Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you

rjsterry · October 2021

This.

https://twitter.com/owenjpowell/status/1446404813592440832?t=DNeUIJecHlc63y_-4JnrDw&s=09

First.Aspect · October 2021

rjsterry said:
This.

https://twitter.com/owenjpowell/status/1446404813592440832?t=DNeUIJecHlc63y_-4JnrDw&s=09

Obvious isn't it? So the city had control over shipping to anywhere further upstream. £££

shirley_basso · October 2021

If you follow the thread it explains everything.

Effectively (as confirmed by Ordinance Survey) the seaward boundary extension is an ancient one set by parliment giving Bristol control of shipping

rjsterry · October 2021

First.Aspect said:

rjsterry said:
This.

https://twitter.com/owenjpowell/status/1446404813592440832?t=DNeUIJecHlc63y_-4JnrDw&s=09

rjsterry said:
This.

https://twitter.com/owenjpowell/status/1446404813592440832?t=DNeUIJecHlc63y_-4JnrDw&s=09
Obvious isn't it? So the city had control over shipping to anywhere further upstream. £££

If you look down the thread, the extent of the Port of Bristol's authority was set by Edward III with reference to the three islands and it has never been changed.

pangolin · October 2021

It intrigues me that you've both looked down the thread and come to different conclusions.

First.Aspect · October 2021

Are they different conclusions?

rjsterry · October 2021

pangolin said:
It intrigues me that you've both looked down the thread and come to different conclusions.

I think we're just paraphrasing the same point differently. It's more interesting that it's not been changed in the last 600 years.

First.Aspect · October 2021

rjsterry said:

pangolin said:
It intrigues me that you've both looked down the thread and come to different conclusions.
I think we're just paraphrasing the same point differently. It's more interesting that it's not been changed in the last 600 years.

That is interesting. I wonder if this means Bristol city council still has to foot the bill for keeping that channel dredged?

Bloody monarchs. Honestly.

pinno · October 2021

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.

I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?

pblakeney · October 2021

pinno said:

...
Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?

There is some legal cover for personal injury and accidents but it definitely is new for old for contents (including bikes). No racing though.
I'd go down the BC route if accidents was a concern.

elbowloh · October 2021

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?

There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. Feck knows who would pay that.

Pross · October 2021

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. censored knows who would pay that.

I don't get the G Wagon obsession. They seem very popular with Russian billionaires but for that money I'd want something that didn't look like it was from the 1940s

elbowloh · October 2021

Pross said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. censored knows who would pay that.
I don't get the G Wagon obsession. They seem very popular with Russian billionaires but for that money I'd want something that didn't look like it was from the 1940s

Ineos Grenadier Sir?

orraloon · October 2021

Who tf would pay 120 grand for a 'kin Audi SUV? A used aka abused Audi SUV. Weirdos. Or toryfanbois. #toryscum

Pross · October 2021

Why are so many people unable to spend 2 hours on a plane without using the toilet? There were people queuing as soon as the doors were closed before we'd started taxiing and then it was constant from the time the seatbelt signs went off until they came back on again. The wife takes the Mick out of me for going so often but even I managed that duration with no issues.

pinno · October 2021

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. censored knows who would pay that.

^ All silly money.

Who needs a frikkin G wagon in the smoke?

orraloon · October 2021

If you have 17 pints of lager in the airport Wankerspoons before your flight, guess what happens next.

pblakeney · October 2021

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

...
Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There is some legal cover for personal injury and accidents but it definitely is new for old for contents (including bikes). No racing though.
I'd go down the BC route if accidents was a concern.

PS - Hate threads like this, gets you thinking....
Could go older but ugly headlights, could go even older but they like trees. 😉

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011045796426?sort=relevance&transmission=Automatic&price-to=30000&aggregatedTrim=997 Carrera S&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Porsche&model=911&radius=1500&include-delivery-option=on&body-type=Coupe&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=de233xl&page=1

elbowloh · October 2021

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. censored knows who would pay that.
^ All silly money.

Who needs a frikkin G wagon in the smoke?

I'm not in the smoke. This is Surrey darling.

Pross · October 2021

orraloon said:
If you have 17 pints of lager in the airport Wankerspoons before your flight, guess what happens next.

None of them seemed to have been drinking to be fair (was a flight to Venice so not really lads lads territory).

elbowloh · October 2021

pblakeney said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

...
Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There is some legal cover for personal injury and accidents but it definitely is new for old for contents (including bikes). No racing though.
I'd go down the BC route if accidents was a concern.
PS - Hate threads like this, gets you thinking....
Could go older but ugly headlights, could go even older but they like trees. 😉

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011045796426?sort=price-asc&include-delivery-option=on&aggregatedTrim=997 Carrera S&make=Porsche&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&model=911&price-to=30000&radius=1500&transmission=Automatic&body-type=Coupe&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=ky128uu&page=1

A friend of mine, a locksmith, has just sold his Boxter.

Pross · October 2021

elbowloh said:

Pross said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. censored knows who would pay that.
I don't get the G Wagon obsession. They seem very popular with Russian billionaires but for that money I'd want something that didn't look like it was from the 1940s
Ineos Grenadier Sir?

