The Children's Off Topic Thread

[qbman1]

Saw a bus going to Headington today

My friends live in Headington - now they would have welcomed you with a drink Merv - very sociable people

Was that their house they were using as a burnt-out wreck in the filming of Endeavour the other day ?

[Jan Rosser]

Saw a bus going to Headington today

My friends live in Headington - now they would have welcomed you with a drink Merv - very sociable people

Was that their house they were using as a burnt-out wreck in the filming of Endeavour the other day ?

Don't know Cubie - they live in a lovely cu-de-sac - Stansfield Close - a real 60s/70s house with a pool - Merv could have had a swim

[qbman1]

Nice road, Hyacinth. Swimming pool and room for a pony ?!

[Stephen]

Merv could be Onslow next door

[qbman1]

Not sure Trish would welcome being compared to Daisy

[qbman1]

.....unless we're talking Daisy Duke ?!

[Stephen]

30+ years on. I don't think so

[qbman1]

At your age, you can't afford to be too fussy !

[Stephen]

True.

Have you got her number

[qbman1]

38 - 24 - 34

[Stephen]

That'll do nicely

[Mervyn and Trish]

Lawn mown today. Pissing down tomorrow. Allegedly

[Stephen]

Yep. From about 1pm onwards, and pretty much the same for the rest of the week.

Summers over.

[qbman1]

Had a decent shower early this morning but it's brightened up again

[towny44]

Lawn mown today. Pissing down tomorrow. Allegedly

Snap, and it is.

[qbman1]

Save some for me - me 'taters and beans need a good soak

[Mervyn and Trish]

Hope the bunnies can swim

[qbman1]

And I hope they can't

[Mervyn and Trish]

You're just a meanie

[Stephen]

Had a decent shower early this morning but it's brightened up again

They've put your water back on then.

[Stephen]

Work this out.

I was doing some car insurance quotes and was surprised that it works out cheaper if you park your car overnight on your drive rather than in your garage, and if you include your spouse on the policy rather than just yourself.

I always assumed it worked the other way round.

[qbman1]

Work this out.

I was doing some car insurance quotes and was surprised that it works out cheaper if you park your car overnight on your drive rather than in your garage, and if you include your spouse on the policy rather than just yourself.

I always assumed it worked the other way round.

Perhaps they've seen the state of your garage roof ?

[towny44]

Work this out.

I was doing some car insurance quotes and was surprised that it works out cheaper if you park your car overnight on your drive rather than in your garage, and if you include your spouse on the policy rather than just yourself.

I always assumed it worked the other way round.

I certainly had to do some hard negotiating to avoid my car insurance increasing when Mrs T stopped driving after her stroke, apparently they assume couples are safer drivers. But garage vs drive seems a bit strange.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I've come across the couples thing. I think it's they assume women are safer drivers so dilute the risk compared to just us hooligan men.

But the garage thing is weird. Not that it'll ever affect us. First the garage is full of odd bits of wood, wire and nails that are worth far more than the car. And second our house was built in 1968, to 1968 car standards. When Trish had one of the original Minis it was just about possible to drive it in and then get out of the car. If I ever managed to drive my car in I'd have to sleep in it!

[qbman1]

You're just a meanie

No - a bunny strolled out in front of me on the way in to work this morning and I swerved to avoid it. Mind you, it was 20 miles from home so I cannot say I would have done the same thing if it had been on the road outside the allotment !!