December « 2005 « The Choad

Pain or Super-pain?

By Al - December 24th, 2005 Entertainment, General

I was with Dave the other day attaching a door to the rear of his house. It was on before but for the past few months it's not been able to shut because it's warped. That and a bust boiler means that their house has had days where ...

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Goodbye, old friend

By Al - December 22nd, 2005 Transportation

He's gone. It's over. :cry: I am sad to report the death of a Rover Metro 1.1s, better known to many as "Tilt". Following extensive damage to the front of Tilt, on Tuesday December 20th he was reluctantly sent to a ...

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Metro vs Mini

By Al - December 15th, 2005 Transportation

I have some really bad news. There's been an accident. Tilt's been beaten up pretty bad. The Mini he collided with has gone; it's a complete write-off. Tilt's just been dropped off at my house by my breakdown service after two days of trying to get ...

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Smile for the camera

By Al - December 13th, 2005 Transportation

Mr car Tilt is a 1994 Rover Metro 1.1s. To those that don't know much about cars (such as myself), that means that it's white, old, small, and not very powerful. I've asked a few friends what they think Tilt's top speed is. Most say it's somewhere ...

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Sod’s Law

By Al - December 6th, 2005 General

I want to meet Sod. I don't know who he is or where he lives, but I shall train a Sod-sensing squirrel to sniff him out and nibble at his nuts until I arrive, at which point I will poke him in the eyes repeatedly. I really REALLY ...

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Emasculating Tilt

By Al - December 1st, 2005 Transportation

So there we go - Dave's finally here - and it's about bloody time lol! He's great, he's fantastic, and ladies - he's single! Tilt's been through some hard deals recently. He got pretty muddy after a few trips on the motorway (bloody lorries) so I took him ...

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