Night!
Hicap phill
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DevonGuy
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Pretty good going, Phill.
When DevonBird and I were very poor, buying our first house and raising 2 kids, we ran those little Fiat Pandas which were repaired and maintained exclusively by yours truly. We had 4 of the things one after another and only had one fail in umpteen years and hundreds of thousands of miles: one outboard driveshaft gaiter which I must have missed in the failing light in my council-rent garage. One of the most underrated vehicles ever built which deserves a place with the 2CV, Morris Minor, Beetle and Mini as a starter car for ordinary folk.
neilly
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Used to do over 30K a year in mine for a couple of years, must have been mad....
Cheers
Hicap phill
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Myself & brother both had 4x4 pandas. Best way of annoying the local Landrover laners in Wales as we drive past playing bumper tag.
DevonGuy
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Ere norl. I've called the Fire Brigade but they ain't intrestid.
I haven't heard a firework for over twenty years! Even the millennium was silent.
Hippo
Lord Hippo
Are you a famous painter?I haven't heard a firework for over twenty years! Even the millennium was silent.
jamesmartin
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get a grip
Oldseadog
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... Gently by the throat ...?
Hippo
Lord Hippo
Of what? They're annoying. Eggspecially at 1am. They're wasted if only a few peeps are watching them. Would be better if peeps went to a display or joined forces locally. This year one of the neighbours has concentrated on colour rather than bangers.
jamesmartin
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yourself
you want them to police fireworks once a year when they cant even bother with break ins
Hippo
Lord Hippo
I think peeps should have a bit more respect for their neighbours. Mortar bomb type fireworks are annoying. There's no sparkle. Just a very loud bang. Living in a residential area... I think it's innapropriate. We don't need the police. They'll be busy helping the fire service on their busiest few nights of the year. We need peeps to be more considerate to others. 9pm till 1am is too much for one households display. Peeps know what they're doing. They have the option to think for themselves.
The police are stretched. They tackle requests on priority basis. Crime in action is a priority. Earlier this week the top police chief was ont radio 4. She made some interesting comments along the lines of not being under social pressure to take action against a wolf whistle when a quiet word to a building site supervisor requesting it to stop would be enough. Also the pressure to follow up crimes where the perpetrator is dead and therefore prosecution as a deterrent is never achievable. It makes sense.
jamesmartin
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you want to ban something because of the odd idiot,yes the police are stretched and struggling with political correctness but who else would police your ban
