Trip to the seaside!

Post by **grahamt7** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:05 pm

Took the mog to blackpool today, beautiful day, kids happy and knackered!

Nice round trip of 100 miles with the car performing beautifully, with that plus the 62 already on the clock since the last fill (162 / (21.76 / 4.54)) = 33.79mpg. So things are improving there, given that the mixture was 'thinned' a little yesterday.

Hey ho. And to round it all off, I buzzed past a rather nice

Austin A30 (or A35, my car recce skills are not so good!) on the way home, just approaching junction 2 on the M61. Friendly waves were exchanged of course. First classic I've seen for ages.

Rather good day all round (settles into armchair with large rum)! Aaaaahhhhh!!

Post by **8009STEVE** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:26 pm

Nice one, but prefer vodka

Post by **Welung666** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:27 pm

If it has one of those % symbols on the label I'll have one 'hic'

Post by **8009STEVE** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:33 pm

Only one?

Post by **Welung666** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:15 pm

8009STEVE wrote:Only one?

to start

Post by **Peetee** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:42 pm

Nice one, but prefer vodka

Cuppa tea works for me every time

Post by **mal** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:37 pm

Sounds like you had a good day Graham, hope you took the bucket & spade for the Moggy, I have to

Now you've got the Moggy running ok, why not have a drive to Ripon Racecourse next Sunday.... 68 mile from Manchester...you would enjoy it

Mal

Post by **moggyminor16** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:54 pm

we went up to gt yarmouth today in the traveller just for a run out me and the 4 kids (wife stayed at home exspecting number 5 ) we see a classic car show come get together so we pulled in for a quike stop have a look around some nice cars there i must say .this man i will not call him a gent came up and started to look at my traveller ,he started to shake his head ,i said whats up mate he replys ,you use this all the time i said yes all year around come rain sun snow its on teh road all the time never garaged as there is a sort of moggy convertible hidding awaiting finishing .he stated to pick holes in the traveller like the paint is wrong ,wheels dont look right ,seats wrong, rust coming on the bumper crome ,teh black tint windows wrong and look silly , this realy got my back up so i told him were to go .he walked away then we all walked around looking at teh cars about there was none there that see a bit of dush or rain ,then there he was sitting next to a split screen moggy . why are people like that i like my traveller so do the kids and other people do around the village she is fast and loud and truns heads from the old and the young .i have evern seen kids in prams pointing at the car .so why the hell dose some sad old man have the right to complain about my car .
but then we went up to Hemsby just out side caster wonted to go to the classic car musuim but it had closed so i just let the kids have fun in the sand

Post by **grahamt7** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:35 am

Sounds like you met "the one".

President of the Nut Polishers I-think-your-car's-not-as-good-as-mine-therefore-you-are-a-disgrace-for-driving-it-around-in-that-condition-and-that-makes-me-a-better-person-than-you Society!!!!!

You probably only wasted your breath, but good that you told him where to get off. My mog is never going to be pristine, and that isn't what they were designed for either. AI designed them to be driven, every single day.

No offence or harm meant to all of the nice friendly nut polishers of course Bill!

Post by **Judge** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:44 am

No problem Graham, some 'nut polishers' use their cars more than some non 'nut polishers'

No matter what condition your car is in, get out there and use it

Post by **Judge** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:49 am

moggyminor16 wrote:...........this man i will not call him a gent came up and started to look at my traveller ,he started to shake his head ,i said whats up mate he replys ,you use this all the time.........

I wonder if he enters his car in Concours, and competes 'like for like', or just likes winning in condition class

Post by **ugabugchugabug** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:35 am

grahamt7 wrote:Nut Polishers I-think-your-car's-not-as-good-as-mine-therefore-you-are-a-disgrace-for-driving-it-around-in-that-condition-and-that-makes-me-a-better-person-than-you Society!!!!!

NPITHYCNAGAMTYAADFDIAITCATMMABPTYS

Wow I have come across some acronyms before but thats got to be one of the longests if not the longest! (why did I say that, now someone will have to go look for a longer one, proberbley a member of the I have to find a longer acronym than Ugabugchugabug Society or IHTFALATUS

)

Post by **steve4063** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:51 am

pity i didn't see any of you i was in norfolk/suffolk yesterday (sunday 29th)

i did see 2 travellers on my journey tho both in norwich (my home city) altho i now live in wolverhampton

it was quite nice as i'm now got back into mogs after being out of it for 7 years (finally talked my missus into getting one and now she loves them and i've got 3 to restore)

my sisiter lives in hemsby so i go there regularly i'll have to mneet up with some of you some time.

keep up the happy motoring and i can't wait to get oner of my cars on the road

Post by **mal** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:40 am

NPITHYCNAGAMTYAADFDIAITCATMMABPTYS

What the hells all that about.... has England been taken over ??

Mal

Post by **ugabugchugabug** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:55 am

No Mal I have been about government offices too long they love Acronyms!

Post by **Peetee** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:07 pm

NPITHYCNAGAMTYAADFDIAITCATMMABPTYS

Are you a member of MAIBTYA by any chance?

Post by **gairlochrosie** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:20 pm

Hi moggyminor16, I would not worry about some "Sad Git" using Rude Comments like that. You usually fine when you investigate into their past that the car they own has been looked after by someone else and not by them...he probably has never got his hands dirty on his car and chances are he knows nothing about them other than to drive the thing. I like you cannot stand that type of "Git"...I had a tyre kicker look over my car one day.....he never came back near me after I walked over and started to kick his (tyres that is). Drive your car and enjoy it. Treat his type with the contempt they deserve

Post by **ugabugchugabug** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:45 pm

Peetee wrote:
NPITHYCNAGAMTYAADFDIAITCATMMABPTYS
Are you a member of MAIBTYA by any chance?

Whats MAIBTYA? My Art is better than your Art?

Post by **mal** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:04 pm

NPITHYCNAGAMTYAADFDIAITCATMMABPTYS

C'mon then..tell us what it means

I wasn't fortunate enough to go to Uni

Mal

Post by **ugabugchugabug** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:01 pm

Nut Polishers I-think-your-car's-not-as-good-as-mine-therefore-you-are-a-disgrace-for-driving-it-around-in-that-condition-and-that-makes-me-a-better-person-than-you Society

And I didn't do Uni either

Morris Minor Owners Club