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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5876   
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Cats. Love our cats, but sometimes....
Re-painting the bedroom yesterday and Alfie decides to walk through the recently topped-up roller-tray, and then shake his paws to remove the paint, splattering the paint liberally over the walls, before sprinting off (whilst being given chase), leaving little grey pawprints all over the carpet, would floor etc. Luckily for him, the floor, the carpet and Mrs Grenadier's sanity, it was water soluble paint.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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16th Oct 2017 9:01am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Fraud. That's a bad word you use there Monsieur Le Grenadier. 
Many moons ago at University I had an economics class where the prof explained us the difference between "tax avoidance and tax evasion". More subtle, no? 
Simples, that is because you are probably leaving to a country which opted to remain out of the Schengen zone. 
Now, consider yourself still lucky as with your British passport you still have the privilege today of using the EU/Swiss citizen police line. After B..x.t that should end and you will be using the police line for the rest of the world citizens, not only Americans and Aussies, but also all Asians, Mid-East and North Africa countries, and the likes of Albania, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tadjikistan, and all those other ...stan countries. Some of those passports require a more thorough check than those in the other police line. 
By the way, living in La douce France as long as you do, is your new Defender carrying one of those "74" registration numbers now? Eric 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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16th Oct 2017 12:31pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
LRJ registration and Vin system has been not work properly for week
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16th Oct 2017 4:04pm |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785  
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Driving home today down a country lane following a van, we came to a narrow bridge where the van got to the bridge before the oncoming car which stopped. It let the van cross and as my front wheels were about to leave the bridge the car driver decides to pull up to the bridge and block me! He then promptly turns his ending off and removes his seatbelt and insists I reverse off the bridge and let him past
  Russell
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31st Oct 2017 8:17pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20537
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Blasted courier drivers.
I was due a delivery today, I knew that and was free all day waiting. Given a time slot of 2-4pm for delivery. So around 12 lunch time to 1pm I popped out for a bit, thought what a relief to know when it's coming. Got back, checked post box of good no one has been and left a card or anything. Waited right through the time slot, no delivery... After the time slot and the rest of the day, no delivery. Just checked delivery status: Closed / carded. That tells me they came, when I was out.  And they never left a card either.
Or just never bothered, and I explicitly paid for next day delivery too. 
No I'll have to wait again, maybe one day maybe a day or two who knows. Really really annoying, and wasted the day too. No Guts, No Glory. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ช๐บ๐ธโฝ๏ธ๐ข๏ธโ๏ธ๐งฐ๐ช |
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31st Oct 2017 9:01pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3525 
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Without prejudice.
Londoners. Why do you all seem to run for the underground train that is pulling out of the station? I don't think any tube trains run less than two minutes apart. You have shed loads of time to walk slowly, carefully and without breaking a sweat if you see (or hear) the train pulling away, but you still run. Why? Is there a reason for this? Sorry, I am what you would consider a 'northerner'. I will apologise now to all proper northerners. I just happen to live live north of Watford. You may not be able to understand this, but where I live, if I didn't own a car, I would starve to death. Public transport is a thing my mother remembers from her childhood - the Eastern Counties 847 Norwich to Bradenham. People who remember public transport in our village are getting fewer by the year. Maybe we should have run for the bus when it was pulling away from the bus stop? Is it because we didn't show the right amount of interest as you peoples in London that we don't have an Underground system? I only trek down into the smoke when I am sent by work. The really bizarre thing is, you do tend to get dragged along by the hurry which surrounds you. They even have the audacity to charge 30 pence for a pee at Liverpool Street Station (it is free to pee at Norwich Station). I went wandering around the station for for 10 minutes trying to find a field gate before giving in and paying the money. I think next time I will take a paper and sit in one of the cubicles and do the crossword to get my moneys worth.  |
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31st Oct 2017 10:02pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3525
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It has been brought to my attention by the current Mrs Rashers that hanging around in public toilets (even those you have to pay for) is not a good thing to do.........
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31st Oct 2017 10:07pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3525
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Quite! (the current Mrs Rashers)
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31st Oct 2017 10:08pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17504 
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Steve, it is quite likely that they never came at all if you weren't carded. If the driver ran out of time, or simply couldn't be bothered they'll flag it as "nobody home" so that they appear to meet their performance targets. I have had deliveries addressed to me at work (a large, permanently staffed military base with a gatehouse manned 24/7 by people with guns) marked "delivery not possible, nobody home" on several occasions! |
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31st Oct 2017 10:30pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6771  
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Ungrateful kids that if I'm fixing your car that I gave you and you let rot away for two years while you had the odd driving lesson here and there (that I paid for) and I'm ordering all the parts and paying for all the parts and paying for the mot and paying for your road tax when it's done so you don't have to go on a bus then don't get stroppy with me if the parts haven't been delivered yet, telling me that you NEED to know when it's ready
with no thanks at all!!! Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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31st Oct 2017 10:33pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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Working with people who dont listen. They appear to listen, make all of the right noises and body language but have no intention of taking on board anything you have to say. One day of workshops down, only nine to go 😥.
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31st Oct 2017 10:46pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20537
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Blackwolf - Yes, indeed could well be the case! Had that before also.
Another issue I had just a week ago, I was in, no one came... Checked tracking left down the road at an address, went to said address they gave it to someone else accidentally as they so called miss read the address. Went to that address, no one in, went back to put a note in to text me when home so I'll pick it up or bring it to me. He brought it to me which was good of him. I mean, does that even make sense! If out, leave a card and redeliver simple. Don't just chuck it at anyone in the area. Especially when I has dangerous goods on the label.
It was spray paint but you know. The delivery meant today was a Dehumidifier, I wanted it soon but lucky it wasn't critically important... No Guts, No Glory. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ช๐บ๐ธโฝ๏ธ๐ข๏ธโ๏ธ๐งฐ๐ช |
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1st Nov 2017 12:04am |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5111  
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You ought to have my job! Sometimes I have to remove them of my course, it is always hard and more often than not I have a young person pleading I will do better, however I know they cannot ,and once I have made the decision I have to live with it, does not make it any easier though, however I always try and talk to them and move them to a course that is more suitable. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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1st Nov 2017 12:05am |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1286
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Oh yes, the delivery driver who says you were out and says he carded you when neither was true.
I went right to the top of the (small) courier Company. Nice lady, proud of her Company, investigated and found the driver had bunked off early. She told him to deliver next day, after he'd done a full shift. I got a letter of apology and a box of chocolates from the lady owner, in the post.  Small Companies that actually care, are the salt of the earth. |
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1st Nov 2017 8:25pm |
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