Off Topic- Boys Toys
- bluebirdsback
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Got a good idea of what Bill means. Many years ago i drove buses with the engine at the back. One very icy winter 1976 i think. I touched the breaks and spent the next 600 meters or so trying to keep the engine behind me. After narrowly missing oncoming traffic mounting the pavement narrowly missing a post box and telephone box we came to a halt. Must have been a popular bus stop as all of my 72 passengers got off there. Come to think of it so did my conductor. When your back end goes its a bugger to get back.
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What are these little animated yellow things then? A substitute for telling how Rob's unfailingly dry humour cracked you up?
Datebook-Facebollocks and Wee-wee machines degrading your ability to speak English again?
I'm only a plumber from Cannock...
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Groan...
I'm only a plumber from Cannock...
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"As to reward, my profession is its own reward;" Sherlock Holmes.
'It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.' W.C. Fields.
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Can't even use the smileys for beer/drink/etc here! -(b) (d)
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The moment you make something idiot proof a new breed of idiots will come along and prove you wrong
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You daft buggers...
It's a demanding job for everyone sticking together as a team but when it works it's the best feeling in the world.
It's a demanding job for everyone sticking together as a team but when it works it's the best feeling in the world.
I'm only a plumber from Cannock...
"As to reward, my profession is its own reward;" Sherlock Holmes.
'It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.' W.C. Fields.
"As to reward, my profession is its own reward;" Sherlock Holmes.
'It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.' W.C. Fields.
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From 2002 to 2009 I used to owe a Calypso green (basically metallic green) Citroen AX - nicknamed the Green Machine. It has been to Scotland and back to Gloucestershire numerous times - with a couple of nights in the Lake District. It has since been replaced by a lovely red Volkswagen Polo (2009- ).
Pulse Jet Powered Bicycle - I Kid You Not!
Now THIS is a Boy's Toy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3V5qbVbNLM
...... and apparently plans are available if you want to build one of your own! Now THAT would get me over the Pennines quicker than my Pan European
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3V5qbVbNLM
...... and apparently plans are available if you want to build one of your own! Now THAT would get me over the Pennines quicker than my Pan European
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Who was the amateur pulse jet builder who described how easy it would be to build a home made cruise missile with a GPS, one of his bent pipes and a few bits and bobs from the model shop? He landed himself in hot water...
I'm only a plumber from Cannock...
"As to reward, my profession is its own reward;" Sherlock Holmes.
'It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.' W.C. Fields.
"As to reward, my profession is its own reward;" Sherlock Holmes.
'It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.' W.C. Fields.
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Condition: Very good
Price: from 19 800 EUR
For more, we offer:
Detailed photos, eventually video record and shipping
Helicopter is imobile and incomplete, it can be used for advertising purposes.
We provide transport services with our own truck.
We are ready to send you calculation of transport and detailed photo documentation in case of serious interest.
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