Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[dafydd manton]

Subtle self promotion? I thought it was about as subtle as a flying Dingo! Strewth - I'm slipping.

[soundofmusic]

Subtle self promotion? I thought it was about as subtle as a flying Dingo! Strewth - I'm slipping.

I'm from the states, the southern section; here, self promotion starts with a mallet

[dafydd manton]

Ah! We're more subtle in Europe. We generally start with an iron bar, then move on to the cricket bat, the hand grenade then the bon mot, not necessarily in that order.

[soundofmusic]

Ah! We're more subtle in Europe. We generally start with an iron bar, then move on to the cricket bat, the hand grenade then the bon mot, not necessarily in that order.

The Europeans I've met usually start by dazzling me with the bon mot; therefore, I'd hardly notice if a grenade exploded anywhere near me

[dafydd manton]

Then you're in luck, since I haven't got one. Have you seen the price of Grenades lately? Shocking!

[soundofmusic]

Then you're in luck, since I haven't got one. Have you seen the price of Grenades lately? Shocking!

Well, here in America, we don't buy from the Army/Navy or even black market; we trade with the local urchins for a few smokes and the left over gin from friday night (they mix it with mountain dew)

[prendrelemick]

Thinking deeply on supermarkets, Asda is the only one with refuge aisles for blokes. Ok Tesco and Sainburys may have a token can of WD40 or engine oil tucked away among the feminine requisites, but only at Asda can a man roam with dignity and purpose among electronic gizmos, books and car wax. Only there can he proclaim," you go on ahead dear I just need to look at this." and get away with it.

[dafydd manton]

Could this be something to do with it now being owned by Walmart, a company itself run by a BLOKE, not some profit-driven wimp in red braces and overly shiny shoes? There is a special skill in being able to inspect a single adjustable spanner for the entire length of time that 'Er Indoors fills a trolley with frozen comestibles. If only they'd stock spark plugs, I could spend all day in there.

[Paulclem]

We've got a big Tescos and a big Sainsburys. The Sainsburys, which is near to us has book, DVDs, electronics,tellies and a cafe. Superb.

[dafydd manton]

Yes, but does it have spark plugs? You'd think so, with the close proximity of Ryton, once the hub of the British motor industry, where I can remember row upon row of Allegros that nobody was ever going to buy, number-plateless, but still rusting.

[prendrelemick]

Ahh the Austin Allegro, the Morris Marina. How did they get away with it for so long?


Mind you, I had some interesting times on the back seat of an Austin 1100.

[dafydd manton]

Ahh the Austin Allegro, the Morris Marina. How did they get away with it for so long?


Mind you, I had some interesting times on the back seat of an Austin 1100.

One assumes that you're referring to the hydrolastic suspension!!!

[prendrelemick]

Aye, you could experience seasickness on dry land.
Norris' (yes I did name my first car) Hydrolastic suspension used to settle on the nearside front, and had to be pumped up every fortnight. He had an aroma of rotting carpet and fungal growth that you just dont get in cars since the demise of Brithish Leyland. In the end the rear subframe rotted off and came away from the rest of the car. He was crushed. (literally.)

[Paulclem]

Yes, but does it have spark plugs? You'd think so, with the close proximity of Ryton, once the hub of the British motor industry, where I can remember row upon row of Allegros that nobody was ever going to buy, number-plateless, but still rusting.

Alas a wasteland for sparkplugs - or is it? Books DVDs CDs are surely more interesting. I may be biased though as I don't drive.

[dafydd manton]

Ah, yes, well, the Brotherhood of the Spark Plug is a sort of Masonic Conglomerate for car geeks, where we can swap stories in arcane language that nobody else can understand, and shamelessly throw about abbreviations that mean little or nothing. 2 degrees BTDC, that kind of thing. CDs and DVDs are more for the non-cognescenti, although we don't eschew them, once it has got too dark/cold/frustrating to work on the car, doing jobs that don't need doing, so that we can go back and correct it the following week.