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Andrew 2.8i wrote:
pbar wrote:Wow, how amazing is that! How on earth did you know that Andrew.
Hi Paul,
I simply searched for the registration on Google, other online search engines are available (but aren't anywhere near as good!).
It's an amazing coincidence that the car is, or was, at the CCI premises. I did wonder if John Hill knew of this car's history in motoring publications, if you'd call it that! After all, how would anyone know, unless they happened to own that particular book.

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John restored that car many years ago. If I remember correctly the number plate is not the original one, those plates are for show only.
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Fordoholic Nick wrote:
Paul G wrote:and stubbed my toe on some batteries from a Subwoofer 3D radio cassette that some drunken knob left in the middle of the local zebra crossing!
:lol: :lol:

"Have you had an accident that was not your fault...you need to call...."

Ermmm.....dont suppose you picked up those batteries and still have them by any chance Paul :wave:
Afraid not, they'd been in the road and are 32 years old so they must be flat now.
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Keeping with the Ever Ready/battery theme, who had a bike light like this, none of your boring fancy flashing LED's back then! This is what you call a light.

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Paul G wrote: they'd been in the road.......so they must be flat now.
Why, did somebody drive over them? :)

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pbar wrote:Keeping with the Ever Ready/battery theme, who had a bike light like this, none of your boring fancy flashing LED's back then! This is what you call a light.

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Had these :D
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dxXso--h5kg/T ... dlight.jpg
http://thumbs1.picclick.com/d/l400/pict ... ar-Red.jpg
Was never too sure of these though http://thumbs.picclick.com/00/s/NzY4WDE ... era-_1.jpg
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Andrew 2.8i wrote:
Paul G wrote: they'd been in the road.......so they must be flat now.
Why, did somebody drive over them? :)

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No, I weigh 21 stone! Fat bast**d!
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andyd wrote:
pbar wrote:Keeping with the Ever Ready/battery theme, who had a bike light like this, none of your boring fancy flashing LED's back then! This is what you call a light.

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Had these :D
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dxXso--h5kg/T ... dlight.jpg
http://thumbs1.picclick.com/d/l400/pict ... ar-Red.jpg
Was never too sure of these though http://thumbs.picclick.com/00/s/NzY4WDE ... era-_1.jpg
I had the dynamo lights on my bike, when you flicked it on to the tyre to work it seemed like yoy had to pedal twice as hard.

On a serious note, I get fed up seeing so many people, young and old, riding bikes with no lights and wearing dark clothes these days, they really are stupid doing that.
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Paul G wrote:


On a serious note, I get fed up seeing so many people, young and old, riding bikes with no lights and wearing dark clothes these days, they really are stupid doing that.
Not alot of common sense around these days Paul :doh: Bring back the cycling proficiency test too.....
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andyd wrote: Bring back the cycling proficiency test too.....
I never bothered to take it. Hope the boys in blue don't come after me.... :)

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Andrew 2.8i wrote:
andyd wrote: Bring back the cycling proficiency test too.....
I never bothered to take it. Hope the boys in blue don't come after me.... :)

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Me neither.....Don't tell anyone else, this will be our secret :)
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andyd wrote:
Andrew 2.8i wrote:
andyd wrote: Bring back the cycling proficiency test too.....
I never bothered to take it. Hope the boys in blue don't come after me.... :)

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Me neither.....Don't tell anyone else, this will be our secret :)
And me neither, I was too traumatised by obtaining the 25 metres swimming certificate to go for anything else.
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Andrew 2.8i wrote:Why, did somebody drive over them? :)
Andrew you used up a lot of "energy" with this pun...ermm maybe time for a "re-charge" fella :)
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Paul G wrote:I had the dynamo lights on my bike, when you flicked it on to the tyre to work it seemed like yoy had to pedal twice as hard.
Yep, I had these too Paul. Loved the sound they made while I cycled off to the Cub Scouts on my dynamo powered bike :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWmS6wqKf-Q
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Fordoholic Nick wrote:Andrew you used up a lot of "energy" with this pun...ermm maybe time for a "re-charge" fella :)
Let's hope the Police don't "charge" me with "battery" and put me in a "cell" for making that joke......
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Andrew 2.8i wrote:Let's hope the Police don't "charge" me with "battery" and put me in a "cell" for making that joke......
:lol: :lol: :applaud:

Be careful Andrew, at this rate I am "positive" you will "run out of juice" ! Sorry to have such a "negative" attitude :)
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Remember when you used to get paid, with actual money! Now we just get given a number, which gradually (or not so gradually) whittles down over the course of the month. Give me a weekly cash pay packet any day -

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Still got my first wage packet somewhere.£32 something if I remember. And yes, I did pass my cycling proficiency as well! Jeez I'm getting old!
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Remember them well :D

£48 was my first take home wage in 1983, for making boxes in a printing company :lol:
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Cool! A wartime wage packet.

£16.98 in 1945 is worth over £770 today.

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Andrew, I think it says 1975.
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