Looks like a Pininfarina design in comparison to the G Wagon

elbowloh · October 2021

Quite tempted by the Maserati's. Can be had for £25k!

pinno · October 2021

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. censored knows who would pay that.
^ All silly money.

Who needs a frikkin G wagon in the smoke?
I'm not in the smoke. This is Surrey darling.

Chock a block. I used to deliver all over Surrey.

pinno · October 2021

elbowloh said:

pblakeney said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

...
Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There is some legal cover for personal injury and accidents but it definitely is new for old for contents (including bikes). No racing though.
I'd go down the BC route if accidents was a concern.
PS - Hate threads like this, gets you thinking....
Could go older but ugly headlights, could go even older but they like trees. 😉

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011045796426?sort=price-asc&include-delivery-option=on&aggregatedTrim=997 Carrera S&make=Porsche&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&model=911&price-to=30000&radius=1500&transmission=Automatic&body-type=Coupe&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=ky128uu&page=1
A friend of mine, a locksmith, has just sold his Boxter.

Boxsters are dull.
Yes, the 964 likes trees. 450bhp but... modern rubbers make them a little more easy to handle except prices are through the roof.
The above (997) is identical to mine except my one is black and I didn't pay that and had only 52k on the clock. A new engine @ 47k - that's another story. Previous owner had it changed under warranty.
The 996 has the fried egg or omelette headlights. They are great cars and come undervalued.

My preference would be a clean 993 - post 964, last of the air cooled, still much more reminiscent of the older styling without the pitfalls and price tag (well, sort of).

elbowloh · October 2021

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

verylonglegs said:

First.Aspect said:

pinno said:
Cycle insurance costing much more than it is to insure my 911.
Humblebrag
Is it a brag about owning a Porsche or lots of expensive bikes?
Porsche.

There will probably be a post on the trivial things that annoy you thread about how hard it is to mount a bike rack on it, to drive to the second home in Cornwall.
I haven't got a second home.

I also have a quite conventional Thule roof rack which fits without 'popping panels'.
What I paid for my Porker is far less that what people imagine I did. I see new Volvos. BMW's (especially M badged), Range Rovers (of various descriptions), Jaguars, Mercs* - all with huge price tags, yet I get stereotyped as having lots of money. It's a funny thing perception.
Although, mine is actually paid for.

Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There's a high end car dealership not far from here.
There's a second hand Audi SUV going for about £120k. There's also a second hand Merc G Wagon for £116k. censored knows who would pay that.
^ All silly money.

Who needs a frikkin G wagon in the smoke?
I'm not in the smoke. This is Surrey darling.
Chock a block. I used to deliver all over Surrey.

Surrey is nothing like this

https://youtu.be/P2-nWd3Zx4w

shirley_basso · October 2021

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pblakeney said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

...
Do you get all the cover with that house insurance bike cover like personal injury, replacement bike etc etc Blakey?
There is some legal cover for personal injury and accidents but it definitely is new for old for contents (including bikes). No racing though.
I'd go down the BC route if accidents was a concern.
PS - Hate threads like this, gets you thinking....
Could go older but ugly headlights, could go even older but they like trees. 😉

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011045796426?sort=price-asc&include-delivery-option=on&aggregatedTrim=997 Carrera S&make=Porsche&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&model=911&price-to=30000&radius=1500&transmission=Automatic&body-type=Coupe&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=ky128uu&page=1
A friend of mine, a locksmith, has just sold his Boxter.
Boxsters are dull.
Yes, the 964 likes trees. 450bhp but... modern rubbers make them a little more easy to handle except prices are through the roof.
The above (997) is identical to mine except my one is black and I didn't pay that and had only 52k on the clock. A new engine @ 47k - that's another story. Previous owner had it changed under warranty.
The 996 has the fried egg or omelette headlights. They are great cars and come undervalued.

My preference would be a clean 993 - post 964, last of the air cooled, still much more reminiscent of the older styling without the pitfalls and price tag (well, sort of).

I'm in the market for a 996 next year. Have my eye on this one:

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/12249248

Heartbreaking reading stories of people picking them up for 10k.

993 a bit expensive for me. 997 turbo is the dream but also a bit expensive. Depending on how I do next year I may get a high milage Carrera 2.

Also I am set on a manual but tbh not really sure why.

Also everyone I've spoken to raves about boxters except snobs. Ironic given your post about Audis and G wagons.

pblakeney · October 2021

shirley_basso said:

993 a bit expensive for me. 997 turbo is the dream but also a bit expensive. Depending on how I do next year I may get a high milage Carrera 2.

Also I am set on a manual but tbh not really sure why.

Based purely on comments by Clarkson and all his guests who have had 911s a Carrera 2 (S) is the sweet spot if costs are an issue with the Turbo being the dream as you say. Apparently the pedal position isn't great in the RH drive manual so an auto is advised.
Based on my experience of owning a relatively quick car then the limiting factor in acceleration is the speed of the driver changing gear. A manual is nice but if I buy a performance car now it will be an auto.
Other opinions will be available, no doubt.

shirley_basso · October 2021

I think the quality of the pre-pdk autos is a bit lacking, according to everything I've read.

I am not an experienced driver so just want to enjoy the "connection" to a manual. Not test driving yet until in a position to buy

briantrumpet · October 2021

Do we need a car thread?

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