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Splitpin

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Dec 18, 2009, 4:16:47 AM12/18/09
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Whats the point in having a decent 4x4 when theres thounds of people in cars
and not decent 4x4s stuck in front of you, i say ban cars on snow days and
no work for everyone.

Merry Xmas


Splitpin

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Dec 18, 2009, 4:18:29 AM12/18/09
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Sorry spelt thounds wrong


"Splitpin" <spli...@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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Andrew Cleland

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Dec 18, 2009, 4:47:38 AM12/18/09
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My 8 year old daughter was out making snowmen at 7am today and then came
running in to tell us that our neighbour's Jeep (Cherokee) was stuck. I
should have offered him a tow out with the 110 ;-)

(To be honest I've no idea how he managed to get stuck, even normal cars
were copeing).

AC.

Lizzy Taylor

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Dec 18, 2009, 5:17:46 AM12/18/09
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Andrew Cleland wrote:
> Splitpin wrote:
>> Whats the point in having a decent 4x4 when theres thounds of people
>> in cars and not decent 4x4s stuck in front of you, i say ban cars on
>> snow days and no work for everyone.
>>
>> Merry Xmas
>>
>
> My 8 year old daughter was out making snowmen at 7am today and then came
> running in to tell us that our neighbour's Jeep (Cherokee) was stuck. I
> should have offered him a tow out with the 110 ;-)

Oh, how satisfying :-)

Lizzy

Oily

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:36:41 AM12/18/09
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"Lizzy Taylor" wrote..........
How mortifying, poor Jeep being stuck with such a crap driver.

Merry Christmas to all on here from me also. :-)


Molesworth

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Dec 18, 2009, 9:47:22 AM12/18/09
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In article <orKdnU4E3KWr1bbW...@bt.com>,
"Splitpin" <spli...@btconnect.com> wrote:


I rather like the word. 'Thounds'. Wonder how I can use it?

Merry Christmas to all from New Orleans!

Lee_D

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Dec 18, 2009, 10:31:41 AM12/18/09
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"Molesworth" <molesw...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Thounds good to me!

Lee D


Lee_D

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Dec 18, 2009, 10:33:30 AM12/18/09
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"Oily" <martin...@nospambtconnect.com> wrote in message
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Funny!

Merry Christmas all round peeps!

Lee D

Alan J. Wylie

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Dec 18, 2009, 1:07:35 PM12/18/09
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On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:47:38 +0000, Andrew Cleland <ajc...@cam.ac.uk> said:

> My 8 year old daughter was out making snowmen at 7am today and then
> came running in to tell us that our neighbour's Jeep (Cherokee) was
> stuck. I should have offered him a tow out with the 110 ;-)

For those of you that haven't already seen it, here's how not to tow a
car in snow.

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFwu0xsy0s>

Plus the classic bumper cars on ice.

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWT1pY1mVlY>

--
Alan J. Wylie http://www.wylie.me.uk/

EMB

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Dec 18, 2009, 1:12:23 PM12/18/09
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Merry Christmas to all from the decidedly un-snowy Southern colonies.

CraigB

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:09:25 PM12/18/09
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Some days I sure wish it would snow here. 40deg+ days with 70-80% odd
humidity sure is a bugger when you're trying to work under a customer's
hot Land Rover.

Merry Christmas and stuff from me over here in the Penal Colonies...
(read: very Sunny Queensland, Australia.)

-Craig.

Brian Colwell

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Dec 18, 2009, 8:28:37 PM12/18/09
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"Splitpin" <spli...@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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I will drink to that !

bmc


gordon

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Dec 19, 2009, 4:42:46 AM12/19/09
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At least you can feel your bl**dy fingers, which is more than I can at
the moment!

Gordon, snowed under in Kent.

Ian Rawlings

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Dec 19, 2009, 7:42:52 AM12/19/09
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I put my slightly ailing Defender into a dealer I've never tried before
for some work, put it in on November 9th, straight afterwards we had
torrential rain for weeks while I only had a small leaky sports car to
drive around in. Now we're forecast for icy conditions and the Landy is
still at the garage, for a month and a third now, different garage mind,
given the total incompetence and pathetic excuse-making of the first. Had
to resort to court threats and taking it elsewhere. Still don't have it
back yet!

