Just imagine it...

[Spooky]

You've been out for a drive, or been for a few pints (but not both, officer, obviously), or you've watched crap telly till you can take no more. Your wife/husband has gone to bed, or you're on yer own, the cat/dog/rabbit/hamster have been fed, and it's getting a bit late, but you don't feel like hitting the hay yet. What do ya do?

You switch the PC on, log on ta Thinternet. Ya check yer mail, maybe make sure your still within your overdraft limit, and then you look at the internet news/sport/britney. Nanoseconds pass, and yer bored already. Eventually, you arrive at PistonHeads.

You scoure the news, browse the shop, and then you crack open a tinnie and check the forums out. You read whatever tickles ya fancy, you reply to whatever floats ya boat, you may even have had a tipple or two and start a l-o-n-g thread. Whatever. You may even be lucky in that a fellow PHer is posting almost simultaneously, and you have a convo. But then it hits you.

You fancy a chat. You're fed up with going on Yahoo! searching for sex chat/adult chat/car chat. You wanna chat to peeps you know or nearly-know, but more immediately. You want a PH chatroom thingie.

Oh please say yes!

>>> Edited by Spooky on Saturday 31st August 00:34

[Pinkney]

I know exactly what you mean! Very rarely log on during the day (working too hard) when gassing station is at it's busiest, so rarely get involved in a fast paced thread or conversation.

Cheers

Dan

P.S. Anyone else still up and about?

>> Edited by Pinkney on Saturday 31st August 00:52

[CarZee]

Why bother? there's a shed load of messenger clients out there... I have MSN messenger on my PCs..

For cross-message-network stuff, use something like Trillan, that'll log into MSN, AOL and all the others...

People could stick their IDs on their profile page & Bob's yer Local Taxidermist.

[Spooky]

But for us non-experts, mebbe a simple "Click here to chat" would be better?

PS - Pinkney, gorgeous car, m8!

>> Edited by Spooky on Saturday 31st August 01:04

[CarZee]

www.msn.com <- point and click here

[CarZee]

actually, Here might be better (presuming you're using a PC..)

:edit: PS - It's grim oop north, mate - get out before you end up tied down by a 4 whippet family and stashing ferrets in your longjohns

>> Edited by CarZee on Saturday 31st August 01:12

[Spooky]

Grr! I mean for a one-stop-no-messin-no hassle chat!

Bah! My suggestions are going down like a bag o' sh1te!

CarZee, thas heddin' fer a smack 'round y'ed, laddy! This internet thingie, I've surfed bigger lanes in mi clogs darn cobbled streets, wi mi pie an pipe, ya buggers! lol

>> Edited by Spooky on Saturday 31st August 01:12

[CarZee]

search back in Web Feedback - it's been discussed before & Ted didn't much like the idea.

Not to say he hasn't chanegd his mind though - may have just been too busy at that time.

[CarZee]

quote:CarZee, thas heddin' fer a smack 'round y'ed, laddy! This internet thingie, I've surfed bigger lanes in mi clogs darn cobbled streets, wi mi pie an pipe, ya buggers! lol

Relax, Hovis boy

I was born in Blackburn so I know all about your dank town with the pier...

>> Edited by CarZee on Saturday 31st August 01:15

[Spooky]

quote:
Relax, Hovis boy

I was born in Blackburn so I know all about your dank town with the pier...

Hovis boy!!! LOLOLOL. I'll give ya that one, even though thas Yorks m8. T'other side o' big 'ills!

[CarZee]

No probs mate

I've a Nobel Prize for Clumsy and Offensive Stereotyping

[CarZee]

quote:the cat/dog/rabbit/hamster

I wasn't going to say anything, but do you need help working out which one of these your pet is?

I have some experience which might help..

[Spooky]

But do you see? This thread surely has proved that at least 2 PHers are bored/p1ssed/work nights/want to chat?

Joost think, we could debate things such as Wigan Pier vs. The Millenium Dome. The A580 vs. A74. Blackburn vs. erm... Kenny Dalglish??

Why the flip did ya move darn theer? Can u not make cotton, boy??

We've got technology up 'ere tha knows. Fer sure, thas 'ave to go outside fer a poo, but wi can turn t' fire up so thas warmed up again.

[Spooky]

quote:

quote:the cat/dog/rabbit/hamster

I wasn't going to say anything, but do you need help working out which one of these your pet is?

I have some experience which might help..

Yeah, I heard you've got all sorts of alternative restaurants down there. You surely miss black puds and tripe and trotters. A man of your stature and scholarism surely craves for such gastronomic attacks.

[CarZee]

eww...Black Pudding is gross

:Edit: in fact it's just all grotesque peasant food really..

Mrs CarZee tried black pudding a couple of weekends back at a friends house. She wasn't impressed... had to erase the taste with a quarter pound of fois gras and a bottle of bolly..

>> Edited by CarZee on Saturday 31st August 01:46

[Pinkney]

quote:
For cross-message-network stuff, use something like Trillan, that'll log into MSN, AOL and all the others...

Huh? All this IT jargon is giving me a headache! I'm at present sat in the lounge at home and am starting to get a wee bit tired, thing is I can't be bothered getting washed, changed or traipsing the long flight of stairs to my bed. Bugger it, I'll just have to stay till I doze off!

P.S. BTW Spooky, nice Eliszzzz.......

[Pinkney]

Must be getting tired, too damn slow to keep up with the posts, must be like this during the daytime! Am browsing on digital TV which is far too slow to work with.

Anyway, goodnight you guys.

[Spooky]

quote:
Mrs CarZee tried black pudding a couple of weekends back at a friends house. She wasn't impressed... had to erase the taste with a quarter pound of fois gras and a bottle of bolly..

lol. I heard that Southern peeps have to shove expensive cack down their gullets to prove their esteem. Us up 'ere, we have bets on how much cat pee you can take in one go. Mr Johnson (of Blackburn) once downed a yard glass of pussy urine and won a litre of lard! *laughing uncontrollably*

Pinkney, you still up? You can see the pic of my car? How come every1 can see it apart from me??

[Pinkney]

Spooky, I think I have the same problem as you, cannot see the pic in my profile or any of the pics I post in the threads. However as you have confirmed, other PH'ers can see them - weird! I always thought it was due to me hosting the pictures with Fotango and/or using an Apple Mac. Must confess I have never checked my profile pic whilst on the net with digital TV, will have to check that now.

Nope, still can't see my pic. Oh well, never mind I've mentioned this to Ted in the website feedback section so perhaps he may shed some light on it.

>> Edited by Pinkney on Saturday 31st August 02:14

[Spooky]

Take yer time, m8. I'm pished as a trollop!