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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by 535dboy » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:10 am

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[quote="535dboy"]
Did you get home alright Mogs, you know on your standard wheels and tyres?
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Yes but fortunately I was following PVR and we didn't go over 20mph  :))
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Yeah but had you gone the other way you would have caught AW8 up doing 29.75 the other way!
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by mogsyman » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:11 am

[quote="535dboy"]
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[quote="535dboy"]
Did you get home alright Mogs, you know on your standard wheels and tyres?
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Yes but fortunately I was following PVR and we didn't go over 20mph  :))
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Yeah but had you gone the other way you would have caught AW8 up doing 29.75 the other way!
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:)) - rocking along with silly wheels on.......... :P
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by pvr » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:14 am

Yes - did ring you but you ignored me :) Was wondering if you were lost and needed a bed for the night :))
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by 535dboy » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:14 am

Did either of them actually have wheels on!?
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by 535dboy » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:15 am

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Yes - did ring you but you ignored me :) Was wondering if you were lost and needed a bed for the night :))
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Glad I went the way I did if it turned in to one of those nights!
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by pvr » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:17 am

I slowed down as I was not expecting Mogsy to be behind me and when slightly pushing it over the forest, I had a car right behind me keeping up  :'(
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by mogsyman » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:25 am

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I slowed down as I was not expecting Mogsy to be behind me and when slightly pushing it over the forest, I had a car right behind me keeping up  :'(
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I don't remember being behind you for very long.......vvvvrrrooooommmmm  :P

Then I got lost  ::)

My phone is on silent automatically from 8pm until 7am (new option in the iphone OS) and it didn't ring - sorry  :-[
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by 535dboy » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:29 am

Does AW8 have that option on his phone do you think!?!
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by mogsyman » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:31 am

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Does AW8 have that option on his phone do you think!?!
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Oh yes, his is quiet when it's in Pepsi  :))
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by pvr » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:35 am

Remember to get the sand out of your boot or did you need it to get you out of a slippery patch on the way home :) (or where ever you went as you were going the wrong direction  >:D)
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by 535dboy » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:36 am

[quote="mogsyman"]
[quote="535dboy"]
Does AW8 have that option on his phone do you think!?!
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Oh yes, his is quiet when it's in Pepsi  :))
[/quote]

Should we dunk him in Pepsi then?
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by mogsyman » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:36 am

[quote="pvr"]
Remember to get the sand out of your boot or did you need it to get you out of a slippery patch on the way home :) (or where ever you went as you were going the wrong direction  >:D)
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Still in the boot!
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Re: The winters are on ...

Post by AW8 » Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:31 pm

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Yes - did ring you but you ignored me :) Was wondering if you were lost and needed a bed for the night :))
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[quote="535dboy"]
Glad I went the way I did if it turned in to one of those nights!
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:))

Glad I escaped when I did & avided the back route ! :o
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