tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967163076445323247.post507303721457118178..comments2008-06-01T19:51:31.648+01:00PDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14272280981190849015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967163076445323247.post-79127448705307603502008-05-31T16:21:00.000+01:002008-05-31T16:21:00.000+01:00Ouch, I'm paying 50p a litre.<BR/><BR/>I suggest a bike, mine's running quiet well on a hearty breakfast and a litre of wa-der when I get into the office.<BR/><BR/>I also find watching movies on a 32" flat screen can help minimise the boredom on longer journies, although it does make the bike a tad unstable at speed.<BR/><BR/>Working from home will never work, but a sleeping bag in the office can help cut down those miles -- you can tele-conference with the girls :-)aiddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386541004524522307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967163076445323247.post-7895061732141471542008-05-30T23:26:00.000+01:002008-05-30T23:26:00.000+01:00And all of this from Paul "terrifying behind the wheel of a car at speeds above 25mph" Collins<BR/><BR/>???<BR/><BR/>:-pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967163076445323247.post-59818705419006622952008-05-23T20:49:00.000+01:002008-05-23T20:49:00.000+01:00Hmmm... let me paraphrase... ;-)<BR/><BR/>You drive a boring car, in a boring way, and now you're a bit bored with it? Yes, that could happen.<BR/><BR/>Instead, you could buy a motorbike and have a VERY INTERESTING if short life (excluding the years in a coma and the electric wheelchair).<BR/><BR/>You could get a more interesting car and drive in a more interesting way which also has an interesting side effect: journeys seem to take less time. Not because of speed, but because one is busy: "Don't mistake activity for achievement", they say, but intense activity can be mistaken for a time machine.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe that's just me.<BR/><BR/>The planet is a problem though, especially as you won't be buying the girls a car when they come of age - you'll be buying them a litre of diesel and getting the car for free.nemonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967163076445323247.post-65426553428700904522008-05-22T16:19:00.000+01:002008-05-22T16:19:00.000+01:00I'll keep this post serious, straight and boring as my last one was removed! But this is a subject that i can devote some time to venting my spleen.<BR/><BR/>I'm lucky enough to have my car fully expensed by my company. Otherwise I'd be looking at another mortgage each month to run both cars. Unlike many compnay car drivers the tax i pay compared to the costs I'd encure personally I happily pay. this week for example 4 new tyes £600 and a full service £750!<BR/><BR/>PDC I am much more of a 'petrol head' than you ever have been, but over the last couple of years I have gradually got less and less enjoyment from driving and now get no enjoyment at all from driving in this country. I'll try and keep it brief:<BR/><BR/>1. Ridiculous fuel charges: Having just filled up Mrs H's car which has the same size engine as yours, a modest 2.0, I received £4change from £70, what the f*** is going on!! <BR/>2. Over congested roads, my 22 mile drive takes me 45 mins on a good run. 1.25 hours on a bad run.<BR/><BR/>3. Its pointless having a fast car anymore due to the fear of getting a ban with a speed camera on every last bit of decent road(on the very rare occasion that the roads are clear enough to drift over the limit)<BR/>4. the 4 x 4 drivers that you mention in your blogg are the SCUM of th earth and unfortuntely typify the sort of person that drives these ridiculous gas guzzling vehicles. They think they own the roads and generally have no regard for other road users. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately driving is now just another chore in life. I to often wonder why I am made to pollute the roads on a daily basis when I can just as well do my job from my ADSL line?<BR/><BR/>Our future generations will no doubt look back at our wasteful practices and will no doubt ask a simple question:<BR/><BR/>What the **** were they doing?<BR/><BR/>Rant Over<BR/><BR/>Maxmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447317867754738535noreply@blogger.com