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Congratulations Mike, just remember to keep your "gun in your holster" between September and October, one of my gang has missed 2 Lm's in recent years due to you know what  In fact they will probably never go again due to number 2's birthday falling over the race weekend  I just LOVE this avatar...  sorry, just had to say it, please continue... -Lee Charlotte at her best. Oh yes  very mesmerising |
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« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2011, 12:07:20 am » |
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Well i am missing this year due to 1 Final trip to the Nurburgring before a house purchase takes all my money!
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« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2011, 10:38:02 am » |
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Next you will be getting married in June (around the 2nd week of the month) and won't be able to holster the gun around September  Married no chance not yet Mr G! |
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« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2011, 03:38:40 pm » |
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Well i am missing this year due to 1 Final trip to the Nurburgring before a house purchase takes all my money!
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« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2011, 04:52:00 pm » |
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Well i am missing this year due to 1 Final trip to the Nurburgring before a house purchase takes all my money!
well, if the press reports are correct there maybe no more "ringer days" so you need to hedge your bets Young Kev |
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« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2011, 12:30:39 am » |
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Well i am missing this year due to 1 Final trip to the Nurburgring before a house purchase takes all my money!
Light weight. I distinctly recall you saying you would be attending this year. Pathetic, for the second time this thread... your folks live near by ffs! |
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« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2011, 04:49:44 pm » |
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Mike, Kev......... Get a grip the both of you, just tell them that you are going on a budget to convince her show her the shoddy tent and a collection of newspapers to sleep on. That should be enough..... |
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« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2011, 07:22:23 pm » |
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I don't get any of this. Motor racing is part of me - it's part of what I am. Any bloke who didn't like it wouldn't stand a cats chance in Hades. Likewise, I can't imagine that Mr T would be more fun to live with if I stopped him doing what he enjoys. Why should anybody have to make excuses or make stuff up? Tell her it's what you always do in the middle of June and if she'd like to come along or do something else which she wants to on her own then fine. No relationship was ever improved by one partner trying to change the other.
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« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2011, 01:58:39 pm » |
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Of course I buy green cars, my Aston is green, my MGB is green, my Disco Sport is green, oh, that's not what you meant by green?
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Yeah - but surely this is 99% in jest? Men love to pretend they are henpecked and their wives don't understand them.... etc etc. F P.S. I do think there might be a slight blurring of the lines between a genuine love of motorsport and wanting to go on the beer with the lads for a week tho!  |
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« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2011, 04:21:03 pm » |
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Yeah - but surely this is 99% in jest? Men love to pretend they are henpecked and their wives don't understand them.... etc etc. F P.S. I do think there might be a slight blurring of the lines between a genuine love of motorsport and wanting to go on the beer with the lads for a week tho! Yes, I'm sure you're right (on all three counts!) It's still a lame excuse for not coming to the race and/or p*ss up though! |
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« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2011, 06:45:46 pm » |
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I do think there might be a slight blurring of the lines between a genuine love of motorsport and wanting to go on the beer with the lads for a week tho!
Isn't this what you do Fran? Remember for a week or so in the year you are a '...LB' And I will admit that you are not just there because you love doing dishes! >Martini...LB |
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« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2011, 11:38:44 pm » |
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I shouldnt have to defend myself but I will anyway....
This year I am missing it because of training,for those who dont know I am currently an apprentice track engineer. This means this year and the next 2 years I will be on substantialy lower wages than I have had in previous years.
Le Mans is a luxury that I would not be able to justify having wedding or no wedding and to be perfectly honest my priorities for the next few years lie far beyond a motor race in france which will be there to be enjoyed many years after I have ticked a few more important things off my to do list.
Call it a sence of humour failure if you want but getting engaged and planning my wedding has been the single greatest thing that I have ever done and I am gladly puting my next Le Mans visit on hold on my own accord,not because I am under the thumb or being "changed" by my fiance!!!
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« Reply #29 on: February 12, 2011, 12:30:48 am » |
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Don't rise to the bait !!
you will be back in a couple of years when most of us will be to old to go !!
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