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Yes she is much more modest than my girl Suki. She is usually sprawled out like a hussy. She also flirts with Buddy then when he gets close she bats him on the head and hisses.
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'He'? Something you're not telling us?
(Sorry, couldn't resist this golden opportunity to be a nob.) |
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Speaking of knobs
UK sightseeing checklist:
1. London Big Ben 2. Buckingham Palace 3. London Eye 4. Madame Tussauds 5. Tower Bridge 6. British Museum 7. Kensington Palace 8. Trafalgar Square 9. Hampstead Heath 10. Kew Garden 11. Genie walking/riding away |
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Re: Speaking of knobs
stickyfrog wrote: UK sightseeing checklist: 1. London Big Ben 2. Buckingham Palace 3. London Eye 4. Madame Tussauds 5. Tower Bridge 6. British Museum 7. Kensington Palace 8. Trafalgar Square 9. Hampstead Heath 10. Kew Garden 11. Genie walking/riding away |
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louswheel wrote: brown_beret7 wrote: I'm sure a couple of times today that I had a strong smell of warm rubber from the GTS, but with the lousy weather I didn't hang around to try and track it down. A belt check might be in order I guess? No issues last time I looked. It's on the original belt on a 59 plate (2009) and I just tipped over 9000km this weekend... Graham |
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Bill Dog wrote: London Big Ben as opposed to Glasgow's Big Ben. Bill xx |
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Re: Speaking of knobs
Treppenwitz wrote: stickyfrog wrote: UK sightseeing checklist: 1. London Big Ben 2. Buckingham Palace 3. London Eye 4. Madame Tussauds 5. Tower Bridge 6. British Museum 7. Kensington Palace 8. Trafalgar Square 9. Hampstead Heath 10. Kew Garden 11. Genie walking/riding away |
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Re: Speaking of knobs
genie wrote: Treppenwitz wrote: stickyfrog wrote: UK sightseeing checklist: 1. London Big Ben 2. Buckingham Palace 3. London Eye 4. Madame Tussauds 5. Tower Bridge 6. British Museum 7. Kensington Palace 8. Trafalgar Square 9. Hampstead Heath 10. Kew Garden 11. Genie walking/riding away |
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May not be going anywhere - the part hasn't arrived at Chiswick Honda. They swear it will arrive tomorrow and they'll make the service first job of the day...but I was supposed to be on the 9:50 Eurotunnel.
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genie wrote: Treppenwitz wrote: stickyfrog wrote: UK sightseeing checklist: 1. London Big Ben 2. Buckingham Palace 3. London Eye 4. Madame Tussauds 5. Tower Bridge 6. British Museum 7. Kensington Palace 8. Trafalgar Square 9. Hampstead Heath 10. Kew Garden 11. Genie walking/riding away It was very nice for my ego to be seen in such attractive company. |
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Bill Dog wrote: Sorted. Alice I need your address for the Ironbutt stuff. Bill xxx |
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jimc wrote: Aviator47 wrote: jimc wrote: I can't be certain of having the correct paperwork for re-entry into the US by then. ![]() |
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Commuting in this morning I passed a chartered accountant's called OCTOKHAN. Most sinister accountants ever?
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froggieposition wrote: (Just got back from London yesterday). Get an Oyster card for the tube too. |
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brown_beret7 wrote: louswheel wrote: brown_beret7 wrote: I'm sure a couple of times today that I had a strong smell of warm rubber from the GTS, but with the lousy weather I didn't hang around to try and track it down. A belt check might be in order I guess? No issues last time I looked. It's on the original belt on a 59 plate (2009) and I just tipped over 9000km this weekend... Graham Graham |
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stickyfrog wrote: froggieposition wrote: (Just got back from London yesterday). Get an Oyster card for the tube too. |
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froggieposition wrote: stickyfrog wrote: froggieposition wrote: (Just got back from London yesterday). Get an Oyster card for the tube too. |
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okay, this is weird. after viewing a number of really nasty properties, and watching prices spike sharply over the past few weeks, I'd decided to withdraw from the property market.
literally hours after I took this decision, I got a call from the agent who was selling the only nice house that I'd seen (I wasn't really interested in it because I didn't like the layout and the garden was tiny), practically begging me to make an offer. If I'd wanted the place, it could have been mine. this morning, I get a call from another agent who had been showing us some places at the weekend. it appears that potential buyers with large deposits get the privilege of seeing some of their properties before they are actually listed - indeed it turns out that some homes are sold without ever actually being listed this was a bit of a revelation to me. i'm not sure it's legal, and if it is, they're going to have to show me something pretty special to persuade me to move .... still - sod's law and all |
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Marina, the cafe owner where we have the Greek Island Rally barbeque just returned from 3 weeks in England and Scotland. She raved about the food there - the Chinese and Indian, that is.
She's working on the menu for this year already. Lots of free time in the Winter. genie- Marina makes a burrito that is quite good. Never have gone back to that place on Naxos. |
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genie wrote: okay, this is weird. after viewing a number of really nasty properties, and watching prices spike sharply over the past few weeks, I'd decided to withdraw from the property market. literally hours after I took this decision, I got a call from the agent who was selling the only nice house that I'd seen (I wasn't really interested in it because I didn't like the layout and the garden was tiny), practically begging me to make an offer. If I'd wanted the place, it could have been mine. this morning, I get a call from another agent who had been showing us some places at the weekend. it appears that potential buyers with large deposits get the privilege of seeing some of their properties before they are actually listed - indeed it turns out that some homes are sold without ever actually being listed this was a bit of a revelation to me. i'm not sure it's legal, and if it is, they're going to have to show me something pretty special to persuade me to move .... still - sod's law and all Basically sounds like those agencies have overplayed their hand and now have no offers and pissed off sellers. If you do continue, they should at least get a bit more real than the usual, got loads of offers spiel you always get. |
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my habit of saying exactly what I think seems to have paid off
![]() actually, the agent who showed us a couple of properties at the weekend was much more forthcoming than I'd expected. I think he liked us ... and Bill's flirting with him probably helped as well. ![]() |
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genie wrote: you mean that place with the woman at the other table who had the fluorescent sunburn? |
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froggieposition wrote: stickyfrog wrote: froggieposition wrote: (Just got back from London yesterday). Get an Oyster card for the tube too. ![]() |
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...I feel somehow on the outside, on the inside. There was a time when I actually knew what was going on here...
![]() ![]() Anyhooo, in other riveting news, I briefly emerged from more books tonight to file my tax return before Friday. After last years stressful and expensive screw-up, I wasn't looking forward to it. Fortunately, things are more simple as a PAYE employee again, and its done. Phew. As a upstanding citizen I've even paid up what I owe after PAYE - £1.40. Don't spend it all at once Mr Osborne. |
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I'm going to be in the local paper again and this time it's going to work out fine.
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Yeah I gave the Cannionball story to the Kent Messenger and they ruined it.
They ruined a good photo op as well. Idiots. Bill xxx |
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If any VCB members fancy supporting the GTS-OC becoming its own branch within VCB please pm me. Thanks
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