Tarquin
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« on: November 20, 2005, 08:36:00 pm » |
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It's that time of year when the focus of life turns to the family & Cristmas.....bleurgh bah humbug.
I know I have to suffer it all & even be polite to the outlaws so that I don't get too may comments regarding the annual pilgrimage. What is the most outrageous thing you lot have to do to earn a weekend ( well OK maybe a week long) pass?
Tarquin
ps getting divorced is cheating.
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smokie
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2005, 12:14:52 am » |
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Be obnoxious for the year round and they are glad to see the back of you. Works for me.. I thought LM 2006 might be in joepardy as daughter is 21 on 18 June. Told her to have the "do" another weekend and she simply accepted it... In 2005 I've managed 10 days at Sebring, long weekend at Spa, long w/e @ Le Mans pre-q (took Mrs to keep her sweet), a week at Le Mans and a long weekend at the Nurburgring, plus some other short trips away...incl the fantastic weekend at the CA Track Day...
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Fran
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2005, 12:27:03 am » |
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You must be a right sod to live with Smokie.
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garystout
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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2005, 10:24:09 am » |
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Must have gone out of his way to get away with that lot...
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Le Mans is for life, not just for Christmas
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2005, 12:41:16 pm » |
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Single man
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Take life by the horns and live it.
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2005, 02:18:43 pm » |
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Living at home with my parents but as I organise the trip I seem to have to persuade Mum to led my dad go!! Not that she will stop him this year as most of his colleauges have been persuaded to go!
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Nordic
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2005, 02:34:56 pm » |
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What is the most outrageous thing you lot have to do to earn a weekend ( well OK maybe a week long) pass?
One year I had to buy some flowers, pretty outrageous if you ask me.
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. H S Thompson 1937 - 2005
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« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2005, 01:33:13 am » |
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Forget the Brownie points. Just tell her she can keep the brownie points and she can use them while your away in Le Sathe.
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Paddy_NL
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2005, 01:41:23 am » |
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Le Mans is not the problem. A full week of Le Mans AND nearly the complete series of LMES, plus an A1GP-race, plus several DfH-meetings and off course the year-long preparation for the next Le Mans make it all a little difficult to sell at home. Well, it does sometimes.... Complica'ed
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Stu
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2005, 04:34:33 pm » |
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I thought LM 2006 might be in joepardy as daughter is 21 on 18 June. Told her to have the "do" another weekend and she simply accepted it...
Why don't you bring her along for her birthday. I also think mines glad to see the back off me. Just spent 17 nights away putting xmas decorations up again. She always thinks I'm a miserable c**t when I tell her to f**k off when she asks me to put the xmas tree up. Anyway send her on a couple of these cheap flight weekends with her mates. Thats always a good one for the holiday bank.
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2005, 04:41:48 pm » |
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I thought LM 2006 might be in joepardy as daughter is 21 on 18 June. Told her to have the "do" another weekend and she simply accepted it...
Why don't you bring her along for her birthday. I wouldn't want the parental resposibility of taking care of a 21 year old daughter at the poo bar with dozens of drunken CAers in attendence
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garystout
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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2005, 04:56:51 pm » |
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« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2005, 04:59:23 pm » |
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That's excactly the point, Gary.
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I don't care - I'm a racing driver and I'm here to win, not to finish third.
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mgmark
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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2005, 09:42:48 pm » |
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I thought LM 2006 might be in joepardy as daughter is 21 on 18 June. Told her to have the "do" another weekend and she simply accepted it...
Smokie - probably accepted it a bit too readily on the basis that a) she'll get a "do" on another weekend and guess where another "do" will be on 18 June when you're not there...... In general terms, I am just v. fortunate in having a missus that lets me go motor racing and knows how much going to Le Mans means to me (and how much of a PITA I get if I don't get to go - once was enough! ) MG Mark
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