Tom Booth

Fact, I saw the number plate j3rdo on a s2000 today, owned by the same man with THE j4rdo plate on a merc wagon thing.

It's not too difficult... When I was learning many years ago my brake-kick-jump coordination was all out of cock, I managed to kick, jump then miss the brake and ave myself concussion on the corner of a rock, that weren't too nice..

Plus the constant phone calls to the wrong place drives you mad. We get people wanting an auto electrician all the time.

Good fun video, enjoyed that

Aweeeesome. Cls on those montys was some of the best riding ever in my opinion.

God I wish I still had it

Good luck man, I've done the great notts bike ride a few years on the trott and love it. Just pace yourself and enjoy it

Demon. Cheers dude, it's only for mock up, I'll drop some beer tokens in the return post.

Has anyone got any 15mm 5x112mm spacers I could borrow, think I'll just get through with 15mm but if I could try it first it'd be much obliged!

http://www.mainlinefordsltd.co.uk/ A friend of mines had parts from there before and never really had any trouble.

No disputing, I understand there still needs to be a degree of art fag, hell, I'd even go as far as to say the people I knew in the industry were incredibly good at it.

You don't own anything from ikea, do you? Regardless of age, your points as valid as anyone's .

Apologies, anscombes back!

f**kinghell, Daves back.. What gender we talkin'? Personally I don't see the point in marriage, to me it seems like your presenting your relationship to 'god' for approval, then receive a nice certificate and have a booze up. I don't know if gay relations is acceptable in the Christian religion, I doubt it is, so I can understand why the church is hesitant. But on the same side who are the church to deny a couple there wish? Be it male or female coupling.

That's the problem in my eyes, there isn't much hands on, everything's orchestrated perfectly. My uncle used to repair auto bodies in he late 60/70s and he was bloody good at it. Sheet metal, spraying, refinishing, he was the champ. To keep his interests up and hand in he delivers for my dad to various body-shops around our area. He recently went to a body shop were a lad works who's MIPA trained and certified (I know it's not quite a degree but stick with it). The lad had just done a full front end respray on a car and it looked horrific. Silicone fish eyes all over the shant. The lad had no idea what it was, why it had done it, what ad done it nor what to do with it. My uncle offered advice, he shunned it thinking he knew best and subsequently my dad lost quite a good customer because this berk had no real experience in the real word, spraying non pre-prepped parts or outside of a clinically clean spray shop. I know he was taught how to paint and prep during his course, he's a very good painter. But he was painting/priming pre-prepped problem free items. Stick him in the real world with airborne silicones and solvent pop and he's a liability.

Hopefully, it would be nice to have a practical and industrious Great Britain!

I want no replies based to or about this. TF in actual good debate shocker!!!!

In the last 18-24 months I've solely invested in trying to get my venture off the ground. Buying equipment, books and tooling etc. I provide a timber refinishing service, be it a full suite respraying to a small damp repair on a small footstool. I'd like to say I'm educating myself on cabinet joinery but I'm failing miserably . My real passion/aspiration is 50/60's jukeboxes. In my old job I worked with them quite a lot, which sparked my interests off. I've owned a few and refurbished them all, there a tough learning curve but I'm getting there. The service I offer isn't particularly mind boggling, nor is it difficult, but the 'knack' needs to be there. I was recently bought a set if chairs a local firm had 'professionally refinished', and they were dreadful. Yet to correct there work, then repaint them and final polish I charged them half of there original cost. I still profited on those, but as it stands I don't have the reputation to back up higher charges. My point on the degree was not so much the education side of it, more the employer side. I think society dictates you must have a degree to succeed, be it astrophysics or hair and beauty. Employers look favourably on degree holders, yet some of the most practical people I know and have worked with have all been less of an academic and more of a do-er.

Oh yeah, I completely agree there. A friend of mine did a degree in business, just so he was looked on favourably for the police. My sister did a degree in architectural technologist and came out with quite a good score. Came out of uni into a fantastic job drawing shopping centres, she was made redundant and couldn't get anything other then a job ironing clothes! I think the phrase who you know not what you know is more prominent now then ever. Edit - aimed at Dave.

No idea on the plates but your car gives me the biggest horn ever. I love it so much.

I don't think it's a case of educating yourself out of the position. The opportunity also needs to be there. How many people are here in this country at this minute with a degree yet working mundane retail jobs? To my knowledge other then a masters/doctorette there is no higher accolade in education to achieve. The opportunities simply aren't there. At the minute I'm in limbo, I work 2/3 days for my dad and 2/3 days for myself. I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to do this, without it I can't see how else I'd be working other then a manual labour job. I'm educated in my field and like to think I'm quite good at what I do but if the work doesn't come in, I can't do it. I don't earn a great deal of money, I cope but could be more comfortable but I love what I do. On the flip side a chap I used to work with left the job we were in and sourced a Job counting money in a bank. Earned shite money and had no interest in the company. He's still with the same company, gives even less of a shit about it but now has quite a cushy 30k+ bonuses advisors job, which he sticks for the paycheck. There was no education, no thought process or effort even. Just right place right time I guess. I agree, a lot of folks do sit on there arse waiting for things to pick up/handouts, but stuffs not gonna pick up without investing in these opportunists and hard workers to boost the economy again. The building trade needs a massive boost, there has been 2 small building firms in my area that have gone bust in the past week! I understand your other point, why should banks lend money to folks they know squat about becoming a liability, but without these 95% mortgages and schemes I can't see how the next generation can get on the property ladder for the foreseeable future. If this carries on the trades will be on their arse.

Is phil the new prawn??

3 of the same?

Having the day off today to do some jobs, I was looking forward to a lie in. I've been up since 5.30

The Internet also says lady gaga has a dick, don't take it to the word thou. In that 26500gbp you've got millions of 16-24 probably more people on the minimum wage, just breaking the 12000gbp barrier. You've then got the folks in canary wharf on 120,000gbp and there plus bonuses. I know the figures suggest that's the average, but I doubt many people in this country of our age are earning much more then 20k. At the minute the whole countries in the shit, and there seems no pattern to it. Necessities such as food, clothing, transport are all tits up yet luxuries seem to be going strong. Our government is cutting funding to the projects and schemes that could bump start our economy again. I wouldn't say the UK is a particularly shit place to live, the opportunities are there if your willing and able. There is help out there for first time buyers and business opportunists, just depends how hard your willing to try.