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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897   
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I spent five dry days on Mendip over the BH weekend.
Wondered where the rain had gone.....   |
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10th May 2014 11:16am |
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| redhandluke Member Since: 02 Jun 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 243  
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Hey Richard!! A Land Rover owner with low blood pressure? You obviously have'nt had enough breakdowns lately.Grumpy old men like me have constant high blood pressure.
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10th May 2014 12:18pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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I'm on umpteen pills a day to keep mine down!
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10th May 2014 5:42pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Try 24 days in hospital, 10 of which were in a medical induced coma. 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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10th May 2014 6:22pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Sorry to hear that.
My mother has had low blood pressure ever since being in a coma for 6 weeks (5 years ago). She had high blood pressure before. Makes you wonder... 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 May 2014 6:35pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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My other half has always had very low blood pressure and has medication to raise it and prevent her from keeling over.
On a totally different note; Human nature and the need of some to pass comment on absolutely everything. It is always interesting to observe that many of the least experienced, least qualified have more to say on a given subject than those who may have actually been there and done it. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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14th May 2014 12:20pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 
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Insurance assessors that treat you like your trying to rob them
 I just want my defender putting back how it was!!! I didn't ask the bus to run into me! |
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15th May 2014 12:53pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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Took 18 months to sort out the thing with my Dakar.
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16th May 2014 12:04am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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Sold my uncles wheels on ebay from a last second bid then 20 mins later I got a message from the bidder saying "oops I made a mistake and don't want the wheels"
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19th May 2014 8:12am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5695 
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Why make the nuts on battery terminals some odd size. Why? What a pain in the bottom.
Andy |
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19th May 2014 11:29am |
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| timbar Member Since: 30 Jul 2013 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 245 
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What I'm finding more and more is that it's those with a little experience and a little bit of knowledge that cause the most trouble. Those with no clue at all don't seem to step in, and those with experience tend to look before they leap. Might be a peculiarity of the work I do tho'. 2009 110 XS Station Wagon |
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19th May 2014 11:41am |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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Ah the battery terminal spanner size. When I was young and being tutored by a time served fitter I would be boll***d up hill and down dale if I didn't have my ¼" open ended Whitworth spanner to hand and that has stuck with me for years, 13mm is just too big and ½" AF is just too tight. Now there's all sorts of battery terminal fixings.
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19th May 2014 1:07pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471
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I think the phenomena can be found in all walks of life even down to internet forums. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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19th May 2014 2:10pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Sat queuing behind a woman at a petrol station, and she goes in. She then comes out. She sits in the drivers seat but does not move off for a reasonable period of time. I jump out to see what the matter is, and she's doing a scratchcard on her steering wheel!!
 The verbal that came next was not befitting of a 70+ year old. An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948" |
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19th May 2014 2:49pm |
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