john_p_b
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 posted on 26/9/05 at 03:48 PM |
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problem with country roads
cow shite!!!!
it's my birthday today so had a day off work thought i'd go for a decent drive in the indy so did just that.
really starting to get a feel for the car on some of the twisty bits and was having a great time, rounded a bend planted the throttle down a straight
bit and then......whats that on the road?.....splatter of cow poo everywhere!! thankfully it was a slight left hand so the passenger side copped it
more than me but what a bloody mess!
car is feeling great though, adjusted the rear suspension and tyre pressures yesterday and the back feels far more in touch now.
can you tell i had fun 
built a car, built a home, had a family. lost the family, lost the home, still got the car.
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Guinness
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 03:52 PM |
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Happy birthday to you. Me too today! (30 again).
Glad you had a good time.
Hope all your post build problems get sorted.
I was out in mine on Saturday, trying to get SVA fail items sorted. A bloke pulls along side at the lights, window comes down and he says "your
back number plate has fallen off". I smiled and told him I didn't have a front one either. He just sat there, gob open, the lights
changed and I was off.
Cheers
Mike
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john_p_b
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 04:09 PM |
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thanks mike, happy birthday to you too!
problems are all smoothing out now, just teathing problems i guess so it'll all come good in the end.
built a car, built a home, had a family. lost the family, lost the home, still got the car.
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donut
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 04:11 PM |
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Happy birthday to you
sqashed tomatoes and stew
bread and butter
in the gutter
happy birthday to you
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Kissy
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 04:18 PM |
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Assume your partner was not in passenger seat?
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john_p_b
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 05:07 PM |
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unfortunately yeah it was a solo drive
built a car, built a home, had a family. lost the family, lost the home, still got the car.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 06:41 PM |
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Great things cow pats. I know someone who put his reliant robin on its roof cos he hit a cow pat! 
His sister in the passenger seat was not impressed.
Enjoy.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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indykid
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 07:20 PM |
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round by me, it's not just cow pats and horse crap, but loads and loads of mud.
took the indy out for a blat midweek, brought it home, and both rear arches were absolutely plastered. i'd only done about 20 miles too.
also dunno wether it's the crud on the road, or just tyres not getting up to temp, but the roads seem really greasy of late, though i've
mainly been out at dusk. it's such good fun though
looks like time to start being a bit more careful gents
tom
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Avoneer
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 07:42 PM |
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Don't forget to pick me up Tom before i get withdrawl symptoms.
Pat 
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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indykid
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| posted on 26/9/05 at 08:10 PM |
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will do next time.
most my mates have gone back to uni now, so should have a spare seat.
it'll be nice to have a passenger under 14 stone too. my near side rear shocker's been taking some right stick lately.
tom
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