Personal News Update....
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
Ahh yes, an M3 - you can pick up a decent E90 model for a reasonable price, but the running costs are stratospheric
I'm thinking about exchanging my Saab 9-5 Aero for a BMW M5, somehow I have to convince myself that the running costs are less than stratospheric... I'm almost there, but I still need to little more convincing from myself. :^)
Mmmhhmmm. M5 - yeah, I saw those as well for approx £15-20k That's a whole load of car for the money. what was it £60k new? I do think that it would cost an arm and a leg to insure, tax, and maintain, but, sod it, do it for a year, I bet you'll love it :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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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
Quicker than the mrs can walk waddle anyway
FTFY
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
She's already got a bit of a gut. She also doesn't like me calling it a "gut".
"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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Thanks for the tip :thumbsup:
"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
Be prepared for truly knowing what love is. The first time you hold that baby and look at it's helpless, innocent face you will feel overwhelmed with pride, love, and responsibility. That is the only time I felt like I would do anything and everything for someone, that no sacrifice would be too great. After a few weeks of no sleep, the feeling is still there and you realize that's the reason why you are not taking the baby back. My experience has been that babies get better every three months for the first year. I love the 2-3 year stages. I have 4 and #5 is in the oven. The major milestones are: 1. Sleeping through the night (which #4 is going on 2 and still not doing) 2. Crawling (they gain some independence) 3. Walking (they gain even more) 4. Talking is overrated, although the jibberish is cute. They think they've just rattled off a big sentence and are so proud of themselves. Stay away from big purple dinosaurs.
Brad If you think you can, you will. If you think you can't, you won't. Either way, you're right.
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Mmmhhmmm. M5 - yeah, I saw those as well for approx £15-20k That's a whole load of car for the money. what was it £60k new? I do think that it would cost an arm and a leg to insure, tax, and maintain, but, sod it, do it for a year, I bet you'll love it :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
1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
I do think that it would cost an arm and a leg to insure, tax, and maintain, but, sod it, do it for a year, I bet you'll love it :-D
The tax and insurance isn't to bad, I've paid more on insurance on other cars when I was younger. It's mostly the running costs I'm hesistant to, I drive ~35 000km per year so just the extra fuel is a lot. But then again, how fun is it to have you money in the bank? :)
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Be prepared for truly knowing what love is. The first time you hold that baby and look at it's helpless, innocent face you will feel overwhelmed with pride, love, and responsibility. That is the only time I felt like I would do anything and everything for someone, that no sacrifice would be too great. After a few weeks of no sleep, the feeling is still there and you realize that's the reason why you are not taking the baby back. My experience has been that babies get better every three months for the first year. I love the 2-3 year stages. I have 4 and #5 is in the oven. The major milestones are: 1. Sleeping through the night (which #4 is going on 2 and still not doing) 2. Crawling (they gain some independence) 3. Walking (they gain even more) 4. Talking is overrated, although the jibberish is cute. They think they've just rattled off a big sentence and are so proud of themselves. Stay away from big purple dinosaurs.
Brad If you think you can, you will. If you think you can't, you won't. Either way, you're right.
BRShroyer wrote:
Stay away from big purple dinosaurs.
Ok...I haven't had that tip before. I will bear it in mind. :)
"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
First, congrats on both achievements. Something I expected the (other) old farts to have mentioned by now:
Someone I can't be arsed to look up said:
Grandkids are the reward you get for not strangling your kids.
I'm expecting (thanks, daughter for all the hard yakka) my third grandkid in a couple of months. If it's anything like its older brother and girl cousin, I'll be delighted again. Cheers, Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
I do think that it would cost an arm and a leg to insure, tax, and maintain, but, sod it, do it for a year, I bet you'll love it :-D
The tax and insurance isn't to bad, I've paid more on insurance on other cars when I was younger. It's mostly the running costs I'm hesistant to, I drive ~35 000km per year so just the extra fuel is a lot. But then again, how fun is it to have you money in the bank? :)
Indeed! And I bet that will be a proper smile machine! :)
"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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First, congrats on both achievements. Something I expected the (other) old farts to have mentioned by now:
Someone I can't be arsed to look up said:
Grandkids are the reward you get for not strangling your kids.
I'm expecting (thanks, daughter for all the hard yakka) my third grandkid in a couple of months. If it's anything like its older brother and girl cousin, I'll be delighted again. Cheers, Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
Peter_in_2780 wrote:
I'm expecting (thanks, daughter for all the hard yakka) my third grandkid in a couple of months.
Congrats to you!
"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
Keep the car between the ditches and the other thing in your britches. Just kidding congrats on both Car Geek Guy. :)
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Keep the car between the ditches and the other thing in your britches. Just kidding congrats on both Car Geek Guy. :)
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Version 3.0 now available. There is no place like 127.0.0.1:-D Thanks!
"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 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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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
Goodbye BMW and hello mini-van.
Boo!
"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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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
Goodbye BMW and hello mini-van.
Boo!
"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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:)
"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
1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
Any tips?
That's what the leper said to the whore... :-D Work hard, but your wife and kid are going to need you more than your job.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun -
1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
Any tips?
That's what the leper said to the whore... :-D Work hard, but your wife and kid are going to need you more than your job.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun:thumbsup:
"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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Be prepared for truly knowing what love is. The first time you hold that baby and look at it's helpless, innocent face you will feel overwhelmed with pride, love, and responsibility. That is the only time I felt like I would do anything and everything for someone, that no sacrifice would be too great. After a few weeks of no sleep, the feeling is still there and you realize that's the reason why you are not taking the baby back. My experience has been that babies get better every three months for the first year. I love the 2-3 year stages. I have 4 and #5 is in the oven. The major milestones are: 1. Sleeping through the night (which #4 is going on 2 and still not doing) 2. Crawling (they gain some independence) 3. Walking (they gain even more) 4. Talking is overrated, although the jibberish is cute. They think they've just rattled off a big sentence and are so proud of themselves. Stay away from big purple dinosaurs.
Brad If you think you can, you will. If you think you can't, you won't. Either way, you're right.
BRShroyer wrote:
Stay away from big purple dinosaurs.
Indeed.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun
