Some Bastard Wrote My Car Off

Dean · 01 May, 2002, 04:42:51 AM

I only mention it because I only bought the car 6 days ago and for the first time in my 35 years I bought a nice car rather than an old banger and it's only taken me 6 days to end up with a ?14,600 pile on jarred metal.

Life is grand.

I remember when my only real worry in life was wondering where this weeks prog is. Ho humm and lardy dah!

Dean - Feeling melochaly

Dean · 01 May, 2002, 04:45:06 AM

Sorry, ?14,600 pile of (rather than on)jarred metal

Dean - Still melancholy but still able to spot a typo.

paulvonscott · 01 May, 2002, 05:47:14 AM

Wot a nightmare, I only seem to get woimen crashing into my car when I'm parked.

Never mind, Sin City starts this week. It might help.

Mudcrab · 01 May, 2002, 03:56:47 PM

Nasty! Sorry to hear that Dean.

The Love Doctor · 01 May, 2002, 06:08:06 PM

Sin City? Again? Thats some hot shit.
Wish i had a car. And a job. And the internet at home.

Doc the without-things-bloke

Mudcrab · 01 May, 2002, 06:23:36 PM

The new Dredd 'epic' is called Sin City, not the Frank Miller one. Starts this week. Soon, we all hope and pray. Probably be delivered tomorrow with any luck.

Oddboy · 01 May, 2002, 07:02:36 PM

Wouldn't count on it... I'm thinking it'll be Friday again. Still I'll be okay; 2000AD's just merged with Star Lord in my new back issue collection & I've got another 1,202 progs before this weeks.

Sorry to hear about the car...
I had mine stolen last summer so I didn't even get a pile of metal out of it.

Mudcrab · 01 May, 2002, 07:13:44 PM

Woohoo!! You've just started the progs I first got when the merger happened. Aaaah, The Day the Law Died, Fergeeeee, Ro-Busters, FLESH BOOK II. Looks like you're reading them well in time with the Dave's history thing in the Meg!

stodge · 01 May, 2002, 07:21:33 PM

where did you get your collection from OBG? i am in the process of rebuilding my collection so any hints on cheapo places to acquire progs is appreciated.....no robbing bas**** please....

Oddboy · 01 May, 2002, 07:43:26 PM

Right here on this website - check out the classified section. (THANKS ROADRUBBLE!)(Magazines|Collecting|Classified)
I got Progs 70 to 1287 missing only 13 issues (all between 70-114) so I've got duplicates of the last 200+ but I've promised them to my brother.

stodge · 01 May, 2002, 07:51:01 PM

how much? cheeky question i know but i can gauge whether i'm paying too much for small runs then.....

Oddboy · 01 May, 2002, 08:28:33 PM

A totally amazing ?100-00!
Works out at eight & a third pence each!
All in pretty good nic too...
That was an exceptional bargin though, so I wouldn't use it as a guide-rule.

Something Fishy · 01 May, 2002, 10:00:23 PM

Maybe there is some sort of new car curse.

I managed to smack the back of mine up soon after buying it. In fact the day after my wife was diagnosed with cancer.

I new i should have kept with an old banger. This never happened with my trusty (and cheap) old ford.

Bloody cursed cars.

Dean · 02 May, 2002, 04:24:45 AM

I'm sorry to hear of your wife's condition. That sort of thing always puts everything else into context.

Something Fishy · 02 May, 2002, 09:01:48 PM

Yeah thanks Dean thats very kind.

It certainly does put things in perspective. I just couldn't get that wound up over the car, you know?