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Miniminx71

Mini started fine all over the weekend. Today - nothing. Totally dead. No ignition lights - zero. No obvious reason but probably the battery. Don't you just love the complete lack of warnings from a Mini ...
Apr 20 2015 04:50 PM
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    OhDear
    Must be a lose wire
    Apr 20 2015 05:33 PM
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Miniminx71

I have dug out all my old concert t-shirts. Today I have been wearing Van Halen from 1993. Tomorrow; Thunder.
Apr 14 2015 10:21 PM
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    nathanb
    yes !!
    I still work on my car in a Depeche mode 1993 tour tee
    Apr 15 2015 05:35 PM
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    Anthony30
    I was born in 92. :) bet you feel old now. HAHA.

    Apr 15 2015 05:50 PM
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    Miniminx71
    Depeche Mode oh yes!!! Just Can't Get Enough!
    Apr 15 2015 09:33 PM
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Miniminx71

It's about a mile and half to my Mum's house but, in the Mini on a day like today, I managed to make it 7 :-D
Apr 12 2015 01:06 PM
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    Ben_O
    Nope, This is in the countryside though. The nearest town and proper supermarket is about a 20 minute drive away. there are other small villages within a mile radius though so it's not isolated
    Apr 12 2015 04:12 PM
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    Vinay-RS
    So it would really suck if you lived there and didn't drive
    Apr 12 2015 04:17 PM
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    Ben_O
    Yup!
    Apr 12 2015 04:22 PM
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Miniminx71

Chasing a massive bee around the house.
Apr 10 2015 01:25 PM
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    Miniminx71
    I don't know. It sort of gives me a buzz.
    Apr 10 2015 02:30 PM
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    Ben_O
    Did you get it out? Or did it meet a sticky end?
    Apr 11 2015 12:51 AM
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    Miniminx71
    I chased it out. It was going all the way round the open back door and not out of it. Stupid thing. Can't kill bees. Wasps, no problem - get the spray out.
    Apr 11 2015 01:20 AM
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Miniminx71

Must stop watching episodes of House of Fools and do some work!!
Mar 30 2015 01:34 PM
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Miniminx71

Woohoo! Clocks forward this weekend. Come on summer!!
Mar 27 2015 02:52 PM
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Miniminx71

Went back to my car in the public car park earlier and there was a new Jag parked next to me. I went round to the driver's side to have a peer inside at the dash. Bit dark so I cupped my hands round my face. Was looking for maybe 10 seconds and then realised there was an old woman sat in the back. Didn't half make me jump.
Mar 26 2015 08:57 PM
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    Anthony30
    ��
    Mar 27 2015 08:04 AM
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    Anthony30
    :)

    Mar 27 2015 08:04 AM
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    firstmini
    ha ha that actually made me laugh (even with the foul mood Im now in :) )
    Mar 27 2015 09:08 AM
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Miniminx71

Is it legal to jam the petrol dispensing nozzle with your filler cap so it pumps automatically without you holding it?
Mar 25 2015 02:57 PM
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    Ben_O
    This made me think of a woman i saw once at Morrisons. She pulled the hose out of the filler neck without first letting go of the trigger. It went everywhere and she stood there screaming but still didn't thin to let go of the trigger. A man came along and took it from here after a few seconds.
    Mar 25 2015 10:55 PM
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    Ben_O
    *her
    Mar 25 2015 10:56 PM
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    BronkoMini
    +one do it while filling up the landy, it takes ages!
    Mar 25 2015 11:00 PM
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Miniminx71

