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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731   
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Just wasted 300 quid on a "spa weekend" with the missus. What a rip off. The "luxury" room looked like it came from an MFI catalogue, pool was cold, massage therapist was ugly (
 ) and the food was crap. I mean for pity's sake - what kind of salad bar consists entirely of pickled vegetables, including brussels sprouts 
Didn't kick up a fuss as it's taken us years to finally get away and it would have upset her. What p*ssed me off most is that I could have spent the cash on cruise control  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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1st Oct 2012 11:41pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10376 
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That's no 'happy ending'
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2nd Oct 2012 7:09pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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spent 9 1/2 hours in one meeting at work today..........................
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2nd Oct 2012 9:08pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5829 
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Ouch....Hope someone supplied coffee and biccies!! Must have been some meeting!!! 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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2nd Oct 2012 9:49pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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The meeting was run by a bunch of contract IT project managers that couldn't organise their way off a plain sheet of paper.....
one commented the plan he put together had brought in the timelines - yeah. Until i pointed out he had gone from spec requirements straight to testing and had forgotten all about the build phase - ruddy muppet.  BM52 |
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2nd Oct 2012 10:28pm |
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| warren Member Since: 14 Oct 2009 Location: East Lancs. Posts: 903  
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Management buzzwords
I'm sure a load of 'managers' just use them to hide the fact that they don't have a clue what they're on about. |
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3rd Oct 2012 11:46am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Economy of Scale..., Critical Mass..., Synergies,..., and the top of the hit parade today,.... Structural Savings...... You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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3rd Oct 2012 11:50am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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....or people who just say "absolooooooootly" in answer to every question.
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3rd Oct 2012 12:24pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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"Low hanging fruit" is my pet hate
It means making us do all the easy tasks short term resulting in unrealistic targets... then keeping those targets long term for all the sh*t left over 
You've probably heard this joke before, but anyway: One day a shepherd is tending his flock when a flashy BMW pulls up. Out jumps a slimy looking bloke wearing dark glasses, an Armani suit and shiny shoes. Grinning, he says to the farmer "If I can tell you how many sheep you've got, can I have one?" The shepherd, slightly puzzled, agrees. So the stranger whips out an expensive laptop and proudly shows the shepherd a satellite image of the surrounding hills, superimposed with infra red images of every living thing, statistical tables of farming in the area, average flock sizes, grass nutritional values and loads of other sh*t. Eventually he turns to the shepherd, beaming, and says "you have 517 sheep, of which 496 are white, 21 are black and 450 are ewes. The shepherd admits that he is correct and lets him grab an animal and put it in the boot of his car. Then the shepherd turns to the suit and asks "If I can tell you your profession, can I have it back?" The guy agrees and quick as a flash, the shepherd says "You're a manager" The manager is amazed and asks how he knows. "Well" says the shepherd "you turned up unwanted and told me something I already knew, even though you know b*gger all about my job - now give me my f*cking dog back!" Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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3rd Oct 2012 12:31pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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just lifted the bonnet to check oils etc.....and found my nice new stick on NK under bonnet stuff has mostly fallen off, even though i thoroughly de-greased. thankfully they were lying on top of the engine.
looks like i will need to invest in a can of spray glue. bother. BM52 |
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12th Oct 2012 5:32pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Thicker glue = less noise
 Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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12th Oct 2012 5:53pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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It's that time of the year again ... what time .... "I am fine driving with one headlight" time of the year, just how many car are driving about with defective lights ? where are the bobbies ?
this year I have noticed a new trend ... trucks with one light ... fine until the other light fails and you kill someone .............. rant over |
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12th Oct 2012 6:36pm |
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| mobilecentre Member Since: 05 Mar 2012 Location: Evesham Posts: 645
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Rear fog lights - in a bit of mist you do not need to put them on especially if you can overtake me when I am already doing 75mph on the motorway
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12th Oct 2012 6:40pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20193
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BP - Tell me about it went out a few nights ago in the dark which I don't often do and there are lots of cars in darkness with only sidelights on
one dipped one main and lot's of different combinations. The best one is I swear some are driving about with main beam on all the time. If I did it I'd know about it! NEVER SURRENDER! ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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12th Oct 2012 6:51pm |
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