tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post7362256300669929923..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: A Spartan Weekendpatentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-52954891227257119442011-07-24T19:04:33.842+01:002011-07-24T19:04:33.842+01:00Big boys' rules apply. You bend it, you mend i...Big boys' rules apply. You bend it, you mend it. :-)patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-59357212147347358412011-07-24T11:31:01.039+01:002011-07-24T11:31:01.039+01:00Careful, don't make threats you can't go t...Careful, don't make threats you can't go through with!!Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-9953716310268102912011-07-22T17:33:41.184+01:002011-07-22T17:33:41.184+01:00Come & help me build the Caterham, I'll se...Come & help me build the Caterham, I'll see what I can do ;-)patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-88386791455747015932011-07-22T13:21:08.429+01:002011-07-22T13:21:08.429+01:00Not that I have ever driven a powercar, apart from...Not that I have ever driven a powercar, apart from a slow spin around the block in a mate's TVR.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-49332883163430488652011-07-22T12:47:35.287+01:002011-07-22T12:47:35.287+01:00Yes, that's the nub of it, BE. You are in con...Yes, that's the nub of it, BE. You are in control, which focuses the mind. The knowledge that it is up to you to stop the car slithering off the road backwards (etc) and that there is no clever box of tricks there to save you, means that you keep a careful eye out for things that might cause you to slither off the road backwards (etc) and avoid them...patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-4703290451572159792011-07-22T11:26:15.666+01:002011-07-22T11:26:15.666+01:00I agree Mr Patently. I like to feel in full contr...I agree Mr Patently. I like to feel in full control of a car, even if that means it isn't as comfortable or "safe".Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-55742347995079138182011-07-22T09:27:38.783+01:002011-07-22T09:27:38.783+01:00Can you get a couple of carp rods and a bedchair i...<em>Can you get a couple of carp rods and a bedchair in it?</em><br /><br />Yeah, no problem. There's loads of headroom.patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-66517775890119433472011-07-22T00:40:42.869+01:002011-07-22T00:40:42.869+01:00Can you get a couple of carp rods and a bedchair i...Can you get a couple of carp rods and a bedchair in it?<br /><br />I'd go for a GTR if I could afford the fuel - OK and the motor - safe suits me, too easy to get carried away in a fast car.Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-790392516168707802011-07-20T11:31:52.151+01:002011-07-20T11:31:52.151+01:00I haven't read this, obviously. But the two p...I haven't read this, obviously. But the two photos in the garage ("Who are you looking at?") reminded me of one of the <a href="http://cunninghamh.tripod.com/books/valbiro/valpics.htm/car3.gif" rel="nofollow">Gumdrop books</a>. As I recall, the elderly car is trashed and eventually used <a href="http://www.chewvalleygazette.co.uk/06_05/pics/tractor.jpg" rel="nofollow">a tractor </a>.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407051721186824991noreply@blogger.com