK6 wrote:£805 for the service & MOT. £425 for fitting a new radiator c/w expansion tank. :boohoo
FAIL!!!

Surely the tide will turn one day Rowan. ;)
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Im sure when the final day came for the lucky fella, if he was cremated, the gas would run out half way through.
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Ah the legendary luck strikes again :worthy :worthy
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The 4 of you can feck right off!

Heading down to Edinburgh in the car tomorrow for a long weekend...

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