Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[RED-DOG]

Many years since I've been to a Car Auction. Back in the early 80's my first three cars were all auction buys. I needed a cheap old banger, so trundled down to Brands Hatch. The first lasted 3 months, after flogging it for scrap I lost 50 quid. The next two were more successful, a Fiat something did the job for 6 months & then sold on to a mate to break even. The last buy was an old Volkswagen Caravenette, an impulse bid. I had it for two years & 60000 miles later it blew a gasket. Shoved it back in the auction & made £10 profit on original purchase price.

Those auctions were great fun, full of Arthur Daley's. Your right about the breakfasts Red, the cafe was always jammed, the smell of fried bacon & steaming mugs...happy days.

Auctions ftw. I rarely lose money on the cars I buy.

BTW- My "Diary" and "Conversation" type posts are getting lost among all the quiz crap. Do you think the quiz should go on a seperate thread?

[RED-DOG]

Quiz moved to here.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=44670.msg1061153#new

[tikay]

Quiz moved to here.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=44670.msg1061153#new

I preferred it on your diary.

[RED-DOG]

Quiz moved to here.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=44670.msg1061153#new

I preferred it on your diary.

- 2 bonus points.

[tikay]

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[Tonji]

Many years since I've been to a Car Auction. Back in the early 80's my first three cars were all auction buys. I needed a cheap old banger, so trundled down to Brands Hatch. The first lasted 3 months, after flogging it for scrap I lost 50 quid. The next two were more successful, a Fiat something did the job for 6 months & then sold on to a mate to break even. The last buy was an old Volkswagen Caravenette, an impulse bid. I had it for two years & 60000 miles later it blew a gasket. Shoved it back in the auction & made £10 profit on original purchase price.

Those auctions were great fun, full of Arthur Daley's. Your right about the breakfasts Red, the cafe was always jammed, the smell of fried bacon & steaming mugs...happy days.

Auctions ftw. I rarely lose money on the cars I buy.

BTW- My "Diary" and "Conversation" type posts are getting lost among all the quiz crap. Do you think the quiz should go on a seperate thread?

Agree Red, I love auctions, all human life is there, full of intrigue & skullduggery, great fun.
I've spent most of my working life in auctions, they are the life blood of my trade.

New thread is a good idea, I'll be over later after I've got some work done.

[RED-DOG]

Many years since I've been to a Car Auction. Back in the early 80's my first three cars were all auction buys. I needed a cheap old banger, so trundled down to Brands Hatch. The first lasted 3 months, after flogging it for scrap I lost 50 quid. The next two were more successful, a Fiat something did the job for 6 months & then sold on to a mate to break even. The last buy was an old Volkswagen Caravenette, an impulse bid. I had it for two years & 60000 miles later it blew a gasket. Shoved it back in the auction & made £10 profit on original purchase price.

Those auctions were great fun, full of Arthur Daley's. Your right about the breakfasts Red, the cafe was always jammed, the smell of fried bacon & steaming mugs...happy days.

Auctions ftw. I rarely lose money on the cars I buy.

BTW- My "Diary" and "Conversation" type posts are getting lost among all the quiz crap. Do you think the quiz should go on a seperate thread?

Agree Red, I love auctions, all human life is there, full of intrigue & skullduggery, great fun.
I've spent most of my working life in auctions, they are the life blood of my trade.

New thread is a good idea, I'll be over later after I've got some work done.

More about your trade please Mr T.

[Ironside]

come on red you must know he is an auctioneer

[RED-DOG]

come on red you must know he is an auctioneer

No, I really didn't. But I would love to hear more about it.

I've been around auctions all my life. As a boy I used to go with my dad to Mansfield Horse auction. I have some great memories of that, like when my bro Tracy and I loosed a Suffolk Punch stallion so that he could get to a Shetland Mare that was "Ossin" in the next stall. What a commotion that caused.

Then there was the produce and livestock auction at Ipswich, where an old man lifted a box of ferrets over his head to display them to the crowd. One of his fingers slipped through the wire netting on the front of the box.... you can imagine the rest.

British car auctions at Leeds, where I sold the most horrible Transit truck ever put on the face of this earth. Oh it looked fine, but it was a complete lump of corruption. I must have put half a dozen clutches in it and it broke the middle out of every one within a day. I towed it to the auction because I daren't risk driving it, and some poor sod who looked as bad off as I was bought it. On the way home, we saw him on the roadside, broken down. Ah well... needs must.

Farm sales, plant sales, antique fairs..... I could fill a book with auction stories.

As you say Mr T, all human life is there.

[Ironside]

whosssssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

sorry red was a joke

[pokefast]

When you went to the auction for a horse,what qualities did you look for in the animal?

[Ironside]

When you went to the auction for a horse,what qualities did you look for in the animal?

that it doesnt run away when he throws black pudding at it

[RED-DOG]

When you went to the auction for a horse,what qualities did you look for in the animal?

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=23474.msg479692#msg479692

[pokefast]

When you went to the auction for a horse,what qualities did you look for in the animal?

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=23474.msg479692#msg479692

I'm impressed,that looks quite complex. Bet it gave you a big sense of satisfaction when you got a good un.

[Castor_Troy]

So last night when I went to DTD, I praised Mark, AKA Castor_Troy on the depth of his knowledge of diverse and obscure subjects. I then went on to congratulate him on his wonderful performance in the quiz. He was wreathed in smiles ans obviously very pleased with himself.

"By the way" I asked, What kind of pheasant was that again"

"Er.... what do you mean?"

"I mean the pheasant. The national bird of Guyana that you recognised from a single glance yesterday"

"Er... I can't think at the moment.... um er... it's just slipped my mind"


He was totally banjaxed. Absolutely flummoxed.  He didn't have a Scooby.

5 minutes later, when he'd had a sly peek at the computer behind the poker desk, he came running up.. "I've remembered now, it's a canje pheasant.... "

Ladies and gentlemen, I put it to you that Mr Castor is a cheat.

That concludes the evidence for the prosecution. We all know he is as guilty as Hell, but, so that justice can be seen to be done, we will await his defence before we strip him of his points.

Ok and now how it really went ..
After coming out of 2 hours of interviews the hero (i.e ME) was approached by the villain (i.e RED)
Hero  --   " Hi tom, good to see you, how are you today?
Villain --  "WHAT Was the name of that bird?
Hero  --  "Sorry?"
Villain --  "haha!!!! I knew you where cheating"
Hero  --  "What? O' the bird From the Quiz? If Im honest Tom i can't remember with out seeing the pic again, it was a couple of days ago. and my heads a bit fried from  interviews"
Villain  --  "hahaha!! hahaha!! Im Gonna Out you on the forum, I knew you where cheating!!!!!! "
Hero  --  "What? Is it that inconceivable that I KNEW the answer?"
Villain  --  "YES !! Im gonna out you"

In reds eyes I am guilty without any evidence just a THEORY! and this "THEORY" has holes

the case is soley built on ----- your guilty cos I think you are!!!!
Reds Statement is a blatant misrepresentation of the truth.....


exhibit A:- http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30601.7455

I mean does this look like a picture of a man that would ... to quote "come RUNNING up"


EDIT ... How could I cheat on a  pic based quiz? 

Innocent until proven guilty !!!!!!