It’s an escape from reality, something we all need, in various degrees…some in books….some in alcohol and books…(me) others in even worse alternatives…or better alternatives…but we all need an alternative to the daily grind. Even if you don’t realise your daily existence is ‘grinding’

Aye, we’d have been gannin to NZ and Oz for years, earlier, in our perignations we discussed a permenant move, then a NZ mining company offered a life changing move for former miners..resettlement bonuses, guaranteed citizenship, the lot, I was all for it, but wor lass was uneasy, found lots of...

Your not the only one:)

Had a freelander a couple of years ago, lovely car until the local dealer mistook the filling cap for the reverse gear locking pin, end of freelander. Sod went bust while I was chasing him for damages.

I thoroughly enjoyed them, she drew the last two out a bit but on the whole enjoyable, not LRs standard, but not bad.

Northumberland is for you, I live 3 miles from the sea (druridge bay) 25 minutes from Newcastle airport and 10 minutes from a major hospital. And we are much more civilised then those louts ‘doon soof. -)

Ah “civilisation” 3hour traffic jams and sky high housing prices-)

Rum by gum…was in Gibraltar when the RN ended their traditional daily grog allowance…decided to have one last party to get rid of said rum….shore station…HMS Rook?? drake…invited all HM forces not on duty to attend….jeez…if the Spanish had invaded-)

Why’s it wearing a fur cap?

Just make sure that ‘planning permission’ is not ‘outline planning permission’…

The LPG got serviced a month or so before the dreaded liner problem…..I’m trying to get into RAVE but I keep getting “pdf files are supported but something went wrong” The word ‘excrement’ comes to mind.

Depends on the workforce and how the various other tradesmen tie into the job, the builder doing me extension just finished a swanky house in Morpeth took 7 months, reckons he could have done it in half the time if he catch you later, bairn needs the I pad-)

Least you has the sense to buy a D2, welcome.

It’s the LPG gubbins that’s got me worried

Whey, if start it, an it’s a big IF, buy an extremely big bag of popcorn. Me spannering on my previous diesel LRs used to attract small crowds. But this will be my first petrol LR

Wish I had though of that -)

As Mekkin nowt, just labouring to thi builder noo n then. If I start taking the block out of my 38 I will post pics, that should keep Ivry bugger In stiches for the foreseeable

Looks like I might have to, can you open rave on an I pad?

Council demanded UK coal ‘round up’ all the crested newts in their proposed development so they got a company in that threw a plastic net around the perimeter of the site and gradually closed it, at the finish they had collected 4 newts…..the operation averaged £40k per newt…….and resulted in...

You don't need planning for extensions under a certain size (permitted development) but for a new house you certainly do, and boy have I checked, stuck a static up therein the finish and had a letter from the council within a week warning me not to do this, that and tother, apparently...