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So the BIG cost of driving is down to individual choosing souped up motors. Not Gordon Brown.

My travel ticket is £17.50 a week. It gets me around the North East only, any further and I have to pay to coach, train or fly there. I have to work around a timetable. I have to put up with late or cancelled journeys repeatedly, I have to put up with scum doing all sorts unchecked making the journey vary from unpleasant to dangerous. I have to stand half the time. My journey takes a whole lot longer and usually a smelly tramp is honking out an entire carriage. Road Tax is £175 for the year Over 1549cc (£110 under, but we’ll go with the higher one). Motor Insurance obviously varies wildly but the average driver is paying about £806 a year (source). So that’s £981 to own a car that you can drive at your leisure which is £18.86 a week. Just £1.30 more. So the only real question is how much will petrol cost when asking can I afford to drive? The average car doing 30mpg (source) means that, at an average of 86.9p/litre (source) and 3.78 litres per gallon you pay £3.28 to travel 30 miles (about 11p per mile). Given that the the average annual mileage in a single car household is 8,000 miles (source) that means the cost of driving is just £16.85 a week. About half the cost of a match ticket. An amount I could easily afford. I think I'll go for it, it's cheap as chips tbh. To hell with the environment, and next time I see Jeremy Clarkson whinge about paying less than £20 for the comfort and convenience of driving, whatever its effect. I might punch him on the nose. If I've got my numbers terribly wrong please let me know. I don't want to get into too much debt.

The Tenant is a superb film. Quite amusing in places as well. Have you seen Repulsion? I watched it a few weeks back, and I think it might possibly be my favourite Polanski. Well, that or Chinatown. Catherine Deneuve gives such an intricate performance. I'd be interested to know what you make of the very last scene (if you've seen it). Polanski is a brilliant actor (in The Tenant) too. I've not seen Repulsion, no. Just got (and finished) this box set, now this one is on order, I'll be going for this one last. What are the films in that second set? I realised that I've seen very few of Polanski's films, only Chinatown and Frantic (which was quite disapointing) I think. Technically a rapist isn't he? I think it's allegedly rather than technically. Never actually got to court iirc. Allegedly a paedophile to boot. The second set contains Bitter Moon, The Ninth Gate, Macbeth, Tess and The Pianist.

You don't think blowing some secretary's fingers off is a bit deranged? Nope. I've been close when yet another fine landed on my mat for doing 41. Sounds like it's an animal rightsist. If so I'd like to take this back. Clearly mentally deranged.

Parky - a pryk

My proper name gives HOT, HIP CHORTLER. Fits my profile tbh Kenneth noisewater - he's weak on internet Scottish Mag - It Chats smog Toonraider - retain odor Geordie Messiah - Hi, a ride seems go Brock Manson - Moronn's back I really have more important stuff to be getting on with

The Tenant is a superb film. Quite amusing in places as well. Have you seen Repulsion? I watched it a few weeks back, and I think it might possibly be my favourite Polanski. Well, that or Chinatown. Catherine Deneuve gives such an intricate performance. I'd be interested to know what you make of the very last scene (if you've seen it). Polanski is a brilliant actor (in The Tenant) too. I've not seen Repulsion, no. Just got (and finished) this box set, now this one is on order, I'll be going for this one last.

Not much memory so you'll need a card if you want more than 10 tunes, but champion for music, comes with a little remote on the headphones and that. all mod cons. You can watch tv too. dunno how much with PAYG

My favourite was "I'd have given my left hand to have been a concert pianist."

Capello. overrated tbh. Relies on match fixing. And almost killed Roma.

Atmosphere - That Night. not a great fan of the album, but this song is classalassadingaringdongdo.

See Laz. I got mine for free about 4 months back when they were a hundred and odd quid with a contract. Vodafone held out and said they couldn't do it, but once I wrote the letter to cancel they rang back and said I could have one. Now that they are free with most new contracts, you shouldn't have any bother getting one.

The slop that's given to bairns would lead it to flying through the digestive system so it stands to reason.

Get a Nokia N73. Pisses on them all tbh.

"A "green" stool is from rapid transit of feces through the intestines" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feces

Red wine last night?

I'm not a huge fan of Ozzy or Sabbath, but the lineup usually has a few good bands on. It's in California though isn't it? Throughout the US I think. I mention it only for the benefit of Zathras.

I'm not a huge fan of Ozzy or Sabbath, but the lineup usually has a few good bands on.

Another (shorter) but just as funny one.

Bill Maher is a legend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCze2_YMFp0...ted&search=

Meenzer: Cox underrated!

Sweet lord. He's a very good singer. Very samey but never the less there is no doubt he can sing. When he sings "Mistaaaaaa Writaaaaaaa" I want to stab him in the gullet. Why cause he's talented and your not? My mam says I'm great.

Sweet lord. He's a very good singer. Very samey but never the less there is no doubt he can sing. When he sings "Mistaaaaaa Writaaaaaaa" I want to stab him in the gullet.

This goes against the general consensus. seriously? and pardon me for breathing btw Not that SOTL is a better film, but that Cox is shit. Most people say he's great in it. I've not seen it and couldn't say tbh. You may breathe.