Triple glazing or double glazing??? 18 hours to decide.
Mar 24 2015 03:56 PM
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    Miniminx71
    The house is very well insulated. The loft looks like something out of NASA because all the floor and between the rafters are stuffed with that foil covered insulation board and the fluffy stuff. Have decided on the triple glazing. It doesn't actually cost all that much more than double and want the soundproofing more than anything else.
    Mar 24 2015 10:47 PM
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    Anthony30
    Very good. :) It's freezing in our house. :( Triple glazing seems to be quite common now, the new double glazing.
    Mar 24 2015 11:04 PM
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    Miniminx71
    Well, they're ordered and take about 3 weeks to make so I shall have the benefit just about the time summer rolls around and all the windows will be open anyway :-D
    Mar 24 2015 11:12 PM
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Miniminx71

Keep looking at fantastic 4 bed detached houses in about an acre and a half of land for less than £75k. In Ireland. Getting more and more tempting....
Mar 23 2015 12:55 AM
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    Marcos Controls
    That's why I moved to Poland, bigger and cheaper houses, more space, less people - a better lifestyle for me.
    Mar 23 2015 12:35 PM
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    Miniminx71
    I thought you had your name because you polished cars or something :-D
    Mar 23 2015 02:50 PM
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    Marcos Controls
    I'd rather have them repainted than clean them!
    Mar 23 2015 05:05 PM
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Miniminx71

Watched the eclipse with my 7 year old nephew and he said 'but what about the places in the world where it's nighttime? They won't have the eclipse.' And us adults didn't know how to actually explain that.
Mar 20 2015 10:09 AM
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    RossKnight
    They had the eclipse in their day time
    Mar 20 2015 11:04 AM
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    Miniminx71
    I know. But the concept of the same things happening at different times is just awkward to explain :-D
    Mar 20 2015 11:06 AM
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    tomb1992
    unicorn magic. every time
    Mar 20 2015 11:41 AM
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Miniminx71

Just started taking calls on the sale of the Moggy. I can tell already there's going to be some serious timewasters on this one.
Mar 18 2015 01:54 PM
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    Ben_O
    sounds fair enough to me. I would welcome buyers to check through paperwork and check for matching numbers before parting with cash but if they started photographing numbers or writing them down, i'd ask them to leave
    Mar 18 2015 02:58 PM
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    FlyingScot
    Love Moggys had several over the years. Is it on Ebay ?
    Mar 18 2015 08:11 PM
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    Miniminx71
    No. Car and Classic. The white and red convertible in Wiltshire. Very optimistically priced (but open to sensible offers). Unfortunately, I didn't write the ad - a friend did by lifting an ebay description - and it's horrific and I'm going to have to re-do it. If you want something done ....
    Mar 18 2015 08:15 PM
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Miniminx71

I'm getting excited about the eclipse on Friday even though I know it will probably be a huge disappointment.
Mar 17 2015 11:25 AM
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    Miniminx71
    Oh. Did it look just as spectacular though?
    Mar 17 2015 09:17 PM
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    pusb
    It looked amazing. On the TV it looks a bit too perfect, almost like a staged show, looks more natural in person. It gets brighter and darker, forms shapes that then disperse, and just drifts slowly across the sky. The glow follows the curve of the earth so you get a big arch across the horizon with a dark bit underneath.
    Mar 17 2015 09:28 PM
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    Miniminx71
    I so want to see that for real ...
    Mar 17 2015 09:29 PM
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Miniminx71

Programme about the Red Arrows it is then. Or go to the pub ...
Mar 15 2015 06:40 PM
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    Miniminx71
    No, planes. In place of Top Gear :-(
    Mar 15 2015 07:15 PM
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    Vinay-RS
    Oh, well I guess they have an engine as well...
    Mar 15 2015 07:18 PM
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    Steve220
    Pub.
    Mar 15 2015 09:43 PM
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Miniminx71

Popped into Aldi for some bread rolls and milk and came out with a pair of pyjamas and a rice cooker. .
Mar 12 2015 11:38 PM
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    Ben_O
    I do that all the time in there. Last time i came out with a belt and a wallet!
    Mar 13 2015 01:15 AM
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    Berrybox
    Haha i went in last week for 2 items and came out with a trolley full!
    Mar 13 2015 07:59 AM