J9withdogs Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Back from sunny Scotland and I would like to share a small tip with you. Yet again in MMM there is a gizmo to help you remember to unhook the electric cable before driving off. What's wrong with simply walking round the 'van before driving off. That way you can check for tyres that have gone flat in the night, windows left open, dog bowls in front of a wheel etc etc. Pilots do it everytime they prepare to board their aircraft, even the Jumbo jets! (perhaps not looking for dog bowls...) Is it me or do men just like to invent gizmos? *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Men like gizmo's there is even a mag called men & gadgets .... Men also like to start wars shame this country isn't run by women life would be a whole lot simplar . Either that or a gay guy could run it intouch with his femine side ..seems to me Men like to show bravado ... Bravado & Gadget good name for a new mag ;-) There is one called Nuts still some of em are :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Ooooooooooooooh i say giggles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Welcome back Janine, we've missed you. Sorry to be out of step about gadgets etc, but it's Liz who wants a SatNav in our next van - I'm very satisfied with her navigational skills (she doesn't drive), but she's fed up with reading maps instead of enjoying the scenery. I can see her point! Tony PS As for leaving things behind, that would definitely be me. With our first van (aircooled VW, years ago) we used a freestanding step by the sliding door - left 3 behind in 2 years! Never tried to drive off while plugged in though. One of our vans had corner steadies, so I got into the habit of hanging the "winder" on the steering wheel as a reminder when they were down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 Thank you Tony, I missed you all too. Doesn't it prove the point though - if you had walked round the 'van before getting into the driving seat, you wouldn't have missed anything! I can agree about the SatNav tho - it certainly makes life a lot easier if in foreign parts, especially telling you what lane you need to be in half a mile ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 michele - 2007-05-16 4:40 PM Men like gizmo's there is even a mag called men & gadgets .... Men also like to start wars shame this country isn't run by women life would be a whole lot simplar . Either that or a gay guy could run it intouch with his femine side ..seems to me Men like to show bravado ... Bravado & Gadget good name for a new mag ;-) There is one called Nuts still some of em are :D We had a woman who ran the country for many years, Maggie Thatcher!!! we had many strikes, the falklands war, she sold off lots of council houses and stopped councils using the money to build new ones...... she didnt do a great job either. Maybe we just need someone who has some common sense when it comes to cause and effect?????? Tina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Yep you're right make it a women though ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 We had a woman who ran the country for many years, Maggie Thatcher!!! we had many strikes, the falklands war, she sold off lots of council houses and stopped councils using the money to build new ones...... she didnt do a great job either. Maybe we just need someone who has some common sense when it comes to cause and effect?????? TinaI take it history was not your favorite subject then Tina. *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza454 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Tina - 2007-05-16 11:03 PM michele - 2007-05-16 4:40 PM Men like gizmo's there is even a mag called men & gadgets .... Men also like to start wars shame this country isn't run by women life would be a whole lot simplar . Either that or a gay guy could run it intouch with his femine side ..seems to me Men like to show bravado ... Bravado & Gadget good name for a new mag ;-) There is one called Nuts still some of em are :D We had a woman who ran the country for many years, Maggie Thatcher!!! we had many strikes, the falklands war, she sold off lots of council houses and stopped councils using the money to build new ones...... she didnt do a great job either. Maybe we just need someone who has some common sense when it comes to cause and effect?????? Tina Please don't bring Margaret Thatcher into this.STRIKES - Yes, we did have strikes, the miners strike in particular, but what was she supposed to do, allow Arthur Scargill to run the country? What about the strikes in the "Red Robbo" Labour years in the 70's and 80s? FALKLANDS WAR - Again, what was she expected to do, allow Argentina to run roughshod over UK sovereignty?COUNCIL HOUSE SALES - Just ask the millions of people who took advantage of the "right to buy" their own home instead of paying rent for the rest of their lives, if they appreciate the policy that she introduced.SHE DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB - Obviously that's for debate. What I would ask you to do is to just compare her years with the past 10 years of President Blair and draw your own conclusion.Please accept the above in the spirit of which it's given, I don't want to start a war.Take Care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraprof Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Margaret Thatcher was the toughest and finest prime minister that this country has had since Winston Churchill. Tina is probably too young to remember the 'Winter of Discontent' when the unions brought Britain to a standstill, when rubbish piled up in the streets and the dead went unburied. Her stance against the unions and particularly Arthur Scargill, set the foundations for the wealth that we all enjoy today, despite ten years of Socialism and hundreds of stealth taxes from Slimy (I've reduced the rate of income tax) Brown. And as for selling council houses! I'm a working class lad who was brought up in one and my hard working parents bought theirs and set up for themselves a happier and richer rent-free retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Spot on Frank. I,ve voted labour all my life, but Maggie pulled this country kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 bazza, who is it addressed to ?...Tina or me ?.sorry lost ! just so you're clear I have not said anything about Maggie ;-)Just didn't want to jump on the BRAVADO wagon with my mate Tina *-) :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza454 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 michele - 2007-05-17 12:16 AM bazza, who is it addressed to ?...Tina or me ?.sorry lost ! just so you're clear I have not said anything about Maggie ;-)Just didn't want to jump on the BRAVADO wagon with my mate Tina *-) :D :D Sorry M, it was addressed to Tina, but remember, I don't want to start another war.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 ok , lets take it to the Argument section ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza454 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 michele - 2007-05-17 12:42 AM ok , lets take it to the Argument section ;-) I don't want to go back to the argument thread, remember this morning (yesterday now), I took ill reading the "be good to everybody" section and had to visit the argument section to regain sanity..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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