Hants Meets

[Techyd]

20 hours ago, pbharcourt said:

Hope everybody is keeping safe and happy?

I have been happily pottering in the garage, no mass influx of relatives for mothers day Sunday lunch.....hurrah!

Bring on a bit more of car-owner virus and I might get some projects finished!

Safe and happy thanks!  Turned the dining room in to an office!  On Wednesday it gets interesting, as I'm attempting to attend a live streamed Yoga session...!

This social distancing has also coincided with the latest call of duty being available for free!

[ADF]

Hi all,

Firstly cheers for the message dean, greatly appreciated.

Not meet related but thought best way to reach all.  I am sorry for being incommunicado, unfortunately my android tablet died (I have the laptop but I tend to be doing stuff when using it) I had intended to replace it quickly but hasn't worked out that way, being a bit of a techy/nerd type I had to check all of the specs and pick the right one.  I like the Samsung 8 inch, went to get one from currys but there don't seem to be any about, which got me thinking new financial year new models possibly so decided to wait and see what appeared only to have the world come down with corona.

Really sorry to hear of the Lotus selling, but completely understand as I had to hold off getting one for years cause I needed a DD. 20'000 miles a year in an Elise didn't seem appealing at the time. I hope you still come along to the meets.

I am really well.  My heart op was all a complete success and I  was quite enjoying my cardio rehab gym class at the hospital (nothing to do with the young lady gym instructor-honest) but that's all cancelled for now.  I have been focusing on exercising the dog (Luckily I have access to 2000acres of private land including an iron age hillfort!) and gardening as its good for the heart (the gardens never looked as good). Almost bought a house but quickly went over my budget.

Haven't touched my elise for a while but have helped the old man out with the handling of the elan which was getting a bit wayward (he didn't like me calling it a deathtrap) it had a few issues but now sports adjustable TT rear dampers and along with a few other things and correctly inflated tyres!!! is more how it should be. Although he did have the back end step out on a tight greasy road, much less vicious than the elise.

Paul nice Excel, I think these are great cars and seriously under valued/appreciated, had a ride in a used one at a dealer back in the day, I remember really liking the plush leather interior.

Great weather for driving but 8tonnes of gravel and a mini digger are turning up in the next few days so that will be the only driving I do but they're quite good fun.  Once that's done I may consider unsorning the elise but we may all get banned from leaving the home.  With the sun shining and empty roads its rather tempting.

That's plenty for now, I hope you are all well and safe (even you mike and dean - traitors😀). Hope to see you all soon when the coronacraziness is over.

Tony

 

[KennyN]

It's business as usual here, other than having a 15 year old at home all day who seems to think it's his job to eat everything in the house. As no schoolwork has been set yet, he is investing a lot of his time into becoming a "guitar god"...I can see my wire cutters getting busy long before September! 

The Exige has had a few outings to aid my sanity whilst complying with social distancing, the cheaper fuel and dry quiet roads are great at the moment, although I expect that fun will come to an end shortly due to a lack of understanding/care by some of the population.

@Techyd Thanks for the CoD tip, that'll be something else to keep Matthew amused!

@ADF I'm glad to hear that you are well on the mend following your op.

Stay safe and I look forward to a time when we can resume normal service in a pub somewhere.

Kenny

[pbharcourt]

On 23/03/2020 at 14:10, Techyd said:

 On Wednesday it gets interesting, as I'm attempting to attend a live streamed Yoga session...!

I use Adriane's Yoga sessions on 'the Youtube', she is luvvverly! 😍

[ADF]

I Don't know about Yoga, I think I would end up stuck in one of those weird positions. (although I wouldn't mind if it was with her)

Every cloud an all that: Just heard all MOTs extended 6 mnths. realised that means I wont need one on the elise at all this year - it will be back on SORN come Dec.

Really itching to get out in her (the elise-not the yoga lady) would have been tempted to be a bit naughty today but I was having way to much fun driving a mini digger - driveway done.  Project almost ended in disaster when after having 8 tonnes of gravel dumped yesterday the digger company was going to cancel all orders but as they are only up the road and still In work they kindly agreed to bring it down and leave it overnight, bonus.

