REFERENDUM RESULTS AND DISCUSSION THREAD

[Lupo]

My dad always had Italian cars until swapping his Alfasud for a Citroen CX 2400 Pallas, a beast of a car 20 years ahead of its time.

My Italian grandad always had Fiats, English grandad was Vauxhall - Vivas then Chevette then Nova

 

[Paul]

My dad always had Italian cars until swapping his Alfasud for a Citroen CX 2400 Pallas, a beast of a car 20 years ahead of its time.

My Italian grandad always had Fiats, English grandad was Vauxhall - Vivas then Chevette then Nova

 

[leedswolf]

Pigeon fanciers fear new Brexit rules forcing birds to be quarantined for long-distance European races could "kill" their sport. Under EU rules due to become law next week, UK birds must be detained for three weeks before they can be released in France for trans-Channel races. North East pigeon owners claim their birds would be unfit to race after being cooped up for so long. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association is seeking an exemption from the EU.

 

[Lupo]

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And it looked so modern when he bought it too!

 

[Kenny]

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My Dad's 2nd car! (awful colour as well and this car followed up him owning a brown Mini)

Our family of 6 travelled down to Devon for a holiday in that car. Such a success we went on the train the following year. Thankfully after this car he lost his love of brown cars and we had a red Nova

 

[Lupo]

This beast! We went to Italy in it twice, so roomy

 

[Tredman]

This beast! We went to Italy in it twice, so roomy

I bloody love old citroens. Have dreamed about having a DS since forever, this would do too.

 

[Tredman]

My Dad had a lot of raggedy old cars - at the time I didn't realise how good this was and I just wanted him to get an Escort

 

[Lupo]

I bloody love old citroens. Have dreamed about having a DS since forever, this would do too.

Me too mate, they have made some very futuristic and innovative cars. Dad's was a 1979 model and it had central locking, air con, power steering, semi-auto gearbox, electric windows and sunroof, self adjustable suspension - 1979!

 

[WarwickWolf]

Pigeon fanciers fear new Brexit rules forcing birds to be quarantined for long-distance European races could "kill" their sport. Under EU rules due to become law next week, UK birds must be detained for three weeks before they can be released in France for trans-Channel races. North East pigeon owners claim their birds would be unfit to race after being cooped up for so long. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association is seeking an exemption from the EU.

Fucking hell, it's just dawned on me where the expression "cooped up" comes from!

 

[darlowolf64]

My dad had one of these, the Ford Zephyr

 

[Johnny75]

My dad had one of these, the Ford Zephyr

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Thought you'd have had one of these:

 

[darlowolf64]

Oh dear, must rush to the hospital and have my sides stitched back together...

 

[The Weasel]

The first car I can remember was a Singer Gazelle: https://images.app.goo.gl/emHyoF4oMjEhTxoDA

Fuck me, I'm old.

 

[devoelardy]

Can this thread get back to talking about hoovers, please.

 

[Tony Towner]

Can this thread get back to talking about hoovers, please.

I used to sell vacuum cleaners and calling them Hoovers was a sackable offence

 

[devoelardy]

I used to sell vacuum cleaners and calling them Hoovers was a sackable offence

I can't help being uncultured

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

That misnomer actually destroyed the intellectual property rights of the Hoover company to their own brand name.

 

[AndyWolves]

I used to sell vacuum cleaners and calling them Hoovers was a sackable offence

Did they announce it over the Tannoy?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Wrote it on a memo with a biro.