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Tom Woods

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Dec 19, 2009, 8:38:43 AM12/19/09
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On Dec 18, 3:31 pm, "Lee_D" <newsgroupsNOS...@NOSPAMlrproject.com>
wrote:
> "Molesworth" <moleswort...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:molesworth80-F101...@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com...
>
>
>
> > In article <orKdnU4E3KWr1bbWnZ2dnUVZ8oWdn...@bt.com>,

> > "Splitpin" <split...@btconnect.com> wrote:
>
> >> Sorry spelt thounds wrong
>
> >> "Splitpin" <split...@btconnect.com> wrote in message

> >>news:nZqdnTZseJFS2rbW...@bt.com...
> >> > Whats the point in having a decent 4x4 when theres thounds of people in
> >> > cars and not decent 4x4s stuck in front of you, i say ban cars on snow
> >> > days and no work for everyone.
>
> > I rather like the word. 'Thounds'. Wonder how I can use it?
>
> > Merry Christmas to all from New Orleans!
>
> Thounds good to me!
>
> Lee D

Bad news Lee - I currently have 2 running landrovers. It is not going
to snow round here this year! ;)

Lee_D

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Dec 19, 2009, 11:39:00 AM12/19/09
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"Tom Woods" <toma...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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............

How odd... the message hasn't indented?

If they disappear I may have accidentally impounded them ;0) It will of
course be an admin blunder and Snow will be assured :0)

You never know it could just be that Two running Landies cancel themselves
out..

SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW :o)

Lee

Rick N

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Dec 21, 2009, 11:45:03 AM12/21/09
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On Dec 19, 11:39 am, "Lee_D" <newsgroupsNOS...@NOSPAMlrproject.com>
wrote:
> "Tom Woods" <tomar...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> Lee- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Geeeeeezzzzz thanks Lee. I'm in Virginia, and saturday we had 28+
inches of snow.....and now the roads are packed and freezing. The
disco1 has its chains on and doing great!!! Its a wonderfull feeling
pulling out ferds and bowties!! Of course now that i've posted the dam
thing will break.
Merry xmas to you all!

Badger

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Dec 22, 2009, 3:29:07 AM12/22/09
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"Rick N" <rane...@hughes.net> wrote in message
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> Geeeeeezzzzz thanks Lee. I'm in Virginia, and saturday we had 28+
> inches of snow.....and now the roads are packed and freezing. The
> disco1 has its chains on and doing great!!! Its a wonderfull feeling
> pulling out ferds and bowties!! Of course now that i've posted the dam
> thing will break.
> Merry xmas to you all!

"ferds and bowties" ??????????? Am I missing something here? Wish we had
more snow, only got around 4" in Morayshire, but enough to go play in the
Ram, lol.
Badger.


EMB

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Dec 22, 2009, 4:04:26 AM12/22/09
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ferds.... them things with a blue oval
bowties.... as found on a Chevrolet

Badger

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Dec 22, 2009, 4:20:31 AM12/22/09
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"EMB" <emb...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:hgq21c$i21$1...@aioe.org...

Aaaah, right, lol.


Austin Shackles

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Jan 10, 2010, 6:12:06 AM1/10/10
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On or around Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:07:35 +0000, al...@wylie.me.uk (Alan J.
Wylie) enlightened us thusly:

classic, the second one is not the full version, 'cos the fire engine slides
down the hill as well.

then there's this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fLW3OiH8OQ

Austin Shackles

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Jan 10, 2010, 6:24:37 AM1/10/10
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On or around Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:07:35 +0000, al...@wylie.me.uk (Alan J.
Wylie) enlightened us thusly:


I love this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBdMPWS6vT8

Austin Shackles

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Jan 10, 2010, 6:47:08 AM1/10/10
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Dave Liquorice

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Jan 10, 2010, 8:57:10 AM1/10/10
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On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:12:06 +0000, Austin Shackles wrote:

> ><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWT1pY1mVlY>
>
> classic, the second one is not the full version, 'cos the fire engine
> slides down the hill as well.

Oh not sure I've seen that version...

--
Cheers
Dave.

Ian Rawlings

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Jan 10, 2010, 9:33:34 AM1/10/10
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On 2010-01-10, Austin Shackles <austinDITCHTHIS...@ddol-las.net> wrote:

ISTR him getting done for kiddie fiddling his own kids.

Austin Shackles

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Jan 28, 2010, 5:21:27 PM1/28/10
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On or around Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:33:34 +0000, Ian Rawlings
<new...@tarcus.org.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>On 2010-01-10, Austin Shackles <austinDITCHTHIS...@ddol-las.net> wrote:
>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lMuq9RdWyo
>>
>> more david's farm.
>
>ISTR him getting done for kiddie fiddling his own kids.

dunno. I do like all the various motors though.

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