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#Post#: 66279--------------------------------------------------
Weather
DIR By: Roveerman
Date: June 28, 2013, 6:57 am
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On leaving for work this morning a fine and gentle rain started.
I looked over at my land rover and instantly wished that I could
be in her and driving around instead of my van.
Now the this feeling was partially strong this morning and I
think it was because of the weather, I enjoy driving for driving
sake even if I have no destination in mind, but when the weather
is just a bit grotty I have a warm feeling inside when I'm out
with my land rover.
Yes fine hot weather with the sun burning the bonnet is nice and
getting to a place or even the bottom of the road when every one
else has got stuck in three feet of snow brings out the pride in
my land rover but rain and water just has a feeling of
completeness.
Before someone starts shouting gayness for talking about
feelings, stop and think for a moment, why do you drive a slow,
noisy, damp, cold, draughty, old land rover and what weather
makes you glad to be alive and in your land rover?
Or am I just gay?
#Post#: 66318--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weather
DIR By: Drew
Date: June 28, 2013, 12:29 pm
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Weather will do as weather will do...it makes not a jot of
difference to me.
I'm just glad to be alive...period!
#Post#: 66321--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weather
DIR By: Dengieboy
Date: June 28, 2013, 12:40 pm
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Im always wishing I could drive my Landy as much as I drive my
van, regardless of the weather :)
#Post#: 66322--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weather
DIR By: smackitwithanammer
Date: June 28, 2013, 12:44 pm
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Favourites summer, roof off as it would be for most people.
One time I drove with full tilt from brighton to Cornwall in
absolute torrential rain for the whole journey. One of my
favourite drives! Like being in a tent but with a heater and
loads of fresh air drafts blowing in.
I know what you mean
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Re: Weather
DIR By: Roveerman
Date: June 28, 2013, 3:15 pm
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That's it smackit, you've solved the rain thing, it's the sound
of the rain, I spent loads of holidays camping with both my
parents and with the scouts and many of them involved rain at
some time.
Falling to sleep after a busy day with the rain pattering on the
canvas brings back many happy memories.
#Post#: 66353--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weather
DIR By: loz2286
Date: June 28, 2013, 3:41 pm
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Listening to heavy rain on canvas tilt is great. I've recently
got into the whole bushcraft mullarkey. My 88 with its tilt,
brewing up on the seatbox with my Ghillie kettle and a pattering
of rain. Add a river teaming with chub or barbel nearby and one
feels glad to be alive.
#Post#: 66377--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weather
DIR By: Time Bandit
Date: June 28, 2013, 5:13 pm
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Most of the rain comes thru' my crappy, knacked tilt... :-\
#Post#: 66386--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weather
DIR By: espacekiller
Date: June 28, 2013, 7:32 pm
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I Love any extreme weather, the more severe the better Snow,
Thunder storms, gales, floods I just have a massive urge to be
out in it, Wife thinks i'm a bit odd, think it comes from winter
climbing and mountaineering you know you are alive when mother
nature is spanking your arse :thumbs:
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Re: Weather
DIR By: Drew
Date: June 29, 2013, 1:00 am
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[quote="loz2286"] I've recently got into the whole bushcraft
mullarkey.[/quote]
[ray mears' informative but, nonetheless, patronizing spiel
about stuff no rational person would want or need to do] And if
you don't like driving your Land-Rover in extreme weather, can't
feed yourself for a month using a re-fashioned Toilet Duck
bottle as a snare, don't solely wear neutral coloured clothes
with your own faeces pasted at points of perspiration-clinging
to repel predatory animals, or have a fully equipped camera
crew, with a wad of Travelodge/Little Chef vouchers in their
pockets to help you through the lean times when the forest runs
out of insects and worms to eat or materials with-which to make
a shelter, following you as you survive against the very worst
that nature can throw at you...Y'ER DEAD!!! [/ray mears'
informative but, nonetheless, patronizing spiel about stuff no
rational person would want or need to do]
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Re: Weather
DIR By: Redwinch
Date: June 29, 2013, 2:14 am
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Has to be snow, with a smug grin as you pass the idiots that
curse you the rest of the year :thumbs:
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