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Location: london
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He must have insisted you had a bottle of your favourite surely.
A couple of years ago central line was down an I gave a friend and several other city strangers who happened to be standing next to her at a bus stop ( including a chartered accountant for a big paying firm and a lawyer) a lift to epping. I was in my run around neon at the time and must have appeared to be on hard times as its clapped out and its suspension was clealr compromised by being about six up.
Naturally I was going to refuse any offers to pay for my petrol.
BUT i DIDNT GET ANY.
6th Sep 2009 9:12 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
lent my neighbour my lawn-edgers this afternoonSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
6th Sep 2009 9:17 pm
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
@Ronp : Top Man
@MacLeod : You still haven't got that locknut off? I'd have gas-axed the focker by now Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
6th Sep 2009 9:19 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
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Top man - like most guys on here. SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
6th Sep 2009 9:27 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15222
SN wrote:
lent my neighbour my lawn-edgers this afternoon
Yeah, but you didn't edge his lawn for him, now did you Steve ?
So, you're not quite the tw@t that I am.
I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
6th Sep 2009 9:29 pm
discoboy
Member Since: 30 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 155
Re: Have I lost it, or am I really just a nice bloke ?
ronp wrote:
[I've got a full 4 wheel change down to 35min btw].
What's your technique ?
Thoroughly nice chap that you are
6th Sep 2009 9:33 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15222
1] dump the locking nuts.
2] have a solid 3 ton trolley jack.
3] have an SM adapter.
4] have a crossbrace to spin nuts off [when loosened].
5] for comfort, use your grannies old rug for kneeling/laying on.
oh, and plenty of coppergrease .... of course.
I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
6th Sep 2009 9:43 pm
PeanutBob
Member Since: 24 Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
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Location: Romiley
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ronp wrote:
Yeah, but you didn't edge his lawn for him, now did you Steve ?
Cut a bush down in his garden though
Was a straggly affair hanging over our boundary which WE wanted rid of
SWMBO suggested we trim it for him whilst he was busy mowing his lawnSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
6th Sep 2009 9:49 pm
chicken george
Member Since: 31 Oct 2008
Location: york
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Ron, if he lets his tyre down next weekend and the weekend after, be very afraid
6th Sep 2009 10:22 pm
Willy Eckerslike
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I've always thought that RonP was a nice chap............. who had lost-it.........
Willy Eckerslike wrote:
what was in it for you
This goes back to DG's 'discussion' point (which never took place).
Was this a selfless act or a selfish one?
Ron - did you do this for no other reason than; 'because you wanted to help a fellow D3er' (selfless), or did you do this because you wanted to feel good about yourself and look good to others (selfish)?
Interesting Freudian style of discussion point about human nature........ The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom
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7th Sep 2009 10:21 am
sideview
Member Since: 02 Dec 2006
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Hmm Freud, must be a phallic symbol in there somewhere then.I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
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JMC wrote:
This goes back to DG's 'discussion' point (which never took place).
Was this a selfless act or a selfish one?
- did you do this for no other reason than; 'because you wanted to help a fellow D3er' (selfless), or did you do this because you wanted to feel good about yourself and look good to others (selfish)?
Ok the Freudian analysis.
Firstly, I never gave it a thought as to why I decided to do this.
I saw that the guy had a potential issue that he knew nothing about.
So I just did it!
Now that I'm being asked to analyse and explain my reasons I would say it is most definately SELFLESS.
Would I have done this if it were an ordinary car - No!
Would I have done this if it were another 4X4 - No!
Would I have done it if it were another Land Rover marque - No!
I reckon it was a combination of things:
It was a fellow D3 owner.
I was able to impart D3 knowledge if required [as it was].
Changing a D3 wheel for a normal person [unused to it] could be quite daunting
I had a suitable jack local in my garage and available [normally stored away in my unit].
I'm a dab hand at quick & efficient D3 wheel changes.
I was in my slightly grubby clothes having packed up all the caravan equipment earlier, the chap was in his casual saturday gear [he only put on a pair of decent looking boots to go out and have a go].
So there you have it, a combination of all the above.
As I said, a selfless act, not selfish!
TF that's sorted
Would I do it again - to F k NO !! -
not after the grilling as to why I did it. I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
7th Sep 2009 7:08 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
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stapldm wrote:
@Ronp : Top Man
@MacLeod : You still haven't got that locknut off? I'd have gas-axed the focker by now
Nope, but then again I aint used it other than a run to Acton the other week. Got another Black Alloy n MTR from CFB now, so time permitting I am gonna cut the off
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Nope, but then again I aint used it other than a run to Acton the other week. Got another Black Alloy n MTR from CFB now, so time permitting I am gonna cut the 
