This Instant And Moment - 2019!

[Akagi]

Probably but I've said worse before and this hasn't happened so they must have tightened things up.

I just commented "What a fag..." - Should probably have just stuck to "What a moron..." or something.

Return to work is going alright. No issues to report really, other than the days seeming to really drag!

And my attempt to lose weight is failing as well... Im living on my own ATM and I am very lazy with diet control and meals... lol

 

[Akagi]

Why do companies insist on using emotes in emails... It just makes me think there's a 12yo in charge of their marketing department. I'll need more than a £2 saving to make me cry laughing.

Emoji's are the language of my generation. I was forged in the fires of MSN.

I don't understand why they have used that one there though... Inappropriate emoji placement! The appropriate one would be the sunglasses emoji.

 

[Akagi]

Late night pondering....Do you ever have moments where you look back on old pics of yourself and think "where did that person disappear to" my life has changed so much, some good (i.e. i feel much stronger now) but a lot not so much. Just seemed more carefree back then, happier in some ways too.

Anyhoo not really looking for an answer just one of those questions I had to get out there without telling a friend who would end up giving me sympathy etc when I'm not after that

Yep, its particularly bad/easy being my age (23) because all I have to do is scroll through my mobile phone camera album backups and they go aaaaaall the way back to when I was about 12...

 

[Akagi]

Ahh That explains it - I knew you was young but didn't realise you was still a kid. - only just out of short trousers.

Yep I joined these forums when I was 15...

These boards are an embarrassingly big part of my day to day life, as you may be able to tell from my post count...

 

[Akagi]

I'm more than happy to be called a nipper. I'm busy panicking about entering my "mid 20's" next month, so it makes me feel better!

 

[Akagi]

Can you remember that far back to when you were 25?

You're going the right way for a smacked bottom!

... Although you probably wouldn't complain

 

[Akagi]

Nice to see some of the old TIAM gang back in the thread...

 

[Akagi]

Blimey, there's a blast from the past - haven't seen you post in years! Hope life is treating you well

On a similar vein, I haven't seen you post in yonks!

 

[Akagi]

Other way round in our house. Mum talks fairly softly, Dad sounds like he's trying to use the phone from across the room. Not sure what I'm like, probably somewhere in the middle.

 

[Akagi]

Well thats the last 5 years of cars... (Since I passed my test)



I wonder what the next 5 years will bring...

 

[Akagi]

Acme - Why so many cars?!?! Did you wreck that many?!

I'm on my 4th since passing 10 years ago.

Hahahaha, no I've only crashed two of them, both easily repairable (so I repaired them)

I get bored easily!

Many many more questionable decisions

Undoubtedly!

A decent car hopefully

Only one of us has owned a Vauxhall Astra, and it isn't me...

Christ, you have bought some shoite?

Oi, only a couple of them were shoite.

 

[Akagi]

Still got it, hasn't missed a beat all these years and it's only on 35k miles.

Hurry up and get a fast datsun

You earn good money now so scrap the 350Z plan and just get a GTR

 

[Akagi]

I owned an Astra for a while. I'd pick that over the Volvo or the Skoda

I can understand personal preference with the Astra vs Skoda, the Octavia wasn't anything to write home about but I bought it to do 70+MPG up and down the motorway, which it did very well!

But the Volvo is in a different league entirely. It was a 5 series / A6 rival. Fully loaded and a damn sight quicker and more reliable than any of them at the time!

I'm looking for a full black leather interior to go in mine though as cream doesn't wear/age very well in any car.

Admittedly my one does have some tuning in its belly, but take it to the Autobahn and it will happily sit at 160MPH with the dual zone climate and heated seats on, blasting out some music from the 15 speaker Harman Kardon sound system, while on the integrated hands-free car-phone to one of your mates.

 

[Akagi]

I have a Dacia Sandero.

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

My astra is like a rocket, 0-60 is like 2 seconds and the top speed in unknown as the Speedo only goes to 200mph

Anything is possible with enough money. But it would probably be easier to put an Astra body on a GTR.

 

[Akagi]

I think the new forum software can handle this thread continuing for another month. Happy to be told otherwise by a mod

Had my phone assessment for talking therapy just now, went well, lady was very nice to speak to but then I suppose she'd have to be!

 

[Akagi]

Felt rubbish this morning so late for work, but better than not going in I guess.

Suspension knocking on the Volvo again, that will be the drop link nut that I didn't do up properly then...
Quick and easy but in this heat I really can't be arsed to jack it up and get the wheel off.

 

[Akagi]

Have you had your car's bushes changed and alignment checked?

I am thinking getting my Suspension refreshed the year after next, I know it's not done 100k but it'll be 10 years old by then.

I've changed the shocks and springs, and the first clonk I heard was because I hadn't done the drop link up tight enough on the nearside front. This time its the offside front. Bushes etc look fine to me but I havent had them "checked" per se.

I haven't had the tracking done yet, I'm waiting until I have sorted the rear ride height out before I take it in - I don't think the rear spring pads are settled in their recess properly because the rear sits a bit higher than I expected. So I want to have a play around with that first. If I can't get them to sit properly I might just take them out and wrap the top coil in rubber instead.

 

[Akagi]

Its too hot here let alone there. Bunch of weirdos. I can't stand this heat.

12 - 14 degrees is where its at. Slightly patchy blue skies and a cool breeze. Perfect weather!

 

[Akagi]

Do I count as old yet?

I lived in this thread when I was bored at Uni

Hi Clamfrills!

Only if you change your username back to "Ben Critchley"

 

[Akagi]

Oh sweet Jesus. I share my now t.v. subscription with my mum. On the home page it says continue watching so I get to see what she's watched lately and vice versa.

I watched fifty shades freed the other night. Just went on and home page implies it's only had first ten mins watched. Think 'that's weird I watched the whole lot'.....yup....that's right... my mum was going to watch it thank God she decided not to. She doesn't even like it when people swear a few times or have a full on snog!!

Inb4 you accidentally log into your Google account on her computer and her homepage is all pornography.