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Title: I'm normal
Post by: Head Womble on October 30, 2016, 09:47:43 PM
I feel like a normal Joe public.

It started two weeks ago when I brought an Audi A4, I noticed a lack of respect from other road users.

Yesterday it hit home as I watched my old Discovery drive off down the road with it's new owner inside.

Today I'm a normal person driving a run of the mill eurobox.



WHAT HAVE I DONE.







It must be added that the Audi is running veg, so I'm not completely normal (and lets face it, never will be) but I feel normal.









 
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: oakwoodtv on October 30, 2016, 10:50:46 PM
The Womble and normal that is two words that dont go together. 
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Julian on October 30, 2016, 11:32:06 PM
If you're normal then there's hope for the rest of us.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: greasemonkey on October 31, 2016, 07:20:52 AM
Fit a bullbar to it, and some strategically placed weldmesh panels, Mad Max style.
Gotta get respect on the street.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Tony on October 31, 2016, 09:53:05 AM
I felt the same moving from the big Jap busses to the Passat.

But the fuel consumption and not making batches so often makes up for it :)

(Having moved, I still don't have my kit in the garage yet - fuel stock is dwindling slowly!)
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Julian on October 31, 2016, 12:50:22 PM
I felt the same moving from the big Jap busses to the Passat.

But the fuel consumption and not making batches so often makes up for it :)

(Having moved, I still don't have my kit in the garage yet - fuel stock is dwindling slowly!)

Shame it's a long trek, but if you're in my vicinity, I have spare here.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Jamesrl on October 31, 2016, 01:07:50 PM
If the womble now classes himself as normal I'm glad I'm not in any way or form.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Head Womble on October 31, 2016, 06:45:29 PM
Guys, guys, I said I feel normal, I never clamed to actually be normal.

I can't even convince myself I'm normal, so there's no chance I could convince you lot, you know me too well.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Julian on October 31, 2016, 07:08:42 PM
Guys, guys, I said I feel normal, I never clamed to actually be normal.

I can't even convince myself I'm normal, so there's no chance I could convince you lot, you know me too well.

Yes you did ... title of the thread is a statement claiming to be normal!

Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: julianf on October 31, 2016, 09:33:09 PM
Mark,

Why the swap back - you seemed pretty keen on the offroad stuff?
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Head Womble on October 31, 2016, 10:28:32 PM
Mark,

Why the swap back - you seemed pretty keen on the offroad stuff?

I was, I had great fun, but the disco was suffering.
It got to the point that it needed welding, again, even parts that had been patched in the past will need attention soon.
I don't regret owning it at all, I do regret not keeping up with the maintenance due to time and money, so it was time to move it on while it still had some value and before it was just a parts car.

The Audi although smooth, quiet, powerful and economical (48 mpg showing at present) just isn't as enjoyable to drive, it's missing that feel good feeling, but has no rust (that I've found) and should be far more reliable.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: therecklessengineer on November 01, 2016, 07:17:17 AM
I'm driving a Honda Airwave (petrol) and I'm about to buy a house.

Does this make me normal?
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Julian on November 01, 2016, 06:59:09 PM
I'm driving a Honda Airwave (petrol) and I'm about to buy a house.

Does this make me normal?

So the new job's going well then?
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: greasemonkey on November 01, 2016, 07:12:22 PM
I've just come in from sneaking round my fiefdom with an air rifle, with a torch stuck to the end of it, trying to shoot rats. (I failed)
Does this make me normal?

Oh, actually, scratch that, I think I know the answer already.........
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: photoman290 on November 01, 2016, 09:43:49 PM
I've just come in from sneaking round my fiefdom with an air rifle, with a torch stuck to the end of it, trying to shoot rats. (I failed)
Does this make me normal?

Oh, actually, scratch that, I think I know the answer already.........

i just leave the nice plastic pot the rat poison comes in somewhere where they can find it. greed takes care of rest. the greedy little blighters managed to finish off a whole pot full in a couple of days. they  didnt come back. don't even bother opening it. they soon work out how to get into it all by themselves.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: Jamesrl on November 01, 2016, 10:38:26 PM
You need to tag one of the buggers to see if it comes back for seconds Bobby.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: therecklessengineer on November 02, 2016, 04:08:10 AM
I'm driving a Honda Airwave (petrol) and I'm about to buy a house.

Does this make me normal?

So the new job's going well then?

Kinda. A bit of a change from previous jobs.

The country is amazing though. I love being here.

Assuming I get this house then I'll host a BBB over here next year.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: greasemonkey on November 02, 2016, 07:29:44 AM
I've just come in from sneaking round my fiefdom with an air rifle, with a torch stuck to the end of it, trying to shoot rats. (I failed)
Does this make me normal?

Oh, actually, scratch that, I think I know the answer already.........

i just leave the nice plastic pot the rat poison comes in somewhere where they can find it. greed takes care of rest. the greedy little blighters managed to finish off a whole pot full in a couple of days. they  didnt come back. don't even bother opening it. they soon work out how to get into it all by themselves.

Can't get proper rat poison any more, gotta have a ticket.
The stuff you can get is twice the price, half as potent, although to be fair, it was fairly effective when I used it. Just too expensive.
Don't like 'em stinking under the caravan, anyway.
I'm going trapping and shooting.
Ordered 10 traps, but they went AWOL, so I'll have to wait for them till next week now.
The one trap I have got, I had the biggest rat I've ever seen on Sunday night, another Monday night, and another Tuesday morning.
Now I making night vision for my Rifle scope.
Thinning them out.......
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: GedsJeep on November 02, 2016, 11:42:31 AM
Now I making night vision for my Rifle scope.
Thinning them out.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HizIjI4vkvQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9mdH5NCx3A
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: greasemonkey on November 02, 2016, 04:58:38 PM
Now I making night vision for my Rifle scope.
Thinning them out.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HizIjI4vkvQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9mdH5NCx3A

Yup, that kind of thing. Looks reasonably straight forward, and not overly expensive.
Title: Re: I'm normal
Post by: photoman290 on November 02, 2016, 06:53:16 PM
I've just come in from sneaking round my fiefdom with an air rifle, with a torch stuck to the end of it, trying to shoot rats. (I failed)
Does this make me normal?

Oh, actually, scratch that, I think I know the answer already.........

i just leave the nice plastic pot the rat poison comes in somewhere where they can find it. greed takes care of rest. the greedy little blighters managed to finish off a whole pot full in a couple of days. they  didnt come back. don't even bother opening it. they soon work out how to get into it all by themselves.

Can't get proper rat poison any more, gotta have a ticket.
The stuff you can get is twice the price, half as potent, although to be fair, it was fairly effective when I used it. Just too expensive.
Don't like 'em stinking under the caravan, anyway.
I'm going trapping and shooting.
Ordered 10 traps, but they went AWOL, so I'll have to wait for them till next week now.
The one trap I have got, I had the biggest rat I've ever seen on Sunday night, another Monday night, and another Tuesday morning.
Now I making night vision for my Rifle scope.
Thinning them out.......
they won't stay thinned out when they suss the numbers are going down. or the lot over the road start increasing there terrror rat tree. see what i did there.? kill one and 3 come back. a lot of traps all at thee same time seems to work. with mice anyway.