foreveryoung Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) Currently stationary on the M6 North towards Stafford, vehicle fire on the opposite side, but the paper tiger health and safety crazy traffic officers have closed off both sides. Been 45 minutes so far. Dying for a wee too. Edited November 20, 2023 by foreveryoung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Yep, 8 seater solid oak dining table and chairs from ikea many years ago and it’ll last forever. But from a recent tour of the shop, I think their prices are more industry standard than when I bought that table because now the equivalent looks really pricey and we bought ours when we had no money. We do have a kallax, but it’s not record storage. Every real man should be able to build his own bespoke kallax equivalent to perfectly fit the stereo corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 We also bought a solid oak dining table some years ago when we moved house. It’ll do for a number of years more. I find the trick to buying expensive stuff like that is to do it when moving house as it feels less painful alongside all the other big bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Every real man should be able to build his own bespoke kallax equivalent to perfectly fit the stereo corner. I'm usually proud of myself if I change a lightbulb or empty the bag on the hoover .. reading that , I now feel inadequate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Currently stationary on the M6 North towards Stafford, vehicle fire on the opposite side, but the paper tiger health and safety crazy traffic officers have closed off both sides. Been 45 minutes so far. Dying for a wee too. Have you ever seen a car full of fuel explode? do you think the shrapnel respects the central reservation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: or empty the bag on the hoover People still do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 12 hours ago, Xela said: Yeah, expensive furniture is one for the "things you don't get" thread. I bought all mine from a shop called Hülsta , its decent stuff and probably quite pricey people would come around and say "oh that furniture looks nice , did you get it from Ikea " essentially , when it comes to furniture ,unless you are Christopher Payne , nobody has a clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, bickster said: People still do that? when its the butlers day off , yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, bickster said: Have you ever seen a car full of fuel explode? do you think the shrapnel respects the central reservation? Fires been out for 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2023 Just now, foreveryoung said: Fires been out for 30 minutes. Could've pissed on it, two birds one stone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2023 Just now, foreveryoung said: Fires been out for 30 minutes. Has the fuel spilled across the carriageway? It may need to be resurfaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Could've pissed on it, two birds one stone. I could put out the towering inferno now, never mind a little car fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 43 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: I could put out the towering inferno now, never mind a little car fire. For your bladder issue, get off at 13, turn right on the island, first turn on the left is a McDonalds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: I could put out the towering inferno now, never mind a little car fire. Do you have no bottles or coffee cups lying around in the car? Edited November 20, 2023 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2023 The traffic is stopped, just do what normal people do and go for a piss the other side of the hard shoulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 minute ago, bickster said: The traffic is stopped, just do what normal people do and go for a piss the other side of the hard shoulder I went to the Villa Europa game 2 weeks back, there were people getting out of the car in slow moving traffic for a piss, and then running up the M6 to catch up with their car again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted November 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: empty the bag on the hoover . @Rugeley Villa, is that you? 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Going back to Spoonys, I know a lot of the VT massive don't like them, but they are real good value for money. Scrambled egg on toast (there was loads of egg) and unlimited coffees, for a fiver. Sad thing was, it was full of old(ish) blokes on their own. Perhaps widowers, or bachelors. All sitting on their own tables, not speaking to one another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Xela said: Going back to Spoonys, I know a lot of the VT massive don't like them, but they are real good value for money. Scrambled egg on toast (there was loads of egg) and unlimited coffees, for a fiver. Sad thing was, it was full of old(ish) blokes on their own. Perhaps widowers, or bachelors. All sitting on their own tables, not speaking to one another. I haven’t been in there for ages. I remember after my lad was born I went out with a few male family members for a few beers to celebrate. It was a Monday night and I could buy 5 pints and have change out of £7.50, absolute madness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2023 Just now, Genie said: I haven’t been in there for ages. I remember after my lad was born I went out with a few male family members for a few beers to celebrate. It was a Monday night and I could buy 5 pints and have change out of £7.50, absolute madness. No, no, I must not go into 'Four Yorkshiremen' mode. Oh, go on then... Eight pints for a quid when I started drinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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