Morris Minor Owners Club

Just a comment on the opening of doors for ladies, giving up seats etc. I was brought up with the same values. I opened a door for a woman last week, without even thinking about it. She snatched the door from me and said:

"You do realise it's 2007, there is no need for that!"

I'm 30, she was early twenties, so I was tempted to mention "respect for your elders" but thought better of it!

UOGMoggie wrote:Just a comment on the opening of doors for ladies, giving up seats etc. I was brought up with the same values. I opened a door for a woman last week, without even thinking about it. She snatched the door from me and said:

"You do realise it's 2007, there is no need for that!"

I'm 30, she was early twenties, so I was tempted to mention "respect for your elders" but thought better of it!

Some want it some don’t complex thing woman I read the Haynes manual about them http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HAYNES-MANUAL-WOM ... dZViewItem
they are all just so different its easier to not even try to understand them. I figure its best to just be yourself and the ones that like ya like ya and the one that don’t! Well it doesn’t matter about them. manners cost nothing but mean evrything.

overider wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HAYNES-MANUAL-WOM ... dZViewItem

Thanks for that Overrider, ideal xmas pressie for my eldest daughters boyf I have one on order now

No problem Welung glad I helped. Hope he has better luck with it than I did its good if you got the exact model as the book. As women very so much not everything is right.

but other things have been happening behind the scenes in moderating world...

Oh dear, this has set my imagination to 'silly mode'.

I can just imagine there being some kind of 'happy world' in which the moderators all sit around eating toast. I'm getting a very distinct telly-tubby vibe here for some reason..

chickenjohn wrote:
If they've only come here to sell their car and nowt seen of them before or since, is it any wonder?? There were only here to sell the car, not contribute to the club or Morris Minors.


Is this a good enough reason to make the site[msg board forum] for members only ???

How will we get new members if the board is restricted.

I can just imagine there being some kind of 'happy world' in which the moderators all sit around eating toast. I'm getting a very distinct telly-tubby vibe here for some reason..

Well that explains why we get so much stick for trying to keep the board running smoothly

I dont know about the UK, but here in Australia a large proportion of minor owners are young women but are not so well respresented in the clubs. I dont think this problem is just related to morris minors. I believe the topic came up somewhat recently in practical classics.

I think we should try to be minfull of the broad range of people to whom minors appeal.

dunketh wrote:

but other things have been happening behind the scenes in moderating world...

Oh dear, this has set my imagination to 'silly mode'.

I can just imagine there being some kind of 'happy world' in which the moderators all sit around eating toast. I'm getting a very distinct telly-tubby vibe here for some reason..

That was kinda the gag, yes...
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I dont expect to get much support (if any) for what I'm about to say. However, I will go ahead and say it as it involves me personally for reasons I have tried to explain to our "webeditor". My thoughts on certain people being privileged to read our board (GUESTS) should be looked at. In my experience it can be wide opened for abuse in various forms. My own thoughts on our Board is, it should be REGISTERED MEMBERS ONLY. If someone cant be bothered to register for use then they should only have access to a limited section and not the main board. Sorry for this guys and gurls but its just how I feel at the moment...as I said at the top, I dont expect much support.

Situation being dealt with, I hope profitably.

Thanks Andrew

some of you need to look in the mirror when it comes to manners.
i stress that it is only some people.

every newbie has to suffer running the gauntlet if they dare say something that one of the clique disagrees with!
even worse if its something that cant actually be proven (by either side)

newbie baiting is unfair and unnecessary. it was suggested to me that i should ease my way in! should i bow my head when i walk into the same room as the clique??? i think not! is that what you expect of a newbie!
in any forum the subject is almost secondary, it is a social club for like minded members. i would greet any new member to my club and see what they had to say if that meeting was in a room, why should that not apply in front of a keyboard?

if you restrict your guests then people will go elsewhere, your traders will not advertise and your club will suffer. who will buy the cars you want to sell and where will you buy or sell the parts that you might want.

like i said
some of you need look no further than the mirror..


the smilies posts.
spot on! none of us are mind readers and most just want an easy life.

( i dont mean to offend but it seems its always the other bloke)

as a newbie i feel the need to add a disclaimer

there is a couple of ppl on here who i try and ignore their comments and threads because one i think their comments aren't nice

i was always brought up that if you haven't got anything nice to say then don't say anything at all

everyone who i meet from this website and i'm starting to meet a few have been absolutely brill to me and my missus

we turn up at ppl's houses/ work and the kettles usually on and they make u feel wanted and welcome it's really nice and thanks to all of u who have welcomed me into your homes and have been kind enough to help me over the years (u know who u all are )

as always 99% of the ppl are really nice but it's the odd 1% who spoil it for everyone like trying to rip u off on prices for things where they agree to one price and its all settled that u'll have it and then 5 mins later ring u back and say someone has offered me more if u want it I want more money off you. and then they affer it to someone else 5 mins later because they lied to you and just wanted more money because they knew you were desperate.
that person is not a friend and will never be spoken to by me again.

i've been self employed for a number of years now (20 i think blast i'm old) and i've learnt that a bad word spreads faster than a good word.
and you can rip a customer off once by they will only use you once or you can treat them fairly and earn an honest living but they will use you time and again and you'll have a customer for life.

i still get customers ring me for home improvement work saing they only want me and i finished that business 2 1/2 years ago

so come on do as the commandments advised and Jesus said the main thing is Love. Love thy neighbour, love thy mother and father.
sorry i don't Bible bash normally as everyone to his/ her own but it is right
so do something nice toiday for anyone even a complete stranger but don't expect any gratitudeand the warm feeling inside is lovely honest

weathergirls wrote:....every newbie has to suffer running the gauntlet if they dare say something that one of the clique disagrees with!

Having been around for a long time and having dared to say things that some people disagree with, I feel I have to say that cliques are not only confined to the way newbies are treated

..every newbie has to suffer running the gauntlet if they dare say something that one of the clique disagrees with!

This is something that's never bothered me, I tend to just dive in.
I am a little thick skinned when it comes to these kind of things, if someone insults me I tend to think of it as their problem rather than mine.

I think manners are important but I also think this kind of 'platform' has to be taken a little more lightly than normal conversation. You'll find in most cases nobody really 'means' to be offensive, they're just not thinking.

should i bow my head when i walk into the same room as the clique???

Yes, and practice your funny handshake... oh, and don't forget to wear the correct tie.

I dare say that most of the minor fraternity will give me funny looks and shy away from me by default!

See, the thing is ... I'm a dreadlocked hippie ... most DEFINITLEY not your 'normal' minor owner, in fact not very 'normal' in any way, shape or form!

Still, I think I'm a nice bloke, and if you dont like me then 'stuff you' since I know plenty of people who love me to bits

Cliques and attitude problems are primarily for small-minded people who like to look down on others, usually this is to avoid looking inwards to themselves since they already know they wont like what they find.

I would like to be able to say that I feel sorry for them, however the truth is I really dont care anything about them or their opinions

/rant over

My motto is 'don't judge a book by its cover. Take it from me, a suit and tie doesn't necessarily make the wearer a nice person, even if they are clean shaven

I dare say that most of the minor fraternity will give me funny looks and shy away from me by default!

Not everyone though!

you can dress a pig in a suit, but you can not stop it grunting

Ever been a motorcyclist with long hair