Milli - I made it...

The Crofter · Post by **The Crofter** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 7:18 pm

About 1400 miles round trip, 750 miles with half a ton of glass creaking behind me !. Took 4 hours to unload but the sun was shining so not so bad. Not a single sheet broken.

Jacked up the opposite side to make it safer to unload. Should have thought of that at your place.

Hope your new venture is a success.

kev@frames · Post by **kev@frames** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 9:56 pm

looks more like a ton and a half, Crofter

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 11:07 pm

Nice going, Pat! Rather thee than me

Post by **prospero** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 3:03 am

You can't beat the old LandRover.

Sounds like a heck of a trip. I see you had a good supply of giant toilet rolls handy.

The Crofter · Post by **The Crofter** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 8:19 am

When I left Milli's I only had two ratchet straps securing the frame and one of those came off !. For the trip north I used 7 straps.

The land rover is a godsend and will last longer than I will on this planet -ish. I get really p....d off by the people who condemn these vehicles, there is no reason why it will not be still on the road in 40 years time. Most people will have had 4-6 cars in that time so by my reckoning it is greener than a prius. I also only do around 6k miles per year effectively halving my co2 emissions.

Post by **prospero** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 11:28 am

Too right.

There's not many vehicles that size that would haul 200 sheets of glass 700 miles.

markw · Post by **markw** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 4:55 pm

wouldn't have wanted to brake too fast with all that glass behind me.

Post by **prospero** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 5:09 pm

Yes, that would make your eyes water.

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 5:41 pm

It would be an Omen....

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 8:34 pm

prospero wrote: Yes, that would make your eyes water.

Taking bets on what colour trousers Pat was wearing...

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 8:39 pm

On the way to Hannover, via Dover I turned a landrover over on the Andover flyover.

Post by **prospero** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 10:42 pm

Moglet wrote: Taking bets on what colour trousers Pat was wearing...

Definately bicycle clip time and no mistake

The Crofter · Post by **The Crofter** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 12:25 am

"Taking bets on what colour trousers Pat was wearing..."

As white as the driven snow and no need for the jumbo toilet rolls.... Oh ok, two of the ratchet straps were around my ankles

osgood · Post by **osgood** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 1:37 am

Roboframer wrote:On the way to Hannover, via Dover I turned a landrover over on the Andover flyover.

Did it go over Andover, Andover, Andover, Andover, Andover, Andover, Andover, Andover, Andover, Andover???

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 1:49 am

That pic didn't do me any favours, Prospero...

Post by **prospero** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 2:48 am

What about that one then......

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 1:03 pm

I'm confused.

Which one? (I was referring to your pic of the truck in my previous post, if that helps.)

Post by **prospero** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 2:22 pm

The one that's up there now......

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 7:30 pm

Somewhat better than the truck, and thankyou for the change Prospero!

I still shake any time I see an SUV (the vehicle that rear-ended the vehicle in which I was a passenger). If they have bull bars, it's worse again, and don't even talk to me if it's pulling a trailer (yer man was hauling two bullocks at the time).