As for guitar sabotage I can relate(my nephew is guitar obsessed), I believe Epoxy has many uses. 😉

[peteyg]

Empty roads, cheaper petrol and the fact I'm now a wine delivery driver means I cannot work from home and need to travel to my place of work. The sun's been shining too. Now which car to take on the commute....😈

[Simon Gooding]

Morning Chaps and lovely to see all the messages popping up. Tony, really pleased to hear you are up and about again, we did miss you at the end of last year/beginning of this year.

Like Kenny, I did manage a couple of spirited drives, including a nice trip via Midhurst to Goodwood, all before everything was closed down.

With no College, it does appear that Tommy has been spending a little too much time on his laptop, every time I go in to chat with him, he says he is doing his''project'', but, he can never explain why he needs his steering wheel plugged in! I'm thinking that when life does return to normal, he will need some sort of handicap if we go back to Chandler's Ford!

Anyway, stay safe everyone,  Tommy and I will look forward to seeing you all again soon.

[Techyd]

What better way to start the day than with some hard boiled eggs...

 

Which reminds me, how are things @Simon Gooding? 😉

[ADF]

A heads-up to any unaware souls,  there is a new thread "Hants Virtual Meeting" to follow if interested. 

Its weird, the last virtual meeting seemed very real to me.

Tony

[pbharcourt]

We were just holograms Tony..... didn't you notice Kev flickering?🤣

[Kevin Wheeler]

Thought I would put this on here too, since the Virtual thread may not be appropriate any more!

How about Tuesday 17 August at the Cromwell Arms in Romsey? Fuller's pub. Is that OK with you @peteygProbably serve a nice pint of HSB.

[Simon Gooding]

Yep, good for me! see you all on the 17th

[Techyd]

Yeah I think I can do that one - just had a mini company meeting there today as it happens, nice pub!

[pbharcourt]

Shall we start a new thread for 2021?

[Kevin Wheeler]

Perhaps a mod could just rename it Hampshire Meet?

[michaeljt]

Hi all, hope you had a great time on Wednesday! Sorry I couldn’t make it, was planning on dropping in but had to stay on at work later than planned unfortunately. Definitely up to join you on the next one, just to check have you decided when and where you’ll be meeting?
Many thanks, Michael

[michaeljt]

On 14/08/2021 at 18:26, michaeljt said:

Hi all, hope you had a great time on Wednesday! Sorry I couldn’t make it, was planning on dropping in but had to stay on at work later than planned unfortunately. Definitely up to join you on the next one, just to check have you decided when and where you’ll be meeting?
Many thanks, Michael

Thanks @Simon Gooding for correcting me, turns out I got my weeks mixed up and messaged the group without reading the earlier chat 😂 looks like I will be seeing you guys at The Cromwell Arms in Romsey this week - Tuesday 17th!

[Kevin Wheeler]

Sorry, guys. I cannot make tomorrow. Since the last meet I have had surgery for a detached retina and cannot drive at present.

I may be in France next month, so, see you in October!

 

[DaveC72]

2 minutes ago, Kevin Wheeler said:

Sorry, guys. I cannot make tomorrow. Since the last meet I have had surgery for a detached retina and cannot drive at present.

I may be in France next month, so, see you in October!

 

Kev, want me to come pick you up?

[Kevin Wheeler]

Thanks mate but the surgery was only last Tuesday and I still feel pretty rubbish.

[DaveC72]

No worries - hope you feel better soon!

[Kevin Wheeler]

Thanks!

[ADF]

Thinking of you Kev.  Hope it was all successful, you make a swift recovery and can get back behind the wheel soon

[KennyN]

I hope that you recover quickly Kevin, that doesn't sound like much fun. 

[pbharcourt]

Sorry to hear that Kev...it must have been staring too hard at the Emira that made your retina pop out!