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  • M marie915

    5 brave men and women of law enforcement are fallen in action in Dallas. And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes? :mad:

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    goto the soapbox[^], that's the place to talk about it.

    I'd rather be phishing!

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    • M marie915

      5 brave men and women of law enforcement are fallen in action in Dallas. And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes? :mad:

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      Nurse! Nuuuurse! He's out of bed again!

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      • N Nagy Vilmos

        So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

        veni bibi saltavi

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        Nobody WANTS a roof box! Some people NEED it, but they don't WANT it all the same... :doh:

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        Anonymous
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          Nurse! Nuuuurse! He's out of bed again!

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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          Nurse: "You better stay in your bed too" :-\

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            Nurse: "You better stay in your bed too" :-\

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            Can I stay in bed with the nurse then? :rolleyes:

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            The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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            I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
            Me, all the time

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              Nurse: "You better stay in your bed too" :-\

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              At least I'm not supposed to be chained down to it! :laugh:

              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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              • N Nagy Vilmos

                So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

                veni bibi saltavi

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                The pompey
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                Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                parcel shelf for the back of the car;

                How many parcels have you put on it?

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                • J Johnny J

                  Can I stay in bed with the nurse then? :rolleyes:

                  Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                  Anonymous
                  -----
                  The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                  Winston Churchill, 1944
                  -----
                  I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                  Me, all the time

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                  She's 36-24-36 and the other leg too!

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                  • J Johnny J

                    Nobody WANTS a roof box! Some people NEED it, but they don't WANT it all the same... :doh:

                    Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                    Anonymous
                    -----
                    The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                    Winston Churchill, 1944
                    -----
                    I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                    Me, all the time

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                    Nagy Vilmos
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                    Okay you're right, I need the roof rails for the bars for the box for all the bloody luggage the girls *need*.

                    veni bibi saltavi

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                    • T The pompey

                      Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                      parcel shelf for the back of the car;

                      How many parcels have you put on it?

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                      Nagy Vilmos
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                      Do stop it. It was bad enough trying to work out *what* it was called. I thought it would be something sensible like a boot cover, no that goes under everything, or a privacy screen, those are for the windows. Stupid names.

                      veni bibi saltavi

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                      • W W Balboos GHB

                        You probably should have bought an American made pickup.  Just through whatever it is you have in the back. On top of that, it would also include a pre-mounted gun-rack.

                        Ravings en masse^

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                        Is it possible to get it delivered with a .50 cal installed too?

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          At least I'm not supposed to be chained down to it! :laugh:

                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                          Nagy Vilmos
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                          Chains / straps / cables. Let's not get into semantics.

                          veni bibi saltavi

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                          • W W Balboos GHB

                            You probably should have bought an American made pickup.  Just through whatever it is you have in the back. On top of that, it would also include a pre-mounted gun-rack.

                            Ravings en masse^

                            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                            "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                            Nagy Vilmos
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                            There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                            veni bibi saltavi

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                              There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                              veni bibi saltavi

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                              Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                              There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                              Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

                              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                              • M marie915

                                5 brave men and women of law enforcement are fallen in action in Dallas. And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes? :mad:

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                                You can use a roof box as cover.

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                  Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                  There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                                  Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

                                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                  -----
                                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                  When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                  In cramped places like most European countries any vehicle longer than 4m is a hassle - in my city one can't even turn in several streets with a mild SUV because there's no room to steer. Let's not even talk about parkings...

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                                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                    Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                    There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                                    Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

                                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                    Nagy Vilmos
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                                    Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners.

                                    veni bibi saltavi

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                                    • N Nagy Vilmos

                                      So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

                                      veni bibi saltavi

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                                      Roof Box. Car. Superglue. Solved.

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                                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                                        So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

                                        veni bibi saltavi

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                                        I used to have a 1985 Olds Delta 88... a boat of a car. When I needed to transport a quantity of items, I purchased a roof box, drilled holes, attached securing points and put it on top of the car. No racks, just the car top. I then used ratchet straps from the securing points; the straps when just between the doors and the roof. Low cost and effective.

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners.

                                          veni bibi saltavi

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                                          Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                          Land Rovers for farm owners

                                          Except the Discovery. That's for Hairdressers.

                                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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