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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2751  
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grrrr.... but at least this story ends in me getting my own back!
Was down at the golf club the other day casually littering the surrounding fields with golf balls as i always do 
anyway finished the round, came out to the carpark (its very small so there are lots of spaces on the grass, where i always park), said bye to my friend and he drove off, then noticed a jeep (horrible 5 door wrangler thing in black...  ) parked a space over from me on the grass. Anyway as i was loading my clubs into the 110, the guy gets out (he'd obviously just parked up) and made some remark about whether or not i could drive across the grassy field! The cheek! Anyway i laughed it off...
So anyway, as he was unloading his clubs i drove off, and on the way out i decided to drive right over the top of a fairly hefty pile of gratuitously placed building sand/rubble type stuff. He stood and watched and i think i reinforced the LR brand's superiority. The cheek though! And furthermore, what was someone as classless as to buy a jeep doing at a golf course? tut tut tut.. Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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10th Apr 2014 9:24am |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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also report pothole on http://www.fixmystreet.com/ as evidence and they are also obliged to fix the hole promptly. BM52
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10th Apr 2014 4:57pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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This "turning the lights off at night" thing is stupid and a problem for my old parents too. They live on an okay estate but it backs onto a worse area. Since the muppets at Suffolk Council have decided to turn off the lights at night they get more and more youths and other unwanted characters hanging around and making trouble in the early hours. Lighting is one of the best (and cheapest in the long run) forms of crime prevention
I've since bought them security lights as an anniversary present  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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10th Apr 2014 5:15pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1720
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Got it all reported after a nice chat with a sarcastic bloke wanting to know how far I flew, which at the time sadly wasn't appreciated
I also told them if it wasnt sorted i'd concrete it in myself which he didnt like the sound of. I was pretty lucky really as still young enough to bounce and with a bit of luck managed to not hit my ugly mug, but could easily be very nasty for an elderly person (although i hope they wouldnt be riding about at 3 in the morning, but you see all sorts here!)
Yes the lights being turned off are a stupid idea, they should have all been changed to LED bulbs a couple of years ago then we wouldnt have this problem Defender puma dormobile camper |
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10th Apr 2014 9:18pm |
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| Cold_n_Wet Member Since: 15 Oct 2012 Location: Bergen Posts: 244 
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why is it that young mums let there kids "test their voices" (scream) inside shopping centres, and with the accoustics, it is amplified, cant they "test there voices" (scream) outside.....
Hmmm GOM "Rafiki" 2007 110 STW - Rolling rebuild. |
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11th Apr 2014 2:33pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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Had an email off Rimmerbros regarding my poor quality UJ's, they're refunding the cost. It only took them two days to give me a response.
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11th Apr 2014 2:45pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
/\/\/\I've yet to spend a penny with Rimmers,their attitude stank the first and last time I spoke to them, does make it easier to decide who gets yer money next time tho
 . Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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11th Apr 2014 3:58pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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it's odd, I have always had a 1st class service from Rimmers BM52
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11th Apr 2014 6:20pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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It's lack of consistency that lets businesses down. Whenever I go back to a "good" restaurant with friends it's nearly always crap
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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11th Apr 2014 6:23pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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I've always had great service from Rimmer, even when it was a request for a non-standard exhaust.
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12th Apr 2014 12:22am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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BMW drivers.
Followed a new 14 plate X something playing mobile speed retardant driving at 20 mph in 30 zone, I know 30 is the max not the required speed, when for no reason the  stamped on the stop pedal, lots of tyre smoke. I swerve round it and carry on at 30 mph, 100 yards later its passing me pulls in and returns to 20mph, half mile latter approaching a roundabout with three lane ,left for turning left, middle for straight on, right for turning right, BMW in middle lane me in right lane, nothing coming and we move off, third of the way round I notice that this white thing is trying to drive into the side of me, another screech of brakes and makes sudden change in direction and goes straight on. I did notice the driver hand blonde hair so thought nothing of it until a hour ago when I had a knock on the door from the local constabulary, BMW driver claims I drove up the outside on a roundabout and pushed her across the road preventing her from turning right and wanting compensation for the additional fuel used. 
I took the Female Officer who had arrived on foot, must have got lost somehow, to both scenes and showed her the tyre marks and the road marking, we had a laugh about colour of hair and type of vehicle, she intends visiting the other driver and warning them about driving standards . Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off.
Richard |
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12th Apr 2014 3:21pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17361 
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I followed a BMW X-something for about 8 miles on the northbound M5 past Exeter this afternoon. It was being driven at a steady 50 mph in lane 2. There was light traffic, lorries every couple of hundred yards in lane 1, nothing in lane 3, but because I had a trailer I couldn't overtake the gormless (female) driver. Eventually, after several minutes of headlight flashing she woke up, accelerated to 70 and pulled into lane 1.
It's a while since I've been inconvenienced by this sort of mindless ignorant driving, and I had forgotten how frustrating it is. |
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12th Apr 2014 5:48pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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Hired a new co2 bottle because I feel lots of welding coming up (see other posts
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So got my small welder out again, moved half the workshop to get some space to do some quick welds to check all is working. Plumbed up the co2 hose held the regulator up to the bottle and  WRONG FITTING!!!
So now need to get a bull nose connector sent special delivery before bank holiday. Give me strength. |
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15th Apr 2014 10:12pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785 
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At 22 I'm not sure I'm allowed to post in the grumpy old man thread, however this rant has been going round in my head so much I have started having arguments with myself about it.
I live in North Devon, plenty of lovely fast A and B roads. In the autumn, winter and early spring the are lovely and quiet and great fun to drive on. The majority of them are 60+ mph in a defender. In the tourist season these great roads become 30 mph or below roads, which in itself I don't really mind as my family's livelihood is dependant on tourists and so is our local economy. So I am patient and courteous. But for sake, why speed up to 50mph when you reach a 30 zone
I have patiently followed you at a safe distance for 6 miles at 30 mph and below, knowing that at the other side of the village is a good overtaking opportunity, then when we enter the 30 zone you leave me standing. I patiently go through the village at 30, only to catch you up again a minute later going at a snails pace again?!?!? WHY???? Option 1) Follow at 50 through the village and risk getting caught by mr plod with his nasty radar gun/ off locals
Option 2) Try and overtake before the village (less room/make self look like a cock) Option 3) Become bald with pulling out of hair Also there is a slim chance that if I selected option 2 the overtakee could be one of our customers. Ps. Option 4 is take my motorbike, I hadn't really considered this option till now, however with the standards of some of the tourist driving I'd defiantly feel safer in the defender 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon 1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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17th Apr 2014 10:46pm |
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