Personal News Update....
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- I bought a new, well I say new, nearly new - 9 month old approved BMW 320d MSport with 1,000 miles on the clock with all the gizmos and gadgets you could wish for. And, man, what a cracking car that thing is to drive - I went out for a drive in it the other night for no other reason then just for fun - and I haven't done that since I first past my test, and for a four door diesel saloon that is quite amazing :-) The missus now calls me a car geek instead of just a geek. 2) And speaking of the missus - she is preggers! Which means we will be expecting our first child in January - eeek!! No I'm not prepared, yes I am petrified - well not as much as the Mrs is about having to push the thing out :-) But we are both over the moon! Any tips? :-D
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
BMW 3.20d... I'm not sure if that is fast enough to run away... with an M3 probably you would succeed... but with a 3.20d... :rolleyes: Congrats! :thumbsup:
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- I bought a new, well I say new, nearly new - 9 month old approved BMW 320d MSport with 1,000 miles on the clock with all the gizmos and gadgets you could wish for. And, man, what a cracking car that thing is to drive - I went out for a drive in it the other night for no other reason then just for fun - and I haven't done that since I first past my test, and for a four door diesel saloon that is quite amazing :-) The missus now calls me a car geek instead of just a geek. 2) And speaking of the missus - she is preggers! Which means we will be expecting our first child in January - eeek!! No I'm not prepared, yes I am petrified - well not as much as the Mrs is about having to push the thing out :-) But we are both over the moon! Any tips? :-D
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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NOOOOOOOOOO!!! Not my baby! :laugh:
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
Not only that, but you'll have to buy a bus. If it's any consolation, (it isn't) I've just done the same thing myself.
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NOOOOOOOOOO!!! Not my baby! :laugh:
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
I think you'll be able to keep the car, but every available inch of it is going to get filled with stuff for the baby each time you go out. And you will be forever cleaning piss, shit, and puke off the insides of it, often the outsides too, not to mention mushed up food, drink, unidentifiable sticky stuff. There will come a point where you just cannot be bothered cleaning it anymore.
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Not only that, but you'll have to buy a bus. If it's any consolation, (it isn't) I've just done the same thing myself.
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Family bus = :((
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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I think you'll be able to keep the car, but every available inch of it is going to get filled with stuff for the baby each time you go out. And you will be forever cleaning piss, shit, and puke off the insides of it, often the outsides too, not to mention mushed up food, drink, unidentifiable sticky stuff. There will come a point where you just cannot be bothered cleaning it anymore.
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ChrisElston wrote:
There will come a point where you just cannot be bothered cleaning it anymore.
The kids or the car?
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Family bus = :((
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
Enjoy your car/relative freedom while you can!
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ChrisElston wrote:
There will come a point where you just cannot be bothered cleaning it anymore.
The kids or the car?
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
Both, and yourself. I saw a comment from someone somewhere a short while ago that was something along the lines of "Before I became a parent the question 'how much vomit is OK on a t-shirt?' never had any answer other than 'none', now it varies daily".
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BMW 3.20d... I'm not sure if that is fast enough to run away... with an M3 probably you would succeed... but with a 3.20d... :rolleyes: Congrats! :thumbsup:
[www.tamautomation.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.
Ahh yes, an M3 - you can pick up a decent E90 model for a reasonable price, but the running costs are stratospheric. Although the 320d is still pretty quick. Quicker than the mrs can walk anyway :)
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Ahh yes, an M3 - you can pick up a decent E90 model for a reasonable price, but the running costs are stratospheric. Although the 320d is still pretty quick. Quicker than the mrs can walk anyway :)
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Ahh yes, so that'll be £20-25K then. :( Grrrr.
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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I think you'll be able to keep the car, but every available inch of it is going to get filled with stuff for the baby each time you go out. And you will be forever cleaning piss, shit, and puke off the insides of it, often the outsides too, not to mention mushed up food, drink, unidentifiable sticky stuff. There will come a point where you just cannot be bothered cleaning it anymore.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
ChrisElston wrote:
And you will be forever cleaning piss, sh*t, and puke off the insides of it, often the outsides too, not to mention mushed up food, drink, unidentifiable sticky stuff.
My car was like that before the kids!
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Both, and yourself. I saw a comment from someone somewhere a short while ago that was something along the lines of "Before I became a parent the question 'how much vomit is OK on a t-shirt?' never had any answer other than 'none', now it varies daily".
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
Oh the things I have to look forward to! :-D
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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- I bought a new, well I say new, nearly new - 9 month old approved BMW 320d MSport with 1,000 miles on the clock with all the gizmos and gadgets you could wish for. And, man, what a cracking car that thing is to drive - I went out for a drive in it the other night for no other reason then just for fun - and I haven't done that since I first past my test, and for a four door diesel saloon that is quite amazing :-) The missus now calls me a car geek instead of just a geek. 2) And speaking of the missus - she is preggers! Which means we will be expecting our first child in January - eeek!! No I'm not prepared, yes I am petrified - well not as much as the Mrs is about having to push the thing out :-) But we are both over the moon! Any tips? :-D
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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ChrisElston wrote:
And you will be forever cleaning piss, sh*t, and puke off the insides of it, often the outsides too, not to mention mushed up food, drink, unidentifiable sticky stuff.
My car was like that before the kids!
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Enjoy your car/relative freedom while you can!
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Thanks - hence why I did it now before we realise what its like to be parents! I'm still in the happy place at the moment! :)
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Mine too, but I've never had a new / nice car.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
And you never will again!
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- I bought a new, well I say new, nearly new - 9 month old approved BMW 320d MSport with 1,000 miles on the clock with all the gizmos and gadgets you could wish for. And, man, what a cracking car that thing is to drive - I went out for a drive in it the other night for no other reason then just for fun - and I haven't done that since I first past my test, and for a four door diesel saloon that is quite amazing :-) The missus now calls me a car geek instead of just a geek. 2) And speaking of the missus - she is preggers! Which means we will be expecting our first child in January - eeek!! No I'm not prepared, yes I am petrified - well not as much as the Mrs is about having to push the thing out :-) But we are both over the moon! Any tips? :-D
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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As somebody with a 5 week old, you have my condolences. Expect lots of people to tell you it gets better...in several months time...while you feel like you can't make it another day. Enjoy!
Yeah, we've heard the same thing from our friends. They say the first months are the hardest and the worst, but after that it gets better and better and then you wouldn't trade it for all the world. :)
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Stand by for pain, anguish, worry, stress, anger, grief, panic etc for the next 40+ years. Oh, and quite a lot of absolutely wonderful pleasure.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
40+ years? Oh bugger, I was only banking on 18-20 then they'll bugger off and leave me alone. Let me look at those calculations again.....oh bugger, forgot to carry the 1. :doh:
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair