You've a lot to answer for!

[docevi1]

My pocket is now £190 lighter after the last month in petrol bills alone.

I've more to pay tommorrow on getting some bits to try and fix this vibration (I'm hoping it's a 75p washer & £1 spring ) & oil filter and new tyres sometime soon (it was, em, interesting coming home in the rain).

I don't earn that in a month usually. Just as well I've been putting lots of shifts in at Ikea, even then the £200 visa bill won't be nice either Where did it all go?

Oh yes, Egypt, PistonFest, Shafto's, Lakes Invasion MOC style, BNG2004... What a bloody marvellous way to spend not only the summer but the money as well. I can get myself out of debt over winter Roll on the next event.

I'm not looking at the MPG of the Marlin, I refuse to!

[tvrbob]

Debt's a wonderful thing. It's with you from the moment you buy a car and stays until you inherit you great aunt's estate.

Think of it like this, you're probably paying 6 ish %, money is so cheap these days. When I was a lad standard rate interest was in the region of 20% APR.

[docevi1]

interest? what interest? I've never paid interest on a credit card yet and I don't plan to start Dipping into my savings I am at the moment, hence why I'm a little upset.

the gap year I took & previous attitudes from my parents meant I saved up a load and living at home and not drinking means I don't spend that much during term time. The part time job has ensured that my loan is pretty much still in the bank (or was ). The marlin simply represents a complete change of heart from "save, save, save" to "lets enjoy life". I'm in debt, but just to the saving's account

Don't worry about me, I'm a bad student

[stardust]

Come on Stef, what sort of a student are you, don't drink, money in savings account, credit card not up to it's limit and loan still in the bank! I bet you even get up early on weekends.


Still, nice to know there is a small hope for the future with some resposible people around, someone has to look after the rest of us!!!!!

I'd rather pay your fuel bill than mine for last month,

[tvrbob]

stardust said:

I'd rather pay your fuel bill than mine for last month,

Yes but Stef doesn't run a chauffeur service and four cars. You do.

[stardust]

True, very true.

We also have one of the 'traditional' style students to support who gets his petrol supplied by the AA!

[tvrbob]

Hi Stefan, let me know if you want this thread back.

[stardust]

Sorry!!

That's it now, I'm going back to work.

[docevi1]

Well, I must say I liked my prop shaft & the four pieces of rubber at each corner

That'd be the vibration's then One knackered prop, 4 un-round tyres, a gearbox which is now crunching gears... dear, I think my wallet is a bit lighter now

[bomb]

docevi1 said:

Where did it all go?

Probably ran up a huge bill with all those 'munchy fruit bars' you were dishing out as BRIBES at the BNG.

They're not cheap you know........

[docevi1]

Thats the handy thing of living at home, my mother's yet to discover the missing box

I'll be running out off the house when she does (unless she blocks me in my room as she usually does )

[gemini]

Rules of Stefans House


1. Must not steal from mum
2. Replace munchy fruit bars eaten
3... Dont leave oily Marlin bits in the sink


youre right

4. no farting in mums presence
5. girls must see mum before entering Stefans bedroom



>> Edited by gemini on Monday 26th July 20:35

>> Edited by gemini on Monday 26th July 20:35

[docevi1]

There are more as well come to think of it

[tvrbob]

More Stefan rules

1 Must not buy cars from brother-in-laws
2 Always remember to replace the petrol cap
3 [singing]Always look on the bright side of life[/singing]
4 Always befriend wife beaters (private joke)
5 Wrap up warm or you'll catch a chill my boy
6 Always run with scissors
7 When being chased by the police, go home and wake the neighbours by blowing your horn
8 Never swing children around by their ankles (in joke)
9 Only have sex when you absolutley have to
9.5 .....and only with the opposite sex
10 Think up some other rules to make your life better

[docevi1]

worryingly, they all apply

[gemini]

11. always winge about how your cars not up to the job

then turn up

12. never stay away from home for the night

then try it at PF04 and find its knda alrighty!

this thread could roll NE into the lead bob!

[docevi1]

gemini said:

11. always winge about how your cars not up to the job then turn up

I never winge the car isn't up for the job (apart from recent mechanicals meaning I needed to keep the speed down). I winge all the time regardless of that

It's more me and my "morales" keeping the speed down anyway.

[dexy]

keep going lads no 13 next please

[tvrbob]

13 Always bring two tripods

[docevi1]

I once remembered the tripods but not the camera. Felt rather silly I did so I set the tripod up and pretended it was there, but my mate had buggered off so I just looked even weirder.

Sigh.